That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 98

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That’s not what kissing means!
Episode 98

The memory I had pushed away began seeping back through the cracks.
My chest tingled as the sensation from moments ago came vividly alive.
No, this isn’t the time for this…!
“Please forget about it. Let’s focus on the prayer.”
Evelyn deliberately turned her head toward the Envoy.
But Theo did not stop. It seemed his world contained only Evelyn.
He touched his own lips. His expression was rapturous, as though sinking into a swamp made of honey.
Theo opened his mouth again.
“Evelyn….”
Evelyn glanced around. Theo was a man who paid no attention to anyone’s gaze.
If someone were to hear this…!
His enchanted voice continued.
“I simply cannot forget. Your lips….”
No, this can’t happen!
That was when a forceful hand struck Theo’s mouth.
Crack—!
Fortunately, Theo’s words ceased. But another problem arose.
The unexpected sound drew everyone’s attention.
“I was just… catching an insect…!”
Evelyn laughed awkwardly, offering an excuse.
From the sudden blow, Theo’s lips began to swell noticeably.
The worshippers gazed at him with sympathetic eyes.
As though watching a victim of one-sided assault.
“We should listen to what the Envoy is saying… hehe.”
At Evelyn’s words, the worshippers turned their attention forward again.
She exhaled quietly.
Now she wanted nothing more than to avoid any further attention.
Perhaps from staying awake all night, exhaustion crashed down upon me rapidly.
At that moment, the most unwelcome situation unfolded.
Hum—
The necklace hidden beneath my priestly robes began to tremble faintly.
Last night, after receiving Yulia’s Stone from Theo, I had been too embarrassed to hand it over to him yet.
And of all times, the third prophecy had to manifest now…!
My spine went rigid. Cold sweat cascaded down my back in an instant.
‘This can’t happen. Not now…!’
But the Sacred Artifact paid no heed to my desperation.
It urged me frantically, demanding I speak its words.
Soon, light would seep through the fabric of my priestly robes.
At that very moment, my eyes met the Envoy’s. Being sensitive to divine power, he must have felt the overwhelming surge.
He tilted his head curiously.
He seemed intrigued by how I would handle this.
The people still didn’t know the Sacred Artifact’s true nature. Nor the prophecy that would shake the continent.
I had to escape this place first.
“Theo, let’s leave.”
I whispered softly. I’d planned to slip away quietly, drawing no attention.
But the necklace lost its patience and began to thrash wildly.
‘Is it going mad because it can’t introduce itself!’
My resolve not to cause trouble evaporated into thin air.
“We need to go, now!”
I gripped Theo’s hand tightly. Immediately, I pushed through the worshippers and fled my seat.
Since it was the Day of Blessings, the Chapel was packed with people.
Squeezing through the narrow gaps in my haste, I collided with bodies left and right.
“Excuse me, I’m sorry!”
Behind me, startled voices erupted.
“What, what is this!”
“That’s the woman who was catching insects earlier…!”
I grabbed Theo and bolted toward the exit.
All the while, I had to grip the pendant tightly with one hand to prevent the light from leaking through.
After passing the long benches and finally escaping the Chapel, I couldn’t let my guard down.
I ran blindly, evading the Sacred Knights stationed throughout.
Even as I sprinted, my mind raced with countless thoughts.
I hoped the next prophecy would at least offer a concrete solution…!
Would I have to interpret it with the Envoy again?
If so, it would be like entrusting a fish to a cat.
Then, my eyes lit up with sudden clarity.
‘I don’t have to recite the prophecy word for word.’
A way to dismantle everything came to mind.
It was to fabricate the prophecy.
For that, I needed to get my story straight with Theo.
“Huff, huff…!”
After running for a while, I arrived at the Lodging.
Thanks to everyone gathering at the Chapel, the Lodging was quiet.
“Let’s go to your room, Theo!”
At Evelyn’s cry, Theo’s face flushed crimson.
The moment the door swung open, she shoved him inside and gasped for breath.
I had never run so relentlessly before.
A mind in chaos, a weary body craving oxygen, a tension as though standing at the edge of a cliff—
Everything seemed to be pushing me toward that precipice.
Tangled in the moment, Evelyn barely managed to speak.
“We need to sync our lips!”
Theo’s eyes widened. Then, with a serious expression, he nodded.
“I think so too.”
It kept surfacing in my mind—I was going mad.
Soon after, he gently caressed her cheek.
At the soft warmth of his touch, she blinked.
Theo’s face began to draw closer, inch by inch.
As sunlight from the window illuminated him, his beauty shone all the brighter.
And so did the tender affection dwelling in his eyes.
“Wait, just a moment! Theo…!”
This isn’t what I meant!
Evelyn blinked rapidly.
Sweet breath tickled the tip of her nose.
But just before their lips could touch, Evelyn suddenly came to her senses.
‘Have I lost my mind? What am I doing?!’
She shoved against Theo’s chest with force.
Watching him yield and step back, Evelyn cried out.
“That’s not what syncing our lips means!”
“It isn’t?”
His disappointed gaze slowly traced her small, plump lips.
“You dragged me out here, unable to contain yourself any longer…”
“What on earth are you talking about!”
Theo seemed to have gravely misunderstood something.
“I was quite thrilled.”
He had clearly anticipated much from her bold initiative.
What does he think I am?
Evelyn shot him a look of exasperation.
That was when Yulia’s Stone could no longer contain itself and burst forth with light.
It thrashed about as though demanding: What are you doing when time is running out?
“It was because of this!”
“Ah.”
Theo’s expression dried up rapidly as understanding dawned.
When Evelyn handed him a fountain pen, he replaced the nib with a blade and pricked his finger.
Droplets of blood fell and streamed down onto the Sacred Artifact.
Yulia’s Stone immediately absorbed the blood of the one who had inscribed it.
Just as before, it shifted back and forth, then formed letters of light.
Evelyn read aloud the ancient script that shone brilliantly.
“O bearer of evil, you shall be consumed by the void that forever remains unfilled.”
This prophecy was closer to a harsh condemnation.
The Sacred Artifact, finally satisfied, returned to its original form.
“Do you understand what it means?”
At Evelyn’s question, Theo nodded.
“I understand it well.”
“What is it?”
“It’s cursing the Envoy.”
She burst into laughter at his straightforward interpretation.
Theo went to the Table and pulled out the chair for Evelyn to sit.
“Sit.”
“I was about to leave.”
“Back to the Chapel?”
“That’s impossible.”
I couldn’t endure three sharp stares.
Evelyn sat down and voiced the thought she’d had earlier.
“What if we conveyed this prophecy differently?”
“There’s no need to be honest with one who harbors evil.”
Theo smiled crookedly.
“Recording and spreading the immortality ritual is important, but His Majesty the Emperor won’t easily let go of the Envoy.”
“He won’t want to believe that the miracle he experienced was a lie.”
“But painful as it may be, he must accept it. For the sake of the Empire.”
“It’s time we left the Holy Kingdom.”
You’ve worked hard.
Theo brushed Evelyn’s hair behind her ear.
Her violet eyes still rippled with deep intensity.
Now I understand this gaze. What he desires, what he craves.
“I told you.”
Evelyn looked up at him.
“Kissing doesn’t mean that.”
“Then shall we change its meaning?”
“What do you mean?”
“If you don’t understand, why not leave it to me?”
Theo drew closer slowly.
A flood of heat enveloped Evelyn completely.

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