The Obsessive Male Leads Want to Eat Me Alive - Chapter 116

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Chapter 116
“…I understand.”
I could at least give medicine to someone who was suffering.
I spotted the sedative on the bedside table and felt a twinge of disappointment.
‘This isn’t a cure, Your Highness.’
It merely dulls the pain.
…Is it that serious?
Could it be a condition for which no cure exists?
I had many questions, but I didn’t want to tire out someone who was ill with my inquiries, so I held my tongue for now.
“Come now.”
A subtly impatient voice reached my ears.
He was merely asking me to give him medicine, yet his tone made it sound as though he were requesting something far more sinister.
You truly were born for this, Your Highness Sisrain.
*Click*
I opened the medicine bottle and brought the liquid potion to his lips, opening my own mouth first to signal that he should do the same.
“Aah.”
This brought back old memories.
Of course, much had changed since then, and so had Sisrain.
His sharp eyes narrowed to slits as he slowly parted his full lips.
Despite merely administering medicine, I felt danger instinctively.
‘Even in moments like this, I’m on edge.’
It was like approaching a sharp-fanged beast with dripping meat in hand.
One misstep and he might swallow without distinguishing between the ‘food’ and ‘me’.
“Aang~”
…Pardon? Aang?
Startled and frozen in that instant.
I suddenly discovered that someone had snatched the medicine bottle and was holding out their own pale, audacious hand in its place.
“…!”
Turning around, I saw a beautiful man with long, pale blue hair like a lily, covering his mouth with his sleeve as he laughed softly.
Beside him stood a spirited wolf with crimson hair, arms crossed.
“Sordi, Um!!!”
My face brightened considerably.
“Our little one, how we’ve missed you!”
“Ha ha, Chapssalsal! You’ve grown even more since we last met.”
Oh no, I haven’t grown that noticeably, Um.
“Let me give our little one a hug.”
As Sordi pulled me into an embrace first, Um wrapped his arms around both of us at once.
“My, Um~ our little one has lost weight. Haven’t you been eating enough?”
Please don’t treat me like a child in front of Sisrain!
…Little one, indeed.
‘That’s an embarrassing way to address someone in front of others.’
“….”
I glanced at Sisrain.
He was openly displaying his displeasure at being interrupted, yet he showed no surprise whatsoever at the sudden arrival of two men.
As expected, he’s remarkably composed. I rarely witnessed Sisrain being startled or shaken by anything.
Fortunately, he seemed entirely indifferent to the term “little one”—as if he hadn’t heard it at all.
For me, that was truly a relief, and I felt a small wave of comfort wash over me.
“Chapssalsal, your resonance power has grown tremendously! What on earth happened while we were away?”
…I’ve certainly experienced quite a lot.
I met three madmen, encountered my mother, and nearly died.
I had actually suspected it beforehand.
My resonance power, which draws from Sordi and Um’s strength, had increased dramatically.
‘I especially felt it when I was being pursued by the Tracking Team.’
Because I had drawn heavily upon Um’s power at that time.
Resonance power increases in two main ways, or so I was told.
First, when my ability to resonate with Sordi and Um deepens.
Second, when there’s a catalyst strong enough to fortify my inner strength.
There had been plenty of such catalysts during this time.
Having endured so much and felt such profound emotions, I had grown, even if only slightly.
My daily life had certainly been eventful and turbulent.
“Our little one has been through so much.”
Sordi’s eyes glistened with moisture.
Hmm, I think it’s best to end this “gay couple’s belated parenting moment” here.
There’s an injured person present, after all.
“I’m fine. But first, allow me to introduce—Your Highness the Crown Prince, these are the ones who lend me their sorcerer’s power. Sordi and Um.”
“….”
“They’re like parents to me.”
Sisrain slowly dragged his tongue across his lower teeth while regarding the sudden intruders (his gaze was unmistakably that of someone viewing them as nuisances).
The way he subtly wiped his left cheek appeared deeply displeased.
‘Ugh, hmm.’
He clearly didn’t look pleased.
“This is ‘His Highness the Crown Prince’! …As you may know, Sisrain.”
I deliberately used formal honorifics and gestured toward Sisrain with my palms pressed together respectfully.
Hoping they would both maintain their manners. Just then, Um’s expression hardened sharply.
“What? Why did he grow so disgustingly? He used to be ‘cute.'”
…Pardon? Cute?
The “cute” one’s expression twisted further. As if he were about to hurl his opponent across the room.
Sordi flinched slightly, covering his mouth and retreating a bit.
“Oh my, how frightening….”
Ah, even to the eyes of someone who has lived for thousands of years, Sisrain appears terrifying.
‘I was normal after all.’
“Be quiet and both of you, leave.”
Sisrain issued the command to vacate. He was treating his divine sorcerer counterpart and these two bothersome creatures as mere nuisances.
The wolf’s expression hardened instantly.
“How insolent. I might not approve the marriage later.”
“Marriage, you say….”
“What kind of horrible thing are you saying, Um?”
Sordi cradled me protectively in his embrace as he spoke.
“Our little one promised to marry at ninety years old!”
…Me?
Without my knowledge, I’m to be married off at ninety?
Is the honeymoon destination perhaps the afterlife?
Then Um looked intently at Sisrain and spoke.
“But this fellow, he’s receiving quite a lot of Chapssalsal’s ‘buff’.”
“….”
Sisrain’s eyebrows rose slightly. Anette asked in surprise.
“Sisrain is receiving your power?”
“Yes, one of your abilities. Your power is mixed into this fellow’s unique innate talent… thoroughly.”
Um’s gaze swept across Sisrain meticulously, examining the hidden layers invisible to ordinary people with careful attention.
“Like an oil painting painted over.”
“….”
“The innate talent must have grown progressively stronger, and it must have been quite painful. You’re truly resilient, aren’t you?”
Seeing how he sat there perfectly composed.
Sisrain’s crimson eyes flickered slightly.
In truth, I had suspected it.
―Perhaps it was because of Anette.
“Your innate talent has grown more powerful than before. Since coming to Bayonere Island.”
Yet even after leaving Bayonere Island, the pain continued to intensify.
There was only one thing different in his daily life from before. Anette’s presence.
And the fact that Anette was a ‘Successor’ was something he had heard from her long ago.
Anette asked with a pale face, clearly alarmed.
“Then, Um… how can Sisrain stop hurting?”
“Who knows.”
As Um stroked his chin, Sordi answered from beside him.
“Exordium’s power works differently depending on the other person. Just as water and oil mix differently than water and soapy water.”
Um provided further explanation.
“So the two of you need to find the method yourselves.”
“In any case….”
Sordi spoke while looking at Sisrain’s pale face.
“It’s rude to stay long in a patient’s room. We’ll take our leave now. Since we’ve just returned from the Sorcerer’s Hall, call us anytime you need, little one.”
“…Yes, Sordi.”
The two of them vanished, and the room fell silent in an instant.
Anette watched Sisrain quietly, her jade eyes brimming with concern.
“…If you’re truly suffering because of me…”
Perhaps I should leave.
Maybe that’s the only way to resolve this.
“Even if I keep my distance…”
“Let’s verify it.”
“What?”
Before she could fully process his words, her wrist was suddenly pulled, and her body tilted as she lost her balance.
Before Anette could even comprehend what was happening, she found herself sitting atop Sisrain.
Everywhere his touch met her skin burned as if it might ignite.
“Sis… can you really verify it this way…?”
Anette fidgeted nervously, her words trailing off. She could only squirm slightly, unable to push him away forcefully since he was ill.
Sisrain’s crimson eyes gazed at her without answer.
At the banquet not long ago, when he had saved her, pain had surged through his entire body in that moment.
―Perhaps the closer he drew to Anette, the more severe his symptoms became.
“This way of verifying things…”
As Anette’s flushed face began to squirm away, Sisrain suddenly wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her firmly against him.
A faint glimmer of mischief flickered across his crimson eyes.
“Little one.”
His deep, honeyed voice wrapped around her ears like dark chocolate.
“Stay still.”
“…!”
Anette’s face flushed crimson instantly. He had been listening all along, even though he pretended not to.
Her heartbeat quickened.
Her tense expression was endearing beyond measure.
She always tensed like a small creature caught in a trap.
Half of him wished she would relax and nestle against him without guard.
The other half harbored darker desires—wanting her anxious face to cling to him helplessly in his embrace.
Her trembling jade eyes were beautiful.
“Why are you like this?”
“…Actually, I had a strange dream.”
“What dream?”
Anette hesitated before finally opening her mouth.
“You were… telling me… to fall into the abyss together with you.”
His eyes narrowed slightly.
You don’t know me at all, Anette.
With lips far hotter than those in the dream, he whispered against her shoulder as he pressed a kiss there.
“I’ll place you in heaven and fall into hell alone.”
“….”
“Close your eyes.”
―It was a moment of confirmation.
Anette blinked anxiously before quietly lowering her lids.
Sisrain approached her slowly.
Sometimes, she wore an expression that showed she didn’t trust his heart at all. Like just now.
Each time, there was only one thing Sisrain could do.
Simply love her with a trembling passion, desperately wanting her and her alone.
“….”
Their foreheads touched.
―In that instant, an intense pain surged through him.
So severe that even Sisrain could barely endure it.
He melted a low moan beneath his tongue, hot and deep, swallowing it down.
When he realized this tedious, terrible pain came from Anette, it felt exhilarating. He thought himself mad.
“Now I understand clearly.”
Sisrain slowly interlaced his fingers with hers.
“…What is it?”
Anette opened her eyes at some point and asked anxiously.
Sisrain’s lips twisted.
“When I’m with you, my pain disappears.”
“…!”
He whispered with burning eyes.
“So never leave my side.”

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