IDEFYEM - Chapter 34
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
I don't want to be hated.
That was the first thought he had as he was intoxicated by the anesthetic properties.
"..."
As the Grand Duke, his top priority is the family and its members. He had to somehow break the curse and survive. Only then could he keep his position.
If Princess Wintersoure, who discovered his identity through this incident, decides to leave immediately, he must at least force her to sit down.
He had to interrogate and threaten that delicate and weak soul. But rather than imagining such a future, he was only worried.
When he opened his eyes again. He wondered if the emotion that appeared in the woman's eyes was contempt.
He thought he had become numb to being denied just for existing. If him being himself scares that woman and leaves her with scars...
At some point, Raphael's priorities were completely shaken.
Is it a curse or what?
He wanted to believe that one of those two things must be the cause. It was too much for the emotions to come from just that one woman.
In that state, his consciousness sank.
***
The man with many thorns ended up going back to the weakest time in his life. I crushed herbs that I had learned had detoxifying properties and mixed them with water.
I poured the green juice little by little into Kael's mouth, but the reaction was subtle.
'It's going to be a lot of use...'
Is it because of the bitter taste of the medicine, or is it just a bad dream?
The man's expression was stiff. Even though I had seriously scared him that he would spout nonsense, he was still quiet.
I put my hand on Kael's forehead again and checked the temperature. The fever, which had risen to a seriously high level earlier, seemed to be gradually going down.
I could also hear the heavy breathing gradually calming down. After taking some medicine, I started to feel tired.
'It's been a really long day.'
I was worried about Kael, but it seemed like there was nothing more I could do. I learned that it was better to replenish my stamina by resting than to be anxious.
Because I can't hold him back when he leaves here tomorrow. I have to show myself as an outstanding wizard so that he can rely on me.
I made a firm determination and after roughly cleaning up, I lay down on the floor. My back felt stiff, but I was tired enough not to care.
I felt my mind fading away and fell into a deep sleep. And how many hours have passed?
"..."
Feeling the somehow cool air, I moaned,
"Umm."
It was a time when I hugged my knees and curled up in the slightly chilly cold. I felt a heavy pressure on the back of my neck.
It was not an illusion or a dream.
Someone was pressing down on my neck with a thick forearm. I woke up with a chilling sensation that I've felt several times today.
"Who is it?"
The low, menacing sound like an animal sent goosebumps down my spine. The coldness was unfamiliar, but the voice containing coldness was familiar.
I barely swallowed my dry saliva and asked, holding my voice.
"... This kind of joke is not fun."
"Let me ask you again, who are you?"
When I heard that sentence, I became convinced that it was Kael who was putting pressure on my neck.
The kindness and consideration he usually showed were nowhere to be seen, but he was right. I didn't know whether to be relieved or afraid.
I said, sighing at the fact that I was not a stranger.
"If you treat me like this, you will definitely regret it later."
I tried to sound excited as if I were talking to Kael regularly. But soon he saw blue eyes flashing in the darkness and lowered his tail.
"Your fiancee, Enrica...."
As he added while muttering, Kael lowered his voice in an unfamiliar manner.
"I'm not kind enough to take a joke from a woman I don't know."
I really wanted to refute that statement. You were so kind that you accepted a marriage proposal from a woman you didn't know!
"Can't you just lower your arms first? My neck hurts, and your wounds...."
"Did you do this injury?"
"That can't be right!"
I jumped up and down in denial and desperately shook my head.
"How much of your memory have you lost? Don't you know that it's a wound you inflicted while covering me?”
"No way."
"Are you sure?"
Ugh, the slight pressure added to the arm pressing down on my neck was too much.
"There's no way I would have done that."
There was such deep confidence in his cold voice that it felt like he was dying. Although I was on the verge of tears of injustice and fear.
'No matter how much he lost his memories, he's still Kael. There's no way he'll hurt me.'
So I gathered my thoughts and decided to explain slowly. Actually, the person who is most confused right now is probably Ka himself.
"Do you know where this is?"
He turned his head slightly, seemed to be taking in his surroundings, and then answered.
"When I smelled it, it seemed like a forest managed by the royal family. Are we having a hunting banquet?"
His intuition, which was almost like that of an animal, was a little scary. Besides, can a person change that much just by losing some of their memories?
It was safe to say that they were completely different people with their tone of voice and facial expressions.
I asked, still feeling threatened by being crushed under him.
"Do you know how old you are?"
"I just turned eighteen, that's it."
"Yes?"
A voice of unprecedented embarrassment came out of my mouth. About the case where an older fiance suddenly became a younger man.
I did my best to avoid his gaze, rolled my eyes, and calculated. Oh no, almost 4 years of memories have been completely wiped away!
'Calm down, Enrica. You should be calm in front of children.'
It was said that the symptoms of poison last only a day at most anyway. I covered up my surprised expression and slowly began to explain the situation.
"Listen carefully. I guess I barely remember anything now... You were bitten by a monster while trying to save me. The poison from the curon fruit was on its teeth."
We who participated in the hunting banquet were isolated due to an attack by the forces in check. And then the monster that appeared and the poisonous weed that was on his teeth.
Kael seemed to be listening to me with a somewhat skeptical expression, but eventually, he slowly withdrew his arms that were restraining me.
Please have some faith in me.
I prayed, ignoring his size, which was very threatening when he wasn't on my side.
I think I finally understand why Kael was so worried about me before he went to sleep.
"How can I prove that you are my fiancee?"
Then the man who lost his memory asked. I reflexively tried to bring up the topic of his heart but stopped.
Wouldn't an 18-year-old teenager dislike it when the story of his curse, which is no different from his weakness, is brought up?
Even if it was just a possibility, I wanted to avoid provoking him right now. However, bringing up the story of the Archduke did not seem like a good choice.
I doubt even his actions of saving me from a monster, so there is no way I can believe that he saved me from a difficult situation by marrying me.
I was violent when I just turned 19. We all go through violent times in our youth...
Although it is not enough to put pressure on the neck of a sleeping person.
'Oh, I'm thinking too long.'
I groaned, thinking about complicated things, and then opened my mouth.
"Does love need proof?"
Let's just gloss over it like this.
Kael's cold, frozen face finally seemed to relax a little. If the problem is that it's the side that contains absurdity, that's a problem.
"... What?"
"We were engaged because we loved each other. You gave me jewelry and dresses every day, and even gave me a room in your house before I got married."
A normal Kael would have joked about this with a sly expression. The man in front of me was ready to swing his sword at any moment.
Huhuhu, I miss Kael. Of course, I am watching, but I miss my Kael.
The man with narrowed eyebrows approached me as if he was going to put pressure on my neck like before.
Since he had his top off, the cracks of his writhing muscles were clearly visible. As I flinched at the threatening appearance, Kael stopped a short distance away.
His dark gaze settled on the back of my m neck.
"We love each other?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Kael silently held the pink hair in his hand and gently brushed it away. I squint my eyes slightly as it tickles as if I could feel my hair.
"..."
When I glanced sideways at the floor, I saw that the embers I had lit before going to bed were going out.
"Can't we just turn it on and talk? It's cold."
Actually, it wasn't that cold, but I wanted to get away from the suffocating gaze even for a moment. Kael looked at me like a languid beast and licked his lips.
"Do it yourself."
The man picked up a flint from the floor and threw it half-heartedly.
I almost missed it, so I flailed my arms in the air twice. Kael saw my actions and laughed slightly as if mocking me. It is said that Curon fruit contains not only hallucinogenic and narcotic properties but also confessing properties.
I don't want to believe that Kael's true nature is that cheap...
As I was about to use my magic power, I picked up a flint to prevent myself from wasting stamina.
Thump, thump.
It wasn't as easy as I thought and I had to go through several failures, but the fire was soon ignited.
"Do you love me too?"
Before I could fully bask in the flickering flames, a man's low voice rang out.
Before I knew it, he was next to me. I knew the question was asked because of my lies.
I love you when I hear it from that face...
"That's right."
I hastily avoided eye contact and distanced myself from him. But Kael ignored that blatant behavior and came closer to me again.
"..."
The next moment his arm went up, and I started holding my breath. A calloused hand was playing with my lower lip.
"Really?"
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