Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

“Ahem, Your Grace. Let’s all go together.”

“No need. I said I was reluctantly going because it was bothersome.”

“For someone saying that, you seemed quite happy about it though?”

“…Do you want to get out of the carriage?”

“Oh come on, don’t be like that and let’s go together!”

Mellis burst into quiet laughter as she watched him looking embarrassed with his gaze fixed outside the window.

‘He’s surprisingly cute, really.’

Mellis froze at the thought that had unconsciously crossed her mind.

What did she just think? That giant adult male with his massive frame making this spacious carriage feel cramped was cute? That purebred tiger with the spirit to chew through rocks?

To think of Kermanomon as cute, not even Garulus. Mellis’s face burned hot as she became aware of this fact.

‘Wh-what kind of ridiculous thought…’

Eventually, she gradually moved to a corner of the carriage, covering her flushed face with one hand as she turned her gaze outside the window.

“Why are you both acting strange again?”

Garulus, who had no way of knowing what was going through their minds, tilted his head and scratched his head vigorously.

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The grand theater ‘Santania’ of the Severus Duchy. Known as one of the Empire’s three great theaters, this place was famous for presenting various high-quality plays every year.

‘But why am I…’

Sitting in the VIP seats for the main play featuring all the lead actors? And it was a private box specially arranged on the second floor to overlook the entire play. Mellis glanced sideways at Kermanomon sitting beside her.

There was a small story behind how she ended up watching a play alone with Kermanomon in the VIP seats.

With Garulus’s academy admission confirmed and only a week left until enrollment, Mellis visited downtown to prepare the new bag and school supplies she had mentioned before.

Of course, it wasn’t a cozy outing for just the two of them, but rather a small procession including Kermanomon, Noel, Anna, and about a dozen ducal knights.

Anyway, they headed to the boutique where they bought a bright yellow bag to match Garulus’s school uniform colors and purchased school supplies one by one.

Garulus, excited about starting academy, looked incredibly happy. After leaving the boutique and having a meal, Kermanomon suddenly suggested going to the theater. He said the date on the invitation tickets he had received from Rachel earlier wasn’t far off.

However, when they actually arrived at the theater, the play on the invitation tickets had an age restriction of 15 and above, and all remaining seats except for the two invitation tickets were already sold out.

In the end, Garulus and the others went to watch a children’s play being performed in the adjacent hall.

Mellis, who naturally thought she would follow Garulus, found herself somehow sitting next to him and looking around. How did the situation end up like this? Mellis, who had been blinking, finally opened her mouth to break the quiet silence.

“Garulus will be fine, right?”

“He’s not alone, and Noel and Anna are with him too.”

“Ah, Your Grace usually has Noel and Anna move together. Is there a reason? Perhaps Anna likes Noel?”

It was actually a question she’d had for a while. There was no particular reason for Noel, the guard captain, and Anna, Garulus’s maid, to stick together. It was really just a light joke thrown out to lighten the mood.

“Well, something like that.”

“What?”

Surprised by the completely unexpected answer, Mellis shouted in a shrill voice. She belatedly realized her voice was too loud and covered her mouth, but the attention of those around them had already been drawn.

“Why are you suddenly shouting like that?”

“No, is that really true? Anna likes Noel?”

“What, you didn’t already know when you asked?”

Mellis denied it with her mouth hanging wide open.

“S-since when?”

“How would I know that. It’s been at least 7 years, I think.”

“7 years… How did he come to like her?”

“Why are you so interested in other people’s love lives. Just mind your own business.”

Kermanomon furrowed his brow as if annoyed, but Mellis wasn’t one to back down here. She had discovered the most exciting story since entering the ducal residence – how could she pretend not to know!

When she sent him a pleading look with sparkling eyes, Kermanomon narrowed his eyes and reluctantly opened his mouth.

“You know they were both originally from the Imperial Knights, right?”

“Anna too?”

“Yeah. A few years ago, monsters appeared all around the Pria Kingdom, remember? Back then, the 3rd Knight Order that Noel led was dispatched along with me. Anna was also part of that unit. But that day, the monsters’ energy was particularly bad, and Anna was kidnapped by monsters when we let our guard down.”

“And then…?”

The story was so fascinating that Mellis swallowed her dry saliva and waited for the next words.

“Well, it’s obvious. Noel, who was the knight commander, rushed into the monster den and rescued Anna, but he was poisoned by the monsters and injured his throat. After that, he left the Imperial Knights to rest, and I brought him to the ducal residence.”

“My goodness…”

Rushing alone into enemy territory to save a subordinate. Even if she were Anna, she would have fallen in love too. Mellis felt her heart swell with emotion at such a touching story.

“I just thought he was someone who found everything in the world bothersome, but I never knew Noel had that side to him. So Anna also entered the ducal residence following Noel?”

“Something like that. She seems to have been greatly traumatized by that incident – she doesn’t do official knight activities anymore, but she still likes handling swords.”

“I see. Why are you only telling me such a romantic story now! To think everyone was supporting those two except me – that’s too much!”

When Mellis questioned him with her lips pursed, he seemed incredulous and lightly pushed her forehead with his index finger.

“Everyone knows except Noel, so what are you talking about. You’re always hanging around with those two – aren’t you a bit too oblivious?”

“I’m totally perceptive!”

Stung by the unexpected question, Mellis hastily protested. Now that she thought about it, when they went out together in the capital before, Anna had indeed looked particularly dressed up.

‘I just thought she was excited about going out.’

Who would have thought it was because of Noel. Mellis’s cheeks rose with the exciting story. And at that moment, some inexplicable curiosity stimulated her.

“What about you, Grand Duke?”

“What about me?”

“Don’t you have anyone you’re seeing, Grand Duke?”

It had already been several months since she started living at the ducal residence. Contrary to the rumors that women never stopped coming around, she had never actually witnessed Kermanomon with a woman all this time.

“If I had someone, would I have taken you to the New Year festival?”

When he gave her a look that said to think before speaking, Mellis changed her question and asked again.

“Then how many people have you dated so far?”

“Sigh… I suppose I’ve been treating you too well lately.”

“If you tell me, I won’t bother you anymore. Please?”

Even at Mellis’s earnest request, he silently raised one eyebrow as if displeased.

“Then just tell me this one thing. Really… is it more than three digits?”

“…What kind of strange talk is that.”

“Huh? It’s not?”

He let out a deep sigh and slowly ran one hand down his face.

“Don’t tell me such rumors are going around in society?”

“That’s what I heard.”

“This is driving me crazy. Of course I intended it to some degree, but where on earth did this talk about three digits even start?”

At his disgusted reaction, Mellis’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. She had somewhat suspected it while preparing for the New Year festival, but seeing that reaction, it seemed he really didn’t have a glamorous romantic history.

“Then how many is it? Give me at least a hint. You can’t tell me you’ve never met anyone before!”

“….”

However, what came back wasn’t an irritated answer but only silence. Kermanomon, who had placed his hand on the armrest, pressed his lips firmly with the back of his hand while avoiding her gaze.

‘No way….’

Only then did Mellis notice that he had turned red all the way to the nape of his neck, and she asked carefully.

“You really haven’t met anyone before?”

“…Is that so strange? I wasn’t particularly interested in the opposite sex to begin with. There wasn’t really a need to date anyone, and if I had to add something, I didn’t have the leisure to meet someone either.”

“I, I see.”

Then what was all that skillfulness and smooth attitude she had seen from him so far? If all of that was natural talent, it was truly an incredible gift.

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