novelhk Chapter 54 : I Won’t Leave
Chapter 54 : I Won’t Leave
Chapter 54: I Won’t Leave
Immediately after, a pair of slender arms coiled around her like a python constricting its prey, tightly locking around her waist and back.
Tightening.
Tightening further.
Hera seemed to be murmuring in her sleep, a vague, indistinct groan escaping her throat, tinged with possessiveness.
Then, she buried her face into Lilia’s neck.
She took a deep breath.
Like an addict who had finally found the long-lost miracle cure.
Lilia’s entire body stiffened like a stone statue.
If that earlier collision had merely been a minor scuffle,
then the current situation was nothing short of a nuclear explosion scene.
They were far too close.
Lilia could feel the smooth, slippery texture of the silk nightgown on Hera’s body.
She could feel the steady rise and fall of the curve of her chest.
She could even feel the warm breath Hera exhaled onto her neck.
But the most fatal part wasn’t any of these.
The most fatal part was…
That damn system!
That damn skill!
Her 【Absolute Senses】 hadn’t been turned off yet!
Under the amplification of a thousandfold perception, every tactile sensation was infinitely magnified.
What had originally been just soft fabric now brushed against her skin with every strand of silk clearly discernible, like countless tiny brushes lightly sweeping across her.
Hera’s body temperature
was no longer as icy and bone-chilling as when she had her episodes before.
Instead, it carried a jade-like warmth.
This warmth transmitted through the thin layer of clothing, and under the amplification of a thousandfold perception, it felt like a blazing fire, threatening to burn Lilia’s sanity to ashes.
And then there was the scent.
That was Hera’s unique fragrance.
Normally, it was only a faint, subtle aroma.
Now?
It was as if Lilia had been thrown into a pool of concentrated perfume.
The scent was so rich it was suffocating, seeping into her body through every pore, frantically stimulating her olfactory nerves.
“Mm…”
Lilia couldn’t help but let out a suppressed groan.
Who could endure this?!
That extreme sensitivity made even her toes curl.
She felt as if a massive boulder was pressing against her chest.
Because Hera was holding her too tightly.
Their bodies were pressed firmly together.
That collision of softness against softness.
Under the abnormal amplification of 【Absolute Senses】, Lilia could even clearly perceive every inch of the other’s body, every bit of elasticity.
“M-Master…”
Lilia’s voice trembled, carrying a hint of pleading.
“L-loosen… your grip…”
This feeling was far too strange.
It was like currents of electricity were running wildly along her spine.
She wanted to struggle.
Wanted to push away this humanoid walking nuclear bomb called the Queen.
But the moment she moved her hand, Hera pressed her down even more dominantly.
One of Hera’s legs directly crossed over, pressing onto Lilia’s thigh.
Her whole body clung to Lilia like a koala, treating her as the only eucalyptus tree.
Completely locking her in place.
Lilia felt like crying but had no tears.
She wanted to turn off 【Absolute Senses】.
But this broken skill seemed to have been frightened senseless as well—or perhaps it was the system’s malicious sense of humor. No matter how frantically she shouted “turn off” in her mind, that damned stream of data continued flickering wildly before her eyes.
Her hearing was an even greater disaster.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Hera’s heartbeat was right beside her ear.
Loud.
Heavy.
Each beat was like a drum, shaking Lilia’s eardrums painfully.
Even the extremely faint “rustling” sound of fabric rubbing against fabric now sounded like someone tearing sandpaper right next to her ear.
This all-encompassing sensory bombardment made Lilia feel like she was about to go insane.
Her face flushed red.
“Don’t move.”
Just as Lilia tried once again to shift her body,
a low, husky murmur suddenly came from above her head.
Hera had not woken up.
Her eyes were still closed.
But those two words carried a command and authority engraved deep into her bones.
Even in her dreams, this Queen of the Abyss would not tolerate even the slightest disobedience from the prey in her grasp.
Lilia instantly didn’t dare to move.
She truly feared that if she moved even a little more, Hera might snap her neck in her sleep.
She could only maintain this position.
Forced to act as a human body pillow.
Time passed second by second.
Each second was torment for Lilia.
That thousandfold-amplified sensation was slowly eroding her will.
Hera seemed to feel that this position still wasn’t comfortable enough.
She unconsciously nuzzled slightly.
That exquisitely beautiful face gently rubbed against Lilia’s collarbone.
The cool tip of her nose brushed across Lilia’s burning skin.
Boom!
T-too unfair…
She could feel Hera’s moist breath landing on her skin.
She could feel a few disobedient strands of hair falling onto her chest, bringing a ticklish sensation.
Within the perception of 【Absolute Senses】,
she saw the corners of Hera’s originally pressed lips curl slightly upward.
That was satisfaction.
The calm after obtaining a beloved toy.
Lilia closed her eyes in despair.
Forget it.
Let it all end.
Hurry up.
If this was the price of being the Queen’s personal maid,
then this price…
was a bit too stimulating.
Just as Lilia thought she would faint from sensory overload,
the system’s notification sound suddenly exploded in her mind without warning.
It was the sound of mission settlement.
But at this moment, to Lilia, it sounded like a death knell.
【Ding!】
【Detected that the host has engaged in high-intensity physical contact with the target individual Hera.】
【Detected that the host has maintained the “Absolute Senses” state for an extended period.】
【Skill proficiency rapidly increasing…】
【Congratulations to the host, “Absolute Senses” is undergoing advancement evaluation…】
Advancement?
At a time like this?
Lilia’s eyes widened.
Before she could even react to what “advancement” meant,
a more massive, more delicate, and more terrifying stream of information surged into her mind through their tightly pressed bodies.
This time,
what she perceived was no longer temperature or touch.
But… emotions.
Hera’s emotions.
That was the abyss hidden beneath her cold exterior, never shown to anyone.
Loneliness.
Endless loneliness.
Like an abandoned young beast, trembling in the cold wind on a desolate plain.
And fear.
An extreme dread of loss.
“Don’t go…”
Hera’s fingers dug tightly into the fabric behind Lilia’s back.
It hurt…
But Lilia endured it.
She murmured in her dream, her voice as fragile as glass that could shatter at a touch.
“Lilia… don’t abandon me…”
Lilia’s body, which had been tense from shame and discomfort, completely softened the moment she heard those words.
All her complaints.
All her grievances.
Vanished in that instant.
She looked at the face so close before her.
That was no longer the lofty Demon Queen.
Just a little girl afraid of the dark.
Lilia let out a soft sigh.
Even under the torment of a thousandfold perception, she still struggled to raise her hand.
She did not push her away.
Instead, gently, awkwardly,
she rested it on Hera’s back.
“I’m here, Master.”
Lilia spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
“I won’t leave.”