Hwi's gaze that moved sympathetically swept over Yunseo's face. He immediately curved the corner of his brow and whispered.

"But before we were betrothed, I had never sought him and he had never been sincere toward me."

"……"

"I knew there was not a single coin of use to be spent on him from that magnificent purse of his, and yet I wanted him."

Hwi's story was long. Hwi had judged the suitability of the sacred sword after Yunseo had entered. So he had taken on even the risk of having a sacred sword of insufficient suitability, and had even gone so far as to bring him in while keeping even the Emperor's identification bracelet ready in advance.

"And moreover……"

The prominently rising nape moved greatly as Hwi opened his mouth.

"If you need proof I will not receive anything more."

"……"

"That you are beside me and give me even that much — I am able to endure many things."

Without treatment, without the sacred sword — the words meaning that was fine were something he could not quantify with feelings. Having suffered for so long and yet saying what mattered was fine — whether this was truly his heart or a performance to gloss over the situation was something he wanted to ask and yet at the same time the more he heard Hwi's answer the more his heart ached, and he went on trying to hold it in.

In the most decisive moments a stately person would always retreat here, and that person stepping back and staying right before him always had to stop with everything he could.

"I am sorry. It is not that I doubt Your Majesty's heart. It is just that I keep…… keep feeling like I am becoming a nuisance."

"Making me the most important nuisance in the world and trying to leave me alone — that was your plan?"

Grass dying in the middle of his murmur Hwi held Yunseo face-to-face and pulled him close. Yunseo rested his forehead against his shoulder and raised his head.

"Kiss me."

"As you wish."

Hwi carefully took hold of his chin and brought his lips together. The wind swept through the thick bamboo grove shooting sharp sounds as it passed.

Young and thin living flesh mingling and their breaths and taek tangling their bodies empty inside — as their temperature rose it surged up to his chest as if overflowing. His own energy moving toward him and his energy moving toward him — the sensation of becoming one body was so good it was unbearable.

"I can work here……"

As their lips parted Hwi stroked Yunseo's earlobe and whispered. Yunseo hurriedly tilted his head and wrapped his arms around Hwi's neck. At that Hwi scooped Yunseo up in his arms in a single motion and leapt.

Arriving at the bedchamber Hwi sent the court attendants away with a single gesture and set Yunseo down on the sleeping couch. The two had only come this far and decided they would not waste even a moment and Hwi put his hands on Yunseo's clothes.

Hwi endlessly licked Yunseo's collarbone while stripping away his inner robes. Instantly becoming naked Yunseo lay there and Hwi lowering his body down was giving off heat.

Soon the inner flesh descended and two men's bodies came together. The heat flowing fully between them — as his temperature touched him a thrilling sensation vibrated instantaneously.

"Hmm……"

The sound of flesh meeting filling the bedchamber. Strangely enough the stimulation felt even more heightened than usual. Yunseo was between shaking his head and shaking off the thoughts tangling inside and finally ended up shaking Hwi's shoulders and exhaled.

"Can't concentrate."

"……"

"No thoughts."

Hwi looked up at Yunseo. In the gaze watching him as if drilling through him he could read determination and longing. Yunseo hesitated and ultimately let out the strange feeling he had at last.

"What do I do if I can't produce a Yongsin heir?"

As if chewing on a question Hwi blinked twice then raised one eyebrow.

"I keep hearing 'become close, become close' and hearing that I'm useless — what do you say."

"If only…… I, for instance……"

"I want a child."

At the suddenly thrown words Yunseo had no ready answer. Holding a goblet and hearing the title of 'Hwang's material' — even so he had never once thought about this matter.

But now the situation was different. The country needed Hwi to have an heir without fail. He had already stepped over his authority, so in truth it was already late by comparison. Taehu's concern was natural. Probably the court had also received no little pressure.

"Of course, national heir……"

"Setting aside the nation's duty, I ask whether you want our child."

"……I don't know well."

Confusion bled into Yunseo's voice. Hwi traced a circle with his lips and brought it down to Yunseo's forehead.

"A child that can be born may not be forcibly blocked. But me — well. I would rather it not come."

"……Rather it not come?"

"Our child will inevitably come to maturity and go out to Hell. Hwi's pain and anguish that he had to endure — I would have to watch that too."

He did not know what to say. Yunseo raised his hand and stroked Hwi's arm.

"Still, it would be fortunate to have such a good father."

Hwi, not particularly agreeing, rested his face against Yunseo's palm.

"Don't worry. Even if a vacancy appears the Yongrin will put their bodies on the line — they will be able to endure."

"……Yes, that's so."

"And you are still young. Having a child is not something that fits with you."

At the last whisper inside his lips he bit down. Then once more their breaths and taek mingled and the mild atmosphere pressed in and the risen heat grew even hotter.

Hwi's hand stroked his flesh. The lingering touch that caressed every corner was persistently and terribly sweet. On the white skin a red handprint remained and disappeared and in its place the warmth bloomed making the belly feel even sweeter.

Hwi lowered his lips to Yunseo's nape and chewed. The warm ache spreading was converting into arousal and Yunseo shook his head and body as if flustered. At that Hwi grabbed Yunseo's hip bones and at the same time pushed forward.

"The breast milk is too little — it won't do."

"Ugh, what……!"

"Feeding well, shall I grow it?"

At the absurd sound the body that had been going down in an instant was covered with pleasure. Even as an irritation the petty sound kept trickling up and he could not hold back the embarrassment. Yunseo was stamping his feet and biting down his lower lip.

"Hng, oh, Your Majesty, ah……"

Having been stimulated everywhere he had even gone past the ticklishness to the point of nausea. Twisting his waist Hwi pushed his shoulder and pulled him in, at once the lower body flipped upward and his hip rose and a new sound burst.

Hwi held Yunseo down tightly and fixed his gaze. Raising his swollen body upward to adjust his breathing Hwi lowered himself and rolled his tongue and licked all over Yunseo's chest.

"Look. The flesh has swelled up."

Yunseo lowered his tear-hazed eyes to look and one side was noticeably more swollen than the other. Wanting to hide even that was clear but Hwi rounded his lips and strongly sucked in.

"Touch it."

The moment the fingertip touched the tip a sensitive stimulation ran through the entire body and his throat clenched. Clinging to him Hwi curved his brow corner and laughed.

"With that pure face you want me to do more things."

And so he lifted Yunseo's thighs and made him gather his knees and between the inner thighs thrust the sacred weapon in. His own thighs plump and tautly swollen the tip peeked out and Yunseo could not see where to look for shame and could not tell where his eyes should go.