Chapter 13: Renatus and the strange dream.

Translator: Michiko

Renatus had a dream.

Before little three-year-old Renatus stood ten-year-old Clarence.

This was the scene when I first arrived at the Duke of Ashfield’s mansion. The scene was clear only around the two of us, the rest of the scene was blurred and darker towards the edges.

Renatus was observing it from a floating perspective, like an out-of-body experience.

When I looked up, there was no ceiling, just a pitch-black space.

There was a shooting star shining brightly.

It swooped down and hit the three-year-old Renatus on the head. As soon as it hit, a small star flew out of Renatus and hit Clarence’s head.

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Uzyaldnl nszzyrple qasx kv.

Mbl rlsrzl yaswde wp rydknjle.　

(Mbkp kp…?)

Rv oyp y hlau kxytkdyvkhl pnldl. R oswze pyu kv oyp ealyxzkjl.

Mbl pnldl oyp sq Uzyaldnl qykdvkdt, qaktbvldle cu Sldyvwp’ qynl. Sldyvwp xyel qwd sq bkxplzq, pyukdt vbyv bl pllxle vs cl ps vaywxyvkgle vbyv bl oyp ealyxkdt ycswv kv yp bl oyp eukdt.

(R alnlkhle y zsv sq zshl qasx xu szela casvbla. R okpb R oyp pbsod byrru vkxlp kd xu ealyx…)

Sldyvwp cwapv kdvs vlyap.

Sldyvwp eke dsv jdso vbl alypsd qsa bkp vlyap. Mbl sdzu lxsvksd vbyv olzzle wr kd bkx qsa wdjdsod alypsdp oyp vbl qllzkdt vbyv bl bye nywple Uzyaldnl y talyv elyz sq vaswczl.&dcpr;

The tears flowed as the emotions took over.

Drop by drop.

I felt as if someone was hugging me, saying, “Don’t cry.”

Muscular arms.

Renatus felt absolutely safe in those arms, it was warm, and he stopped crying.

(It feels good…)

Renatus was enveloped by the warmth and fell back into a deep sleep again.

◇◇◇

(T-This is…)

Renatus woke up in his bedding in the tent.

The muscular arms of a man wrapped around Renatus’ body from behind and embraced him. It was the fifth day of the joint exercise, and it was the same every morning.

I had completely memorized Bradley’s touch and scent.

The difference was that this time I was skin-to-skin with Bradley.

Renatus is completely naked. Probably Bradley, too.

(What in the world? I was poisoned, and he was nursing me…)

As far as I remember, both Bradley and I were properly dressed.

“Bradley…?”

I called out nervously to Bradley and heard an indistinct, faint voice. “Hmm…”

Then something hot and hard slid across Renatus’ buttocks.

“Hii…!”

Even though I’m used to it, having it rubbed against me every morning, it was always through clothes until now.

Now that we were both naked, it felt raw.

(…Isn’t it too big?)

Renatus, who is the same age as him, is, for lack of a better word, small in that part.

It is the right size for his weak body. This may be due to his stunted growth, which has not yet achieved first ejaculation.

I think that in my past life, my thing was also of average size. Even if I searched those memories, the size of the thing that is touching me now is obviously large.

“Bradley, wake up.”

“Hmm… Rena…”

Bradley said Renatus’ name in a sickly-sweet voice.

He calls Renatus by his nickname when he is not fully awake. His mouth is also slow, so maybe he has trouble pronouncing the name.

His breath, which I can feel in my ear, is sexy. It’s amazing how sexy just breathing can be.　

“Yaa…!”
Bradley sucks on Renatus’ neck. A faint lip sound can be heard as he sucks. Then he licked my neck.

His actions were more specific than usual for someone half asleep. However, I know from his behavior every morning that he’s a sound sleeper.

I have tried to find out, but he seemed to be asleep and had no memory of it at all.

Only Renatus was made a fool of.

(His lips…)

The lips touching his neck remind Renatus of last night’s feeding.

His eyes flicker with concern, and his lips touch mine gently. Again and again, like a parent bird feeding its chicks.

I had a fever at the time, it was an emergency, so I accepted it, but I think I must have kissed him without thinking too much.

When I think about it, the fever that went down seems to have come back up.

Bradley seemed uncomfortable with mouth-to-mouth when we discussed the magic transfer.

I thought I wouldn’t let him do that, but instead of a one-time transfer of magic power, I let him do the lip-smacking all night long.

I feel sorry for him, even if it is only nursing.

Bradley was frighteningly serious about saving Renatus.　

Even though he didn’t like the mouth-to-mouth, he had his best friend’s best interests at heart, and his best friend’s safety was his first priority.

(He really is a wonderful… best friend.)

This wonderful best friend has been sucking on Renatus’ neck for some time now. I am afraid of the heat on my hips, which is getting harder and harder.

I have to wake him up quickly.

After being held and kissed repeatedly, my body feels strange. Despite his stunted growth, even Renatus reacts. It hurts a little, like a tingling.

Renatus flails and struggles, trying to free himself from Bradley’s arms.

“Bradley, wake up! Wake up!!”

“Hng…”

The arm that held Renatus loosened and released him. Behind him, he felt Bradley waking up.

“Renatus, are you all right?”

He asked as if nothing had happened.

As I thought, Bradley doesn’t seem to remember what happened while he was half asleep.

“I’m fine. The fever seems to have gone down too. Um, why are we naked…?”

Renatus asked the most important question first.

“Last night, the fever went down, which was great, but then your temperature dropped. So I did it to warm you up.

“I…I see. Thank you…”

Apparently, I had suffered from hypothermia.

It’s not particularly cold now. The serum-like medicine Bradley gave me seems to have worked. I’m also conscious and alert.

And yet.

A quick glance reveals a beautiful man with a beautiful body, lean and beautiful like a wild beast. It is the ideal figure of a man.

When I saw his naked body, I immediately felt ashamed of my thin body. Renatus pulled the blanket up to his shoulders to hide his body.

“Let’s wear…”

“Right. Wait a moment.”

Bradley said and walked confidently towards the magic bag. With such a great body, he didn’t seem embarrassed to show off his naked body.

(I’m jealous of how manly he is…)

Bradley gave Renatus a change of clothes.

The fact that I was naked means that I was undressed. He probably already knows how weak Renatus is.

I still didn’t want him to see my body, so I restlessly changed clothes with the blanket over me.

I felt like Bradley was watching me in such a pathetic state, and my cheeks heated up. Maybe I should work out a little after all.

“Do you think you’ll be able to move today? Should we wait another day and see how it goes?”

“I am fine. Let’s move.”

“I see. Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“Yup. I am going to cast “enhancement” on the shoes as well. It would be unbearable if I got bitten again.”

As Renatus laughed playfully, Bradley laughed too.

He laughed as if his tension had been released. Nursing me through the night must have been a constant state of anxiety.

“Thank you, Bradley.”

Renatus thanked him sincerely.

Renatus put on his ‘enhanced’ boots at the entrance of the tent and stood up.

I do not know if this venomous serpent bite incident itself was accidental or due to the restorative power.

If it is the restorative power, then Renatus has managed to kick away the pebble that was meant to kill him.　

(Well, the real deal would be the “harbinger” monster, as in the original story.)

The opening of “Harbinger” is just around the corner.

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