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Chapter 83 - A Sleepless Night and the Lingerie Disposal Plan

Returning to the tower, Mireille stood before the Moonshadow Wolf pelts. She was certain they could be used to suppress magic.

Helkaarn pelts were used for insulation in the Magic Furnace because the inside of the pelt contained enough magic to prevent the strong magic generated from escaping. It was like a fur coat that doesn't let your body heat escape when it's cold.

In that case, the Moonshadow Wolf, which also housed immense power and possessed the dual attributes of light and dark, should naturally have an even greater effect.

The problem was the thickness of the pelts. They could be used as they were for armor or a furnace, but it was a different story for use in anti-mage combat. It was too thick to throw over a magician.

Connect the pelts and throw them? ...It would be too heavy and thick.

"Umm... Hmm..."

Mireille buried her head in her arms on the desk.

"You’ve had too much to drink today, so no more coffee. Let’s get some sleep," Leonhard said, preparing to lie down on the second-floor bed.

The bed was narrow, but she no longer felt any resistance to sleeping in it together.

...Everyone teases Leonhard-san about being "inexperienced." But I think...

He probably is inexperienced by general standards. But in reality, isn't he a natural who just thinks he's inexperienced?

Because when he touches me with that passion, in an instant, I'm turned into a "girl." I've never had a connection with a man like that before, and I was completely lacking in anything resembling girlishness...

He’s concerned about our age difference and how we met... but I bet most girls would fall for that face, that sincerity, that kindness, and on top of that, having love whispered to them in that voice.

But he doesn’t understand his own charm. In fact, he even seems to dislike the reactions he gets from women.

...That must be because.... he's been pursued too much.

Hah!!

So he got interested in me because I didn't show any interest at first, is that the pattern?

No! That's bad!

Mireille turned pale.

I absolutely must not become a predatory woman!! I, I have to be careful....

A bead of sweat trickled down her back.

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Eventually, we lay down in bed. Since it was narrow, I was naturally in his arms.

(...So close. I can hear his heartbeat. This is bad, I can’t sleep...!)

I quietly lifted my head and gazed at his profile.

"Can’t sleep?"

Leonhard’s eyes softened, and he pulled the blanket up for me.

"When you’re too tired, your nerves get wired, and it can actually make it harder to sleep. But... sleeping is important."

He gently pulled me closer, and a warmth spread through my chest.

(N, no way... Like this, he’s going to find out I’m totally in love with him...!)

"What’s wrong? You seem different from usual..." He touched his forehead to mine, and then sealed my lips with his.

The soft heat stole my breath, and our sighs mingled in the room. My mind went blank, and before I knew it, I had reached my hands around his neck and was stealing a kiss from him myself.

(Ah...! Aren’t I being a total predator?!!)

I hastily stopped moving. Seeing this, he misunderstood and pulled away.

"S, sorry. Even though I said we should sleep..."

N, no, that's not it. That's not what I meant. It's just, I wanted more... yes, that's it. I wanted more. Ahhhh!! What is wrong with me!

A painful tightness gripped my chest.

Unaware of my feelings, he suddenly blushed and dropped another bombshell.

"I, I decided to forgive Kyle. When I told him about the medicine for his childhood friend, he said something like, ‘My thanks will be the next set of lingerie’.... L, like who would use that! I really don’t want it!"

"............"

Tomorrow, that lingerie is being incinerated.

If I keep it, he’s bound to misunderstand, thinking something like, "So you were planning to come on to me wearing this." No, maybe a day will come when I want to wear it.

I’ll secretly burn it with the all-purpose dagger's fire attribute.

As I resolved this in my heart, I buried my face in his chest. ...Just being enveloped in this warmth is truly enough.