Why, Can't You Eat? - Chapter 74
Translator and Editor: Effe and Yonnee
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Chapter 74
“Then, see you soon.”
“Will you accompany the delegation?”
“Now that the situation has come to this, shouldn’t I go take a look at the wicked face that bewitched my grandson and took him away?”
“Damian says his grandfather was very willing to let him go.”
“Who knew he would go to war as soon as he left. I told you. You don’t know what will happen to people.”
He was speaking from experience. Still, he glanced at Endymion, after calling the emperor a wicked-faced man, but Endymion didn’t seem to care at all. He felt different from the usual knights. Seeing that Sinclair looked different from when he was rude to me and not, I cleared my throat and hurriedly greeted him.
“It was a short time, but thank you.”
“Please take good care of my grandson.”
“Don’t worry, he’s doing well on his own.”
“You’re very determined unlike your appearance, Miss.”
He said it in disappointment, but I smiled when I saw the high priest who seemed to be in a good mood.
After a brief greeting, we returned to the forest path using magic. And when I was about to take off the ring, Endymion grabbed my wrist.
“Miss Lily, if you remove the ring…”
I blinked as I looked at him, hardly able to speak unlike him. My face turned red at the sudden thought. Endymion was afraid that when I took off the ring I might lose my rationality again. I hadn’t even thought about it.
“Thank you for stopping me.”
“No. I’m alright with it, but that’s not the case for you, Miss Lily ”
As Endymion said, it would be a problem for me. If I took off the ring, my body would heat up right away. If the symptoms were severe, we might even do it right here and now. That night was not bright and no one would be watching, but surely not now.
“We arrived earlier than expected, so we shouldn’t have to hurry back. Miss Lily doesn’t seem uncomfortable being with me anymore.”
“Then I’ll take the ring off later. Please wait.”
Before leaving, I took out the map given to me by Odil and orientated myself. And before forgetting, I changed my face again.
Our journey of just having ordinary conversation with no mention about the ring and the succubus lasted for four days. In the end, I didn’t take off the ring until I returned to Ciel.
The sun was already setting when we passed through the city gate. There were a lot of people passing by, so it was worrying to be together with Endymion, but he spoke first.
“I have to go and report, so we will have to part here. Miss Lily, you must be tired too. You can go in.”
“Ah yes. You’ve worked hard too.”
“What do you mean hard work—don’t mention it. It was very fun. Have a good rest.”
“Take a good rest too, Endymion.”
“Yes.”
Smiling brightly, he waved his hand. I bowed my head briefly and moved my feet.
I didn’t get to see Grandmother in my dreams again, perhaps because I was wearing the ring. But what actually worried me right now was how Lilith would react. I hope she wouldn’t try to force herself on anyone, like she did back then.
If there were no people around, I could move quickly, but there were many eyes because of the time. When I arrived at Wind Palace, the sun had completely set, so I went up to my room thinking that it was an unnecessarily spacious castle.
“Huu.”
Upon reaching the room, I set the bag aside and took off my robe. The dust flew away as the room was abandoned for a week. After waving my hand to clean up and tidy up my luggage, I sat down on the bed.
Please don’t be angry. Thinking so, I took off the ring, but there was no reaction. I expected her to talk right in my head.
“Lilith?”
My stomach felt numb and my body felt a little hot, but I didn’t lose consciousness. It was a usual reaction when she was short of energy. Was she still asleep?
Thinking so, I suddenly burst out laughing. Oh my God. I don’t like acting so selfishly, so when did I become so concerned? We understand each other more than anyone else, but maybe it’s because we’re the complete opposite than anyone else.
I looked into the mirror and reached down to press my throbbing stomach. There was no need to change my body or change my consciousness anymore.
When I left the mirror, hesitating on who to go to. A strong hand snatched my wrist.
“Is this a dream?”
I took a deep breath at the horrifyingly low voice and looked to the side.
“Regulus…?”
“Noona.”
His dark eyes were looking straight at me. I remembered that I had come without changing my face for a moment, so I bit my lip when he asked if this was a dream. He hadn’t forgotten what had happened that night.
That time, he looked half-insane, while he looked sane now. That was the problem. The nuance was strange to say this, but it was the truth. In the current situation, my magic wouldn’t work.
“…Why are you here?”
“I dropped by because I left something, but Noona came out of the mirror.”
I was reckless. Somehow, I thought things were going well. It seemed that it would be useless to talk about it to him, who already clearly remembered the incident. Looking down at the hands that held me tightly, I somehow felt that he was delighted.
“Noona, it’s been a week since we’ve seen each other, so won’t you greet me?”
“Ah yes. Um, how are you?”
“I was a bit bored without Noona, but it was okay! I’m going to escort the delegation with Commander Ares soon. So I am training harder than usual.”
“You worked hard. Umm… By the way, Regulus, please let go of me.”
“No, I don’t want to. Are you going to make me think it’s a dream like back then and leave me?”
The calm conversation ended abruptly. Anyway, I couldn’t manipulate his memory or disturb his consciousness now. Seeing his stubborn face, I didn’t think words would work.
A bigger problem than that was that the heat was slowly spreading from my wrists that were held by him.
“I will tell you about the circumstances later. So…”
“Who are you going to? Commander Odil? Commander Ares? Commander Damian?”
“…Regulus.”
“As expected. No wonder I thought the commanders smelled alternately like you.”
My lips trembled. He was always sensitive to body scent. If I knew this would happen, I would have taken the ring off later. My rumbling stomach was twisting and pleading in thirst.
Regulus’ eyes drooped.
“Noona. Can’t I? I can do well too.”
“W-What do you mean you can do well?”
“What Noona does with the commanders. And what Noona did with me before.”
An unknown smile grew on his innocent face. It was an unexpected accident.
However, I couldn’t imagine that Regulus would be like this. The way he asked for it so plainly, made me speechless. With each step he took, I stepped back. And when there was nowhere to retreat, I felt a lukewarm breath in my ear.
“Do it with me, Noona.”
The voice was blatant and seductive. If I had changed my body, it would have been big trouble. I looked at Regulus, who was quietly approaching, and spoke dryly.
“No, I don’t want to.”
“Eh?”
I sighed at his reaction, as if he wasn’t expected my refusalI. I shook my hand off his grip. Regulus, who had been pretending to be so lethal until a moment ago, broke into tears.
“Why can’t I? I like Noona too.”
“You are like a younger brother to me. How can I do such a thing to you?”
“But that night, Noona attacked me first…”
“That! Well, there was a reason. I’ll explain later, so for now…”
“You’re so mean. Noona was only interested in my body.”
Why are you talking like that?! I took a deep breath at the words Regulus muttered with a sad face. It would be dangerous to drag on like this. Not to me, but Regulus. Even if I got caught, I didn’t want to create a more embarrassing situation here.
“It’s not like that.”
I spoke calmly and pulled out the tentacles to bind Regulus. As the tentacles crawled out soundlessly from the floor and were about to bind Regulus’ body with one stroke, he suddenly turned around.
“Noona, you’re going to tie me up with this again.”
“…….”
“You’re going to leave after tying me up, right?”
Feeling guilty, I couldn’t speak any more. It was even more so because my nervousness reached its peak. Regulus, who held the tentacles with a spiteful face, said again with a mild face.
“Lily Noona, you look very tired right now. I will help you.”
“You will regret it.”
“I will not regret it.”
“No. I…”
“Ah.”
I’m crazy. I covered my face with my palm and groaned. I tried to go to the mirror, but Regulus cleverly blocked me from moving. Come to think of it, it wasn’t that I couldn’t do anything if I made up my mind and followed it.
When I glanced up at him, the amber eyes that were tenaciously looking at me were flickering with faint lust. This was the seed I sowed. But how can I do that?
However, Regulus’s words cut off my hesitation.
“Since that day I was attacked by you, I keep dreaming of you.”
“…Dreaming?”
“Every night, every night. Noona appears in my dreams and seduces me.”
My heated up at the whispered words like confessing a heavy secret. So now… he had dreamed about me? Besides, listening to his words, he was still dreaming of me.
“Noona started it. Take responsibility.”
My heart kept sinking at the words he shot back a cute face that’s weakening my resolve. The pleasure-seeking instinct that was hidden deep inside me began to show itself slowly.
“You will regret it.”
“You keep saying that. Does Noona hate doing it with me that much?”
“No, you.”
My reason sank like it had fallen into a bottomless swamp. My lips twitched as I pulled Regulus’ arm. As dark red petals swirled in front of his eyes, his pupils fluctuated in confusion.
“My little cutie, won’t you have regrets later?”
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I was so shocked when Regulus appeared but I can’t say I’m not looking forward to the next chapter >\\< Thanks for the chapter!