"Damn it, what should I do?"
'Could it be that she's broken free from the spell and now remembers what happened earlier?'
However, looking at Seria, he doesn't sense any such signs.
After all, her eyes are trembling, and her cheeks are flushed. She's gathering the courage to step closer, but it's the behaviour of someone inexperienced.
If she had truly remembered the truth, she wouldn't be acting like this.
Even so, the current situation is extremely dangerous.
"This is bad... It's only a matter of time before the workers at the lodging start to notice," he muttered to himself.
The workers' lodgings are fine.
I've put them to sleep with a spell.
But the officers who share the same building as Seria are the problem.
If any of them realize that Seria has left her room, there's a high chance they'll cause a commotion.
For that reason, I need to send her back quickly.
Besides, there's the issue of my own body.
Alain checks the condition of his body, which still aches with pain.
I've managed to calm it down, but Seria's magic that has penetrated through my lower body is still wreaking havoc inside me.
I need to take the time to recover my physical condition. For that reason, Seria must be sent back as soon as possible.
It can't be helped.
Although it's not my intention, I'll just have to play along with her feelings for now.
Thinking that way, Alain opens his mouth.
"Seria... I understand how you feel. So, let's stop now..."
"No, I'm not stopping."
"...?"
Alain furrows his brow at Seria's response. He expressed that he would accept her feelings, so what is this?
"I-I heard it! From my friends at the academy!
They said that if you just let it slide in a situation like this, nothing will happen! So, in a situation like this, you have to make it a fait accompli!"
No, the fait accompli has already been established long ago!
Swallowing the words that almost came out of his throat, Alain curses the academy friends who filled Seria's head with such nonsense.
"So, Alain..."
"...!"
A hand slowly crept in.
Breath coming out in gasps.
No, I can't give in here. I thought so, but,
"Ah, something hard..."
Damn it!
Alain grits his teeth and lets out a silent scream.
And while looking at such Alain, Seria carefully brings her hand over his clothes, her cheeks flushed.
Then she starts to touch him gently.
"W-woah... So this is what it's really like for a man..."
"..."
This is becoming absurd.
If it continues like this, it will be the end of me.
Thinking that, Alain calls out Seria's name.
"Seria!"
"...?"
At Alain's call, Seria looks up with wide eyes. And,
"....!"
Their lips collided.
"..."
Seria looks at Alain's face in surprise.
But soon she understands the current situation and closes her eyes.
Alain explores her lips even deeper.
Parting teeth, and intertwining tongues.
At first, she reacted nervously as if startled, but soon both began to enjoy not just the touch of each other's lips, but also the sensation of the sensitive flesh that slipped between them.
"Mm..."
With her brow furrowed and her body trembling, Seria doesn't back down.
Admiring her courage, Alain gently leads her and pulls her closer. And after enjoying the lingering moment for a while, they eventually separate, exhaling together.
Breathing lightly, Alain looks at Seria.
Seria is also catching her breath, but her expression is somewhat dazed and vacant.
Seeing that, Alain chuckles and says,
"Now, you should understand how I feel, right?"
"..."
At those words, Seria nods her head.
Alain, picking up the clothes that had fallen to the ground and helping her put them on, says,
"Then it's about time we should head back."
"Huh? B-but there's still time, right..."
"How about checking it for yourself?"
At Alain's words, Seria grumbles as she checks the pocket watch in her clothes. Then,
"Huh? Has this much time already passed?!"
She exclaims in surprise.
And indeed, over two hours have already gone by.
"So, you see... it would be better to head back."
"Ugh... but..."
"Come on, I'm not going anywhere."
"..."
"The rest can wait until we meet again... I'll take responsibility until the end then."
"...!"
At those words, Seria's eyes shine with excitement. Then she asks,
"Really? You promise?"
"...Y-yeah. It's a promise."
As Seria pushes for a response she might not like, Alain nods desperately.
Seeing that, Seria seems satisfied and nods back.
Watching her, Alain smiles wryly, realizing that this world is indeed a society led by women.
"Ugh... Still, I feel like something's missing. It feels like I can't even enjoy myself properly and have to go home."
As she adjusts her outfit, Seria sighs and mutters.
At that, Alain chuckles and says,
"If you're going to complain, blame yourself for sleeping so long. I was completely startled because of it."
"Ugh, that's true..."
In the end, the cause is oneself. Thus, there's no one else to blame.
Seria lets out a sigh and finishes tidying her appearance.
Then she says, "Okay, then."
And approaches Alain, urging him once more for something.
Seeing that, Alain thinks he has no choice and moves closer to her for another kiss.
"Hehehe..."
Even with a light kiss, she shows a quite happy expression.
That smile was the same one Alain had always seen whenever they spoke. However, recalling the truth hidden behind that smile, and what he had done, Alain felt a pang of sadness.
"Well, I'll be going now. I'll come to see you again tomorrow... no, today."
"...Okay."
A light response. But Seria nods vigorously, satisfied. Then she starts running down the forest path leading to the personnel quarters, making soft footsteps.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she turns around and waves her hand.
Alain waves back, waiting for her figure to disappear.
And only after Seria's figure vanishes into the darkness of the forest does he let out a small sigh.
"...Finally, I'm alone..."
He collapses onto the ground with a thud.
Then he begins to exhale heavily.
Meeting with Seria.
And the struggle to fully activate the magic through the exchange of bodily fluids.
But the real problem came afterwards.
Something unknown flowed from Seria's body, tearing through Alain and literally ripping him apart.
"At first, I had no idea what was happening..."
As he thought this, Alain felt that strange force coursing through him, prompting memories of the moments just before Seria opened her eyes to flood back.