It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 90

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Even while being unable to come to my senses from Raphael’s affectionate offensive, I professionally and diligently handled my work.

The first thing to do!

It was to show the tail fur to the squirrel who was leisurely playing around.

“Look at this. Isn’t this from your kind?”

“Hic.”

…What kind of squirrel hiccups? It was when I looked at the squirrel with a suspicious expression.

“You, why do you have that expression?”

“Th, that is…”

My expression contained a bit more powerful suspicion. Then the squirrel swished its tail and said.

“A, a, actually that fur is mine.”

“Why did you go to the Princess’s Palace…”

When I tilted my head with suspicion, the squirrel anxiously circled around me.

Then suddenly, didn’t it change the subject!

“…Th, um, you know. Serenthia! Did you contact Baron Porfena? When will the warehouse be completely built?”

“Why that all of a sudden?”

“When receiving the hidden reward, I think I’ll be able to tell you a lot of things.”

For a squirrel, its voice was strangely low. I shrugged my shoulders.

“…Well, fine. Got it.”

“Hmm…”

“You seem to have too many secrets. …Really, when the warehouse is finished being built, you’ll tell me your secrets too, right?”

Both being away from the capital for a long time, and the current situation too.

Somehow I felt I needed to get a definite answer that you’ll ‘definitely tell me the secrets’ to feel at ease.

Then the squirrel said carefully.

“Yes, I’ll definitely tell you. Even if you don’t want to know, I’ll tell you.”

I looked at the squirrel with dubious eyes, then turned my gaze to what I was doing.

First, I wrote a letter to Baron Porfena asking how the design of the research institute warehouse was progressing.

Next, I sat on the bed analyzing the blueprints of the Princess’s Palace and wrote another letter.

Because…

‘Raphael told me not to meet alone with the Crown Prince.’

So I won’t meet him!

Jacob’s romantic advice to ‘play push and pull’ had long been forgotten.

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Thus Serenthia’s letter crossed over the walls of the Palace of the Crown Prince of Saxony.

Holding her letter, Saxen arrived in front of the Princess’s Palace.

[For the time being, I would like to exchange conversations through letters.]

It was sufficiently understandable.

Raphael’s gaze seemed to be wary of him.

‘I never dreamed that man would have an emotion called love.’

…But there was. Love.

“It’s disappointing that I couldn’t find it while talking…”

…Well, it can’t be helped.

It was when he turned his gaze again after staring at the letter.

[I checked,

and usually the most precious items are contained in the master room.

The other building 【Coffee House】 that Her Highness the Princess built was the same.

So, I think opening the ‘master room’ would be the way to follow Her Highness the Princess’s traces.

The method to open the master room can probably be found in Her Highness the Princess’s architectural style.

If we check the architectural style of that time…]

Below that were various attached materials packed densely.

But that wasn’t the part Saxen focused on.

As he fiddled with the letter Serenthia had sent, at some point something very interesting became visible.

‘…I keep feeling divine power faintly from this letter.’

Saxen, who gripped the letter, suddenly recognized his reality.

Right now when he should be searching for traces of his sister, why was he unable to concentrate because he was thinking of Serenthia.

The Crown Prince checked Serenthia’s letter again and examined that ‘architectural style’ one by one.

And while walking around this place, the Crown Prince realized something quite peculiar.

The reason was unknown.

From some point on, the Princess’s Palace had been continuously changing its appearance.

He arrived at the location where the ‘master room’ should have been according to the original blueprints.

And…

Where there had definitely been a wall until yesterday, a door had appeared.

A white door with a golden handle.

As if the handle was tempting him to try opening this door.

Saxen’s hand reached the handle without hesitation.

And with a click sound, the handle turned.

However, the door did not open.

***

Thus, still after ‘nothing happened in the field’ the next morning!

We were still using separate rooms.

After bringing me to my room last night, Raphael muttered very quietly to himself.

“…Damn, maternal instinct.”

What on earth did that mean.

I was still pondering it when morning came, when Raphael took my hand and led me outside.

The place he brought me to was a gift shop in the capital.

“There’s someone to give a gift to.”

“Ah! Because we’ll be returning to the North soon?”

While it was true I was currently helping the Emperor, I couldn’t leave the North empty indefinitely.

Besides, I was also designing the research institute warehouse!

‘Raphael has probably never chosen a gift by himself, so I should pick one for him!’

With an ambitious heart, I stepped energetically toward the gift shop.

But here’s the thing.

Raphael stopped in front of a showcase displaying bracelets, then glanced at my wrist.

Something’s strange. Why does he keep looking back and forth between my bare wrist and the bracelet showcase?

I looked at Raphael with a suspicious expression.

Then Raphael met my gaze directly and said.

“I’m going to buy something.”

“Pardon?”

Surprisingly with a somewhat tense expression, he stepped into the shop while pretending to be blunt.

“…Go inside.”

But that’s a place that sells women’s jewelry accessories among gifts. Is he really going to purchase something?

But Raphael didn’t hesitate.

Exactly 1 minute after stepping into the shop.

In just 1 minute, he quickly paid for a bracelet in the shop and came right out.

His lips twitched slightly.

“Buying gifts.”

“Pardon?”

“…Not bad.”

The man who used to be unfamiliar even with buying gifts for Jacob had now become a man who chose gifts well by himself.

I gave him a thumbs up and smiled brightly.

But inside, my mind was spinning frantically.

‘Is that bracelet for me?’

If it’s for a woman, it could be mine.

‘…Or maybe it’s a gift for Isidel?’

My eyes rolled around at the thought that I shouldn’t get my hopes up.

But still!

‘I hope it’s for me.’

If Raphael were to give me a gift…

I would treasure it dearly.

Receiving a gift from someone is such a rare thing for me.

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In the carriage on the way home.

I cautiously asked Raphael.

“By any chance, is the gift you bought today for me?”

Raphael stared at me intently, then took out a gift box from his inner pocket and handed it to me.

“Yes. I thought you would have already noticed.”

“…”

“…As your husband, I’m giving this to you. …Nothing more than that.”

Somehow it seemed like he put quite an emphasis on the word ‘husband’…

With my heart floating, I unwrapped the gift box and saw the bracelet inside.

Ten brilliant magic stones were embedded across the front of a silver chain.

“It means don’t go anywhere.”

“Ah…!”

To receive a gift from Raphael…!

Is this a dream or reality?

Completely overwhelmed, I stared down at the bracelet.

Raphael doesn’t know. What kind of trauma I have with bracelets.

But at that moment, Raphael’s fingertips touched my wrist.

Click.

The sound of a chain fastening rang in my ears, and the bracelet was secured.

The sensation of it wrapping around my wrist didn’t feel unpleasant.

It felt like the memories of being tormented by the magic tool bracelet at the Rosemary Family were gradually being covered over.

They’re both bracelets, but they’re different.

One because someone likes me, the other because someone hated me.

In the gap between those two, I…

‘I feel like my heart has become peaceful.’

After staring at the bracelet for a while, I lifted my head.

“Thank you so much. I’ll treasure it until the day I die!”

Then, Raphael slowly tilted his head and whispered low against my ear.

“This gift might not have good intentions behind it.”

“Then what kind of intentions?”

Raphael quietly grasped the bracelet on my wrist.

The chain that had been fastened loosened slightly. As if opening an escape route.

“So, if you’re thinking of running away, go now.”

My eyes widened at those words.

Raphael whispered against my ear in a slow tone.

“…Because I don’t think I can stop myself anymore.”

As if waiting for my answer, his eyes met mine.

Anymore…

He can’t stop himself?

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