“It’s true. There have already been several research results published showing that this increases combat efficiency… Do I look like someone who would lie about such things?”
“A little…?”
“Huh.”
Lucas made a sound of disbelief at the skeptical Iberis.
“This is quite shocking, to think my trustworthiness is this low in your eyes, Major… Someone might think you’ve only been deceived by me.”
“No… It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that I don’t know much about this sort of thing… I’ve never had guiding before combat until now.”
Iberis, momentarily at a loss for words, fumbled with his lips as he made excuses. While his experience as an esper was long, his guiding experience was even less than a new recruit’s, making it difficult for him to discern the truth of Lucas’s words.
Moreover, Lucas during guiding and during lovemaking was 100% hard to trust. How many times had he been tricked? Even just a few days ago in the office…
At the embarrassing scene that popped into his mind, Iberis’s cute lips pressed tightly together. Thinking about what happened that day still made his ears burn and his lower abdomen tense.
“I suppressed my desires and guided you with your best interests in mind, but I feel hurt.”
“When did you ever hold back…”
Always doing as he pleased. Iberis swallowed the complaints that rose to his throat and gave Lucas a look of disbelief.
“I only kissed you. If I hadn’t held back…”
Lucas, sounding wronged, trailed off as he slowly lowered his arm. Then he slipped his hand between Iberis’s slightly parted legs.
“I would have been inside you here, you know?”
“Hik!”
Iberis straightened his back sharply as Lucas’s firm fingertips pressed gently against his intimate area. He quickly brought his legs together and looked at Lucas with startled rabbit eyes.
“You don’t need to look at me with such a frightened face. I won’t do it, not now.”
Lucas willingly removed his hand from Iberis’s lower body and held up both palms in a gesture indicating he wouldn’t do anything more. No matter what, he couldn’t pounce on someone about to fight monsters. Besides, pre-combat guiding was supposed to be done lightly, just enough to make the esper feel good.
“Even if I’m in a state of constant arousal for you 365 days a year, I do consider time and place, so don’t worry.”
Lies. Iberis inwardly retorted, pouting his lower lip. Because Lucas had already pounced on him several times after saying he wouldn’t do anything like this, Iberis didn’t easily let his guard down.
“And we’ll be doing plenty later, so why would I do something to make you dislike me?”
“You say we’ll do it later?”
“Yes, after the Dark Elf subjugation, you’ll need to receive guiding from me.”
Lucas answered with an expression that suggested this was obvious, while gently massaging Iberis’s shoulders. Then he raised his hand and softly stroked Iberis’s lower lip with his thumb.
“Your lips are swollen, so we’ll need some time for them to go down. If we go out like this, it’ll be like advertising that we kissed.”
Lucas murmured, savoring the plump flesh with his finger. When they first met, it was white and chapped, feeling rough to the touch, but now it was soft and squishy like jelly. It was the effect of diligent guiding and frequent application of lip balm.
Feeling proud, Lucas kept touching the fluffy lips that were like cotton candy. Watching Iberis gradually change for the better because of him was an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable experience.
If there was one troublesome thing, it would be the lust that surged up every time he touched Iberis.
Lucas swallowed a sigh inwardly and unconsciously licked his lips. He had thought he’d be able to control himself a bit better as he got used to the skinship, but that was clearly a miscalculation. Rather, it became harder to restrain his desires with each passing day. It was because he now knew how good it felt inside Iberis’s mouth.
Moreover, his beloved’s saliva and breath were a delicacy more delicious than any food to Lucas. That’s why he kept wanting to taste it.
Suddenly overwhelmed by intense thirst, Lucas moistened his lower lip with his tongue. A sudden premonition struck him that he might never get used to Iberis for the rest of his life.
Of course, that wasn’t a bad thing. Rather, he looked forward to it. It meant that every day with Iberis would be filled with new happiness.
“I told you not to do it…”
“We couldn’t do the guiding at the base, so it couldn’t be helped. We were busy with deployment preparations this morning.”
Lucas gently soothed the grumbling Iberis, caressing his cheek. His heart ached at the thought that before meeting him, Iberis had always carried out missions without proper guiding.
However, on the other hand, there was also a dark part of him that was glad Iberis hadn’t been touched by anyone else. Sometimes he hated himself for such thoughts, but it was also natural.
Just as an esper becomes obsessed with their guide, a guide also becomes obsessed with their esper.
“Even so, it’s troublesome when you push like this.”
“Hmm, I’ll be more careful next time. But I feel a bit hurt.”
“What?”
“You were clinging to me saying it felt good just a moment ago…”
Lucas, feeling mischievous, leaned his upper body towards Iberis. He cupped the back of Iberis’s head with his hand to prevent it from hitting the window and rubbed his lips against Iberis’s soft ear. Then he whispered playfully.
“Do you dislike doing it with me, Eunsu?”
“Huu…”
As the sweet breath and teasing question tickled his earlobe, Iberis hunched his shoulders. His cheeks flushed pink at Lucas’s sudden advance.
“Asking such a question all of a sudden… Mph.”
“Don’t ask back, just answer yes or no.”
Lucas gently bit the tip of Iberis’s ear and urged for an answer in a soft tone.
“You felt good kissing me, didn’t you? Or was I the only one who enjoyed it? Hm?”
“Huu, why are you being sulky again…”
Iberis bit his lip at the continued questioning. Ever since he became more comfortable speaking, Lucas would suddenly drop formalities or affectionately call his name like this. He usually did this when he wanted something from Iberis. He knew Iberis couldn’t refuse when he acted this way.
“I’m not sulky, I’m just curious.”
So answer quickly. Lucas whispered softly, kissing Iberis’s quivering earlobe repeatedly as he urged him.
“…did.”
“Hm?”
“I said it felt good!”
Iberis shouted and then lowered his head as if to hide his flushed cheeks. He truly loved Lucas, but sometimes he felt like he could die from annoyance.
Having finally gotten what he wanted, Lucas pulled Iberis close with a satisfied look. Then he gently rested his chin on Iberis’s round crown.
“It seems the other unit commanders haven’t arrived yet, so let’s stay like this a bit longer.”
“…Okay.”
Iberis’s mood quickly softened at the warm comfort, and he pretended to give in, resting his forehead against Lucas’s firm chest. Despite everything, he loved being embraced by Lucas. When he was held quietly like this, it felt like being wrapped in warm sunlight.
Intoxicated by the warm body heat, Iberis closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Lucas had a soft, fluffy scent like sun-dried bedding.
Is this what they call the smell of sunshine? Just as he was savoring Lucas’s scent at the tip of his nose, someone knocked on the window.
“Major, I think it’s about time you came out.”
“Ah, alright!”
Iberis quickly slipped out of Lucas’s arms after responding to Brenda, who was calling for him. Even though he hadn’t shown her an embarrassing sight or done anything wrong, he felt oddly uneasy.
“Let’s go out now.”
“Just a moment.”
Lucas, after releasing Iberis from his embrace, tidied Iberis’s hair and clothes with his hands.
“There, all done.”
“Thanks. Ahem, I’ll go out first.”
Iberis cleared his throat softly and opened the door. Normally, Lucas would escort him, but their seating positions made that impossible.
Click.
As Iberis stepped outside, he momentarily froze as the cold air hit his cheeks. The wind was quite harsh, probably because they had entered the heart of winter.
“It’s cold outside.”
Lucas, who followed him out, slightly furrowed his brow at the temperature, which was markedly different from the warm, almost hot interior of the car. Then he turned back and took something out.
“…What’s this?”
Iberis, who had been looking for Brenda, widened his eyes as a soft cloth covered his neck.
“The air is chilly. Wear this for a while.”
“It’s fine, I’ll have to take it off when the subjugation starts anyway… When did you even prepare this?”
Iberis muttered, fingering the end of the scarf. In the past, when he wore winter gear like mufflers or gloves, they weren’t very effective, but strangely, the things Lucas provided worked exceptionally well.
“We’re not going into battle with the Dark Elves right away. We still need to make final adjustments with the unit commanders…”
Lucas, who had been carefully tying the scarf, stopped speaking as he heard noisy conversation coming from behind.
“What’s wrong? Ah.”
Iberis turned his head following Lucas’s gaze and his expression hardened as he spotted an unwelcome presence. Livio, who had arrived at the base camp, was entering together with Chen, the commander of the N-6 unit.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
