‘I love you, Matilda,’ she opened
her eyes at the sound of someone whispering in her ear.
In the moonlight, a man was looking
down at her with deep heated eyes. Leandroth Levante Barenshiaga, her arranged fiance, and the young emperor of the Barenshiaga Empire.
‘Eh?’ she replied sleepily, she was still dozy. Her eyes widened in surprise, as
he moved closer to her, the glow of moonlight around him,
‘I love you,’ he said as he dropped
a soft kiss on her lips, and then he disappeared.
A dream? She wondered if it was a
dream. It must be a dream
Because the wedding was in two
months time!
⚔
It took ten days to travel from her
country to Barenshiaga.
When she arrived at the palace, it was late at night, so the audience with the emperor should have ended with a short
greeting.
He had an elegant countenance, she thought,
as he smiled at her with his eyes narrowed. He was in her assigned bedroom.
‘Feel at ease and rest,’ he said to
her.
He was taking the trouble to see to her comfort.
The situation suddenly seemed a bit familiar, she thought to herself.
Suddenly, she was being kissed.
Eh?
She stiffened and blinked in surprise. It hurt. When she couldn’t take it anymore, she tried to turn her head and open
her mouth to get some air in but her mouth was invaded by his tongue. Tears welled up in her eyes as
little shivers ran through her body.
She was suddenly flat on her back on the bed,
and her body was stroked over her night clothes.
The kisses deepened and their
panting filled the room
I cannot breathe, she thought. Whilst she was
struggling with lack of air, he broke away; she looked at his heated gaze with
confusion. He touched her breasts and announced in rough heated tones,
‘I like these,’ as he fondled them,
pleasurable shivers ran down her body, gently increasing in intensity. She’d
always disliked her breasts; they were like two large apples stuck to her
chest. The sensations intensified as he kneaded her breasts, rubbed his palms
against her nipples, and kissed her. Although, she was reluctant, she had no
mastery over her body and she felt her skin getting hotter.
He pinched her nipples and her body trembled.
‘Matilda,’ he whispered. Through the haze of confused desire, a question arose
in her head: Is it really the emperor? Is this man truly the Barenshaiaga emperor?
This could not be real. It could not be him.
‘Call me Leann (Zuben: I am
assuming pronounced like Leanne), Mattie,’
he said smiling gently.
Was this person really the Emperor?
But she couldn’t ask; her mouth was sealed by his kissing onslaught. Her head was getting light and she was
overcome with a floaty feeling.
Was this a dream? She wondered. Hot hands gripped her legs and gently parted
them. Leandroth slid down her body so his head was now between her legs. Her
night clothes were hiked up and underwear removed before she could even mount a
protest. She tried to cover her shameful place but she was stopped, he could
feel his hot breath against her just before she was sucked on gently. She felt
his tongue lick her along her opening.
‘Ah…please, stop!’ She cried, but he did not listen. Her petals were slightly swollen and coated
with nectar. His tongue moved around parting her, entering her. She felt dizzy
with the pleasure. In all her twenty-six years of life, this was her first time
experiencing this kind of thing.
The only intimacy she’s ever shared were kisses with her parents and brothers.
‘Ahn~!’ she cried, as strange
deeply pleasurable sensations ran up and down her spine, electrifying her skin.
His caress continued – he lapped up her
love juices like it was sweet honey while stroking her inner thigh.
The sound of his licking was audible in the room. The sensations causing her to
twist and turn, the feeling intense. Matilda
covered her mouth with her hands to stop herself from crying out. Her
arms squeezing her swollen breasts with her nipples erect. She was mortified at
her reactions, but she was too weak to resist.
As his hot tongue plunged deep into her, more nectar overflowed; she could feel it
leak out of her.
She did not like the feeling, but she could not resist crying out,
‘Fuuu~Ahn!’
Why? Isn’t this kind of thing only to be done after marriage? Why start as soon
as she arrived? She could not figure it out. She felt like crying. She had no
intention for such a relationship.
Something was inserted slowly into her tight wet cavern. Matilda shut her eyes tightly at the
new invasion. It is pulled out and pushed back in slowly. It hurt.
Maybe it's a finger.
This is the first time she’d ever been touched down there; she’d never done it
before outside of washing. Why was this happening?
It was suddenly painful; she took a deep breath and cried out,
‘No! Stop it!’
But he ignored her protests. He leaned over and whispered
in her ear, his hot breath arousing her despite the discomfort,
‘I like it. It feels to so good.’
‘Stop it!’ She cried. But he did
not stop.
She squirmed and cried, tossed her head left to right as the discomfort in her
lower abdomen grew.
Am I to lose my virginity like this? I don’t want to.
Someone help!
⚔
She shot up in her bed.
There was a slight discomfort in her lower abdomen, but it was not terribly
painful like last night.
She looked down at herself and realised she was still wearing her travel clothes
from last night.
‘Huh?’ She had not been disturbed. She hitched up her skirt, but could not find
any strange strains; blood or otherwise.
‘A dream?’
No way. Not true. It had all seemed so real! But the Emperor of the great Barenshiaga
could not behave in such a manner.
--- I love you.
--- I love you.
‘~Hng!’ she groaned, her face turning red.
It was a dream. Definitely.
Was she losing her mind?
Was she hoping the Emperor would have special feelings for her, despite only
meeting him a few times in large social gatherings? Was that why she was having
such vivid dreams?
This was so embarrassing. Her red face suddenly turned paled as a new thought
entered her head: Was she a nymphomaniac?! The thought terrified her.
She began to wonder if a sexually wanton nature was sleeping inside her. She
hugged herself, feeling distraught, at a loss for what to do.
Matilda acknowledged the greetings of the palace staff as she walked escorted
through the palace corridors, keeping her upturned emotions under a passive
pale face.
She was led to a luxurious room where the emperor awaited her.
The
refreshing morning sunshine cast a glow into the room causing everything
to sparkle. In the brightly shining room sat the Emperor of Barenshiaga, the sunlight surrounding his body and lighting
his stunningly handsome face. He rose as she entered.
She
greeted him with a polite good morning and a deep curtsy. He replied and bowed
to her. After they were seated, he said to her,
‘You can rest and get used to the new environment before our wedding. I’m sure
you have been very busy with preparations. After our wedding, you will be quite
busy with your royal duties. So please take this time to try and relax.’ He
said with a polite smile, Matilda had a tight sensation in her chest; guilt.
‘This room is where I usually take a break and have my meals; my office is
through the door over there. There is also a reception room.’
Leandroth sat on the sofa across from her, his posture seemed relaxed.
‘I asked the staff to brew Chrys bud tea. I was told you liked it.’ He said
with a kindly smile. (ED: ‘chys’ is fake ‘cos google sensei called it ‘flower
bud tea’. I thought it was generic and boring.)
A steward came forward with a tea trolley laden with sweets and a large
beautifully ornamented pot of tea. Chrys
bud tea was one of Matilda's favourite teas; she liked it with just a
little honey.
Matilda served the tea, carefully pouring the fragrant liquid into the china
cups; she added a little drop of honey to both cups and stirred. The room was
filled with a lovely aroma. She unconsciously took a deep breath and smiled.
She looked up to notice Leandroth smiling as well, and she felt awkward.
‘Delicious,’ he said taking a sip.
She smiled in agreement,
‘I had it ordered from your
country, as well as the honey.’
‘Oh, how kind. Thank you.’ She said
sweetly as she could muster, mollified.
Her home country, the Icecoreta was
sometimes regarded as the “kitchen or farm” of the Barenshiaga Empire. The main import to Barenshiaga from Icecoreta
was food. In reality, Barenshiaga
produces good quality tea and honey, probably better than Icecoreta. The
southern region produced various kinds of things. Why bother with the expense?
‘I don’t want to feel like you’re missing anything from home, so please if you
have any requests; tell the staff, I have informed them to fulfil your every
requirement.’
Her eyes widened in surprise by the gesture.
‘Thank you. I am very grateful for your thoughtful consideration.’ She said,
carefully speaking. She looked directly at her opponent, fighting the urge to avoid his brilliant visage. This twenty-seven year old emperor was so regal and
calm in his shiny aura. His hair was a little long touching his shoulders, but
it was neatly styled and combed. His clothes were of high quality of course,
well made, not decorated heavily decorated and looked practical. He was tall, with
broad shoulders, a trim waist and long legs. Sitting on the settee, he looked
like a fantastic painting, one that would only be improved with some young and
beautiful woman by his side as his wife, not someone like her. Though it was
odd, and they did not suit, but it could not be helped.
Her home country, Icecoretta sat
between the Ishindrun Mountains that protect its northern border and
Barenshiaga. Most of her country’s borders were with Barenshiaga. Although
forestry was the main economy of Icecoreta, under the patronage of the great
country Barenshiaga, they were also strong in agriculture. It was a small country that held an
army, but could not maintain peace without the cooperation of Barenshiaga.
Icecoreta’s land area was less than one fifth of Barenshiaga. This political
marriage only really benefited Icecoretta. Barenshiaga gained nothing from
this union with the Icecoreta royal family, so it was puzzling to her why
Emperor Leandroth was going along with the union. Matilda returned the tea cup
to its saucer without making a sound, a product of her training.
She suddenly could not bear it. But
she pulled herself back from depressive thoughts.
She would be a good princess, and
wife. Fill the palace with as much beauty and joy as possible and she will be
satisfied with that. If the Emperor wished to take a mistress or have a whole
harem, she could not and would not complain. Not like she could anyway, the difference
in the national strength of Barenshiaga and Icecoreta was too great.
She would try like him, but she would not
allow herself to love him. She could not endanger her heart.
But with last night’s dream…the wanton woman hiding inside her…
‘Thank you for taking your time to
see me comfortable even though you are busy.’ She said as she rose from her
seat.
Yes, it was a dream. Matilda concluded as she walked calmly to the door. This
room filled with sunlight…This is a dream.
She did not want to or even consider the idea she was a wanton woman who had dreams like
that.
She did want to hope for love in this marriage.
That dream was far beyond
reality. She wanted to cry.
She stopped at the door and turned. She smiled and buried her heart. Would it
be better to run away? Surely that would make things easier for His Majesty.
And he would not discover this ugly, disgusting woman within her.
Leandroth smiled kindly and waved. She returned the smile, and curtsied. The door was opened and she left the room.
A few words from Zuben:
A lot of sentences I felt were kind of redundant were
deleted. There a few ‘tonal’ changes here and there. I hope it reads well.
I hope we like
Matilda, and wonder of wonders, they aren’t teenagers so whatever they get up
to we don’t have to try to feel icky.
Thanks for translating
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ReplyDeleteA dream? She is uncertain if it was really a dream. I'm interested to find out too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this chapter's translation
Hi Zuben. Today I just found out that your name is actually a name of a star! It's the brightest star of the constellation Libra!
ReplyDelete(〃 ̄ω ̄〃)ゞ Zubenschamali and Zubenelgenubi are B Libra and A Libra respectively. I chose them because I am a Libra⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
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