The Lady is a Stalker

The crown prince somehow seemed very disappointed. No way, the crown prince was secretly saying to her, ‘I still like you! I can embrace even your dirty parts!’ Did she want to hear this crazy answer? If she were really Princess Serabi, it might have been possible, but it was difficult for her to like only the good parts of people, so asking her to embrace the dirty parts was unreasonable. But that didn’t mean that just because she found out about the crown prince’s wealth, she did instantly hate people. A normal person might have been a little shocked.

 

Her answer to the confession that the Crown Prince said with courage may have seemed a little harsh, but it was ‘It’s good, no matter what.’

 

“But I didn’t particularly dislike it. Isn’t life all about embracing at least one or two things you don’t like about people around?”

 

“…”

 

The crown prince, who had been staring blankly into space at her words, frowned and looked at her with an expression as if she was talking nonsense. He looked like he couldn’t agree with what she was saying. Although no one was listening, she spoke quietly, as if she was telling a secret, close to the crown prince’s ear so that only he could hear.

 

“Actually, I sometimes get called a psychopath.”

 

“I already know that.”

 

When did he notice this? She tried to act like a normal person as much as possible. Somehow, feeling exhausted, she sat down again with her back against the wall and spoke.

 

“Raven said he killed her, so I dozed off thinking that he actually killed her. Didn’t you just watch her even though you knew she would be poisoned?”

 

“It was my biological mother.”

 

“Well, that’s a bit of a shock… But I don’t hate Raven. In fact, I’ve never hated someone enough to want to kill them. Because I have an enemy… Oh, other than the girl from that lakeside incident.”

 

Come to think of it, Princess Seravi already had a record of murder. When she thought about it again, it was actually the crown prince who should know, not her. In fact, just the two of them being together like this could be considered a miracle.

 

The crown prince just sat on the sidelines, but Princess Serabi had a track record of taking action. When she thought about it that way, the crown prince was quite stubborn. He furrowed his eyebrows as if asking what nonsense she was talking about.

 

She added quickly.

 

“Anyway, I’m different from your mother. I don’t hate or fear you, Raven, just because I knew about your past.”

 

After hearing her answer, he said nothing for a while.

 

For some reason, she was embarrassed to meet his eyes and was just staring at the burning bonfire.

 

“…Serabi.”

 

The crown prince called her name in a slightly watery voice. He must have been impressed by her speaking skills. So she smiled to herself and turned her head towards the crown prince.

 

“So… huh?”

 

She blinked once, and the crown prince with slightly sunken eyes was right in front of her nose. Long eyelashes and golden pupils flashed before her eyes. When she thought, “Isn’t this too close?”, he lightly placed his lips on hers.

 

“…”

 

It was only for a moment, so if it weren’t for the feel of her lips and the crown prince still looking at her with open eyes, she would have thought she was dreaming. It wasn’t a sexual touch, but she froze in shock because she knew how much he hated her.

 

“What…”

 

But she wasn’t old enough to get excited about being kissed by a fourteen-year-old, so she quickly calmed down and calmly asked back. The crown prince seemed to think for a moment as she looked at him asking for an explanation, and then he slowly opened his mouth.

 

“…Why are you surprised? That’s what you did whenever you got the chance.”

 

Certainly, the crown prince’s first kiss was Princess Serabi.

 

…Of course, it was a one-sided relationship where Princess Serabi showered him with kisses, and she would never have responded from the crown prince’s side. But he was talking as if he was doing something familiar.

 

When she looked at the crown prince with a bewildered expression, he seemed to belatedly feel ashamed as if he had finally realized what he had done. However, he desperately tried to put on his shameless face and spoke.

 

“I didn’t know you liked me that much. So…”

 

She said she didn’t hate him or fear him, but she didn’t think she said a word that she liked him. There’s no way her words would make him think, ‘I love you all, even the dirty parts!’. Was it accepted to mean that? 

 

He hesitated for a moment and then crawled in with a slight blush on his face.

 

“…it’s a reward.”

 

“…”

 

Reward? She just blinked, wondering if she had correctly understood what the crown prince said.

 

“…Of all the things I can give you right now, the only thing that would make you happy is…”

 

Even the crown prince’s ears were dyed red as he spoke. It seemed like he was ashamed of himself. He seemed quite excited, in contrast to me standing there in shock. It was unclear who was giving the award to whom.

 

She was startled for a moment, but before she knew it, she quickly became calm again. It wasn’t a joke, and the other person was a 14-year-old kid. It wasn’t meant to be special, it was just a way of saying thank you. To her, the kiss with the crown prince was nothing more than an accidental contact, but for a child, it seemed like it was a bit too much of a stimulus.

 

The crown prince was fidgeting at a distance from her, even though he had kissed her first. As time passed, he seemed to be thinking about it again and again, his face getting red and then calming down.

 

‘If you were going to be in such pain, why on earth did you kiss me? I just feel awkward for no reason.’

 

A memorable first official kiss. Kids these days were really fast. When was her own first kiss? …She was thinking about that.

 

“Why are you making such a face?”

 

The crown prince spoke with a red face as if he was scolding her. But what kind of face did she make? Since she didn’t have a mirror, she couldn’t tell what her face looked like just a moment ago, but she was honest about what she was thinking just a moment ago.

 

“It just reminds me of the time we had our first kiss.”

 

“…”

 

She was looking back on vague memories in her own way, but the crown prince seemed to take those words differently.

 

“When you say first kiss, do you mean the terrible memory of tying me up when you were only eight years old and pressing your lips against me until I passed out?”

 

The crown prince’s face, which had been glowing, suddenly hardened coldly, as if an old memory had come back to him. Princess Serabi even did something like that. She was a different child from the beginning.

 

The crown prince spoke with a thoughtful look on his face as if he was fed up.

 

“…I was reliving such terrible memories as if I was having fun.”

 

Even thinking about it again, the crown prince seemed to get chills and wrapped his arms around him. She felt the need to clarify before the misunderstanding deepened further.

 

“No, not that one.”

 

“…?”

 

The crown prince tilted his head as if he was suspicious of her words. When Princess Serabi and the Crown Prince had their first kiss was none of her business, but she had her first kiss when she was twenty. She didn’t feel as good, as excited, or as excited as others said. Now she couldn’t even remember the other person’s face. It was just something that wasn’t that special.

 

To be honest, she was a little surprised when the Crown Prince pressed their lips against each other, but as usual, she didn’t feel anything, and all she could say was, “My frigidity is still alive and well in this life.”

 

“Other than that, what?”

 

While she was alone and immersed in vague memories, the crown prince came close to her and gently grabbed her arm and asked. He was looking up at her with a slightly frowned expression. He also seemed dissatisfied that she had become absorbed in other thoughts.

 

‘Hmm, can I be honest…’

 

Anyway, if she continued like this, she would be misunderstood by the crown prince again, so it would be okay to say the upper limit.

 

She answered the crown prince’s question in a calm tone.

 

“I was thinking of a different kiss than that one.”

 

“What different one? The time you sneaked into my bedroom and covered my mouth when I was startled and tried to scream? Or the time you did it to embarrass me in front of the nobles? Or are you talking about the time you got scolded for trying to do secretly while I was sleeping? Or something else?”

 

As she listened to him talk about the countless kisses between the Crown Prince and Princess Serabi, she felt like she was becoming embarrassed for no reason.

 

‘You’ve done a lot. But why were you so embarrassed?’

 

However, it must be said that among the many kisses, there was never a two-way consent… as expected. No matter how much it was a sign of gratitude, the fact that the crown prince had just aligned himself with her was surprising. However, the crown prince was strangely persistent in asking her questions as if interrogating her. Was this an issue that had become this serious? Besides, why was he asking so sure that he’s remembering the kiss she had with him? Maybe she did it with someone else. Wasn’t it possible that Princess Serabi also had her own private life?

 

She said after thinking about it.

 

“It’s a secret.”

 

“Why?”

 

He asked with a face that seemed like he really didn’t understand. Of course, who and where she kissed was a completely private matter of Princess Serabi, and she would have no obligation to inform her superiors. Besides, she didn’t know much about the etiquette of this world, but wasn’t it a violation of manners to ask a Lady such sensitive details like this? Having come to that conclusion, she answered in a calm voice.

 

“It has nothing to do with you, Raven.”

 

“Why is that?”

 

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