Chapter 1973 So? What is it? What’s holding you back? "Then is it about the time I lashed out in the Cosmocraft?" "…Nux, you read my memories." Lyriana answered, looking into Nux's eyes, this time, with a serious look on her face. She didn't like how Nux was playing this game when he should already know everything. "The only memories I vividly recall are the times when you were naked." Nux answered directly and the instant he saw Lyriana widen her eyes as if she was about to lash out, he quickly explained himself, "Of course, I am only talking about the time frame after you turned 18, I am not some sick pervert who is interested in child Lyriana!" "Yo-" Lyriana tried to lash out again, but once again, "No no! It doesn't mean I do not like the younger you, I have accepted you completely, I have accepted all of you. So I will love you no matter how old you are. Fuck! That sounds so perverted." Nux cursed out loud, his mind seemed to have crashed as his mumblings didn't stop. "What I am trying to say is that, I am not a pervert! Yes, I know that is what a pervert would say, but what I mean is I love the child you, as in I love you as a child, ahh! Fuck! I am saying I love every part of you! Child or not! I love you! But when I say I only remember you naked, I am specifically talking about the time after you grew up. The time when your brea-" "NUX!!!" The Former Queen finally lost her mind and lashed out, directly grabbing his neck, prepared to choke him to death. More water spilled out of the bathtub, her breasts touched Nux's chest as her body leaned towards him, but right now, the elven queen didn't seem to care. Nux smiled inwardly, he lightly held the former queen's hands and, "You will kill me…" He groaned in pain. "I will kill you!!" Lyriana shouted, doing everything in her power to choke him, but again, with how absurdly strong his body was, she could barely press his neck, let alone choke him. This was probably why the woman lashed out without worrying about anything. She had been frustrated for a while now, then hiding her embarrassment and doing something so shameful just because that succubus wanted her to apologize, the Elf had indeed been through too much Now that she finally had the chance to let it all out, she decided to kill this man in front of her. For a good minute, the elf used all her power to try and choke him, she even twisted her body in strange ways to gather more strength, or maybe it was just her body wanting Nux's and was acting strangely, but the elf didn't care, she didn't even seem to realize that she was rubbing her body with his and only when she tired herself out by exerting all her strength, did Nux finally moved and, He turned her body and hugged her behind, pulling her even closer to him. Her back now rested on his chest, her legs on top of his. She tried to move her legs away when she realized what happened, but Nux quickly overlapped his legs with hers, making it impossible for the elf to move. Then, he moved his mouth close to her long ears and, "See? You can't even kill me. It must mean something, don't you think?" He whispered softly. "I can't kill you because you are too strong! Don't look too much into it!" Lyriana shook her head, wanting to move her head away from Nux because for some reason, when he whispered into her ears, her entire body felt weak. But with Nux holding her waist, there was only so much she could move. In the end, she had no choice but to give up resisting. "…you are a little too strong." She muttered. Nux chuckled, tightening his hug even further. Because the former queen was flustered, she had been constantly releasing her energy, the water they were on would have already turned into ice if it wasn't for Nux constantly burning it with his energy. Because of the mix of cold and hot water, the mist in the bathroom got even heavier, Nux had also refilled the evaporated water more than once. "I wasn't lying when I said that, you know?" Suddenly, Nux spoke up. This time, his tone sounded serious. "I only saw your memory because I wanted to comprehend your Law and your thought process when you formed that Law, I ignored everything else on purpose, so while I should know all the answers to my questions, in truth, I do not. I believe this is the least bit of privacy you and my wives deserve." "…" Lyriana turned silent at those words. Nux then grinned and, "Plus, it is much more fun this way. Won't it be too boring if I read all your memories, understand everything about you and turnmyself into the man of your dreams to get you? I, admittedly, like a chase." Then once again, Nux brought his mouth close to Lyriana's ears and whispered, "I let someone go away once, it pained my heart so much that I decided to never do that again. You have no out, Lyriana Frostwillow. No matter how much you hate me, I will be all you see till you fall in love with me. So instead of resisting pointlessly, you better give in and tell me what is holding you back. That way, we can work on it together and move to the good part." "…you are being too forceful." The elf lowered her head, unable to hide her blush anymore. "And?" Nux questioned, gently kissing her shoulders. Lyriana's now wet gown was stuck to her body, highlighting the queen's curves, a sight Nux welcomed very much. "…" Lyriana turned silent, not resisting his touch anymore, rather, she, very very secretly, maybe unconsciously even, pushed her body towards Nux, settling in the most comfortable position possible. Nux, who sensed that, smiled, then, he kissed her long ear, making her body tremble, and, "So? What is it? What's holding you back?"