2nd Rank Has Returned - 2nd Rank Has Returned chapter 271

271 – Battle of the Strongest in the World – 4

Unlike usual, Aria made the meal herself.

Unlike Black Aria, White Aria was not a serious cook, but

Leo, who had mastered a variety of techniques for 100 years, was naturally in charge of the meal because his cooking was superior in taste and nutrient distribution.

But just for today, Aria begged to set the dinner table herself.

‘…I’m glad Leo gave in.’

Leo’s cooking should be objectively evaluated as a delicacy, even without the love between the manager and Aria.

No matter how much Aria learns to cook at the temple and mansion, it would be impossible, even in terms of time, to surpass Leo’s skills.

But thanks to the recipes she learned at the temple, she was confident that she could make high-quality nutritious food.

‘…If you want to become Leo’s bride, you can’t waste your time.’

After preparing dinner on her table, Aria tightened her apron and strengthened her resolve.

The table was filled with luxurious dishes that were carefully followed by each recipe and filled with only the best ingredients.

“Come and try it.”

“Why is this such a respectful thing all of a sudden?”

When Aria used a kind tone and a polite honorific, Leo scolded her for her awkwardness.

She said she was nervous tonight, but she was a little dissatisfied because the arias she had put in so far were relaxed.

“It is a service in its own way. “Actually, it’s convenient for me to serve you like this.”

“Actually?”

But when Leo saw the color of Aria’s expression, he was able to vaguely sense her state of mind.

If we were to look at just the way of conversation, it would be the same as Leo himself, who was the ‘exclusive engineer.’

“…I’m nervous…I know it’s okay to say it in a polite way…But I’m really embarrassed…”

Aria’s face is blushing shyly, and she is even wearing the simple apron that her mother wore when she was alive, making it even more gorgeous than the delicacies of the mountains and seas before her eyes.

And when I looked closely, I saw that there was something on her ring finger that contained memories of her mother.

“On your finger… That is…”

Her mother’s hair braid, the leather thong she had tied as a token of her promise to Aria on her way to practice at her temple.

Just as she herself wore her leather straps as her bracelets, Arya doubled them around her ring finger and tied them like her rings.

“Ah… I guess it’s difficult to tie it with her hair, and if you do this, you can wear her gloves or gauntlets to make it less likely to break.”

Aria seemed embarrassed by the leather strap on her ring finger, covering it with her other hand.

It wasn’t completely impossible to tie her hair, but she was often attacked in sparring and had had it cut off a few times, so she kept it tied around her fingers as much as possible.

That wasn’t that big of a problem, but the problem was the location of her fingers.

“Thank you. “I actually thought you forgot your leash.”

“It’s too much! Did I look that immature? “I gave you something precious, so how could you lose it?”

Leo burst out laughing at that answer.

She was worried about herself forgetting.

Aria was focused on what she was losing.

As if it were natural for her not to forget.

Thank you and proudly.

“So you put it on your ring finger? “It’s not just for preventing flirting.”

“…That…That…”

Steam hotter than bubbling from a pot comes out of Aria’s head.

The sign of the ring finger was a vow of marriage, so what this means is probably the sign of love that Aria meant.

“…I…I’m sorry…I’ll make sure to remove it later…”

“It’s okay. “You can keep it that way just because you remember it.”

Aria, embarrassed, twisted her long hair and turned her red face.

Aria had the upper hand just a moment ago, but her leadership was given back to Leo.

It may have been a natural result that Leo was older than Aria in terms of her mental age and the period of time she had been in love.

“…Woah, first of all, let’s focus on eating! “It was made with hard work!”

“Yes, it seems so. Is it because there is a lot of love?”

Soon, the menu laid out on her table caught my eye.

I don’t know where they came from, but the dinner table was filled with ingredients that are perfect for replenishing energy, including eel, oysters, abalone, chives, and garlic.

When I thought about tonight, I had a feeling that it wouldn’t end with an ordinary replenishment of energy.

“Or is it because I tried my best to be energetic tonight?”

“…Ugh…Okay…”

When she openly revealed her inner thoughts, Aria Spiel even grabbed her apron and twisted her body.

At other times, he is insensitive or even insensitive, but at times like this, he is more aware of his own thoughts than anyone else.

“…Right…Right!! So, I hope you can enjoy it…!”

As she said that, Ariasviel scooped up the oyster soup with a spoon and handed it to Leo.

I could understand what this action meant without any explanation.

“…It must have felt like I was receiving subsidized meals at a nursing home.”

“That doesn’t look like anything at all~♪”

Leo’s expression as he opened his mouth in front of the extended spoon was as innocent as a child receiving food from his mother.

It really wasn’t easy to evoke an image of an old man from a purely flushed blush.

“…Don’t tease me too much…It’s delicious…!”

When I overcame my shame and put Aria’s spoon into my mouth, that exclamation came out.

Aria, who gained courage from that single word, also blushed brightly rather than blushing shyly.

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“Really?!”

“Oh! “It was really well made!”

Leo continued to move his spoon as the meal turned out to be more complete than expected.

He also felt it when he tasted the homemade cake, but white Aria’s cooking skills were much better than black Aria’s.

It was surprising considering that he was a beginner because he mixed the temple’s unique boring cuisine with his own secret recipe and created it into an appetizing meal.

‘…If you think about it, Aria was a person who was good at anything as long as she put her mind to it.’

Aria was a genius whose skills were on par with hers, as long as she had the will to learn and showed her knack.

It would be the same even if it was not limited to martial arts.

‘…What a complex and enviable talent.’

With the Holy Sword, Leo slightly looked away and smiled.

When I thought about how many times I was frustrated and jealous of this talent, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Leo~?”

“Huh…?”

During that 0.1 Second change in perspective, a piece of eel stabbed with a fork was coming in with the momentum to pierce Leo’s cheek.

If the eel hadn’t been pierced, the thought that what would have been pierced by the fork might have been one’s own cheek gives me a chill.

“Just pay attention to me now. Huh?”

＜…Such a jealous b*tch.＞

Why?

I felt like I heard the voice of the Holy Sword faster than expected.

It was a very delicious yet tiring meal.

Still, it’s not bad.

Is it because she is Aria?

* * *

The night in Doron comes faster and more quietly than in other regions.

As it is a village far from the city center, the only thing you can rely on when night comes is an old lamp and moonlight.

In the house at the end of Doron, the only light that could be relied on was the soft moonlight.

“…Are you ready?”

Leo was the first to open his mouth.

You don’t have to say it in words or convey it through actions.

We were already able to confirm each other’s feelings just by looking at each other.

“…Yes.”

The reason for answering is simply to relieve each other of our guilt a little.

The purpose was to make the other person aware that there was nothing wrong with this feeling.

Gulp, a spitting sound is heard and the two begin to take off their clothes for a moment.

In a quiet room, small sounds spread clearly among the cries of grasshoppers.

From the sound of Otseom going down.

Increasingly excited breathing sounds.

As the eyes return, the sound of the heartbeat speeds up.

…

It was clear that we only made eye contact.

That’s all, but the two can’t say anything.

I can’t take my eyes off the skin of the man and woman reflected under the calm moonlight shining in the darkness.

“…Isn’t it a bit ugly to look at?”

Even though I had already seen this body several times in the bathroom, I couldn’t stand this awkward atmosphere without being sober, so I asked myself a question.

There are various scars between Leo’s skin and muscles. Even though he received treatment, he still had cuts, stab wounds, burns, and traces of electric shock.

Some women would probably have been very surprised if they had seen these scars on her clean face.

“…No. At all.”

Arya shook her head as the moonlight illuminated her white skin.

If she had twisted her face when she saw Leo’s scar, it would inevitably have been in contempt for herself for not being able to protect her own man.

“…When did this scar appear?”

“…Well…I don’t know.”

Leo doesn’t seem to mind even when I caress the burn on the back of his hand.

“…Then what about this?”

“I don’t know. “It happened so long ago.”

Leo didn’t even care about the wound that was filling up like a hole in his stomach.

To feel her pain, there was no time to care because her entire body was so scarred.

“…Then what about you? “Who caused that wound?”

Leo placed his hand between Aria’s breasts, slightly trembling.

Was it because, as a man, he was nervous about carnal desires?

Or maybe he felt responsible for the other person as a sinner.

“I gave this scar.”

Aria said and lifted Leo’s hand, which she held onto, to her own chest.

The soft yet voluptuous skin rises on the knuckles and conveys the slowly trembling pulse.

“I wanted to leave behind the fact that my heart belongs to Leo.”

Now, the only reason Leo’s hands were shaking was because he was a male.

Through the blue moonlight, the darkness that had been covering Aria’s appearance is peeled away.

The calluses and scars visible through the white jade-like skin were smaller than her own, but for a girl who had just become a lady, they were heavy scars to carry.

“… Doesn’t it hurt?”

As the pulse is transmitted, the body becomes hot.

There was enough evidence to see with the naked eye that they were both male and female.

“It didn’t hurt when Leo was by her side.”

He slowly sweeps down her scar on his hand.

The chest, which had been moving regularly with breathing, responds with excitement rather than pain and becomes faster.

Something affectionate and sweet surrounds the two.

Even though I hadn’t even taken a sip of alcohol, I was drunk on something.

“Me too.”

Placing Aria’s hands on her own pecs, Leo slowly closes the distance between them.

There is a deep scar on her chest muscle from when she first held her holy sword.

“At least I remember the scar you gave me.”

It is hard to say that they said this out of resentment, but their hearts were filled with love.

I wanted to remember this first time properly, so I didn’t get drunk.

“It will hurt without you. “This is a meaningful symbol because I am by Ariasviel’s side.”

The two were already intoxicated with love in order to become intoxicated.

“Then what if I stay by your side?”

Tucking her hair behind her ear, Aria slowly licked Leo’s scar.

From her arms, over her chest, and slowly up her neck to the area where her lips are.

“I will be your eternal second in command.”

The only things you can see are number 1 and number 2.

Whether the meaning is rivalry or companionship.

Now it is clear that there is no point in covering it up.

“As the second-in-command who loves you, I will love Ariasviel, my only first-in-command.”

“That might be difficult.”

A reddened blush seeps through the white skin.

“Leo has always been number one for me.”

“We’ll all have a hard time.”

Speech becomes quiet.

Under a short but heavy breath, each other’s heads and lips overlap.

“…I won’t blame you no matter what happens.”

Parting her lips, Aria releases the leash of her promise from her fingers along with her promise.

She lifts her arms and clumsily ties up the ponytail-shaped hair that Leo had done for her.

Through the soft moonlight, her hairless heads enter one after another.

“…I…I’ve never even tried to do it on my own…So it’s going to be very clumsy.”

Peeking out her long, tied hair, Aria reveals her desireful consideration.

“…I think I could use it as a substitute for a handle if necessary…!”

There was no need to express my gratitude in words.

The words “I love you” Just come out mixed with moans.

With her actions, Leo was already expressing her love more than Aria.

The dizzying and distant first night continues.