“Hmm…”
“Kyle, what’s wrong?”
“Well, I’ve been feeling a bit off lately.”
“Yeah?”
I was busy working with Kyle as usual.
All complaints from the northern territories end up at the castle, and after the servants diligently go through them, they eventually come to either Kyle or the Eristirol Duke.
We had to handle various things to govern the territory, after all.
If we didn’t do this kind of work, there would be no need for a noble to rule the territory. The territory residents could just take care of things on their own.
Anyway… while I was working, Kyle’s expression suddenly turned sour.
“Feeling weird? What about?”
“Um… it’s not exactly a problem, just a weird feeling.”
“?”
What on earth was he talking about?
Since it wasn’t an accurate expression, it was hard for me to guess what he meant.
If only he had said something simple and clear, that would have been easier.
“You’re not sick, are you?”
“No, not at all.”
“Well, that’s a relief… but what does it feel like?”
“I think it’s more of a state than a feeling. It’s like I have this emptiness, you know?”
“…?”
I honestly had no idea what he was talking about.
Empty?
Why would Kyle suddenly feel empty?
I thought there was no way, considering he had a girlfriend who is full of his tastes, just like me. We spent all this time together, so it didn’t make sense he felt empty at all.
Plus, he had eaten well today.
Seriously.
“Hmm…”
“Well, since you said you’re not sick, it must not be a big deal.”
“That’s probably true.”
Either way, work came first.
The ones with deadlines were already handled, but that didn’t mean we were completely free.
We resumed the work that had been paused for a moment.
The only sounds in the quiet room were the scratching of two pens and the rustling of paper.
I sneakily glanced at Kyle while working.
There was no particular reason.
It was just fun to admire Kyle’s face; it had its own charm.
Even though I saw it just last night, it was still an interesting face to look at.
There was a clear difference between Kyle sleeping and Kyle being awake.
Awake Kyle was definitely better than Kyle lying still with no words, especially when he was naked.
*
“Ah, no way.”
Kyle temporarily stepped out of the room.
I hadn’t been in my own room for a while, so of course, I was in Kyle’s Room.
But that wasn’t the issue.
There was something more problematic.
“…Could it be that I’ve been pulling too much lately…?”
What Kyle said earlier suddenly popped into my head, along with what I had done.
More precisely, what I did in my dreams.
And it affected reality too.
“How many times did I do it today…?”
I decided to recollect what I had done in the dream for a moment.
To be honest, I couldn’t remember exactly, but it was better to try than nothing.
“First off… at least one.”
Lately, when I came out of my dreams, one wasn’t enough anymore.
Thanks to that, my already eager body was losing its mind, and although my memories were a bit hazy…
I think I ended up pulling five times today.
“…. Geez.”
As the hazy memories returned, I realized exactly what I had done.
Five times a day.
Since I had been going into Kyle every night for several days, it was really… bound to drain a lot of energy.
Pulling one time a day wouldn’t be an issue for a man’s energy.
That was something anyone could do.
As long as they weren’t old or sickly… almost any man could do it.
But… what if there were continuous actions for several days?
“…Oh boy.”
I got up from my seat.
What I needed to do now was extremely simple.
I’d head out of the room and move to the kitchen where the chefs were busy.
There was no denying that I had already drained Kyle’s energy secretly.
After all, I was someone who had the blood of a succubus, and I had no choice but to live off draining energy.
Moreover, it was normal for a succubus to savor their chosen partner’s energy.
Of course, I hadn’t actually done that yet.
Anyway, the situation was that I had already efficiently drained Kyle’s energy.
It was far past the point where we could hear each other’s voices.
So… couldn’t I just refill the energy?
*
“Tonight’s menu seems quite healthy. Are the chefs worried about their health or something?”
“Yeah… something does feel healthy today?”
It was dinner time.
Kyle and I ended up with a meal that felt healthier than usual.
Of course, I was expecting this since I was the one who arranged it, but I didn’t realize it would turn out like this.
There were ingredients we usually didn’t use, after all.
“Well, as long as it tastes good, right?”
“True! Eat a lot. They’re all healthy foods, after all. Good for stamina and health.”
Asparagus, eggs, tomatoes, and lots of other healthy-sounding foods filled the table.
I kind of wished there were more seafood options, but that seemed tough.
Eristirol was quite far from the sea.
There was a river, but living creatures from rivers are different from those in the sea.
“Oh, Sophia.”
“Yeah?”
“Can I ask you something?”
“Of course, anything between us is fine.”
I thought there probably wasn’t much we didn’t know about each other.
Normally, couples would ask questions about each other’s past, but we didn’t need to.
We had known each other since Kyle was 12 years old—there was really no reason to ask!
Plus, Kyle had asked me a lot about my past since he was young.
“Do you still enter my consciousness sometimes?”
“Uh, what?”
“Well, I remember reading a book together before about how succubi enter dreams.”
“……”
Crap.
I thought I wouldn’t get caught.
I mean, I’d been doing that for almost a month straight.
No, it was more about thinking it wouldn’t be discovered after doing it for about a month that was the problem.
The more I did it, the more I had drained.
It was bound to be noticed.
“No? I haven’t been doing that lately.”
I… tried to play it cool!
Because if I suddenly admitted to pulling five times yesterday, that would be a real issue!
Sure, I was trying to hold back from now on, but saying that proudly wasn’t an option.
Really.
“After I entered a few times before, it got boring, so I stopped. Why? Is something wrong?”
“No, just curious. If I could do that, I think I would have done it a lot.”
“Haha, I’m no pervert! Why would I do something like that?”
“That’s true. It’s better to sleep than waste time on that.”
“Right?”
What’s certain is… it feels like I managed to dodge a bullet.
Thank goodness.
To be honest, I was a bit scared, but it was a relief it was solved.
After that conversation, I decided I’d stick to doing things moderately during the night.
I wasn’t worried about Kyle’s health, but he was getting suspicious.
Besides, even though Kyle looked fine now, that didn’t mean he actually was.
If I kept doing what I had been doing over the past few days, it might turn bad.
“Let’s stop talking about weird stuff and eat. We need to eat quickly and sleep early since we have to wake up early tomorrow, right?”
“Yeah, got it.”
Kyle obediently listened to me and resumed eating.
If what I did today became a problem later, that could be an issue, but as of now, I had nothing to worry about.
“Kyle, do you want to go see the clothes you’ll be wearing next time?”
“If I get some free time, sure. We don’t always have free time every day.”
“That’s true.”
“Anyway… this week will be tight on time, so let’s add it to the back burner for a bit.”
“Okay.”
Well, I wasn’t planning to go right away either.
After all, we both worked hard today, and we had work waiting tomorrow.
If Kyle wanted to use his power… he could just take it easy and go right away, but that wasn’t the case.
Kyle always said it, and it was true.
He was going to be a duke’s wife soon.
And the other one was already a duke.
If those two threw their responsibilities and just did whatever they wanted, the territory residents would definitely think poorly of us.
Still… with the excuse of wedding preparations, it wouldn’t be something to criticize badly.
“But don’t you have a tuxedo among your clothes?”
“…I might.”
“Well, let’s just go on a date and browse a bit. There might be something prettier than what’s in the castle.”
There was no need for Kyle to buy a new suit for the wedding.
After all, he already had so many clothes, including tuxedos.
But you never know.
There could be a piece that fit Kyle’s taste even better, or one that’d be more to my liking.
“Kyle, are there any painters in Eristirol?”
“Huh?”
“I mean, wouldn’t it be nice to have our moments together captured on canvas?”
This was a world with no cameras.
No matter how advanced magic was, and how much convenience it brought, there were no cameras.
So that made me want it even more.
When people get married, it’s common to capture the couple’s beautiful wedding outfits in pictures.
I wanted to have such a picture of Kyle and me.
Of course, painting was the best I could do since there weren’t any cameras.
“If we look for it, I’m sure we’ll find one. I’ll search it out.”
“Okay, thanks.”
By now, Kyle was able to pick up on my thoughts without me needing to say much.
Guess that’s what being together for so long does.
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