‘Now I can confidently say that I have some experience.’

It was then.

Sluurp.

The half-fairy’s tongue slipped into Stella’s mouth.

Whether it was driven by instinct to get more of the medicine, the smooth, flexible tongue moving inside her mouth was a sensation she’d never experienced before.

Sluurp, slurrp.

“Mmph…!”

She felt a sudden surge of heat from the half-fairy’s body. It felt even stronger than when she meditated to practice her body-strengthening technique.

Was this… a kiss?

Could this be the effect of dual cultivation?

She had pretended not to hear when the big wolf mentioned something about ‘dual cultivation.’ Maybe this was what he had been referring to.

But as the strange heat spread through her body, Stella panicked and pushed the half-fairy away.

“Where do you think you’re…!”

Thud.

The half-fairy drooped limply to the ground.

Her heart raced like a cat who had just seen a tiger, but her shock soon faded. Stella began to worry that she’d pushed the feverish half-fairy too hard.

“… Mom.”

Shiver-.

Her hair stood on end.

‘Did he just call me mom?’

Of course, it was an absurd thought. The half-fairy was probably delirious from the fever, dreaming of his mother.

‘Mom….’

However, hearing that word for the first time and seeing the half-fairy collapsed like a feeble child, along with all the trouble he’d gone through for her…

Something stirred inside Stella. It was as if her maternal instincts were awoken.

Eup-.

Stella bit her lip.

The half-fairy would probably not remember anything after the fever anyways. And it was true that she owed him a debt.

Elves pay back what they received…. Such thoughts from her youth swirled in her mind. Finally, she came to a decision.

“Really, just this once.”

Seukseuk.

Stella slowly began to undress.

There was something about the fact that they had just shared each other’s heat. Their bodies shared energy through skin-to-skin contact.

‘It’s cold.’

The northern night was cool, and she shivered slightly as she removed her clothes.

‘I guess I should undress him too.’

With that, she quickly stripped the half-fairy’s clothes off as well.

‘Who would have thought I’d be taking off a man’s clothes? If my brother knew, he’d flip. But this isn’t anything lewd—it’s about saving a life.’

Srrip.

Stripped down to bareness, Stella hugged the half-fairy’s body and laid down on her robe.

His body was as hot as a ball of fire, and it felt like a warm fireplace. It’s soft, it smells good, and it felt kind of nice.

They were sharing each other’s warmth.

Stella’s body began to warm up, quite literally.

She could sense the half-fairy’s tense expression easing. Was the fever starting to break?

Srrp, srrp.

Then, the half-fairy nestled in her arms nuzzled his face against her chest.

“……!”

For the moment, Stella was extremely flustered and almost pushed him away.

It was like a chick burrowing into the mother bird’s warmth. If she pushed him away now, it would be like pushing him out of the nest.

‘Consider us even from the evening primrose.’

It was an exchange.

Stella found herself amused. To think that she would be having thoughts of value and exchange, just like the old elf elders.

Slurp.

Suddenly, she felt a shocking sensation from her lower back up to her head.

“Ah…!”

She couldn’t help but cry out. Startled, she looked down and saw the half-fairy nursing on her breast.

“This, this is…!”

A wave of emotions surged inside her.

She was about to push his face away with her palm, but the peaceful expression on his face as he suckled made her hesitate.

‘Perhaps, I should collect interest on this.’

Minutes passed.

Sluurp, sluurp.

With each sucking noise, it felt as if energy was being drained away from Stella. Her body gradually heated up, and her breathing became ragged.

“E-Enough….”

She tried to push his head away, but her arms froze.

The unfamiliar sensation running from her waist to her ears sent shivers down her spine.

… Maybe she should let this go on a little longer?

* * *

What the…

When I came to my senses, I found myself wrapped in something soft and squishy. It didn’t take long to figure out what it was.

Squish, squish.

Because the only thing in the world that’s so soft and warm was a woman’s breast. But wasn’t I outside the wall? How is this…?

I cautiously lifted my eyes, and there, I saw Stella’s face flushed red and her eyelids twitching slightly. That’s when it hit me.

I was sucking on Stella’s chest…!

Why!?

I was utterly bewildered.

All I remembered was collapsing into sleep after feeling feverish from playing in the water. But now, when I opened my eyes, I found myself latched onto Stella’s chest.

What’s this?

Am I dreaming?

Maybe my mind was crafting a conveniently pleasant dream for me. But the vivid warmth and scent around me were far too real to be just a dream.

A sweet, faint scent of sweat.

It was strangely sensual, primal, almost as if pheromones being released.

It didn’t seem like it was coming from me, but from Stella, whose body was glistening with beads of sweat. Weren’t elves supposed to have no body odor? What’s going on here?

Several question marks popped up in my mind.

Just then, Stella finally spoke.

“…You, y-you can stop sucking on my chest now.”

Uwah, what did she say?