"Set the Empire right with me."
"..."
The Emperor's eyes held not even a shadow of doubt that I would agree.
And why wouldn't he?
At the banquet, I had carefully tailored my criticisms of the Church to align perfectly with his views.
In this situation, rejecting the Emperor's proposal was not only difficult—it was dangerous.
Refusing could easily be construed as mocking the Emperor, and that could very well cost me my head.
'What do I do?'
My mind went blank.
If I stayed silent, I would find myself thrust to the very frontlines of the power struggle between the imperial family and the church.
The Emperor, watching my hesitation, seemed deeply pleased.
"No need to be so moved. It is just a small—"
Suddenly, the Emperor's words trailed off.
Both our gazes shifted.
Click. Clack.
In the dead silence of the banquet hall, the crisp sound of heels echoed.
The footsteps drew closer, and finally, under the pale moonlight, the Second Princess appeared.
Her crimson eyes glanced at me briefly before settling on the Emperor.
"You've had too much to drink, Your Majesty."
"Mm, but our conversation isn't finished..."
"If you stay any longer, Empress Marianne will start to worry."
At the mention of the Empress, the Emperor visibly flinched.
It was as if a cold wind had snapped him back to his senses.
"What are you doing? Get up."
"It was an honor to speak with you, Your Majesty."
I swiftly stood and followed the Second Princess out of the banquet hall.
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My head spun as I walked down the corridor behind the Second Princess.
It was hard to tell whether it was from the alcohol or sheer exhaustion.
Dressed in a crisp white dress shirt, she led me to the room where I would be staying.
"You may sleep here tonight."
"Thank you."
The room was spacious, befitting a imperial guest suite, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I could see a terrace.
However, instead of leaving, the Second Princess stepped inside and opened the door to the terrace wide.
"...Your Highness?"
I called out hesitantly.
She sat at the small table, placing a bottle of red wine upon it.
"Before you go, why not chat for a bit?"
"Uh, well..."
I hesitated.
After drinking so much with the Emperor, all I really wanted to do was rest.
"You drank with His Majesty but not with me?"
"I could drink, but I might not last long."
"At least try to keep me company."
Her playful insistence drew a wry smile from me.
After all the trouble she had gone through, it felt wrong to just ask her to leave.
"Alright, but only a little."
I grabbed two wine glasses from the cupboard and sat across from her at the table.
The cool breeze from the open terrace helped clear my foggy mind.
"Here."
"Thank you."
I accepted the wine she poured and took a sip.
'Hmm, it's better than I expected.'
The wine was a sweet grape variety, more like juice than alcohol—easy to drink and not too strong.
"You seemed to talk with His Majesty for quite a while."
"He suggested I become a court wizard."
"That must have been dreadful."
Knowing my aversion to work, the Second Princess giggled.
"I thought I was going to die."
Once I started, I couldn't stop. I ended up telling her everything about my conversation with the Emperor.
The drinking session had been a back-and-forth of him pushing the offer and me politely declining.
That delicate dance had dragged on through the night, eventually veering into talk of the church.
"Haha, so that's why you ended up stuck there, drinking."
The Second Princess laughed heartily at my story.
Her crimson eyes curved gently, and for a moment, I found myself staring at her bright smile, entranced.
"..."
Noticing my expression, she looked at me quietly and asked in a soft voice:
"What were you thinking?"
"..."
"I'm curious. Tell me."
"I thought... your smile was beautiful."
"Hmm."
In an instant, she leaned in close.
"Like this?"
Her red eyes narrowed playfully.
Thump.
My heart pounded.
Her face was so near I could feel her breath.
Startled by her sudden approach, I instinctively pulled back.
My intoxicated body couldn't keep its balance.
The chair toppled over, and my legs hit something soft.
By the time I realized it was the bed, I was already lying on it, gently pushed down by the Second Princess.
Her crimson eyes peered down at me; my wrists pinned against the bed.
I was in an impossibly awkward situation, completely flustered.
I didn't know where to put my eyes.
"You shouldn't do this."
"What do you mean by that?"
I could sense a mischievous playfulness in their voice.
"You said you loved me."
The face of the Second Princess has descended.
"Was it a lie?"
The steadfast red eyes looked down at me, demanding an answer.
In the eyes demanding the truth, I couldn't say a word, and our lips met.
The tongue that slipped through my lips stirred as if to suck the inside of my mouth, entangled together with my tongue loosened by alcohol.
I twisted my drunken body for a moment before it completely collapsed.
For a while, there was a sticky kiss.
When the Second Princess rose, my mind was completely melted away.
The red eyes looking down at me twisted in an unusual way.
While I blankly stared at that dizzying smile, I ultimately couldn't hold back and got up to pounce on the Second Princess.
Turning my body, I climbed on top of the Second Princess and tore off her white shirt as if to rip it apart.
The buttons of the shirt popped open, revealing the Second Princess's pure white skin under the moonlight.
The painfully white body was dazzlingly beautiful.
Her voluptuous breasts rose without a hint of sag, and on her curved body, there was no flaw to be found.
It was a beauty that could not be expressed in words.
Even the moonlight turned into a deep darkness when it touched the Second Princess's body.
"..."
Surprisingly, the Second Princess was wearing nothing.
As I stood there speechless, gazing at that fantastic body.
"Well, now it seems there's no way for me to get out."
Looking at the torn shirt, the Second Princess clicked her tongue softly.
Even in this reclining situation, she remained composed.
"You said you would give me an answer in a year, but now you're acting like in a hurry."
Her mischievous tone, which looked sly, and the lewdly swirling red eyes were undeniably alluring.
It felt as if I was seeing a succubus that appears in dreams and steals people's essence.
No, she was the succubus itself.
Unable to resist the impulse, I grasped the Second Princess's breast in my hand.
The soft, yielding yet forceful breast was more resilient than any cushion in the world.
It was so substantial that it felt heavy in one hand.
Embracing that delightful sensation, I buried my face in the Second Princess's chest.
The dream-like soft skin enveloped my face.
Unconsciously, I took the protruding nipple into my mouth and flicked my tongue.
"Umm."
A sweet moan sounded.
Stimulated by that moan, as I sucked on the nipple, the Second Princess gently stroked the back of my head as if to praise me.
It felt like a reward, and like a baby bird longing for its mother, I suckled on the nipple.
Eventually, as I trailed my face down the curves of the ample breasts, I buried my face in the firm abs.
Being in the princess's arms felt as cozy and comforting as being in a mother's womb. The subtle scent of roses made me feel at ease.
As I exhaled hot breaths and looked up, her red eyes were lovingly gazing down at me.
"Are you going to stop?"
"..."
Though I thought in my head that I shouldn't be doing this, my body betrayed my will and was throwing off my clothes.
As I pulled down the Second Princess's lower garment to make it easier to take off, her wide hips and voluptuous thighs were revealed.
And between them, a pure area was covered by a piece of black cloth.
As I carefully removed the black cloth, the revealed pure area was moist and ready to welcome me.
It was a breathtaking sight just to behold.
Before I knew it, I slowly aligned the tip of my stiffened member against that spot. Eventually, I pushed it into the narrow passage.
"Umm."
A thrilling sensation surged as if my pillar might melt away.
As I passed through the ecstatically tightening narrow passage, blood flowed out.
With the Second Princess beneath me, I slowly moved my waist, relying on instinct.
In the foggy consciousness from the alcohol.
Not even knowing how things were going.
The soft moonlight filtering through the window illuminated the two people embracing each other.
*
I was awakened by the sharp light that pierced my eyes. The morning sun was coming in through the window.
As I frowned and tried to turn my head, I suddenly froze.
"..."
Under the sunshine streaming in beneath the window.
The Second Princess was asleep, her pure white body fully exposed.
As I stared blankly at that, I noticed the Second Princess's eyes slowly opening.
As if just waking up, her red eyes radiated a languorous charm as they gazed at me.
"Are you awake?"
"..."
Looking at the corners of her lips that had risen enticingly, memories of the previous day flooded back.
'Insanity.'
I had crossed the line.
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