Chapter 55 A Beautiful Dream Otherwise, why would I take your clothes off? Was it fun...?
After a busy day, thinking about returning to the capital tomorrow, Ister took a hot bath in a good mood. He felt relaxed all over, dried his hair, lay down on the big bed, turned over and fell asleep.
East walked through the fog, unable to find a way out. He had only one thought in his mind: he had to find a way out. He wandered around aimlessly like a headless fly.
A gust of wind blew by, dispersing the mist.
East stumbled, looked around blankly, steadied himself and took two steps silently. He observed carefully and realized he was on top of a tall tower. He could faintly hear the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.
East followed the sound of the waves out the door. There was a terrace surrounding the tower, with gray-white stone railings for privacy.
At sunset, the fiery clouds on the horizon are as if painted with the most vibrant and rich colors. The brilliant gold and dazzling red blend together, creating the most magnificent colors in the world. These colors are splashed on the undulating sea, forming a unique oil painting.
Ist was captivated by this magnificent scene and naturally noticed the "creatures" swimming leisurely in the sea.
He leaped from the waves, scattering sparkling water droplets that bloomed into colorful little fireworks. But no matter how beautiful the fireworks were, they couldn't compare to that fleeting tail, more dazzling than the most brilliant afterglow in the sky.
East's gaze followed the strange "creature," watching it get closer and closer until it reached the foot of the tower.
East involuntarily took a step forward, gaining a clearer view of the "creatures" in the sea. Besides "treasures of the ocean," East couldn't find a more suitable word.
The "treasure" in the sea stretched out its arms toward East, an invitation to embrace.
Ist was like one of those bewitched by sirens, leaping from the tower without hesitation.
Seawater splashed everywhere, and East was pulled tightly into someone's arms.
"I've caught you, 'princess' atop the tower." Elegant and graceful, her voice was as alluring as a siren's, a master at bewitching hearts.
The moment he jumped into the sea, Easter realized he was dreaming, a lucid dream, and the person in front of him was, of course, Areper.
only……
Easter looked at Areber's tail with suspicion. It was the same color as his hair, a shimmering golden-red, and the veil at the tail fin spread out like an adornment of a traditional wedding dress.
How much does he covet the mermaid's tail? Easter was puzzled. His fantasies were always normal. After all, he had seen another mermaid, but that feeling was just a fleeting moment of dazedness when he saw something beautiful, and that was it. So why did Aripor in his dream grow a tail?
Aripor gently swayed its tail, its arms tightly wrapped around the person in its arms. "Bunny, what are you looking at? Do you like it?"
Before East could figure out his mutated XP, he answered Aribo's question from the bottom of his heart: "I like it, it's beautiful."
Arip laughed heartily and planted a loud kiss on East's lips, the sound pure and devoid of any romantic undertones.
East was stunned. They say that what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. East was sure he had never thought about such things. He had been so busy these past few days that he had no time to think about these things.
"What's wrong?" Are you unhappy to see me?" Ariber asked.
Easter began to doubt his conclusion that he was dreaming. He reached up and pinched his arm, feeling a sharp pain. Easter's eyes widened, and he murmured, "This isn't a dream?"
Arip laughed even harder, "Bunny, how can you be so cute?"
Easter looked up at Areper, his eyes filled with a thirst for the truth.
"Bunny, this really is a dream~"
Easter looked at the arm where a little pain still lingered and was extremely skeptical of Areper's answer.
“This is your dream world,” Arebo said, circling Easter as they swam toward the sunset. “As for how I got here, you’ll have to ask me, Rabbit.”
Easter considered various possibilities in his mind and came up with a few reasonable guesses, but none of them were easy to prove.
"Rabbit, stop thinking about it. It's a rare opportunity, it would be such a waste not to do something fun."
When Arribel spoke, East instinctively looked up and met Arribel's eyes. His eyes seemed to draw people in, slowing their thoughts and making it difficult to think any further.
Aripelago moved closer to Easter. He had always been aware of his charm, which had once attracted countless covetous eyes, causing him displeasure and distress. But now, he felt more fortunate, fortunate that he had this charm that could make Rabbit happy.
"Sorry." Easter noticed his unease as he came to his senses.
Arip turned Easter's face to the side. "Rabbit, don't say things I don't like to hear. What's our relationship?" He took Easter's hand and placed it on his cheek. "Don't say you just looked. With our relationship, you can do whatever you want."
Easter remembered every word Arip had ever said, and this one was no exception.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
Suddenly pulled into the sea, East was dazed, his heart pounding uncontrollably. A pair of cool lips covered his. He couldn't tell whether it was the threat of suffocation that made his heart race, or the kiss of his lover.
The wind whipped up countless waves, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, were painted into a magnificent golden-red hue, a truly beautiful sight.
Two figures emerged from the sea, just in time to witness the sunset fade away, revealing a deep and mysterious blue expanse.
East pursed his still slightly numb lips, feeling the warmth emanating from the place where he was in contact with Arebo. Surrounded by seawater, Arebo felt so warm.
Arip hugged Easter from behind, resting his head on Easter's shoulder. "Bunny, why are you still so easily embarrassed?"
East, “…” This isn’t something that can be changed just like that.
Arribel opened his mouth and bit East's cheek. "Cute!"
Easter turned to the side, put his hand on Arip's shoulder, and leaned in to kiss his lips. "You're cute too."
Ariper tasted it; it was a bit strange, but still acceptable.
"Do you like the sea?" Areber asked, taking East's hand. "Shall we go down and play?"
East let Areple lead him by the hand and dive into the depths of the sea. In this position, he could clearly see Areple's tail from behind, which shimmered with starlight, like a precious work of art, rather than something that could grow on a living creature.
During the descent, tiny points of light appeared, illuminating the otherwise dark deep sea and making the deep blue water appear clear and beautiful.
The colorful corals stand silently, the long seaweed sways with the rise and fall of the seawater, and fish of different shapes and colors swim leisurely by.
Last time at sea, it was chaotic and he almost died. East had no time to appreciate the underwater scenery. But this time was different. His eyes turned to Arebo. Every time the fish tail swayed, layers of thin gauze spread out with the seawater, making it so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off it.
"Bunny, do you like it that much? I'm getting jealous~" Arip wagged its tail, and the thin gauze slowly spread out, like petals blooming layer by layer, with brilliant colors.
Easter, "Because it grows on you."
"Bunny, why is your mouth so sweet?" Arip pulled East forward and pushed him ahead, then followed closely behind.
East fell into a soft place, and before he could take a closer look, Areper's figure had already enveloped him.
Their lips were pressed tightly together, inseparable.
Arip's unruly hands began to undress Easter, and after a kiss, Easter was completely naked.
Easter's skin flushed pink as she looked at Arip through the gently rippling seawater, raising her hand to touch his cheek. "I've missed you a little."
Areber grabbed East's hand and kissed it, asking in confusion, "How do we continue in this form?"
East's touch of melancholy vanished with this question.
Aripelago's finger touched East's bare chest. "Otherwise, why would I take your clothes off? Is it fun?"
Easter grasped Arip's finger, which seemed to touch his heart, closed his eyes, and thought that since Arip said this was his dream world, it was only right that he should control it.
A warm body fell into his arms. East raised his hand to hug her, opened his eyes, and then hurriedly closed them again. He really didn't have any strange or weird XP.
Arip was still a little disappointed that the fishtail had disappeared when he noticed Esther's reaction. He looked at himself curiously and raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Rabbit, do you like it like this?"
His naked body was covered only by a thin red veil, which floated with the waves of the sea. If that were all, East wouldn't have found it so unacceptable. What was more eye-catching was the gold nipple chain with rubies hanging from his chest.
Aripo hooked and tugged at it with his fingers, feeling a slight pain.
Arribel caught Easter peeking as soon as he looked up, and with a smile, he took Easter's hand and placed it on the thin chain. Easter's hand froze, and his entire fair face turned red.
“No, no…” Ister stammered, unable to speak.
Arip leaned closer to Easter, "I like it, so don't lose it."
Even though East was immersed in seawater, he felt like he was on fire. His eyelashes trembled wildly, like a butterfly caught in a net and struggling frantically.
"Don't be shy, it's like I'm the one who bullied you," Arip gently nibbled on Easter's ear, "Bunny, I don't want to wake up from this dream and still not have done anything."
East tilted his head and noticed a wisp of gold peeking out from Arip's hair as he moved; it was a pure gold tassel earring.
Easter gently embraced Arip and kissed him tenderly.
As her movements changed, so did her posture; her honey-colored skin and gold were a perfect match.
The moment Easter's hand was placed on Arip's chest, he froze.
"Sweetie, I've heard it's very comfortable here. You can't let me suffer, can you?" Even without her mermaid tail, Arepo was still more alluring than a mermaid.
East was completely overwhelmed. "I...I'm not very good at it," he stammered, but managed to get the words out.
Aripor lay back in the red gauze, smiling with narrowed eyes, "It's okay, I'll teach you."
Arriber never imagined this day would come. He was personally teaching people how to make themselves comfortable, and he did so willingly and happily.
Having been a teacher for so many years, this was the first time for East to be a student. Fortunately, although he wasn't exactly quick to grasp concepts or able to apply them to new situations, he wasn't completely clueless either, and he did a decent job that satisfied his teacher, Arribel.
Arip's eyes were slightly unfocused, and he had only one thought in his mind: he seemed to have gone a little too far.
Easter kissed Arip's collarbone, moving upwards to bite his earlobe, which was adorned with an earring. "How did I do?"
Arip's hand landed on the back of East's neck, gently stroking it. "Very good, it would be even better if you could be more unrestrained."
Aripelago is not a person who likes to lose control, but in front of Easter, in this kind of situation, he becomes obsessed with losing control.
"Guoguo," Easter whispered to Arebo.
Arip was stunned for a moment before he realized that during their first exchange of letters, he had asked Easter to do something. "Rabbit..." He could only manage to utter that one word before his eyes widened, his mouth agape, unable to utter a coherent or complete sentence.
"Guoguo, do you like it?" East leaned down and asked gently.
Aripole's hand, without his noticing, scratched a series of red marks on East's back, which could only be described as shocking. However, neither of the two paid any attention to it at the moment.
"I like it, I really like it." Arip tried to keep his voice steady, but you could still hear the tremor in it.
An overwhelming sweetness welled up in East's heart. He placed his hand on Arip's shoulder, leaned down, and kissed his chest, feeling the pounding of his heartbeat.
Guoguo was something he had guessed inexplicably, probably hiding some thoughts he couldn't tell outsiders. Whether in his past life or this one, he didn't like eating peace apples, but picking one that day was a coincidence, or you could say it was fate.
Aripo loosely placed his hand on the back of East's neck and gently pulled it to the side. "Bunny."
Easter naturally understood what Aripelago meant. He opened his lips and bit down, and the hand that was on Aripelago's shoulder also moved down.
"Bunny." A hint of displeasure could be heard in Arip's tone.
Easter looked up at Areper. Areper's blue eyes, immersed in the seawater, seemed to have a wet look. The mysterious and powerful yet vulnerable quality only made people want to go further.
Aripor smiled, raised his hand, and tapped Easter's forehead. "Rabbit, how can you be distracted at a time like this?"
Easter's ears turned red with unease. He lowered his head and resumed what he had been doing, this time increasing the pressure with his mouth and hands, keeping it at a level that would cause pain but not injury.
The water rippled gently, flowing slowly, the seabed was peaceful and serene, except for one place where the waves surged, disturbing so much that no fish or shrimp dared to go there, and it was only after a long time that the place calmed down.
A group of brightly colored fish swam across the calm waters, appearing even more beautiful under the shimmering sunlight.
Arip rubbed the back of Easter's neck, "Your enthusiasm is almost too much for me to handle~"
Easter shrank back, a little embarrassed, his eyes darting around, speechless.
“But I’m quite happy.” Arip smoothed Ister’s hair. “Let’s go, I’ll take you back, Your Highness, up in the tower.”
"Why a princess?" It seems his players have said the same thing before.
“Because only princesses live on the tower~ That’s how it’s written in fairy tales,” Aripel pulled Ister to his feet. “Princesses have to wait for knights to rescue them, isn’t that romantic?”
Following Areber's movements, Easter said, "I don't need to be saved."
East looked back and saw that the place they had just been in was a huge scallop bed, covered with a snow-white mat as light as a cloud. Lying on it felt just like lying on a cloud, so soft and comfortable. It was a pity that they couldn't take it with them, which was quite a shame.
“Indeed, Rabbit is not a princess waiting to be rescued atop a tower; Rabbit is a king destined for greatness,” Areper said with a smile. “Then, Your Majesty, do you require the submission of this knight?”
Easter looked at Areper and shook his head. "I don't need to wait to be saved, nor do I need your submission. I only want us to be equals."
Arip sighed, "Rabbit, you always know how to make me soften my heart and be moved."
Easter: "I'm just expressing what's on my mind."
"It's precisely because you didn't do it intentionally that it's so moving~" A soft sigh lingered at the end of Arribel's voice.
The two broke through the sea surface. The vast night sky was dotted with stars, and the bright moon, like a jade plate, cast its light, reflecting off the shimmering waves of the sea.
Arebo circled East and swam toward the towering structure, breaking through layers of waves like two of the most carefree fish.
They soon arrived at the foot of the tower. Arip wrapped his arms around East's waist and rested his head on East's shoulder. "Bunny, I really don't want to leave you."
Easter turned and hugged Areber. "We'll see each other soon." His arms tightened unconsciously.
Aripelone cradled Easter's head. "Rabbit, don't act rashly. I'll come find you when I have time, and maybe we can even meet in our dreams tomorrow."
Easter kissed Areper's lips for a while.
East looked directly at Areber, a gentle smile playing in his pale pink eyes. "Don't worry, I won't let my emotions get the better of me."
Aripelago stroked East's hair. "Hiss~ Mr. Rabbit, something feels off. What's wrong with you?"
Easter nuzzled Areber's hand, "Everything is going well."
Before Ariber could say anything more, Easter said, "It's time to wake up from this dream."
Easter watched as Arip disappeared before him, like Cinderella having to leave after the bells tolled; or like a mermaid turning into foam and vanishing in the sunlight.
This was a beautiful dream, destined to be fleeting and impossible to hold onto.
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Author's Note: It seems that everyone doesn't really like this story. It seems that I'm really not suited to writing long novels. I will probably finish it as soon as possible. The two books mentioned in the synopsis will be available for pre-order. Whichever book has more favorites will be released in a month. Each book has five worlds, and the character settings have already been written. If you are interested, please add it to your favorites [droopy-eared rabbit head][cat head].
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