Chapter 21 (2/2)

Nectar was not going to miss this opportunity, treating it like an early reward for all of his hard work, and so he decided to have a closer look at this frame of a young human girl which Lava adapted for herself.

Lava’s physique looked completely different from the typical women around this country, with her whole body seemingly being very delicate.

Her hands were small and smooth, with cherry-colored nails resembling those of the young noble ladies, looking so fragile as if you could break them easily if you’d only gripped them strongly. Her nape and neck were thin, and the curvy lines of her body were similar to those of the adolescent girl.

Even so her body was abundant in feminine charm that could be well-observed even with her clothes still on, one that would make you want to embrace her with full power. So strong was the allure of Lava’s human form.

Having finished this general observation, Nectar drew even closer to Lava, wanting to observe her face more closely. He could smell the faint, sweet fragrance of alcohol coming from her.

(Uwah, Lava’s eyelashes are so long! Her skin is so smooth and white, like porcelain! And her hair is so glossy and silky! It’s a shame I can’t see her golden eyes right now, but truly, Lava’s ‘transformation’ is something else entirely! So thrilling!)

At that time, Lava turned over in her sleep.

Although Lava moved abruptly, Nectar managed to catch her and prevent her from falling out of the bed, but by doing so the collar of her dress came slightly undone, letting out a sweet fragrance and exposing the pink acorn decorating the center of her breast for a little bit. Nectar’s eye was almost instantly drawn to that sight.

Lava was a Dragon, and that meant that her magical power was tremendously more powerful than that of any other living creature.

But that was it. Right now she was looking just like a normal person, and Nectar thought she was so beautiful that his body shivered just from looking at her alone. So beautiful like a rare gemstone.

So beautiful that he wanted to touch her at least once.

(W, wh, what the hell was I even thinking! R, right now Lava is a woman, and touching the body of the unconscious woman is just ––––…………B, but Lava did say that in the past she perceived herself as genderless, and even let me examine her hair, scales and talons on numerous occasions. I, It’s not that I wanted to try to touch her breasts , not at all…… From an academic point of view, I am very much interested! This is all for academic purpose!)

Nectar managed to find the perfect excuse for his action in but a split of 0.5 second, swallowed hard and slowly reached his hand towards Lava’s sleeping body.

「Nhh……」

Just when his fingers were but a few millimeters away from Lava’s body, hearing her voice escaping from her lips made Nectar withdraw his hand with the speed of the sound.

Trying to suppress his wild heartbeat, he could hear some faint words that seemed to have escaped from Lava’s cherry-colored lips.

「Welcome home, Nectar…… Thank you for all of your hard work……」

Perhaps she managed to notice even though her eyelids were shut and she was asleep.

But.

Nectar understood that she must have been waiting in this room to say those words to him when he got here, and so after a long period of silence he took the blanket that was laying nearby and covered Lava with it.

Then, he sat on the floor with his back turned to sleeping Lava, preparing his resolution with a gloomy expression.

「The use of curses in ancient language is not about the intent, but rather about choosing the right letters and carefully carving them, magical spells involve the use of the basic eight elements, stamping, deciphering, dyeing……」

In order to calm his raging anxiety, he decided to recite basic magical formulas in his head one after another.

That battle would eventually last until early in the morning, when Lava woke up.

The long night of magician Nectar has only just begun.