Book 15: Chapter 14
I entered the Imperial Palace and headed up. It had been some time since I was last back at the palace. The last time I was there, I felt entirely different. I was in a rush the last time I came and left in a rush. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even know if I could return again. Fortunately, I was finally back, and I didn’t have to worry about not being able to make it back.
I wasn’t in a rush to see Vyvyan or Dragon Mom. Dragon Mom was likely learning how to live in the North, all the various etiquette and so forth. I wanted to see my girls and wives most. I wanted to hug my Lucia, my Nier, my Vera, Nona and Daisy. They were my most treasured assets.
Nier carried Daisy to the entrance of the main hall. When she saw me walk in, she cried as though I opened her tear floodgates. Her tears just began to fall onto Daisy’s face without a word. Daisy looked blankly at me as if she never expected me to appear. I walked up to them with a smile. Nier shoved Daisy into the hands of a maid next to her, and then leapt over to tightly hug me. She hugged me with all her might and wailed on my shoulders. . She almost snapped my back with how tight she hugged me.
I imagined I’d be met with that sort of scene. I gently stroked Nier’s back; I stroked the back of her head and pony tail. Daisy began to cry out to me and desperately try to reach me. However, I thought Nier cared about me more, unfortunately. So accordingly, I caressed Daisy’s forehead with one hand to calm her down. I softly said, “Sorry, Nier. I’m covered all over in scales now. It must be uncomfortable to hug me now.”
Next to my ear and in her hoarse voice, Nier desperately tried to give a reply: “N-No… I-I already know… Dear… I know what happened… I know what happened… Regardless of how you are, I’m happy, as long as you return to my side. I’m so glad you’ve recovered; I’m very, very happy right now… It’s all right. It’s all right. Your body is still warm despite being covered in scales. I want to cry so badly. Dear, you’ve finally come back to me. You finally… won’t leave anymore…”
I gave firm nod. Nier leaned in toward the side of my face with her teary face and rubbed it against mine. Perhaps she was trying to prove she didn’t mind my scales. I could feel the cold sensation and tears on her face. I could hear the sound of her skin rubbing against my scales. She didn’t mind, though. Instead, she kissed the scales on my face.
I clasped Nier’s face and gave her a sincere kiss. While all other parts of my skin had become scales, I still had my human lips. Nier cupped my face with one hand and went into the kiss so fast that our teeth banged against each other. Before I could react, however, Nier’s lips were pressed against mine, giving me no space to dodge.
The passionate kiss didn’t resemble the blissful kiss given in a reunion at all. I would actually describe it as feeling the wildness of Nier after a month… I was sure I’d be with her for the night; I probably wouldn’t get to sleep. Her body came closer and closer to mine. She kissed me with complete disregard for everything else. I didn’t need to respond to it. She swept up my saliva with her tongue and swallowed it. She practically wanted to bite my tongue off and take it; her tongue rampaged in my mouth. She mixed our taste together, and then swallowed it.
I felt as though Nier sucked everything out of me. She only released me when she was on the border of suffocation; even then, she was reluctant to release me. Her face was slightly flush red. She had a scary, hazy look in her eyes. Her hand subconsciously grabbed my belt, and then she pulled herself in. She was virtually trying to fuse herself with me. Although I wanted to get cosy with her for a while, we couldn’t do it there. I quickly tugged her to stop her from getting closer then swiftly grabbed Daisy from the maid and held her between us as a means of stopping Nier from using her leg to lock me.