Chapter 17

It seems like a group of princes will come to observe the front-line base.

Caesar informed me about it when I was relaxing in the room at night.

But then again, why in such a remote area?

“It seems like the previous chief, Harris told the Prince about this base…The Prince is still a young boy, but he has strong interests in knights. Basically, he’s here for sightseeing.”

“Ohh…I see…”

After what happened in the infirmary, the days passed as if nothing had happened.

Caesar didn’t ask a single question about what happened in the royal capital.

I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t bring up that topic again either.

We spent time with each other, with a wall between us.

“As the Prince’s guard, the previous chief, Harris, will be coming as well.”

“Really?”

If that’s the case, I’m happy. I can finally see Harris’s face after a long time.

“…You seem happy.”

“That’s…yes. It’s been a while.”

Is his stress piling up because he couldn’t go wild living in the royal capital?

Or maybe he’s happy to be able to join matches as a fierce knight.

Of course, he’s going to bring a souvenir back for me, right?

As I was feeling excited, my nape was licked from behind.

“Nn, ah-”

I jolted and my body shivered from the surprise attack.

Just like that, I was kissed on the lips.

I was treating him to cherry pie today.

It seems like he hates it when I offer it to other knights, so I secretly made it in the room.

I can’t say that it’s healthy to eat such sweet things late at night so I didn’t make it all the time, but it seems like Caesar likes the pie I make.

“Are you in touch with Harris, the previous chief?”

“Eh? No. Not really. I’m sure he’s busy in his new workplace.”

As I said so, “you should at least send a letter to him, you’re so cold-hearted,” it didn’t seem like he was thinking of me like that.

Well, Harris isn’t a diligent person, so he wouldn’t want me to send anything to him.

Before I knew it, I was lying in bed.

H-he’s quick.

“Nn…”

He licked my lips then his tongue, that tasted like the cherry pie he ate, entered my mouth and tangled with mine.

I like Caesar’s scent.

Biologically, this is one of the reasons people are attracted to each other, and it’s true that you will unconsciously pick up the pheromones of those who have DNA that your body wants to merge with.

Even if others might find it unpleasant, the scent will still feel good to you.

Even if Caesar is drenched in sweat, it still makes me think he smells nice.

But I’m not a woman who needs to make that judgment in order to have children…

Still, I wonder if this man is lacking anything at all.

Maybe that’s why I like his scent this much…

When I was thinking about that kind of stuff, it somehow made me feel like Caesar was my fated partner.

(T/N Ugh YOU AREEEE STOP TORTURING YOURSELFJNASKJD)

What am I, a romanticist…

However, this man has a fiance.

He might be taking this seriously in a way for now.

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But Caesar is a nobleman and needs to have a descendant.

I’m just being treated as his temporary partner in this base.

I didn’t even receive a definitive word that can confirm my feelings.

Nevertheless, I think this is even better than the time I thought he hated me…

At that time, I didn’t have any feelings for this man at all.

…But, right now…

Receiving his kiss, I felt miserable.

If I knew I’d feel this way, then it would’ve been better if I never approached you from the start.

I didn’t think that I’d ever take this kind of relationship with no future seriously.

Being this way, when will it ever end.

This incomplete and unstable relationship of ours.

“…What’s wrong?”

“No…Nothing…Nn…”

He reproachfully looked at me, who was thinking deeply, with those sky-blue eyes of his.

The light in the room was reflected and shining in his eyes, it looked very beautiful.

Before I knew it, just being able to look straight into his eyes made me so happy.

I like this man’s focused eyes when he held me.

I thought so.