Only With Your Heart - Only With Your Heart SS12 (+19)

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Counting the Night of the Blazing Flame (12)

I wonder how much time has passed since then.

Chizuru slowly woke up, feeling herself softly enveloped in warm fuzzy comfort.

The gentle touch that smoothly wrapped around her skin, and the relief of being warm from the inside out, was strangely calming and nostalgic.

“Hmm…”　

When she tried to move around, white steam danced softly before her eyes. She tried to close her eyes again, feeling as if she was still wandering in a dream.

Then…

“Chizuru. If you’re awake, get up.”

Lukrov’s voice whispered in her ear. Her eyes widened …… and she tried to sit up in surprise, realizing what he was doing to her.

But his large hands were pressing down on her chest, blocking her movement. There was also the sound of hot water splashing.

Hot water?

“Th-This is……?”

She looked around in surprise. It was their bedroom, and there was nothing unusual about it, except for the bronze bathtub in which she was soaking in. The hot water level was up to her chest.

Lukrov was kneeling beside the tub, supporting Chizuru, who was immersed in it. There was a chair behind him.

“I hope you liked the succubus aphrodisiac, wife.”

As he poured a handful of hot water over her shoulders, Lukrov said in a gentle tone of voice that contradicted his words. Her shoulders sank from the overwhelming feeling of comfort.

At the same time, the mention of the aphrodisiac made Chizuru shudder as she remembered everything. Could it be that the effects of …… that potion still lingered? The lust that made it impossible to breathe. The pleasure that was so deep, it was almost painful…….

“The old woman confessed everything. You’d do yourself a favor by being honest as well.”

Lukrov bent down and held Chizuru’s chin in one hand.

The old woman was probably Estabelle, but being honest or not was out of the question. To begin with, she didn’t know that it was an aphrodisiac. She only went to consult her about pregnancy. 

“I didn’t know it was an aphrodisiac. I just went to ask her about my health.”

Lukrov looked serious. He didn’t seem angry, but he didn’t seem like he was going to laugh at the story and let it slide.

Chizuru couldn’t help but look down, avoiding Lukrov’s gaze.

She gasped when she saw her own naked body through the clear water and noticed the red flowers of desire blooming here and there. Numerous hickeys from Lukrov were scattered on her chest, waist, and thighs, and Chizuru turned bright red as she remembered when Lukrov made these marks.

Chizuru gently looked up at Lukrov, feeling herself getting smaller and smaller with shame.

Lukrov frowned in displeasure.

“You always apologize first.”

He said to Chizuru in a scolding tone.

“I can’t scold you if you start apologizing like that before you even explain yourself. I’ve been thinking a lot about what kind of lecture I’ll give you when you wake up, but it’s all for naught. Do you understand?”

Chizuru blinked her eyes, then sunk into the hot water to cover her mouth and let out a bubble of air.

“See! That’s how you drive me crazy! Again!”

A slight smile returned to Lukrov’s face. Chizuru couldn’t sulk and hide forever, so she took her mouth out of the hot water.

“I really didn’t know…..”

“I know. According to that old woman, she prescribed it saying that it was a medicine that would help you get pregnant. Isn’t that right?”

“Uh…yeah.”

If he had heard that much, what was the reason for Lukrov’s subtle displeasure? Was it because she went to Estabelle without telling him? Or was it what she feared…..

Chizuru asked cautiously.

“Lukrov, don’t you want to have …… children?”

This question seemed to have come out of the blue for Lukrov. He raised both of his eyebrows, cupped Chizuru’s chin once more, and turned her to face him.

“If I didn’t want to, I wouldn’t try to plant my seed inside you this many times a night. I want a child if it’s with you.”

Seed, huh?

Planting.

Both Lukrov and Estabelle’s wild, medieval ideas sometimes made Chizuru cringe. (tl/n: don’t we all….)

Chizuru gasped and wanted to look away once again, but this time Lukrov would not allow it.

“And you went to her place? Alone, without Arde or an escort.”

“Yes…”

Being naked in the hot water suddenly made her feel very uncomfortable. Lukrov wasn’t wearing chainmail, but he was wearing a tunic over a thick jacket, a tightly wrapped belt, and boots.

“Chizuru.”

Lukrov’s tone was firm.

“You must consult with me first about such matters. Not some withered old woman who lives in the depths of the castle.”

Chizuru nodded with tears in her eyes because he was absolutely right, putting aside the somewhat rude remark about Estabelle.

A moment of silence passed between the two of them.

Chizuru started to check out the bathtub-shaped bronze barrel, which seemed to be longer and shallower than what Japanese people generally call a bath. It was the first time she had seen one here. The custom of soaking in a bathtub was not common here, and Chizuru constantly missed hot baths.

Lukrov often teased her about it.

And this is?

“Did …… you make this for me, Lukrov?” 

She tapped the sides of the bronze barrel with one hand and looked at her husband, the knight. She raised her gaze to meet his face that was nodding lightly. 

“It was actually made by a blacksmith in the castle town. … Ah, yes. While my wife was at a suspicious pharmacist lab getting a powerful aphrodisiac.”

“Uh, I did tell you I’m sorry.”

“Just because I didn’t raise my voice doesn’t mean I’m not angry. I’ve given that old woman a good deal of punishment, and as for you….”

Lukrov’s hands quickly slip into the hot water. Without giving her time to hide or resist, he gently cupped her left breast in his palm and teased her hard nipple with the tips of his fingers.

Chizuru bit her lip and arched her back.

“Ah…… ah……!”

“I think you need to be punished for putting such a sensitive body in further danger.”

“Ahh!”

Chizuru cried out as her nipples were squeezed together and twisted like a spiral screw. The action made them hard again.　

It didn’t feel the same as when the aphrodisiac was in effect. But regardless, Lukrov’s knowledge of every inch of her body was enough to keep her at his mercy.

“Oh ….. forgive me …….”

“I’ll forgive you. If you can handle this.”

“Kyaa!”

Chizuru shuddered as her breasts were squeezed more gently. Her skin was sensitive enough from the hot water, and the caresses she received in the water were stimulating in a different way than in the open air.

Lukrov rolled up the sleeves of his jacket and carefully caressed Chizuru’s body as she sank into the hot water. Under the feeling of guilt, Chizuru couldn’t resist and allowed herself to be at his mercy. 

“Ha……ahh!”

After reaching a climax with the stimulation he had given her, Lukrov finally released Chizuru and kissed her affectionately on the forehead while brushing her damp hair.

“We can use it in this way as well… Did you call it ofuru*? I will have them make it ready for us every night from now on.”

“You’re …… really going to break me.”

“I’m not going to break you. And if it does happen, I will be with you.”

*ofuru sounded better :)) It’s basically a bath but yeah hear it with a foreign accent and you’ll understand me lol.

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