Here I present with a new translated chapter!
As I've been anticipating for a while now, this will be the last chapter for the next two weeks as I'm going to focus on correcting the gross translation errors in the first 4 chapters. I may take less time, but I will put that date as the longest possible wait.
With that cleared up, it's time for the reviews:
vanhellsing9000: It's good to see that you liked the development of the last few chapters, and I hope it will continue to be like that in the future. For the time being, I hope you can also enjoy this chapter and that it also conveys a lot of emotions to you.
With nothing more to add, it's time to end this arc.
Enjoy!
"You wanted to talk to me?" Asked Issei, who was standing outside his room in Kyoto. His gaze was focused on the beautiful Fallen Angel in front of him.
"I already know you're tired, so I'll try to be as specific as possible." Penemue explained, frowning slightly. "It's about what happened recently." Those words made Issei look at her with some confusion.
"Which one?" The protagonist rubbed his hair rather uncertainly.
Certainly, these days had been quite heavy in every way.
"About what happened with Azazel." Cadre clarified, crossing her arms under her breasts. "The truth is that Ophis did not intervene in his healing."
This revelation caused Issei's eyes to contract with doubts rarely seen in him.
"Wait, then how the hell did he survive?" Issei was quick to ask with an uncertainty that could not be described. "Besides, are you sure about that?" He added another question at the end, knowing that it would be impossible to save the man under any other circumstances. The only salvation present at that moment was the Goddess.
"I was with him the whole time since you left, and Ophis never showed up on the scene. The only one who knows this is Tiamat, as she can sense the aura of her own." Penemue answered the second question, leaving the first for Issei to ask the real question.
At that moment, the young man found what the woman was waiting for.
"Wait a minute..." Issei paused, looking at Penemue with palpable intrigue. "Why did you lie to everyone about his recovery?"
"I only lied about who had been responsible. That I did to protect you." Penemue's answer struck him as odd at first, but he slowly realized what she was implying.
"Does that mean I cured him?" Issei pointed to himself in unprecedented disbelief.
"It's the same thing that happened with Tiamat when you kissed her." Penemue clarified, remembering that moment. "When all that happened you told me to keep the events under wraps because of what happened with Great Red and Ophis, that's why I lied about his recovery. Though I'm still not so sure how you could have done that." She culminated, watching as Issei lowered his head unable to believe what she was telling him.
"I have such an ability and I didn't even know of its existence?" Issei wondered as he looked down at his hands.
"Earlier I told you about the Healing Factor that resides in every individual. I certainly never expected you to have such an outstanding and extraordinary ability like that, it could even rival the healing possessed by Ophis." The woman stated, unable to help but be surprised at her own words. "Do you have any idea how you could have healed Azazel? After all, I never saw you give off any hint of your magic." She concluded, watching as her future lover shook his head.
"All I did was cry into his wounds..." Issei replied in clear disbelief, still unable to believe everything he was hearing.
"Crying, and with Tiamat it was a kiss..." Penemue put a hand to her chin, then nodded. "That's enough information. Apparently your ability comes through your fluids." The woman stated, sure of her words. "Still, I should have consumed some of your magic. Something I can find a hole in this unknown, as to heal Tiamat I should have given off an amount of magic equivalent to the power she had at those moments. True, she was very weak, but she is still the most powerful Dragon Queen..." Penemue said this last in her thoughts, to the gaze of a confused Issei who was trying to guess what she was thinking.
"Penemue?" The young man's voice woke the aforementioned as she blinked a couple of times.
"If Great Red and Ophis wanted you to keep this power hidden, you'd better keep doing it." She explained, receiving a quick nod from Issei. "As for me, this all makes me very curious. I'll look into all your blood ties to see if there's any lineage in your family that no one exploited because they were human."
"That's right, Tiamat had explained to me that these types of abilities are passed down through family blood, as is the case with several High Class Demons." Issei stated while looking at his hands. "But no matter how I look at it, I find it extremely strange that my family could hide such a great power for centuries..."
Unbeknownst to him, Penemue was thinking exactly the same thing as him. But the reality was that was the easiest way to find a clear answer.
"Don't think too much about it. Go get some rest." Cadre calmed the looming questions in Issei's mind, as it was in vain for him to inquire about such a thing. "These days were really hard for everyone."
"You don't say..." Issei replied as he rubbed his hair with a nervous smile. "It was nice of Yasaka to let us stay an extra day and gift us those tickets for tonight's party. I think we should thank her properly."
"Right now everyone is thankful to everyone." Penemue bowed her shoulders, downplaying the nine-tailed woman's gesture.
"I guess you're right..." Issei handed her a smile, getting the Cadre to reply with the same gesture.
"Rest well." She raised her hand as a gesture of greeting before leaving, something that was reciprocated by him who wished the same for her.
Issei slipped into his darkened room without paying much attention to anything. The man was too tired to be able to process or think about anything else.
The reality was that these days had been very complicated. Most likely they had been the most complicated he'd had since he'd been introduced to the Supernatural World.
Issei plopped down on the futon as he recalled everything that had happened. His mind paused momentarily on Ophis, pondering the reason why the Goddess hadn't shown up these past few days.
Perhaps she had been angry with him at the thought that he had forgotten his promise once again?
In any case, he found it strange to think of her just as he was about to fall asleep.
His hands clutched at the sheets without his consent as he sniffed them in a somewhat funny way.
In fact, now that he thought about it, it was really strange that Ophis' scent was still permeating his bed when it had been several days since she had last slept with him.
"Hello."
The answer came in that same instant as Issei snapped open his eyes, feeling his bare skin brush against other rather soft skin. His eyes blinked several times to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
Ophis let her half-naked body fall back against Issei's torso as she tilted her head tenderly to the side when she noticed that the man hadn't responded to her greeting.
"W-why are you in my bed topless?!" Issei was finally able to react just as a huge crimson burst appeared on his cheeks.
The fact that Ophis straddled him didn't help much either. Her tender and innocent look contrasted quite a bit with her beautiful bare breasts, the violet panties she was wearing, plus the sheets that cushioned her beautiful figure in a rather hot way.
She was bent at the shoulders in a way that gave off a great deal of cuteness all around her.
To top it all off, her innocent side came forward with her response:
"It's very hot."
END OF ARC-CHAPTER 62: THEY ARE ALL I WANT.
"I understand you want to talk with me, but you didn't need to get into my bed!" Issei accused without much composure, though the situation was more relaxed thanks to Ophis putting on a bra, though she was still still sitting on his abdomen.
"It's your scent's fault." She excused herself, and Issei could only respond in the best way to such a strange statement.
"What?"
"Your scent gives off a great sense of warmth and comfort that transforms into a great sense of belonging." Issei at once became even more confused after the supposed explanation. "The sense of belonging would come to be your home. You are my new home, so to speak." She tried to clarify, something Issei seemed to understand, more or less.
Seeing that her explanation hadn't been clear enough, Ophis decided to summarize and compare the feeling of belonging to something much simpler.
At that moment, she remembered the candy.
"Your scent is delicious, and that makes you irresistible." She bumped her fist on her hand, being completely sure that now if she had managed to be clear enough.
Elsewhere a bit far away, a certain light blue-haired dragoness gave a great sneeze as she parted from the blankets in a certain room so as not to soil them.
"Is someone talking about me?" Tiamat shook her head to downplay those facts.
She snuggled into the blankets as cute sounds drifted from her lips, as if she was really enjoying being rubbed against those blankets.
"Issei will be back today, so I should prepare something really great." She said to herself as she continued to play on her beloved's bed.
"I think I get it, but it's still really weird." Issei thought to himself, only to remember why it was that Ophis was here in the first place.
Ophis moved away from her personal seat as she noticed that he wanted to get up. The Goddess followed him with her gaze covered in curiosity as he opened the cabinet.
"You said earlier you wanted to talk, I know what you're looking for." Issei stated with a toothy grin as he lifted a rather large box into his arms.
"You do?" Ophis sat down on the futon with an even more curious look on her face as she looked at the large box.
"I didn't forget about the promise we had made, I was just waiting for the moment to deliver it to you." Issei dropped the peculiarly designed box right in front of an increasingly intrigued Ophis. "It cost me all the money I had left, so I hope you like it!" He exclaimed with a toothy grin, then opened the box.
Ophis' dumbfounded face lit up with a golden color in a rather funny way as the box revealed all of its inner contents. There was a large amount of chocolates of different flavors and shapes, covered with a golden wrapper that emphasized their high quality.
Ophis almost fell backwards at such a pleasant and amazing surprise, making Issei chuckle under his breath at the Goddess' antics.
The dragoness' eyes lit up at the golden color of the wrapping as she took some chocolates in her hands. Her surprised face did not stop glowing as she gazed with unparalleled impact at all those sacred treasures.
She stood like that for a few seconds, until she finally took the chocolate to her mouth with wrapper included.
"Wait, you have to take that away!" Issei exclaimed as he tried to take away the large amount of chocolates that the Goddess had put in her mouth.
It was actually quite a funny sight, as she looked like a squirrel carrying a large amount of nuts in her mouth.
After the big altercation, Ophis finally seemed to calm down. Though her face still continued to reflect that quiet joy that made her look a bit cute in the eyes of the brown-haired man.
"Now that you've calmed down, I'd like to talk about why I'm really here." Ophis stated with an expression that indicated no denial of her claim.
"In fact, you were the one who flipped out..." Issei thought to himself as a large bead of sweat rolled down the back of his head.
"It's about love."
Whatever distracted thoughts were roaming around in Issei's mind completely vanished when he heard the last word.
"What's up with that?" Issei was quite interested, as he really wanted to know the reason for her interest in that matter.
It didn't fit in his head that an emotionless Goddess could be interested in something as deep and troublesome as this feeling is.
"When I heard your talk with Azazel, I could tell that it was something very serious, and, in fact, it seemed to affect you very much at first. It is something I could not understand, as I could understand that talk and that word was involved with Tiamat, Penemue and Rossweisse." Ophis blinked in genuine confusion as she took little hops to move closer to him.
"I always see them so happy when they're together, so why is there something about them that bothers you?"
Ophis let her curiosity explode at the question.
At first, Issei was surprised. But now that he thought about it more carefully, it was understandable that she would assimilate his reactions as painful.
After all, love had certainly always been something quite painful for him.
But that was behind him now.
Or at least, that was what he thought now.
Issei smiled at the Goddess, managing to make the Goddess herself blink several times as she felt her head being patted repeatedly.
"Love is more than a word, it's a feeling. First of all, I want you to promise me that you won't talk to any of the three of us about what I'm about to tell you." He said, receiving a quick nod from Ophis.
Issei made himself comfortable on the futon to sit at Ophis' side. The protagonist lifted his face to the ceiling boards as he thought carefully in search of an explanation that would be easy to understand under the Goddess' patient gaze.
"If I had to explain love in a way that you can understand it, I would say it's a great feeling of attachment and affection for a person, a tumult of those two emotions that turns into really strong feelings that are often uncontrollable. Those strange tumults that swirl around inside you come together to form one feeling, which would be love." Issei paused to look at Ophis, making sure the Goddess had understood.
When she nodded, Issei continued with his explanation.
"That feeling makes you appreciate the other person so much that it makes you want to spend your life with them." Issei lowered his gaze somewhat saddened by what he was about to say. "But sometimes things don't turn out as well as you hope. Just as love can bring you so much happiness thanks to that person by your side, it can also bring you great pain for different reasons, although the most well known is rejection, that is, the idea that that person doesn't want to share their life with you in such an intimate and affectionate way due to the fact that they already have another person or for other reasons." Issei finished his explanation, hoping he had been as clear as possible.
That seemed to pan out, as Ophis didn't have that hint of confusion in her eyes when someone was explaining something to her for the first time.
Still, it could be witnessed that other doubts were plaguing her mind.
"Even though I know how it works now, I still don't understand it." She clarified, catching Issei's attention. "You are almost all the time together, and you always show a great deal of affection for each other..."
"But it's not the kind of affection or fondness you want to give that person when you're in love with them." Issei interrupted her, knowing where her question was going to go. "Let's just say that kind of warmth you're looking for is much deeper and more complicated than a normal relationship." Issei concluded, catching himself a bit on his last words as he had ad-libbed it too quickly.
What he didn't know was that the explanation seemed to greatly convince the dragoness, who looked at him with a cute twinkle in her eyes.
"That sounds amazing!" She exclaimed as she clenched both of her fists through a rather tender gesture. "If I understood correctly, they are everything to you..." Issei's eyes widened slightly at such a statement.
"Aren't they?"
Issei raised his gaze as he thought about those words.
Why had he fallen in love with them, being that his heart was locked with a myriad of locks to keep from hurting him again?
That was the question that arose at this moment.
It was true that he had already accepted that he loved them, but he had never rethought the fact that his self-imposed walls were breached without him realizing it.
The first memory happened to come in a certain redhead.
She had revived him, but she hadn't done it out of pity, or out of simple kindness. She had done it for his Sacred Gear.
Then there were the other girls in the club, who never showed the slightest real concern for him. Perhaps the only one had been Asia, but that nun's distinctive kindness disappeared with her when she died in that church.
After that, there were no more women left who were close to his circle. The only one was her mother, and first of all that her mother, and secondly...
Could anyone really call her a mother or a woman?
Then, another question arose in his mind:
He had always cared about each of those girls...
But...
Who cares about Hyoudou Issei?
The answer was simple.
Those three smiling faces as beautiful as the reflection of a starry night that emerged in his thoughts made him smile without his own consent.
Why had he fallen in love with them?
There was no need to probe further in search of an answer because it was already too obvious.
"Issei?" Ophis tilted her head to the side as she noticed that the man had gone silent with that smile on his face.
Issei turned his face to look at her. His smile intensified to one so pure that it made the Goddess blush a little.
"Those three women are all I want in this life."
Silence fell between the two as Ophis took in that sentence.
"I see..." She broke the silence.
Issei turned as he set the box back in the closet as he noticed a small hand grab his shoulder.
When his eyes met Ophis', he could feel his skin bristle at the deep gaze the Goddess was giving him.
"You love me?"
To say that Issei was confused at such a statement was an understatement.
In fact, his mind could not process such a question.
Coupled with the fact that Ophis was looking at him with clear impatient eyes, he had no choice but to give a hasty answer.
"I-I don't know..." Issei answered hesitantly, and he could witness how that answer seemed to put the Goddess off a bit. "Why would you ask me that?" He quickly tried to distract the tension between them with that question, something that seemed to work.
"Love leaves an unparalleled mark of bonding in people who share that feeling. They always want to be together and support each other in everything. They show each other a lot of affection and even affections that I still can't understand, but I know they are incredible." Ophis gave different ramblings that Issei didn't consider as an answer. "That's why I want you to love me." She culminated, lowering her head somewhat sadly. Something that alarmed Issei, as he had never seen her this way, and he felt this was his fault.
But, he still continued to feel that she had not answered his question.
As Issei put his arm around her to comfort her, he could feel the Goddess lay her head on his shoulder.
She lifted her face, causing one's eyes to bore into the other.
"I don't want to be alone like I was before."
Those words made Issei's world stop for a second.
He could now understand everything with absolute clarity.
After all, the feeling of loneliness was something he knew all too well too.
And apparently, she had been suffering in silence for her entire life for the simple fact that they were afraid of her.
He was the first one to accept her as she was, so it was completely normal for her to be afraid of being alone again once she tasted the sweet taste of being together with someone.
Ophis' tears never got to roll down her cheeks, as she could feel Issei's embrace strengthen over her body. Her beautiful violet eyes shone with palpable happiness after witnessing the big toothy smile the brown-haired man was giving her.
"Don't be silly!" That simple comment made the woman confused. "You don't need me to fall in love with you for us to still be close!" He continued, then gestured to each other with his hand.
A gesture that quickened Ophis' heart to inordinate levels for something even she herself couldn't understand.
"I'll always be with you, no matter what!"
"You're never going to be alone again!"
Ophis looked at him for a few seconds without mediating words, she even seemed not to be breathing. A fact that worried Issei a little.
"Ophis?" Issei's eyes went to his own chest as he felt a small, delicate hand intertwine with his own.
"Are you serious?" She asked with a tone quite a bit more lively than usual.
A tone that represented all her hope.
"You have my word!" Issei nodded without a second's hesitation as he held Ophis' hand lovingly, getting the Goddess to lower her gaze with a slight blush.
She looked at him again shortly after, noticing how the brown-haired man still had that toothy smile that transmitted hope and happiness to her entire being.
At that moment, her mind began to debate intensely before an Issei who was completely oblivious to all of this.
The mere fact that Ophis was looking at him with such seriousness made his smile covered in confidence turn into a hesitant one.
"What's wrong?"
"It's not enough." She said, then cupped both of Issei's cheeks with her hands.
Issei couldn't help but feel a little intimidated at the deep, piercing gaze of the Goddess.
She opened her lips to say a word he was no doubt not expecting.
"Love me."
"Huh, you can't just ask me like that just because..." Issei couldn't help but roll his eyes at the out-of-place proposal.
That thought deepened as Ophis puffed out her cheeks with a pout so cute it could kill even the most evil being in the world with tenderness.
"I'm not going to give up until you love me." Ophis' words trailed off with an amount of conviction that made it clear she wasn't going to give up in a million years on her assignment.
"Okay, but first we have to sleep. I'm really tired." Knowing that it would be impossible to change her mind, Issei pulled as much strength as he could into his cheeks in order to speak, as the Goddess was holding him really tight.
At first she was reluctant, but he managed to convince her when he said she could stay and sleep with him.
In the moments he found himself stroking the Goddess' long silky hair he was wondering where he had failed in his explanation.
"Stupid brat." Ddraig commented to himself as he laughed. "Is it so hard to think that maybe Ophis has fallen in love with you after all you did for her?" The dragon laughed harder after his last words.
First it was the completely insane Dragon Queen who wanted to exterminate him.
Then it was a Cadre who was characterized by her extreme coldness.
The third was the Future Queen of the Valkyries, who together were playing a fun little fake dating game that ended up turning into something more without either of them realizing it.
And now it was the second most powerful entity in the world, the Dragon Goddess of Infinity? The same one who was always characterized by her lack of emotions?
Ddraig was growing increasingly anxious to be able to witness what would happen when those four managed to catch his partner.
In fact, he was seriously rethinking whether his anxiety should be directed towards the ladies.
The sheer unknown of not knowing if they could all deal with Issei's monstrous libido was filling him with amusement.
After that, he had to scold himself.
From being with Issei so much, maybe the pervertedness had rubbed off on him a little.
Several hours later...
Issei woke up with a jolt as different garments fell on his head. Before he could wonder what was happening, he could hear the voice of a certain Cadre.
"Put this on, it's almost time for us to go out." Stated Penemue, who was watching the duo with her typical apathetic expression.
Issei glanced at his nearby watch, noticing that he had been sleeping for over 11 hours. As if on a missile of sorts, the young man got up as quickly as possible and headed off to get dressed without first giving a quick hello to Penemue, who just nodded her head.
"And as for you..." The Cadre turned her gaze to an Ophis who was carving her eyes. "Can you explain to me what the hell you were doing sleeping with him?" She asked her, crossing her arms.
"Sleeping." Ophis looked at her as if it was the most obvious answer on the planet, getting Penemue to gasp.
"I don't know why I'm trying to reason with you..." The Cadre rubbed the bridge of her nose with some irritation.
Ophis' confused face was decorated with several garments that looked quite expensive, managing to get her face buried under so much fabric.
"What is this?" the Goddess took off her clothes and looked at her with great curiosity.
"It's for you to use." Was Penemue's short reply.
"You're coming with us, too."
In another place not far from the inn...
One could witness how there was a tumult of people concentrated in a single place, apparently dancing. In the distance a large stage could be seen where Yasaka and Kunou were standing, along with an Azazel and Dulio who had arrived as guests. Those two were in charge of distributing the different songs while Yasaka gave them different indications of which one to play.
At first glance it could be seen that the two men were quite experienced with these things. Especially Dulio, something curious, since it was difficult to imagine an Angel dancing and having as much fun as he did.
Yasaka looked towards the horizon with some surprise when she saw who was approaching. Or rather, by how they were dressed. The Yokai Queen patted Azazel's shoulder, causing the Cadre to raise his gaze to see who was approaching. His expression was somewhat similar to the woman, though that surprise was replaced with one of his typical smiles.
"Apparently, they want to attract a little attention." Azazel thought, watching as three silhouettes became more and more present in the crowd that slowly began to view the newcomers with some admiration.
Issei was wearing a form-fitting black leather jacket, making his physique fairly easy to make out. His black skinny jeans with a chain made him look quite good as he walked through the crowd, chatting along with his best friends.
Speaking of them, a certain Dragon Goddess was being carried on Issei's back. Her outfit also stood out a lot, as she was wearing a cropped black skirt that revealed one of her legs almost completely. Her shirt was of a dark transparent color that left much of her torso visible, except for the area of her breasts that was covered by a violet colored flowered bra that left a large cleavage visible. And although it may seem curious, what most distinguished her attire was that beautiful soft purple bow in her hair, added to the headphones that seemed to be keeping her in harmony while she hugged tightly to the brown to the envy of many.
The other dark-haired woman in the group walking beside him was also wearing a jacket, though it was open because of her enormous breasts, which highlighted much of her figure. But Penemue always made sure to keep herself as reserved as possible, so a rather taut black shirt lay underneath her leather jacket ensuring that nothing was left out in the open. Her dark clothing was accompanied by a black skirt that was paired with black stockings and red heels.
On her other side was a smiling Valkyrie wearing a beautiful black kimono that was decorated with a myriad of flowers of different colors and sizes. Just like Ophis, Rossweisse saw nothing wrong in showing a little bit of her body, as long as it was a place where it was decent to do so, and it was for that very reason that she was wearing a small cleavage that was getting bigger by the moment because of the steps she was taking.
"Hey." Azazel called out to Yasaka, getting the woman to look at him with some interest. "Prepare the best songs. I'll make those four die on the dance floor." He concluded, revealing a sharp grin on his face.
Yasaka covered her giggle with a hand while Dulio looked at the two with a big question mark above his head.
In the end, the four of them spent much of the evening having a lot of fun. At first, it was hard to make Ophis understand that she should dance, and then it was harder to explain to her how she should dance. In the end, Issei managed to make her understand when he said to follow the movements of the people closest to her. That was a rather funny point, as sometimes she would get a little too close to him and end up creating certain somewhat compromising situations, or that was how Rossweisse classified it.
It was also true that some men tried to get closer to some of the three women when they saw that they were only accompanied by Issei. The results were always more funny than uncomfortable, as Ophis didn't even hear what they were saying because she almost always wore headphones, while Rossweisse was always glued to Issei to avoid those mishaps and Penemue simply rejected them with a coldness that even made you feel some pity for them.
Finally, the night ended, and before leaving, they all clinked a glass in the moonlight.
After having spent two horrendous and very hard weeks, without a doubt this was a great breath of fresh air to end the stay in Kyoto.
END OF CHAPTER!
Not really yet. There is still a special scene below.
(And yes, I originally planned to develop the dancing scene a lot more, but in the end I left it that way due to lack of time at the time)
Anyway, I would like to say goodbye to you already.
See you in a while!
Issei closed the door of his house carefully, as it was late at night and he didn't want to wake anyone up.
Therefore, his surprise was quite evident when the lights came on from one second to the next.
"Welcome back!" The dragoness exclaimed with a beautiful smile, managing to turn Issei's surprise into joy.
"I'm home." The brown rubbed his hair with a toothy grin, only to change his expression to a rather curious one when his enhanced sense of smell was able to pick up a rather delicious aroma coming from the kitchen.
He was sure it didn't take his sense of smell to be able to sense that fragrance either.
"You prepared something?" Issei couldn't help but look at the dragoness with slightly widened eyes at the surprise.
"I wanted to give you a nice welcome, since we barely got to see each other these past two weeks." Clarified the woman as she eagerly took his hand.
Issei let himself be swept up in Tiamat's excitement as they walked through the living room.
"And my parents?" He questioned her just as they both sat down across from each other, having the plates already prepared with food.
There were also several candles and other decorations.
You could tell a mile away that the dragoness had put quite a bit of care into it.
"Relax, I've made sure they sleep as well as they've ever slept in their lives." For some reason, the words and the smile Tiamat had made a small shiver run through his body.
"I guess that's all right then..." He stated with a slight bow to thank her for the food.
When he took the first bite inside his lips he wasn't impressed that it was something exquisite. After all, she only cooked delicious things.
The dinner was entertaining for both of them as they both shared their experiences these past two weeks. Or rather, Issei did most of the talking, as it was very easily noticeable that Tiamat had done almost nothing fun in these days.
Although the tranquility and happiness between the two was always something that could almost be touched, the reality was that they both knew very well that the dinner was only the beginning.
Both Issei and Tiamat were very impatient for the next step. And that showed when the dishes weren't even washed, as they both went to the bedroom as quickly as possible.
Issei took off all his clothes, being left in only his underwear. His face turned so he could see how Tiamat was already waiting for him on the bed.
"I missed you so much." She confessed as she lifted the sheets, revealing her beautiful figure that was only covered by her underwear. "So don't make me wait any longer."
"Even if it sounds a little weird, it wasn't easy going all these days without sleeping with you." Issei stated as he sat on the edge of the bed under Tiamat's watchful gaze. "Well, the difference was pretty big." He confessed to her, getting Tiamat to raise an eyebrow.
"What difference are you talking about?" She asked him, unable to understand.
Those doubts were cleared away when Issei cradled her in his arms and made her head rest on his chest. The dragoness had to use quite a bit of strength to hold back a pleasurable sigh, but the relief she felt when she was finally back in the arms of her secret love was something her face couldn't hide.
The feeling of warmth and love was so great that she couldn't handle it.
"Now do you understand what I mean?" Issei consulted, receiving a weak nod from the dragoness who closed her eyes slowly.
The smell, the touch, the love, the affection, the happiness...
That was the difference.
With such a banal and simple act, she felt more alive than ever.
"Issei..." She purred softly, catching the man's attention.
"Tell me." He replied with a delicate smile as he began to give her cheek small caresses.
Issei always took a rather unique care when he caressed her, but this time it felt even more profound. It was as if he was caressing her as if she was the most important thing he had in his life. Such delicate, leisurely touches made her feel very special.
She loved feeling that way.
She loved the simple fact that she could be close to him.
She loved everything about him.
Issei lowered his gaze as he noticed how the dragoness wrapped her legs with his as she kept purring with a passion he had never heard from her before.
The dragoness slowly opened her eyes as she took one of Issei's hands. She slowly guided it to her chest, until finally she parked it on her cleavage.
Issei's eyes widened slightly as he noticed how the seal on the dragoness' chest began to glow brightly, causing all her feelings and joy to be transmitted through their connection.
At first, Tiamat thought that perhaps he would be overwhelmed when he received all of her sensations, but the one who ended up overwhelmed was her.
Issei smiled a little as he watched the dragoness' eyes widen, as he too had shared his connection with her.
"Funny how we have the exact same emotions." He commented with a small chuckle.
"Uh, this..." Tiamat couldn't help but let out a small sigh as she let herself be embraced by all the beautiful sensations.
The connection was barely able to share all the happiness that was being transmitted between the two of them.
"This is great." Tiamat concluded, closing her eyes to better process all that joy that was flooding her.
A hint of sadness and remorse could also be felt, but they were so excluded that they didn't even enter into it.
Tiamat could feel her body melt as Issei used his free arm to embrace her and pull her closer to him. That act was only the icing on the dessert when she felt him kiss her forehead, an act that brought shivers around her entire body.
For some reason, Issei was being more attached than usual. But the truth was that she didn't mind.
In fact, it was quite the opposite. She loved it.
It only made her love him more and more.
Issei's lips parted from her forehead in what she could have claimed was an eternity.
"Good night." He said, taking her waist so they could snuggle even closer, a gesture that seemed to please the dragoness greatly who shifted her hips against her will.
The dragoness placed both her hands on Issei's hand to squeeze tightly on her chest.
The seal that kept them tied together glowed even brighter when the dragoness finally finished settling into it.
And as if by magic, sleep began to overpower them much faster than it had these past two weeks.
Before she fell surrendered to her deepest and happiest dreams, she managed to smile and say a few last words.
"Good night."