DRMB Chapter 7

The hand that roughly gripped her face and the blazing gaze remained the same, but Ipersha deliberately met Phelix’s stare, refusing to avoid it.

‘To Phelix, even this weak effect must have felt like finding an oasis in a desert. That’s why he brought Ipersha here.’

Seeing him in person, she realized how precarious his condition truly was. But so what? Her own safety was her priority. Just like Phelix, who had forcibly brought Ipersha here for his own sake.

“If you don’t believe me, try it. However, my heart will only close off further.”

“…….”

“That means what you desire, Your Grace, is something you will never obtain.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Phelix’s hand gripped her slender neck.

The sudden cutoff of air caused her face to flush red, then gradually turn pale.

Phelix looked down at her pain-stricken face with an impassive expression.

Noisy warnings flooded the screen.

「Madness 93%, 94%… Current numbers rising. Prepare for an outburst! Prepare for outburst!」

Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks.

However, Ipersha didn’t struggle against his hand or avert her gaze.

If she backed down here, nothing would change from within the game.

Then, it happened.

He gritted his teeth and loosened his grip, and the noisy screen abruptly stopped.

In the chilling silence that settled over the room, only the sound of Ipersha’s coughing echoed as she gasped for air.

When the coughing subsided, Phelix’s low voice broke the silence.

“…What do you want?”

Ipersha felt a thrill at the fact that her lie had worked, but she did not rush to celebrate. She looked up at him, her eyes still shimmering with tears. This was just the beginning.

“Give me my freedom.”

“Freedom?”

“Yes. Don’t confine me, and don’t try to control my actions. Then, I’ll accept whatever madness you have.”

“…….”

His displeasure hung heavy in the silence. It was a natural reaction for him, someone who was used to taking what he wanted and discarding it whenever he got tired of it, without hesitation. This was likely a first for him.

But Ipersha knew. She knew he had no choice but to accept this deal.

Outside the window, the clouds parted, revealing a large, round moon in the sky. The bright moonlight poured through the windowpane, flooding the room.

Ipersha’s green eyes shimmered translucently in the moonlight.

「Madness 97%」

“Starting tomorrow.”

The moment the words appeared on the screen, a large hand snatched her by the nape of her neck.

His lips approached hers without warning, stopping just short of touching them. A voice laced with subtle irritation, as if he still wasn’t pleased with the situation, whispered. His hot breath, strangely dry and raspy, and his unexpectedly soft lips tickled hers.

“Because I don’t think I can afford such misplaced consideration today.”

And with that, he devoured her whole.

Immediately invading deep inside her moist cavern and entangling her tongue with his, his other arm scooped her up in one swift motion.

“Wait…!”

Ipersha swayed at the sudden elevation, pulling her head back.

But he ignored her, persistently pressing his lips against hers and holding her tightly. Then, his feet turned towards the bed.

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───

If there was one thing Ipersha had overlooked, it was probably the lust she would have to endure firsthand.

“Haa, wait, I can’t breathe, mmgh!”

She was completely overwhelmed by him as if he were stealing all her breath. She had thought that even lust fueled by madness wouldn’t be much different from what she knew.

She hadn’t had a proper relationship even though she was almost 23, but modern society offered plenty of exposure to such things, whether intentional or not. Adult movies alone were a testament to that.

Of course, even someone as inexperienced and naive as her was fully aware that such things were different from reality. Reality wasn’t as beautiful, and it wasn’t that romantic. Even now, it didn’t feel particularly romantic.

But it was intensely passionate.

“Hngh, ah…”

The ticklish sensation of his tongue against the roof of her mouth made her wriggle, and he delved deeper into her moist cavern, ravaging her relentlessly.

With her two hands trapped in his, Ipersha had no choice but to accept it all, until she was out of breath.

Unlike her, who couldn’t even swallow properly and let her saliva dribble down her chin, he swallowed it as if drinking sweet nectar, his adam’s apple bobbing constantly.

Phelix finally pulled away when Ipersha’s mind began to haze over from lack of oxygen and the rising heat.

“It certainly feels different.”

“Haa, huh…!”

But it wasn’t over. Ipersha trembled slightly as a hot, soft sensation trailed down her neck. Sliding down her pale neck, he sucked deeply on her soft skin.

With a chup sound, Ipersha shuddered.

“Wh-what are you…?”

As she stammered in confusion, he looked up, his gaze fixed on the deep red mark he’d left, and bit down on it again as if to show her.

“You asked for freedom.”

Then, he tilted his head and bit down on the other side in the same way.

Leaving several clear bite marks, as if he were going to devour her, or rather, for the cure entirely, he moved lower.

“You need to be marked with who owns you so you’ll put up with this.”

“Crazy… ungh!”

Let me correct myself. There was one more thing I had overlooked.

‘He’s a madman!’

This obsessive behavior couldn’t be attributed solely to madness. 

He must have been crazy from the start.

While Ipersha was thinking this, he left the same mark on her collarbone with a crack. He must have bitten her hard, as this time, the mark was so dark it looked like it might bleed. At the same time, Phelix grabbed the neckline of her thin chemise dress and pulled it down sharply.

The dress, which had been carefully washed and changed into as soon as she arrived at the Duke’s estate, crumpled helplessly in his hands.

One of her full breasts, swaying enticingly, spilled out of her dress from his rough tugged.

“Ah!”

Before Ipersha could fully register it, Phelix, amidst the flurry of pleasure and pain, cupped her breast in his hand, his mouth latching onto her nipple as if to draw out its juices.

He kneaded her ample breast, which filled his large hand and then some, teasing her nipple with his tongue and nibbling gently with his teeth with practiced skill.

“Heungh, there, ah…!”

Because of that, by the time he pulled his lips away, her nipples were already noticeably erect against her will.

He tilted his lips into a smirk and rubbed her hardened peaks with his thumb.

“Is this your first time?”

Ipersha, who had been unconsciously wriggling her legs together at the ticklish sensation in her intimate area, looked at him at the question.

“Hmm, it should be.”

He moved his hand that had been gripping both her wrists, freeing one breast from her dress and tracing the tip of her other nipple with his index finger.

Instead of an answer, a soft whimper escaped Ipersha’s parted lips.

Seeing her flushed cheeks and eyes, Phelix moved his hand down and lifted the hem of her skirt. Without hesitation, his hand moved inside, gripping her soft thigh before slowly trailing toward her most intimate place.

“I don’t have the habit of sharing.”

Before she could even process the meaning of his words, he caressed her soft mound.

Startled by his relentless advance, Ipersha abruptly sat up, as if to block his hand, but he caught both her hands, and his lips captured hers once again.

“Haahn…”

Her hands clutched the bedsheet uselessly.

An unfamiliar sensation bloomed from below, making her restless, but with her hands trapped by him, all she could grasp was the sheet. 

Phelix touched her with practiced ease.

He rubbed the soft folds of flesh through her underwear, then pushed the fabric aside to caress her labia. He stroked her gently, as if to soothe her tension, while simultaneously fueling a strange anticipation.

“Hmph!”

Then, without warning, he pressed and rubbed against her clitoris, making Ipersha buck her hips.