Delicious Sacrifice - Chapter 21

 Delicious Sacrifice - Chapter 21

『 Only one of us can exist in a generation. Some call us monsters, while others call us gods. Our birth is similar to that of humans, spending 10 months in the womb and giving birth in the same way. However, we are not in the form of humans, but in the form of an egg, and that egg wakes up when we transfer power. Therefore, we must understand that we cannot grow up under the teachings of our ancestors and under their protection. 』 

“Huh…… So that’s why Serian was the only one in this castle.” 

“So that’s how it was.” 

“Then did all the other monsters grow up alone like this, learn to speak, and live like this?” 

“Hmm, I think there were cases where humans raised us. They probably weren’t such bad people back then.” 

“I hope we can meet someone like that and our child can wake up to them.” 

“If we wait, that time may come someday.” 

Miela looked up at the monster while caressing her belly, which contained the egg that would one day become the new duke. The monster, who hadn’t missed a single breath or glance of Miela, immediately turned his head and met her gaze. 

Looking at Miela who was smiling brightly, he smiled back. Without anyone saying anything first, their lips touched. 

“Mmm.” 

The mouth was not a place used only for eating. Every day, he discovered new ways to use it more enjoyably. 

Even though the monster could now monopolize Miela, he licked his lips hungrily as if he were hungry. 

“Eung.” 

“Delicious.” 

“Still?” 

“Yes, continually, continually.” 

“What should you do now that you can’t even eat me?” 

It was something she could say because she knew he would never eat her. It was a teasing, like, “What can you do when you can’t even eat someone so delicious?” 

Despite e teasing, the monster laughed lightly and pressed their foreheads together. 

“It’s more delicious to smell, suck, and lick like this than to swallow it all down.” 

“Did you originally like eating humans?”

She wondered suddenly if they were the monster’s food preference. 

The monster, who had never seriously thought about what he ate each day, finally thought about it. At first, he just ate whatever he could get his hands on. Whether it was roots, bugs, or animals. Then, he gradually began to look for only delicious things. That’s when he eliminated roots and bugs. He still didn’t really distinguish between the tastes of animals. After Jack came and started cooking, he opened his eyes to the concept of taste and began to distinguish them little by little, but meat was still meat. 

The sacrifices were made for quite a long time. At first, he didn’t even know what he looked like. So he killed or chased away the animals with their long flowing shells because they were noisy. He didn’t want to eat them. 

The only exception was Miela. The monster suddenly felt hungry the moment he saw her. It was strange. 

“No. Miela was the first human I ever thought I wanted to eat.” 

“Um……, why is that the case? Was there something different about me?” 

Miela brushed it aside and flapped her book. 

“Ugh. It’s really long.” 

The book was a collection of biographies in which monsters of all time wrote their stories one by one. It was incredibly detailed, as if to make up for the fact that all monsters had to start from scratch. 

Miela’s hand, which was lightly turning the pages, stopped when the monster stopped her. 

“Wait.” 

“Huh? Why?” 

“Here. It says bride.” 

When the monster turned the page, there was a drawing of a man and a woman holding hands. It looked just like the monster and Miela. 

『 We are all born male. Our mates are among humans. However, we are not like ordinary humans. From the moment we are born, we are drawn to beasts and they are drawn to us. The moment we meet, we feel a strong appetite and sexual desire. Holly also gives off a scent. 』 

“…….” 

Miela’s round eyes turned to the monster. The monster was also looking back at Miela with the same expression. 

The monster that had sniffed at her since the beginning, saying that she smelled delicious. Miela, who had always been chased away before settling in Duke Village. 

Even if she hadn’t been offered as a sacrifice, they might have been destined to meet someday. 

『 There is only one bride per generation. When we meet a bride and have sex, her constitution begins to change. Her diet, lifespan, and lifestyle all become similar to ours. So that she can stay with us until we naturally disappear. 』 

A match made in heaven from the moment she was born. When he learned of that fact, it seemed that he could smell the sweet scent coming from Miela’s body even more strongly. 

The monster hugged Miela’s waist and buried his face in her chest. With a deep breath, Miela was completely engraved inside him. Miela also hugged the monster’s back. 

A life where she had always been chased away and unable to fit in with people. 

All of that was because she was born as the monster’s bride. 

The feeling of being pushed and pushed by an invisible barrier. The sadness that had piled up while doing so. 

It felt like all that sadness was being compensated for all at once. If that time was needed to be happy with the monster, she could forgive it. She could do it again if she were to repeat it. That’s how fulfilled and satisfied Miela felt in her life with the monster. 

After that, the brides’ writings continued. 

“Someday, I’ll write here too, right?” 

“Yeah. Right?” 

“I want to write slowly and a lot. Ah. Should I write a little from now on?” 

“That’s good too.” 

The monster personally brought her a pen and ink. 

Miela bit the tip of the pen in her mouth and pondered for a long time. Starting the first sentence was harder than she thought. 

It would be better to write what she wanted to write the most. What would she want to write the most?

When she couldn’t stop thinking, she looked at the monster. 

Because I’m the monster’s bride. What I want to say as the monster’s bride. 

The monster smiled as he watched Miela struggling. A being of the utmost beauty that did not fit the word monster. An appearance that made one feel divine when looking at it. The inside of his hands was cruel as a monster, but his affectionate actions and kind consideration towards herself were by no means a monster. 

It was not because she was born as the monster’s bride, but even as Miela, he could not help but fall in love with her. Just looking at her like this, his heart was full of warmth, and this heart that was boiling like warm soap bubbles was owned by Miela. 

It was time to write the words she had wanted to teach the monster someday. The words she had wanted to tell him. The words she had promised to tell him after returning from the lake. 

Miela had also learned to use those words while reading books. Although she had never shown them to the monster. 

Miela put strength into her trembling hands and calmly wrote each letter. 

“My monster that I love, Serian.” 

The monster blinked as Miela wrote down the sentences. 

It was a word that he could read from books, but he still did not clearly understand its meaning. It seemed like an expression that meant something better than liking, but he still didn’t know exactly what it referred to. 

“What is love, Miela?” 

“Love. Hmm…….” 

The monster laughed as he looked at Miela’s troubled profile. Even though she wrote it down, the answer didn’t come right away. 

“Is it difficult?” 

“Um, it’s difficult to explain in words.” 

“When do you use it?” 

“When I love Serian? No, not this. Hmm.” 

After thinking for a while, Miela finally came up with one. 

“When I just stare at Serian, I just want to touch you, hug you, and kiss you. My chest tickles, and something hot goes down. That’s how I feel.” 

The monster blinked and looked at Miela. 

“I feel that way when I look at Miela too.” 

“!” 

This time, Miela blinked at the innocent confession. 

“If that’s love, then do I love Miela?” 

“Uh…….” 

“And Miela loves me?” 

“That…….” 

He tied her up tightly so she couldn’t escape and demanded an answer. 

Miela’s cheeks turned bright red. 

“T-That’s right…….” 

The monster’s face was covered with a bright smile at Miela’s answer. 

He confirmed that the feeling of spring coming to his heart whenever he saw Miela wasn’t just his. It became hot as if spring had overlapped twice and become summer. 

“I love you, Miela.” 

The monster hugged his spring tightly. 

“Me too. I love you. Serian.” 

The warmest and most splendid spring in the world answered, wiggling in his arms. 

The wind blew outside the window. 

The chilly air of winter’s approach could not invade the duke’s castle. It was a warm winter. 

The end of <Delicious Sacrifice>.

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