That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 77

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That’s not what kissing means!

Episode 77

Theo’s tender consideration felt particularly overwhelming today.

Thinking that he had sent it, her wariness about the cake melted away.

“I’ll just accept this one and stop eating…”

Evelyn sat at the table and cut the cake with her fork.

As the soft texture reached her fingertips, she couldn’t resist putting it in her mouth.

The fluffy texture filled her senses completely. Blissfully so.

Her eyes sparkling as she chewed repeatedly, the cake disappeared in an instant.

Evelyn looked at the empty plate with a bitter expression.

She was doomed.

“Can I really just accept this one… and stop eating?”

She had no confidence whatsoever in being able to refuse the sweetness Theo provided.

Thinking of the muddy soup she had earlier, this was like paradise.

From the moment Theo demanded dessert, her dignity had long since hit rock bottom.

“I’ll just eat it.”

Evelyn rationalized to herself that at this rate, she’d be perfect for starving to death.

Fortunately, lunch and dinner were supposed to be regular meals, so she could endure it.

‘Though that’s just beans and grass anyway…’

Compared to the mud soup, it would taste heavenly.

After finishing the cake, Evelyn drank some calming tea.

‘The taste is unique.’

It was a flavor and aroma she’d never experienced before.

It wasn’t just sweet…

Then, Evelyn blinked slowly.

Was it because of the hectic morning? Fatigue washed over her.

Since it wasn’t severe drowsiness, she immediately got up from her seat.

Carrying the empty plate, she opened the door to see a small wooden box mounted on the wall right next to it.

It was a mailbox provided to each room for the clerics.

After putting the plate and teacup inside, she stepped out to the garden in front of the lodging.

She planned to take a walk to shake off the sleepiness.

‘There are more trees than I expected.’

Even though it was still spring, perhaps due to the influence of divine power, they all shone with vivid green light.

Among them, pink-tinted flowering trees were also in full bloom.

It was almost time to go to the library and meet Theo.

His sweet consideration came to mind again.

‘I should thank him when I see him.’

At that moment, a flower bud fell with a thud onto her head.

Seeing the color that resembled her own hair, Evelyn thought of Theo.

‘Theo would probably say it looks like me again.’

Since he identified anything pink with her.

Then she suddenly came to her senses.

She had no idea why she was suddenly thinking of Theo.

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The temple’s structure seemed to be divided into public areas and internal spaces reserved only for clerics.

While the chapel, dining hall, and banquet hall were relatively on the outside, the lodging and library were far from the entrance.

Since they occasionally held events for believers from across the continent, it seemed they had clustered the spaces to be opened in one area.

According to Sophia, the library was in a more secluded location than the lodging.

She had to follow the forest path away from the lodging and then enter a wooden building.

Evelyn walked along the forest as she had instructed.

The sound of birds chirping tickled her ears, and the gentle breeze carried the full scent of grass.

Evelyn stood still and gazed at the sunlight streaming down in a single beam.

“How peaceful.”

“Indeed.”

“Eek!”

Without her noticing when he had approached, Theo was looking down at her with a smile.

To walk through the grass without making a single sound… she even began to suspect he might be a ghost.

“But my heart doesn’t feel that way.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s frozen with loneliness. Who would have thought I’d miss the manor’s library this much.”

He touched his forehead with a pitiful expression.

Exchanging conversation while appropriately ignoring Theo’s dramatics, they soon saw the library.

The building’s exterior walls clearly showed traces of time, and one side was covered with vines.

The interior they entered after opening the door was clean unlike the outside, with no sense of age.

It was spacious enough to accommodate all the clerics.

And the temple library had a surprisingly free-spirited atmosphere.

The clerics engaged in light conversation in hushed voices. It seemed they didn’t intervene as long as there wasn’t major disruption.

Evelyn approached the librarian and asked about how to use the library.

Hearing that she could read anything as long as she didn’t take it outside, she headed to the bookshelves.

Theo smiled at the sight of her boldly selecting heavy books one after another.

Then he approached closer to help her.

“You’re full of energy? Unlike this morning.”

“I had incredible nutritious food.”

“Do you normally call that nutritious food?”

“Yes, that sweetness energizes me more than anything else.”

At that moment, Evelyn looked up toward Theo.

His blue eyes, unexpectedly close to her face, were full of laughter.

As the refreshing color lingered on her, Theo drew in a breath.

Soon Evelyn spoke in a cheerful voice.

“That’s my way of saying thank you.”

At the same time, a smile spread across her clear face.

“…”

Theo couldn’t say anything for a while.

The sensation of his heart pounding rendered him powerless.

Evelyn left the dazed Theo behind and examined the bookshelves again.

“Today I’m planning to look into the history of Goddess Yulia. I’ve studied it before, but the temple might have different materials.”

Then she moved to another section.

Theo had to stand there alone, savoring the lingering feeling.

“…This is a bit too much.”

To shake him up when he was just standing there and then slip away.

She really was a merciless woman.

Theo hurriedly followed her.

She had somehow gone far away, and he couldn’t find her even looking around the vicinity.

Even while chasing Evelyn, that smile from earlier kept coming to mind.

The sight of her being happy over a single cake.

‘I’ll have to take a trip around the Holy Kingdom soon.’

He planned to leave the temple and raid every dessert shop.

He was indulging in such fantasies, imagining how nice it would be to enjoy a private date together under that excuse.

“Cleric Evelyn, do you know how to read ancient language?”

A young man’s voice was heard. The fact that he called her name ‘Evelyn’ was deeply irritating.

It was a childish thought, but he hoped Evelyn would ignore him and leave.

However, she responded with a bright voice.

“Yes, I majored in ancient language at the Academy.”

“Ah, that’s amazing!”

When Theo quickly turned around the corner of the bookshelf, the two came into view.

The Male Priest was greatly pleased and kept trying to engage Evelyn in conversation.

“I haven’t been learning ancient language for very long. I want to interpret the records left by the Goddess, but it’s not easy.”

“How long have you been studying it?”

“A little over a year. As for how much I’ve learned…”

The Priest continued to bring up topics about ancient language, and Evelyn was answering his questions wholeheartedly.

She seemed to be quite enjoying the conversation with someone who shared the same interests.

‘It’s just one question.’

At that moment, Theo made a decision about what he would start doing when he returned to the Empire.

He planned to set aside his duties as a Duke and study ancient language first.

Theo’s thoughts of making a plan to study on his own and then appear magnificently before her suddenly stopped.

‘I don’t necessarily have to study alone.’

He could simply have Evelyn as his Mentor from the beginning.

‘What an excellent idea.’

It was the most brilliant decision he had ever made in his life.

Then, Evelyn spotted Theo and asked.

“What are you doing over there?”

The Priest had already disappeared.

Theo approached with a satisfied expression.

“Something brilliant just occurred to me.”

Then Evelyn made an excited expression and whispered.

“You’re talking about the prophecy, right?”

“Something more important than that.”

Without giving a clear answer, Theo took the book she was holding.

“Are you going to pick more?”

“No, I’m thinking of settling down and reading now.”

The two found an empty spot and sat down. Theo pulled his chair right next to Evelyn’s.

Fortunately, Sophia wasn’t here.

The Priests were far away, so the surroundings were quiet.

Theo could feel the same mood as he did at the Manor after a long time.

Those times when he spent intimate moments alone with Evelyn in the Library.

However, his elated feelings didn’t last long.

A cheerful voice was directed toward them.

“Cleric Evelyn!”

It was the Male Priest who had conversed with her earlier.

Theo’s pleasant mood sank. Of course, it didn’t show on the outside at all.

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