Chapter 44

Chapter 44

The winter of the Kainus Empire, located in the southern part of the Latio continent, was generally warmer than in other places. However, when a cold northern wind blew from time to time, the people of the Empire, who were not used to the cold trembled.

When the northerners of the continent saw it, they shook their heads saying that they were making a fuss for nothing.

On such days, the wizards of the Red Tower were very busy because items engraved with thermal insulation magic for a short period of time were sold out. Some wizards were away for winter vacation, so it was even more so.

The winter vacation system has been introduced since the time of the previous Tower Master. Hisran, who cried out for rest whenever he had a chance, upheld the spirit of his predecessors, and the system was well established.

There were only minor problems, however, that most of the Red Tower wizards were southerners who were weak against the cold, so they preferred the coldest vacation period in late January to early February.

The battle behind the scenes for this period was fierce. In addition, as the number of people continued to vacate, the winter work burden of the wizards increased little by little.

But, the winter vacation system, which was rare in other institutions of the Empire, was attractive enough to live with all the troubles.

It was the greatest joy to set a vacation date as soon as winter came to the Red Tower. At least, it seemed that this system would be maintained until Hisran resigned from his position as Tower Master.

After discussion with Jaeha, Hisran’s winter vacation this year was set for mid-February. She insisted that he already had a brief New Year’s holiday in early January, so it was better to take a vacation in February.

Jaeha and Hisran, who spent the New Year’s holiday in the noisy capital, decided to spend their February vacation quietly and intimately in a secret space in Cherriety City, where they first met.

“I will be lounging properly while being served by the magic doll. That’s the Latio continent Vacation.”

“Good, good. There will be no disturbances, and there are only the two of us, so it will be a very enjoyable vacation.”

Nonetheless, the direction of their vacation seemed to be slightly different.

* * *

“Welcome, Master, and Miss Jaeha.”

“I missed you!”

Jaeha, who had become accustomed to magic as well as to the Latio Continent while living as Hisran’s lover, smiled as she was greeted by the magic doll. She had a happy face as if she had met a long-lost acquaintance.

Even though they did not visit this place for a while, the secret space was kept cozy and clean. Cheers for the diligent and capable magic doll.

And so, a week-long dream vacation has begun.

“Hey.”

“No, put your hands away. I have to lie down.”

She repeated her life of eating and sleeping while being served by the magic doll as she wished. Hisran tried to touch her naturally, and Jaeha accepted his kiss well, but if he touched her more than that, she would raise the corner of her eye and slap him fiercely.

He liked her body very much, though he liked her characteristic cat-like face and cynical smile more than that, so Hisran hid his boiling desire and sought the opportunity.

It had been more than three days since Jaeha became one with the blanket. As she was contemplating whether she should give in to the temptation today because she thought she had neglected Hisran, who was whining for her attention, Zephiroth urgently contacted him.

“I’m really sorry while you’re on vacation, but there are two documents that only the Tower Master can handle. Please, come to the Red Tower for a moment.”

“Zeppy, think about putting yourself in my position. Would you like me to call you to look at the paperwork while on vacation?”

To that, Zephyrus replied as if he had been waiting.

“You actually called me last year.”

“Uh… Did I?”

“And, I came within an hour of being contacted.”

“….”

At that, his past mistakes shut Hisran’s mouth.

Hisran replied that he would not go, only after he had heard from Zephiroth three times that he could return if he had dealt with the two documents.

“He would have called you sooner or later. Don’t get too angry, and have a good time.”

Jaeha pressed her lips to his protruding mouth. After receiving a hot kiss, he left with a slightly relaxed expression.

“Perfect free time!”

She thought that no one would bother to fuss next to her and that she could longue even more at this point. But, she didn’t feel as comfortable lying in bed as she had before.

Why…?

“…Is something strange?”

She had never felt anxious or lonely while being alone. Was it because of the experience of being kidnapped by a group of warlocks before? Or, maybe it was because she was used to Hisran’s loud presence?

“Maybe, it’s because I’ve been lying down too much.”

Getting up, she decided to explore the secret space. Jaeha had stayed here for a few days before.

This time, it had already been four days, but she barely knew about the other spaces as she only went back and forth between the bedroom and bathroom. It would be enough for a pastime until Hisran arrived because he never warned of places she should never enter or things she shouldn’t touch.

“At that time, Mr. Zephiroth came and looked at this place for a while.”

There was nothing to see in the living room. All that was left was a wide sofa, a table, and a small decorative cabinet.

“Is this a study? What, it doesn’t suit him.”

She now knew how to speak and read the Kainus Imperial language to some extent. Even though the advanced vocabulary was difficult if she was just reading the title of the book, most of the books on the bookshelf were about magic, still…

“Huh…? Look at this man.”

On the bottom shelf were books with unusual titles, such as 『 The Man’s Secret Private Life 』, 『 Why did she tell me to go and drink tea 』, and 『 Because I felt it so much 』

As soon as Jaeha saw the title, she got a sense of it. Ah, those are similar to the files inside the ‘New Folder’*.

[ T/N: 직박구리 폴더: so this stems from when you want to hide xx stuff in the computer, you’re not going to make the folder name ‘XX Stuff’ and would more or less leave it unnamed or keep it as ‘New Folder’. ]

‘…This, this is just a slight curiosity. How are the ‘New Folder’ files of the Latio Continent different from that of Korea’s?’

Swallowing her saliva, Jaeha picked up a book and carefully turned over the pages. Despite the fact that most of them were R-19 novels made up of only letters, a few had colored illustrations or pictures that looked like they were made by magic.

“Well, the world we live in is all the same.”

Perhaps, it was because of the graphic depiction of a woman with her legs wide open while exposing her voluptuous breasts and a man who looks at such a woman greedily. Jaeha felt a slight burning sensation in her lower body.

It was safe to say that the person she was a year ago and now was a completely different person.

Before, for her, s*x was something enjoyable only in novels and movies, and s*x in real life was close to being filthy and terrifying. Although now, Jaeha knew how exhilarating and enjoyable it could be to have sex with a man she truly loved.

“Jaeha, there is no place in you that is not pretty.”

There was little heat in her sigh, which she let out as she recalled Hisran’s deep caress. It felt like her chest, which he used to rub, saying that he liked it better because it was voluptuous, was pounding for nothing.

Her underwear would get completely wet if she kept looking at these books. Now, the deviation would end here.

Closing the open books, she started putting them back on the bookshelf. The next moment, she saw a box lying quietly in the corner of the shelf. It was a box large enough to fit ten books based on the size. There was no separate locking device such as a padlock.

“Looking at the poorly placed box, the box is not important… right?”

Jaeha felt her heart beating a little faster than usual, and she opened the box.

* * *

One of the documents had to do with the Imperial Family, so it took quite a while to make a decision and process it. So, when Hisran returned from his chores to Cherriety city, the sun was setting and darkness was coming.

‘Damn Zeppy…! To waste away a whole day of a vacation.’

There were small objects in his hands, who grumbled inside. After going to the capital, he bought a variety of bath products for Jaeha, who enjoyed taking baths — a beautiful bouquet to put a smile on her lips for a moment and snacks sold at a famous bakery.

While the Magic doll was good at making all sorts of things, eating something else instead of home-cooked desserts makes it feel like a delicacy.

‘I wish I could taste Jaeha today, too.’

What does he have to say so that Jaeha is even a little interested…? After only alleviating his hunger with kisses, he was a little upset because she seemed to be okay with him dying from starvation.

‘…Looking closely, it seems that she likes the magic doll more than me.’

How could he compare to a doll? Hisran suddenly became sad, for once.

“Did you have a good trip?”

When he saw Jaeha greeted him with a smile, it didn’t matter. He was just happy. It was all the more precious because it was an emotion that no one else could feel.

“Even though you were away for only a while, I missed you.”

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