Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113

As he silently stroked her hair, Mellis slowly lowered her head and grabbed his sleeve while murmuring.

“Grand Duke, you know that I like you very much, right?”

“…Of course I know.”

Kermanomon answered calmly to the confession that slipped out quietly. It was a short but confident voice.

“Then do you like me very much, Grand Duke?”

“I love you more than anything else in this world.”

“…Even if I were human?”

Mellis’s eyes were moistly wet as she lifted her head. After being momentarily flustered by her question, Kermanomon soon kissed her forehead briefly while wearing a tender smile.

“Yes. Even if you were a human who came to take my life.”

Even at his sincere answer, Mellis seemed unsatisfied as she pouted and threw resentful punches at his shoulder.

“Liar! You hate humans so much, Grand Duke, you’re a human-hater!”

“Did something happen today? Why are you suddenly like this?”

Was she originally a bad drunk? Even while taking her punches directly, he was equally bewildered by her sudden change in attitude. However, Mellis’s reproach didn’t end there.

“The imprinting too. If you love someone, just love them, why do you have to die following me!”

“I’m sorry, but that’s not something I can control…”

“And you’re too old! Too old! Too much!”

At Mellis’s reproach about his age, Kermanomon clutched his heart as if stabbed by a dagger. His ears, which always maintained their upright position, drooped pitifully to the floor.

“Still, isn’t a man 120 years older better than a man 20 years older? In beastman age, there’s not even that big a difference between you and me…”

“But it’s still too much. There probably wouldn’t even be room to put candles on a cake.”

“Yes, I’m sorry for everything.”

Finally giving up on everything, Kermanomon laughed helplessly and raised both hands.

Still looking dissatisfied, Mellis raised one eyebrow and brought her face close to his while fixing her gaze on him. Soon the distance became close enough for their breaths to touch, and for a long while, both their gazes lingered in the air.

With a light sigh, Mellis slowly lowered her gaze and let out a tender voice.

“…But even so, why do I like you so much, Grand Duke?”

Before he could even answer, something soft touched his lips and fell away. After swallowing dry saliva at the gentle sensation for a moment, Mellis’s head burrowed into his embrace.

“Mmm, Grand Duke’s scent…”

“Mellis. Wait, wait a moment…”

“I like you so much, Grand Duke.”

However, Kermanomon had no time to rejoice even at her words of liking him. Through the gap of her open shower gown, their bodies pressed close together and touched, and her warmth was transmitted directly to his bare skin.

His body, which had just come out of the shower, heating up with fever was a matter of moments. In his dizzying mind, he couldn’t push away or accept her as she burrowed into his embrace, and instead gripped the bed sheets fiercely.

“Wait, stop for a moment, okay?”

Even at his pitiful plea, Mellis’s movements didn’t stop. Rough breathing leaked between his tightly closed lips. Mellis’s soft lips brushed past his heated nape. It was just when he, having half-lost his thread of reason, instinctively placed his hand on her waist.

“…Mellis?”

Only quiet silence returned to his call. Before he knew it, Mellis was breathing softly with her face buried in his chest. Only then realizing that she had fallen asleep, Kermanomon pressed his eyes with the back of his hand.

“Ah…”

Unlike Mellis who had fallen peacefully asleep, Kermanomon’s heart was still pounding fiercely as if it would burst at any moment.

Biting his lips deeply, he spoke in a suppressed voice.

“…I lack experience, not desire.”

That night felt particularly long for Kermanomon.

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“Ugh….”

The next morning. Mellis barely managed to get up, raising her stiff body from where she lay. After staring blankly at the unfamiliar scenery for a moment, she realized that she had fallen asleep in Kermanomon’s quarters within the imperial palace last night and muttered quietly.

“What happened yesterday?”

Soon, Mellis’s complexion turned pale as she struggled to recall her hazy memories.

“…What if I were human?”

What on earth had she said! Fortunately, from the scattered memories that came back to her, it seemed he had brushed off that situation as nothing serious.

However, recalling his answer to that question only made Mellis feel more complicated. Mellis squeezed her eyes shut, vowing to never touch Amperosa again.

Only then did she notice that Kermanomon wasn’t around and looked around.

“Then the Grand Duke is….”

In the distance, she could see Kermanomon lying on the sofa covered only with a thin blanket. Even though it was indoors, it was still the middle of winter, and seeing him without even a proper blanket made her feel inexplicably upset.

It seemed she had reacted too strongly out of embarrassment. Come to think of it, they were lovers, so what was so significant about sleeping together in the same bed?

Mellis carefully sat on the edge of the sofa and slowly brushed away the hair that had fallen across his face. Mellis looked at his deeply sleeping form and let out a small laugh.

“Whose boyfriend is this handsome….”

She had always known, but this was the first time seeing his sleeping face up close. His appearance, with eyes gently closed and breathing softly, was so lovely that it was hard to look away.

As Mellis was carefully taking in his sleeping form, her eyes fell on his lips. Soon she smiled subtly and gently tilted her head.

“What, are you coveting my lips again?”

“Kyaah!”

After briefly calming her startled heart from his sudden voice, Mellis asked back with surprised rabbit eyes as she processed his words.

“A-again? Did something happen yesterday?”

“…After tormenting me so much last night, it’s a bit upsetting that you don’t remember anything.”

“What…?”

“I couldn’t sleep a wink all night because of you.”

Mellis opened her mouth slightly, flustered by the words that made her doubt her own ears. What was all this about?

However, no matter how hard she racked her brain, no memories came back. Her face grew redder and redder as dozens of question marks floated above her head.

Seeing Mellis’s reaction, he smiled mischievously and calmly pulled her into his arms. On the narrow sofa, their bodies pressed together without any gaps.

Kermanomon buried his face in her abundant hair and whispered languidly.

“So let’s just lie here a little longer.”

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As the two spent a tender time lying on the sofa, a polite knock echoed through the room.

“Who could it be at this hour.”

Clicking his tongue briefly at the thought of his sweet time with Mellis being interrupted, he roughly pulled on his robe and got up.

However, upon seeing the visitor, Kermanomon frowned in puzzlement. It was one of Reiana’s attending maids who had come to see him.

“What’s the matter so early in the morning?”

“Her Majesty the Empress wishes to see Lady Mellis.”

“Mellis?”

Mellis was equally surprised by the unexpected invitation. The Empress wants to see me, not Kermanomon? With a response that she understood, Mellis rose from her seat and began preparing herself, smoothing her disheveled hair.

“Why would Her Majesty the Empress want to see you?”

Kermanomon, who had closed the door and returned, spoke while embracing her from behind.

“I wonder. Perhaps she has something to say to me?”

“If you’re uncomfortable, I’ll go with you.”

“No, it’s fine. You said you were busy today. Besides, I’ve met Her Majesty the Empress before, so I’m not particularly nervous.”

“That’s a relief then.”

Only then did Kermanomon seem reassured as he kissed her cheek. Mellis smiled softly while adjusting the hem of her pajamas, then finally became aware of his presence clinging to her back like a leech and asked.

“…Could you please give me some space?”

“I won’t look, so don’t worry.”

Kermanomon squeezed his eyes tightly shut while tightening his arms around her even more. In the end, Mellis could only move to the bathroom after patting his shoulders repeatedly.

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