101.2022.03.20.
The life of Prince Fernand, which Liene could not have dared to guess, thus led to the life of Lord Tiwakan.
“There are times when even a battlefield can find rest. The ring was sometimes sought out during such times.”
Although his life of constant wandering was hectic, he did not completely forget about Nauk. He buried it because he was afraid to take it out, but its weight did not disappear.
“It was not long before I found the ring.”
Back to Bluewarren City. The person who bought the ring was a young lady from a noble family who had left her homeland and was spending her youth in Bluewarren City. As she wandered the continent, so did the ring.
“The owner of the ring was the Grand Princess Bliny. I didn’t know her status at the time.”
Twenty-three was young. The Grand Princess who demanded payment for the ring in something other than money was also young. Being young was an excuse for everything that had happened in Blue Warren.
“...I don’t intend to make excuses saying it was because of the ring. Even if there was no reason, I would have gotten entangled in that way. It was a time when I was a bit reckless.”
“..?”
When she said that, Liene was clearly angry. She had been desperately trying not to cry until just now, but tears flowed out as if it were a lie.
“Wait a minute. I think that kind of entanglement requires some explanation. What kind of entanglement do you mean?”
“...As you might expect.”
Liene turned her body that was being held by him back.
“What am I guessing?”
"That is..."
Black, who suddenly came face to face with her, frowned.
“My feet are in the water again. Don’t do this...”
Liene quickly pushed away Black's hand that was trying to turn his body.
“Don’t change the subject. Just answer.”
“That’s the answer. We hung out for about ten days and then ended the relationship. I never got the ring back.”
“Ten days!”
At some point, Liene was screaming.
“For ten days!”
“Princess. First, put your feet...”
“I told you not to change the subject! What have you been doing together for the past ten days!”
“...”
In fact, an answer wasn't really necessary. Just a confused expression was enough.
“... I know. Actually, it’s a bit weird to ask this. I had a lover for a long time anyway... Of course, it’s just talk, but I had a lover anyway... No, I never liked that person. But you, for ten days... Really, ten days... No, it’s not that I can’t accept it because of the past. It’s not like we had anything to do with each other back then, right? You had other lovers, yes. That can happen. I had lovers too... No, but. I’ve never liked anyone else!”
Liene also knew that what she had said was a mess. She was very angry right now, but when she tried to explain why she was angry, there was no reason to be angry. Black didn't mind if she had another man's child, but it was strange that she couldn't accept the lover he had only met for ten days. Above all, there was nothing she could do about the past that had been over five years. But she was so angry. She knew it was unfair, but she was angry.
“...I didn’t feel any affection.”
Black put his hand into the water, pulled out Liene's foot, and put it on his shoulder. She wanted to say that she was angry and that this was useless, but Liene couldn't open her mouth because he was staring at her face. She thinks it's because her posture is... weird. It looks like the towel will slip off. It looks like her face will submerge in the water. That's why...
“I tried hard, but it didn’t work out. I just didn’t feel like settling down with someone.”
That's why he left the ring. Bliny would never give it up nicely when the relationship ended, so he would have to take it away by force in the end. He didn't believe it, but he wasn't a low-life enough to take the ring from a woman who said she was sincere. He planned to get the ring later, paying a different price.
“The Princess was the first.”
Black held the foot on his shoulder and placed his lips on the wounded sole.
“Someone I want to have no matter what. Someone I can do anything to.”
“...I bet you’ve done all this too.”
That was the only thing she managed to say. She wanted to say that she believed what he said and that she did the same, but she couldn't understand why he was acting like this.
“I didn’t do it.”
“How can I believe it? You are so good at everything.”
“I can’t say that we didn’t have any physical relations, but there were a lot of things I had never done before with the Princess.”
“I can’t believe it. I didn’t even know we were getting in the bathtub together until you brought this tub over.”
“This is my first time getting into a bathtub with someone wearing a towel.”
“What are you talking about!”
Liene was so angry that tears burst out of her eyes.
“If there wasn’t even a towel, then what would you have done?”
"This..."
Black, who realized his slip of the tongue, reached out his hand anxiously. However, he couldn't do it because his posture was distorted when he tried to hug Liene.
“Shouldn’t I go out? Or at least keep your feet from touching the water...”
“Stop making excuses about my feet!”
Bam! Liene jumped up in the bathtub, causing the water to overflow.
"Princess."
Black panicked and grabbed Liene's hand. Liene quickly shook his hand away and pushed Black away. Black's back, which was obediently pushed, touched the wall of the bathtub. Liene gritted her teeth and squeezed both of his ears.
“Tell me. What else did you do? Was it just Princess Bliny? Was there anyone else?”
“Princess Bliny wasn’t the first time...”
“I see, I knew it.”
Why do I feel so wronged and sad? She never thought that she would be her first. As Liene glared at him with tearful eyes, Black slowly raised his wet hand and cupped her cheek.
“You are the first person I have ever seen in a bathtub like this, wrapped up so tightly.”
“Really... Are you telling me to get even angrier? Do you really have to say something like that?”
“But that sight is the most provocative.”
“What is that...”
Suddenly her ears started to feel hot. No, what the... Liene was just getting angry.
“The most beautiful, the most exciting. The Princess is the first person I’ve ever hugged so tightly that I feel like I can’t control myself and I’m going crazy.”
Seriously... what do you want me to do?
“You’re just trying to brush it off with those words... No... I’m angry.”
"Therefore."
Black whispered in a very low voice as if he had drunk water.
“Thank you for keeping your promise.”
“Why is that... Ah...”
Come to think of it, she promised to get angry. But why? Isn't it natural to get angry when you hear something like that?
“It’s not that you hate me.”
“That... shouldn’t happen. You could have met other people in the past... Of course, I would be very, very angry.”
“You can be as angry as you want. I’ll accept whatever you do, so don’t say you hate me.”
Liene let go of the ear she had been holding tightly in her annoyance and ruffled Black's hair.
“I wish I could just hate you a little.”
The reason she was angry was because she liked him so much. It was such a shame to think that he was as affectionate and warm to others as he was to her.
“Don’t say such scary things.”
“Aren’t you scared of getting angry?”
“That means you love me.”
What the heck, you know that. This guy is so good at it. That makes him even more annoying.
“I hate you a little bit right now.”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
“That’s the answer. We hung out for about ten days and then ended the relationship. I never got the ring back.”
“Ten days!”
At some point, Liene was screaming.
“For ten days!”
“Princess. First, put your feet...”
“I told you not to change the subject! What have you been doing together for the past ten days!”
“...”
In fact, an answer wasn't really necessary. Just a confused expression was enough.
“... I know. Actually, it’s a bit weird to ask this. I had a lover for a long time anyway... Of course, it’s just talk, but I had a lover anyway... No, I never liked that person. But you, for ten days... Really, ten days... No, it’s not that I can’t accept it because of the past. It’s not like we had anything to do with each other back then, right? You had other lovers, yes. That can happen. I had lovers too... No, but. I’ve never liked anyone else!”
Liene also knew that what she had said was a mess. She was very angry right now, but when she tried to explain why she was angry, there was no reason to be angry. Black didn't mind if she had another man's child, but it was strange that she couldn't accept the lover he had only met for ten days. Above all, there was nothing she could do about the past that had been over five years. But she was so angry. She knew it was unfair, but she was angry.
“...I didn’t feel any affection.”
Black put his hand into the water, pulled out Liene's foot, and put it on his shoulder. She wanted to say that she was angry and that this was useless, but Liene couldn't open her mouth because he was staring at her face. She thinks it's because her posture is... weird. It looks like the towel will slip off. It looks like her face will submerge in the water. That's why...
“I tried hard, but it didn’t work out. I just didn’t feel like settling down with someone.”
That's why he left the ring. Bliny would never give it up nicely when the relationship ended, so he would have to take it away by force in the end. He didn't believe it, but he wasn't a low-life enough to take the ring from a woman who said she was sincere. He planned to get the ring later, paying a different price.
“The Princess was the first.”
Black held the foot on his shoulder and placed his lips on the wounded sole.
“Someone I want to have no matter what. Someone I can do anything to.”
“...I bet you’ve done all this too.”
That was the only thing she managed to say. She wanted to say that she believed what he said and that she did the same, but she couldn't understand why he was acting like this.
“I didn’t do it.”
“How can I believe it? You are so good at everything.”
“I can’t say that we didn’t have any physical relations, but there were a lot of things I had never done before with the Princess.”
“I can’t believe it. I didn’t even know we were getting in the bathtub together until you brought this tub over.”
“This is my first time getting into a bathtub with someone wearing a towel.”
“What are you talking about!”
Liene was so angry that tears burst out of her eyes.
“If there wasn’t even a towel, then what would you have done?”
"This..."
Black, who realized his slip of the tongue, reached out his hand anxiously. However, he couldn't do it because his posture was distorted when he tried to hug Liene.
“Shouldn’t I go out? Or at least keep your feet from touching the water...”
“Stop making excuses about my feet!”
Bam! Liene jumped up in the bathtub, causing the water to overflow.
"Princess."
Black panicked and grabbed Liene's hand. Liene quickly shook his hand away and pushed Black away. Black's back, which was obediently pushed, touched the wall of the bathtub. Liene gritted her teeth and squeezed both of his ears.
“Tell me. What else did you do? Was it just Princess Bliny? Was there anyone else?”
“Princess Bliny wasn’t the first time...”
“I see, I knew it.”
Why do I feel so wronged and sad? She never thought that she would be her first. As Liene glared at him with tearful eyes, Black slowly raised his wet hand and cupped her cheek.
“You are the first person I have ever seen in a bathtub like this, wrapped up so tightly.”
“Really... Are you telling me to get even angrier? Do you really have to say something like that?”
“But that sight is the most provocative.”
“What is that...”
Suddenly her ears started to feel hot. No, what the... Liene was just getting angry.
“The most beautiful, the most exciting. The Princess is the first person I’ve ever hugged so tightly that I feel like I can’t control myself and I’m going crazy.”
Seriously... what do you want me to do?
“You’re just trying to brush it off with those words... No... I’m angry.”
"Therefore."
Black whispered in a very low voice as if he had drunk water.
“Thank you for keeping your promise.”
“Why is that... Ah...”
Come to think of it, she promised to get angry. But why? Isn't it natural to get angry when you hear something like that?
“It’s not that you hate me.”
“That... shouldn’t happen. You could have met other people in the past... Of course, I would be very, very angry.”
“You can be as angry as you want. I’ll accept whatever you do, so don’t say you hate me.”
Liene let go of the ear she had been holding tightly in her annoyance and ruffled Black's hair.
“I wish I could just hate you a little.”
The reason she was angry was because she liked him so much. It was such a shame to think that he was as affectionate and warm to others as he was to her.
“Don’t say such scary things.”
“Aren’t you scared of getting angry?”
“That means you love me.”
What the heck, you know that. This guy is so good at it. That makes him even more annoying.
“I hate you a little bit right now.”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
“Before you go to bed tonight, think of ten things that were first for you. No, ten is too few. Twenty.”
“I will do my best.”
“But I still hate you.”
“I just thought of something.”
Black slid his lips down.
“This is the Princess’s first time.”
He bit the end of the towel with his teeth. Slowly, the towel came loose. Warm water rushed to her bare skin.
“I will do my best.”
“But I still hate you.”
“I just thought of something.”
Black slid his lips down.
“This is the Princess’s first time.”
He bit the end of the towel with his teeth. Slowly, the towel came loose. Warm water rushed to her bare skin.
***
"Ha..."
The time spent in the bathroom was not that long. Black saw that the wounds around her were swelling because of the water, so he grabbed Liene and stood up. He wrapped her wet body in a new towel and laid her on the bed. Even when he told her that her hands and feet weren’t disabled, she didn’t even pretend to listen. He came back after roughly changing her wet clothes and began to carefully apply ointment to her hands and feet. He sighed every time he applied the ointment.
“I should have stopped you sooner.”
“I was being selfish...”
“But I should have stopped it.”
The drooping corners of his eyes looked incredibly upset. It was a face that Liene had never seen before. Had he ever made such an expression in front of other women?
“Is this your first time too?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Putting medicine on the wound.”
“It’s not the first time.”
...I asked for nothing.
She was about to feel disappointed when he added a word.
“But this is the first time I’ve felt this hurt.”
Liene could tell from his expression that it was true.
“I’m sorry. I upset you.”
This guy kept trying to keep her feet out of the water. She didn't realize that. Liene was wiggling her toes for no reason. Black grabbed her wiggling toes.
“Don’t do that. It’s unnecessarily cute and wild.”
“That sounds even more obscene.”
“If the Princess doesn’t move your toes, I won’t be saying these things.”
“But why do you say it’s useless?”
“I can’t do anything until your wounds heal.”
What would you have done if I hadn't been hurt? Wow... That sounds even uglier.
“That’s... Ahem, it’s not a big wound.”
“A wound, big or small, is still a wound.”
Black bandaged both feet in turn.
“It’s done now.”
As he let go of her feet, Liene turned to the side and searched for her slippers under the bed. Then her ankles were grabbed again.
“What are you doing?”
“...? I have to get up. I can’t stay in bed at this hour.”
“Tell me where you are going.”
“Well, first of all... to Grand Prince Dieren?”
“Why that person.”
“We have to negotiate. We can’t go to war with the Principality of Alito.”
Black let out a short sigh.
“Have you found something else to do? You could probably just rest for a day or so.”
“I’ve said this several times already, but there’s nothing wrong with my body. I just feel a little hurt.”
“I wish the Princess knew how much that scar hurt me.”
Black muttered something so passionate as if it were nothing. That actually embarrassed Liene.
“Come here.”
"...yes yes?"
“Because you have to be careful with your hands.”
Black lifted the body sitting on the bed. Liene, who wrapped her arms around his neck in surprise, asked.
“Are you saying you’re going to carry me?”
“I already told you.”
“No, that’s... I thought you were just saying that. And you’re not going to the next room, you’re going to Grand Prince Dieren?”
“The Princess cannot walk on those feet, even if it is to someone other than that human.”
“I’ll wear slippers. Something soft.”
“If you want to wear them, wear them. Don’t even think about walking.”
“This is too much.”
"Princess."
Black found another way to break Liene's stubbornness.
"Why."
“I just remembered one more thing. It’s your first time as a Princess.”
“But this is the first time I’ve felt this hurt.”
Liene could tell from his expression that it was true.
“I’m sorry. I upset you.”
This guy kept trying to keep her feet out of the water. She didn't realize that. Liene was wiggling her toes for no reason. Black grabbed her wiggling toes.
“Don’t do that. It’s unnecessarily cute and wild.”
“That sounds even more obscene.”
“If the Princess doesn’t move your toes, I won’t be saying these things.”
“But why do you say it’s useless?”
“I can’t do anything until your wounds heal.”
What would you have done if I hadn't been hurt? Wow... That sounds even uglier.
“That’s... Ahem, it’s not a big wound.”
“A wound, big or small, is still a wound.”
Black bandaged both feet in turn.
“It’s done now.”
As he let go of her feet, Liene turned to the side and searched for her slippers under the bed. Then her ankles were grabbed again.
“What are you doing?”
“...? I have to get up. I can’t stay in bed at this hour.”
“Tell me where you are going.”
“Well, first of all... to Grand Prince Dieren?”
“Why that person.”
“We have to negotiate. We can’t go to war with the Principality of Alito.”
Black let out a short sigh.
“Have you found something else to do? You could probably just rest for a day or so.”
“I’ve said this several times already, but there’s nothing wrong with my body. I just feel a little hurt.”
“I wish the Princess knew how much that scar hurt me.”
Black muttered something so passionate as if it were nothing. That actually embarrassed Liene.
“Come here.”
"...yes yes?"
“Because you have to be careful with your hands.”
Black lifted the body sitting on the bed. Liene, who wrapped her arms around his neck in surprise, asked.
“Are you saying you’re going to carry me?”
“I already told you.”
“No, that’s... I thought you were just saying that. And you’re not going to the next room, you’re going to Grand Prince Dieren?”
“The Princess cannot walk on those feet, even if it is to someone other than that human.”
“I’ll wear slippers. Something soft.”
“If you want to wear them, wear them. Don’t even think about walking.”
“This is too much.”
"Princess."
Black found another way to break Liene's stubbornness.
"Why."
“I just remembered one more thing. It’s your first time as a Princess.”
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