Chapter 41 – Unresolved Curiosity

“Well, I’d like to ask that there be a lot of scenes like that…”

Fine pricked up her ears at Rize’s words, which she spoke with difficulty.

“Huh? A lot of dirty stuff?”

An expression of pure surprise.
It was a reaction that I would never have dreamed of thinking that the diligent vice-captain would be curious about something like that.

“Uh, yes… I thought we might need to learn more about humans since they are living in our knighthood.”

“Oh, as expected, vice-captain! You are there! I will bring it right away!”

“Please, keep it a secret from the other members… Okay?”

“Yes! Please leave it to me!”

It didn’t take long for Fine to return with her books.

When the youngest disappeared with the words, “Have fun reading,” The only thing left in the room were the two books, Rize and Human.

“…”

She was not willing to open the book.
Sexual desire and behavior have been taboo for elves since ancient times.
Because I knew that fact so well, I did not move my hands easily.

But.

‘Obviously earlier…’ .’

Rize recalled what happened in the forest that afternoon.
Dake’s hand accidentally touched her chest while trying to help her fall.
It was a blink of an eye, but I can’t forget the feeling at that time.

“…It’s different as expected.”

She muttered that after massaging her breasts with her own hands.

Unlike now, where I don’t feel anything, in the forest, I definitely felt a sensation I had never experienced before.

The moment his hand touched me, it was an amazing feeling as if electricity passed through the area where I touched it.
The sensation quickly spread throughout my entire body, and I felt like my legs were going to lose strength without me realizing it.

‘That’s the pleasure… ?’

I couldn’t decide yet.
Although it was my first time feeling it, when I asked if it felt good, I was more embarrassed than I was.

Besides, if she really felt pleasure, that was a problem.
An elf who must stay away from her sexual desires should not feel pleasure from contact with an emotionless Dike.

‘I have to look into it in detail to find out what I felt.’

She finally got the courage to open the book.
The story begins with a scene where a man and a woman from two hostile families meet by chance.

The situation where they developed feelings for each other but were unable to show it due to their family was quite interesting, and Rize quickly became immersed in the story.

Then, there was a scene where the female protagonist was piggybacked by the male protagonist.
While they were spending time together hiding their feelings, the female protagonist accidentally hurt her foot.

‘It’s the same as what happened in the afternoon…’ .’

Because the situation was so similar, Rize couldn’t help but think of the time she was being carried by Dike in the forest.

Wide and solid back, different from that of elves.
I don’t know why, but when she placed her body on his back, she felt relieved and comfortable for some reason.

At the same time, the female protagonist in her novel was expressing the same sentiments as her, and Rize felt as if she had entered her novel.

“…”

Thanks to this, she didn’t notice the passage of time and continued reading the book.
It was long past time to go to sleep, and the story was already coming to an end.

The main characters, a man and a woman, finally confirmed their feelings for each other.
However, the two realize that they cannot continue because of their families, so they promise to make up their minds and become husband and wife from today onwards.

Feeling sad that they would have to part ways with their loved ones when the night passed and the sun rose, the two of them overlapped for the first and last time.

“OMG…”

Because the sex scene in the novel was depicted so explicitly, Rize let out a strange exclamation without realizing it.

As I was reading the sentence, I remembered the scene of the relationship between Dayk and Agnes that I had seen through a crack in the door before, and the feeling of his hand touching my chest, and my heart pounding did not subside.

“…”

The two people in the novel looked so happy.
As the author is a woman, she mainly writes from the perspective of the female protagonist, and thanks to this, her explanations and descriptions of sex are well conveyed to Rize.

‘It’s over… ?’

I read this novel so intently that it was already over.
The night has already passed and the sun is slowly rising.

In order to recover quickly and return to training, Rize needed to sleep now, but the lingering memories of her first erotic novel she had read made it difficult for Rize to make a decision.

The second book that glimmers in her troubled eyes.
Finally, the vice-captain could not overcome his curiosity and opened the book.

—

Two days later, that is, the third day since Dake returned from deployment.

After finishing her shower, Rize stood on her floor and turned her ankles this way and that.

‘It’s okay, this is fine. I can go to training again starting tomorrow. But it healed much faster than expected. What happened?’

It’s strange, but it’s actually good news, so there’s no need to worry.
And more than anything, she had something she wanted to do right away, so she hurriedly put on her clothes.

‘Good.’

What I climbed onto the bed and opened was a human book.
I read the first two books I borrowed that day, and after that, at Rize’s request, Fine sent me new books.

‘It’s already the seventh volume.’

Human novels were perfect for killing time while recovering from an injury.
A variety of impressions from various characters and various events.
If I focused on that, time would pass quickly.

Of course, Rize’s biggest interest was the sexual scenes between men and women.
The pleasure you get from touching your loved one.
I was so curious about this seemingly unknown world that I couldn’t stop reading the book.

But there was one problem.
No matter how much I read, my curiosity is rarely satisfied.

What an ecstatic feeling it is when you actually feel it.
To what extent did the once stern leader overlook it?

I started reading the book in hopes of solving that question, but no matter how much I read, I couldn’t get a specific answer. Rather, as I encountered various stories, my curiosity about what it would be like if it were real only grew.

“Ha…”

Due to her frustration, Rize eventually closes the book she was reading and lies down.
After being dazed for a moment, I suddenly got up.

‘I should go for a walk. ‘I’m going to rehabilitate my feet after a few days of rest.’

That was when she opened the door and went out into the hallway.
A member of the group happened to spot Rize while passing by and greeted her.

“Vice-Captain. Are your feet okay now?”

“It’s Ciel. It’s okay, you’re all better. You’ll join training again tomorrow.”

“Ah, are you going to report to the leader? But the leader probably isn’t in the room right now.”

I finished the report earlier, so there was no need for it, but I was curious and asked.

“Why? Where are you?”

“I just saw you in the hallway and you seemed a little embarrassed. I think you might be going to Dike?”

“I see. Okay, thank you.”

After parting ways with the group members, Rize immediately became lost in thought.

The fact that the leader went to meet Dayke means that something like that will happen soon.

Is it because my curiosity about sexual pleasure has not been satisfied and I have reached a point of frustration?
A thought passed through Rize’s mind.

‘If you see it in person…’

She had already seen Agnes and Dike having sex several times.
However, at the time she was not only distracted but also had no interest, and she had a feeling that if she saw it again, her curiosity would be satisfied.

‘I know it’s not right, but…’

Nevertheless, I would like to resolve this question that has been on my mind for a few days.

‘Only once… You only see it once.’

Having made her decision, Rize made sure that her hallway was empty and moved towards her stairs leading to her basement.

—

After returning to the barracks, there are two days left until I return to Lake Village.
Nothing special has happened so far.
Except the queen was disappointed when she heard that I had returned with all my limbs intact.

“Hmm.”

I lay down in a comfortable position and looked around the app.
Among the many features that have not yet been unlocked, there were many whose contents I could not even understand due to a lack of points or achievement achievement rates.

Then, without even thinking about it, I turned on the corruption status, and unexpected information caught my eye.

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[Kiella]

Status: Resistance

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Her name was suddenly added to the list of Agnes.

It wasn’t there until the time when Ruina put a dildo in front of her and had her clean it, but it seems to have been added after that.

In Agnes’ case, I thought her name would go up only if she inserted it herself, but it seemed like just giving her intense pleasure would make her name go up.

As expected, the state is in a resistance stage where there is hostility towards me.
Below it, there was a short piece of information written.

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[Kiella]

Status: Resistance

Not masturbating under Dake’s orders.

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From my perspective, I could have just obeyed her even if she disobeyed her orders, but she seemed to be complying with some enthusiasm.

Well, since your weaknesses are firmly established, it will be difficult to show off your courage.
It’s not that difficult to resist masturbation in the first place.

‘When I return, it will be in earnest…’

Her goal was to get revenge on me, of course, but there was one more thing she was after at the same time.

Information about the inner workings of her royal castle that she must have obtained during her time as a Supreme Court judge in the royal castle.
It was clear that Kiella knew things that even Agnes, the Queen’s favorite knight, would not know.
If she could get that information, her revenge on her queen would be much easier.

Smart.

“Oh, come in.”

The door opened and Agnes appeared.

There was no need to ask why I came here.
I just called because I wanted to.
She had spent the night with him so many times that he felt empty without her at this time.

“I’m here?”

“Huh…”

The nodding face is full of anticipation.
I was thinking of starting right away, but I suddenly remembered something so I asked.

“Did you hear anything from the vice-captain?”

“What are you talking about?”

I recalled a conversation we had a few days ago on a patrol mission in the forest.
The vice-captain asked me if I really loved Agnes.
I’m not sure, but from my perspective, I felt like she was doubting our relationship.

“It seemed like the vice-captain wasn’t sure if we were really lovers.”

“Is that true? I haven’t heard anything.”

“Okay?”

Looking back, there was no sign of suspicion at all after that conversation.
She said it indifferently, thinking that it was just my luck.

“I guess I was just mistaken.”

“Then that’s a good thing. Now that I think about it, the vice-captain reported that his injury has recovered and he will join training starting tomorrow. There’s no way the ankle sprain will get better in two days, so maybe you used magic?”

“That’s right.”

She actually used her healing hand without her knowledge when carrying her vice-captain.
If she healed right away, it would be difficult to explain why she had to be carried, so she was not fully healed.

“…Thank you. As expected, you are a kind person. I didn’t even know that, but I was the same as before…”

Agnes said playfully, placing her hand on her sunken shoulder.

“It’s okay. I just have to repay with my body, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right. To you again today…”

The anticipation that had subsided blooms in her eyes again.
Her hands moved to take off her clothes to match her ripe mood, and Agnes waited patiently as if she was ready to accept everything.

That moment.

Thud… !

“What?”

She followed the sudden sound and opened the door.

“Vice-captain?”

“Ah…!”

She looks up at us with her short sigh.
She looked more surprised than either I or Agnes, and it seemed obvious that she had sneaked up on the door and been caught.

“Vice-captain. Did you hear us?”

“Yes? Yes, Captain…”

“Where did you hear that from?”

“Well, it starts from the part where you said that Dake is a kind person…”

Fortunately, I don’t think I heard the conversation before that.
After feeling relieved with me for a moment, Agnes asked in a serious voice.

“What’s going on here?”

“Huh? Oh, well, that’s…”

A vice-captain who can hardly keep his mouth shut.
Her eyes, as blue as her hair, have no place to go and wander here and there.

“Tell me the truth. Why did you come here? Could it be that you were trying to spy on me?”

At Agnes’s urging, the hesitant vice-captain closed his eyes and shouted.

“I came here to check if Captain and Dake are really lovers!”