The earnest determination to listen to it felt strangely erotic. Am I crazy? To a man who couldn't even properly say the word kiss...
“That’s right. When Your Highness had me write the Elaconic language and fell asleep... I could see your lips through the slightly crooked gap in your mask.”
The lips of Rhodnes, tightly shut, filled my eyes.
Thump-. Thump-. Thump-. Thump-.
The sound of my heart that I had not been aware of pierced into my ears.
"...So?"
The voice of Rhodnes, who asked slowly and dreamily, gnawed at my ears along with the sound of my heart. The lips that uttered the low and pleasant voice were plump and had a pretty color. It was the same that day. The lips that glistened under the sunlight were too sensual for a boy my age. I swallowed dry saliva as if my mouth was burning for no reason.
“So I did it.”
Let's talk about it as if it was nothing. Like a minor mistake made on impulse when I was young. In a way, it was a mistake. No, strictly speaking, it was a minor accident. It was just because his lips were so pretty. Because his lips, which were always tightly wrapped around him, were crooked and visible, were so pretty.
"...So?"
The voice of Rhodnes, who asked slowly and dreamily, gnawed at my ears along with the sound of my heart. The lips that uttered the low and pleasant voice were plump and had a pretty color. It was the same that day. The lips that glistened under the sunlight were too sensual for a boy my age. I swallowed dry saliva as if my mouth was burning for no reason.
“So I did it.”
Let's talk about it as if it was nothing. Like a minor mistake made on impulse when I was young. In a way, it was a mistake. No, strictly speaking, it was a minor accident. It was just because his lips were so pretty. Because his lips, which were always tightly wrapped around him, were crooked and visible, were so pretty.
We sat close together as if possessed, and my hair that fell on the end of his chin tickled him, so he moved around and then my lips, which were right in front of his nose, touched him like a feather for a very, very brief moment. If he asked me why I was right in front of his nose without any reason, I would have been more embarrassed to say, 'I wanted to see your lips up close because they were so pretty,' so I omitted the explanation.
“So I did, the kiss.”
Kiss. Kiss...
“So I did, the kiss.”
Kiss. Kiss...
As soon as I pronounced the word “kiss” correctly, his disgruntled face turned bright red. It was as if someone had slapped him dozens of times.
"...a moment ago."
The thick collarbone of Rodnes's neck twitched noticeably once. Time seemed to pass madly slowly and I felt breathless.
“You did it with that pink hair earlier too.”
“Yes, why is that? It’s a friendly greeting.”
I tried to speak as politely as possible.
“I said we were friends too.”
I was speechless for a moment and closed my mouth. It felt like persistent gazes were continuously being stuck to my whole body. I held the front of my cloak together more tightly. I didn’t know why, but I just felt like I had to do it. Was it because of the primal sense of crisis that I was being crushed by an unknown hot energy and that I would be devoured in an instant?
"...a moment ago."
The thick collarbone of Rodnes's neck twitched noticeably once. Time seemed to pass madly slowly and I felt breathless.
“You did it with that pink hair earlier too.”
“Yes, why is that? It’s a friendly greeting.”
I tried to speak as politely as possible.
“I said we were friends too.”
I was speechless for a moment and closed my mouth. It felt like persistent gazes were continuously being stuck to my whole body. I held the front of my cloak together more tightly. I didn’t know why, but I just felt like I had to do it. Was it because of the primal sense of crisis that I was being crushed by an unknown hot energy and that I would be devoured in an instant?
As I pressed against the door and shrank, Rhodnes got up and approached me. His eyes, like fiery eyes that were quietly burning, were right in front of me.
“Say hello to me too, then.”
“!”
“You were good at it when you were young, and you were good at it with friends you met for the first time. You can do it with me too.”
His eyes, which seemed to have been burnt black, blinked slowly, and then his face was completely pressed against my earlobe.
“What, what, what, what are you doing now?”
As his cheek, firmer than it looked, touched mine, my whole body felt hot as if I had been immersed in hot water.
"Greetings."
"Ugh!”
As his slow, hot breath entered my ear, I could no longer endure it and pushed him away. If it had been Adrienne’s body, it would not have been a ticklish force to him, but the strength of Blie, who was exceptionally healthy, was different. I succeeded in pushing away the firm chest that made Rhodnes’ eyes widen in surprise for a moment. Yes. It was good that it succeeded, but...
“Adrienne!”
Before I could even scream, I was thrown out of the carriage. Someone had opened the carriage door! The problem was that as the chilling winter wind blew behind me, I instinctively grabbed Rhodnes's collar with both hands and fell down with him.
“Oh, Ma’am!!”
The damned Gaspard's voice pierced my ears, and I shut my eyes tightly... I closed them. My body, which I thought would collapse on the cold, hard floor, ended up sitting down on something hard that felt different from the floor.
“Ugh.”
The bursting groan was a thick voice that was not mine. I placed my trembling hands on my lower back and opened my eyes. I felt slightly dizzy, but I was looking straight ahead, not at the sky or other people’s legs. But that was more disastrous for me. Gaspard, who had opened the carriage door, was frozen stiffly, his mouth wide open. Jonah and Neil, who had run out from a distance upon hearing the sound of the carriage, were covering their mouths with their hands.
“Say hello to me too, then.”
“!”
“You were good at it when you were young, and you were good at it with friends you met for the first time. You can do it with me too.”
His eyes, which seemed to have been burnt black, blinked slowly, and then his face was completely pressed against my earlobe.
“What, what, what, what are you doing now?”
As his cheek, firmer than it looked, touched mine, my whole body felt hot as if I had been immersed in hot water.
"Greetings."
"Ugh!”
As his slow, hot breath entered my ear, I could no longer endure it and pushed him away. If it had been Adrienne’s body, it would not have been a ticklish force to him, but the strength of Blie, who was exceptionally healthy, was different. I succeeded in pushing away the firm chest that made Rhodnes’ eyes widen in surprise for a moment. Yes. It was good that it succeeded, but...
“Adrienne!”
Before I could even scream, I was thrown out of the carriage. Someone had opened the carriage door! The problem was that as the chilling winter wind blew behind me, I instinctively grabbed Rhodnes's collar with both hands and fell down with him.
“Oh, Ma’am!!”
The damned Gaspard's voice pierced my ears, and I shut my eyes tightly... I closed them. My body, which I thought would collapse on the cold, hard floor, ended up sitting down on something hard that felt different from the floor.
“Ugh.”
The bursting groan was a thick voice that was not mine. I placed my trembling hands on my lower back and opened my eyes. I felt slightly dizzy, but I was looking straight ahead, not at the sky or other people’s legs. But that was more disastrous for me. Gaspard, who had opened the carriage door, was frozen stiffly, his mouth wide open. Jonah and Neil, who had run out from a distance upon hearing the sound of the carriage, were covering their mouths with their hands.
"... Ma'am."
A harsh, suppressed voice suddenly rose from below.
"Your Highness!"
I was sitting on Rhodnes's body. The moment I was about to fall, Rhodnes, who had grabbed me by the collar, grabbed me tightly and desperately made his body fall first.
“Oh my God! Are you two finally having a go at it?!”
Neil came running over, jumping for joy, unable to hide his excitement.
“Madam, madam, did you really use force?!”
Jonah, accustomed to Blie’s extraordinary health, ran over shouting in a scolding tone. I immediately got off of Rhodnes’s body and grabbed the speechless butler, who was still open-mouthed, using a cane as a support, and stood up unsteadily. Rhodnes was also shocked by the sudden event, but his body seemed fine. He also shook his head slightly and stood up, but Neil, who had come between us, looked at him and made a fuss.
“Wow! You’re hot, Ma’am! You grabbed him by the collar first!”
“You still have that habit of grabbing people by the collar.”
Neil was still awake even though his master was injured, and Jonah was quietly giggling to herself. It must have been Blie’s usual habit to reach out without realizing it in a moment of crisis. But wait, how did you know I grabbed him by the collar? Neil picked up two gold buttons with engraved roses from the floor and put them on his palm to show me.
"Ah!"
“You’re good at it, Ma’am. You even ripped off two of his sturdy uniform buttons... Ugh!”
With a heavy thud, Neil grabbed his Achilles tendon and jumped on one foot. It was clear that Rhodnes had kicked him from behind. Rhodnes, who naturally took the button from Neil’s hand, immediately took off the fur that was wrapped around it and handed it over to me, as well as the uniform jacket. No, to be exact, he put the jacket with the buttons off in my hand, draped the overwhelming black fur over my shoulder, and fastened the seams tightly. It happened so naturally and quickly that I didn’t even notice his expression.
A harsh, suppressed voice suddenly rose from below.
"Your Highness!"
I was sitting on Rhodnes's body. The moment I was about to fall, Rhodnes, who had grabbed me by the collar, grabbed me tightly and desperately made his body fall first.
“Oh my God! Are you two finally having a go at it?!”
Neil came running over, jumping for joy, unable to hide his excitement.
“Madam, madam, did you really use force?!”
Jonah, accustomed to Blie’s extraordinary health, ran over shouting in a scolding tone. I immediately got off of Rhodnes’s body and grabbed the speechless butler, who was still open-mouthed, using a cane as a support, and stood up unsteadily. Rhodnes was also shocked by the sudden event, but his body seemed fine. He also shook his head slightly and stood up, but Neil, who had come between us, looked at him and made a fuss.
“Wow! You’re hot, Ma’am! You grabbed him by the collar first!”
“You still have that habit of grabbing people by the collar.”
Neil was still awake even though his master was injured, and Jonah was quietly giggling to herself. It must have been Blie’s usual habit to reach out without realizing it in a moment of crisis. But wait, how did you know I grabbed him by the collar? Neil picked up two gold buttons with engraved roses from the floor and put them on his palm to show me.
"Ah!"
“You’re good at it, Ma’am. You even ripped off two of his sturdy uniform buttons... Ugh!”
With a heavy thud, Neil grabbed his Achilles tendon and jumped on one foot. It was clear that Rhodnes had kicked him from behind. Rhodnes, who naturally took the button from Neil’s hand, immediately took off the fur that was wrapped around it and handed it over to me, as well as the uniform jacket. No, to be exact, he put the jacket with the buttons off in my hand, draped the overwhelming black fur over my shoulder, and fastened the seams tightly. It happened so naturally and quickly that I didn’t even notice his expression.
After adjusting my clothes for a while, he immediately grabbed both my shoulders and lowered his body. I tried to pull back due to the tension, but the force of the shoulder grab was too strong and firm to push away.
“I’ll be back, friend."
His cheek, hot as fire, touched my cold cheek. His upturned lips were filled with sunlight, and his beautiful eyes were slowly opening. Even on a bright day, his light blond hair that sparkled like stars was slightly tousled. By the time I saw it, time had already passed too slowly for me, and he had already entered the carriage. A similar type of complaint that had been pouring out to my absentminded ears passed by, but I could not hear it. I covered my cheek with one hand as if I had been slapped.
“I’ll be back, friend."
His cheek, hot as fire, touched my cold cheek. His upturned lips were filled with sunlight, and his beautiful eyes were slowly opening. Even on a bright day, his light blond hair that sparkled like stars was slightly tousled. By the time I saw it, time had already passed too slowly for me, and he had already entered the carriage. A similar type of complaint that had been pouring out to my absentminded ears passed by, but I could not hear it. I covered my cheek with one hand as if I had been slapped.
Gaspard, who had become dumb, and Neil, who looked happy. Jonah’s voice, which was beginning to nag me, soon turned black and white, and only the color of the jacket he had given me was clearly visible. Only when the carriage disappeared into a dot, did I begin to recognize the voices and figures of others as if I had escaped from the water. Only then did I realize that I was even breathing.
“I have never seen Your Highness act like that before, even after being grabbed by the collar and still giving you the jacket.”
“Madam, don’t worry too much. I don’t think he’d be the type to get angry if someone grabbed him by the collar.”
A dueling knight, before fighting, takes off his clothes and hands them over to his beloved. 'To his beloved.' It's a common act of affection in Ronta. He only gave it to me because I had ripped off two buttons and he could no longer wear it. He wasn't even a dueling knight. The black fur he had personally opened for me smelled of lavender whenever I was near him. I buried my cheeks in the fur as if I were buried in a large blanket and hugged the jacket he had given me carefully.
“I have never seen Your Highness act like that before, even after being grabbed by the collar and still giving you the jacket.”
“Madam, don’t worry too much. I don’t think he’d be the type to get angry if someone grabbed him by the collar.”
A dueling knight, before fighting, takes off his clothes and hands them over to his beloved. 'To his beloved.' It's a common act of affection in Ronta. He only gave it to me because I had ripped off two buttons and he could no longer wear it. He wasn't even a dueling knight. The black fur he had personally opened for me smelled of lavender whenever I was near him. I buried my cheeks in the fur as if I were buried in a large blanket and hugged the jacket he had given me carefully.
Ah. It tickled. It tickled painfully. It was a ticklishness that I couldn't explain with my own mouth exactly where it tickled.
***
Rhodnes, who had gotten on the carriage, also held the cheek that had been touching Adrienne until just now. The carriage that was moving quickly was royal and did not rattle much, but his heart felt like it was pounding as he recalled the events of the day. His face had been heated up and cooled down. The hand that had carefully held his cheek now roughly stroked his master’s face.
When he thought of the guys he had met at the Crown Prince’s palace, he mercilessly narrowed his eyebrows. His heart was beating fast with anxiety. His heart that wanted to stand by Adrienne’s side as a friend seemed like a calm lake, but it was boiling inside, and he could not hide his burning heart when he saw the guy who approached Adrienne without hesitation, saying that he was also his friend.
“I did something childish.”
It was as vivid as if it had been a few minutes ago that he had begged her not to abandon him. How embarrassed she must have been when the guy who had asked him to stay by her side, even as a friend, insisted on saying that he wanted to say that one greeting to her.
“I did something childish.”
It was as vivid as if it had been a few minutes ago that he had begged her not to abandon him. How embarrassed she must have been when the guy who had asked him to stay by her side, even as a friend, insisted on saying that he wanted to say that one greeting to her.
Rhodnes now buried his face in his hands and felt ashamed. Ever since he was little, he had acted like an adult whenever he met Adrienne. He wasn’t as big as he was now, and his manly voice wasn’t as low as it was now. He could have allowed her to speak to him, but the fact that their relationship continued only through writing was due to his own cowardice. While his heart trembled at Adrienne’s pure eyes that smiled brightly, he fell into despair whenever she didn’t seem to see him as a man, and the more he did, the more he hid himself.
He laughed in vain as he recalled the days when he had trained his nimble body and worked hard to become the tallest person she knew. Come to think of it, it was only natural that Adrienne had thought of Noevian Trovica without a single doubt. It was because at that time, when his efforts paid off, his body grew bigger and his voice became like that of the man she had dreamed of, they had not met even though they were wearing masks. Adrienne's health deteriorated and she quit the academy, and he eagerly explained to Adrienne how he had changed.
When he recalled the past when he had been so happy when Adrienne said, "I'm looking forward to it," he felt ashamed.
'So I did, the kiss.'
His face felt hot as if someone had set it on fire. At a time when he was not so manly, Adrienne had kissed him!
'So I did, the kiss.'
His face felt hot as if someone had set it on fire. At a time when he was not so manly, Adrienne had kissed him!
She had not said that she had kissed him, but she had stolen his lips from under his mask that had fallen off in his sleep and run away. Rhodnes unconsciously brought his hand to his lips. The fire on his face had spread to his lips and burned his hands.
“... This is driving me crazy.”
It was driving him crazy. The fact that he couldn't remember it. The cowardly, petty joy that he might have had Adrienne's first kiss. Rhodnes kept caressing his lips and banged his head against the carriage wall.
“... This is driving me crazy.”
It was driving him crazy. The fact that he couldn't remember it. The cowardly, petty joy that he might have had Adrienne's first kiss. Rhodnes kept caressing his lips and banged his head against the carriage wall.
'So I did it.'
'So I did, the kiss.'
Boom!
Rhodnes, who had hit his head hard one last time, ruffled his hair like crazy.
“What's so simple about that?”
“What's so simple about that?”
A low voice, perhaps a grumble or a murmur of anger, echoed across the carriage floor.
“...I’m going crazy right now.”
Although he was the one who first defined their relationship, saying that he would stay by her side even as a friend, Rhodnes felt a sense of emptiness as if he had fallen into a trap he had created.
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