“…I thought she was gonna kill us.”

“I feel like we did die and came back.”

Keira and Cress sat at a table in a cafe, completely exhausted.

They walked around town looking for men, and found the perfect one in Theo. Things went in a different direction than they expected, but they were getting along very nicely.

But just as they were about to take Theo away and unleash their lust on him, something unthinkable happened. His wife suddenly appeared.

Not only that, but his wife was Helvi, who they knew they could not possibly beat just by looking at her.

“I never expected Theo to be married, much less to that…”

“…My dear Theo…”

“Don’t say that Cress… That devil woman might actually hear you.”

“She read my mind, so I don’t think it matters if I say it.”

“She did? Like with magic?”

“I didn’t ask, but I think it’s magic that only works on weaker people.”

“We’d definitely die if we went against her…”

They left the idiot noble behind because they did not want to face her, but they never expected to meet her again, much less in that way.

“We managed to escape somehow… No, she let us go thanks to Theo.”

“Yes. Theo really is like an angel.”

“He is. But didn’t she say something about punishing us?”

Keira remembered what Helvi said when she handed them money.

“I will still punish you later, but there will be no next time, understood?”

The thought of Helvi’s punishment scared them, but they also felt like it was a miracle that they got away with just that.

And it was all thanks to their angel.

“Punishment… We’re not gonna get away from that, are we?”

“We shouldn’t even try. If we run from the capital and she catches us, she’ll kill us for sure.”

“Yeah… But it’s gonna hurt isn’t it?”

“It’s probably going to be rough.”

They had no idea what Helvi meant, but could only imagine that monster’s punishment would be no different than torture.

As they started to imagine it…

“Ah, oh no, I’m getting excited.”

“I want her to hurry up and do it. I’ve always dreamed of being dominated by someone stronger.”

“I like it when it hurts, but it’s fine if it gets more painful too.”

“I want her to choke me… Ahn, I’m going to change my underwear to something more provocative…”

“I’m doing that too.”

They were hardcore masochists, to the point where they looked forward to Helvi’s punishment as a reward.

“W-what if Theo punished us too…!”

“…! Genius…! Ahh, I can’t handle this excitement.”

“Me neither! What if Theo hit us with a whip or something… I could die happy.”

“And he should abuse us verbally too…”

They went back to their inn, looking forward to what would come with their hearts pounding and wet underwear.

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“Hmph…”

“What’s wrong Helvi?”

“Nothing… I just shivered.”

Meanwhile, since they had not eaten yet, Theo and Helvi decided to have a late lunch.

Rather than eating in a restaurant, they opted to buy something and eat while walking through town.

After a while, Helvi had a bad feeling. She shuddered, but found nothing out of the ordinary as she looked around.

“Are you cold?”

“No, I’m fine.”

Helvi’s body was always clad in magic energy, so she would be just as comfortable if she were in a place where snow piled up or somewhere magma burned.

Theo did not know this, so instead of holding hands, he opted to hug her arm.

“I-is this better?”

“..,~! Y-yes, very warm.”

Although the genders would usually be flipped, this position felt very comfortable to them.

As Theo did this, he wished someday Helvi would hold his arm in this manner as they walked through town as well, but it would not be that day, since he thought Helvi was cold.

Helvi was obviously not feeling the least bit cold, but did not correct him.

Theo’s feelings and actions were cute, and just the thing to make her forget the unpleasant chill she felt earlier.

“S-stay there for a while, Theo.”

“A-alright…!”

Theo’s face turned red, but not as red as Helvi’s, as they clung to each other while walking around.

There were a lot of jealous stares pointed their way the last time they walked through town, but this time it was filled with families and couples, so most people who looked at them did so with lukewarm eyes.

“Oh my, look at that passionate couple over there.”

“No, look at their left hands.”

“Oh, rings. So they’re married! And they’re so young too… Fufu, how nice.”

Said a middle aged couple loudly with smiles on their faces as they passed by.

Some people heard this, which brought more attention to Theo and Helvi.

Theo was not used to being the center of attention, and while Helvi was, she was not used to the stares she got being so warm. This meant both were embarrassed.

“I-it’s kind of embarrassing.”

“Y-yes. But I am glad we bought these rings.”

They said as they continued walking and eating.

During this time, Theo did not let go of Helvi’s arm, and she made no attempt to get him to let go.