Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 281

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Side Story Episode 24

“A non-powered carriage?”

“Yeah. I think that’s our only option.”

The biggest obstacle to the twins’ adventure was how to get to the Great Frozen Sea without their parents knowing.

After days of pondering, Theo found the answer.

Using a non-powered carriage!

Non-powered carriages are designed to run along the Blue Road.

And since the Blue Road connects directly from Winter Castle to the Green Mage Tower, it was essentially an express carriage that would run non-stop to the Great Frozen Sea.

“Theo, do you know how to operate a non-powered carriage?”

“I’m my mentor’s second disciple. He taught me everything so I could visit anytime, remember?”

Ria’s shoulders trembled at Theo’s answer.

Eight-year-old Ria’s heart was always bubbling with a great sense of adventure.

And now, the opportunity to unleash that adventurous spirit had come.

Unable to contain her excitement, Ria threw both hands up in the air and shouted.

“A grand adventure across the Comet Plains to the Great Frozen Sea! Kugh, my blood is boiling!”

“Older Sister, shh, shh!”

“Hup!”

Ria and Theo glanced around nervously for their parents.

Fortunately, it seemed they hadn’t heard their conversation.

The two children lowered their voices even more and began planning the details.

* * *

The first banquet held at Winter Castle was a success.

All the guests couldn’t help but admire the grandeur and splendor of the ancient castle that had been opened for the first time in decades.

Some had their eyes blazing, looking for flaws, but there were no mistakes in Belinda’s discerning eye, which had been refined by the finest luxury goods.

On the fifth day of beautiful banquet music flowing endlessly at Winter Castle.

Belinda, sitting at the head seat of the Grand Hall, waved her fan with a smiling face and said.

“I’m so bored I could die.”

If there was something she realized as the host rather than a guest of the party, it was that the most bored person at a party was none other than the party’s host.

A day or two would be fine, but having to attend and maintain her position at the party for five straight days was driving her crazy.

Cesar, who had been keeping his place beside her, said.

“Shall we take a walk together?”

Belinda’s eyes glanced sideways. Her husband, who had raised his wine glass to cover his mouth, lowered his voice and whispered.

“Just the two of us, as we promised that day. Marquess’s Daughter.”

A secretive pet name she hadn’t heard in a long time.

Belinda rolled her eyes to survey the hall’s panorama.

Since it was the last day, the banquet’s atmosphere had ripened to its peak, so it seemed no one would notice if the host slipped away for a moment.

Even if problems arose later, she had faith that Terry and Penandel would handle everything well.

Having made her decision, Belinda covered her lower face with her fan and whispered.

“That’s quite an appealing proposal, Cheri.”

The two left the banquet hall at different times, as if having a secret affair.

After dismissing their attendants, they took different routes and met again in front of the bedroom.

“How about we look around the summer festival?”

“That sounds wonderful.”

Belinda’s cheeks flushed with the thrill of transgression.

And a festival, no less. It was so perfect that she couldn’t think of a better date course.

“Wait just a moment. I’ll call someone to quickly change my clothes—”

“I’ll help you.”

Help with dressing?

Belinda looked down at her dress.

The banquet dress specially prepared for this day was as difficult to put on and take off as it was gorgeous.

Can you really do it?

When she asked with her eyes, Cesar nodded.

“I’m confident since I’ve learned well how to undress my wife.”

“….”

If those words just now sounded like they had impure intentions mixed in….

“Are you doing that on purpose?”

“What do you mean?”

I must be the one with dirty thoughts.

At Cesar’s innocent question, Belinda’s face grew hot for no reason.

“Fine. Then help me.”

Belinda deliberately held her head high and pulled her husband’s hand toward the dressing room.

The first challenge was untying all the ribbon knots that densely filled the back line of the dress.

Belinda lightly spread her arms as she did when entrusting her body to the maids.

However, instead of going behind her, Cesar stood facing her.

‘Huh?’

Just as she was about to ask why he was standing there.

Cesar put his hands under her arms and began untying the knots on her back one by one.

With each rustling sound of silk, Belinda unconsciously swallowed her saliva.

She didn’t know why her fingertips were tingling like they were still newlyweds over something like this.

“Excuse me for a moment. It’s hard to see properly from the front.”

After fumbling several times, Cesar lowered his head and rested his chin on Belinda’s shoulder.

His hot breath poured onto her exposed bare shoulder.

Half-embraced, with her forehead leaning against her husband’s firm chest, Belinda finally managed to speak.

“You could just untie it from behind.”

“There was such a method.”

Cesar nodded as if he hadn’t thought of that.

But it was after he had already untied all the ribbon decorations.

Belinda, who had freed herself from the heavy dress that tightly gripped her body, exhaled a much lighter breath and rolled her eyes.

‘Am I being too sensitive?’

Somehow the touch caressing her back seemed strangely sensual.

But Cesar’s expression was only serious without any room for a needle to enter.

After taking off several more layers of dresses, the final obstacle finally revealed itself.

Cesar examined the corset with the face of a general confronting an iron fortress.

His expression was so serious that Belinda, feeling mischievous, remained silent instead of telling him how to undo the corset.

As if he had come up with his own method, Cesar took her hand and said.

“It seems like it will take a while, so it would be better if you sat down for a moment.”

When she came to her senses, she was already sitting on Cesar’s lap.

Cesar, who had embraced Belinda from behind, reached toward the front of the corset.

His touch examining the corset’s surface like scouting an enemy’s weakness was delicate, but at the same time persistently licked her body.

“I always think women’s clothes are made too inefficiently.”

“Mmm, that’s… right.”

His hard, rough hands with calluses caressed the corset’s buttons.

Just as she was about to say that he should untie the knots at the back of her waist, not the front buttons.

Cesar’s hands finally pulled off the front button of the corset with strong force.

And as if digging into her flesh, he burrowed inside the corset and tore off the second button as well.

She could clearly feel his fingertips through the thin chemise.

Belinda unconsciously hunched her shoulders, and her gaze turned to the full-length mirror across from them.

In the mirror, a woman in disheveled attire was firmly held in the arms of a man dressed in a neat tailcoat.

The man’s hands gradually moved up toward her chest, following the buttons of her corset.

Somehow the sight looked so sensual that it made the inside of her mouth tingle.

‘Good thoughts, good thoughts.’

Belinda, who had been chanting inwardly, caught sight of something.

If her eyes weren’t mistaken, surely…

“I knew you were doing it on purpose!”

Cesar’s lips were curved in a gentle arc.

Belinda grabbed Cesar’s hand and turned her head to glare at him.

Cesar kissed her deeply furrowed brow and whispered low.

“…I learned well.”

The thick desire contained in that voice scraped against her skin.

Click. The last button came undone.

The corset that had been like her last protection fell to the floor, and before she knew it, Belinda was wearing only a thin chemise.

Her petticoat wrapped around both their legs.

Cesar proceeded step by step, just as he had performed the kiss of forgiveness in front of the children.

He passed over her brow and temples, her cheeks, and finally settled on her lips for a very long time.

Much later, Belinda’s face was somehow flushed as she emerged from the couple’s bedroom.

* * *

Originally, the North’s summer festival was a modest event enjoyed among the lord’s people.

But as it coincided with the founding anniversary, it gradually grew in scale, and eventually became the biggest festival that all the duchy’s citizens eagerly awaited.

Belinda and Cesar, who had unintentionally ended up disguising their identities for an incognito outing, freely strolled through the festival streets.

The evening streets lit by magic lamps using the local specialty mana stones were as bright as day, and everywhere was crowded with merchants who had come from outside for the festival.

As Belinda watched children wearing Northern masks running ahead in competition, something familiar came into her view.

Her eyes gleamed with mischievous playfulness.

“Cheri, they’re selling cloud candy over there. Shall I buy you some? You like it.”

Cesar checked where Belinda was pointing, hesitated for a moment, then immediately interlaced his fingers with hers and strode forward.

“…?”

Walking to match his hurried pace, Belinda tilted her head.

‘Did he want cloud candy that badly?’

His expression when she glanced at him was very serious.

Soon reaching the merchant selling cloud candy, Cesar raised their tightly clasped hands and said.

“We’re married.”

“…?”

“…?”

Belinda and the merchant blinked, not understanding what he meant, and stared at Cesar.

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