“Right.”
Lacius quietly agreed.
In truth, there had been a presence trailing us since early morning. Very small, cute, and chubby footsteps—I could tell who it was without even looking. Princess Angelica. Since she might bring up something about marriage, I simply ignored her without looking back.
If you won’t accept it, don’t give attention!
But how could I not pay attention to her when she was hiding like that, swallowing her saliva so hard, I felt like I was going to choke on my food
“… Should we just get up?”
“… Okay.”
The food wasn’t bad, and under normal circumstances, I would recommend it. However, she was the kid who proposed to me yesterday. I couldn’t give her any leeway. I swallowed my tears, took out some coins, and placed them on the table. Resisting the owner’s kind offer to have dessert, I barely managed to make it outside the restaurant.
The entire process took only 15 minutes. But that was then. I caught my breath as I recognized a familiar back among the crowd.
“Hey, could that be—”
“That’s the real Kun Geisha.”
“… I see.”
Still having a glint of hope, I looked around him but Daphne was there beside him. There were also many of Kun’s warriors. I visibly expressed my disappointment, my shoulders slumping.
No, why doesn’t he show up when I want to see him?
Lacius patted me on the shoulder as if he knew my disappointment. Everything would be solved by the fake Kun Geisha, but he is nowhere to be found. The real one is standing here, so of course it won’t appear. Still, people’s hearts are treacherous, and it’s frustrating for no reason.
“Ah, sister!”
I tried to head in a different direction to avoid interfering with Daphne and Kun’s leader. But before I could, Daphne spotted me. She ran towards me with a bright smile like an angel.
“Sister! I missed you!”
“Daphne. You seemed glowing!”
The white dress Daphne wore today is from my store. So, my favorability is bound to rise. Daphne squeezed my hand and smiled.
“I really missed you. I haven’t seen much of you since your accommodation was far from us… Have you been well?”
“Of course. Is Daphne staying with the Kun clan?”
“Yes, after it became known that I was an Alaja, the leader of the Kun directly asked Her Highness the Princess.”
Daphne poured out her words, her face was more radiant than ever.
I signaled to Lacius to wait for a moment and walked a bit ahead with Daphne. Kun’s leader was indeed keeping an eye on us, but he didn’t prevent or stop us. He already knew that we were close.
I glanced at the stern-looking Kun warriors and whispered quietly.
“Kun’s leader seems to be treating you well. Is there any progress between you two?”
“Oh, well about that…”
Daphne cupped her face and shyly turned her head away. It seemed like some romance had been progressing quietly without my knowledge. Daphne looked genuinely happy, and I was relieved.
“Actually, the truth is…”
“Hm?”
“Yesterday Geisha took my hand… hand… and… !”
“And?”
“He held my hand… then…!”
Seeing that she couldn’t bear to say more than that, she seemed to be a total sucker for that sort of thing. What about holding hands? The naivety of not knowing what to do and stamping one’s feet with just that is so lovely.
‘She’d faint if he kissed her.’
A strong warrior of the desert who return after receiving injuries found her mate who was an Alaja from a foreign country, Daphne.
Even just up to this point, it felt like a Harlequin novel was already successfully written. Thinking so, I nodded contentedly. Daphne, who seemed to have finally calmed her excitement, whispered what seemed to be a very secretive story into my ear.
“He held my hand… and led me to bed.”
“… … ?”
What!?
I just widened my eyes and pricked up my ears, wondering if I misheard her.
Not just a kiss, what? Where did he lead her?
Then Daphne let out a small squeal and buried her reddened face in her hands.
“I-It’s real. You have to keep it a secret. I want to brag about it so much, but I have nowhere to brag…”
“…T-To bed? Then what happened next?”
Why am I drooling?
I listened nervously to Daphne’s next words.
Actually, I’ve never done it before.
“At first, it definitely hurt. But he was so gentle… I didn’t hate it at all.”
“Huh, really? The leader of Kun was gentle?”
“Yes, really. After it was over, he kissed me many times… It felt like I was floating on clouds. He actually kept hugging me all day today, fed me on his lap, and even helped me bathe…”
“Oh my God. You are incredibly loved!”
“Ack, it’s embarrassing. Please lower your voice!”
Daphne’s ears and neck are now red. She was as red as shrimp grilled on an iron plate, and I even felt ashamed seeing her twisted her body.
‘Goodness, Daphne is more experienced than me.’
I was momentarily stunned by this realization. At the same time, I couldn’t help but be very envious.
I mean, I’ve only kissed a few times! Daphne and the chief of Kun have only met a few days ago, yet they’ve already built a Great Wall, and to top it off, they went all the way to Hong Kong. I felt like I was lagging behind in romance, and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
“Daphne, don’t stray more than five steps away from me.”
Just then, a grumpy call came from behind her back. Daphne covered her mouth and laughed softly, apologetically, but clearly happy.
“Isn’t he adorable?”
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