Chapter 20

“the carriage is for haniel.”

seeing that ardal, who had put me up in the carriage, was about to go to the seat next to the coachman, i caught ardal in a hurry.

why?

it’s a long way home. i want to look at your face.

“there’s a lot of room.”

the large carriage was large enough for six people to enter at once. ardal’s body was large, but it didn’t seem uncomfortable at all. ardal, who exchanged his eyes with the knight, nodded at my words.

“then i will ride with haniel.”

ardal, after instructing the horseman and the knights of the castle to their destination, came up to the carriage. there seemed to be a creak as he climbed into the carriage. i sat in front of him with a grin.

it was spacious on the side, but the distance between the seats facing each other was narrow. ardal sat down and his long legs grazed against my knees.

“it’s a little close.”

i said to ardal with a smile. as the carriage began to move, our legs began to graze further, following the rattling movement of the carriage.

ardal spoke as i pretended to be embarrassed.

“if you’re uncomfortable, i can leave.”

“no, even if it’s a little uncomfortable, i’m relieved to have ardal with me…”

ardal, who spoke quickly, heard my answer and clenched his hand on his knee. he looked at me carefully and nodded.

while the carriage was moving, i asked ardal one thing or another, but he clasped his hand nervously and gave a short answer.

“isn’t it annoying to be in charge of my escort when you’re the leader?”

“it doesn’t bother me at all.”

looking at ardal shaking his head stiffly, i tried to ask him again, but the carriage rattled loudly.

“ah!”

“be careful…”

my body, which had been sitting calmly, bounced off toward ardal. ardal’s hand cupped my forehead before my head touched the chair opposite to me.

the other hand was hugging me tightly around my waist. in an instant, ardal froze in close contact.

“thank you.”

“it’s nothing.”

i raised my body and smiled at ardal. the tip of my nose was close enough to touch ardal’s neck, which shifted. ardal did not let go of my waist, as he tried to push himself away, putting his hand on my shoulder stiffened from tension.

“…?”

as he looked into my  eyes, he slid his hand, which was on my forehead, and wrapped it around the back of my head.

i was easily dragged along just by ardal’s lightly pressing palm. in an instant our breath became entangled. he opened his eyes and stared at me as if he was going to eat me. ardal, who bit my lips and made me open my mouth, reached deep inside.

come to think of it, this was ardal’s first kiss.

a deep kiss followed. i’ve experienced eye contact and been thrown into bed several times in the previous episode, but it was the first time i kissed someone as soon as i made eye contact.

“well…”

a quiet breath came and went in the rattling carriage. it made perfect sense. if i didn’t see ardal’s unrealistically handsome face, i would think it was really real.

“oh.”

without much thought, i closed my eyes with my hand on ardal’s shoulder, and he gently rubbed me on the back of my neck.

are you telling me to open my eyes?

when i opened my eyes and our gazes met, ardal slightly narrowed his eyes. it was a simple eye smile that didn’t go well with the current situation as we continued the kiss. smiling contentedly he parted his lips and kissed along my chin.

well, it seems ardal likes to make eye contact while kissing.

he moved his hand down the nape of my neck slowly.

ardal, who was taking off my clothes, stopped for a moment and tilted his head as he looked at me. i nodded my head slightly as he looked at me, as if asking if he could continue. as soon as i gave him permission, ardal tore through my collar and placed his hand on my chest.

his fingers were rough, perhaps because he was a swordsman. his fingers pinched my hardened nipple, pressing the small apex before putting my other nipple in his mouth.

“ah…”

as soon as i let out a short nasal sound out of pleasure, ardal wrapped the tip of his tongue around my nipple before biting down. i groaned loudly as ardal tilted his face up.

“hah!”

“haniel, i’m sorry to change the subject but… you can’t make any sounds now.”

he stopped caressing me, concerned over whether my loud moans would be louder than the rattling noise of the carriage.

“alright… i’ll put up with it.”

i blurted out. i didn’t care if i got caught having sex with a different target character, but it would be a big deal if ardal was caught, especially since he was the leader of the paladins. if a paladin was caught with a saint, he’d get destroyed,

maybe it could even lead to a death penalty.

i nodded, covering my mouth. ardal kissed the back of my hand. even while kissing, his hand continued to caress me. his fingertips reached down and pressed my clitoris over my underwear. the more we pressed, the more my clitoris hardened. i could feel myself getting wet.

“ha…”

when i let out a small moan, i pressed down my hand. ardal looked at my face. he watched my reaction and rubbed his finger from side to side. my back trembled as he quickened his pace.

“huh…!”

hah! hng…  my back tightened, but in an instant i lost all my strength. as i reached the climax lightly, i felt a little exhausted. my things, which were propped up against the seat, gave out, so i sat down on ardal’s thighs with my legs spread apart.

“haniel, your legs.”

perhaps he was concerned that my underwear would get wet, so he lifted my weak leg and quickly took off my underwear. he put it in his pocket and took off his coat.