It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 80

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19. The Appearance of a Jealousy Inducer(?)

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At the same time, at the Kairozen Mansion in the Capital.

I had sent Squirrel to the Rosemary Estate to investigate Max’s movements, only to hear absurd news.

‘…Max Rosemary, that crazy bastard ran off to the Eastern Continent.’

Moreover, during that single day, I had been incredibly busy without a moment to breathe.

“Should we hire miners to extract the minerals from Perilde Mine?”

I needed to secure new materials as quickly as possible to begin reconstruction work.

However, even someone as model-student-like as me would develop shortcuts after building four or five buildings.

I casually asked Squirrel.

“If I just ‘participate’ in the design, your reward system would recognize it as something I built, right?”

“That’s true, but… why?”

Well, I’m going to be a bit busy looking for the culprit who made Raphael go berserk…

“Whose help will you get? But Serenthia, you don’t have any friends.”

This squirrel is now completely attacking me with facts.

That’s right. As Squirrel said, I had no friends.

But I do have a perfect architect who can do auto-hunting for me!

I immediately wrote a letter to ‘Baron Porfena.’

‘He promised to grant my wish just once, without asking any questions!’

Perhaps he remembered those words.

Baron Porfena readily took on the warehouse design for the research institute. Of course, on the condition that he get confirmation from me!

That took exactly one day.

I was catching my breath and sitting by Raphael’s bedside as he slept restlessly again when it happened.

“Your Highness the Grand Princess… we have a visitor.”

Behind the butler who entered with a troubled expression.

A woman appeared with brilliant golden hair like the sun and fiery red eyes.

She was a woman who appeared to be in her early thirties with a cat-like face, plump lips, and a beauty mark under her eye—an incredibly beautiful face.

As I stared at her wondering who she was, she offered her greetings.

“Good day. I come to see His Highness Duke Raphael Kairozen and Her Highness Grand Princess Serenthia Kairozen.”

The woman who introduced herself as Ellen Metz said she was a physician.

Her seemingly indifferent yet pure eyes were very beautiful…

And throughout her greeting, they were directed toward Raphael.

She respectfully spoke while presenting a report summarizing her abilities.

“I heard you’ve had symptoms of a rampage. I’ll use healing magic to confirm whether the rampage has completely subsided.”

I read the report she handed me and said.

“It says here that you have healing magic that can calm rampages.”

Ellen immediately responded.

“Ah, that’s not correct. It’s just a rumor. There’s no way to calm a rampage.”

At those words, the corners of my mouth subtly rose.

‘As expected, it’s only me.’

…As expected, Raphael and I are destined for each other.

I nodded as I closed the report.

“So, you want to check Raphael’s rampage symptoms?”

“Yes. Since you experienced a rampage crisis. Then, could you please extend your hand? If I inject identification magic through contact, I can check for rampage symptoms.”

Raphael muttered lowly, as if not fully awake or still feeling weak.

“I’m already fine.”

“Yes. But direct confirmation is necessary.”

“You need to hold hands?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Watching the two converse, I was thinking about Ellen.

‘I know her, you see.’

Right, I had some information about Ellen from before my regression.

At that time, as far as I knew, Raphael’s abilities had never gone berserk.

So her very existence was vague, but I still remembered that she had the ability to identify rampages.

‘She had no connection to the Rosemary Family, and she was definitely someone trustworthy.’

Then wouldn’t she be worth entrusting Raphael to?

“Hurry up and check, Ellen. Raphael’s rampage levels!”

Ellen extended her hand.

“Yes, understood. I should be able to check now. Like this, holding hands and measuring rampage levels…”

However, strangely, Raphael’s eyebrows rose.

His hand slipped under the blanket.

An expression of bewilderment.

A face of disbelief.

A vanished smile.

“Are you serious?”

As if trying to confirm my face, his eyes quickly searched my expression.

I nodded earnestly and said.

“Of course, I’m serious!”

If I say this, Raphael will surely…!

“…I won’t do it.”

…He won’t do it?!

Why won’t he do something so efficient?

Though it might be irreverent to express it this way, it was like…

The expression of a puppy abandoned by its owner.

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“I told that woman I won’t receive the identification.”

“…What? Why? Just in case, you know!”

“I won’t do it. …I also have something to discuss with you alone.”

Throughout the carriage ride to the Kairozen Capital Mansion, Raphael tried to maintain an indifferent expression.

Yet he kept thinking to himself.

Why am I angry?

No, there was absolutely nothing to be angry about.

He was just rationally judging, hoping that woman wouldn’t be problematic.

‘I thought she would definitely hate me holding hands with another woman…’

…Rationally, he was certain.

It would be good to hold Ellen’s hand and get diagnosed on his rampage levels.

He had thought that during that process, Serenthia would assert ownership over his body, saying something like ‘You can’t touch my husband’s body!’ and it would become quite troublesome.

But Serenthia handed him over far too easily with an innocent face.

Her transparent, clear expression held not a trace of jealousy.

‘What the hell?’

Confusion rose in one corner of his chest. But at the same time, Raphael had an issue he needed to figure out.

“Thirty minutes from now.”

“Yes?”

“The two of us need to talk.”

Serenthia nodded resolutely as if she could guess what he wanted to say.

“…Should I come back in thirty minutes then?”

“Yes, do that.”

After she left.

Raphael looked at his wristwatch that had turned with a click.

‘…As soon as Serenthia calmed my rampage, the watch band changed.’

This watch definitely shows his emotions through the second hand.

But what should I make of the watch strap changing from ordinary leather to metal?

‘It seems Valen has tampered with the magical device.’

He probably added some new function to the magical device that he doesn’t know about.

But Raphael somehow felt like he knew what this function meant.

He turned on the crystal orb in the drawing room.

The crystal orb crackled as it connected to Kairozen Castle.

What he had only guessed at until now would become reality.

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When he reported his rampage and stabilized state to 【Kairozen Castle】, conveyed that he had obtained the Perilde Mine, and finally said he would return.

Raphael hadn’t expected concern from others.

However…

‘What is this.’

Raphael stared blankly at the crystal orb in his grasp with indifferent eyes.

Raphael Kairozen. He was, quite literally, being tormented.

“How dare you think of holding another woman’s hand when you haven’t even ‘properly’ consummated your wedding night.”

…First came Lady Isidel’s fierce criticism.

“I said I wouldn’t.”

Lady Isidel had, though he wasn’t sure when exactly, become Serenthia’s reliable ally.

But her glaring eyes were at a level he could reasonably ignore.

It seemed she had quickly returned from the capital to Kairozen Castle, and Raphael’s expression became indifferent at a single comment muttered shamelessly by his aide Tein beside Lady Isidel.

“Lord Raphael, how upset do you think Lady Serenthia would be?”

“What would she be upset about.”

“Well, obviously…! If she knew you were holding hands and being lovey-dovey with another woman.”

“I’ve never held hands, and I’ve certainly never been lovey-dovey.”

“You’re emotionally the ultimate dominant type, yet you’re really too cruel.”

“…So.”

Raphael grew tired. More precisely, it wasn’t listening to Tein’s nonsense that was tiring.

“She might cry alone in her room.”

No, that woman had an indifferent expression.

Even if he held Ellen’s hand, she’d probably smile and say ‘Go ahead and hold hands! It’s treatment!’

‘Didn’t she say she… liked me. But then why.’

He couldn’t understand. Raphael was adult enough not to voice such doubts aloud.

“So it wouldn’t matter.”

“Of course it would matter! You know how much Lady Serenthia likes you, Lord Raphael.”

“…Enough.”

But Raphael hadn’t turned on the crystal orb to have this conversation.

‘I got dragged into this again.’

The feeling of being a traitor among his family since the wedding was becoming somewhat familiar these days.

Growing tired of explaining the situation, Raphael simply whispered quietly.

“…Call Valen, Tein. I have something to say.”

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