Chapter 20: My Beloved Wife.
[On the quiet beach with only the two of you, you spent a long and sweet time together with Morgan.]
[With the most delicate senses, the two of you savored every second of the present, feeling the soles of your feet stepping on the soft, sinking sand, the slightly chilly seawater rising up to your thighs. You splashed water at each other, picked up small and lovely shells on the beach, ivory-white conch shells, and carefully kept them.]
[In the tranquil summer night with the sea breeze gently blowing, the two of you immersed yourselves in the soft moonlight, listening to the surging tide, whispering private words into each other's ears.]
[Morgan usually appeared calm and full of majesty, but you knew that tonight she was both excited and gentle, easily blushing, clinging to you like a young maiden, filled with interest and curiosity toward everything around her.]
[The two of you obtained beautiful memories enough to last a lifetime.]
[As the night gradually grew deeper and the tide became ever more turbulent, the two of you returned to the Resort Hotel.]
"...Mou~, my husband."
Inside the Sea View Room of the Resort Hotel, Morgan gently used a dry towel to wipe his wet hair.
"Before going into the water, no matter what, you should have taken off your clothes first. Wearing soaking-wet clothes like that, don't you feel uncomfortable at all? More importantly, since you are my King, you should also have the appearance and manners befitting that status."
At this moment, Eikou had just finished a hot bath and changed into a clean bathrobe. He sat very obediently on the sofa, enjoying Morgan drying his hair.
"Sorry,"
He gave a small wry smile.
"At that time, when I saw you on the sea, I didn't think much and just ran straight over to find you."
"Is that so..."
Morgan revealed a very faint smile, and her movements as she dried his hair became even gentler.
"Then there's nothing that can be done about it. Come, my husband, you must be very tired after playing all day today, right? Let your wife help you properly dispel that fatigue."
"..."
Eikou lifted his gaze, observing Morgan as she gently dried his hair.
That beautiful face—cold like ice and snow yet mature—was very close before his eyes. Her pale blue eyes were focused as she wiped his still-wet hair. Her alluring body was also damp, wrapped in a gorgeous white swimsuit, right there before him. Her slender waist that could be encircled with one arm, along with her full, soft bust, pressed intimately and boldly against him at very close range.
His heart unconsciously began to beat faster, and he nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Y-you… aren't you going to take a bath?"
Eikou asked.
"Are you worried that the seawater will irritate my skin and leave behind an unpleasant salty smell? Don't worry, how could I be careless about something like that. When I came ashore, I already used Magecraft to cleanse my body."
Even so, her beautiful face flushed slightly, yet she continued speaking as if nothing had happened.
"But thinking about how tonight we have to fulfill our duties as husband and wife… perhaps I should take a bath after all. That would make it more formal and serious, don't you think?"
"U-umu..."
Eikou only felt as if his tongue had been tied into a knot. He himself was usually talkative, yet when facing Morgan he couldn't think of a single proper sentence, only stammering in reply.
"Just do whatever you like. This was a date I prepared for you in the first place..."
"In that case, let's bathe together later, my husband."
"Huh? U-umu… okay!"
Eikou nodded, blushing.
"Alright, my husband,"
Morgan set aside the towel she had finished using, then like a little girl moved a bit closer to him, drawing near to carefully examine his current appearance.
Her dazzlingly beautiful face that made one gasp in amazement was right before his eyes.
Then, she narrowed her crescent-moon-shaped eyes and revealed a bewitching, blissful smile.
"Umu, as expected of my husband, you really stand out."
"That's still not enough. It won't do unless both my heart and my actions are really cool," Eikou also bared his teeth in a cheerful grin. "Only then I'll be worthy for you."
The two warm bodies pressed closely together, radiating a pleasant heat.
The balcony door of the Hotel Suite was left slightly ajar. The cool sea breeze of the night gently stirred the curtains, and from afar came the soft, pleasing sound of waves.
The jade-like bright moon quietly shone beyond the curtains, the two of them so sweet that no words were needed.
"My wife,"
Eikou softly called, leaning close to whisper by her ear.
"Could you come a little closer? I have something I want to give you."
"What is it?"
Eikou smiled lightly. "Close your eyes. This time, don't cheat by using Fairy Eyes."
Morgan shot him a coquettish glance, but still obediently closed her eyes.
She felt Eikou's gentle hands lightly circle behind her neck, undoing her neatly tied hair. A cascade of silvery-white hair flowed down over her slender shoulders like a waterfall.
Eikou softly stroked those strands.
Morgan's eyelashes trembled slightly, a bit flustered, not knowing what he intended to do.
But very quickly she understood, as those hands neatly tied her hair into a ponytail, then fastened it with a soft and lovely ribbon bow.
"Mm..."
Morgan slowly opened her eyes and, somewhat surprised, raised her hand to touch the ribbon full of girlish charm on her hair.
It was the gift Eikou had once given to Rain Witch Aesc, and earlier that night Savior Aesc had returned it to him.
And now that he understood the meaning of that, he carefully tied that gift onto Morgan's hair.
"Please cherish it."
He said with a smile.
"Mn..."
Lightly touching the cute ribbon bow, Morgan's beautiful face suddenly flushed red. In that instant, she seemed to return to the shy, reserved, easily embarrassed young girl she once was.
"Thank you for tying it for me, my husband."
Her face was red and she was flustered, yet she still gathered her courage, leaned close to his face, and placed her soft lips upon his.
Eikou did not hesitate at all as he wrapped his arms around her slender neck, pulling that soft body into his embrace.
The two of them sweetly embraced and kissed each other.
After quite a long while like this, still immersed in the passionate kiss, Eikou casually turned off the light, and the room instantly sank into darkness.
He gently yet firmly lifted the delicate body in his arms and carefully laid her down upon the large bed covered in roses.
"Th-that..."
Eikou clearly heard his own heart pounding violently, feeling as if everything around him had become incomparably vivid, yet also illusory like a dream.
A gentle breeze softly blew, and the faint moonlight illuminated the faces of the two, both innocent and shy.
Amid the soft and sweet rose petals, Morgan hugged a pillow somewhat bashfully. Her silver hair spread out upon the bedsheets as she looked at him with eyes full of affection.
"Please be gentle, my husband."
"Mm, my beloved wife..."
Their ten fingers intertwined tightly, faces flushed red, hair in disarray, flustered, like a pure young man and woman sharing their first trembling kiss.
And then came bolder actions, a story of inseparable entanglement, overflowing with love and desire...