Chapter 272

[Side Story] Both Arm Scales (13)

What to do from here on was entirely up to me.

Lortel, who seemed inexperienced at first glance, seemed to have no idea what to do and was completely guided by my hand.

The shame of revealing her naked body and having the notebook she wrote down her secret insides revealed at the same time made her feel like blood was rushing to her face.

But I am also a man.

I can’t come this far, calm Lortel down, quietly put the blanket back on him, and then leave the room. I’m not very good at understanding women’s feelings, but I know that’s not the right answer.

Since it was time to attack more here, I slowly pulled Lortel by the shoulder and brought him back into my arms.

Lortel was drawn into my arms like an empty doll and naturally narrowed his shoulders in surprise.

What I feel again is that I am small.

If you open your arms and hug the girl who was listening to the voice of the giant who commanded the Elte Company, she will come into your arms.

I can feel Lortel exhaling from the area around my solar plexus.

When I glance down, the cool and cold-blooded figure of the colossus is nowhere to be seen.

“It’s dangerous. Senior Ed....”

“What?”

“Everything. “Yes, nothing is going as expected...”

He may be a shrewd merchant who calculates things like the interest rate on a draft or the loading rate of goods in a warehouse in a matter of minutes... but he doesn’t know how to properly control his facial expressions in bed.

Can not help it. God is a fair law.

God may have given Lortel the talent as a merchant, but he did not give her the maturity as a woman.

That empty spot had to be filled by someone.

“Now that it’s come to this, let me tell you... I’ve done a lot of imagining...”

“...Imagination?”

Lortel nodded with difficulty, his face red as if it was about to explode.

“You’re not going to look at a slut from now on, are you?”

“...”

“Well, what... It’s already been a few years since I openly expressed my favor to senior Ed. “When you spend such a long time, you imagine all kinds of things... and... it’s like that... it’s not a crime to let your imagination run wild.”

Certainly, considering Lortel’s memo... it seemed highly likely that the imagination was extremely far from reality.

In the world of Sangdo, he is more cold-blooded and realistic than anyone else, and is a romanticist to the point where imagining his first experience, which he has not experienced yet, is like an adolescent girl’s.

“Yes, there were many predictable scenarios...”

“There were...?”

“...I forgot everything.”

In fact, Lortel looked as if his brain was on the verge of exploding just by moving under my touch.

The occupational disease of trying to make a thorough plan first, no matter what you do, still remains. However, things don’t always go as planned.

“Still... it feels amazing...”

For now, I decided to wait until Lortel’s fingertips stopped trembling.

Slowly, Lortel took a deep breath and then buried his chin in my chest and spoke in a whisper.

“The happiness of being held by someone you love is truly something that cannot be expressed in money.”

“...”

“This feeling cannot be replaced no matter how expensive you stay in the room and how expensive the drinks and food you eat.”

Lortel’s hand tremors slowly subside.

Finally, the tension seems to have subsided a bit, and his behavior becomes softer.

It’s just the two of us in this dark room.

All we can see is the crescent moon hanging outside the window.

The crescent moon, shining softly on the night sea, is also turning its head as if it is trying to pretend not to see us for tonight.

Lortel smiled simply under the soft moonlight.

Lortel on my waist raises his head again and looks down at me. The expression on his face is even more meaningful than before. He looks at me with endless excitement, as if he has opened his eyes to something new.

──Is this really going to work?

Even if I can’t say that I’ve experienced all the hardships before birth, I can say that I’m skilled to some extent...

Lortel is stained with infinite greed to the point that it puts my self-evaluation to shame.

So, did we neglect Lortel’s temperament too much, having lived his entire life in greed? I never thought that waking up to a new greed I had never experienced before would come back to me in this way.

However, I cannot tell you to stop here for a moment. I didn’t think I was the type of person to care about such things, but I still have pride as a man.

I don’t think I should do anything to back away from a woman who is so passionately obsessed with desire.

Anyway, I am a disciplined man and Lortel is a merchant woman. There is no need to be physically pushed out.

I’m sure that’s the case... There’s something strangely oppressive about Lortel’s words as he hugs me and continues to whisper.

The night is long. There are many things I want to try.

I felt like I was being sucked in little by little by Lortel’s words.

*The night was a little longer than usual.

After washing my body thoroughly, I straightened my clothes and opened the door to pour in more cold water. Then something caught on the hallway floor.

I looked down and saw that it was the clothes I had just asked the inn staff for.

It was a neat dress often worn by merchant women in Old Deck. After taking a quick look at it, it seemed like it would be a good fit for Lortel. As expected from an employee of an expensive inn, he has an unusual sense of insight.

By the way, I didn’t hear anything like a knock... It seems like the inn staff had some sense of the situation inside the room and returned with good sense.

“...”

I felt embarrassed, but I didn’t really blame the inn staff.

I quietly packed my clothes and went back to the room.

Lortel was on my bed, wrapped in a blanket and wiping his face.

As I thought back on the mess that had just happened, I felt a belated sense of shame.

“Seo... senior, don’t misunderstand. Just now... it feels like something was written... I said something in a manly way...”

“There’s nothing to be so embarrassed about. “It’s all natural.”

“Ugh... Huh, my back...”

Lortel frowned and complained of pain.

I handed the clothes I received to the employee along with a brief explanation. Lortel thanked him and quickly changed his clothes under the blanket.

The reason it’s sitting on my bed is because Lortel’s bed is no longer usable.

Lortel repeatedly wiped his face by himself. He seemed to be imagining how embarrassing it would be if the staff who cleaned up the room came and saw it later.

“...”

I sat by the window and enjoyed the early morning breeze.

There is still no sign of the sun rising. The night at Old Deck is deep and long.

“...Senior Ed.”

Before I knew it, Lortel, fully dressed, came to the window and sat down across from me. Both Lortel and I felt lighter.

Suddenly, Lortel said something new.

“...Thank you for being by my side.”

Lortel must be well accustomed to the dark nights of Old Deck.

Still, was Lortel afraid of the darkness?

Those long nights spent alone must have always made Lortel’s loneliness even more painful.

“Hey Lortel.”

As I was thinking about that, it was time. It’s time to get out soon.

“I have to go towards the commercial building soon. I was supposed to meet with Lienna’s secretary. “I need to let you know that your physical condition is back to normal.”

“It’s this late in the morning...?”

“Well, there must have been a lot of urgent work to be done... It’s almost time for the appointment.”

I said as I took my coat and put it on.

“Before that, shall we take a walk along the dock?”