It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 15

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“It’s a for reporting that the mistress who manages the Duke’s Castle’s internal affairs possesses.”

“Ah….”

“From now on, you’ll report on internal affairs to His Grace the Duke in my place. It would be good to learn in advance.”

“Such a precious thing….”

“It’s not that big of a deal. Just a formal 5-minute report each day.”

No, you just became my life’s savior.

Tein, standing beside Isidel, muttered to me.

“No, this is the first time I’ve seen Isidel praise someone this much. Did she say you passed the test twice?”

At that moment, Isidel’s face turned bright red.

“…Anyway, I’ve taken care of that Tera girl or whatever her name was.”

What do you mean you took care of her….

Though my spine felt chilly for some reason, I decided to focus only on the advantage of receiving recognition from the adorable baby black panther.

I said seriously.

“Don’t forget what you said about preparing the wedding as grandly as royalty!”

Isidel turned her gaze away sharply and said.

“…Kairozen always keeps their word.”

I was already excited about how the wedding would turn out!

Ah, really.

It was a night where everything felt perfect, as if everything would go well.

***

That night, the lights were on in Raphael’s study.

This wasn’t working hours.

So it meant he was somewhat freed from his usual control.

He was thinking about 【Epinethia Salon】 and Serenthia’s voice, and words like ‘please take care of me.’

Over the past few days, Serenthia had turned his world upside down.

To summarize all those sensations in one word….

“Uncomfortable.”

It felt like wearing an ill-fitting necktie.

Serenthia Rosemary had stayed in The North for barely over a month.

What had that woman been like during that short time?

Hadn’t she been tangling everything up like ruining a precisely woven fabric?

Now, he could precisely define Serenthia, who had been an unknown entity.

She was an uncontrollable variable.

Recalling that strange woman’s sparkling violet eyes, Raphael made a clean decision.

“Blocking her out for a while should bring relief.”

Once he regained his numbness, that woman’s actions wouldn’t feel novel anymore.

He handed a bell-shaped magical device to his aide Tein, who was dozing off outside the study.

“I’ll be away for three days. Ring the bell if there’s an emergency.”

Tein looked puzzled about where exactly he was going.

“Will you come right back then?”

“No.”

“…?!”

“I won’t come back. Unless someone dies.”

***

The next morning.

I clutched the butterfly badge and smiled happily.

Everything was perfect.

‘To cleverly avoid death like this. I’m so proud of myself!’

But while I was enjoying my happiness.

Squirrel suddenly burst into my bedroom and stomped his feet.

“Serenthia, you’re completely screwed!”

Squirrel puffed up his tail like crazy and frantically hit my arm.

“Why? And what’s with that old man’s way of speaking? You’re quite elderly.”

Even at my playful scolding, Squirrel didn’t back down.

He made a fuss and jumped all over my bed.

“Raphael just left Kairozen Castle!”

“Huh? When is he coming back? Won’t he be back soon?”

At this point, Raphael rarely left Kairozen Castle.

“Oh my, you naive thing. According to Squirrel intelligence network results, he’ll be away for three whole days!”

“I wither away when I can’t see Raphael….”

“And then you die. Farewell, my friend.”

How can there be such a cool squirrel? You just said I was screwed!

Thus my life was once again hanging by a thread.

I got up faster than a bullet.

But it was right when I urgently went to find Raphael’s aide, Tein.

“What, what, what? You don’t even know where Raphael is?”

This is an emergency.

“Raphael has always been here and there, everywhere. Ahaha!”

Unlike Tein, who laughed heartily with happiness that his boss had disappeared, my heart was rapidly rotting inside.

Squirrel’s telepathic message came through.

“Oh no! At this rate, you’ll probably die **the day after tomorrow** morning.”

But I clenched my fists.

I had built a building after all.

I was in a much braver state than before.

Plus, a (former) Korean trait.

‘Tomorrow feels close, but the day after tomorrow feels far away.’

As if reading my thoughts, Squirrel briefly admired.

“You’ve **grown**.”

After calming my heart, I looked at Tein and asked seriously.

“Is there any chance Raphael might come back sooner?”

“Well, he said he wouldn’t come back unless someone dies.”

“Yes, I think I’m about to die….”

“Huh?”

“But I absolutely won’t die easily.”

“What do you mean….”

The moment I made a solemn resolution in front of Tein, my brain started spinning rapidly.

‘There’s only one way to voluntarily bring Raphael back.’

Target Raphael’s current top priority.

And that would, in a way, be the most beneficial direction for Raphael too.

“Well then, I’ll be going to survive.”

I left Tein behind and walked ominously.

And the place I arrived at was!

The gallery where portraits of House of Kairozen’s successive direct descendants hung.

***

One span, two spans.

My steps walking steadily through the corridor quickened.

Toward me, who was first looking at Raphael’s portrait and spending time smiling happily, Squirrel, who ruled over the mice on the floor, squeaked.

“So why did you come here? To such a quiet place where no one’s around.”

“Ah, that.”

I smiled wickedly and moved my steps again. Slowly, so Squirrel could follow with his short legs.

And the place I arrived at was right in front of….

A portrait of a boy around ten years old with fluffy, near-silver white hair and gray eyes.

“The living direct descendants of House of Kairozen aren’t just Isidel and Raphael. You know that, right?”

“Th-there are a few more.”

“Among them, there’s exactly one more direct descendant living in this castle.”

“Then, don’t tell me the person you’re going to approach is….”

Currently ten years old.

A silver-haired little boy wearing glasses.

Below the portrait, the name ‘Jacob Kairozen’ was written.

“That’s right, Jacob Kairozen, who’s here.”

After Raphael’s older brother died, this little boy had been left in his uncle’s care and was residing in Kairozen Castle.

Suddenly, Squirrel covered his mouth with his front paws.

As if he never imagined I would approach Jacob.

“Look, you can’t meet Jacob Kairozen. You know that too, right? Jacob is….”

“Yeah, he doesn’t come out of his room? I know that too. It was the same before my regression. He stayed secluded for a very long time. But there’s one way to approach him.”

“…Oh, don’t tell me you’re going to.”

“That’s right. There’s only one thing Jacob wants. It’s to build his own in the Kairozen Outer Castle!”

Squirrel slammed his fluffy, puffed-up tail on the floor and muttered.

“If that kid comes out and says he wants to build an annex….”

“Raphael will come back immediately, no matter where he is. At this point in time, Jacob is Raphael’s top priority.”

At my words, Squirrel puffed up his tail.

Then he drew letters in elegant cursive on the acorn.

※ Serentia’s Lovey-Dovey Love-Filled Survival Mission♥ Second! ※

【Kairozen Castle】 Outer Castle ‘Annex Area’

【(Tentative Name) Jacob’s Annex】 Construction!

“With this squirrel’s abilities, I’ll give out ‘hidden rewards’ every time a building is completed!”

Honestly speaking, I don’t even hope for hidden rewards.

‘Last time you said you’d give me one but gave it to someone else, you scammer squirrel bastard….’

Nevertheless, I sparkled my eyes filled with ambition.

“And if I win Jacob over, it’ll be beneficial in the long term.”

“Why? Because he’s cute?”

“No.”

I spoke solemnly and strategically.

“Jacob will become my baby messenger.”

“Hm? Baby messenger? What’s that?”

“Usually in romance novels, a child around the protagonists helps develop the relationship between the two people further.”

“Wait. Divine beast database is operating.”

“…Do such things exist, grandfather?”

“Yes. But in my experience, there are rarely cases in romance novels where someone strategically creates a ‘baby messenger.’ It usually occurs naturally.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“But I’m different.”

“….”

Squirrel looked at me with a speechless expression.

I declared solemnly.

“I’ll create one. A baby messenger. I’ll approach him. Raphael.”

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