It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 76

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…But clinging any more here would be no different from misery.

‘You shouldn’t be too clingy with unrequited love. In other words, today is a strategic retreat.’

I trudged back to my room.

My room was clean and nice, thanks to the maids sweeping and cleaning it day and night. But thinking that Raphael’s warmth wasn’t beside me somehow made me feel depressed.

“So lonely…”

Everything was going well, so why did my heart keep sinking?

But right then.

“Serenthia! Why are you lonely?”

With a very small pop sound, Squirrel appeared on the windowsill.

It was an unexpectedly welcome visitor.

I carefully examined Squirrel’s complexion—though I couldn’t tell exactly since his entire face was covered in fur—and let out a sigh.

“Right. No missing fur, tail is fine, everything looks okay. Where on earth have you been?”

“Ah, me? I’ve been a bit busy… But you were amazing, weren’t you?”

I stroked Squirrel’s fur and spoke excitedly.

“Right? I was in lots of newspaper articles, got the Perilde Mine, and now the outer castle reconstruction is really within reach!”

“Mm-hmm, that’s right!”

“I have so much to tell you and so much to ask! For example, the story about ‘the Divines of the Princess’s Palace,’ or the relationship between Raphael and me, Raphael’s abilities, things like that…”

“…I see.”

“So you still can’t tell me, right?”

Squirrel tapped his tail and jumped up onto my hand.

Then he said seriously.

“Right. But the outer castle reconstruction will be finished soon, won’t it?”

“Yeah.”

“Then forgotten things will return as a reward.”

I nodded vigorously. Then I thought of Raphael’s tightly closed room door.

It hurt a little to think that door that wouldn’t open was like the door to Raphael’s heart…

‘Right, anyway, all I can do is move forward.’

When you have unrequited love, thinking about and worrying over every reaction from the other person and digging tunnels only eats away at your sanity.

I just need to go my own way like I have been.

“I’m going to put chocolate in Raphael’s mouth.”

Being prickly when he’s not even sick might be because he lacks carbohydrates and sugar.

As I sparkled with excitement while contemplating how to seduce Raphael tomorrow, Squirrel let out a deep sigh.

“Right, your resilience is really amazing, isn’t it? …And here’s the good news.”

“Hm?”

“Since you’ve gained recognition even from the capital, I’ve gained a new ability!”

My eyes widened. Squirrel stepped forward and said.

“From now on, when you need me, call ‘Spy Squirrel’ telepathically! Then I can secretly infiltrate wherever needed and bring you the information you want!”

Such an amazing ability!

“This has an expiration date too, right?”

“Yeah, twice a year…”

…Oh no, I really need to use it carefully?

I nodded solemnly.

***

In the deep dawn when the moon, stars, and Serenthia were all asleep.

Raphael Kairozen opened his eyes.

His throat was parched as if burning and his eyes were bloodshot.

There was even strange hemoptysis with blood slowly trying to flow down between his teeth.

He knew what these symptoms were. Father had whispered it in his ear constantly.

This damn sensation was definitely what could be ‘pre-rampage symptoms.’

He had tasted flavors, smelled fragrances, and held hands with an uncontrollable woman.

Since his abilities had essentially been out of control for a while now, going on a rampage was a natural progression.

‘But such sudden rampage signs mean there’s some mystery behind it.’

Whether it was memories from the past or hallucinations in his ears, something dug deep into his mind.

“If you rampage, the power of death will mercilessly kill people. Especially the person you love.”

He had tried not to kill anyone. He had lived his entire life dryly without anyone to love.

However…

“Raphael Kairozen, if you can’t control your body, just kill yourself.”

A suspicious urge to destroy someone and a strange sensation of wanting to protect someone flowed through his blood vessels.

Raphael slowly got up.

At least he had a premonition that he shouldn’t be in this Kairozen Estate in his current state.

But his entire body felt like it had a fever, sinking to the floor like waterlogged cotton.

Raphael opened the door.

It was to escape this estate, but his footsteps strangely headed toward Serenthia’s room door.

‘I’m crazy.’

…But why on earth could he smell her scent?

A strangely peaceful sensation pressed into his body.

His entire body gradually heated up as if with fever, then became anxiously cold with sudden chills.

His consciousness briefly loosened its reins, and his unconscious took its place.

After breathing roughly, Raphael suddenly realized.

There was something soft and warm in his arms.

‘…Damn.’

…So Raphael now became aware.

Currently his body was performing actions that fell into the ‘criminal’ category.

He had opened a sleeping woman’s door and done the despicable act of holding that woman in his arms.

But why on earth, why was even this woman’s breath sweet?

And why on earth…

The fever and chills alternating…

Seemed to be gradually moving away from rampage.

‘…Now, I’m calm.’

There was something about this woman. As she said, he could ‘experiment through the light coming from his hands.’

But he no longer wanted to experiment through this woman.

Suddenly Raphael looked at her previously injured ankle.

It was a perfectly clean ankle as if it had never been sprained or swollen.

Since it didn’t hurt, there was no need to worry about her.

Right, he just needed to stop caring…

But something remained in his head.

The thought that it would be troublesome if she got hurt again.

However, Raphael endured this time too.

It was right to fold away and store such thoughts.

‘Because she’s under temporary protection.’

…Because he couldn’t take responsibility for this woman to the end.

As he slowly pulled away from her, he murmured quietly.

“…Sleep well.”

Looking at the woman sleeping with her eyes closed, breathing softly, he suddenly kissed her forehead again.

Then he quietly came out and closed the door soundlessly.

It was clear that Serenthia affected his body.

Raphael almost seemed to know, but nevertheless…

‘I’ll know soon.’

…He had somehow become afraid to approach that truth.

The moment that truth was revealed.

Raphael Kairozen might become… excessive toward that woman.

‘He might go too far.’

Look at him even now.

Rather than approaching the truth, it’s much more…

The burden of handling the change as his senses, always controlled and dulled, are being sharpened to razor precision is far more overwhelming.

***

Three minutes after Raphael closed the room door.

I, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly opened my eyes wide.

“This is crazy.”

No matter how much I love my sleep, I’m bound to wake up when someone embraces my body.

Especially when the body pressed against mine is quite firm, strong, beautiful, and belongs to someone I love, even more so…

I looked at the tightly closed room door and made a serious declaration.

“I’m getting married today.”

After finishing those words, I thought.

‘Oh, right. I’m already married.’

Then I should change it to a lifelong marriage, burial together in the grave.

But aside from my excitement, the state of Raphael’s body as he held mine was difficult to understand.

‘Something was strange.’

Actually, the reason I woke up was because I felt like something was flowing out of my body.

I narrowed my eyes and looked at the room door, trying to logically piece together everything that had happened so far.

‘Wait a minute, could it be…’

While talking with Squirrel today, I suddenly thought of something…

Just before I died and regressed, Squirrel had said something like that.

‘I found it, the being who can save Raphael!’ he had said.

…Is Raphael’s ability state dangerous, and am I some kind of being who can calm Raphael’s rampage?

Of course, this would be a huge leap. But if this is correct!

“Then we really are destined for each other, aren’t we?”

I kicked off the blanket and bolted upright.

Suddenly, the world looked truly beautiful.

I wanted to have a conversation with Raphael even with the room door between us, so I walked toward his bedroom.

However, that dawn, I couldn’t face Raphael again.

There were only rustling sounds coming from his drawing room all along, as if he were preparing something.

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