Chapter 468 – 16. Leriel, the Last Survivor of the Black Moon Clan Who Inherited Her Husband’s Legacy.
“What opened my eyes was the North, the hideout of the pagans there.”
Haren began to explain in a calm voice. Leriel, who had been crying in his arms for a while, finally calmed down and sat across from him and listened to his story.
Leriel picked up her teacup with her trembling hands, and Haren, who watched her with pity, quietly continued her explanation.
“When I opened my eyes, I was their test subject. I don’t know how it happened, but… I was resurrected as an undead, fully aware of who I was. There is still some physical strength left… “I somehow succeeded in escaping.”
I brushed off the story of the escape, but Leriel did not inquire. Just appearing in front of you and meeting again like this was enough.
“He was mortally wounded while fighting the knights protecting the emperor. One knight was really strong… Still, I am glad that I was able to choose to die with the emperor the moment he approached me to mock me.”
“I see… “
“I don’t know exactly why it ended up like this or whose work it was, but… “I remembered who to look for and what I had to do.”
A cold hand, holding a teacup, was placed on her shaking hand. Haren erased her gloomy face and spoke to her with a faint smile.
“You really helped me out while I was away, thank you.”
“Yeah, I’m glad you’re back too… “
Surely it should be a kind recognition that erases years of sadness.
The question that had arisen in Leriel’s mind for a moment could not be erased.
‘Haren became undead, then… Can Haren embrace this broken body?’
Even now, my body is throbbing from the lingering feelings from before and I flinch every time my sensitive body brushes against the collar. A body that glows with joy at being reunited with a loved one.
His ripe body sends a signal, craving the seed… There is already a husband who can calm this intense heat…
“It’s ugly… “
“No, no. “I absolutely did not see it in that sense.”
Her corpse’s body, blocked by an unexpected wall, Leriel got up from her chair and hugged his cold body to comfort him… But… The more she felt it through her own skin, the more she thought about his condition.
Haren brought up a topic to talk about something that had not been discussed, and after talking for a while, Leriel noticed that her body had calmed down and asked Haren about what happened earlier in order to have a friendly conversation, but on the contrary, suspicion bloomed in Haren’s eyes. .
‘I haven’t been able to concentrate since a while ago…’ Well, you must have been very surprised to see me in this state.’
Haren, who felt that it was Leriel who was the most shocked here, realized that she had been talking too much about herself, so he pulled her chair over to Leriel’s side and patted her affectionately.
Haren spoke to her with a happy smile, recalling the memory of her occasionally patting Leriel’s head.
“Even if there’s something you can’t tell me, I want you to tell me. Now I can’t relieve you of all your worries that have accumulated over the years… I want to share even a little bit. “Lel, please remember.”
‘Me too… I’ll definitely tell you someday.’
Even though she didn’t think she had the right to say such things, Haren, who offered consolation for Leriel, began to cry, but was embarrassed to see Leriel shedding tears.
“… I don’t deserve it. “I’m sorry, I’m a dirty woman.”
Her heart suddenly seemed to be falling, and her already cold skin seemed to be cooling even further, but rather than keep her silent, Haren decided to comfort the woman in front of her, Lerriel.
From the moment I returned to the empire after escaping the pursuit of the pagans, the words that had always been in my head and that I could not say.
“Not really. “I still remember your words.”
“… ?”
“Just… All we had to do was truly love each other. Physical relationship? Chastity? What does it matter? You are a woman who is cleaner and purer than anyone else. More noble than anyone else… “She is a woman more beautiful than anyone else.”
The more she heard Haren’s praise, the more she remembered what happened with Cassano.
‘No, I’m not that kind of girl. Like he said… She was a very lustful woman… ‘
“Remember? When I was in a daze and ran towards you, you comforted me and told me. I couldn’t accept it at the time… Now that I am in this body, I can actually understand. If you put your mind to it, everything can be solved. Just the two of us… You just have to overcome it with love.”
‘No.’
“We just got along like we always did…” You can live by thinking of and relying on each other. I can’t relieve you of the pain you went through, but you will never experience something like that again. I will be by your side forever… “I love you.”
It was Haren’s kind words to overcome all future crises that might arise between the two through mental love, not physical love, but with such love… The moment she read his promise and his unwavering eyes, Leriel’s mind turned pure white.
A physical relationship that she had been repulsed by because of her mother’s lustful appearance, but now she has been tamed by Cassano’s touch.
The body that has already known pleasure still craves pleasure and has already become so relaxed that it can be said to be a body exclusively for Cassano.
The only one who could cool the heat was Haren, but her husband was no longer able to form such a relationship.
‘You said you would stay by my side, but… ‘
Leriel’s broken dam cannot be filled with Haren’s rotting body. When Leriel realized this, she trembled like an aspen tree and lowered her head.
She was so disgusted and displeased with herself that she thought of that.
Unlike Haren’s hopeful future, the future unfolding in her own head had huge gaps.
‘Why did that man stop me…? Now I get it… ‘
She believed that Haren would be able to satisfy her with the body that Cassano had tamed. Without knowing that the Haren she is now is the person she was in the past and the person she loved.
“Haren, I’m sure you can get your original body back, or you could go to Krafton and get help…” “
“No, I investigated while running away… I am guessing that this happened due to the power of the heretics. There is no way they could create a body like this and return it to its original state… A dead body once again goes against nature.”
Haren gave up his regrets even though he had a confused expression. She despaired at Haren’s appearance, but did not give up her hope.
“If we escape from here… “
“I’m also caught, what can I do? But even if the situation gets more serious, I will definitely let you escape.”
“The best thing is to be released together,” Haren added with a bitter smile. Haren, who arrived at the prison led by Cassano, negotiated various negotiations with him, but thought they would definitely go wrong.
“For now, let’s pretend to cooperate as much as possible. It would be best if we let them go… “I don’t think they, who belong to the Empire, will just let us go.”
“… I think so too.”
Lerriel bowed her head in her sorrow, but she didn’t know when Cassano would return to disturb her, so now, determined to cherish this time with Haren, she placed her hand on the back of Haren’s hand. We gathered together and talked about it.
“Before… Do you remember being trapped on a rocky mountain? “You said it back then.”
“Haha, Leriel, do you still remember that? Shame on you too… “
The two, who sang about their longing and talked about memories over tea, and who hid secrets from each other, talked a lot for a long time until Cassano came to visit.
“Haren… “
“Leriel… “
The musty smell of a corpse that you feel when you gently hug it. As her plump breasts touched and her moist lips approached, Haren jerked her head and stood up with a sad look on her face.
“You don’t have to overdo it, because I know how you feel.”
‘No, Haren, you have no idea… ‘
Leriel’s heart slowly began to collapse.
***
The day after I had a lot of conversations with Haren, the two of them fell asleep without any disturbance in a room decorated like a parlor, and were separated by Cassano, who came unexpectedly.
“Haren, you will have to cooperate as much as possible as I said at the beginning. I have called someone from the prince’s side, so you can go outside and talk in detail.”
“… See you later, Lel.”
Without answering, Haren opens the door and walks out with his messy robe wrapped tightly around him.
Cassano, who was watching her, took a cigarette out of her arms without saying anything, put it in her mouth, and lit it.
Cassano, who clucked his tongue and said quietly to Leriel, who had a devastated face, placed his hand on her chin and the table.
“How was the reunion after such a long time, was it fun?”
“… “You probably already knew, right?”
Despite her clenching, her fingernails digging into the table, her fingernails lifting slightly and her blood flowing, Leriel did not blink and questioned the man in front of her.
“Answer me.”
“… Of course, I knew, but from the day I heard the report that the tracking had been successful, I was worried about what to say. Didn’t I tell you? “You won’t see anything good.”
Of course, I could have told you in advance. However, since there was no need to favor the tool that would be most helpful in overthrowing Leriel, Cassano simply remained silent.
“I just gave you a choice. It was you who made the choice to meet your husband.”
“… So, what do you want from me now?”
“Ha, nothing.”
“… “What?”
“You tormented me like that for 15 days, but rather than selling information, you sold your body. “Have you run out of all the information you have?”
Cassano exhaled the hazy smoke, looked at her with an expressionless face, and threw her cigarette into the teacup that Haren was drinking from.
“Do you really think so?”
No, there was still a lot of information about the crown prince. But I didn’t know what the crown prince’s henchmen would do if I relayed it carelessly. That wicked person would definitely cause trouble in this prison.
“Now that we have succeeded in capturing Haren, her interrogation will begin with a focus on her human.”
“… “I probably know more than Haren.”
“The last conversation with the emperor, what happened after he was revived, what he did while wandering the continent, who the liberation group’s backers are – there are a lot of questions to ask.”
“… I see… “
“So, I have a suggestion.”
A finger, slightly scented with cigarette smoke, is placed on Leriel’s cheek.
“You have nothing to do anyway, so if you wait on me, I can let you meet your husband once a day, even briefly.”
If it had been Leriel in the past, it would have been an offer she would have accepted with a light in her eyes.
However, when she found out about Haren’s condition, she could not accept it with joy.
“It’s not work within my power. I don’t have any work for a while, so I guess I’ll just be a dog guarding this place… “I want you to follow me around like an attendant and take care of my own affairs.”
“I think there was one woman who served me well.”
“Cold, yes, he went back because he had a special lady to attend to, and he wanted to introduce her.”
“… “You really are a disgusting bastard.”
“A surprise accusation.”
Cassano, who brightened the mood with applause, made another suggestion with a sly face.
“I will create a space where you can talk alone with Haren for one hour a day. Will you accept?”
“I am… “
Leriel, a lustful body collapsing from carnal desires, talked with Haren for a long time, thinking and thinking about her alternatives.
If she follows his words and fosters love in her heart, won’t she be able to solve the problem? Leriel, who deceived herself by thinking that she would definitely be able to bear it if she revived her memories with Haren and her love, even if it was only for a short time, answered with her confused face.
“There is only one option left to me.”
“Then, let’s go to my room together in a bit. I know where it is, so you can find it on your own next time?”
“Aren’t we supposed to be together all the time?”
“How can prisoners share the same room? Leriel has to stay in the prison where she always sleeps. I paid special attention to her yesterday.”
Did I do well? Cassano makes a sly face.
Chop, Leriel smacked her lips with her palm and quietly got up from her seat and stood next to Cassano.
‘Anyway, even if I take out all the information about the crown prince now, it will be thrown away like a used chess piece. Rather, it went well. I could use this as a bargaining chip when we’re alone.’
Leriel, who had carefully made plans for the future, quietly followed Cassano as he left the room and tapped Cassano’s shoulder to ask a question that came to his mind.
“But what is there to do if you serve someone who has nothing to do?”
“Oh, I’m planning on receiving a lot of customers for a while, so I’d like to ask you to take care of the cleanup.”
The moment Cassano said the word ‘her guest’, his face became happy. Watching him like that, Leriel felt that something was going very wrong, but since there was only one option left for her, she quietly followed Cassano.
