It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 41

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However, despite the old squirrel’s efforts, Raphael absolutely would not stay close to me.

 

He simply quickly destroyed the stones falling from the sky.

 

“Damn it. Raphael is too strong!”

 

I deliberately looked away from the squirrel hanging exhaustedly from the ceiling and looked up at Raphael.

 

“Have you figured out the direction for the remodeling?”

 

“Yes! First, I’m planning to install the windows here a bit higher.”

 

He pointed to the altar, which was overwhelmingly decrepit even within the old sanctuary.

 

“Are you going to organize this altar too?”

 

Just as I was about to nod my head.

 

“Ah, no! Please protect at least the altar!”

 

‘Geez, this old man really has a lot of demands.’

 

I shook my head and said.

 

“No. I think it would be good to preserve the antique atmosphere of the altar and decorate it by scattering flowers.”

 

“What about the walls?”

 

“How about preserving the existing rough walls but adding color with soft white wood underneath? With a sacred atmosphere. The main focus is this window area… I’m thinking of changing it to stained glass.”

 

At those words, Raphael raised his eyebrows.

 

“Stained glass?”

 

“Yes, if you look here you’ll see…”

 

As I approached the window, I caught sight of the squirrel struggling on a large stone in the sanctuary.

 

‘This feels ominous.’

 

Just as the back of my neck started to tingle, I had an auditory hallucination of the squirrel’s tail moving.

 

At that moment, this time a stone almost fell right in front of my eyes…

 

It was destroyed with a crack in Raphael’s hand.

 

“Oops, my mistake.”

 

…This crazy squirrel.

 

I deliberately ignored the stone and smiled awkwardly as I continued.

 

“Light will flow from this stained glass. For example…”

 

However, my opponent was a squirrel who didn’t know the meaning of giving up.

 

“This time for real! For real! Now’s the time, Serenthia!”

 

Crash, bang bang.

 

Along with the noisy sounds, I heard the warning sound of stones about to fall from above my head.

 

“Wh, what?”

 

At my dumbfounded words, Raphael raised his hand to cover my head and muttered.

 

“The atmosphere of the sanctuary isn’t good. Shall we leave?”

 

What was this squirrel trying to help me with?

 

“No, read the situation before you act!”

 

Then, the squirrel who heard my telepathic message seemed flustered and sent the stones into a vertical descent.

 

Swoosh, swoooosh-!

 

I looked up blankly.

 

The stones were like artillery shells falling from the sky.

 

‘At this rate, I’ll die! You old fool!’

 

I frowned at the pile of stones coming down from the sky.

 

At that moment, all sorts of emotions flooded my mind.

 

“Don’t die, please.”

 

It was Raphael’s voice whispering to me when I was dying from a collapse accident.

 

After instantly destroying countless debris.

 

I really wanted to tell that crying person.

 

“I absolutely won’t die…”

 

…Just as I thought that, Raphael pressed his body close to mine and whispered slowly.

 

“You won’t die. …What kind of sanctuary is this anyway?”

 

I couldn’t answer his question that wasn’t really a question.

 

It was probably because Raphael’s massive chest was right in front of my eyes.

 

My body was slightly pressed against Raphael’s body.

 

Safe distance not maintained.

 

Since I had decided to be honest, I spoke very honestly.

 

“Um, in case you’re wondering… you don’t really need to stay away from me.”

 

Raphael’s gaze, which had been glaring at the stones, turned to me.

 

It was a piercing look as if he was looking at a pervert.

 

“This seems more dangerous.”

 

“…”

 

I can’t really argue with that…

 

“It seems necessary to definitely stay apart.”

 

“Yes…”

 

I was stepping back with tears in my eyes when Raphael tilted his head.

 

“…But now isn’t the time to separate. It’s dangerous, so stay close until we leave the sanctuary.”

 

“Yes!”

 

In 0.1 seconds, I stuck myself right back against Raphael’s chest.

 

At that moment, I realized something quite amazing.

 

Raphael was actually matching his pace to walk with me!

 

Moreover…

 

‘Wh, why is he holding my hand?’

 

How should I put it, it felt like he was reluctantly holding it with his thumb and index finger.

 

…At some point, Raphael’s hand was ho, ho, holding my hand…

 

This was an action he used to do in the past when Raphael was gradually opening his heart to me.

 

I recalled the time before my regression when I briefly held Raphael’s hand.

 

That day, I had gone to a site to redesign a collapsed building and sprained my wrist.

 

At that time, Raphael…

 

“Unless you’re dying to get yourself killed, come with me.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“You’re hurt. Give me your hand.”

 

…That day, Raphael set the bones of my dislocated wrist.

 

Even when I was groaning in pain, he maintained an indifferent expression throughout…

 

Nevertheless, he kept, kept holding my hand throughout the entire treatment.

 

After that day, I came to love Raphael even more and started meeting him frequently.

 

‘Maybe our relationship will gradually get better like it did back then!’

 

As I walked with a fluttering heart, I could feel his breathing little by little above my head.

 

“I’m holding your hand for experimental purposes.”

 

“Ah…”

 

Even without asking what kind of experiment, even if he hadn’t added that one comment, I know.

 

That him holding my hand isn’t skinship he’s doing because he ‘likes me.’

 

But despite that, I smiled broadly.

 

I was worried that my palm might get sweaty where it touched his hand, and I probably had some calluses from doing a lot of rough work unbecoming of a lady.

 

But despite all that, I was happy to be touching him.

 

I felt like all the fine hairs on my body were standing up.

 

I thought to myself with tears in my heart.

 

‘I’m happy I can hold hands. Squirrel, you’re the best.’

 

I seriously decided in my heart to build the most wonderful sanctuary in the world for the squirrel, but…

 

“Nosebleed.”

 

…As we were leaving the sanctuary, when Raphael let go of my hand.

 

Blood dripped from my nose.

 

“…Huh?”

 

As expected….

 

Had I been too happy?

 

***

 

A few days later, Raphael examined the blueprints that Serenthia had sent.

 

Tein, the adjutant who had brought her blueprints, asked with a displeased expression.

 

“Lord Raphael, why do you look like that? Are they ordinary and unremarkable again this time?”

 

“No.”

 

The stained glass was excessively wide, and there was a strange empty space below the altar.

 

But the blueprints weren’t the problem.

 

It was simply that woman who drew these blueprints that was the problem.

 

Raphael’s fingertips traced a loose trajectory.

 

At that moment, a certain suspicion arose in his mind.

 

“Um, well. Light briefly came out from Lord Raphael’s fingertips. I’m sorry.”

 

“If the light touched her, why didn’t she die?”

 

Today, in the sanctuary, Raphael had confirmed that the light flowing from his hand had touched and connected with Serenthia’s hand.

 

Her words hadn’t been lies.

 

Once she was a strange woman, then at some point an uncontrollable variable, and now a woman who often caused his system to malfunction.

 

‘Now she’s become an even stranger woman.’

 

That was all.

 

That was all it was….

 

Raphael looked at Serenthia’s signature below the blueprints.

 

He was casually skimming over the ancient script written in elegant cursive when he stopped short.

 

If I translate this….

 

[Raphael’s Love♥]

 

He decided to correct the thought he’d just had.

 

This woman wasn’t any of those things.

 

She was just a crazy woman.

 

But….

 

He set down the blueprints with a thud and muttered grimly.

 

“I can’t remember anymore.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“My peaceful days when this crazy woman wasn’t doing crazy things.”

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