“What’s wrong?”

“...”

Under his gaze, Aurelia fidgeted slightly before speaking.

“My lord. What are your thoughts on a…harem?”

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|DxD|

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“...”

Igor did not know how to reply to that question. She just came at him all of sudden that he had to take some time to actually processed what she asked him.

“A…harem?”

Her silent nod confirmed that he wasn’t hearing things. But it made no sense. Aurelia should know exactly what he would think of the topic.

“You mean that waste of time?”

He spoke incredulously. There wasn’t even fake surprise in his voice. He truly seemed to not appreciate the idea.

“...”

She remained silent, but her eyes flickered with an emotion he couldn’t read. Her energy was fluctuating somewhat sporadically. It was in a way that he couldn’t tell if she was worried or anticipating something.

“Sister. If you’re trying to ask me if I want or plan for a harem in the future, then my answer is no. No, no, no, and no. My day is already tied up into training, training I haven’t done yet. Wasting time with random women won’t fit into my schedule.”

For a brief moment, Aurelia wondered if she was also included in the list of people who wasted his time. Her eyes flickered briefly, but Igor was quick to notice the conflict in her eyes.

“Don’t think stupid things, Lia. That’s my job.”

Gently grabbing her cheeks he kissed her forehead before pulling her into his embrace.

“Don’t compare yourself to some random woman on a street corner somewhere. You’re my woman.”

“...”

She quietly leaned into his chest. His answer alleviated her apprehension, yet also elevated her guilt. A small part of her imagined him saying these exact words to Shuri, and it tore through her.

She held him tightly and let his comforting warmth seep into her. Atleast for a while, she wanted to forget about Shuri…about everything.

“...”

Igor was glad he ended his fight with Triny when he felt Aurelia’s presence near him. Her addled state concerned him greatly. He had a feeling that her suddenly questioning him about this harem nonsense was because of her insecurities.

Women. How many times did he have to say he loved her before it got through that thick skull of hers? At this rate, he might truly start believing the ramblings his father said about women.

“Hmph.”

Without giving her any time to react, he flipped her over him and made her lie next to him on the bed. Gently, he pressed her against his chest, his hand behind her head and his arm around her waist.

“Really, Aurelia. Sometimes I swear you’re more stupid than me.”

She squirmed slightly, but made no intention of leaving his embrace. Her energy fluctuations had calmed somewhat, but they weren’t calm enough for his liking.

“Look at me, Aurelia.”

“...”

She slowly tilted her head towards him, her eyes misty from barely held-back tears. He was very tempted to kiss them away, so he did.

Chuu~

Softly meeting her lips with his, he poured every ounce of emotion into their innocent contact. He didn’t know what, how, or who caused her to have these sudden doubts, but he would clear them up.

Pulling back, he cupped her chin so that she wouldn’t look away. It fascinated him how her eyes would sparkle when he looked at her so closely like this. Her gradually reddening cheeks made him unable to stop a smile spreading on his face.

He badly wanted to kiss her again, to feel her tender lips against his once more, but he held himself back.

“I want you to listen very closely and this time, keep it in that pretty head of yours, alright? You are my woman. A troublesome woman, but my troublesome woman. I don’t need another woman. I certainly don’t want another woman. You’re already a handful as it is. I mean look at us.”

“...”

Her embarrassment served to lighten the mood. It was cute how she was so vulnerable to teasing.

“How long did we spend in bed? I don’t think I even got any proper sleep.”

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“Igooooor!”

“I mean come on? First thing in the morning? First thing?! You’re lucky I’m full of hot blood, Lia.”

Unable to take it anymore, she buried her head in his chest. His teasing was too much for her to bear. Already her cheeks felt like bursting and she wished he would stop.

“Hahaha! That’s much better. You look so much cuter like this.”

She whined into his chest. He was just a shameless rogue with no sense of propriety. How he could so casually talk about something so indecent was something she would never understand.

Igor smiled when he heard her groans. Aurelia was someone he truly cared deeply for. No matter what, he didn’t want to see her sad. He wanted to pry into what was making her seem so down, but he wouldn’t question her…atleast not yet.

“Since you’re here, sister, we might as well get a good nap in. I can still feel Uncle Ay next to Baraquiel so I guess we have some time to sleep.”

“...”

Her reply was adjusting her position for more comfort, which somehow ended with her hand on his stomach.

“...”

An idea suddenly formed in his head.

Smirk~

“You know, if you move your hand a little lower, I might be more inclined to a…different, activity.”

“...”

Flush~

[Sh-sh-shameless! How can he speak so crassly?!]

He couldn’t see her face, but he was sure she had a massive blush on her face.

“Hehe~.”

From the way she was squirming, he figured he had teased her enough.

“Relax, sister. I’ll atleast wait until we get h-?!”

His words were cut off when she suddenly slid her hand into his pants. The warmth of her fingers coiling around his members completely caught him offguard.

Looking down, he was met with her cute, but very fierce expression.

“W-well…two can play it that game.”

“...”

He couldn’t respond even if he wanted to. He didn’t even try to stop her. She was challenging him and unfortunately for her, once the surprise set off, Igor was prepared to retaliate in turn. Stretching his hand towards her nether, he was about to touch it when he was suddenly taken by the most overwhelming sensation ever.

“?!”

Freezing mid-reach, he could feel she was using a bit of electricity along with stroking it. The sensation…was unlike anything he ever knew of.

“Haaa…you-ooooh~.”

His hips bucked as he felt his essence rising. Damnit! It hadn’t even been half-a-minute and he was already close to releasing. There was no stopping nor controlling it. It was such a thorough defeat that he could only grunt his surrender.

“S-stop. Stop-ngh!”

He didn’t want to release inside his pants, but it was already too late. Knowing it was inevitable, he lied down. Since he had already lost, he was willing to enjoy his imminent release…until he felt the warmest sensation grace his tip.

The moist feeling that enveloped his shaft made him buck his hips once more as his essence rushed out with renewed fervour.

“Argh!”

Instinctively, he reached out his hand to pin down whatever it was that causing that moist feeling. To say he was surprised when he felt a head full of hair was an understatement. But so caught was he by the wonderful sensation enveloping him that couldn’t even think straight.

“Ngh…”

The sensation of unloading left him grunting in pleasure he didn’t even know he needed. His hand remained on the head of soft, holding it down and groaned once more as his remaining release got sucked out.

It wasn’t until a few moments later that clarity hit him like a giant hammer.

“?!”

With his eyes opening widely, he sat up as complete shock formed on his face. Everything now finally clicked as he realised what just happened.

Looking at Aurelia licking his tip, his slowly collapsing member threatened to rise up once more when he swiftly extinguished the thought of just how much it turned-

[No!]

Quickly shaking his head, he looked at his sister with worry.

“Aurelia. What…why…are you alright?”

So surprised was he that uncharacteristically, he fumbled his words. But he couldn’t be blamed. What she did was something he would never expect from her.

“...”

Looking at him in the eye, Aurelia swallowed…loudly.

Gulp…

She would never admit it, but she absolutely relished his dumbstruck reaction.

[Hmph. How does it feel now when the tables are turned?]

To see him so stupefied made what she did…all the more…worth it.

“...”

It was a slow realisation, but a realisation nonetheless.

[What…what have I done?!?!]

She just…she just took a man’s thing…in her mouth. And she swallowed. She actually swallowed. She looked him in the eye and swallowed like some back-alley slut worth a few slips of yen.

“...”

Her eyes lowered in shame and embarrassment.

[It’s over. He’ll think I’m a slut! A slut!]

In her rush to get one back at him, she did the only thing she knew would mess up his streak. Stroking it somewhat blurred the lines, but it was still fine. But why oh why did she perform such a…such an indecent action?

“...”

Even worse, she swallowed…and smiled. No amount of cleaning would wipe the shame she felt. No matter what she thought, there was no way he wouldn’t see her as a slut.

Weakly looking up, she met his eyes that had now changed from worry to neutral. Her heart sunk when he looked at her like something out of a science-fiction novel. His eyes had widened, but his expression remained neutral…almost like a man frozen in shock.

And Igor definitely was in shock.

[I think I understand what is meant when they say they sucked the life out of you.]

His head felt completely empty and the bed looked oh-so appetizing. He was pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to move his legs for a while. That tingly feeling down there was….

“Amazing, Aurelia. That was…amazing.”

His containers felt emptier than a math teacher’s heart. Even their previous rendezvous didn’t leave him feeling this empty.

“I mean…wow.”

No words could describe the experience. He was pretty sure that if he closed his eyes right now, he wasn’t going to wake up.

“I would be willing to repay the favour, but you drained me right to the bottom of the barrel, Lia.”

“...”

Slowly, Aurelia blinked her eyes once or twice before she came to a realisation.

“You don’t…hate it?”

“...”

He couldn’t even respond. Flopping back onto his pillow, his eyes closed involuntarily. Surprisingly a massive yawn overtook him, his mind drifting him back into the confines of sleep.

“I loved it. But the next time you do that, give me a warning, Lia. Because…”

Unable to win, his words trailed off in the end as he fell asleep. She won. He admitted it in his heart. She won through devious methods, but she won.

Next time, he will repay the favour and dominate. He wasn’t sure how. Maybe he’d dream about the solution or something. As it stood, he didn’t even want to fight Triny. Surprisingly, he didn’t forget about the issues she was having.

He hoped they were solved. He didn’t know how many of those cringe-inducing statements he had left in him before he physically started dying on the inside. Somehow, that skull of hers had thickened considerably in less than two days.

He hoped his words got through because he definitely wasn’t about to continuously spout romance words like those pansy romance male leads in those dramas Shuri loved watching.

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AN

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I think this issue with Shuri is tearing Aurelia deep down inside, which is making her question her own relationship with Igor- constantly asking herself “what if?”. I hope this gets resolved soon. Though, I have no clue how that would even happen.

Igor already said it. He doesn’t want no harem. To satisfy my own selfishness, I hope that changes.

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