It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 73

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Whether Raphael was momentarily speechless or not, Serenthia was looking at Raphael with a beaming smile.

He had never been able to understand Serenthia, but this time he truly couldn’t comprehend this woman’s thought process at all.

Raphael turned both his gaze and the direction of his words at the same time.

“…You’ve even injured your leg and that’s all you have to say.”

“What’s wrong with injuring my leg? This much is nothing serious.”

Though Raphael didn’t know noble young ladies well, there probably wasn’t a single young lady who would treat her own injury so carelessly.

Usually they would make a big fuss even over a small scratch.

‘This woman doesn’t care at all about her own body getting hurt.’

…But why veins were bulging on his forehead because of that was beyond him.

Caressing her white, slender ankle with his hand, he looked down and answered.

“Anyway, besides your ankle, you’re not hurt anywhere else?”

His fingertips gradually moved upward from the Achilles tendon on her ankle.

It was an unconscious movement that even he wasn’t aware of.

But right at that moment, Serenthia carefully pulled her foot back slightly and answered.

“…Above that isn’t hurt.”

Serenthia still had a bright voice. However, Raphael detected a subtle defensive mechanism in her voice.

Suddenly, one of Raphael’s eyebrows raised.

“When you twist your foot, your calf can get hurt too.”

“Ah… Um, no. My calf is fine.”

Serenthia’s expression was still bright, but she quickly arranged her dress. As if there was something above her calf that he shouldn’t see…

‘Maybe not. Well, physical contact above that area would be unfamiliar to her.’

…Right, there was indeed something he shouldn’t see. Raphael’s earlobes suddenly heated up. It was an unfamiliar warmth he had never felt before.

“…I understand. Still, get treatment when you return.”

“Yes, so it’s really nothing! Shall we get back to talking about how we’re destined for each other?”

That’s a lie.

Her expression shows it’s not nothing at all.

But as a mere ‘temporary protector,’ there was no reason for him to worry about her inner thoughts any further.

Raphael stood up indifferently. He took her hand as if supporting her and opened his mouth.

“Let’s do that. Then shall we head back now.”

“It would be a shame to leave like this! I heard that inside Art Island there’s a course where you can ride flower carriages and see murals… I want to ride a flower carriage!”

…After swaying so much on the swinging bridge and even spraining her ankle, what flower carriage did she want to ride.

But Serenthia’s eyes sparkled.

Raphael opened his mouth. He had intended to suggest they return home.

“Absolutely don’t overdo it.”

“Yes.”

“We’re only riding the flower carriage.”

…Raphael was certain.

No matter how he thought about it, he was definitely crazy right now. Seeing how his mouth and heart were acting separately.

“Yes! Let’s finish talking about how we’re destined for each other in the flower carriage. Where did we leave off? Right, there was definitely light when we held hands…”

Honestly speaking, setting aside talk of ‘destiny’ and such, Serenthia’s story was correct.

“What could be the real reason? Why don’t I die even when I touch that light?”

“The light even connected with your body.”

“Exactly! What on earth is it?”

Serenthia kept tilting her head in wonder, then soon smiled brightly and climbed onto the flower carriage.

“My destined male lead! Hurry and sit next to me!”

…Really, it’s complete nonsense.

So why did his feet naturally take a seat next to her?

Like that, the two of them rode the flower carriage while looking at murals.

“Wow, look at that mural! It’s a painting of 100 blooming cherry trees. It’s really amazing…!”

But Raphael’s mind was somewhere around his fingertips that had caressed her delicate ankle.

Surely, they should continue experimenting about the connected light.

They should be having a conversation about that.

Throughout the flower carriage ride, his gaze kept wandering over Serenthia’s slender neckline, her ankle beneath her dress, and her chattering lips.

Serenthia, who had been looking out the carriage window in admiration, soon looked at Raphael with a bright smile.

“…The flowers are pretty, aren’t they?”

Raphael looked at Serenthia’s face. Serenthia whined as if urging him.

“Right? We did well to come! It’s refreshing, and the flowers are so pretty!”

Under the flower petals scattering outside the window, he could see Serenthia smiling as brightly as sunlight.

Finally, Raphael muttered very quietly and hoarsely as if surrendering.

“…Yes.”

In his life, he had never cared about beauty or ugliness…

She was pretty.

***

Late at night, there was someone waiting for the Grand Duke couple’s carriage.

“Damn. Am I seeing things right now.”

He was none other than Tein, Raphael’s aide.

Not long ago, Tein had received a secret request from Raphael.

“Bring me a cornerstone from the sanctuary. As secretly as possible.”

Having hurriedly come down to the capital at Raphael’s summons, he headed straight to the Kairozen Estate.

Until he entered the estate and met the butler, he had only been thinking about carrying out his mission like a loyal subordinate.

But…

“Ahaha, ahahaha.”

…The expression on the Kairozen Estate butler’s face was strange.

Usually, those who protected Raphael from nearby always had ‘expressionless’ or ‘prickly expressions’ as the default.

But…

“…Why are you laughing, Butler?”

“Because there’s much to laugh about. It seems great fortune is about to come to our House of Kairozen too. Hehehe.”

“…”

…Was the butler a crazy person.

Tein carefully stepped away from him and entered the estate.

But the butler wasn’t the only crazy one.

As soon as he saw a small painting hanging on the first-floor wall, Tein made a puzzled expression.

“I thought there were never any artworks here originally, but what’s that painting? And it’s a painting of mandarin ducks with heart-shaped faces…”

“I don’t know either, but His Highness purchased and hung it saying mandarin ducks are good for marital harmony.”

Tein suddenly wanted to leave this estate.

Though their romance had always been of interest to him, this wasn’t the kind of scene he had hoped for.

It seemed Serenthia was obsessed with Raphael to a terrible degree.

To an extent that Tein, who wanted to get away from Raphael as quickly as possible, couldn’t understand at all.

But up to this point, it was understandable.

Serenthia was definitely infatuated with Raphael.

However, when he entered the dining room for a meal with his hungry stomach, Tein’s shock grew even greater.

‘What is this?’

Tein, who had been staring at the dining room table, pointed to the most noticeable dish first.

“What’s that leftover bacon?”

“Ah, His Highness the Grand Duke left that bacon unfinished at breakfast, and Her Highness drew a heart on it with ketchup and told us not to clear it until His Highness returns.”

Tein’s eyes immediately bulged out. But what he focused on wasn’t the ‘love confession’ aspect.

“Lord Raphael ate bacon? That can’t be. He only eats military bread.”

“Well, I thought so too… but the two of them have shared meals several times. They even visited restaurants.”

“What…?”

…Is it a fake Lord Raphael?

Even in the North, wasn’t she the one who wouldn’t even eat meals with His Grace and refused the honeymoon, coming here as if pushed against her will?

Just as Tein narrowed his eyes, the Butler who had been looking out the dining room window made a fuss.

“Ah! His Grace and Her Grace are returning. They went to Art Island today, you see.”

“Why, are there monsters on Art Island or something?”

“No! They went on a date.”

…Are you insane?!

Tein’s eyes widened as he stared out the dining room window.

‘What, what, what? It looks like the two of them are close together, I’m not seeing things wrong, am I?’

Raphael would be on guard even when he was with his close associates.

Even if Raphael himself didn’t realize it, Tein knew.

‘He always seemed to keep at least 30cm distance from others.’

That same Grand Duke was now actually supporting Serenthia. Not having a servant do it, but directly with his own hands.

Though his expression was indifferent and blunt…

That very same Raphael was eating similar meals with another person and making direct contact with someone else?

Unable to understand this situation at all, Tein rolled and tumbled as he ran to the main gate.

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