The Acolyte of Spirits and Curses

"Mhm. See you later."

Klein’s eyes widened slightly in clear surprise as the soft warmth of her lips stayed against his skin for a brief moment before she pulled back just enough to look at him.

She was still holding him, her arms loosely wrapped around his waist as she looked at him with a faint smile.

Klein blinked at her once "...Do you do this to everyone?"

Hearing this, Eleanor frowned in irritation "...What?"

Her lips pressed into a small pout, a faint flush rising to her cheeks as she looked at him, clearly offended.

"Do I look like someone who goes around kissing people casually?" she muttered in annoyance.

Then she rose onto her tiptoes.

Her arms slid up and wrapped firmly around his neck as she pulled him down toward her.

The next moment, she pressed her lips against his lips in a solid kiss, which was far more intentional than the earlier peck on the cheek.

She held the contact, her body leaning fully into him as she kissed him without hesitation.

"Wai-" Klein barely had time to react before she shifted her weight.

With surprising strength, Eleanor pushed him backward.

The back of his legs hit the edge of the couch, and he dropped down onto the cushions.

Before he could sit up properly, she followed him down and climbed onto his lap, straddling him.

Her hands pressed against his shoulders, pinning him against the back of the couch as she leaned in once more.

"You should never doubt your wife!"

Then she kissed him again.

Her fingers tightened slightly against his shoulders as she held him in place beneath her, her long blonde hair falling forward and framing both of their faces.

Eleanor remained on top of him, pinning him down without any sign of letting go, her lips moving against his lips with clear determination.

Klein’s gaze quivered.

Something felt wrong.

He raised his hands and grabbed her arms, trying to push her back, but the strength he expected did not come.

His grip felt strangely weak, and a sudden heat began spreading through his body, starting from his chest and rapidly moving outward.

’W-What is happening...?’

His skin grew hot, and a flush of red began rising across his neck and face.

’My body...’

Eleanor noticed the change almost immediately.

"What happened?"

She pulled back from the kiss, and her blue eyes widened with concern as she looked down at him.

Klein’s skin turned noticeably flushed as a light red colored his cheeks and the visible parts of his neck.

"Huff... Huff..." His breathing began to quicken, his chest rising and falling more rapidly than before.

"K-Klein... are you alright?" she asked in genuine worry.

Klein tried to answer, but the heat continued to surge.

It felt as though his blood was running hotter than it should, and a strange pressure was building behind his eyes and in his limbs.

His fingers, still weakly gripping her arms, trembled slightly.

And his breathing grew even quicker.

"...Something’s... wrong," he managed to say in a low, strained voice.

Eleanor’s eyes trembled as tears moistened her vision "D-D-Darling... your body temperature is rising too quickly."

She quickly got up and picked up her phone "Let me call emergency."

The flush on his skin was deepening, and a faint sheen of sweat had begun to form on his forehead.

Klein’s vision swam for a brief moment.

The heat was becoming oppressive, making it difficult to focus.

He could feel his heartbeat accelerating, pounding heavily in his chest as the strange condition continued to worsen.

He struggled to think clearly through the growing heat.

His breathing continued to quicken, and the flush across his skin showed no sign of fading.

"I... am leaving."

*swoosh* He teleported from there, leaving her surprised.

Her phone was still in her hand, half-raised, her fingers trembling slightly as she stared at the empty space.

"...Klein?"

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*thud*

Klein reappeared in a flash of distorted space and immediately lost his balance.

His knees buckled the moment his feet touched the wooden floor.

He collapsed forward, catching himself with one hand as a wave of intense heat wracked his body.

Sweat dripped from his forehead onto the floorboards, and his breathing came in short, heavy bursts.

"Haaa... Haaa..."

Orpheus, who had been sitting quietly near the window, turned sharply at the sudden disturbance.

Her eyes widened the moment she saw his condition.

"Klein-?!"

She was at his side in an instant as she knelt down and supported him before he could fully collapse.

Her hands pressed against his shoulders and back, and the moment her skin made contact with his, she felt the abnormal heat radiating from him.

"Your body temperature is far too high. What happened?"

Klein tried to speak but only managed a strained breath.

The flush across his skin was even more pronounced under the soft light of the Spirit Realm, and the oppressive heat inside him showed no sign of lessening.

Orpheus quickly guided him to lean against her and wrapped one arm firmly around him while she pressed her other hand against his forehead.

"This isn’t normal fever," she murmured. "Something is affecting your mana and your body at the same time..."

Her eyes narrowed as she carefully sensed the chaotic energy running through him.

"Wait... this is an aphrodisiac?"

The words barely left her mouth when Klein’s body moved.

With sudden strength, he pushed her down onto the wooden floor.

"Ah-?" Orpheus let out a short gasp of surprise as her back met the smooth boards.

In the next instant, he was on top of her, straddling her waist as he looked down at her with clouded, heated eyes.

His gaze flickered to the generous swell of her cleavage, rising and falling with her quickened breathing.

The unnatural heat still burned through him, driving his actions without full restraint.

He leaned down and pressed a hot, open-mouthed kiss against her neck.

"Nngh~"

Then he opened his lips, biting down with just enough force to make her breath hitch.

At the same time, he raised his hand and grabbed one of her breasts, squeezing it tightly through the fabric of her robes.

"Mnngh..." A soft, startled sound escaped her throat as his fingers dug into the soft flesh, kneading her breast with rough pressure.

Her hands instinctively came up to his shoulders "Klein-"

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