< Chapter 73 - Merit Ceremony #3 >
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Actually, it might not have been something to cry about.
Even though Uther hadn’t woken up for two days and a little more, three days if you count the days, Cordelia herself had been unconscious for almost two days.
They were both sick, so it wasn’t like that was the case.
Unlike Maia, who had been anxiously hoping for Uther to wake up for the past two days, Cordelia herself had only worried for a few hours at most – less than an hour if you count the time she was asleep.
‘I also heard that you will wake up.’
Since the diagnosis had already been confirmed and they were just waiting, it could be said that Maya’s case was really different.
But why is that?
Just looking at Yuder’s face and hugging him, I couldn’t stop crying.
I found myself crying without realizing it.
‘Is it because you feel sorry?’
Because you were the one who opened the door to Yuder?
So, do you feel a sense of responsibility?
‘But.’
If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have won.
It may have really been the case that they all died at the hands of the Patriots.
‘No, that wasn’t the reason in the first place.’
It wasn’t a problem that could be solved logically or rationally.
I was just sad because Yuder was sick, and I was happy because Yuder woke up.
Simple problem.
An incident that doesn’t require any complicated thinking.
“Ugh, ugh.”
Cordelia, who had been crying for a long time, swallowed her tears little by little and opened her eyes that had been closed. She looked at Yuder’s face naturally.
Green eyes looking this way and lips forming a sly smile.
Cordelia’s strong left arm hugging her own waist, and her right hand patting her back.
A chest that has become spacious and sturdy like a castle wall, so you can lean on it at any time.
“Our princess, are you done crying?”
Uther spoke eloquently, and Cordelia knew it at that moment.
It was a dark-skinned yudder, but now it is pure.
He’s hiding it with a sly smile, but he’s at a loss.
Her green eyes were filled with a mixture of emotions – a hint of bewilderment, joy, and something that seemed to be holding back hard.
Why is that?
Is it because our faces are close?
So is that why you can now see things you normally can’t see?
Cordelia pursed her lips once, sniffed through her tears, and thought to herself.
‘The smell of milk.’
Cordelia had excellent senses in all five senses, but her sense of smell was particularly outstanding.
That’s why Cordelia knew that the smell coming from Uther was a mixture of many things.
A slightly sweet scent of milk.
Added to that is the scent of the soap chosen by Maia.
And again, the scent of the shampoo and rinse developed by Yuder.
A perfume that is commonly used by all nobles, whether a lot or a little.
It basically had a rose scent.
A refreshing scent was added here, giving it a clean feel.
But today was a little different.
A little bit of sweat.
A slightly heavy scent.
Because of this, the scent of the milk has become a little stronger than usual.
Cordelia rolled her blue eyes and looked up at Uther, and Uther met her green eyes.
Perhaps because of the soft candlelight, Yuder’s green eyes looked a little darker than usual, but that made them feel even more mysterious.
Cordelia raised her head a little more. Without realizing it, she pressed her lips to Uther’s cheek.
side.
A sound so small but so quiet that it sounds loud.
A hint of bewilderment and surprise spread across Uther’s eyes again, and Cordelia felt a strange pleasure rather than shame at his reaction.
And Uther read Cordelia’s inner thoughts with his eyes. So he put some strength into his left arm that was holding Cordelia, moved his head, and pressed his lips to Cordelia’s forehead in the same way.
Very gently.
So quiet that there is no sound.
This time, Cordelia’s large blue eyes were filled with embarrassment, and Uther smiled awkwardly, his usual shamelessness gone.
And that smile flipped Cordelia’s switch.
Cordelia pressed herself a little closer to Uther, trying to crane her neck a little higher.
He put his weight on his upper body, pressed down on Yuder, and kissed her cheek again.
And then, as if to say, “How about this time?”, he looked up at Yuder with slightly longing eyes.
‘Your cheeks are red.’
After giving an odd answer with his eyes, Uther kissed Cordelia’s cheek instead of her forehead this time.
Unlike before, it was a kiss that made a soft sound.
‘Are you red too?’
Cordelia, with a strange competitive spirit, raised her head again, and this time, she kissed Uther’s ear instead of his cheek.
Cordelia herself didn’t know why he had kissed her ear.
Because it just caught my eye.
Because I wanted to kiss your ear once.
But it was right after we kissed.
The reaction was different from before.
I could feel it clearly because our bodies were pressed against each other.
Uder flinched.
Cordelia’s left arm, which had been holding her waist – that left arm that seemed so firm that it would not budge – was also trembling slightly.
Why is that?
Cordelia rolled her eyes and looked at Uther.
Her cheeks looked redder than usual, and her always mischievous smile seemed to have crumbled slightly.
And the pupils.
Green eyes filled with shame and at a loss.
For a moment, she thought it was funny. Cordelia pressed her lips to Uther’s ear again, and this time Uther flinched and reacted again.
A smile naturally spread across Cordelia’s face.
‘It’s fun.’
I feel like I’m conquering something.
Should I say that it feels like I’m poking and poking the boss mob’s weak points?
In the midst of this, Cordelia’s gaming brain started to turn, and she smiled, and this time, that smile stimulated Yuder.
Competitive spirit.
The feeling of being unable to control oneself.
Uther hugged Cordelia’s waist tightly again. He stretched his neck out and placed his lips on Cordelia’s long, white nape.
“Huh?”
Cordelia let out a noise without realizing it, and a triumphant smile appeared on Uther’s face.
That’s a really annoying smile.
‘You uh uh.’
Cordelia glared at him with her blue eyes, then instead of kissing Uther’s ear, she bit his earlobe very lightly.
“Huh?”
This time, it was Yuder who made a sound.
It looked like he had landed a proper critical hit.
“Hehehe.”
Cordelia pressed her lips to Uther’s ear again as if adding an extra blow, and breathed in softly.
And the vibration was felt.
Yuder’s face, which was trembling, turned redder than ever before.
‘You won?’
Cordelia smiled and spoke with her eyes, and for a moment, Uther made a tearful expression and then kissed Cordelia’s neck again. He held Cordelia, who was flinching, tightly with his left arm so that she couldn’t move, and then he lowered his face as if he was tracing her long, slender neck and kissed the prominent part of her collarbone.
“Ugh.”
This time Cordelia shivered, her blue eyes beginning to glow with heat.
‘Should we try this?’
So it’s my turn now?
Cordelia rolled her blue eyes. Instead of attacking his ears again, she studied Uther’s face closely, looking for a new weak point.
Reddened cheeks and lips breathing hotter than usual.
At that moment, Cordelia swallowed dry saliva without realizing it. She stared at Uther’s lips and let out a slightly ragged breath.
And Uther also saw Cordelia.
Likewise, I swallowed dry saliva and couldn’t move.
Uther and Cordelia let out a sigh of relief.
Their breath touched each other’s lips.
And that was the moment.
“miss!”
“master?!”
The door opened wide, revealing Dahlia and Maia. Plus, the knight guarding the door, Jun.
“Huh?!”
Cordelia was flustered and flustered, and so was Uther.
The two people, struggling as if the 12 o’clock spell had been broken, quickly pushed each other away, causing Cordelia to roll out of bed.
“miss!”
“Oh, yeah. Oh. Okay, it’s okay!”
Cordelia sat up abruptly, and Uther looked at her.
What should we call the current scene?
Seeing Cordelia’s face covered with a shame that was too much to describe in words, Uther felt the same – that is, an emotion that could not be described in words.
But it wasn’t a situation where I could surrender to the pounding of my heart.
Dahlia and Maia entered the room, and Maia’s tears immediately pulled Uther’s spirits back into him.
“master!”
Maia cried and clung to Uther’s chest.
She burst into tears so loudly that you couldn’t even imagine her as usual – like a child.
“Maya.”
I was very worried.
sorry.
I’m so sorry.
Uther hugged Maia tightly and told her it was okay, but Maia’s crying did not stop easily.
Although Yuder had grown explosively stronger over the past six months, Maia had hardly ever seen Yuder grow so strong.
What remained in her memory was not the large and strong Yuder, but the sickly Yuder who had difficulty going outside.
Maya Tantalot.
A servant of the Bayer family and Yuder’s exclusive maid.
But to Yuder, she is not just a simple servant, she is like a real older sister.
As Maia’s crying showed no sign of stopping, Cordelia hesitated and then glanced at Uther.
‘Well… shall we see each other tomorrow?’
‘Okay, see you tomorrow.’
‘Yeah, sleep well.’
‘Oh, I’m dreaming.’
‘You too.’
Cordelia, who had finished exchanging awkward greetings, left the room with Dahlia, and Uther patted Maia’s back, who was still crying.
And about thirty minutes later.
Cordelia defended herself from Dahlia’s persistent questioning by making the excuse that she was too tired to sleep, and after washing up, she lay down on the bed.
And like everyone else, he started kicking the blanket.
‘Aaah! I’m crazy!’
Just 30 minutes ago.
What on earth have you done?
What did you do?
Why is that so?
‘That··· just··· aaaah’
Kiss kiss.
Kiss kiss kiss.
Knock knock knock.
It was so loud that Dahlia and Jun, who were outside, could hear it.
‘Euaaa… ahhh… ahhhh!’
Cordelia writhed on the bed.
Rolled to the left, rolled to the right, then came back to the center and kicked the blanket bang bang bang bang.
‘What should I do, what should I do?’
I was so embarrassed I could die.
No, maybe he was already dead.
After death, the soul may struggle alone.
Cordelia covered her face with both hands, then withdrew them in surprise, because her cheeks were too hot.
‘Oh, really. Oh, really!’
How do you see Yuder’s face?
What should I say when I see Yuder’s face tomorrow?
“Eu …
Cordelia, who even shed a few tears, tried to take a deep breath.
Inhale and exhale, inhale and exhale.
After repeating this several times, Cordelia finally managed to calm her breathing and laid down comfortably to calm her mind.
‘are you okay.’
Yeah, that’s okay.
Because it’s not just me.
Because I did it too.
Because we were playing a game of exploiting each other’s weaknesses.
Yeah, that’s right.
I just pointed out a weak point and argued.
You played a game?
So it’s okay.
And what about you, you’re fiancé?
Yeah, I guess I can do this much.
Yeah, no problem.
No problem, I guess.
So, let’s go to sleep.
When you wake up, everything will be okay.
Cordelia closed her eyes.
And 1, 2, 3.
“Eww!”
It’s okay, it’s okay!
Cordelia struggled again, curling into a ball and shaking.
‘I’m crazy, I’m crazy.’
It’s all because of Yuder.
Anyway, it’s because of Yuder.
It’s definitely because of Yuder!
“ha.”
I don’t like it.
I really, really hate it.
Besides, what if Maia and Dahlia hadn’t come in?
If you hadn’t come in then······.
Cordelia squeezed her eyes shut, shook her clenched fists wildly, and soon gasped.
Whether it was because I was jumping around so much on the bed or for some other reason, my breathing, which had barely calmed down, was becoming ragged again.
‘Mr. Woo.’
Why do I have to be like this?
Uder, that bastard must be sleeping well by now, right?
You must be sleeping soundly, snoring without any awareness of the world.
‘Okay, then I’ll go to sleep too.’
Let’s go to sleep first.
I’ll leave all my worries about this situation to tomorrow and go to sleep!
Cordelia sat up straight again and closed her eyes.
And as always, he said it with exclamation.
“I can’t sleep.”
I slept well tonight.
They all ended up sleeping.
And the room right across from it.
Yuder’s bedroom, located beyond the wall.
As Cordelia had expected, Uther did not cause a ruckus on the bed.
He lay straight and didn’t move.
But it wasn’t like I expected, he was sleeping soundly and snoring.
Lie down with your legs crossed, cover your face with both hands, and recite the Heart Sutra.
I try to forget Cordelia’s face, which keeps coming to mind, and immerse myself in Buddhist scriptures.
“Damn.”
I can’t sleep.
I can’t sleep.
How did you grow up? Huh?
how!
“Whoa.”
Yuder, who had been groaning with his head in his hands, finally opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. He then rolled over onto his side and looked in the direction of Cordelia’s room.
“Go to sleep, go to sleep, Yuder. Go to sleep.”
Yuder rolled over again and forced his eyes to close, but he couldn’t fall asleep.
All that came to mind was Cordelia’s blushing, smiling faintly.
“Sigh, shit.”
Eventually, Uder gave up on sleeping.
I sat cross-legged on the bed, took a deep breath, and began to recite the Heart Sutra with a meditative mind.
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The next morning.
Cordelia, who had stayed up all night with her eyes wide open, sat on the sofa with a tired face and waited for Uther.
Because the two of them had an appointment to meet their father and father together – that is, Count Chase and Count Bayer.
‘Ugh.’
What will you say when you meet?
Should I just not say anything?
As if nothing happened?
Cordelia wiggled not only her fingers but also her toes inside her shoes, and Dahlia, who was watching her like that, chuckled and said in a small voice.
“You’re coming.”
Uderga.
Cordelia, who had become very nervous without realizing it, straightened her back, rolled her eyes, and smiled faintly without realizing it.
Because I saw Yuder’s face with dark circles under his eyes.
‘Hey, you too?’
‘Hey, me too.’
Two people who stayed up all night together.
As Cordelia giggled, Uther smiled back, hesitated for a moment, then held out his hand as he always did. It was for escort.
But Cordelia didn’t take his hand right away. She just rolled her eyes and looked up at Yuder, then smiled faintly.
Uther acted as usual – he held out his hand as if nothing had happened, but Cordelia could clearly see it.
‘Isn’t it kind of cute?’
A look of shame.
Even our dark-skinned Mr. Black Cloak was this cute at one point?
Cordelia giggled again, placed her hand over Uther’s, and stood up to start walking with him.
How far is it to the room where Count Bayer and Count Chase are waiting?
I don’t know exactly, but it wouldn’t be much.
At most, it will only take a few minutes.
Maybe even that wouldn’t work.
Is that why?
Uther moved his hand slightly, changing the direction of his wrist under Cordelia’s hand.
That slightly blatant movement.
Cordelia turned her head to look at Uther, but instead of looking at Cordelia, Uther only looked straight ahead.
She blushed inappropriately and slid her fingers between Cordelia’s.
Claw-to-claw.
Cordelia slightly spread her fingers to respond to Uther. She looked at their tightly interlocked hands for a moment, then looked at the side of Uther’s face again.
‘Yuder, Yuuder.’
Uder didn’t answer. It seemed like he couldn’t see her eyes because he was looking straight ahead.
But Cordelia paid no attention and continued to stare.
‘Isn’t this not an escort?’
Just hold hands.
huh?
Uther didn’t answer this time either, and Cordelia pursed her lips. She smiled bashfully, but to others, her face just looked relaxed, and she lowered her hand. She shook the hand she was holding with Uther lightly and took a step forward.
Behind them, Maia and Dahlia let out uncontrollable laughter, but Uther and Cordelia didn’t care. No, they barely heard it. They were both busy walking forward with their cheeks red.
And really just a few minutes.
The two people who had let time pass by in a way that felt too short distanced themselves from each other with gestures that seemed to be full of regret. They forcibly pulled their hands apart several times as they tried to interlock again, then took a deep breath.
‘let’s go.’
‘huh.’
After meeting with Count Bayer and Count Chase and hearing more detailed information, the two of them sort out the story.
Prioritize the tasks that need to be handled immediately and then proceed.
The knight of the Count Bayer family guarding the door opened the door, and Jude and Cordelia entered the room.
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