Thought It Was ‘The End’, Only to Return to a Changed Genre - Chapter 99

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Chapter 18. Truth Belongs to Each Person (3)

Surprisingly, Shane didn’t say much to Genevieve.

He only said one brief thing.

“The bigger the ambition, the better.”

“It won’t end as just ambition.”

Genevieve didn’t back down either.

“All this time, just watching His Highness Edwin and His Grace the Blancarde Duke from the sidelines has been quite educational. Thanks to that, I don’t feel like I’d lose anywhere I go.”

“I don’t remember teaching you anything.”

“A disciple steals techniques by watching over their master’s shoulder.”

“I don’t remember having a disciple either.”

“Then let me put it this way. The worse something is, the better it spreads.”

“….”

Genevieve had become strong as if she had evolved.

So much so that Shane was left speechless in front of Genevieve for the first time. After a moment of silence, he let out a snort like the wind.

“If it’s not just your way with words that’s improved, you’ll do well.”

“I have to do well. I know that I became the sole candidate because Your Grace placed expectations on me. Even if it was His Highness Edwin’s will, it would have been difficult without Your Grace’s cooperation.”

Instead of answering, Shane began setting up a table in front of Edelaine and bringing food.

Edelaine looked back and forth between the two with an inexplicably anxious heart.

“You’re trying to keep me busy to separate me from Lady Edelaine….”

Huh?

Wasn’t this supposed to be a serious atmosphere?

“It’s probably not a joke.”

“It can’t be.”

“That bastard would do something like that.”

Lloyd whispered. Even though he must have heard it all, Shane didn’t react and only looked toward Genevieve. Then he spoke as if Genevieve, who was raising her chin quite challengingly, was ridiculous.

“If you know, then get lost.”

“Even if we’re apart, Lady Edelaine and I are connected at heart. No matter how much you interfere, our love won’t change.”

“….”

“It’s no use being jealous that Lady Edelaine likes me more.”

For someone who declared so confidently, Genevieve ran away quite quickly. She had evolved but was still low-level, so it couldn’t be helped. Shane, who had been staring at the spot where Genevieve left for a moment, turned his head and spoke as if nothing had happened.

“Start with lukewarm water, Edelaine.”

Edelaine obediently took the water cup.

“Why exactly do you two get along so poorly?”

“This is actually us getting along better.”

Lloyd placed the chicken and potato soup he had made himself in front of Edelaine. When she smelled the savory aroma, an appetite she thought she didn’t have surged up. As she enthusiastically picked up the spoon, Lloyd, reading her momentum, calmly took the utensil from her hands.

She thought it was too much since she hadn’t even drunk straight from the bowl, but she didn’t think to resist. Even though she had been scolded over the fish soup, she still felt sorry toward Lloyd.

Lloyd, who noticed this just from her hesitant touch, snorted and passed the spoon to Shane.

“That person generally dislikes any living thing around Master.”

Now that she heard it, it seemed that way.

Lloyd said to Shane.

“He’s always disliked me tremendously too.”

“Right. I dislike you both.”

Shane, who admitted it plainly, held out a spoonful of lukewarm soup in front of Edelaine’s mouth. It was an amount that didn’t even fill half the spoon. Edelaine complained.

“That’s too little. Are you telling me to just taste it?”

“If you eat hastily just because your appetite returned, you’ll get indigestion before you can even eat a few bites.”

“….”

“Ah.”

She quickly swallowed it in one bite and asked.

Shane waited until Edelaine swallowed the soup down her throat before speaking.

“You’re too fond of Genevieve and Lloyd.”

“They’re cute.”

Edelaine, distracted by savoring the taste of the potato soup, reflexively answered without thinking.

“What about me?”

“You’re not cute anymore.”

“….”

Why was this mountain-sized man frowning with dissatisfaction after being told he wasn’t cute….

Having answered honestly, Edelaine decided to tell only the truth to the end and tapped Shane’s hand, then opened her mouth. My mouth is empty. I’m hungry. Feed me.

Shane looked at her, sighed, and fed her another spoonful of soup. What a petty person.

“What do I have to do for you to find me as cute as before?”

“By ‘as before,’ you mean like years ago. I called you cute when I was nine years old. You were thirteen then.”

“Isn’t it not that different from then?”

“If it’s not different, I’d be in big trouble….”

I’d get arrested….

“I just grew a little taller, Edelaine. Look closely.”

“The more closely I look, the more different you are?!”

More than that, I’m saying it would be big trouble if you weren’t different, so I don’t know what you’re talking about.

How could a 13-year-old boy and a 27-year-old young man be similar?

Of course, even when Shane was a 13-year-old boy, he was tall with long limbs, but he still had the delicate atmosphere and childish air characteristic of adolescence.

Thanks to his downy white cheeks and round facial lines, he even had a cute feeling.

On the other hand, now the only traces of that boy left were his pale white skin and sapphire-blue eye color. He was pretty and handsome, but his appearance wasn’t cute.

His slender limbs had become longer and thicker, and his chest had grown broader too. Anyone could see he was a sturdy young man.

“Think carefully, Edelaine. Even then, I was bigger than you.”

“That’s true….”

What is this man trying to convince me of….

“I’m still bigger than you now, so nothing has changed.”

“Stop talking nonsense to a reasonable degree….”

“You used to say even my nonsense was cute….”

“That’s also something I said when you were thirteen….”

Back then, she was so infatuated with his beauty that his words were practically muted, so it didn’t matter if he talked nonsense.

“How can love change?”

What morning drama am I watching right now….

She never thought she’d hear lines that morning or evening drama protagonists say to cheating spouses in her second life.

For the first time in a while, she saw a rectangular frame around Shane’s face. As if watching some movie or drama.

Shane, who had been complaining in a disappointed tone, suddenly said gloomily.

“Well, back then you only liked my face anyway.”

“….”

“That’s why you abandoned me like that.”

“Ah, what do you mean abandoned.”

This line also seems like it was in some drama….

“I like you the most now.”

Even as she spoke, the sense of déjà vu continued.

Edelaine felt like she had become a trash husband or wife who came back from cheating and was trying to convince their spouse. Even though she had never actually cheated.

The power of drama lines was amazing.

“I like you the most, Shane. Really.”

“…I’ll believe you.”

Shane nodded primly and fed her another spoonful.

His appearance couldn’t exactly be called cute, but just looking at what he did, Shane was the cutest.

Lloyd was cheeky and so independent that he never knew how to rely on anyone, and while Genevieve occasionally acted spoiled, she was generally dependable.

Shane was generally cool, but his actions were the cutest.

She was full of charm and easily sulked, showing her desire to be loved most honestly.

Even though Edelaine tried to confine her after their reunion, she sometimes found Shane endearingly cute like in the old days, which troubled her. Still, Shane was Shane, so no matter what he did, he only looked like that child who used to act adorably, making it impossible for her to hate him.

“Actually, you have cute parts too, Shane.”

“You should drop the ‘too’ part, Edelaine.”

“…Sorry.”

Why does everything I say sound like a cheating husband or wife?

Edelaine groaned and pressed her forehead.

You’re the cutest? No, that’s also a comparative… Whatever she said sounded strange. Edelaine ultimately chose to keep her mouth shut.

The important thing was that she liked Shane, and she had conveyed that sufficiently, so that was enough, she consoled herself.

Shane watched the troubled Edelaine as if enjoying it, then blurted out casually.

“I hate everything you like.”

“So…”

“I wish you’d only look at me, Edelaine.”

Shane being possessive also looked quite adorable.

I’m seriously infatuated. Edelaine calmly admitted it.

“But since I want you to keep loving me, I’ll have to endure it even if I don’t like it.”

“Good boy…”

Is this the right way to praise him?

Shane was starting to look like a Doberman acting cute.

“If you’re going to praise me, kiss me, Edelaine.”

He’s charming but also good at giving orders…

He’s good at everything, really…

Lloyd chuckled softly.

The sight of a monster pretending to be docile while hiding its fangs and claws acting cute was quite a rare spectacle.

‘Finding that adorable might also be a natural disposition.’

It seemed everything had its match.

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