26-62

EP.62 Two Princesses 

A night bathed in moonlight. 

Katrina’s heart was pounding with anxiety. 

“Again tonight…” 

It had been a week since Katrina arrived. 

But she hadn’t achieved her goal at all. 

If anything, she felt herself drifting further from her purpose with each passing day. 

‘Since coming here… even my body has changed…’ 

Tonight, she had to go to Eldric’s bedroom again. 

To satisfy him. 

She was used to it, but never truly adapted. 

It was a paradoxical situation. 

The more her body adapted, the more unsettled her heart became. 

‘Is it really okay for me to stay like this?’ 

It wasn’t a failure yet-at least in her mind. 

Even if an opportunity arose, she wasn’t sure she could achieve her mission. 

Instead, she felt herself sinking deeper into a swamp. 

‘But… I can’t not go.’ 

She would be teased by Eldric and have sex with him. 

It was undoubtedly a humiliating time. 

There was no room for argument. 

Yet, her body was clearly delighted. 

Her body was always hot. 

Even when she wasn’t in his arms, memories of the night would surface. 

“Huu… haa… haat…” 

Her heart raced. 

She couldn’t stop the anticipation and excitement. 

It was as if she were addicted to pleasure. 

“I can’t… let this break me…” 

Everything was confusing. 

She didn’t know what she wanted anymore. 

Two desires coexisted within her. 

A sense of crisis that she shouldn’t give herself up any longer. 

A burning longing for pleasure. 

Either way, the time to choose was approaching. 

‘Calm down… I have to go anyway. This is his fief, his mansion.’ 

Despite her confusion, the decision was easy. 

There was no turning back. 

From the moment she arrived, she’d been a pawn. 

If she failed, she’d just be used as a pretext for war. 

“If I fail like this…” 

It was a bleak situation. 

It was only natural to seek someone to depend on. 

But Katrina had no one. 

This was a direct order from the king. 

Her father cared only about the outcome of the mission. 

In a moment of wavering, strangely, Eldric’s face came to mind. 

‘If I admit defeat, what will he do?’ 

Normally, she would be handed over to the Kingdom of Aily. 

Even as a discarded pawn, a princess of an enemy nation was a valuable hostage. 

In such a situation, she’d have no choice but to take her own life. 

‘He wouldn’t hand me over so coldly…’ 

It was hard to imagine. 

If anything, she thought he’d only want her more. 

That was the conclusion she drew from her week of experience with him. 

‘While I’ve been here, he’s been considerate… and he doesn’t seem to be watching me to keep me from escaping…’ 

Maybe she could rely on him. 

She could even imagine him gladly accepting her. 

“…” 

Katrina looked at the door for a moment. 

It was time to leave the room. 

She had to go, carrying her conflicted feelings. 

Knock, knock- 

“Hut…” 

Suddenly, there was a knock. 

A nighttime visitor was never ordinary. 

“Are you in there?” 

The voice belonged to Elena. 

Katrina’s mind refused to process it. 

She couldn’t guess why Elena would appear at this timing. 

“…What is it?” 

“Good, you haven’t gone to the bedroom yet.” 

Elena knew everything. 

She knew Katrina was being teased every night. 

She couldn’t possibly miss the lingering traces of climax. 

“I just wanted to talk for a moment.” 

She hadn’t been invited in, 

but Elena opened the door and entered. 

“Looks like I arrived just before you left.” 

“Yes… but, what is this about…?” 

“I wanted to make a suggestion since you seem to be struggling.” 

“A suggestion…?” 

Katrina was already in the middle of a bet. 

An unexpected suggestion would normally have made her wary. 

If she hadn’t already half given up, she would have been on edge. 

“You think it’s hard to win the lord’s bet, don’t you?” 

“It’s only been a week.” 

“From what I saw this morning, it looked like you had a pretty rough time.” 

“…” 

She couldn’t answer easily. 

She’d expected it, but it was embarrassing to admit. 

“You don’t have to be so embarrassed. I’m the same way, you know?” 

Elena smiled sweetly. 

She was so nonchalant, it was almost amazing. 

She almost seemed happy. 

“You really are shy, aren’t you?” 

“It’s not… really like that.” 

“Then why is your face already red?” 

“How did you…” 

“How can I talk about this so easily?” 

The moonlight shone on Elena’s smile. 

It was a beautiful smile, but also seductive. 

“The reason… you already know, don’t you, Katrina?” 

“I… I’m not sure…” 

Her voice trembled as she answered. 

It felt like she was telling a clumsy lie. 

Katrina’s inner turmoil only grew. 

“Hehe… is that so.” 

Elena’s expression said she knew everything. 

As she approached, she seemed like a mischievous moon fairy. 

“Anyway, back to the point-let me get to my suggestion.” 

“What is it…?” 

“Why not admit defeat and cooperate with us?” 

It was a hard suggestion to understand. 

She could understand admitting defeat. 

But “cooperation” was not what she expected to hear now. 

“Cooperate…? If I admit defeat, aren’t you just going to offer me up as a prize?” 

“I never planned to do that. If I had, I would have done it from the start.” 

“Maybe so, but…” 

“What I really wanted was…” 

The distance between them suddenly shrank. 

Elena gently embraced Katrina, 

as if inviting her into a secret game. 

“I just wanted to show you something good, and ask you to cooperate with us…♥” 

Elena’s hand slipped in. 

Despite her slender appearance, there was no hesitation. 

She quickly reached under Katrina’s skirt and stroked her underwear. 

“Hut… I-I don’t really… understand what you mean…” 

“If you help, you can resolve all these bothersome issues peacefully. In a way, it’s what your father wants too.” 

“Uu… please, let go for a second…” 

Fingers slipped inside her underwear. 

It felt like she was being violated unilaterally. 

Their bodies were similar in size, but Katrina couldn’t push her away. 

“With your body this aroused, you’re not really planning to just go back, are you?” 

“Ugh…! D-don’t… uhuuut…♥” 

Katrina felt her own weakness acutely.