I Wasn't Trying to Seduce with the Male Lead - Episode 54

Lian’s red lips parted, and he stared blankly for a moment. “What did you just say?” Eleanor confirmed it for him again, who couldn’t believe his ears. “Take off your clothes and show me your body.” Instead of helping Lian understand, the words seemed to confuse him even more. “Uh, I never imagined, well, actually I’ve imagined it a lot, that you would suddenly appear and ask me to take my clothes off, so…”

While Lian was talking in a fluster, Eleanor walked over to the desk inside the tent. Reports were scattered on it, as if he had been working. She roughly swept them aside and pulled Lian by the wrist to sit him down. “There’s no time for this.” Since it seemed he would take a while to undress himself, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Eleanor untied the cravat, which was neatly fastened even in the middle of the night, and began to unbutton Lian’s shirt.

At first, she was bold, but as his firm muscles and skin were revealed, her heart pounded, and her fingertips began to tremble. On the other hand, by the time she had unbuttoned his shirt completely, Lian seemed to have regained his senses. “I don’t think there’s enough time for this if it’s a Warp Stone…” He muttered softly, then pulled Eleanor by the waist. Eleanor quickly stopped his arm as he tried to lay her down on the desk and cried out in a flustered voice. “Wait, Count.” Lian blinked, looking as if he didn’t understand why she was stopping. “That’s not it.” “What isn’t it?” “Uh, I didn’t come here to do something… indecent.” Eleanor ‘s face flushed. “I want to examine your body, just like the first time we met.” The words that came out of her mouth sounded so strange, even to her. She must look like some kind of pervert with a bizarre fetish.

Lian wore a very bewildered expression but soon nodded. “Understood. I just need to take off my shirt?” Eleanor shook her head with an awkward expression. The gesture seemed to convey that he needed to take off more than just his shirt. “Should I dim the light a little?” “…I don’t think that will bring much comfort.” Lian said so, but it would be less embarrassing than being examined under bright light. Since the brand mark would emit light anyway, Eleanor went to the lamp and turned down the wick. From behind her, she heard the sound of Lian hanging his coat on a chair. Eleanor couldn’t bring herself to turn around and just stood there for a moment. She didn’t want to listen, but everything was quiet, so every sound echoed in her ears.

The sound of unbuttoning cufflinks. The sound of a shirt being taken off and placed on the desk. And… ‘That sound is…’ The sound of leather friction was clearly the sound of a belt being unbuckled. Her cheeks grew hot. She tried to stay calm, but her nerves were shot. To distract herself, Eleanor recalled her homeland’s national anthem for the first time in a long while. She had just finished singing the first verse and was wondering if the guards outside were also trying to keep quiet to monitor the situation inside.

“I’m ready.” At Lian’s voice, she unconsciously swallowed hard. She took a deep breath, but as soon as she turned around, her heart seemed to plummet. He stood right behind her, his well-trained body completely exposed. “You can begin.” Was it just her imagination, or did Lian’s voice sound strangely suggestive? Eleonora stopped just as she was about to lower her gaze. “I’m sorry, but could you look somewhere else?” Lian’s half-lidded gaze was intense and made her uncomfortable. “Is there a reason for that request, too?” “No. I’m just a little shy…” “…Shouldn’t that be my line?” Lian bit his lip slightly but granted Eleanor’s request. As he averted his eyes, Eleanor immediately grabbed his arm and lowered her head. He had kept his underwear on, as if being completely nude was too much.

Feeling a strange mix of relief and disappointment, Eleanor meticulously examined Lian’s skin. ‘Nothing here… nothing here, and nothing here.’ She checked his firm chest, well-defined abs, well-trained thighs, and his feet. Then she had him turn around and looked at his beautifully shaped back muscles and the area below them, but she couldn’t find a brand mark anywhere. ‘I’ve seen it all now. So…’ The only place left was the area covered by his underwear. As Eleanor slowly straightened up, Lian breathed heavily and asked, “Are you… done now?” “Ah, no.” Eleanor’s voice trailed off. Lian saw her expression, scratched his cheek awkwardly, and said, “If you want, I have no problem taking off more…” Just then, a light cough was heard from outside. It seemed the guards were indeed listening in. Instead of making the request, Eleanor pursed her lips and rolled her eyes.

“Instead, hurry up and give me some time left.” Lian leaned closer to Eleanor and lowered his voice. “So I can do what I want to do.” Lian’s voice was full of heat. She had felt how aroused he had become from their contact while she was examining his body. Since Eleanor was also disappointed with just looking, she unconsciously glanced at her watch. “How much time is left?” “Now… about 10 minutes.” “Hmm.” Lian squinted slightly. “Do you only have one Warp Stone?” When Eleanor nodded, Lian bit his lip and muttered something under his breath. She couldn’t hear him well, but it sounded like he said, ‘I should have at least three.’ “Then we should hurry.” Lian grabbed Eleanor’s arm and led her to the corner of the tent. He stood her against the wall and whispered, “Because I’m shy, too.” As Lian took another step closer, she felt his firm skin along with a sweet body scent. He rested his forehead against hers and beautifully curved his purple eyes. “Just look at my eyes until I take off everything.” Eleanor nodded as if she were in a trance. “And then you’ll have to take responsibility for making me like this.” His excitement was palpable through their closely pressed bodies. Lian put one arm around her neck. And his other arm slowly moved downward.

The sound of fingers touching. As she heard the faint rustle of a string, she felt tense but also hoped this would end quickly. ‘If it’s not found anywhere…’ Having already been caught up in this, she had to face her feelings properly. Eleanor’s gaze, full of longing, fell on Lian’s red lips. Lian bit his lip and took a long breath as if to calm his excitement. At that moment, his tongue was visible through his parted lips.

“Ah, wait.” Eleanor stopped Lian with a dazed voice. She extended her finger and gently pushed it between Lian’s lips. Her thoughts were completely paralyzed. She couldn’t feel the touch of his lips on her fingertip, nor his questioning gaze. Eleanor’s two eyes widened in shock. Her lips trembled, the corners of her eyes turned red, and tears quickly welled up. “What’s wrong? Is something wrong?” Eleanor looked at Lian’s mouth as he asked worriedly and let a tear fall. Between his beautiful lips. On his moist tongue, the red brand of subjugation was clearly imprinted.

Late at night. A carriage was speeding down the main road of Falicity. It was so fast that the wheels rattled loudly, but the interior was relatively calm, perhaps because it was a luxury carriage.

Bianca Star sat with her head bowed, feeling extremely anxious. She felt it was better not to look, but the urge was unbearable. ‘Just a quick peek.’ She made up her mind and discreetly raised her eyes. Fortunately, her companion was leaning his arm on the window frame, looking outside. Bianca Star, feeling a little more at ease, found her gaze glued to his face as if in a trance. ‘He’s really handsome.’ Below his sculpted nose, his lips, which were full for a man, drew a flowing profile like a work of art. To be alone in a carriage with Sky Phaedra… She tried to look away, but her eyes kept going back, and at some point, Bianca Casta found herself staring blankly.

How much time had passed? As the carriage passed the city gate and entered the outskirts of Falicity, Sky turned his head. Bianca Star, whose eyes met his sea-blue ones, felt like she couldn’t breathe. “Is there something on my face?” “What? Oh, no. Not at all.” It seemed she had been caught staring. It was nothing major, but Bianca Star, who was not used to dealing with men, became very flustered. “I, I was trying to… thank you for your help…”

The words the princess was about to speak while touching the brand mark were surely, ‘You will not be able to say anything.’ To be under a vow of silence and unable to speak was far more horrible than being a mute. If Sky hadn’t intervened, Bianca Star would have become an idiot, unable to communicate with hand gestures, writing, or any other means. “Our interests just happened to align.” However, the benefactor, who was more than a savior, simply declined her thanks. An awkward silence filled the carriage again.

“Can you still not tell me where we’re going?” After sending the princess to the Grand Duke Phaedra, Sky had returned and immediately demanded that Bianca Star follow him. When she asked for their destination, he only said he would answer later. She didn’t understand why, but since he was close enough to Eleanor to have visited her several times and had also helped her at the banquet, Bianca Star obediently followed his instructions. “We’re going to a place where Eleanor might be.” Sky, who had been shaking his head, finally answered. Bianca Star’s face relaxed, and she sighed in relief. “That’s a relief. I’ve been worried about where the Baroness might be.” “She should be in a ducal territory by now.” The Phaedra family was a principality separated from the empire and did not have its own ducal territory. Bianca star thought for a moment and asked again, “So she’s in La Floide?” “No. That would be problematic.” “What?” “Because the Imperial Guards will be searching that place thoroughly by now.” Bianca Star was startled by Sky’s words. “The Imperial Guards are searching a ducal territory? My goodness, how could that be…” “It’s about time you get used to impossible things.” An explanation was needed, but Sky only said that and fell silent. In truth, as he said, everything that had been happening in the empire lately was nothing short of impossible. “Then which ducal territory is she in?” “Hmm. The center is no help, the north is caught, the west is far, and the south is the slowest, so probably the east.” Bianca Star blinked, feeling like an idiot. Sky explained a little more. “Eleanor will be in Line of Abrote.” Line of Abrote. The ducal territory of Abrote, the world’s arbiter and the ruler of the empire’s east.

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