"There. All done," Yuni said as she took her hands off Leone’s head.

After massaging his entire body, she decided to provide a complimentary head massage, which actually helped Leone relax a lot. After all, he’d been feeling a little too stressed as of late.

"Thank you, Yuni," Leone replied.

"You’re welcome." Yuni smiled in return.

However, just as she was preparing to leave, Leone reached out to hold her hand, stopping her in her tracks.

"Leone?"

"Stay with me tonight."

Yuni felt her heart skip a beat when she heard his words. In the past, she would have already pried her hand out of his grasp.

Yet now, a part of her wanted to stay with him. Not because he asked for it, but because she also wanted it.

"Kael will definitely tease us tomorrow even if nothing happens between us," Yuni replied. "Then he will use it as an excuse to send Aria to accompany you at night as well."

"He probably will," Leone admitted. "But I don’t care. Please stay with me tonight."

"Is that an order?"

"It’s a request."

Yuni turned around to face Leone, who was still lying in bed. His skin was flushed, and his body looked very masculine under the dim light.

Although he still looked nothing like the average warrior, his current physique could be considered very attractive among the ladies of the barbarian tribes.

On top of that, the firm yet tender gaze he was using to look at her stripped away the defenses in Yuni’s heart, making it difficult for her to say no.

A moment later, a sigh escaped her lips before she moved to sit on the bed.

"You know, you could have anyone in the Aslan Tribe," Yuni stated. "And they would probably be more than happy to listen to your request."

"I know," Leone replied.

"Then, why me?" Yuni asked. She had known Leone for quite some time, and knew that beauty alone wouldn’t be enough to sway him.

This was why she never felt anxious even if her father, Ulric, told her that if she didn’t do anything, Leone would be taken away by another lady who might be able to capture his interest.

Leone had never been superficial. No matter how beautiful the lady, she still wouldn’t be invited to his bed.

"It’s because it’s you, Yuni," Leone replied. "There’s no other reason. Don’t worry. I don’t plan to do anything to you. I just want to hold you tonight."

Hassan and Daedalus, who were eavesdropping outside, both facepalmed/pagepalmed after hearing the young man’s words.

This would have been the perfect opportunity for him and Yuni to take that next step, yet Leone only wished to hold her?

At that moment, Hassan and Daedalus were very tempted to give the young man a piece of their minds. But in the end, they only shook their heads helplessly.

"Understood." Yuni gave a faint nod before taking the spot beside Leone on the bed.

The bed meant for the Chieftain of the Aslan Tribe was big enough to fit five people, so there was still plenty of room to spare.

Yuni lay sideways, her back facing Leone.

A blush had already started to creep up her face, which she didn’t want him to see.

A moment later, she felt a pair of hands wrap around her waist, pulling her closer to the person who owned them.

"Thank you, Yuni," Leone whispered in her ear, which made her body shudder in response.

She then braced herself for whatever was about to come next. One minute passed, and then two.

Soon, she heard Leone’s faint sleeping breaths behind her.

He actually fell asleep after hugging her!

Yuni didn’t know whether to feel relieved or disappointed because nothing else happened.

Though, a few seconds later, a faint smile appeared on her lips as she listened to his steady breathing.

Perhaps she shouldn’t have been surprised. This was simply the kind of person Leone was.

In the end, she closed her eyes and gently placed her hand over the arm wrapped around her waist.

Nestled in his embrace, she allowed herself to relax. Soon, she too fell asleep in his arms.

Several hours later...

When Leone opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Yuni’s sleeping face.

During the night, the young lady had changed her sleeping position. During the night, she ended up nestling against Leone and stayed that way, feeling comforted and secured.

Still half-asleep, the young man planted a kiss on her forehead before hugging her a little tighter.

It was then that he noticed another figure inside the room.

Blitz was casually munching on some nuts while waiting for Leone to wake up.

When their gazes met, the flying squirrel gave Leone the "Don’t mind me, and carry on" gaze, making the young man’s body stiffen.

Though, the stiffening of his body might have caused Yuni to wake up as well because her eyes slowly fluttered open in response.

For a brief moment, she looked confused.

Then, she realized that she was still in Leone’s arms.

A second later, she remembered everything that had happened last night. Her cheeks immediately turned pink at the memory, but she didn’t make any move to push Leone away.

"Good morning," Leone said softly.

"... Good morning," Yuni replied.

The two stared at each other for several seconds before Yuni turned around, having also sensed a presence inside the room.

Naturally, Blitz was still sitting in the corner of the room. The flying squirrel raised a paw and waved at her.

"..."

"..."

*Squeak!*

Yuni slowly buried her face in Leone’s chest after that. She suddenly didn’t want to get out of bed anymore.

Although they didn’t do anything worth being guilty, somehow, she still felt embarrassed being seen with Leone on his bed this early in the morning.

Leone couldn’t help but smile, finding her very endearing right now. Because of this, he hugged her a bit tighter. And this time, he kissed her forehead while she was awake.

This sudden act surprised Yuni, causing her to look up at Leone in disbelief. She thought she had just imagined things. But this time, Leone moved his head to kiss her cheek.

This was his way of telling her that she wasn’t just imagining things. With that, Yuni shyly returned Leone’s kiss on his cheek before once again burying her head into his chest.

This scene would have been better if not for the flying squirrel, who was determined to make its presence known.

Blitz flew toward the table and lightly tapped it with its claws, creating a sound that drew the teenagers’ attention.

The squirrel then pointed toward the door.

Leone frowned. "What?"

Blitz pointed again. This time, it cupped a paw behind its ear as if it was listening for something.

A moment later, Leone’s expression changed. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Outside the room, he could hear faint voices.

Yuni also heard them, which made her immediately sit upright.

"No way..." Yuni muttered.

Leone pinched the bridge of his nose because he recognized the familiar voices outside.

"Do you think they’re awake?" Kael asked softly.

"I don’t know about Yuni, but Leone should already be awake at this time," Daedalus replied.

"Should we wait a little more?" Kael asked. "By the way, congratulations, Ulric! Yuni has successfully become Leone’s first woman."

"Keep your voice down," Ulric replied gruffly. "Do you want the entire tribe to hear you?"

"What’s wrong in letting them hear?" Kael replied in a teasing tone. "Hey~ Now that he knows the pleasure of embracing a woman, there’s no longer a problem if Aria climbs on his bed next, right?"

"Calm down," Hassan commented. "There’s still a chance that Leone hadn’t done anything. The Young Master isn’t a lustful prick who would just ’jam’ it in without consent."

"Why would she not give him her consent?" Kael asked. "Does she have a reason to refuse? What do you think, Jason?"

"I don’t want to be part of this discussion," Jason replied. "Leave me out of this."

"Ulric..."

"Kael, you better shut up before I smack you."

Kael sighed deeply at those words, completely forgetting that Leone might already be awake and was listening to their discussion.

"W-What do we do?" Yuni asked anxiously. "They definitely have the wrong idea."

"Don’t worry," Leone replied calmly. "Nothing happened. I will also tell Kael to stop spreading rumors. For now, let’s get up."

With that, the young man rose from the bed. However, he made a wrong step and hit Yuni’s leg.

Because of that, he fell over Yuni, pinning her on the bed.

Then, as if waiting for that cue, the door opened.

Leone’s vassals saw their Great Chieftain almost completely naked while pinning Yuni on the bed.

Kael blinked once, then twice, before coughing lightly. Clearly, they had opened the door at the wrong time (right time), so he decided to help his Great Chieftain out of the kindness of his heart.

"Please don’t mind us," Kael said as he slowly closed the door. "Do carry on."

Leone and Yuni looked at each other. It was still very early in the morning, yet both of them already felt like a headache was about to come.

Unfortunately, their headache was only just beginning.

Outside the room, Kael’s triumphant laughter echoed throughout the residence, followed by the sound of several people hurriedly running away as if they had just witnessed something they had been waiting for all along.

A moment later, Leone heard a familiar voice shouting from a distance.

"Spread the news! The Great Chieftain has finally spent the night with a woman!"

Leone slowly closed his eyes.

By the time he had stepped out of his house, the entire Aslan Tribe would probably be celebrating an event that had never actually happened.