To Valentin, who had indirectly experienced his own death, the coolest things were freedom and vitality itself.

All life is beautiful.

“All living things deserve praise.”

All those things were rough struggles and movements toward life itself, passion and romance itself.

Valentin enjoyed feeling and coveting such pure things like the energy of life the most, whether in nature or in humans.

Watching Valentin happily listing the things he liked, Reynard’s face was also much softer than usual.

Warmth, and an undisguisable fondness.

It was as if they were coloring each other.

“I think I know what you mean.”

He nodded with a face that didn’t lose its smile.

Although they were not aware of it, their distance had become so close as if to cross over the table.

Somehow it felt like he had talked too much about himself, getting overly excited from the alcohol. Valentin fake coughed to clear his throat, then asked a question so that Reynard could open his mouth about himself again.

As a rule, a conversation is enjoyable when both parties give and take equally.

“Then what about before you were in the military? What did you do before that?”

“Before that, I attended the military academy. Well, that’s an educational institution, but I suppose it should be considered military.”

Unlike Valentin, his life path was extremely monotonous with nothing particularly special to talk about. Reynard frowned and rubbed his forehead as if it was a headache.

Seeing that, Valentin prettily smiled while breaking the thin and delicate sugar dome placed on top of the lemon tart that came out as dessert with a fork.

Somehow he read a human side from him being flustered.

He asked a question again so that the typical soldier and dominant alpha, who was blunt, could open his mouth more and talk more about himself.

“When you say military academy, do you mean the ‘Imperial Naval Academy’?”

“That’s right.”

As if not minding the stiff content, Reynard smiled with his eyes closed as Valentin continued the conversation.

‘Huh? Smiling like this gives a different vibe.’

It was unexpectedly a soft feeling. It was completely different from the first impression of a great sword that a blacksmith had sharpened with all his heart.

“Then what about before that?”

“Before that, I studied to become the heir in my territory….”

It seemed he thought his own life was really monotonous and boring even as he said it himself.

Seeing him becoming more and more flustered every time he spat out information about the past, Valentin laughed again. It was a bold action that he wouldn’t have thought of if not for the pleasant buzz. Giggling and laughing in front of Colonel Reynard Dennox himself.

“It was a truly diligent and upright life, Reynard.”

With the power of alcohol, his swollen heart finally learned to naturally call his name. Now, with the power of alcohol, here was a klutz who didn’t know the fear of dried persimmons.

“Once born as the owner of a position with great responsibility, there are things that must be done.”

It was an answer without a moment’s hesitation.

There was no regret or boredom about a life of stepping on predetermined stairs seen in him. Rather, confidence in himself was even glimpsed. Valentin downed the remaining wine with his smile as a side dish. Somehow his throat burned.

“Do you think being a soldier is your calling?”

“Something like that.”

“You’re really different from me.”

A person who commanded a group that followed orders, the most rigid and hierarchical collective compared to any other group. And himself, an artist who pursued freedom. It felt like standing at completely opposite poles.

Valentin was not at all aware of the alpha’s hand twitching and his face turning stiff at the words he had just thoughtlessly uttered.

“Then what else do you like?”

“Pardon?”

“Valentin. What do I need to do with you?”

Before they knew it, the two faces looking at each other had become too close, and Valentin’s white and soft hand was held in a large and rough hand.

Would it be rude to say that this person’s face looked somewhat desperate? Somehow, it seemed like his own face was getting more flushed and hot, as hot as the temperature of the hand.

‘Is it because I drank too much alcohol after all?’

He pushed the wine glass away, cooling his flushed face. And he slowly opened his mouth.

“What I also like is….”

He was carefully pondering what to say he liked to the person who was desperately waiting for his answer. At that moment, along with the tension in the air, the alpha’s taut pheromones were slightly felt.

A scent that was strong but captivating to me.

“Ah… I….”

I see. What I like.

“…….?”

The face anxiously waiting for the interrupted words came into view. Seeing that, Valentin smiled with his eyes and opened his mouth.

“I like your pheromones, Reynard.”

He read a bit of impatience on the face that raised one thick eyebrow. At that sight, Valentin unknowingly gained boldness and said with a grin.

It was a face completely drunk and loose.

“Valentin….”

“Ah…!”

The alpha’s hot lips softly touched the foolish lips that were raising both ends.

“…Wait a moment…!”

Pushing back the body that had unknowingly been pulled and embraced, Valentin looked around.

Unlike his fear that there might be the gazes of servants around, there was no one around them.

The servants who had finished serving even the dessert had already completely left the small dining room at some point.

‘When did it become just the two of us like this?’

He had not realized it at all with his senses that had turned into a bland soup from being drunk.

Seeing him looking around, Reynard pulled Valentin’s arm as if he knew what he was worried about and said,

“It’s okay. It’s just the two of us.”

As if he couldn’t tolerate the body that had slightly pulled away to gauge the reaction, Reynard completely pulled Valentin’s body with both hands like a snare and hugged him. And he twisted his head more and kissed him deeply.

Valentin was completely devoured by his hot lips. The mucous membrane sensation touching the tip of his lips was very embarrassing but also welcome.

“Phe… Pheromones….”

Earlier, it was emotional pheromones that naturally flowed out, but now it was different. As they began to share kisses, sexual pheromones that were so thick and heavy that they were suffocating exploded, just like that night, and completely enveloped Valentin’s body and seduced him.

“Yes. I’m feeding this to you right now.”

A captivating voice whispered in his ear.

“You liked it last time, right?”

As if the tilted head was to whisper in your ear, but rather to directly push his pheromone gland into your nostrils.

His whole body trembled with excitement on its own, and sensations shook as his entire spine tingled from the nape of his neck to the tailbone.

“Ahh….”

Somehow it felt like his body was filled with heat.

From the moment the alcohol hit him, he felt his cheeks turning red, and now, was it because the alcohol had completely eaten up his body and set it on fire…? Or was it because he was excited by this charming alpha’s pheromones and his body was heating up….? Unlike in his previous life, Valentin, who was born and lived as a dominant omega in this world and had no sexual contact except for last night, could not distinguish between them.

And he couldn’t clearly analyze it even more because the alcohol had completely stirred up his head.

Whatever the cause was and whatever happened, the feeling was awesome.

‘To think that pheromones alone could give such pleasure and excitement….’

Indeed, he was an alpha superior in both appearance and pheromones.

“Valentin, do you know that your body is excessively hot?”

As expected, the other person who was flawlessly entangled and embracing his body seemed to have felt it too. Reynard said, showing a slightly worried face.

However, contrary to that concern, at some point, his thick hands were naturally lifting the omega’s shirt hem and caressing and stroking his waist. He was a naughty man, whether he knew it or not. And feeling a sensation of getting wet somewhere from that lewd touch, Valentin crossed his legs and twisted his waist.

“Yes…. I know. But it doesn’t hurt….”

Far from hurting, the sensations were soaring and burning up, making him feel like he was going to die.

With a completely flushed body, he wanted to beg for more touching, more kissing.

“…It doesn’t hurt, right?”

“Yes….”

Hearing a reassuring answer and even double-checking by asking again, Reynard pressed his lips again and put his tongue in, opening the small mouth. And he freely explored the completely defenseless inside of the mouth.

Valentin welcomed the hot intruder.

The stickiness was so excessive that it felt like his head was spinning. He couldn’t think of anything but this alpha hugging him and his pheromones.

Valentin grabbed and caressed the perfectly styled black hair and the fierce nape of the neck with both hands today as well. The sensation of the skin and smooth hair pleasantly brushed between his fingers.