Grand Ancestral Bloodlines
chapter-1925

Ryu was almost certainly upset about a woman, and Wobbling Fairy mapped on perfectly. He didn't have it in him to have such murderous intent toward this woman, but having such intent toward a woman he cared little about—and a woman who equally cared so little about him—was far easier.

Eska was barely able to cobble these thoughts together after several hours. Another woman would have felt their loins aching by this point; Ryu's tongue had simply never left her sweet, moist folds. But eventually, she was able to complete them.

"Ryu…" she said softly, gasping for breath. "… I… I can't… go…"

Eska was lying through her teeth. With her body's composition and strength, not to mention access to Isemeine's Heavenly Dew Branch recovery abilities, she would have loved to ride Ryu's face for months on end if he was willing.

Ryu obviously knew this, or else he would have never taken such an approach to begin with. After all, he wanted to pleasure Eska, not abuse her. If it was really too much for her, he wouldn't have taken such an approach. Because once again, he cared for her… and now Wobbling Fairy.

Still, after Eska said these words, even though Ryu knew they were an outright lie, he still stopped. That was because he could also tell that while Eska's body was raving and roaring to go, her mind was slowly slipping out of his grasp.

If he had continued even though she said such things, she might have completely shut down.

A woman who had lived as long as Eska, and experienced as much, had a mental state that was impossible to rattle unless she allowed it to be so. If she chose to grow cold and distant, no matter how good Ryu made her body feel, her heart wouldn't be moved.

Breaking the mind of such a woman was basically next to impossible, and it wasn't something most should even consider attempting.

It had taken a lot of change and effort to get Eska to warm up to him like this. If he ruined it over a woman he cared little for, no less, would that even be worth it?

However, Ryu wasn't so calculating with his thoughts this time. All he knew was that his wife wanted to stop, so he obliged.

Eska, somewhat embarrassingly, climbed down from her position, unwrapping her legs from around Ryu's neck.

Look at her. She had lived for trillions of years and avoided doing such embarrassing things for at least that long, but now she was so comfortable with it. What happened to her shame?

She looked at Ryu with a hint of resentment in her eyes, but Ryu couldn't help but feel a great deal of his gloominess vanish in that moment.

He hadn't known that Eska could make such an adorable expression. She looked more like a wronged young woman than an Ancestor who had lived for so long and held up the skies with a palm.

Eska shuddered with more embarrassment when she saw the glistening sheen around Ryu's lips, a sheen that could have really only come from one place.

She hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his face down, and only then did her racing heart calm down.

Seeing her cute actions, Ryu couldn't help but pull her into his arms again, kissing her deeply.

Eska's eyes went a bit dull and dim again, as though a mistiness was just moments away from sweeping her away again, but she barely managed to catch herself from slipping her tongue into Ryu's mouth.

She pulled away gently, shaking her head.

Eska's eyes went a bit dull and dim again, as though a mistiness was just moments away from sweeping her away again, but she barely managed to catch herself from slipping her tongue into Ryu's mouth.

She pulled away gently, shaking her head.

"Let me focus, you…"

Eska covered her mouth, her embarrassment blooming again. She couldn't remember having ever said anything so embarrassing before.

Ryu burst into laughter. Maybe it was well worth it to call Eska out for such a thing. He hadn't ever seen this side of her before, and he felt like it was all the more interesting after peeling back her first layer.

"Do you want to stop?" Ryu asked after a long while. "That's okay, you've done enough. I'll finish this off on my own."

Eska shook her head, slowly regaining her bearings.

"Hm?" Ryu asked in confusion.

"… Are you okay, Lord Husband?" Eska asked after some hesitation.

Ryu's gaze flickered. *'Am I okay?'*

He looked at Eska deeply, not knowing how to answer the question.

Eska pressed a gentle palm against his chest, leaning against him.

"I can feel that there is something wrong. You can speak to me, I am willing to listen. This… wife of yours doesn't have many good traits outside of having lived for such a long time…"

Her hesitation in saying *wife* was only made all the clearer when she smiled soon after, almost as though the word tasted sweet on her tongue and rosy lips.

Looking at her, Ryu felt a certain part of his body shutting down. Wobbling Fairy, who had already closed her eyes and entered a deep state of meditation, clearly felt this as well, but she didn't say much, focusing on gathering the impurities she had just taken from Ryu. They had already been going at it for hours, and it was probably best they take a few breaks from time to time to allow one another to consolidate. Then they could continue after.

"… If you don't want to, that's okay as well…" Eska said softly.

Ryu took a breath, casting a gaze toward Wobbling Fairy who seemed to have cut herself off from the rest of the world.

Ryu sighed, shaking his head.

Eska felt a bit disappointed, but to her surprise, Ryu actually began to speak. And an even greater surprise than that was that he didn't start with Ailsa at all.

Eska was truly taken aback when she realized what Ryu had been through in the last several years. She had had no idea.

In fact, now that she thought about it, ever since she and Isemeine had met up with Ryu again… he had taken all the pressure off of them. He had made their lives so easy they weren't even aware of what was happening in the outside world.

Tears brimmed in Eska's eyes as guilt swelled in her heart.