“…”

The overly wild and unrestrained suggestion directly extinguished the one percent of hope in Lucy’s heart.

Are dragons such free creatures?!

(I shouldn’t have asked her…)

“If you find this suggestion unacceptable, why not ask someone who is also a human like you? It just so happens that she is here too.”

“Eh?”

Lucy subconsciously looked towards the door.

——Erin happened to appear there.

“Erin! You’ve come just in time. I have something to ask you!”

“Eh? Okay, go ahead!”

Irene, who didn’t understand the situation yet, agreed out of habit.

At the same time, a big question mark popped up in my head.

34. Zig: Born by my mother

“So… Lucy-sama, are you worried about how to get along with Sieg-sama from now on?”

Although she didn’t understand the situation at first, after Lucy’s explanation, Irene understood the ins and outs of why she was asked for advice.

Lucy nodded vigorously. “I remember that you were married, Irene? When you encountered this situation…how did you solve it?”

“Well… Strictly speaking, I haven’t encountered this problem.”

Irene was silent for a moment and then shook her head.

“My late husband and I were married for political reasons. Although we were not completely without affection, our feelings were not that deep either. If I had to say… it felt like a business matter, right?” At this point, Irene touched her belly. “It’s the same with this child. Although you can’t see it, I’ve been pregnant with her for a long time and should have given birth a few months ago.”

“Eh? Irene, you’ve already—”

Lucy glanced at Irene’s flat stomach in surprise.

The belly that was already partially covered with dragon scales showed no signs of pregnancy at all. It was as flat as Lucy’s, even slimmer and firmer than Lucy’s.

“I cast a spell on my unborn child, so that she remained in the state of being only one month old.” Irene sighed, “After all, the war was going on at that time, and the kingdom needed me to step up and take charge of the situation. I couldn’t give birth to a child at that time.”

“And I have already made up my mind. If possible, I will wait until the human-dragon war is over before giving birth to this child.”

As she said this, a kind and gentle smile appeared on Irene’s face.

Lucy subconsciously reached out and touched Irene’s belly: “This… won’t have any effect on the baby, right?”

“No, even from a magic perspective, because she has been immersed in my magic, she will have quite good magic potential… Although I have no intention of letting my child become an excellent magician, as long as she can live healthily, that’s enough.”

“Erin, you’re a good mother.”

“You are too kind, Lady Lucy.” Irene bowed her head in thanks. “However, let’s get back to the point. Regarding the issues in your and Lord Sieg’s private lives, although I have no relevant experience and cannot give appropriate advice, if I were to just tell you my thoughts… then I think it would be best for you to be honest with Lord Sieg.”

“To put it in an exaggerated way, the rift always arises because both parties are hiding something. You and Lord Sieg are the goddess and the god, the patron saints who jointly protect our country. From the standpoint of the queen, I really hope to see the two of you standing side by side, accompanying each other.”

(Standing side by side with Sieg?)

Lucy pursed her lips.

Selene said bluntly, “That’s asking too much, Dragon Queen. With Lucy’s current level, she can’t even defeat a dragon alone, but the master can slaughter a group of dragons at will – it’s probably impossible for her to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in her lifetime, right?”

Although she knew this was the truth, Lucy still felt like her heart was stabbed hard when Selene said it so directly.

“But if we just keep each other company, there’s definitely no problem.”

Irene said.

“Anyway, if possible, please have a frank conversation with Master Lucy and Master Sieg.”

“…Then I’ll try it later.”

Lucy nodded slightly.

(Speaking of which, when Zigg made various decisions, he would ask for my opinion. He has always been the one who considered me. I should occasionally consider him or refer to his opinion.)

Thinking this, Lucy slowly sank down and began to spit bubbles in the water again.

…….

So, more than an hour later.

With the help of Selene and Irene, Lucy was washed clean from head to toe. She also enjoyed a massage from Irene and walked back to her and Sieg’s bedroom with light steps.

As soon as she came back, Lucy saw Sieg sitting cross-legged on the bed, modifying a fist-sized alien space.

“You’re done washing? You’re really taking your time.”

Seeing Lucy coming back, Zig didn’t stop practicing, and said, “I thought you passed out in the bath.”

“I just happened to meet Selene and Irene who were also taking a bath, so the three of us chatted for a while.”

Deliberately glancing at a certain part of Sieg’s body, Lucy’s somewhat dizzy mood quickly calmed down, and after sitting back on her bed, she glanced at him a few more times out of the corner of her eye.

(It has… stopped beating. Does this mean that Sieg has calmed down? Or…)

Understanding is understanding, but it is ultimately just theoretical experience.

There are still many things that Lucy doesn’t understand.

Noticing that Lucy kept turning her gaze towards him, Sieg paused his practice and glanced at her: “What’s wrong with you? You keep looking at me… Is there something dirty on me?”

“Eh? No… No, not at all. You just took a shower and didn’t run around anywhere. How could there be dirt on you?”

Lucy quickly brushed it off.

(Oh, oh, this is harder to talk about than I thought!)

Although she had made the decision while taking a bath, Lucy found that she seemed to lack a little courage when she really wanted to say it now?

(By the way, since Sieg has stopped beating the drum, that means this matter has been resolved.)

(wrong!)

Just when Lucy was about to give up, she slapped her thigh suddenly, scaring Sieg next to her. Looking at the trembling plump thigh, Sieg’s heart, which had already calmed down, was stirred a little again.

“…Lucy, what’s wrong with you?”

Completely stopping his evening practice, Sieg turned around and asked with concern, “Did Irene and Selene say something to upset you while you were in the bath? Or are you worried about something?”

“Uh… this… that…”

Lucy was immediately flustered by Sieg’s sudden concern.

Seeing this, Sieg immediately stood up, approached Lucy and patted her shoulder: “Don’t be nervous, tell me what happened. If it’s Irene and Selene… No, Irene can’t be, then it must be Selene – if she touches you and wants to do something bad to you, then tell me and I will kill her.”

“That’s not the case…”

Lucy quickly extended the life of Selene, who was facing the danger of death every day. After taking several deep breaths, she showed a determined look as if she wanted to join an organization. Lucy put her hands and legs together, suppressed her shame and asked: “Um… Sieg, I want to ask you something more private.”

“When you…when you live with me, do you ever want to [beep———]?”

“…”

After hearing Lucy say the word that would definitely be muted, Sieg thought for a long time before uttering a rather concise and direct cry that expressed both surprise and confusion.

“–ha?”

35.Honest body

Sieg has always trusted his five senses, and his excellent five senses often give him a certain degree of advantage in battle.

However, now, Zigg began to doubt his hearing.

What the hell did he just hear? !

“Lucy, did you…did you say something wrong? Or are you dizzy?”

As far as Sieg expected, it was impossible for Lucy to say those words just now.

Maybe Lucy took too long in the bath and damaged her brain?

This is how Sieg comforted himself.

But Lucy said with red cheeks: “I am very clear-headed! I said it after careful consideration! Who made you have a big bulge in your pants when I went out to take a shower…”

“——!”

Sieg’s body trembled immediately.

“No, this is… uh… just a simple physical reaction. It doesn’t mean that I have any desires—”

“Really?”

Lucy frowned, and with a blush on her face, she took the initiative to move closer to Sieg, with a bit of shyness and questioning in her eyes: “I… just asked Irene and Selene, and they said that since we live under the same roof, it is understandable that this kind of thing happened. If you don’t want our relationship to be estranged because of this, then it’s better to bring this matter to the table and let us discuss it properly…”

“So, please stop being so secretive and just speak frankly. I…I won’t take this as harassment.”

By the end of her speech, Lucy’s cheeks were extremely red, and her voice was getting smaller and smaller. It was obvious that she was really using all her strength and the greatest courage she had so far to say these words.

Looking at Lucy like this, Sieg was silent for a while and then sat back on his bed, pausing for a moment.

“Since you think so, I’ll be more direct in my response to your courage.”

“Honestly, no.”

Sieg said seriously, causing Lucy’s face to freeze.

No, no?

“Lucy, you are a very beautiful girl. I will not deny that. I am also a healthy adult man. When I am with you, I will inevitably have some desires in certain situations.”

“But those desires are not strong enough to make me want to go further. To be frank, it’s just a momentary impulse. Just like a child will clamor to buy a new toy when he sees it, but often forgets about it in a moment.”

“I admit, Lucy, you have an attractive body that I can’t completely ignore, but I won’t do anything out of line with you – after all, you are my friend.”

Zigg said it seriously, even solemnly.

It is true that his self-control has decreased slightly because of Stella and the others’ sudden attack a few days ago, but a decrease in self-control does not mean that he will become unsatisfied.

Looking at Sieg’s resolute expression, the shyness that filled Lucy’s heart also dissipated a lot.

(Come to think of it, Sieg is indeed such a person.)

(What the hell am I thinking about?)

Lucy has been traveling and living with Sieg for almost two months. She should have known what kind of person Sieg is.

“Is…I see…Well, Sieg, you are indeed a very mature person, completely different from those people in the guild.”

“After all, I’m almost 27 years old, almost 20 years old, and I’m definitely more mature than those young people who are just in their early s.”

Zigg doesn’t really like to use age as a criterion for judgment, but before the age of 60, age and experience do lead to different gaps between people of different ages.

And Sieg tapped Lucy’s forehead gently afterwards: “Anyway, don’t think about this kind of thing. You are not one of those women in my family who want to squeeze me till there is not a drop left. Although I will probably be attracted to you in the future, I will never do anything wrong to you, don’t worry.”

“Sieg…Now that you mention it, I feel a little frustrated.”

Lucy couldn’t help but laugh.

She was happy that Sieg was so reliable and mature, but when Lucy heard that Sieg could completely control himself even when he was seduced by her, she couldn’t help but wonder if she had lost in some ways as a woman?

Her figure is obviously better than Selene and Irene, but in Sieg’s eyes, she is just that-so?

“So, Sieg, will you just have to rely on your own self-control to endure it from now on?”

“Well, this kind of reaction will subside on its own after a while. I’ve already said that it’s just like a momentary impulse. I’ll calm down eventually. If it doesn’t work, I can force myself to calm down.”

“Forced calm?”

“Use frost magic to create an ultra-low temperature environment to cool yourself down in a physical sense.”

Ziggy laughed.

Lucy was speechless.

Is it necessary to use this method just to suppress desire?