CHAPTER 61: BEST MEAL: LUST’S SALIVA PAIRED WITH ENVY’S LIPS

As they returned to the table, Mel sat beside Lila while Rosana joined Selaria.

Rosana’s gaze swept over the steak, her hand gracefully cutting it with a knife.

Munching the forked piece, she hummed. "Not bad. A little too heated at certain places, perhaps a little too much salt and pepper, but still passable."

The Third Princess scowled. "How many luxurious restaurants did you dine at to come to that conclusion?"

"More than you think." The Heiress lifted a wine glass filled with orange juice. "You should have a taste similar to mine, Princess."

Selaria rolled her eyes, cutting into her own steak. "I’m not as picky as you."

Watching their exchange, Mel fed a piece to Lila before smiling at the two. "Are you two old friends? You’re getting along better than I expected."

"As if." Selaria scoffed, her tiny hand tightening over the knife. "She publicly insulted me when I first greeted her. Come back when you dare face your Father with your head held high she said, like I don’t know exactly what that entails."

Rosana eyed the Princess before casually taking another sip of her drink. "Sure."

The Third Princess narrowed her eyes in exasperation. "You barely even remembered me, huh?"

Mel watched the mischievous glint crossing Rosana’s eyes before sneezing. She didn’t think Rosana was much for good-natured jesting.

"Now, now. Who could forget our little Princess?" Rosana said, her eyes flicking to Selaria’s stubborn knife lodged in the uncut steak. "Need a hand slicing that?"

With a reluctant glance, the Princess pushed the meal forward. "Thanks."

She might have refused, but the fond glint in Mel’s eyes softened her resolve.

Maybe she should have sounded stronger, but she wasn’t about to make a fool of herself beside the damnable Heiress.

Taking a bite from her fork, Mel was about to cut the steak-

Before, a hand stretched and clasped around her wrist.

She shuddered a little before facing the ’smiling’ Lila. "Just a little cutting is fine... right?"

Lila merely squinted her eyes, her fingers pointing at the other fork in Selaria’s dish. "Trying for an indirect kiss?"

Mel blinked before ’innocently’ chuckling. "Was it that obvious?"

"Yes."

[ Envy thinks you have taken her for a fool! ]

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With a bit of regret, Mel leaned in a little to switch the fork and knife before chopping the meat with more ease than Selaria.

Then, her golden eyes flickered with pity towards Lila. "But Lila... how can I eat when I’m busy helping the Royal Princess?"

A faint blush spread across Lila’s cheek before she mumbled. "Want me to feed you?"

The Witch of Lust grinned. "With your tongue, please!"

"Hic!" Lila quickly shoved a piece of meat into Mel’s mouth. "Don’t say such embarrassing things when eating with others!"

Mel tasted the meat, sweet and slick with Lila’s saliva, before chuckling. "Aye aye. Of course, Lila!"

The Witch of Envy hung her head, trying to fend off the heat in her head.

She forked another piece for Mel, her eyes dangling on Mel’s dirtied lips. Now, thinking back, she wondered if today was when she’d kissed Mel the most.

Selaria watched Mel bite off another piece with a frown, eying Rosana. "Have these two always been this troublesome?"

The Heiress shrugged. "I’ve only been with them for less than a day. You should see for yourself when I bring Mel out for a meal next time."

"Hoh...?" Mel smirked, chewing the beef Lila delivered. "So quick for an invitation?"

With an elbow propped on the table, Rosana rested her chin over the back of her hand.

She grinned. "Obviously. Not afraid to invite yourself to my grasp?"

Mel shook her head, dividing Selaria’s food diligently to distract herself from Lila’s glare. "Whose grasp it is remains to be seen. Maybe I’ll be the one who pays for the meal, Miss Rosana."

The Heiress raised a brow. "Is that a challenge to my wealth? Do remember it is not the Winterscourge’s but my own wealth that I have earned."

The Witch of Lust segmented the last piece before pulling back to take another bite offered by Lila. "Enough for a simple meal. Not enough to satiate a beauty like you."

The Princess narrowed her eyes at the spark between Mel and Rosana’s gazes, then at Lila, whose cheeks pouted into a balloon.

The dynamics surrounding Mel only grew stranger and stranger. Sighing, Selaria advised, "Whatever happens, don’t eat out tonight. My father told me there’s been suspicious activity both inside and outside the capital."

Mel glanced at the Third Princess, wondering, probablyCult activities from Saintess’s earlier reports. Hm... Just how much did the Royal Family actually know?

Her lips curled to a foxy smile before she probed. "I thought the Capital was supposed to be the safest place in the Kingdom?"

A sharp glow crossed Selaria’s void eyes. "The Earthquake Incident at the academy should prove otherwise. I never had much faith when Father willingly allowed the Holy Knight to roam the city afterwards."

Nodding with gratitude, she pulled back her plate of steak. "I would never believe the Church would ward up the Defense without ulterior motives, even under the Saintess’s watch."

The Witch of Lust’s eyes glimmered with curiosity as they shifted to the System panel, explaining.

[ The Princess is right! The Church was an organisation wrestling influence with the Royal Family! ]

[ Of course, all the spies, corrupted officials, and even greedy archbishops have been purged under my watch! ]

[ Not the power-hungry, silly ones though! Those were often the most predictable. ]

Oh. Good job, Partner. I owe you one.

[ Hehe. I prepared well before your arrival. Do remember that I have no idea where some of the officials and spies are now located. ]

[ ...you know what that implies. ]

Mel’s mind raced a little before she delved further. "I heard some wildlife corpses were being sneakily transported through the city gates. Perhaps it is related?"

"It’s suspicious how you know about it, but yes." Selaria leaned down to gulp a piece of steak. "Some city guards have been intercepting these imports. Rumours also spread how some merchant guilds were selling materials to them in mass."

The Witch of Lust hummed in curiosity, yet a creeping uncertainty settled within her.

Wildlife corpses and materials. From the original game’s script, Mel deduced it could only be for a massive Undead army, or an equally large Undead Ritual by the Necromage.

Keeping in mind what to inquire from Ed and especially ’Wrath’ tonight, she lightly grasped Lila’s wrist, which settled at its side.

With a cheerful enthusiasm, she brought the thumb to swipe at her smudged lips like a towel.

Feeling the tender skin glide over softly, Mel hummed in satisfaction as she flashed a smirk at the flustered Lila.

"Me-Mel..."

Lila pulled back, staring dazedly at the thumb smeared with Mel’s saliva.

The Witch of Envy would have scolded Mel if not for her heated mind, drowned by the dark, wet temptation on her fingertip.

Mel smirked at the Princess. "Whatever it is, no worries. We’ll take care of ourselves just fine!"

"Yea-yeah...." Selaria pointed nervously at Lila, her wry smile shivering like a scared child. "Not going to stop that?"

Stop what? Mel was about to ask before she heard a slurping sound echoing beside her.

Startled, she glanced at Lila, whose tongue darted out to lick every trace of saliva from the thumb.

Her eyes widened as her lover’s emerald gaze glistened, blissfully squinting, before lifting to meet the shocked and intrigued stares of those around them.

"Ah..." she stammered, scrambling for an excuse. "I-I didn’t want to wipe it on my skirt..."

So adorable... Mel gulped, dazed. Her throat was itchy and dry from the scene that had just unfolded.

Mel reached out slowly, cupping Lila’s cheek with trembled fingers. "Lila..."

Meeting the Witch of Lust’s hazy stare, a tear slipped from Lila’s eye. "W-Wait... Mel..."

Even as she understood precisely what Mel intended, she still closed her eyes in acceptance, as Mel leaned in and bit down on her lips.

The Witch of Lust’s tongue invaded and explored her inside, devouring every inch of her cute and precious lover.

Selaria’s gaze quivered, the sounds of their kiss echoing awkwardly in her ears.

She cast a glance at Rosana, a little annoyed. "Are they always like this?"

Rosana suppressed a laugh, her breath hitching as she composed herself. "Probably."

What followed was a mix of Lila’s soft whimpers, Mel’s gleeful moans, Rosana’s pitiful attempts to stifle her laughter, and the Princess’s most disrupted luncheon yet.

[ Envy pushed into you with more enthusiasm! ]

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