"... Yes?"
He knew the hurtful words would pierce his heart.
But what the heck? He got hit hard in the back of the head.
A huge bouquet of silver roses, with a thud.
I got a confession from Yvonne that she liked me!
Rudnine's mind was reeling from the sudden, flower-like wind blowing in as he heard words he had never expected or imagined.
Is it spring? It's a perfect spring day. This is what they call spring.
It was autumn, but the man who welcomed spring alone blinked blankly.
“Your Excellency?”
Yvonne, misunderstanding his unresponsive reaction, bit her lips and fidgeted nervously.
But she didn't back down.
Instead, she strode towards him, placed both hands on his shoulders, and hung on to him.
Rudnine's eyes widened even more at Yvonne's bold actions.
"I'll treat you really well! I have many secret strengths, don't I? And I'll work hard to avoid causing trouble for you, Your Excellency, and to avoid becoming a flaw... So, with me...! If you'll date me officially, um..., what kind of promise should I make? Uh, uh."
Her sweet confession is becoming increasingly disjointed.
His dull eyes gradually became clearer, and he faced reality.
'Ah. So, what you're saying now is, let's date.'
The blood in my whole body boiled.
Like a beast catching its prey right in front of him, he quickly grabbed Yvonne's chin and gently pulled her towards him.
"Uh?"
Her round, growing eyes and lovely expression were dazzlingly beautiful.
It meant that she was finally going to promote him from a fish to a full-fledged lover.
Did Yvonne know what 'lover' meant to him when she proposed to him?
It's never going to be simple.
But now that he had finally gotten close, he didn't want to scare Yvonne and make her run away again.
I want everything you have. I'll gladly give you everything I have.
He barely suppressed his deep obsession and whispered slowly to Yvonne.
“So, from now on?”
“Rudd, uh, um...”
The title has returned to being a nickname.
Yvonne's face flushed bright red, as if she were embarrassed. She was so lovely, he wanted to swallow her whole.
Feeling both relieved and dizzy, he couldn't bear it any longer.
“Please tell me from now on.”
Intoxicated by the alluring scent, he pressed his lips against hers.
The sweet sensation he had longed for resonated deeply with him.
Dream.
And then he realized.
There's a lot more work to be done to spend more time with Yvonne.
He finally decided that he was willing to risk everything to fight against anything that threatened the precious woman he held in his arms as his lover.
I decided to start dating him officially.
Hehe. It's embarrassing, but yes.
According to Rudnine's explanation, I finally selected him from the fishing grounds and pulled him up in the net.
Then he said Thank you again.
It was a really ridiculous analogy, but I thought it was just a joke and let it go in one ear and out the other...
Anyway, I nodded without realizing it because his bright smile was so pretty when I said we were finally a couple.
'Yeah, well.'
I've just decided to go out.
I admitted that the handsome Duke of Iels was in love with me, and decided to bury my flaws and pretend to be crazy and date him.
It's just a matter of letting things be.
I admit that I am very lacking compared to Rudnine.
Since this Yvonne is a genius, I decided to fill that part with effort and the power of love.
Of course, if I ever have to fight against the warlocks, including Empress Giselle, and end up having to become one... wouldn't it be okay to just break up then?
Of course, this person will also give up on his own at that time.
Rudnine is not an ordinary man.
Because he is the Duke of Iels, who rules over the vast northern Iels territory and protects the empire.
As I passed through Seider Village and Alden in the Iels territory and arrived at the Iels Duke's Castle, I felt his position and majesty even more clearly.
“Yvonne.”
I stared blankly at his handsome face as he called me so softly that it seemed like I was melting.
The people of Iels who respect their lord and love the land. And the countless brave knights who follow the Duke of Iels and protect these people.
I could deeply feel how much the Duke of Iels' family had truly loved and cherished this territory for many years.
This person can never abandon this place.
In order to protect the peaceful Iels territory, the Duke of Iels is absolutely necessary.
The innocent laughter of children playing brightly in the Seider village square was still vivid in my mind.
I can't let the future of such a precious person be ruined because of a warlock lover.
I shrugged my shoulders at him, who had called me over but was just staring at me without saying a word, and turned my gaze forward again.
The weather was clear today, so the Iels Castle was even more splendid and elegant.
As I gazed at his vast territory, Rudnine, who was standing next to me, began to speak again.
“Yvonne, let me tell you this in advance.”
Rudnine, sitting next to me, looked at me with narrowed eyes.
“If you’re planning to break up with me when you become a warlock, give up quickly.”
“!!!”
Oh my goodness. Does this guy even know how to read minds?
I was very embarrassed.
And on top of that, you gave me a straight answer that was completely different from what I expected.
‘Why are you telling me to give up...?’
“Oh, um, yes?”
"Let me be clear. This time, Yvonne was the one who proposed first, so I absolutely cannot back down. I'm not a fish anymore; I'm your official lover. I didn't do anything wrong, but I can't break up for that simple reason. I won't agree to anything."
He now tightly intertwined his fingers with the hand he had been holding onto until now, as if squeezing them between my fingers.
“Absolutely not.”
He looked into my eyes closely, whispered softly as if he were imprinting something, and then gently placed his lips on the back of my hand, and then removed them.
"Oh!"
I was so embarrassed that I almost fell down the wall where I was sitting next to him.
“Be careful.”
Rudnine quickly wrapped his other arm around my waist, held me tightly, and sat me down.
His gaze, as he gazed at me with a deep sense of affection, was as affectionate as ever, but somehow it became more sincere, and my heart pounded.
Was it the aftermath of a sweet yet suffocatingly deep kiss? I hope I'm not mistaken.
"Yes yes."
I quickly got out of his persistent gaze.
'By the way, what on earth should I say?'
In fact, as soon as I became his lover, I immediately told him the secret I wanted him to know.
About the magical amnesia that started in Empress Giselle's glass greenhouse two years ago, and the cure for it being the Thiels Magic Stone.
And for some reason, Cordelia, one of Empress Giselle's close associates, told me that I possessed the qualities of a warlock strong enough to stand against her.
I wanted to say that I'm just communicating with the familiar because of that, and that I'm not a warlock yet.
But he, who had been quietly listening to me, had even deduced that I planned to break up with him when I became a warlock.
Am I crazy? Or am I just too transparent?
I quickly straightened up, trying my best to hide my embarrassed expression.
"Hahaha, Rudd. A warlock? That's funny. It's just a saying. Why would I listen to Princess Mare and become a warlock? I'm a fully capable wizard if I can just cure my magical amnesia."
“I know that, Yvonne, but I’m not stupid.”
He narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.
I felt his hand wrapping around my waist tighten slightly.
"Let's say that's true. But why did you avoid me even though it was a situation where everything could be resolved with just a cure for magical amnesia?"
"Hmm."
It was hot.
I laughed heartily and opened my mouth to make an excuse.
“Rudd, that’s it.”
"Yes. Go ahead, Yvonne. I'm listening."
As I looked into his straight, clear eyes, listening intently and looking straight at me, my conscience pricked and I found it difficult to lie any longer.
“I don’t care what happens as long as you’re safe.”
"But!"
"I'm a person who cares deeply about Yvonne, to the point where I'd even abandon my most important duties to run to you. Yvonne is so precious to me."
“Rudd.”
"I can give up anything. I will do everything I have to protect Yvonne."
His deep voice and pitch-black eyes were filled with sincerity. I could sense the majesty of the Duke of Iels.
'Ah...'
Rudnine, who had been waiting patiently for me to continue speaking, pushed the hair stuck to my cheek behind my ear.
“So please don’t be anxious and trust me.”
My heart felt at ease as I nodded without realizing it.
All the time I had spent worrying alone up until now seemed meaningless, and I finally admitted it.
Then Rudnine smiled with eyes that seemed to melt away.
“Thank you, Yvonne. For being my lover.”
"I'm the grateful one, right? Because I asked you out, and you accepted."
I lowered my head slightly, embarrassed that I had seemed too brash earlier. His laughter made my hair flutter.
“No way. Yvonne really doesn’t know me very well yet.”
His voice was full of familiar affection, but his eyes were filled with a new obsession.
My heart starts beating faster again with a thrill that is not unpleasant, but just enough to be expected.
His heart is now clearly visible.
During that time, I also realized how special a man named Rudnine Iels was to me.
And that all this affection was limited to me alone.
I'm happy.
The feeling of being loved felt so strange and overwhelming. I looked down at our intertwined hands. Our intertwined fingers seemed to fit together quite well.
“You say I don’t know Rudd well?”
When I asked him while gently touching his finger, Rudnaine paused for a moment and then answered with a sly smile.
“Yes. It would be difficult for you to know what I’m thinking right now.”
“What on earth are you thinking?”
“I don’t want to cause any trouble, so I won’t say anything.”
I shook my head, scolding myself for feeling that his smiling eyes were cruel, and asked Rudnine mischievously.
"Well, actually! I never dreamed you'd threaten me. I never thought you'd be so savvy."
“Oh, I’m so anxious...”
I continued speaking, smiling at the sight of him fidgeting and watching me.
“It’s okay. Honestly, I like Rudd so much that threats like that didn’t really hurt me... Hehe.”
"...haha."
He stared at me intently, clutching my hand tightly, then sighed deeply and suddenly ran down the wall path.
And he reached out to me.
“Come down here, Yvonne.”
He took my hand and lowered me to the floor, then spoke seriously to me as we stood facing each other.
“It’s not enough that Yvonne likes me ‘too much’.”
“It’s not enough... what do you want?”
He smiled wickedly at me as I stuttered.
"Yes. I'm so lacking, so I'll seduce Yvonne with everything I have. You'll love me longer, more deeply."
“You don’t have to seduce me, Rudd.”
“No. I will do my best.”
He completely captivated me with his charming eye smile and threw me my first meal.
"Well then, Princess. Now, I will show you Thiels, the cure for your magical amnesia."
“Thiels!”
When I responded immediately with sparkling eyes, Rudnine let out a low laugh.
He knew the hurtful words would pierce his heart.
But what the heck? He got hit hard in the back of the head.
A huge bouquet of silver roses, with a thud.
I got a confession from Yvonne that she liked me!
Rudnine's mind was reeling from the sudden, flower-like wind blowing in as he heard words he had never expected or imagined.
Is it spring? It's a perfect spring day. This is what they call spring.
It was autumn, but the man who welcomed spring alone blinked blankly.
“Your Excellency?”
Yvonne, misunderstanding his unresponsive reaction, bit her lips and fidgeted nervously.
But she didn't back down.
Instead, she strode towards him, placed both hands on his shoulders, and hung on to him.
Rudnine's eyes widened even more at Yvonne's bold actions.
"I'll treat you really well! I have many secret strengths, don't I? And I'll work hard to avoid causing trouble for you, Your Excellency, and to avoid becoming a flaw... So, with me...! If you'll date me officially, um..., what kind of promise should I make? Uh, uh."
Her sweet confession is becoming increasingly disjointed.
His dull eyes gradually became clearer, and he faced reality.
'Ah. So, what you're saying now is, let's date.'
The blood in my whole body boiled.
Like a beast catching its prey right in front of him, he quickly grabbed Yvonne's chin and gently pulled her towards him.
"Uh?"
Her round, growing eyes and lovely expression were dazzlingly beautiful.
It meant that she was finally going to promote him from a fish to a full-fledged lover.
Did Yvonne know what 'lover' meant to him when she proposed to him?
It's never going to be simple.
But now that he had finally gotten close, he didn't want to scare Yvonne and make her run away again.
I want everything you have. I'll gladly give you everything I have.
He barely suppressed his deep obsession and whispered slowly to Yvonne.
“So, from now on?”
“Rudd, uh, um...”
The title has returned to being a nickname.
Yvonne's face flushed bright red, as if she were embarrassed. She was so lovely, he wanted to swallow her whole.
Feeling both relieved and dizzy, he couldn't bear it any longer.
“Please tell me from now on.”
Intoxicated by the alluring scent, he pressed his lips against hers.
The sweet sensation he had longed for resonated deeply with him.
Dream.
And then he realized.
There's a lot more work to be done to spend more time with Yvonne.
He finally decided that he was willing to risk everything to fight against anything that threatened the precious woman he held in his arms as his lover.
***
I decided to start dating him officially.
Hehe. It's embarrassing, but yes.
According to Rudnine's explanation, I finally selected him from the fishing grounds and pulled him up in the net.
Then he said Thank you again.
It was a really ridiculous analogy, but I thought it was just a joke and let it go in one ear and out the other...
Anyway, I nodded without realizing it because his bright smile was so pretty when I said we were finally a couple.
'Yeah, well.'
I've just decided to go out.
I admitted that the handsome Duke of Iels was in love with me, and decided to bury my flaws and pretend to be crazy and date him.
It's just a matter of letting things be.
I admit that I am very lacking compared to Rudnine.
Since this Yvonne is a genius, I decided to fill that part with effort and the power of love.
Of course, if I ever have to fight against the warlocks, including Empress Giselle, and end up having to become one... wouldn't it be okay to just break up then?
Of course, this person will also give up on his own at that time.
Rudnine is not an ordinary man.
Because he is the Duke of Iels, who rules over the vast northern Iels territory and protects the empire.
As I passed through Seider Village and Alden in the Iels territory and arrived at the Iels Duke's Castle, I felt his position and majesty even more clearly.
“Yvonne.”
I stared blankly at his handsome face as he called me so softly that it seemed like I was melting.
The people of Iels who respect their lord and love the land. And the countless brave knights who follow the Duke of Iels and protect these people.
I could deeply feel how much the Duke of Iels' family had truly loved and cherished this territory for many years.
This person can never abandon this place.
In order to protect the peaceful Iels territory, the Duke of Iels is absolutely necessary.
The innocent laughter of children playing brightly in the Seider village square was still vivid in my mind.
I can't let the future of such a precious person be ruined because of a warlock lover.
I shrugged my shoulders at him, who had called me over but was just staring at me without saying a word, and turned my gaze forward again.
The weather was clear today, so the Iels Castle was even more splendid and elegant.
As I gazed at his vast territory, Rudnine, who was standing next to me, began to speak again.
“Yvonne, let me tell you this in advance.”
Rudnine, sitting next to me, looked at me with narrowed eyes.
“If you’re planning to break up with me when you become a warlock, give up quickly.”
“!!!”
Oh my goodness. Does this guy even know how to read minds?
I was very embarrassed.
And on top of that, you gave me a straight answer that was completely different from what I expected.
‘Why are you telling me to give up...?’
“Oh, um, yes?”
"Let me be clear. This time, Yvonne was the one who proposed first, so I absolutely cannot back down. I'm not a fish anymore; I'm your official lover. I didn't do anything wrong, but I can't break up for that simple reason. I won't agree to anything."
He now tightly intertwined his fingers with the hand he had been holding onto until now, as if squeezing them between my fingers.
“Absolutely not.”
He looked into my eyes closely, whispered softly as if he were imprinting something, and then gently placed his lips on the back of my hand, and then removed them.
"Oh!"
I was so embarrassed that I almost fell down the wall where I was sitting next to him.
“Be careful.”
Rudnine quickly wrapped his other arm around my waist, held me tightly, and sat me down.
His gaze, as he gazed at me with a deep sense of affection, was as affectionate as ever, but somehow it became more sincere, and my heart pounded.
Was it the aftermath of a sweet yet suffocatingly deep kiss? I hope I'm not mistaken.
"Yes yes."
I quickly got out of his persistent gaze.
'By the way, what on earth should I say?'
In fact, as soon as I became his lover, I immediately told him the secret I wanted him to know.
About the magical amnesia that started in Empress Giselle's glass greenhouse two years ago, and the cure for it being the Thiels Magic Stone.
And for some reason, Cordelia, one of Empress Giselle's close associates, told me that I possessed the qualities of a warlock strong enough to stand against her.
I wanted to say that I'm just communicating with the familiar because of that, and that I'm not a warlock yet.
But he, who had been quietly listening to me, had even deduced that I planned to break up with him when I became a warlock.
Am I crazy? Or am I just too transparent?
I quickly straightened up, trying my best to hide my embarrassed expression.
"Hahaha, Rudd. A warlock? That's funny. It's just a saying. Why would I listen to Princess Mare and become a warlock? I'm a fully capable wizard if I can just cure my magical amnesia."
“I know that, Yvonne, but I’m not stupid.”
He narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.
I felt his hand wrapping around my waist tighten slightly.
"Let's say that's true. But why did you avoid me even though it was a situation where everything could be resolved with just a cure for magical amnesia?"
"Hmm."
It was hot.
I laughed heartily and opened my mouth to make an excuse.
“Rudd, that’s it.”
"Yes. Go ahead, Yvonne. I'm listening."
As I looked into his straight, clear eyes, listening intently and looking straight at me, my conscience pricked and I found it difficult to lie any longer.
“I don’t care what happens as long as you’re safe.”
"But!"
"I'm a person who cares deeply about Yvonne, to the point where I'd even abandon my most important duties to run to you. Yvonne is so precious to me."
“Rudd.”
"I can give up anything. I will do everything I have to protect Yvonne."
His deep voice and pitch-black eyes were filled with sincerity. I could sense the majesty of the Duke of Iels.
'Ah...'
Rudnine, who had been waiting patiently for me to continue speaking, pushed the hair stuck to my cheek behind my ear.
“So please don’t be anxious and trust me.”
My heart felt at ease as I nodded without realizing it.
All the time I had spent worrying alone up until now seemed meaningless, and I finally admitted it.
Then Rudnine smiled with eyes that seemed to melt away.
“Thank you, Yvonne. For being my lover.”
"I'm the grateful one, right? Because I asked you out, and you accepted."
I lowered my head slightly, embarrassed that I had seemed too brash earlier. His laughter made my hair flutter.
“No way. Yvonne really doesn’t know me very well yet.”
His voice was full of familiar affection, but his eyes were filled with a new obsession.
My heart starts beating faster again with a thrill that is not unpleasant, but just enough to be expected.
His heart is now clearly visible.
During that time, I also realized how special a man named Rudnine Iels was to me.
And that all this affection was limited to me alone.
I'm happy.
The feeling of being loved felt so strange and overwhelming. I looked down at our intertwined hands. Our intertwined fingers seemed to fit together quite well.
“You say I don’t know Rudd well?”
When I asked him while gently touching his finger, Rudnaine paused for a moment and then answered with a sly smile.
“Yes. It would be difficult for you to know what I’m thinking right now.”
“What on earth are you thinking?”
“I don’t want to cause any trouble, so I won’t say anything.”
I shook my head, scolding myself for feeling that his smiling eyes were cruel, and asked Rudnine mischievously.
"Well, actually! I never dreamed you'd threaten me. I never thought you'd be so savvy."
“Oh, I’m so anxious...”
I continued speaking, smiling at the sight of him fidgeting and watching me.
“It’s okay. Honestly, I like Rudd so much that threats like that didn’t really hurt me... Hehe.”
"...haha."
He stared at me intently, clutching my hand tightly, then sighed deeply and suddenly ran down the wall path.
And he reached out to me.
“Come down here, Yvonne.”
He took my hand and lowered me to the floor, then spoke seriously to me as we stood facing each other.
“It’s not enough that Yvonne likes me ‘too much’.”
“It’s not enough... what do you want?”
He smiled wickedly at me as I stuttered.
"Yes. I'm so lacking, so I'll seduce Yvonne with everything I have. You'll love me longer, more deeply."
“You don’t have to seduce me, Rudd.”
“No. I will do my best.”
He completely captivated me with his charming eye smile and threw me my first meal.
"Well then, Princess. Now, I will show you Thiels, the cure for your magical amnesia."
“Thiels!”
When I responded immediately with sparkling eyes, Rudnine let out a low laugh.
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