Chapter 72 : Newlyweds (1)

The gentle night breeze brushed against the constellations embroidered across the sky. After decades, the heavens above the Prosperous Land shone beautifully.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes. It has. Truly…”

Even if Caspar and I were the only ones who appreciated the restored sky, at least one person would remember this achievement.

I giggled and snuggled into Caspar’s embrace, nuzzling my face against him and inhaling his scent. He gently smoothed my tangled hair.

“Take it easy, Agathe.”

He stroked my hair as if I were a child, his demeanor relaxed. A playful thought crossed my mind.

“Yes, I understand, my husband. Shall we… take it slow, then? For old times’ sake?”

Perhaps because he’d seen my memories, Caspar flinched slightly at my formal tone. It was a shame. I was fine now.

Well, thanks to Enhen’s help.

I whispered in Caspar’s ear, my voice dripping with sweetness. I pressed my body closer to his, letting him feel the softness of my breasts against him.

“It’s okay, Caspar. I’m completely fine now. You can really… do whatever you want.”

Really.

Like I’m an object. You can be rough.

“…But you just said you wanted to take it slow.”

I smiled seductively and let out a soft moan. If I had a tail, it would be wagging furiously.

Making it obvious… that I was in heat.

“Mm. That’s right. We can take it slow… and be rough. Can’t we?”

—Pop. Pop.

I unbuttoned a few buttons, revealing the curve of my collarbone. Then, with a mischievous smile, I kissed Caspar deeply on the neck.

—Smooch.

“Later… it’ll be harder once my belly gets bigger… so let’s do it until we’re both sick of it. Okay?”

Caspar didn’t resist any further.

“Huu… Alright. No take-backs. Got it?”

My eyes, half-lidded, watched Caspar as excitement flushed his face. I could smell his arousal.

I slyly lifted my skirt and bit my lip.

“Yes. Use my body… as you please.”

Even as he moved over me, I smiled inwardly, filled with a sense of exhilaration.

Ah.
Finally…

I was his. Such a silly thought.

Hmm. So… many nights passed after that.

We were entangled, making love non-stop, until Enhen, worried that something might have happened, came looking for us.

Is this what newlywed life is like? I wasn’t sure, but I couldn’t stop.

Because it wasn’t something I could stop. Unless Caspar allowed it, I was just a doll, trembling uncontrollably.

Well… if I’d truly wanted to stop, Caspar would have let me…

But even when I tried to protest, Caspar would just press against my womb, and my body would instantly betray me. Stopping of my own volition was impossible.

So, when I sensed Enhen’s arrival, I was honestly grateful. I was exhausted.

“I was wondering why you weren’t answering… I spent so long trying to figure out what was going on… Hah… Sister… Really… No, it’s fine. You look happy, so… Sigh.“

Exhausted, I chuckled awkwardly and adjusted my clothes. Thankfully, I had spare underwear.

“E-Enhen. So… anything happen on Earth while we were… busy?”

Enhen glared at me. As if asking, ‘You’re asking now?’

“Nothing happened. Thanks to someone who spent all night catching up on their work.”

Caspar nodded, as if he’d simply done what was expected of him.

“I thought I should focus on my wife during our honeymoon. Naturally, I took care of any potential threats beforehand.”

Enhen’s expression turned complex as she took in the scattered evidence of our lovemaking.

“You… ‘focused’ quite a bit, it seems.”

“Ahaha. Well… my wife is so lovely. Things just… happened. Sorry.”

By the way…

Why did Caspar suddenly change his way of speaking? It bothered me. As if we’d just had some soft, gentle lovemaking.

When in reality… he just grabbed me and… well.

I was sulking, for some reason.

“…You’re suddenly speaking formally now that Enhen’s here, my dear husband.”

—Clink.

I fastened a chain collar around my neck, the same one from before, and handed the leash to Caspar. Then, I pointedly stared at Enhen before turning back to Caspar.

“W-Wait! C-Caspar! What are you doing?”

Enhen snatched the leash from Caspar’s hand. As a result, my neck tightened as she pulled on the chain.

“Kgh… Ack!”

Well, what happened next was exactly what I expected.

Startled, Enhen quickly unfastened the collar and apologized profusely, then berated Caspar for what he’d done to me.

“N-No. It’s… it’s not… what you think! Really!”

“Caspar. I can read surface thoughts, you know? That was a lie.”

Serves him right.

I smiled inwardly, enjoying Caspar’s scolding, but then I felt a pang of discomfort.

It wasn’t because my husband was being reprimanded. My mind was stable enough to handle Caspar’s casual requests for rough treatment.

“Brother, how could you do that to sister? Even if you like it, that’s too much. It hasn’t even been that long since you saw her memories—”

Yes. That was the problem.

“…Enhen. Isn’t it time you dropped that title? You should call him ‘brother-in-law’ now.”

Enhen looked at me incredulously.

As if she’d just been stabbed in the back by someone she trusted. Or maybe it was the look of someone witnessing a wife suffering from severe domestic abuse.

But I stood my ground.

“Honestly, it’s a bit… weird. Calling him ‘brother.’ Even between us, it feels strange… calling Caspar ‘brother.’ I think it would be better for everyone if… only I called him that.”

It was a reasonable request, I thought.

Siblings were the biggest threat to a harmonious marriage; it was a long-standing tradition. It was even mentioned in the Goguryeo levirate marriage system. Though the specifics were different.

“…Sister. Are you crazy? There’s such a huge age gap between you two. What ‘brother’ are you talking about—”

—Shush.

“Quiet.”

I felt a slight, very slight pang of guilt.

There were some minor issues, like me being several years older than Caspar, or the fact that, including the time he was dead and my previous life, I was several times his age…

But handsome men are always “oppa.”

“Sigh. Fine. At least I know you’re back to your senses, sister. Though I was worried you’d swing too far the other way.”

Enhen sighed and approached me, bending down to touch my belly.

“Is the baby okay? Aww… poor thing. Your mother is too much, isn’t she?”

“…Hands off. That’s a blatantly impure gaze.”

Who are you calling perverted? You’re the abnormal one.

Sigh. Whose fault was it that Enhen turned out this way? I glared at her as she continued to grumble about the collapse of society and the family.

“Hmm. If both sister and brother-in-law like it, why not just… combine both? It’s not a strange idea, I think.”

“…It’s clearly strange.”

“…?”

Caspar still seemed oblivious, just blinking innocently. He was too kind to notice such things.

I’d thought he was a bad man, considering what he’d done to me earlier, but at times like this, he was hopelessly naive.

Ah.

And there was one more thing I’d remembered. Something I’d realized only after Caspar told me about my blessing.

“Enhen. You have Zamiel, right?”

“Ah.”

Enhen smiled sheepishly, as if caught red-handed, and started making excuses. About how he might negatively influence my mental state, how I was already broken… things like that.

“…Fine. I don’t care anymore. The reason I wanted to kill that b*stard is gone now.”

I smiled faintly and looked at my reunited family. Two… no, soon to be three. They were my most precious treasures.

This was all I needed. I didn’t need to dredge up painful memories.

But, worried about Enhen, I added,

“Why don’t you just let him go? Whether you kill him or keep him alive… honestly, that applies to you too.”

Enhen’s eyes darkened slightly. But then a strange glint appeared in them, and she replied with a brighter expression,

“Sister. Did you know? Zamiel is a woman now.”

I nodded hesitantly.

“I heard something about it. Though it’s hard to imagine.”

That grotesque creature transformed into a beautiful woman… even though I’d heard it, it still felt unreal.

“And… this is a secret, but he’s still a virgin. So… it’s like entrusted virginity, I guess?”

“…?”

“Since Zamiel took my first time… if you think about it, whoever takes Zamiel’s first time is actually taking two virginities, right?”

What nonsense.

“So, you could say I gave birth to Zamiel. Then it’s mother-daughter, so it’s safe. They say married women get another chance. I still have one left.”

“Wait. Zamiel had experience as a man. How can he be a virgin?”

“Sister, when someone transitions, their male experiences don’t count. By that logic, since you used to… you know… and took a man’s essence, you’re no longer a vir—”

—Slap!

I was so flustered that I slapped Enhen. My hand trembled, but I didn’t feel like apologizing.

“Stop. Let’s just… stop, Enhen.”

“…Fine.”

This was… a rather chaotic honeymoon.

My head started to ache, so I stopped thinking.

Hah.

I’d just have to spend the night having s*x with Caspar again.