Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 272

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Side Story Episode 15

Chaser, who now had one more reason to live, finally couldn’t hold back and opened his mouth.

“Master.”

Fortunately, the words that came out sounded strangely dry.

‘He said he’d do everything he wanted to do with his brother before leaving.’

Right, this was about keeping his promise with his brother.

Having rationalized it to himself this way, Chaser continued speaking.

“I loved you so, so much. Enough that I wouldn’t have minded giving my life for you.”

At those words, Belinda tilted her head.

She had already heard Chaser say he liked her several times before. However, she had never once thought it meant romantic feelings.

Except for right now.

“You…”

Toward her, who was rarely surprised enough to widen her eyes, Chaser smiled purely. With a face that held not a single lie, just like Kiss.

“But I won’t sacrifice myself for Master or anyone else anymore. My life is very precious to me now.”

At these completely unexpected words, Chaser took her frozen hand and briefly kissed her thumb.

In the past, on the day he had mistaken her for a dark mage. The binding magic that had tied them together, holding each other’s secrets hostage.

It shattered into pieces as it was broken.

Bidding farewell to the meager memories that only Chaser knew, which had bound him and Belinda together, Chaser smiled with his eyes as usual.

“I’ll go to the North next spring.”

“Uh, um…”

Belinda turned around with a bewildered expression.

‘My goodness, he liked me? That Chaser?’

Since he seemed to be talking about the past that had already gone by, there wasn’t much to worry about…

But it was shocking that she hadn’t noticed his feelings at all.

Belinda, who had familiarly accepted Cesar’s escort and boarded the carriage, only came to her senses after the carriage had been running smoothly without any shaking for quite a while.

“Ah.”

Cesar was strangely quiet.

When she quietly looked back at him, he was silently looking through work documents.

He seemed to be showing no interest in her, but…

“Cesar, you’re holding those documents upside down.”

“…I often look at documents upside down normally.”

Thanks to his ridiculous excuse, Belinda realized that her husband had heard all of Chaser’s confession.

‘No, now that I look at it, it seems like that’s not all.’

Belinda, who had been carefully observing the stiff Cesar, soon asked with an incredulous expression.

“Don’t tell me you knew? That Chaser liked me?”

Finally, Cesar looked away from his documents and turned to her. His expression meant affirmation.

“My goodness, my own husband knew something I didn’t know, this is too…!”

She barely held back from saying it was humiliating.

Belinda cleared her throat and quickly changed the subject.

“By the way, the curse didn’t manifest outwardly this time.”

Knowing that Cesar’s heart was easily shaken when it came to his own matters, Belinda quietly took his hand and rested her head on his shoulder.

“Yes, it was better than I thought.”

The moment Belinda called the North home, Cesar could feel himself taking a step away from the curse.

But he would keep this feeling secret from her. Because he didn’t want to show weakness.

Eventually, Cesar, who had completely put down his documents, opened his mouth.

“By the way, Leo seemed very close with the Saintess.”

He had just said what he felt, but Belinda suddenly raised her head and looked at him with an incredulous expression.

“You still haven’t noticed?”

“What do you mean?”

“Our Leo is dating!”

“…?”

Cesar, with a question mark above his head, recalled what had happened at the party the Saintess attended.

Holding hands intimately, blushing as he introduced her… But he didn’t say they were dating…

No, more than that.

“He’s still so small like Jui-bam-tol… No, that was a slip of the tongue.”

“Cesar, he’s only small to you. Our Leo has been bigger than other people for a while now.”

Although they didn’t have the courage to confess yet and didn’t introduce each other as lovers, anyone with even a little sense couldn’t help but notice.

That the hero of humanity and the Saintess who had participated in the Northern subjugation together were having a sweet romance.

Cesar, who learned this fact that everyone knew last, was shocked.

Belinda, who had been observing his expression for a while, asked as if seeing through his thoughts.

“…You’re thinking of giving Leo dating advice.”

Cesar flinched.

He probably intended to give advice as an adult and as someone with experience, but it would only be a hindrance.

However, instead of saying this so directly, Belinda indirectly told him that he didn’t need to worry.

“Cesar, do you know? The book published three years ago called 【The Duke’s 101 Proposal Methods】.”

“I heard it was this year’s bestseller, but I haven’t managed to read that book yet.”

Cesar, whose hobby list now included ‘proposing to his wife’ along with ‘reading and studying romance novels,’ said with great regret.

“Hmm, you probably don’t need to read it. The protagonist’s name in that story is ‘Lord Cheri.'”

“That doesn’t seem like a name that would suit a romance novel protagonist. It lacks charm.”

“Oh my. I mean, it’s a book that compiled all the proposals you made to me!”

“…Me?”

Yes, you dense husband!

“Just who is the author to write such…”

Cesar stopped mid-sentence.

The audacity to publish the Duke of Baluashten’s love story as a book.

Belinda’s attitude as if she had allowed the book’s publication.

From what he heard, it had vivid realism as if the proposals were witnessed up close and delicate writing skills.

Only one person could make all of this possible.

“…It’s Leo.”

“Right. Our Leo became a bestselling author. Of course, only those who know are aware since he published it under the pen name ‘King Jui-bam-tol.'”

“…”

“Everything’s fine, but I don’t know who he takes after to have such naming sense.”

Instantly, not only Ker, Rube, and Bero’s gazes, but even Cao’s gaze, who peeked out from Belinda’s shadow, turned toward Belinda.

However, Cesar turned his head as if he hadn’t seen it.

“Anyway, there’s nothing to worry about regarding Leo’s love life. Leo takes after his uncle and is a tremendous romanticist.”

Having reassured Cesar this way, Belinda looked at the Royal Capital scenery flowing outside the carriage window and soon fell asleep leaning on her husband’s shoulder.

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Chaser stayed in that spot for a very long time even after the carriage carrying Belinda and Cesar disappeared.

Then he chuckled mischievously and muttered.

“It would be better not to tell them that I sensed two magic circuits.”

At that moment, he could see the Elders in the distance shaking Cookie and shouting ‘Lord Ru! Don’t tell me again!’

“Oh my, old men. Have they gone senile?”

As Chaser approached them shaking his head, a piece of paper fell from his pocket.

He picked it up, looked at it, and chuckled.

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[Kiss’s Bucket List]

1. Going on a date with Big Sister (Failed because she’s married!)

2. Playing with Chaser (Phew, playing with my younger brother is really exhausting.)

3. Eating unlimited desserts (Disgusting Northern bastards! Are you made of sugar or something!)

4. Drinking alcohol (Terry’s deadly poison style is the best!)

5. Working out to get abs (Already have them. Easy peasy!)

6. Gambling! (You said you were a lucky fairy! You said you were Suga the lucky fairy! I bet exactly as you told me to! Where did my gold go!)

7. Making friends (She said I was handsome. Lili doesn’t talk much but she’s a good friend. But her gaze when she looks at me is really intense. What if she likes me? That would be troublesome~.)

8. Eating a sandwich with no vegetables and 20 extra slices of ham. (I respect you, Big Sister’s pet dog. Your stomach must be made with alchemy.)

9. Kissing Big Sister (Hehehehehe. I kissed Big Sister! I’m never washing my forehead again.)

10. Talking with Chaser. A lot. Tons.

Side Story 1 Complete.

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