The Male Lead's Sickly Aide Is My Type - Chapter 38
Translator and Editor: Nana and Nabi
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Chapter 38
Carinne waited for him to answer while preparing what to say in case he refused. However, unexpectedly, he calmly replied.
“Do as you please.”
“…Really?”
She thought he would at least hesitate.
Archen glanced at her puzzled expression and retorted in a dry tone.
“You’ll do it anyway, even if I say no.”
‘How did he know?’
Carinne felt a little embarrassed for revealing her thoughts. However, since it had come to this, she decided to be bold. She naturally began to play twenty questions.
“Well… Ask away.”
It took a while to hear his question.
“Is it alive?”
“Yes.”
“Can they speak?”
“Yes.”
“Then, they must be a person… Does this person know the Princess?”
“Of course.”
“Are you close?”
“Hmm.”
Carinne crossed her arms and thought about what to say.
…Close? Could she really say that she was close to this person? She sincerely hoped so, but she doubted if the person felt the same way.
“Well, I’d like to be close with this person, and sometimes it feels like we are, but I don’t think the person feels the same way. Every time I remember their cold personality, I feel a chill in my heart, thinking they might hold a grudge against me.”
Oh right. She was only supposed to answer yes or no.
Even though she realized her mistake, Carinne decided to be even bolder. She was waiting for his next question, but he didn’t say anything.
“Is the questioning over? Can you tell who it is?”
“….”
He extended his finger and covered his forehead before he let out a deep sigh, lowering his face. His pale face showed a look of embarrassment.
Seeing him like that, she had a thought.
‘…No way, right?’
Still, his reaction proved her wrong.
Carinne couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“What are you thinking right now? You don’t even know if this person is a female or male. This person is a female.”
To be precise, it was Marta.
“You didn’t think it was you, did you?”
“….”
His blue eyes swelled up like a balloon, and after looking at Carinne once, he quickly turned his gaze to the other side. While pretending not to hear, he adjusted his glasses, which was quite cute.
‘Stop averting your eyes when you’re embarrassed…’
She took this opportunity to tease him.
“It could be possible. Well, whether it’s true or not, I think you’re really confident, but I’ll go easy on you because you’re Archen.”
He was about to say something but then closed his mouth and made a face. Fortunately for Archen, the door suddenly opened, and the butler appeared.
“You may come in now.”
“I’ll be back in a moment.”
He followed the butler into the room.
The door was half-open, so she could see inside, and the spacious area looked more like an office than a room. There were several desks and partitions scattered around, and there were quite a few people sitting at the desks.
As Archen went to the man sitting in the most prestigious seat among them, the man glanced at him with a blank expression and then pushed a stack of documents towards him.
That was enough to show his arrogance and the way he pushed the documents…
‘…Does he want them to fall?’
Carinne’s prediction was correct. Moments later, the documents fell to the ground without someone being able to hold onto them. As the documents scattered in the air and settled on the ground, Archen just watched calmly.
“Oops, my mistake.”
The man looked at the scattered pile of papers on the floor and let out a sigh as if it were no big deal.
In the meanwhile, Archen quietly stood there and started picking up the papers. The other people in the office continued to do their work, ignoring him. Not a single person offered to help.
‘Those brats…!’
They were purposely trying to annoy him. It was more malicious than the obvious teasing from the mustache guy, as it was clear that they had made him wait outside on purpose.
They were such bad people…
Just as Carinne was about to push open the door and enter, Archen, who had been picking up the papers, suddenly looked up, and their eyes met. Then, he slowly shook his head, silently telling her to stay put.
How was she supposed to just stand there in this situation?
Carinne bit her lip and let go of the doorknob when she saw his determined expression. Although she was boiling with anger, she couldn’t move because he was watching her. Archen continued to sweep up all the papers that had fallen to the floor without taking his eyes off her.
Just then, someone bumped into him, causing him to stumble as the person spat out a curse.
“My luck is just terrible today.”
Ah, she couldn’t take it anymore.
The boiling volcano inside her finally erupted. Carinne couldn’t help but fling the door open. She was about to take a step forward when a strong grip on her wrist stopped her.
It was Archen.
He stood in front of the door, blocking Carinne from entering. She struggled to break free from his grip.
“Let go. I’m going to teach them a lesson.”
“Please, Your Highness.”
He begged.
Carinne looked up at the pitiful voice as if she didn’t know why he was doing it.
‘What, why is he looking at me like that…?’
His green eyes seemed desperate yet melancholic, and she couldn’t help but step back at the deep and distant gaze that reminded her of an abyss. She didn’t want to make him suffer anymore, he already looked so miserable.
As Carinne gave up on going inside, Archen quietly closed the door and he firmly uttered with a calm tone.
“Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.”
“….”
Carinne couldn’t say anything, and her lips were sealed shut. She deeply realized one thing… that their relationship was not just casual but much stronger than she had thought. She felt sorry for doubting it.
He must have thought she was angry as he pulled the corners of his mouth and gave her a faint smile like earlier.
“I’m fine. Really.”
Who was comforting whom?
She only felt guilty for not being able to do anything for him. As he started walking down the hallway, she quickly went to his side. He had returned to his usual cold self as if forgetting what had just happened.
Does this person have no pride? She grumbled internally before speaking out loud.
“Aren’t you angry?”
“I’m trying not to be. I used to be worse.”
He answered without even looking back.
“What do you mean by ‘used to’?”
“When I was still attending the Academy. That place I just went in and out of is the Magic Administration Bureau. Many of my fellow Academy students work there.”
He responded calmly.
There was no emotion in his voice as if he was telling her what the dinner menu was for the night. How many unfair things must he have experienced to become so indifferent? Carinne lowered her head with a weary feeling, not even knowing why she felt guilty for causing him trouble.
As they reached a crossroads, he stopped walking.
“I have to go to the library now to organize some materials. You should go back to the meeting room.”
“But…”
‘Though I’m very worried about you.’
The words she had been thinking of saying disappeared into thin air. Archen spoke again with a gentle tone as though he was comforting her.
“The meeting should be over by now, so Duke Tricia must be waiting for you.”
That was true. If she didn’t go back to the meeting room at the end of the meeting, the pathetic human might end up in some other place.
“Take care.”
He gazed at her hesitantly before eventually lowering his head slightly.
Carinne forgot that she was supposed to go back to the meeting room and just stared at where he had disappeared.
She was a Princess in the Second Duchy, and she might even have more power than his peers. Still, she had no influence and was not a significant figure among the nobles. While she may have had the power to dominate in social circles, she didn’t have enough power to shake the deeply rooted social system.
As Carinne pondered her situation, she clenched her fist with determination.
Even if she had to watch silently now, she would eventually make everything right. She would shake up this filthy and sinister world, so Archen would no longer be ignored. She would make sure he didn’t have to wear a sad expression and pretend to be indifferent.
It may be difficult now, but someday in the future, she will definitely make it happen.
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Zepelim
😭mata esses malditos
Mangagirl4
Poor Archen ☹️ love her for wanting to help him!