Episode 172

Time passed like that again.

Lucerne used to come here immediately after finishing her business trip.

That day, too, Lucerne arrived right away. Elisha was sitting on the bed, wearing a silk gown with a subtle apricot color.

“You are here.”

“Yes.”

Lucerne looked over at Elisha.

“What kind of wind was blowing?”

“…….”

Elisha didn't answer.

“Come here, Elisha.”

Lucerne said. Elisha shook her head.

“Wash…….”

“…….”

“As soon as I wash up……. You can do it.”

Lucerne looked over at Elisha. He always did what he was told to do. He immediately nodded softly.

As he went in to wash, Elisha untied even her sheer silk gown. Elisha didn't wear a girdle or a bustier today. She was familiar with the thin silk underwear, having worn it in front of him several times before.

Lucerne brushed his hair and came out of the bathroom. He was wearing a long gown. Through his open gown, his firm, wet chest muscles were visible. Elisha forgot the situation and she suddenly looked at him.

“What is it?”

Lucerne strides over and pushes Elisha onto her bed.

“I'll have to take it slow. Seeing this, I can't afford it again.”

“Wait a moment…….”

Elisha whispered.

“Lucerne. Lie down.”

Lucerne's brow furrowed.

“…… What are you doing?”

“So you won't lie down?”

Elisha's cheeks turned red. She cupped her legs on her bed and slowly lifted the hem of her skirt. I can't believe it, but he's excited about this. Lucerne took a deep breath and his eyes darkened.

“Be prepared to drive me crazy.”

Lucerne said.

“Because I hold back what I want to swallow from the top of my head.”

“…… Follow your heart. But just lie down.”

Elisha said as if to soothe him. She wasn't smiling, but the nervous look on her face made Lucerne even more moved. Lucerne eventually lay down as she wished. She, in her underwear, climbed onto his stomach.

Elisha pulled out her confessional from the vial she had prepared. She put it in her mouth and she kissed him.

In an instant, her hot tongue intertwined. His firm hand, which pulled Elisha in, gripped her waist so much that her handprints appeared. Elisha pushed the confession all the way into his mouth. Lucerne's neck gulped.

“Oh, is it coming out like this?”

Elisha looked at him through her flowing hair.

“Cute.”

As if Lucerne was dumbfounded, she laughed.

“You really know a lot.”

“…….”

“How did you know this type of confession would work for me?”

For Lucerne, the stronger the medicine, the less effective it is. This is because his guardian spirit, the shadow, removes poison from the body. However, drugs in the range that did not cause major damage to the body, such as hallucinogens and some confessions, were relatively effective. The important thing is to administer drugs with weak ingredients.

All of this was information that Elisha had heard from Jacob's side in her past life.

Elisha did not answer Lucerne's question. She whispered in a low voice.

“You……. You do it first.”

Elisha put her hand on his stomach and said. I could feel my tight, tight abs.

“As promised, I will also take the confessional. Exchange questions. That's the last condition I said.”

“Three questions. It?”

Lucerne looked at Elisha languidly. Elisha nodded her head.

“Do you think I will accept these conditions?”

“…… Yes.”

Elisha pulled down her underwear. Her immaculate breasts and nipples were exposed.

“If you want to touch me, do as I please. Isn't it?”

Lucerne smiled. He nodded her head.

“It doesn't matter. Come now, even if you know a few more of my secrets.”

And Lucerne looked at Elisha quietly.

“My little ghost.”

Elisha flinched.

“Bring me a cigarette from under my clothes. I don't listen to confessions well. I'll give you a hallucination. It will turn around a bit.”

Elisha did just that. Lucerne inhaled a cigarette. He let out the smoke slowly.

“Ah, I feel dirty.”

Lucerne whispered. He stared into the void as if in a vision, blinking slowly. The feature of confession is to see nightmare-like visions with open eyes.

“So what are you curious about?”

Lucerne's hands began to massage Elisha's breasts before she knew it. The strength of her grip quickly created red handprints on her immaculate chest.

She was on top of Lucerne again. His other hand lifted the skirt of her silk underwear and grabbed Elisha's hips. Elisha didn't feel like being the interrogator at all.

“First question.”

Elisha frowned and glared at him.

“Why are you doing this to me? You are a man anyone could have. Even if it's not me……. But why are you imprisoning me like this?”

“So you want me to get tired of you?”

“The questions are not yours.”

Lucerne pulled Elisha by the scruff of her neck. He whispered in her ear.

“If it's not you, I won't stand.”

Elisha's body stiffened.

“I'm not good with women. But from the moment I first saw you, I couldn't control myself.”

“…… That…….”

Elisha blinked her eyes.

“Do you know why?”

“No. I'm…….”

“But. How can I stay still when I'm like this? It's because you're not a eunuch, right?”

Lucerne put a stake on Elisha's butt and bit her ear.

“Huh…….”

Elisha frowned.

“But that's an excuse too.”

Lucerne's hand fell.

Elisha moved her head so she could see his eyes properly. His eyes were surprisingly sincere and clear.

“Strangely, I feel like I've already stolen you once. I will never do that this time……. I feel like I have to tie you up and hide you. Am I crazy, really for you…….”

That was a very unexpected word. Elisha opened her eyes wide. Lucerne smiled softly. It was the kind of smile she had never seen before.

He took one puff at the cigarette he had placed on the plate next to his bed. And he closed and opened her eyes as if savoring a hallucinogen.

“Ask the next question. That way we can quickly end this ridiculous thing.”

“…….”

“You have to relieve this dirty feeling, you will have a hard time today. My wife.”

Lucerne said affectionately. Elisha's body trembled.

“Put that down.”

Elisha took her cigarette. Fortunately, the ventilation in the room worked well. Lucerne obediently raised her hand.

“If you have children……. What will he do? Having children doesn't help you much right now. But since we're still married, it's not an illegitimate child. It will also help the succession of the Cartier family.”

“Elisha.”

Lucerne cut her off.

“I am not interested in children. All I want is between you and me It is eternal redemption.”

Elisha's hand twitched. This was worse than I thought. Is that really why you want to have children?

“Can I raise the child?”

“It's up to you.”

“…….”

Elisha's body trembled. She wanted to cry he…… It was too cruel. She seemed to have no mercy for her. Elisha trembled, naked and miserable, on his stomach. And she asked

“Me…….”

“…….”

“Do you like me? Do you think human? No. Me…… Do you really want to? Me…….”

Elisha tried to stop there. But no more…… She couldn't stop The long-held doubts, the sincerity that had flowed out in the hope that they would rather be crushed in front of him, were scattered in the air.

“Do you love me? What am I to you?”

Lucerne looked at Elisha with her cloudy eyes. He stretched out her hand to her.

“Ah!”

In an instant, the situation was reversed. She was laid under Lucerne.

“Too many questions.”

Lucerne said.

“My answer is one.”

“…….”

“I think I love you.”

Elisha's movements stiffened. She seemed to have been struck by lightning. She was so startled that she felt sick to her stomach and her head was spinning for a moment.

“Why am I locking you up? You are my fear When I'm with you, I feel the first taste in my life. A sense of dread of everything. What if you disappear what if I get hurt What if I lose you?”

“…….”

“I am afraid of you dying.”

Like everyone else. Lucerne added.

He ran his hand through Elisha's hair. Gradually, his touch became friendly, and Lucerne's head lowered until their lips met.

Just like that, Lucerne whispered in her ear. His tone was deep and dark, as if he was scooping out a full bowl of water somewhere.

“I almost went crazy when I thought you might die. Know? I wanted to twist the family head's neck on the spot. Just because I was by your side when you were poisoned. What about the other useless bastards?”

“Sophie……. He said you were angry.”

“Okay.”

Lucerne replied.

“You are the kind of woman I should keep hidden in a box. It makes me crazy.”

Elisha finally understood him. I didn't fully understand. He had never tasted such a feeling. Because I saw too much hell to love Elisha. There are many things to keep. Because she didn't know how to get her, because she didn't know how to face her.

So, she decided to lock her up. That was his way of facing the fear he was experiencing for the first time in his life.

Oh, how selfish was his love. That was her reward for all this suffering.

Again, tears fell. Elisha closed her eyes, controlling her emotions.

“Make me love you. Elisha.”

“…….”

“There's nothing else for you to do anyway.”

Lucerne caressed Elisha's cheek and said. Elisha was devastated. In her two lives she had the love she so much wanted.

Could this be real love? No, what does that matter anyway? His emotions were just black. He took her down and crashed her, never willing to embrace. The feeling she longed for at the end of her last life was her illusion.

“I…….”

Said Elisha. She was crying and he just watched indifferently. Lucerne's hand fell.

“Now, what are you looking at?”

Elisha looked at Lucerne and said. The three questions have already gone out of scope. She just couldn't stop her mouth.

“You.”

Lucerne whispered. That was the characteristic of confession. After making her see what she fears most in the head of the person who took it over and over again, she makes her feel the pain all over her body. So Lucerne must also be seeing an illusion.

“Me?”

“Okay.”

Lucerne whispered.

“It's a dream I have sometimes. A dream in which you are crying.”

He whispered. Elisha looked at him with her quivering eyes.

“I dream of you dying under a black tree.”

Lucerne said.

“My mother committed suicide by poisoning there.”

“Why…… Yo. This?”

Elisha couldn't stand it and she asked.