Part 2 Chapter 58
A guy who gets a nosebleed just from kissing and touching a chest once.
Seriously? Thatâs all it takes?
Well⊠Iâll never really know. Iâm not Nike.
In my first life, when he suddenly bled, I cried and panicked.
But now? I donât get flustered.
Iâve been through this before.
âAre you okay, Your Highness?â I asked like a doctor.
The truth: his nosebleed came from being way too excited.
Itâs the same reason men⊠well, you know.
ââŠWh-what?â Nikeâs eyes were hazy.
âWake up. Youâre bleeding.â
He finally touched under his nose, saw the blood on his finger, and mumbled:
âItâs nothing.â
âWhat do you mean, nothing?!â
âIâm fine. Letâs keep going.â
His instincts had won.
With wild eyes, Nike reached for me again. I quickly jumped out of bed.
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
He hugged empty air, then turned to me, breathing hard.
ââŠCome here.â
âI want to, but if you donât calm down, your nose wonât stop!â
âI donât careâŠâ
He doesnât care?!
âTake deep breaths. If we keep kissing, youâll just keep bleeding.â
âI said I donât careâŠâ
He wiped his nose with his hand and stumbled toward me. His lips red with blood, eyes half-closed, steps unsteadyâŠ
Scary. Really scary.
âStop!â I raised my hand like a shield.
âIf itâs your nose now, next it could be your heart! You might actually die in the middle of it!â
I wasnât lying. Iâd studied this after my regression. People really can die from over-excitement during sex.
âIf you canât control yourself, you have to stop! Is one night of fun more important than your life? Think, Your Highness!â
Nike blinked for a second⊠then stepped forward again.
âI-itâs fineâŠâ
He chose death without hesitation!
He was completely gone.
Why? In my past life heâd calmed himself and even apologized. But nowâŠ
He came right up to me, breathing hard, his hot hand sliding up my neck.
âYou wonât stop?â I asked.
ââŠWhy should I?â
Then he grabbed me, lifted me upâ
âAh!â
âAnd threw me onto the bed.
In an instant, he was straddling me, staring down with feverish eyes.
Thatâs when I realizedâhe had no tolerance at all. No experience. Nothing.
He hadnât had time to get used to this. It was his first time, and everything was too much.
Alone with me, late at night, in bed⊠of course he lost control.
I had to stop him.
But then⊠his gown fell off, showing his chest and abs.
My inner angel screamed: Stop! Youâll kill him!
My inner devil whispered: This chance wonât come again. If he dies, youâll just regress anyway.
âŠThe devil won.
Before I knew it, I was sitting up, both hands pressed to his bare chest.
âW-why are you taking off your clothes?!â
No, waitâwhy was I touching him?!
Nike caught my hands, pressing them harder against his chest. His jaw tightened, breath burned, eyes rolled back. Another line of blood slid down his nose.
The angel sneered: At this rate, youâll kill him for sure.
But I couldnât stop him with strength. He was too strong.
âŠUnless I used the one way I knew.
âYour Highness.â
He buried his face in my neck, lips brushingâ
âI donât want to anymore.â
He froze. Slowly, he lifted his head. His blue eyes cleared in an instant.
Yes. That was his nature. No matter how far gone, if I said no, he always stopped.
ââŠAlright.â
He pulled back, fists tight, forcing himself to breathe slowly.
âGood. Deep breaths. In⊠outâŠâ
He followed.
âIâll sleep in my own room. Sorry for confusing you.â
I slipped off the bed. But thenâmy wrist was caught.
Nike, pale and worn out, whispered:
âLock your door tonight.â
Even now, he worries about protecting me from himself.
ââŠYes.â My eyes stung.
***
Next Morning
Nike Valencia stood neat in his uniform, but his head was a mess.
The note Bania gave him before running away burned in his pocket:
Sorry ă
ă
I teased you first then ran away.
You looked in danger yesterday, so I had no choice.
Fighting today~ âĄâĄ
His memory of last night was blurry, like a fever dream. He only remembered her voice:
âDeep breaths!â
âYouâll die if you keep going!â
âYou wonât stop?â
âI donât want to anymore.â
That last line saved him. Without it, he might have ruined herâor dropped dead.
But why did he even take his clothes off?!
âNi-ke!â
He flinched. Oh rightâhe was in front of his brother, Crown Prince Bain.
âFocus! You werenât listening, were you?â
ââŠSorry. Please say it again.â
Bain sighed. âYou need to visit the ancestral tombs. Since theyâre on the way west for your campaign, take the princess consort with you. One trip, two duties. Clear?â
âYes. Iâll adjust the schedule.â
âGood. Thenâow.â
Bain hissed. Heâd cut his thumb with a paper knife.
âAre you hurt?â Nike asked.
âItâs nothing.â
But the cut was deep.
âI shouldââ
âNo. Iâm busy. Go.â
He pressed a handkerchief to it and returned to work.
Nike felt guilty.
ââŠIâll open them for you.â
âHm?â
Bain looked up.
Nike reached inside himself, ready to rewind time a little. Just before the cut.
ăVerse of Regressionă
But nothing happened.
Nike stiffened.
âŠWhat?