If I Were Reborn, I Wouldn’t Marry You - Chapter 20

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Chapter 21

“Oh my, our Miela has taken a liking to Lady Ravis.”

At my proactive reaction—I don’t usually approach people first, only not stopping those who approach me—Mother’s eyes lit up as if she found it fascinating.

“Yes! Miela wants to be friends with Merlin!”

So I need to make a water spirit mage acquaintance! Hehehe.

“What about Merlin?”

Hiding my true intentions, I asked with a beaming smile, and Merlin answered shyly.

“I-I would also like to be friends with the Young Lady!”

“You should call me ‘Miela!’ instead of Young Lady, shouldn’t you?”

“Oh, yes! Miela.”

“Then, from now on, we’re going to be really! close! friends.”

Completely excited, I grabbed Merlin’s hand and shook it up and down.

“My wife seems to have gone to bed early again today.”

Leonhardt, lying on his side with his chin propped on his hand, smiled languidly and muttered to himself.

Thanks to the top-grade mana stones Miela had generously provided, the two were in frequent contact.

Almost every day when either of them, especially Miela, didn’t go to bed early.

Lately, Miela had been going to bed early often, so there were more days when he couldn’t hear her voice, which was disappointing but not bad.

It was good that Miela, who had developed mild insomnia after becoming an adult, was sleeping well.

A short, chubby index finger lightly tapped the toy communication device.

With a cute “pyorong” sound, the toy communication device stopped working.

“Still, it’s disappointing. I haven’t heard her voice once this week.”

Leonhardt’s murmur echoed softly in the quiet Separate Palace where there weren’t even servants keeping night watch.

Leonhardt gazed at the communication device for a moment with sweet eyes, thinking of Miela who had invaded his thoughts, then wriggled down under the bed.

Just as he was about to hide the toy communication device in his secret place with a cautious expression, the device began emitting colorful lights.

It was Miela.

Leonhardt’s heart fluttered pleasantly.

He fumbled several times before picking up the communication device and climbing back onto the bed.

After putting on a composed expression, he entered the connection code for the communication device, and Miela’s voice came through.

– I almost fell asleep. Yawn.

The sound of a cute yawn came through, like that of a baby bird with fluffy down.

‘Cute.’

Of course, this was a secret from Miela, who pretended to be mature since she was two years older.

‘But no matter how I think about it, you’re cuter than me.’

Leonhardt chuckled silently before responding to Miela’s words.

“If you’re tired, you can just go to sleep.”

Miela’s response came immediately to his worried words.

– No, I have something to tell you.

Like a habit she had found again after regression, there was a soft rustling sound of bedding as if she had shaken her head along with her answer.

“What is it?”

Leonhardt asked, imagining the soft cheeks of six-year-old Miela whom he had only seen three times.

– Listen! I made a friend!

At Miela’s response, the ticklish feeling from thinking about cute things subsided a little.

‘A boy? Why is she so happy? You have many friends, is that person special to you?’

Leonhardt asked while revealing only half his true feelings, trying not to ruin Miela’s excited mood as if she were presenting a surprise gift.

“Who is it?”

However, just revealing half of his true feelings was enough to cool the previously warm atmosphere.

A chilly silence settled in.

‘Oh no.’

Leonhardt bit his lower lip and regretted it.

Miela became displeased when he showed signs of jealousy.

‘She must have disliked her nominal husband acting like a real one.’

Fortunately, a sharp response like “What’s it to you?” from before the regression didn’t come back.

– There you go again. When I’m happy about making a friend, you should just say that’s great. Asking who it is comes after that!

Instead, gentle scolding came through.

“Right, that’s great.”

Leonhardt swept his bangs with his left hand and let out a sigh of relief as he said what Miela told him to say.

– Ugh!

There was a patting sound as if she was hitting a pillow with her small hands.

– I might as well be raising a parrot.

Still, there was no anger in the chattering voice that followed.

‘Is it because she’s younger? Miela has definitely become more lenient with me.’

It was the only benefit of this regression full of annoying and frustrating things.

Miela, who was cold to twenty-two-year-old Leonhardt but lenient to four-year-old Leonhardt, seemed conscious of the remaining time on the toy communication device and quickly revealed the identity of her new friend.

– It’s Lady Merlin from the Viscountess Ravis family.

“Lady Ravis?”

Leonhardt thought about what connection the Viscountess Ravis family might have with Miela.

However, nothing came to mind immediately.

‘At least it’s not a boy, but how did they meet?’

In response to Leonhardt’s question, Miela proudly told him about her new friend’s special trait.

– She has the talent of a spirit mage.

“A spirit mage?”

It was surprising enough for Leonhardt, who had been secretly feeling hurt that Miela was building friendships he didn’t know about in places he didn’t know.

– Amazing, right?

As if Leonhardt’s reaction was amusing, laughter returned to Miela’s voice.

“Yes, even the earth spirit mage from Windermere was the first spirit mage to appear in a hundred years.”

– Once she awakens, she’ll be much more amazing than the Windermere heir. She’ll be at least an intermediate water spirit mage.

Miela boasted about her new friend’s talent as if it were her own.

“Intermediate? You’re right, that’s amazing.”

Fortunately, Leonhardt had good memory even if he wasn’t great at application.

When he reacted as Miela had said earlier, the conversation continued in a consistently warm atmosphere.

Until Miela told him how she met Lady Ravis.

“…What did Kate Dellion do?”

‘How dare she?’

Leonhardt asked back, coldly furious.

He had never let anyone who was rude to Miela get away with it.

Moreover, that woman had gone beyond being rude and bullied Miela.

‘The usually soft Miela probably didn’t handle it properly…’

Leonhardt’s brow furrowed as he pondered Kate Dellion’s treatment as usual—no, as before the regression.

He was not currently the Emperor.

That meant he had no power to protect Miela.

‘This is definitely a disadvantage of regression.’

Leonhardt sneered while deeply engraving Kate Dellion’s name in his mind.

But it would be at most 5 years from now.

Time was on Leonhardt’s side.

When he turned nine, it was revealed that his red eyes were not a curse but a blessing.

It was the imperial family’s special ability that had been thought lost since the early days of the Empire.

‘Since it’s the second time, it should be easier than the first. Everything.’

Unaware of what Leonhardt was thinking, Miela recounted what had happened like telling a heroic tale.

– I guess this is why regression novels are popular. From the moment I first saw her, her name seemed somehow familiar…

Leonhardt played the role of a faithful audience, even occasionally reacting so as not to interrupt Miela’s story.

While remembering each and every thing Kate Dellion had done.

“Welcome, Merlin!”

I had been sitting on the Drawing Room sofa swinging my legs, but as soon as I heard the knock, I ran over with quick steps to greet Merlin.

As I hugged her tightly and looked up to meet her eyes, Merlin answered shyly with reddened ears.

“Nice to see you, Miela.”

“Hehe. Nice to see you too.”

Though I was younger in actual age, being about ten years older mentally made the embarrassed Merlin look adorable to me.

I smiled with my eyes curved into crescents and took Merlin’s hand, heading toward the sofa where I had been sitting moments before.

“Up we go!”

Since the sofa was high for me, I sat down with a jump and then patted the spot next to me.

It meant for her to sit here.

Merlin covered her mouth and smiled softly before carefully sitting down next to me.

“I meant closer though?”

I wiggled and squirmed until I was sitting right next to Merlin.

Merlin giggled at my aggressive flirting.

It was an innocent laugh that showed none of the shyness she usually displayed subtly due to her reserved nature.

‘Hehe, just as planned.’

I giggled along with Merlin while congratulating myself on the smooth start.

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