Chapter 79

They say people facing death regret things they couldn't do in life.

When he learned he didn't have much time left, Kinaine thought he would regret many things.

For example, not noticing Hasan's schemes earlier.

Making people unhappy with black magic.

Not listening to the advice of those around him.

Not hiding the fact that Helio was his weakness, ultimately losing him...

There were so many things to regret, he wondered if he could close his eyes properly when he died.

But when he actually faced death, Kinaine had only one thought. So kissing Asad couldn't be called entirely impulsive.

The kiss Kinaine initiated ended shortly. Because the other party who always stole his breath with a devouring force stayed still.

"..."

Asad looked as if he had been suddenly hit rather than kissed.

"That, just now..."

In the ensuing silence, Kinaine barely opened his mouth. But what could he say? He couldn't honestly confess that what he regretted before dying was not being able to kiss him.

"I'm sorry."

In the end, Kinaine apologized awkwardly. Since he had knelt to kiss the sitting Asad, it was as if he was apologizing for a grave mistake.

Only then did reason return to the dazed golden eyes.

"You're really something."

At the sudden praise, this time it was Kinaine who was stunned. Even as he blinked slowly in surprise, the praise continued.

"Really amazing. You're so skilled. You know that, right?"

"What?"

"You did that knowing I wouldn't be able to think straight."

Asad grabbed Kinaine's arm and pulled. Though it was a light motion, the force behind it was not, and Kinaine was instantly lying on the grass. The sensation of dew-soaked blades touching his bare upper body felt unfamiliar.

Asad, who had lowered his head to kiss Kinaine again, suddenly stopped.

"Did you do this with others too?"

Since it was a familiar flow, this time Kinaine could react calmly.

"Not others, but one. There was one man."

"Ah, you mean that guy who died."

Asad grinned. Not hiding that he was genuinely pleased the man had died.

In fact, he didn't completely believe Kinaine's words. Because humans were untrustworthy. Moreover, how could others have left such a beautiful omega alone?

But now it didn't really matter, he thought with uncharacteristic generosity. After all, this fellow was in his hands now.

That guy, Hel-something, must have a terribly aching stomach in the afterlife now. Having had this and lost it forever.

However, his good mood didn't last long. Because it suddenly occurred to him that he had nearly ended up the same way. Recalling what had just happened, he felt his heart constricting again.

'Of course, since I nearly lost something I was enjoying.'

Asad defined the strange sensation he was feeling that way. Because it would be difficult to find something this pretty with such a nice scent again.

He lightly pressed his lips against the wet ones before pulling away and asking.

"But I'm much better than that guy, right?"

Though he had asked, Asad immediately shouted before Kinaine could answer.

"No, don't answer. Just try thinking about that guy now!"

"..."

"You just thought of him, didn't you?"

The black eyes filled with complex emotions took in Asad. From the perspective of knowing the truth, it was a situation where he could neither laugh nor cry.

"...No."

"Liar."

Though they had only coupled a few times, Asad's actions spreading Kinaine's thighs as he lay were quite skilled now. Sensing what would happen next, Kinaine shook his head.

"Not here..."

"We're doing it here. Now."

With his back to the moon, Asad looking at him was like an enormous silver-furred beast eyeing its prey. He felt like he would be devoured, but he wasn't afraid. However...

"Trying to run away?"

When Kinaine twisted his body, Asad raised one eyebrow as if it was ridiculous. He even showed the leisure of getting off his body as if telling him to try.

The human didn't seem to know that once inside the dragon palace, he couldn't go anywhere without the dragon's permission. Let alone run away right before his eyes.

But contrary to expectations, Kinaine didn't flee. He simply turned his body and got on all fours.

"I prefer this position."

"...You like that?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

A troubled look briefly crossed Kinaine's face before disappearing.

"It goes... deeper this way."

"..."

After a brief silence, an amused voice was heard.

"Yes, you should do what you like. Since we're doing it anyway. Right?"

"...Yes."

"It will go very deep in this position. You're the unofficial first place in the second test too. Very wise."

Kinaine, who had been hit by his own words, didn't hear the teasing well. A large shadow fell over him as he looked only at the ground.

Actually... he preferred doing it face to face. But even at night, the moonlight was too bright, fully exposing his scars, so there was no choice. His back was just as much of a mess, but wouldn't it be better than seeing it together with his face?

He had lived roughly until now. He hadn't had the leisure to take care of his body, but if he had known a situation like this would come, perhaps he would have used it a bit more carefully.

"Ah."

The tangled thoughts were cut off there.

In an instant, his pants and underwear were removed. Before he could feel the bareness, a hot member touched his dry entrance. Kinaine's body flinched greatly.

"Wait a moment."

"Why, because you're not wet?"

Though they had spent several nights together after first coupling, each time Asad had made his body melt with pheromones, so it hadn't been dry like now.

Asad, who had taken out his already stiff member from between the waistband and was rubbing it between the buttocks, chuckled.

"I paid some attention this time since you don't seem to like my pheromones much."

Attention, as if. It was clear his revenge for covering his pheromones with perfume wasn't over yet. He had thought this before, but dragons held long grudges.

'Helio didn't seem to do that.'

But that was actually Kinaine's misconception, though he had no way of knowing now.

Kinaine, whose spine tingled at the sensation of the member slowly rubbing between his cheeks, hurriedly said.

"I sprayed the perfume hoping the other bride candidates wouldn't misunderstand. If I had come as I was, wouldn't it have been troublesome for you, Lord Asad?"

"Yeah, I know. Why you did it."

He knows? The moment Kinaine tried to look back, Asad tightly gripped both buttocks and spread them like splitting a fruit. Kinaine froze at the unfamiliar feeling of his closed hole being forcibly opened.

"But I didn't like it. Don't do that again."

"Then the others will think poorly of you, Lord Asad."

One of them would become the mate to spend their life with Asad. How did he plan to settle the karma later by doing this?

As if reading Kinaine's complex thoughts, Asad answered.

"Do you really not know? Those fellows don't want to be my bride because they like me. What they truly want is the wish the dragon grants."

"..."

"There's no one in this world who truly likes me."

It was a flat voice with no emotion.

Originally, dragons as lifeforms had no interest in how others thought of them unless they were their mates. Dragons were indifferent even to the gods' favor, so why would they care about the hearts of even more insignificant beings?

But Kinaine, who heard these words, didn't know that fact, so his heart ached. His mind arbitrarily imagined Asad's dejected, crestfallen expression. Because he was on all fours, he couldn't see Asad staring intently only at his entrance with a heated gaze.

'Based on what he said before too, he seems to think he's not a proper dragon. Maybe that's why his personality became more twisted.'

Thinking that way, even his somewhat distorted personality felt pitiful.

"There must be someone out there who likes you, Lord Asad."

"You think so?"

"Yes, and someone you can like will surely appear... Ngh."

The thick glans pushed in slowly, rubbing against the inner walls. Asad calmly continued.

"That would be difficult. I only just learned what liking something means."

"Ugh."

"Since there's so much I don't know."

After a short groan, no sound came from Kinaine. But his stiff body revealed that he was in pain.

If it hurts, you should say it hurts, why are you enduring it? Like this, there's no way to know if you're really in pain or not.

It was incomprehensible, but Asad didn't bother to blame Kinaine.

If there was something new he learned this time, it was that humans were weaker than he thought. He had no intention of breaking the human yet. So he had to be careful not to break him.

As Asad began releasing pheromones, Kinaine's stiff body gradually softened. The dry, tight hole also began to grow wet.

Asad waited patiently for Kinaine's body to relax instead of entering right away. Considering his usual self, it was an unbelievable level of patience.

In fact, he wanted to pierce the hole and feel the hot inner walls immediately. But what had just happened stopped Asad's actions.

He really never wanted to feel that emotion again.