Night falls.

Dressed in a pure white bathrobe, Ivas walked slowly to the bathtub with a glass bottle in one hand and a freshly opened wine bottle in the other.

He placed the glass bottle on the shelf next to him. The ruby liquor was then poured into a glass pre-filled with ice cubes and handed to Isabel in the bathtub.

Isabel raised her knee a little shyly and put her right hand on her chest. And the slender white hand took the wine glass.

"So far, what else is in the way?"

Ivus chuckled and poured himself a glass.

He pulled up his chair and sat next to the tub.

“…… Eventful. ”

Isabel whispered, propping her upper body slightly from the tub and gently clinking glasses with Ivus.

Wine glasses make a crisp glass crashing sound. The sparkling ruby bouquet swayed in the glass, spilling a little on Isabel's collarbone and chest as it tilted, and was wiped away by Ivus's reach.

"Woo......"

Perhaps it was because of the soak in the hot water, and Isabel's cheeks were crimson at the moment. Instead of taking Ivus's hand away, she pressed it with her elbow and put her own hand over the back of Ivus's hand.

“…… There's someone out there. ”

She whispered, shrinking back below the surface.

Although Ivus closed the door relatively quickly when she carried her in, the Queen's guard sent by the Pope did not follow her directly into the house.

But their responsibilities cannot be avoided. Isabel's bedroom can only be encircled.

Ivus raised an eyebrow, and instead of withdrawing his hand, he caressed it slowly, "You know there's someone out there...... So you were still screaming so loudly before? ”

To be honest, it scared Ivus. Considering that 100% of people were listening, it was he who started to be shy first.

But then I gradually got used to it - or simply ignored it.

When Ivas mentioned this, Isabel was annoyed and angry: "I'm going to bite you!" ”

Her body shrank down, and she gently bit Ehuas's palm like a kitten. You can also smell the smell of the liquor and the smell of rose petals in the bathtub – the smell of soaking in Isabel's body.

Isabel grinded her teeth, but she didn't bite through Ivus's skin.

She let go of her mouth, her face flushed, but she said seriously, "I just think...... It's a pleasure. So want to show it off. ”

"Show off what?"

Ivus asked with a smile.

"Show me off...... There you are. ”

Isabel whispered. Her eyes sparkled.

For Isabel, who is always suppressed emotionally, she will choose "actor" as her first area of specialization, which actually hints at her subconscious desire to express.

"So it's on purpose?"

Ivas pretended not to hear, and just whispered in Isabel's ear.

Isabel slapped Ivus's arm in shame, but she didn't even make a red mark.

Ivas smiled and withdrew his arm and drank the wine.

It was also at this time that Ivas finally realized why he was ...... in school. The seniors of the fourth division are particularly popular.

At times like these, the techniques of fire and illumination are so useful—sacred techniques of self-healing and helping others to recover, so to speak, to help others and oneself.

They left all their worries behind and really played all afternoon, and now the two of them can still soak in the bath and drink here refreshed. If you're not a little hungry, you can continue until the middle of the night.

"It's ......"

And when the wine entered, the strange cold fragrance and the crisp swelling sensation made Ivas a little surprised: "'Sacred Tree No. 1'?" ”

"Hmm."

Isabel snorted softly and whispered, "I also found out not long ago that my grandmother has hidden such a good wine...... Before the promotion ceremony came out, I was curious about what it tasted like. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Ivas with some resentment: "It was originally intended to commemorate tonight's ......"

"Nor is it a conflict...... It can also be used as a souvenir. ”

Ivas chuckled and hung his bathrobe on a nearby shelf. Stepping into the bathtub, the layers of rose petals were arranged.

As Ivas entered, the water rose suddenly. The instantaneous increase in buoyancy made Isabel subconsciously grasp the edge of the bathtub, and the whole person floated slightly. Eivus, on the other hand, only gently lifted up with the flow of the water, and lifted Isabel up by the buoyancy of the water. He lay down at the bottom of the tub like a cushion, and took Isabel into his arms.

"Wait, I'm hungry...... Let's eat first......"

Isabel realized something, and her cheeks flushed.

I feel that if I continue, the dinner that I said will be ruined again.

She struggled to get up, but was gently pushed back by Ewass.

"It's okay, I just want to hold you like this."

Eivas whispered reassuringly, and Isabel slowly lay back down.

She slowly lay down on Eivus's flexible, solid muscles, and she subconsciously curled up. I felt a sense of quiet security.

When Isabel tilted her head, she realized that she didn't have to lie on the cold jade pillow on the edge of the tub, but on Ivace's chest.

She closed her eyes slightly, and it felt as if the whole world had fallen silent.

Ivas stroked her hair gently, picking up strands of hair one by one, letting the soft strands run down her fingers, intently breathing in the fragrance of Isabelle's hair.

- In fact, it wasn't just Isabel who felt reassured.

There has never been a moment when Iwas's heart was as calm as it was now.

As if you don't have to think about anything, as if you don't have to think about anything, as if you don't have to worry about anything.

Ivas hugged Isabel for a while. When Isabel's breathing gradually became calm and long, and she seemed to be about to fall asleep, she helped Isabel to sit up and woke her up directly.

"Don't fall asleep."

Ivas said, picking up a towel to help Isabel carefully wipe her body—this is what the former maid, now the queen's guard, does. Being wiped by Ivas made Isabel sober up again.

“…… It's really easy to be shy. ”

Ivas complained, and also wiped himself and put on a bathrobe. With white heat steaming from his body, he walked over to the shelf and picked up the glass bottle filled with golden liquid.

— like the sun in a bottle, but not dazzling. In the bedroom, which is not fully lit and is slightly dim, it shimmers like a night light.

In fact, Isabel had noticed it before. But Ivus never mentioned it, so she didn't have time to say it.

"What is this?"

She asked curiously.

"What I said before," said Ivus with a chuckle, holding up the crystal bottle like a perfume bottle, "the wine of my soul."

"When I'm gone, if you're in pain, weary or sick, there's no one to take care of you...... Just open it and smell it. You can wake up and get better immediately.

"If you have an incurable wound, drink it all. It is effective in extending your life. ”

This is just a small bottle the thickness of a thumb, using a small amount of "Sacred Tree One" as a carrier, injecting a full third of Aihuas's soul.

After splitting the soul this time, I'm afraid it will take at least a month or two for Ivus to completely recover.

Isabel blushed: "Isn't that a metaphor......

She thought it was ...... That's some kind of poetic expression.

“…… Well? ”

Ivas was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

He hugged Isabel gently and whispered, "Then let's give you some trial clothes first."

"That's what it is...... My soul. ”

He bowed his head and kissed Her Majesty the Queen of Avalon, and as he breathed, he breathed out a small amount of golden intoxicating smoke that was inhaled by Isabel.

It was a feeling of soothing the spirit and healing the soul. Isabel's keen instincts even clearly saw that her soul was being purified and strengthened.

- It's not just a medicine, it's a valuable tonic.

If you drink all of this bottle...... I'm afraid that even if I was mortally injured during the advanced ritual, I wouldn't have died when I came out.

Isabel thought to herself.

(End of chapter)