Surviving with Killer Face and Sharper Tongue

Chapter 157: Double the Fun (4)

The two people's tongues tangled.

Morgana's lips, which had been roughly coveting Bin's cute lips, gradually moved down, sweeping across the chin and touching the slender neck.

Smooch, smooch, Morgana, who tasted Bin's snow-white skin as if lightly inhaling, gasped for breath roughly and suddenly lifted her head.

"I have a question."

Then Bin, who let out a short breath once, looked down at her and asked with a slightly trembling voice.

"Yes...?"

"Are you a man or a woman?"

"At this point?"

At that direct question, Bin let out a chuckle.

"Well."

Then he asked back slyly.

"Which do you prefer?"

Instead of answering the question, Morgana first pushed Bin toward the wall behind as if lightly hitting him.

Thud, the wall shook slightly.

"Actually, it doesn't matter either way."

Morgana pressed her body against Bin's body, whose back had lightly bumped against the wall, as if blocking him so he couldn't escape.

Then, sliding Bin's chin up with her long fingertips, she kissed the clearly exposed snow-white neck once more.

"Kuh..."

Bin inadvertently bit his own lip.

When Morgana took her mouth away again soon after, a red, heated mark in the shape of lips remained on the snow-white skin.

As if cutting off the thin, transparent thread that followed, Morgana licked her lips.

Slurp.

"As long as the taste is good, that's enough."

"I entirely agree with that."

Morgana's long fingers, which had been pushing up Bin's chin, began to slowly descend as if caressing the Adam's apple.

"And."

Eventually, when that touch reached the collar of the shirt.

"Whichever it is, what you will do is the same anyway."

The hand that had come up from the opposite side grabbed the collar together.

"Crying under me."

The moment she tried to roughly tear the shirt to both sides like that──

"──Sorry, but."

"...!"

Bin, who suddenly snatched those two hands, spun his body around just like that.

"I can't agree with that part at all."

"──?"

And before Morgana could make a sound, he covered her slightly parted lips with his mouth.

At the same time, lifting the two captured wrists slightly, he pushed Morgana in reverse against the wall where he had been leaning his back just a moment ago.

"The only time I make a pretty voice is when I'm on stage."

Before long, Bin, who parted his lips, raised one corner of his mouth in a grin and wiped his lips lightly with his thumb.

Even though her blocked mouth was open again, Morgana couldn't say anything anymore.

Instead, looking into her two trembling eyes that were staring blankly at him.

"Here, my taste is more towards listening."

As if he was going to bring his mouth to her neck as if to return exactly what he had suffered just a moment ago.

"H, How dare──"

As soon as he let out a chuckle saying it was a joke, he immediately changed direction and brought his lips close to one ear instead of the neck.

"Let me hear it."

"──!"

Like the whisper of a devil.

At the very moment Bin's cooing voice tickled Morgana's ear.

"Your voice."

Morgana's two feet, which had been stuck to the wooden floor, floated into the air.

As if swimming in a dream.

While doing so, the voice she tried to hide leaked out of her mouth inadvertently.

"Ah──"

──Crunch!

The moment I took a bite of the apple, the refreshing juice that had been hidden inside the bright red peel burst out and wetted my lips.

"Mmm."

Fitting for the cool northern region, the apples grown in this area had a widespread reputation as the best apples on the continent.

Actually, the moment I arrived in this village and bought one to eat, I could tell immediately.

"As expected, it's delicious."

That the reputation was true.

Since it was a taste that was very wasteful to eat alone, I wiped the fruit juice on my lips with a finger and held out the apple toward Lily, who was right next to me.

"Want a bite, Lily?"

"Ah, I am fine."

But Lily immediately waved her hand lightly.

I suppose, since she is already having a 'meal', she might not particularly crave a meal on this side.

After nodding, I took another big bite of the apple I brought back.

At the same time, Lily lowered her head, which had turned to look at me, again and looked down at Morgana lying beneath her.

"Zzz..."

Covered thickly with a fluffy blanket, sleeping very soundly.

Without even dreaming of the fact that her 'vitality' is being drained through a 'dream'.

So right now, whatever scene Morgana is seeing in her dream, it was all just a sweet dream of a midsummer night.

Not something happening in reality.

All names, characters, and events appearing in this dream are fictitious.

They have no relation whatsoever to actual persons or places.

That kind of story.

Of course, desires hidden deep inside that even she herself doesn't know, or perhaps... a certain impression Lily has of me might be somewhat projected onto the 'Elf Bin' who will appear in the dream, but even if it is like reality, that is all a result of coincidence.

The real Morgana, as soon as she started casting amorous glances while stroking the back of my hand.

『First, send the subordinate far away.』

At my [Word Command], which would have sounded like I was subtly whispering a 'request', she opened the door as if possessed and sent the subordinate who was guarding the front far away.

And then, as soon as she closed the door roughly with a Bam!.

"Well done."

She fell asleep due to my subsequent [Song of Sleep].

And Morgana's subordinate, who would have left the front of the room and gone down to the tavern like that, was scheduled to be fed a lot of alcohol by Ibi and Toric.

So that he couldn't possibly come back to the room and check the situation inside.

Thanks to that, Lily entered the room like this right now, put Morgana, who was trying to open her eyes again after the [Song of Sleep] ended, to sleep once more with [Sleep], and was showing her a sweet dream.

And all of this was possible because I knew well that Miki was reliably guarding the sleeping Rine's side.

Teamplay.

Now, when tomorrow comes, Morgana, having woken from her sleep, will open the 'gate' for us to go to Shurina.

...However, one regrettable thing was that there was absolutely no way to know even roughly what kind of dream Morgana was having from this side.

Even Lily, who was showing that dream.

But this part couldn't be helped.

Skilled succubi can control dreams perfectly as they wish, but it hadn't been long since Lily realized she was a succubus herself.

So although she instinctively knew how to dig deep into the subconscious and make them dream a dream (that the opponent desires), controlling it seemed difficult.

But, well.

It didn't matter much.

It wasn't a problem to the extent that it would cause a setback in the plan.

It wasn't important at all what kind of dream she was having.

Whatever it was, I could match it.

In the first place, the me inside the dream Morgana would be having right now── 'Elf Bin' would roughly be doing things I would actually do.

Of course... that is, assuming Lily, who would have created that 'Elf Bin' in the dream, doesn't have some huge misunderstanding about me usually.

Still, considering the time we traveled together, how far off could it be?

Anyway.

As long as the 'Elf Bin' in the dream and the real me don't have a severe sense of disparity, acting to match that wasn't a very difficult task for me.

Even if I do or say something slightly off, I have overwhelming 'Charm' to gloss over the situation with appropriate [Persuasion] or [Deception].

When I tossed the remaining apple into my mouth and asked about the situation, Lily went "Mmm..." and made a somewhat complex and subtle expression.

"Why?"

"That is, to be honest..."

"To be honest?"

"The, the taste is... not really..."

"...Aha─"

Actually, I didn't ask that, I meant to ask if it was hard or anything.

As I said before, my blood was no different from extremely high-calorie food for Lily.

"And, actually... I should say, I barely feel... the feeling of being filled up usually..."

Furthermore, anyway, we had to drain only a 'moderate amount' of vitality so that there would be absolutely no problem for Morgana to wake up the next day.

It must be a ridiculously insufficient amount to appease the hunger of Lily, in whose body the blood of the Succubus Queen flows, and who could become the next Succubus Queen depending on the circumstances.

No wonder.

Lily's behavior of constantly glancing sideways at me from earlier but then sharply avoiding my gaze when our eyes met; I finally understood it now.

She couldn't bring herself to say it.

Since she was already draining vitality but it wasn't enough, asking for more... well, it would be a bit awkward, wouldn't it.

"So that's how it is."

Since I realized it eventually, I have no choice but to step up.

No, in this case, it would be stepping up after taking off my top.

"...!"

Actually, to be precise, it's more of lowering it than taking it off.

"B, Bin...?!"

I swept back my side hair and exposed the nape of my neck.

Before, when I taught Lily the proper way of draining for the first time, I mentioned the 'Two Track' of succubi.

Showing a dream and draining blood in reality at the same time.

It is the basic draining method of succubi.

And usually that means plugging two channels into one person, but.

"Want a bite?"

There was no need to plug those two channels into only one person.

It's just that... there's almost no reason to drain the vitality of two people simultaneously.

But for Lily, who possesses the gluttony of a Succubus Queen, there was a reason.

So,

"......."

Unlike when I asked the same question a moment ago, she seemed to flinch for a moment but eventually nodded quietly.

Like that, Lily, still holding Morgana's arm with one hand and with the 'connection' unbroken.

Crunch!

Approached in front of her and bit the nape of my neck as I knelt down.

"Phew..."

Since I also enjoyed double pleasure by deceiving the deceiver, this time it was Lily's turn to enjoy.

Early morning.

There was no such thing as... a bird waking up early and tweeting outside the window.

"Whoa."

Instead, only the cold dawn wind unique to the northern region blew in, so I hurriedly closed the window I had opened.

"Mmm..."

But perhaps woken by that sound, the sound of Morgana tossing and turning buried in the blanket was heard.

So when I looked back, she was rubbing her half-open eyes as expected.

"Are you already up?"

I put on the gentlest smile possible and placed one of the two cups I held in my hand on the table next to the bed.

"It's coffee."

Morgana stared blankly at the steaming cup for a moment, then belatedly started looking around.

"Where... is this?"

"Ah, it's the room I booked. I moved you when you fell asleep."

"Your, room...? Why...?"

"That is..."

I let out a bitter laugh and scratched the side of my head.

"The condition of that room became a bit... difficult for you to sleep comfortably in."

"Is... that so...?"

Actually, nothing happened, and I only brought her here to hide the fact that nothing happened.

And I couldn't even move her, actually.

Because I lacked 'Strength'.

But Morgana seemed to roughly accept it; she didn't ask further and slowly sat up.

Then, she seemed to check inside the blanket for a moment, realized she was properly dressed, and soon came out of the blanket and got off the bed.

"When on earth... did I fall asleep...?"

From the beginning.

Of course, I couldn't answer like that, so I showed a slight smile toward her, who was holding her forehead and making a slightly pained expression.

"How about resting a bit more? You seem very tired."

"Ugh...!"

Morgana, who stumbled for a moment, certainly looked extremely exhausted.

Although I said it was to the extent that there would be no issues, she had her vitality drained anyway.

"...You are, very lively?"

Well, that's because I didn't do anything.

All I did was share some blood with Lily for a moment, and watch from the side to prepare for any unknown situation.

"Since I am a bard."

Morgana, looking at me acting sly while shrugging my shoulders, showed a reaction that was still somewhat confused.

"Last, night was..."

"Was it satisfying?"

At my question thrown while cutting her off abruptly, Morgana pressed her narrowed brow firmly for a moment as if retracing her memories.

"It was truly... a dream-like time... but the memory is..."

Well, that's because it was a dream.

"I gain confidence."

"But, still it's blurry..."

"If it is really that blurry──"

"...!"

I gently held Morgana's hand and made a gesture of kissing the back of her hand.

"I can make you remember step by step, from the beginning again?"

Though I have no idea what that is.

However, Morgana, who must clearly have that memory remaining in her unconscious, blinked her two eyes and stared blankly at my face that had come close.

With her snow-white face unique to Northern Elves dyed bright red like the apples that are the specialty of this area.

"I, I think I remember, now..."

"Really?"

"...! Ah, is it not...? As expected, I don't remember a thi──"

"Liar."

I smirked, then let go of Morgana's hand and stepped back.

"If you faint again, when do you plan to wake up? Also, we have to depart by day at the latest."

"Depart...?"

"You have to go to Shurina, right? You should take me too, no?"

"Ah, that was... right...?"

Morgana tilted her head as if her memory was hazy, but how could she say firmly 'I never did that?' to the smile this I was showing.

"There are people I want to introduce you to as well. Rest a bit more, and see you later."

"Yes..."

Morgana, who went back into the bed obediently following my words, seemed to hesitate for a moment upon seeing me trying to leave the room after checking that.

"Ma..."

That high-handed attitude from yesterday, threatening that I should listen obediently before she breaks my legs, was nowhere to be found... She answered with a trembling voice as if she didn't even know herself that such a word could come out of her own mouth.

"Ma, Master..."

"...?"

Huh...?

Just what kind of dream did you show her, Lily?