Chapter 61 – Walking to the End of the World (2)
“Have you been drinking?”
“Hmm…”
“What I found in the cupboard earlier. It was a bottle of alcohol. Did you drink it?”
“…Yeah. I drank a little. I sniffed it first, but…Just to make sure what I know is correct.”
Only then did Saya tell the truth. Once again he was soaked deep in his lungs with the distinct smell of alcohol. She kept sniffing it, and it felt like her mind was going crazy all this way.
“Did you really drink a little?”
“Yeah. You know I can’t eat much.”
“That’s eating. Drinking doesn’t matter, does it?”
“Is it?”
When I asked, Saya slightly frowned. Then she rocked him back and forth as if to test herself.
“But I’m fine. My mind is fine and I’m in a good mood.”
“Ah…Yes. That’s right.”
“I can walk straight. Shall I show you?”
“No! It’s okay. You don’t have to.”
I urgently grabbed Saya who was about to get up and pulled her down. Due to the reaction, she naturally hugged me and tilted her head.
“I’m really fine.”
“Yeah. I know. So stay still.”
“You’re really okay? You don’t believe me, Lope?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“I’m kidding.”
Saya suddenly stopped her words and looked at my face. And she smiled awkwardly bashfully, just like she did on her first prank on the island. Even I laughed at the act without context.
No matter what was going on inside her, when I smiled, Saya seemed to be a little excited, and her body moved little by little. She was weightless, but her stomach tickled for no reason as the warm mass of her flesh tossed her body in her arms. Whether she knew it or not, her body continued to dig into my arms.
“Lope. Your body is very cold. Are you sick somewhere?”
“It’s not like that, it’s because of your body temperature. It’s because of alcohol.”
“Really? Then maybe I’m really drunk.”
“Everyone seems to be like that.”
“It’s amazing. I feel like my body is floating. My face is very hot. Are you curious about Lope too? There must still be a bottle in the cupboard.”
“It’s okay. Just watching from the side is enough for me.”
Saya gave me an eye smile even at a trivial joke. However, she soon lowered her head and opened her mouth in a calming voice.
“…Sorry. I know this isn’t the case, but I’m so excited.”
“No. It’s better than sighing all the time.”
“Was it very strange?”
“Very little?”
“As expected.”
Saya smiled lightly at my answer and put her head on my chest. Then she closed her eyes softly, she said.
“But I mean what you just said. I’m really afraid you’ll suddenly disappear.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
“Even if you know it, you can’t help but keep thinking about it. You can’t even imagine how scary I am.”
“…”
“In that sense, I have something to ask of you.”
“What?”
“That is…”
Saya lifted her head and looked at me intently. She always met the gaze, but I thought that she was a little burdened today. She hesitated a bit, then as if she had made up her mind, she grabbed my hand tightly.
“Hey…Could you close your eyes, Lope?”
“Huh?”
“Just don’t ask anything and close your eyes, huh?”
“Uh…”
The future situation was already pictured in my head. No matter how tainted by the world, Saya still retained her innocence, so it was very easy to figure out what her intention was with such a request.
However, Saya’s expression was so serious that I couldn’t bear to point it out. I finally closed my eyes, hiding a rising smile.
“Okay, I get it.”
“You can’t open your eyes.”
“Don’t do that.”
“Yeah. Then stay as it is. As it is…”
As I slowly closed my eyes, Saya’s hand gripped my cheek. At this point, it was as if he had revealed what he was going to do. It was so cute that I tried to push the corners of his mouth up as always.
Strangely enough, I didn’t laugh at all. Rather, the thrill of tension came to my heart in an instant.
Only then did I realize that I wasn’t ready for this moment. Surprisingly, there was still a faint boyish sensitivity in my heart, and a belated feeling of shame welled up. And that was a very embarrassing thing for me.
“Uh…”
“Lope. I told you not to open your eyes.”
“Huh? Ah…Sorry.”
What. Did I open my eyes without realizing it? Even now he was stuttering. Surprised at the sight of me for the first time, sweat dripped from my clenched fists.
In the meantime, Saya’s breath was gradually coming towards me. Her calm breathing began to break little by little as her warm body temperature approached. The rhythm, which had been slightly out of sync, reached its climax when each breath was mixed.
“…!”
Sensing that the moment had come, I closed my eyes. Saya also hesitated a little and let out her long sigh. Then, very slowly, she came over her own lips over her mine.
…
I was out of breath. Because the skin of the girl I tasted for the first time was so soft. Her eyes were blurred by the forget-me-not scent she had smelled dozens of times. An indescribable sensation paralyzed her whole body. I felt like if I stayed like this for a while, I could explain what it felt like.
But before I could fully enjoy the sensation, Saya removed her lips from me.
“…”
“…”
We stared blankly at each other. I didn’t know what each other’s eyes meant, but at least it seemed clear that there was an unquenched thirst hanging from the end of my neck. Saya touched the hem of her dress for no reason, then she smiled awkwardly and spread her hand.
“Voila…”
“…”
“That…You weren’t surprised.”
“Huh? Ah…No. I was surprised. A little bit.”
“Really? It’s fortunate. No… Not fortunately.”
It was as if something was wrong. The awkwardly stuttered words soon led to urgent excuses.
“So… I want to spend a little more time with you…”
“Ah…Yes. I understand.”
“In the meantime, this is the only thing I can do for you… I’ve been curious about it for a long time…”
“You don’t have to explain. You don’t have to tell me.”
I managed to calm her down somehow, but Saya showed a somewhat regretful expression. Then he spoke in a low voice, as if muttering to himself.
“…It’s a little different from what I thought.”
“Okay?”
“I wonder if it’s because I was drunk like you said. The feeling is a little light… The atmosphere is a little… Of course, that’s probably because I was in too much of a hurry…”
“Maybe it was because it was too short?”
“Huh?”
“No, it’s just… That’s what I thought.”
I added a little timidly, and Saya slightly winked at one eye. Soon, a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.
“Did you miss Lope?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“As expected, was it too short earlier?”
“…I did.”
“Then… Shall we do one more?”
“What…”
Saya’s face, which kept approaching, was a little burdensome, so I turned my gaze away without realizing it. But I just couldn’t ignore the answer.
“Is it so?”
“Then close your eyes again.”
“Huh.”
I obediently closed my eyes at Saya’s words. Her hand touched my cheek again, giving me warmth.
Only then did I realize that I was too clumsy for this situation. Even though I now knew all too well what was coming, the tremors from earlier came back to me.
Now, beyond the level of sweating in my hands, my whole body became hot. Meanwhile, Saya’s lips touched mine again. A little longer and deeper this time.
“…”
“…”
Did you count 10 seconds in your mind? Their lips parted from each other with a groaning sound. When I opened my eyes in a hazy mood, I saw Saya standing on her lap.
“Would it have been a little shorter this time?”
“Well. What do you think?”
“I still don’t know.”
“Actually, me too.”
“Can I try one more time?”
This time, before she could even close her eyes, Saya’s hand climbed up to the tip of her chin. I didn’t answer and just closed my eyes. Then, the familiar body temperature surged over him like a wave.
The third kiss that came like that was much longer and deeper than the previous one.
“…”
“Ugh…”
Feeling almost suffocated, I unconsciously grabbed Saya’s waist. A little taken aback by her sudden movement, Saya lightly shivered at her, but did not stop her from kissing her. Rather, as if indulging my lips, the wet tongue dug between them.
The elf’s tongue, which touched without warning, gave off a slightly sweet scent. As I was intoxicated with the taste and enjoying the texture of my lips, my mind went into a stupor and even my memory was briefly cut off. When I woke up again, cold air was rushing into my mouth.
“…”
“Haha…”
I slumped on the side of the bed, breathing heavily. Now, Saya was almost riding on my body, looking only at his lips. The girl’s desire, which had arisen for the first time, burned into flames in her eyes.
“One more time… I’ll do it.”
“…”
I didn’t answer. Instead, I first grabbed Saya by the scruff of her neck and pulled her towards me. Like an unspoken rule, the lips that met once again coveted each other and mingled moistly.
The kiss, which had begun while drunk, continued for a long time. Like any other youthful play with fire, it was clumsy because it was the first time, and I didn’t know when to stop because it was clumsy. It seemed like he hadn’t even thought of that in the first place.
Especially Saya. Just like the first time we met, she had returned as a curious elf after a long absence. As if it took too long for her to regain her true nature, Saya did not hide her latent curiosity.
Suddenly, I remembered what Rebecca had said. It’s said that once an elf gets hooked on something, they start to get madly engrossed. I wondered if anyone could get into that something.
If so, maybe I’m a bit dangerous.
“Ha… Uh…”
“…”
That thought was volatilized without a trace in the kiss that came again. I erased the thoughts that had come to my mind for a moment and held her body in my arms. Now I don’t even know how much time is left until destruction. I wanted to give you all the time I could give you.
Perhaps only someone up there knows about the lifespan of this world.
A weak mortal who didn’t even know that struggled like that.
