I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 235

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#235

A firm body built with lean muscle.

A familiar and longed-for scent.

Large hands that held my waist tightly and the sound of a hot heartbeat felt through thin fabric.

Everything felt vivid, but I couldn’t believe it.

That he, who had been unconscious for over two months, was standing here so perfectly fine.

I couldn’t believe the fact that I was being held in his arms either.

I wondered if it might be a dream, but I had confirmed earlier that it wasn’t a dream, so this was definitely reality.

If so.

“Really… are you truly His Majesty?”

I hugged Kalian’s back tightly and looked up at him.

“Are you really His Majesty?”

A faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

“Then who do you think I am?”

At his amused reply, emotions surged up within me.

I was certain it was him.

It was truly Kalian, the one I really loved.

Only then did I smile brightly and burrow into his embrace, breathing in his scent deep into my lungs.

“I waited for so long.”

“I know.”

“Really, really for so long…”

Do you know what kind of feelings I had while waiting for Your Majesty?

What if you never wake up again?

Because of me, he fell into a coma because of me, so how should I repay this sin?

And, and…

I had so much I wanted to say but didn’t know what to say first.

There were also things I couldn’t say properly because emotions were welling up.

As I foolishly just shed tears and moved my mouth wordlessly, Kalian gently kissed the top of my head and spoke in a low voice.

“I’m sorry for making you wait so long.”

“…”

“But saying you’d go to another man was too much, wasn’t it?”

How did he know that…!

The wave of emotion that had been rushing like a tsunami suddenly subsided.

I was startled to learn that he knew the words I had blurted out petulantly when he fell into a coma, words I had said only once, and I looked up at him again.

“Were you… awake?”

“Yes. My body wouldn’t obey me so I couldn’t move, but my mind was awake the whole time.”

That meant he had heard all the complaints I had made while holding onto him.

All the words I had said to him until now flashed by like a panorama, and embarrassment rushed over me.

Heat rushed to my face, which stopped my tears, but I couldn’t look directly at his face.

“Why are you so embarrassed?”

“That’s…”

“Thank you.”

Kalian lightly kissed the top of my head.

“For believing in me and waiting, for protecting our child, thank you.”

Ah, I see.

If he heard everything I said, he must have heard about the baby too.

“Thank you so much.”

At the voice that spread softly, tears poured out again.

Even after pouring out so much, I was simply amazed that there were still tears left to shed.

As I silently shed tears, Kalian smiled faintly and wiped my wet eyes with his thumb.

“Crybaby.”

“…It’s all because of Your Majesty.”

“I see.”

Kalian gently cupped my cheek and kissed my wet eyes.

His slightly dry lips came down and lightly touched my lips before pulling away.

“Then I should take responsibility and make your tears stop.”

Seeing the heat in the blue eyes looking at me, I closed my eyes.

The moment his lips, now more moist than before, settled on my lips again.

Splash—

“…”

“…”

Suddenly, a deluge of water fell from above our heads. Such a large amount suddenly poured down that our entire bodies were soaked.

Since it happened without any chance to block or avoid it, both I and Kalian ended up looking like drowned rats.

Unlike me, who just blinked in confusion at the inexplicable event, Kalian ground his teeth and looked behind me.

“That damn dragon is interfering.”

Dragon?

Ah, come to think of it, they were there.

I had been so happy that Kalian, who had been in a coma, had safely awakened that I had momentarily forgotten about them, and I turned around.

But no one was visible.

Neither my child nor the man was there.

The thick mist that had been around the lake was also gone, and instead brilliant sunlight was endlessly pouring over the clear lake.

The man aside, I had wanted to show the child to Kalian.

I felt disappointed.

“You’re quite wet.”

When Kalian swept back my wet hair, my hair became fluffy and dry.

Using his ability when he had just awakened from a coma.

“No!”

I grabbed Kalian’s hand tightly and shouted.

“You mustn’t use your ability!”

“But you’re wet…”

“Even so, you can’t! What if you fall into a coma again!”

The thought that he might fall into a coma again and sleep another long, indefinite sleep was terrifying and made me dizzy.

Once was enough for such an experience.

I never wanted to experience it again.

“Absolutely, absolutely do not use your ability.”

Kalian, who had been looking at me as if bewildered, soon burst into loud laughter and kissed my cheek.

“As you command.”

* * *

The news that Kalian had awakened from his coma spread throughout the Imperial Palace in an instant.

At the same time, the fact that Esramel had collapsed after eating paralysis poison also became known, but since Kalian’s awakening was shocking in many ways, it was relatively overshadowed.

It was also because Esramel had gotten up quickly without any major problems.

Sara and the maid that Esramel had brought were also safe.

Kalian had to be examined by not only the court physician but also the court mage and even the priests.

I hope he didn’t overdo it right after waking up.

Leilah looked at Kalian, who was being examined, with an anxious heart.

She had been very worried, but contrary to her concerns, Kalian’s condition was very normal.

Not only his physical condition but also his mana flow was stable.

Leilah finally felt relieved only after hearing the diagnosis that everything was normal, to the point where it was hard to believe Kalian had been in a coma for over two months.

“I should express my gratitude to the Blue Dragon.”

At her sudden words, Kalian, who had been adjusting his clothes that had become disheveled during the examination, looked at Leilah.

“Thanks to the Blue Dragon’s care, His Majesty was able to wake up safely.”

“My safe awakening has nothing to do with that dragon.”

“What? Really?”

“Yes.”

Kalian, having arranged everything except for the top two buttons of his shirt, strode over and pulled Leilah into his arms.

“I woke up entirely thanks to you, Leilah.”

Sensing the unusual atmosphere flowing between the two, the attendants and servants tactfully withdrew.

“You’re the one who brought me back to reality.”

“But I didn’t do anything.”

“Nothing? You prayed for me to wake up every single day.”

That’s right. Without missing a single day, she had continued praying even when she wasn’t by his side.

“You even threatened that you’d go to another man if I didn’t wake up.”

“Th-that wasn’t sincere!”

Leilah shouted urgently, her cheeks flushing red.

“His Majesty just wouldn’t wake up, so I was so upset that I threw a tantrum…”

“I know. But thanks to that, I was stimulated.”

“Is that why you woke up?”

Kalian smiled without saying anything, but it was answer enough.

My goodness, so that was it.

“If I had known, I would have done that from the beginning.”

When Leilah grumbled, feeling somehow wronged, Kalian chuckled.

“Anyway, it has nothing to do with that dragon, so you don’t need to express any gratitude.”

“Even so, it’s true that he helped.”

Thanks to him, not only herself but also Esramel, the maid she brought, and Sara were all safe.

Not only that, when she was attacked by Fillen before, the Blue Dragon had also helped by transforming into a hunter.

“So I must express my gratitude to him.”

Not wanting to pretend ignorance after receiving such kindness, Leilah spoke firmly.

“And we should also investigate who was behind the attack on me and Countess Cloud.”

It had been such a long wait.

As much as Leilah had desperately wished for it, Kalian too had hoped to wake up soon.

Once awake, he would first apologize to Leilah.

Then he would kiss her and whisper countless times that he loved her.

After that, he would have a deeper relationship with her.

As much as he loved her, his desires had grown as much as he wanted.

“Leilah.”

He had finally been able to achieve what he had longed for, but Leilah kept bringing up other topics, which didn’t please him much.

He knew it was important talk, but still, he didn’t want to discuss it now.

“We’re having a face-to-face conversation for the first time in so long, are you just going to keep talking about other things?”

Kalian lightly kissed her slightly parted, adorable lips and spoke as if sulking.

“We can discuss that later, so please focus only on me right now.”

Leilah looked at Kalian with slight surprise, then smiled softly and nodded.

After that, it was natural for the kiss to grow longer.

Excited breaths mingled and hot passion dominated their bodies.

As if trying to make up for everything he couldn’t do during that time, Kalian persistently explored Leilah’s lips.

He penetrated to the deepest places, clearly marking his presence everywhere.

“Haah.”

With a small moan, Leilah’s body naturally fell backward. Hot breath spread over her disheveled clothes.

Cold hands slipped inside her skirt and caressed her smooth legs.

“N-no!”

Only then coming to her senses, Leilah pushed Kalian away.

“We can’t go any further.”

Dissatisfaction appeared in his eyes dominated by passion.

“Why not?”

“There’s the baby.”

Leilah said, protectively embracing her belly.

Kalian’s gaze turned to her belly. Now entering the third month, her belly barely showed signs of pregnancy to the casual observer.

“I read in a book that having relations during pregnancy isn’t good.”

“Why isn’t it good? When mom and dad love each other, it’s good for prenatal care too.”

Even though he knew well that it wasn’t good for the baby, his tone was so shameless that for a moment she almost doubted herself, thinking ‘is that so?’

Leilah shook her head and pushed Kalian away once more.

“No.”

Since Leilah was being so firm, Kalian had no choice but to reluctantly back down, despite his disappointment.

While thinking he should ask the court physician whether it was really bad to have relations when having a baby.

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