Chapter 181 – 51. Chloe and the Limited Express Cruise (3)
The scenery outside the balcony was full of romantic atmosphere.
As the sun sets, over the river Daeren, you can see the lighted entertainment district. And in the wealthy village on the opposite side, orange lights are rising instead of the moon, illuminating the dark night.
Even a young man and woman who had no special relationship seemed to start a romance just by sharing this space and this moment together.
‘Though Chloe seems to be a little different.’
To get some fresh air, I came out of the balcony from the banquet hall. Chloe’s red eyes were shining.
Suspicious eyes full of conspiracies rather than romance. I checked the wine glasses on the small round table on the balcony with the system.
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[Passive has been activated.]
* All-inclusive
: Immune to all poisons. Poison-based status ailments are grasped with the Understanding Poison effect.
* List of confirmed status anomalies
: Alchemist’s Enhanced Aphrodisiac (Wine Glass)
: It is an aphrodisiac with a very strong aphrodisiac effect. It can be extremely poisonous to ordinary people who cannot use mana.
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‘Again?’
Without fail, Chloe put aphrodisiac on my wine glass.
A very powerful aphrodisiac. As much as the system explained, Chloe seemed to want to seduce me properly.
“Why is that? Count Julian? Don’t you like the scenery?”
When I was silent, Chloe looked at me. I looked around without touching my wine glass immediately.
“No. I like you very much. It is the most luxurious among the scenery I have seen in the imperial city. It’s a splendid look completely different from my hometown. Essenmund is full of snowy mountains and desolate scenery wherever you go.”
And as if thrilled by the night view of the Daerne River, he silently enjoyed it.
Chloe was speechless at that reaction. It seems to her that she could not have imagined my sentimental reaction.
“Yeah, that’s right. I’m glad the Count liked it.”
As much as I planned a conspiracy behind the scenes. I feel like her conscience has been pricked by my innocent reaction.
‘There are a lot more stupid things than it looks like that.’
In fact, I was trying to use aphrodisiacs like this all the time. It was proof that she was still immature for men.
The first time he seduced me in the mansion’s backyard, I acted like a sorceress with a lot of experience with men. Chloe was actually a virgin.
Well, any man would have succumbed to temptation even if Chloe held her hand lightly. She said that by now she would have been full of confidence as a woman.
Chloe really doesn’t seem to know how to seduce the man she likes.
Especially if it’s a man like me who can perfectly satisfy Chloe’s requirements.
‘That’s why they keep trying to seduce me with only weakness like this.’
In other words, even if she pretends to be expensive, she is a clumsy aristocratic young lady who has never had a proper dating experience.
There are two young men and women in such a good atmosphere. Just in time, even Chloe’s outfit is a young girl’s dress that reveals her voluptuous upper chest.
So, even if she only plays an ordinary yojo lady, any young man will not be able to stand it. Even if he doesn’t have to use the medicine.
Surprisingly, not only women but also men are weak in the atmosphere.
‘Let’s take this opportunity to change some habits.’
Actually, I’m a man-to-be, so it doesn’t matter. You can’t let a nasty habit go on forever.
I sipped my wine glass. Chloe’s eyes sparkled.
“It is a wine that goes well with such a beautiful landscape. I prepared a special wine only for the table where the Count and I are. Come on, try it.”
Of course I didn’t drink the wine right away.
“Hmm. You mean such a luxurious drink? But I want to see this scenery more sober. I want to keep it in my memory for a long time.”
Saying so, he set it down on the road table.
“Oh. Are you like that? But good scenery also needs good wine. That is the etiquette of an imperial aristocrat.”
When I didn’t drink quickly, I urged him to see if he was in a hurry. But I continued to turn her words around, teasing her even more.
“Yes? The etiquette of the imperial aristocrats is very peculiar. And useless culture too. Come to think of it, among the young nobles these days. I heard that they often take aphrodisiacs even when they enjoy playing with fire all night long. That’s party culture. Do you know?”
“Mi, is it a weak word? What. I heard that After all, sexual intercourse will make you feel better.”
“I don’t like that very much. Even if I don’t have a weakness, I can fully satisfy my opponent. Aren’t you, Chloe?”
A topic of conversation with a subtle sexual nuance. However, when he said it naturally like this, Chloe started to panic.
“How can that be! I can seduce a man enough without aphrodisiacs! And any count who has slept with me would know. How attractive my body is!”
“Hmm. Is it. But. Your mansion even has a backyard where you can enjoy a night of fire. It would be better to practice that charm. If what you say is true, many men must have been seduced by you, Chloe.”
I pointed out her promiscuity. Then Chloe raised her voice in anger.
“No! Of course, it’s true that I’m full of charm. I never seduce any man! There is no need for a noble and high-value aristocratic lady like me to lower my value by mingling with any man.”
“Hoo. So do you mean I’m fine? Didn’t you become an opponent for me to play with fire for one night?”
“That…That’s because the opponent was Count Julian. Even if the other men are nobles, they all look like pigs to me.”
“Then it is quite an honor. It means that the noble Marquis of Aitern recognizes me.”
It was like Chloe herself admitting that I was different from other men. Realizing that, Chloe blushed.
“That… Yes. That’s it… Count Julian is the heir to the Grand Duke. That’s why he was able to play with fire with the Count.”
I tried to justify playing with fire by talking about my identity. Chloe was already at my conversation pace.
Noticing that, Chloe bit her lip and said.
“Ah, anyway, why don’t you try that wine now? If you eat it later, the flavor may be lost and the taste may be lost.”
“It could be. Oh By the way, about the aphrodisiac I was talking about earlier.”
But I naturally turned around.
***
When I mentioned the aphrodisiac again, Chloe looked at me with a puzzled look.
“Are you weak?”
“Actually, I was also curious about the effect of that aphrodisiac. I’ve secretly purchased aphrodisiac a few times out of curiosity before. However, it didn’t do much for me. As I knew.”
“As you know?”
“Anyway, Reinhardt’s bloodline is unique, so poison doesn’t seem to work well. In the case of my ancestor, Atlin, the Lion Swordsman…”
I told Chloe about Atlin von Reinhardt for a moment.
100 years ago. When the Keiatic Gate opens and a large number of Demonic Beasts appear.
Intoxicated by its powerful power, many imperials fell into a heretical religion that followed the Witchbeast. They are the natural enemies of the Witchbeast. After the lion sword, numerous attempts were made to poison Atlin.
“Because her normal confrontation couldn’t intimidate her. However, the swordsman said he had never been poisoned. Of course, he was a little old man, so I thought it was a heroic story mixed with some exaggeration… It was true.”
Reinhardt’s mana heart is special. To the extent that he would detoxify the poison at once. I mentioned that to Chloe.
“Does that mean that even the count didn’t listen to the aphrodisiac at all?”
“Right. Instead of getting excited when he took the aphrodisiac, he calmed down. But in case of very severe poisoning. Even though Reinhardt is fine, he can cause harm to the people around him, so he has to be careful. Not all of them have Reinhardt’s blood, even if they are members of the family.”
I secretly raised my mana in front of Chloe.
“That’s why our family has been studying how to find poison through Reinhardt’s arcane practice for a long time. Even if you are fine with poison. You should know that there is a poisoning attempt.”
Atlin’s anecdote is true. Actually, this is a lie. However, I played well.
Reaping the mana, she reached out for my wine glass at the same time.
“The method is so sophisticated that it even reacts sensitively to the alcohol in a wine glass. Shall I show you one more time?”
“No!”
Then Chloe freaked out. There was an aphrodisiac she put in my wine glass. She was so surprised that she took my wine glass first and gulped down the wine in it.
“Chloe? What is this all of a sudden?”
Of course, Chloe knows why. It was destruction of evidence.
As I said, if there is a secret technique to identify poisonous substances. Because the rudeness of the heir of the grand duke’s drinking cup, or no, the great sin, was discovered right on the spot.
Having succeeded in destroying the evidence, Chloe began to make excuses.
“Oh. I must have mistaken the cup. Because she doesn’t drink the Count’s wine. I was going to drink it quickly before the scent of her was gone. I’m sorry for being rude though.”
But the expression on his face was shameless.
“Hmm. You made a mistake you didn’t answer. What is ok Then I can use four cups. Isn’t it the same wine anyway?”
I casually took the glass she had put to her lips in her hand.
Whatever happened to Chloe’s heart. Because the scenery here is very nice. I have no intention of questioning Chloe for her rudeness.
‘This wine looks classy too.’
As she took a sip of her wine, Chloe’s eyes changed.
***
‘Damn it. Somehow, the effects of the aphrodisiacs and sleeping pills were inconsistent each time.’
Chloe burst into anger as she saw the Grand Duke of the North in front of her.
The famous alchemist Chloe. Even the elixirs she made didn’t work well against this count. Somehow there was a reason for that. It was because of Reinhardt’s special lineage.
‘Still, I’m glad I didn’t get caught taking the aphrodisiac.’
If it’s weak, it’s not poison, though. I took a considerable amount of aphrodisiacs.
And aside from the amount, it was a felony just to secretly mix something with the wine that the heir of the archduke would drink.
I was relieved for not being noticed.
Soon, however, Chloe felt her uncharacteristic embarrassment fill up.
‘Damn. If it doesn’t even work! How can I seduce this count!!’
Up until this point, I had never failed to seduce a man.
Men have always blatantly flirted with themselves. Beautiful and voluptuous appearance. In addition, the background of the Marquis of Aitern.
Even men who pretend to be noble. On the inside, he had a crush on Chloe. It has always been like that since childhood.
So, to Chloe, men were unpleasant. There was never a single man in my life who felt attracted to me as a member of the opposite sex.
It was just a toy or a throwaway item. But Count Julian was different.
The Count is a man with a higher status than Chloe herself. And he’s not even good at dealing with women. He hates to admit it, but there are many outstanding beauties by his side who can compare with his appearance.
So he is rather a man who can look at Chloe most calmly in the world. The only man who could do that was Julian von Reinhardt.
‘So I thought I’d give you a taste of an unforgettable one-night experience…’
Because the affection of the body is something that can never be ignored. It has also been the most effective way for women to seduce men throughout human history.
If you taste your own body with the maximization of the sexual sensation provided by the aphrodisiac. That Count will never be able to forget himself.
‘I thought… He’s all gone now.’
I can’t think of any way to seduce that count. It was an outlier in many ways. Then the Count opened his mouth.
“Hmm. You made a mistake you didn’t answer. What is ok Then I can use four cups. Isn’t it the same wine anyway?”
Saying that, he sipped another glass in his hand instead of the one he had drunk. Of course, it was Chloe’s wine glass.
Chloe’s favorite crimson lipstick. The Count used the cup with traces of those lips casually.
‘That’s an indirect kiss!’
Of course, there is no need to be ashamed of such a thing among already thickly mixed bodies. Chloe was unknowingly concerned about the count’s smallest act.
I unconsciously looked at the Count’s face. That face as beautiful as a sculpture. And his lips looked particularly coveted.
“Ha… Ha… Ha…”
“Why is that, Chloe?”
“Ah… No… The wine seems to have a higher alcohol content than I thought. And preparing for today’s work, I was tired too.”
After saying that, the Count sat him down on the sofa on the balcony.
“Then, why don’t you rest here on the sofa for a while? It’s an event for me, so I feel sorry for nothing.”
“No. It’s okay. For the unity of Aitern and Reinhardt… For a glorious future…”
As I replied, my head was spinning for some reason. The Count was somehow more considerate than usual.
Come to think of it, about the things he prepared for the event today. Because I gave you a lot of compliments earlier.
“Haha…”
He felt his body heat up even more when he thought about it. His body became hot. The wine I drank instead of the count. The aphrodisiac inside it was reacting to him.
‘It’s because… The aphrodisiac ingredients are over-increased.’
For ordinary people, it was to the extent that it worked as an extreme drug. He’s an alchemist who has mastered mana, and he’s been practicing poison immunity, so he’s holding on.
“Are you okay, Chloe? If you don’t feel very well, I’ll call someone.”
“No! It’s really fine…”
However, the effect of the aphrodisiac was too strong. In an instant, his head turned and he leaned against the Count sitting next to him on the sofa.
“I’ll have to call someone…”
“You don’t have to go!”
In an instant, I grabbed the Count’s body as he tried to get himself up. Then the dress top, which was almost worn, fell down.
Bare breasts, not wearing a bra, were exposed at that moment and swayed.
“Chloe. Your clothes…”
I shook off the count’s hand trying to pull the dress up again.
‘It doesn’t matter… As it is… I want to seduce the Count with my body!’
Then, as if half-naked, he embraced the count.
“Chloe?”
The Count called his name in an embarrassed voice. Chloe blocked the Count’s mouth with her own lips to keep him from speaking.
Then he opened his lips and thrust his tongue into them.
