It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 87

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After the brief goodnight kiss.

Without any more lovey-dovey events in the bedroom, the next day arrived.

Even after becoming aware of things like ‘jealousy’ and ‘goodnight kisses’, honestly speaking, there wasn’t much that had changed in Raphael’s daily life.

Serenthia had simply permeated into his routine.

Raphael allocated exactly 33 minutes to lunch with her, and was satisfied.

His abilities also didn’t move uncomfortably.

As long as there were no problems, his and her lunches were scheduled to continue.

Around three days later, at lunchtime.

Today, exactly one uninvited guest had occupied his drawing room seat.

“Good day, this is Ellen. I came to report something regarding the fairy grass.”

“I see. Did you find the reference?”

“Ah, yes. …The thing is, there’s something rather peculiar. For fairy grass that induces rampage, there are conditions for when it’s picked. It must be picked by a woman…”

“Is that so.”

“Yes, there’s nothing else besides that. What kind of woman seems important too, so I’ll investigate that part as well.”

Max Rosemary is not a woman. But…

Raphael recalled a recent report.

【List of Fairy Forest Visitors】.

The visitor list was very long, and there was no one whose movements overlapped with his.

But in that list, it wasn’t Max, but Evelyn Rosemary was there.

‘The circumstantial evidence is gradually solidifying.’

Even if she hadn’t instigated the rampage, he had been thinking of dealing with her appropriately anyway.

‘For now, I’ll keep the suspect list open, but Max Rosemary will be dealt with.’

He nodded toward Ellen and said.

“Well then, you may go.”

“Yes, sir.”

After Ellen had left as well.

Raphael decided to spend a peaceful day.

To be precise, he intended to tell Serenthia during lunch in the dining room that he would be conducting an ‘investigation into the shoddy construction of buildings built by Max Rosemary’.

But the thing is…

Raphael detected a strange situation.

When he headed to the dining room to have lunch with Serenthia.

He was alone in the dining room.

Raphael slowly closed his eyes and opened them again.

So.

“Serenthia went to the Imperial Palace again?”

The butler, who asked back, nodded with a puzzled expression.

“Yes. Ah! She asked me to give this to Lord Raphael.”

[Honey Bee♥]

Serenthia’s characteristically cheerful handwriting was shining on the note.

Raphael slowly read the next sentence.

[Prince Saxen suddenly said he discovered something strange in the Princess’s Palace. T.T

See you later~ I’ll go to the Imperial Palace and come back

-From your eternal wife♡-]

The moment he confirmed Serenthia’s bright and cheerful letter, Raphael started to crumple the letter…

“…Honey Bee.”

Normally, he would have ended it by irritably chewing over that damn word. But today, that wasn’t all.

It felt like much more was out of place.

Raphael stared intently at the tableware at the seat where Serenthia always sat.

She would have definitely played around with the food there, making hearts…

But that wasn’t there.

The butler carefully pointed to the steak on the table and said.

“Should I bring out a new one? The steak has gotten cold…”

“…No, it’s fine.”

Raphael repeated the mechanical action of cutting the cold steak and putting it in his mouth a few times before putting down his fork.

The well-cooked steak felt exactly like military ration bread.

Strangely.

He felt like he might lose his temper a little.

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At the same time, inside the Imperial Palace.

Serenthia had arrived at the Imperial Palace without any particular thoughts.

But here, Prince Saxen was also feeling intense emotions within.

Raphael wasn’t the only one who had learned new emotions because of Serenthia.

Prince Saxen, who had called Serenthia out, was also mulling over a strange sensation.

He was recalling what the Shadow Knights had told him recently.

“There’s nothing particularly problematic. However, if there’s something peculiar, it’s the fact that she suddenly began displaying architectural skills after going to the North. Ah, and…”

“And?”

“It seems she was treated with some discrimination by the Rosemary Count Family. Especially, it appears the Count led this.”

In families raising three or more children, discriminating against the second daughter was quite common.

It was a common family misfortune narrative.

Even if the scent of ‘truth’ could be detected from that narrative, it was a story that had little to do with him.

But why did it leave such a bitter taste?

Irritation toward the Rosemary family rose to his throat.

It was strange. He had never felt such displeasure about another family’s affairs…

‘I don’t think there were almost any times like this.’

Prince Saxen looked at Serenthia while recalling the shadows’ words.

Today, he was thinking of discussing the Princess rather than the Princess’s Palace blueprints.

To understand the Princess’s Palace, he needed to know what kind of child the Princess was.

Because of this, telling architect Serenthia what he knew about the Princess was essential work.

But…

‘I just want to tell her, too.’

For some unknown reason, his intuition was telling him. That he must tell Serenthia the Princess’s story.

“So, where did I leave off. Now I’m thinking of telling the story of when my younger sister met the Divines when she was young…”

…Without noticing that Serenthia’s quill pen flinched slightly at the mention of Divines.

His words continued little by little, slowly.

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After finishing the story about the Crown Prince and the youngest Princess, and the Princess’s Palace.

Serenthia naturally tried to board the carriage standing in front of the Imperial Palace.

But…

There was one person already in the carriage.

Someone with a very dark, gloomy, and frightening expression…

“…Gasp, Lord Raphael, did you come to pick me up?”

“As if.”

Looking at the man with a very cold expression, Serenthia asked seriously.

“Then what is it?”

“It seems like I came to find my cheating wife, probably.”

“Wow…”

Serenthia looked at Raphael seriously.

“This really seems like… jealousy.”

Raphael looked at the woman with an emotionless expression.

“This is really bothering me so much.”

His fingertips grasped Serenthia’s roughened hands as he muttered.

“Is this also, what, some kind of denial phase?”

“When you care about me but pretend you don’t, that’s exactly what we call a denial phase!”

“I’ve never used that. And what’s with that strange term again?”

“…It’s a real thing!”

“Oh…”

When he recalled and spoke the words she had used several times before, Serenthia’s eyes sparkled brightly.

But her cheeks were flushed red.

It clearly meant she was shy.

Looking at her face sideways, Raphael coldly declared.

“I won’t do it, kiss.”

Serenthia closed her eyes tightly and muttered.

“If you don’t do it now, you’ll regret it…”

“I won’t, regret it.”

Of course, Raphael would end up beating the ground in considerable regret over this moment in the distant future…

But before that, Raphael lowered his head.

“You keep pestering me, why. Can you handle it?”

At that moment, his nose tip slowly drew close enough to almost touch Serenthia’s nose tip.

It looked like cats nuzzling their noses together…

But at the same time, his lips descended upon hers.

Though it appeared to be an ordinary kiss, the tip of his tongue lightly traced across her lips.

When their lips slowly parted, Serenthia froze like someone who had fainted with their eyes open, then immediately began hiccupping.

“Hic, hic…”

“Your face turns red from just this much, …why do you provoke me?”

Raphael naturally brushed Serenthia’s hair aside as he whispered.

“Don’t do things you can’t handle from the start.”

The moment the languid voice of the half-crazed man fell upon her ear.

The carriage came to a stop.

They had arrived at the mansion in the capital.

As soon as the unsuspecting coachman opened the door, Serenthia disappeared into the mansion without even accepting an escort.

“I, I, i, i’ll see you next time!”

Bang!

…The door closed, and this time it was Serenthia who fled.

Raphael’s lips curved up mischievously.

Always, it had been Raphael himself who ignored her first.

But this time, it was Serenthia who ran away first.

‘This… is interesting?’

The first reversal in their flirting dynamic.

Faced with this, he slowly caressed his earlobe.

Heat had risen.

But this time, that burning sensation didn’t feel bad at all.

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