It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 11
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“I can tell from the look in your eyes.”
“What…?”
“Honey, darling, sweetheart, husband – all intimate terms used between married couples are strictly forbidden.”
“Then, then…?”
“Right now, at this moment, you are an architect and I am the client. That’s it.”
Of course, it seems like I’ve gained just a tiny bit of recognition as an architect…
This is an emergency.
‘I need to do something so he won’t forget me as an architect or as a wife!’
I don’t know what to do!
Right at that moment when I was somewhat overwhelmed by Raphael’s momentum.
Squirrel, who had been observing the situation for a while, quickly sent a telepathic message like a relief pitcher.
“Your approach is quite **direct**, isn’t it? Surprisingly, you’re a **rare special type**. Could you be someone who’s never dated? Hahaha!”
I sent back a serious telepathic message.
“…That’s right though?”
I don’t know how to flirt with someone I like.
‘But I know one thing for sure. Right now is exactly the time to flirt!’
I opened my mouth with a determined expression.
“Raphael, your facade looks really wonderful today too!”
“…Facade?”
“Yes! As you heard earlier, the front face of a building is called a facade, so I mean your exterior looks really wonderful!”
“…”
In the quiet atmosphere, I added one more comment.
“And you have no idea how perfect the load distribution in your blueprints is!”
If I explain how architecturally perfect his blueprints are…!
He might understand my feelings!
I looked at him seriously, and Raphael…
***
…Bang.
With a loud noise, the study door closed.
“Get out.”
With Serenthia’s strangely satisfied expression as the final scene, Raphael sent her outside the door.
An ordinary person might have found Serenthia’s flirting strange.
But here were Raphael and Tein (who had just appeared from somewhere).
Of these two, one knew nothing about emotions at all, and one knew nothing about romantic feelings at all.
So Raphael’s expression was subtle, and Tein…
“Wow… Lady Serenthia is really professional. She must be a master of romance. To express love using the technical term facade!”
“…”
“A romance novice like Lord Raphael might quickly lose at this push-and-pull game.”
“Shut up.”
That’s right. They weren’t ordinary people.
Serenthia, Raphael, Tein.
All three were birds of a feather when it came to romance.
“Your facade looks wonderful… indeed!”
“Shut up.”
“Is ‘shut up’ perhaps a trendy phrase? You’ve been using it a lot lately…”
Only after Raphael picked up a sharp pen did Tein finally close his mouth.
Raphael began checking documents again.
After 5 minutes had passed like that.
As if Serenthia’s flirting had never happened, everything became peaceful as usual.
But here, just one thing.
【Annex Construction】
Architect: Serenthia Rosemary (Planned)
On his 【Urban Planning Map】 documents.
The name of Serenthia the architect, not the Grand Duchess, remained.
Right, just a business partner.
But…
‘…No, this is too strange for a business partner.’
Raphael had always lived calculating situations and probabilities.
However, just now, a minute variable had appeared in his probability calculations.
The pen that had been rolling smoothly came to a sudden stop.
Raphael shook his head inwardly.
Among outsiders, there had been some who acted like sunshine.
‘That woman is uniquely strange among them though.’
But they all eventually left without being able to change the North.
‘Usually their vitality faded within about a week. That woman has been here for over a week… At most, maybe she’ll last a month.’
While she still has vitality, it wouldn’t matter to let her run around enthusiastically.
Raphael ignored the sensation Serenthia caused and decided to have lunch.
Meal time was exactly 3 minutes.
Water and tasteless dry military bread was his meal.
Just chewing and swallowing was the end of the meal.
Raphael mindlessly chewed and swallowed the bread.
But.
‘Did this bread always taste like this?’
Usually when eating food, he could only feel the sensation of chewing.
The bitter aftertaste characteristic of military rations seemed like it might have been felt for just an instant.
***
On the way back, leaving Raphael behind and walking energetically.
After deliberately ignoring the dark fog in one corner of my heart that said ‘my flirting seems to have gone wrong somehow.’
I grinned widely while clutching the 【Kairozen Castle Collaborative Architect】 badge to my chest.
Recognized as a ‘collaborative architect,’ I get one more star each time I achieve something.
[Kairozen Castle Collaborative Architect ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)]
The badge that only ten people in Kairozen Castle currently have is now in my hands.
‘Right now it’s only one star, and if Lady Isidel doesn’t like the building on completion party day and decides to tear it down, I’ll have to return it…’
I’ve already reached a starting line similar to my pre-regression self.
I heard that when you get five stars, you gain enough power to essentially become a real power player in House of Kairozen.
Designing the ‘main locations’ where those in power directly reside and live also means knowing some of their security and secrets.
That’s why the renowned architectural family Rosemary, who were collaborative architects for numerous noble houses, had such high prestige.
But the sweeter reward for me is more than that…
‘If I become a real power player in the castle, I’d get the honey position of being Raphael’s closest aide, sticking right next to him every single day, right?’
Then it’s definitely mine.
My heart was already swelling, and I even had some pocket money, making me feel incredibly excited.
As I was humming and dancing joyfully while walking, I heard Squirrel’s voice from somewhere.
“You started this work because you like Raphael, but it feels **twice** as good because you’re being recognized as an architect, right?”
With Squirrel’s one telepathic comment, I was truly hit right in the **core**.
It was true.
In one corner of my heart that was full of unrequited love for Raphael, somehow pride in being recognized as a professional had also entered.
My goal is still to fall in love with Raphael, but…
‘After regressing, I feel like I’ve grown just a little bit.’
…Thinking that, I was about to grin while looking at the acorn tree Squirrel was riding on…
…What, what is this?
‘Squirrel isn’t next to me, so why can I hear his voice?’
“I’m in the Outer Castle right now! You’ve been recognized just a tiny bit, so I’ve gained the ability to transmit thoughts from 100m away! Hehehe!”
…What? Only good things keep happening, don’t they?
‘If I continue to be recognized within Kairozen Castle like this…!’
Squirrel’s abilities will improve, and something good might happen to me too!
However, the next morning.
I woke up in a refreshed mood and realized.
Far from good things happening…!
“Now there’s really no way to meet Raphael?!”
I had to devote myself to the salon construction, and Raphael started other city planning.
In other words, the time we could meet was precisely from 7:31 PM to 7:32:30 PM.
One day, one minute and thirty seconds.
Only the time when Raphael came to inspect the 【Epinetia Salon】 every day before leaving.
However…!
He didn’t even look back at me.
He would come to the salon, check only the building, then leave coldly.
The time he looked at me was very, very brief.
Roughly about 0.1 seconds, just a fleeting moment.
‘Strangely, even that time seemed to be part of his routine…’
But 0.1 seconds is too harsh!
“Cough, cough…”
Coughing up blood…?!
‘…No, it’s not.’
Fortunately, perhaps because I saw Raphael even a little, no blood came out, only saliva.
‘Wait, is this really fortunate?’
Squirrel definitely said.
“…(omitted)…spending every night alone together in the dark and damp design room…(omitted)…”
…Where on earth did the dark and damp design room go?
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