NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34.1
Today was Sunday.
It had been a while since I met Soniel.
My dates with her usually took place in the ‘Palace of the Heavens’.
Since our relationship was still a secret, we often spent time in her castle where ‘alone time’ was possible.
The palace was very large, and there were various facilities there.
I followed Soniel’s guide and visited a new spot each time and I came, receiving special service.
Top-notch restaurants and bars, rooftop gardens, libraries, a space observatory, swimming pools, hot springs and more...
Wasn’t that the life of the rich?
It was convenient because I wouldn’t have to prepare anything and would just enjoy it upon arrival.
I ate a light lunch with Soniel and then followed her to her new spot.
I wondered what today’s theme would be, so I was a little excited.
Ireina, my maid who accompanied me, should have been resting in the drawing room of the palace by now.
Eventually, we arrived at a cool room with two beds and two beauties waiting for us.
‘·······?!’
I was inwardly flustered.
Dark lights, a bed, a shower in the room, and a beautiful woman in a comfortable gown…
Wasn’t this one of those rooms for sexual entertainment?
I’d never been involved in prostitution, so I wouldn’t know, but it was a room that exuded such an atmosphere of an establishment like that.
Would there really be such a place like that in the imperial palaces?
Come to think of it, it may just have been the case to entertain the most important guests.
Then, what was the reason that she brought me here?
Was she asking me to do it in front of her?
I had sensed it the other day when she had advised me to increase the number of women around me, but Soniel was too lenient.
How could a person not be possessive of their fated man?
I tried to stay calm and turned my head to look at her.
Soniel covered her small mouth with one of her dainty hands and smiled happily.
“This is a massage parlour. Did you know I often use this place when I’m tired?”
So it was a massage room.
Looking around once more, equipment for massaging such as various oils and props was placed on a tray in the corner.
She chuckled a little.
I felt a little unsavoury looking at Soniel with a mischievous expression on her face as if her prank had succeeded.
I was not mistaken to an extent.
If I had had a little more time, I probably would have figured it out myself.
But… I may have been a little disappointed.
After quickly washing ourselves up with magic, we each lay on our respective beds and gazed at the ceiling.
All our clothes were removed and only the important parts were covered with a towel.
They lay a cosy and cool towel over the top of my private parts which felt good.
When the beauty asked me where I would like to receive a massage, I replied my ‘whole body’.
In fact, massages were one of my romances.
I thought I would have had it done at least once when I finally became an adult and after completing the college entrance exams.
The only massage I had ever experienced was a scalp massage from my noona at a hair salon.
She must have been unprofessional though, because every time I had received it, my temples would feel exceptionally sore.
Nevertheless, thanks to the psychological effect, I would always feel refreshed.
It was a pity that Ireina didn’t know how to give a massage.
How good would a top-notch massage from a professional feel?
My feelings of disappointment disappeared like melting snow, and ripe expectations filled the void left behind.
The beauty, who was unknown to me, fell on her knees by the bed beside me.
She then respectfully held onto my feet with both of her hands and put strength into them gently.
And then, she began to caress my lower body leisurely.
Looking to the side, Soniel was receiving a similar treatment.
Her bright eyes stared back at me.
“Are you feeling good?”
“Yeah. Very.”
“What a relief.”
Soniel smiled softly.
Her bright face was like a shooting star or a sunflower in full bloom.
Among the three beauties in the room, she was by far the first in terms of looks.
But a date with Soniel was not a time for me to be 100% relaxed…
She often provided me with useful information during our meetings.
“The professor who proposed the study to husband doesn’t seem to have any particular problem. He’s working at a very famous research institute in the academic world, and he’s never had to be investigated or audited for his previous scandals.”
“I see.”
“Recently, he applied to study the so-called ‘Effects of Superior Attributes on the Body’, and this seems to be it.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
Soniel collected and informed me of the information I sought from her, and she did this without asking for anything in return.
“So, the transcendental being going by the title Celestial Dragon is on my side without a doubt, and she recently broke through the ecliptic?”
“That’s right. I don’t know the details of who she is or what kind of personality she has, but I’m sure she will seek out husband soon.”
This was the future determined at the time I had acquired the [Heaven] Attribute.
It had been destined that she would come looking for me, so all I could do was wait, so she said.
The masseuse went up my thighs and ever closer to my lower back little by little.
Then, she gently spread the oil over my back and sat on top of me.
Every time she squeezed the muscles of my back, I became more and more immersed in the sensation of my muscles quivering and slowly loosening up.
It felt like my body would melt at any moment.
How on earth could such power come from such slender arms?
Was she using strengthening magic?
Or was this just an advanced technology I hadn’t learned yet?
Soniel seemed satisfied with her lower body massage.
She came over to the bedside chair beside me and sat down.
She then put her chin on her clasped hands and looked at me.
Her golden hair cascaded down and tickled my arm.
She was truly a beautiful woman and became even more so the more I looked at her.
If I were to just look at her for the rest of my life, I doubt I would ever get tired of doing so.
She had a face that was barely beat by even Hyerin, at least in said department.
Such a woman had given her entire being over to me.
That was just too suspicious.
But it’s not like I would feel sorry for her.
Soniel had said it was because I was her destiny.
She blindly followed the future set out for her, the path ordained by the heavens, without any resistance or complaints.
I couldn’t understand that.
Of course, since I was from Earth, it might have been that my understanding and awareness of the reality of gods and fate in this other world was too little.
But... Something about that bothered me.
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