45 – Pretending not to know how to do anything is love (1)
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Until evening, there was only talk about the Eastern Expedition.
Natalie, who has been chasing her all day, is nowhere to be seen.
Maybe he was shocked and went to find out the details?
Because I couldn’t see it, it was cool inside.
But when I go to a place where people gather, I usually only talk about Kiera, so I went into my room early today and was locked up.
In the room, I was washing with water brought by a maid and doing various things when I heard a knock.
Without thinking, I went and opened the door.
Audrit stood smiling brightly.
“Princess, I came to wait on you.”
“I will gladly accept it.”
Upon entering, she held a closed cup in her hand.
He closed the door and held it out to Maru who turned around.
“drink. The baroness gave it to me, but it says it’s a drug that helps you get pregnant.”
Maru was slightly surprised and blinked.
“Are you having kids already?”
“They say that getting pregnant on the first night goes well if you prepare in advance before marriage. They said that husband and wife should drink together, so I drank earlier.”
Audrey seemed to have no qualms about getting pregnant, probably because it’s a given society where the formula that you have to have a baby right after you get married is natural.
“Don’t you write?”
“It’s good enough to eat.”
Maru accepted the cup and savored the taste.
it’s just wine
“Is this wine?”
“It’s because the wine is mixed with powder that is good for the body.”
“This is the prince. If you kill me, you will be in big trouble.”
“I don’t want to be widowed either.”
While she stared, Maru drank the medicine at once.
“The whole world knows that I am getting married, so I can’t even bite it. Even if you go to the ballroom, you can’t even get dance offers anymore.”
“Good for you. Dance only with me from now on.”
“I want to be a man I can handle.”
“why?”
“Before you came, it was often said among the subjects that Edward should not be designated as the successor. His Highness was also perplexed because he could not do anything about it. But after everyone found out that you were close to Edward, those allegations went right in. Edward didn’t do anything, but the power base was strengthened by itself. So when I see you, I think that this man is really great.”
“You know that now?”
“Are you humble?”
“Are you a little proud of being married to a great man?”
“I want to, but I still can’t believe it, so I’ll wait and be proud. It feels like I’m having a dream that will disappear when I wake up.”
Audrit continued with a pleasant smile.
“Wow, I am getting married to the son of the revered Queen Alexandria. is it true? isn’t it a dream Pinch the ball several times a day. It feels like stepping into history. Into the history where the heroes I saw in the book are alive and breathing. I will become one of them. It’s so glorious, so thrilling, so unreal.”
Maru makes a mischievous expression.
“Now that I see this woman, she likes my mother, not me. Are you marrying me because of my mother?”
“You say that now? I’m marrying you because I like you. If Queen Alexandria was good, she would have chosen the handsome men in the portrait before it was revealed that you were the crown prince. Don’t you believe me?”
When she unexpectedly got angry, Maru scratched the back of his head with an apologetic expression.
“I just… It was a joke. Let go of your anger. It was a joke.”
“That’s Okay. Don’t talk to me.”
Audrit pours water from the kettle and gulps down, then goes to her desk and sits down, arms crossed.
He was angry for a while, and looked at the open book on the desk and asked with a puzzled face.
“A guide to Narundra? Were you reading a book?”
“We are going there soon. I studied a little in advance to make sightseeing comfortable. For you.”
“tooth.”
She glanced at the floor with a look that was both good and disliked.
Then he looked up and asked cautiously.
“The news that Kiera-sama was defeated… Did you hear?”
“yes.”
“To be honest, I came here because I was worried. I wonder if he is thinking.”
Audrey lowered her gaze and pursed her lips.
“… I was at least relieved because I was reading the book.”
“Do you think I still haven’t forgotten Keira?”
“I believe, but my heart… ”
“Then let’s pretend to be my ex-girlfriend for a while.”
It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand her anxiety because of Kiera, so Maru felt the need to tell her clearly.
“Kiera was an ambitious woman. Her goal was to outshine the other warriors with the sole patronage of nobles. He didn’t seem interested in defeating the Demon King. It seemed that if you publicize your strength, your reputation will increase, and you only want the power and wealth that follow that reputation. In the process of pursuing my ambitions, if I felt unnecessary, I mercilessly excluded my colleagues and even my boyfriend. That doesn’t sit well with me.”
I hope she hears and reassures me.
“I am a heartless man who doesn’t look at a woman who broke up with her even if she looks at her twice. And my head is full of thoughts of my wife, Audrey. I’m so engrossed in my work that I can’t get my hands on it.”
“Where do you lie? He didn’t even come to the loading dock today.”
Audrey pursed her lips.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Maru, who discovered it late, made a surprised expression.
“Why are you crying?”
“I’m not crying. Who is crying?”
Sitting at her desk, she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and turned her head to the other side.
“Are you crying because I’m still thinking of Kiera?”
“Because I don’t cry.”
she sniffed.
“I like you so much, how could I not be your first love? don’t answer It’s just my complaint.”
Soon after, she got up from her seat, sighed deeply enough to make her heart flutter, and looked at the floor.
“Honestly, are you jealous of Keira-sama? therefore. I. I will put you in jail.”
“yes… ? The context of the words is out of the blue, isn’t it?”
“Could you make it more out of the blue?”
Audrit strode around the desk.
He immediately hugged Maru and poured out a deep kiss.
She sucked again and again until Maru’s lips and tongue tingled.
As the lips parted, saliva dripped sticky and then broke off.
The two of them let out their breaths and looked at each other.
“If you put them in prison, we won’t see each other. Are you going to live alone for the rest of your life?”
“It’s a prison that I feed, clothe and house. I do not like it?”
“I really want to go to that prison. Handcuffs please.”
The two kissed again.
This time, he led from the floor, and Audrit grabbed his shoulder tightly, excited by the electric shock.
In the meantime, Maru felt something strange at the window and parted his lips on the way.
“Luciela. Get out before you get angry.”
When he gave the order with a nonchalant face, the black smoke hiding under the curtains suddenly escaped out the window with a lewd laugh.
Maru walked over and locked the window.
Audrey put her hand on her chest in surprise and stared blankly.
“What was that?”
“This is the devil I am friendly with.”
“Are you the devil?”
“He’s a succubus, but he’s more loyal than a human. I must have seen it in my room the other day. A woman with purple hair and a hood.”
“ah… ”
Audrit was surprised that Maru had an acquaintance with the devil, but was relieved to see him say nothing.
Thinking that he must be a good devil, I casually nodded and asked a question.
“Does it come in all of a sudden?”
“I only come when I have something to report or discuss. It doesn’t come often.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
She hurriedly grabbed Maru’s hand and sat down side by side at the end of the bed.
Face to face, he inquired seriously.
“Aside from the warrior party, the crown prince, and the succubus, if there’s anything else I don’t know, tell me everything. Even if it’s absurd and absurd, I’ll never laugh it off this time. I will trust you, so tell me honestly.”
“Well… ”
Maru scratched his cheek and smiled brightly while thinking.
“Would you like to see this?”
He picked up a small bowl from the shelf and set it on the table.
After pouring half of the water into the bowl, he put his hands together.
“I serve a god named Belkran. Fill the bowl with water like this and pray twice a day, morning and evening.”
“Is there a god called Belcran?”
“I am the only believer. He is a lonely god. Maybe if I die, this person will die too?”
“I am a god, can I die?”
“God can exist only when people remember him. If the only believer disappears, no one will remember him, so he will disappear.”
“ah… I guess.”
she asked, nodding.
“What are you in charge of?”
“I only know that he is the conqueror, preserver, and destroyer of the stars.”
“The preservers look good, but the conquerors and destroyers are somehow terrifying.”
“I also have two original names. Belcran, Belcrania. Men and women coexist in one body.”
“Miraculous. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a god.”
Audrey’s eyes shone brightly.
Talking about God seemed very interesting.
Maru, who looked at her like that, was also happy inside.
“Do you want to pray together specially today?”
“like.”
The two stood side by side facing the bowl and put their hands together.
“I will start praying.”
“Wait. I also want to become a believer.”
“really? What god did you previously believe in? Didn’t you?”
“I believe in and worship all the gods in the world, but there was no god I made up my mind to attend. I’m going to try following you this time.”
“I think Belkran-sama will like it because the number of followers has increased.”
“Actually, I liked the fact that I just put water in a bowl without preparing anything big.”
The two laughed at the same time.
Soon they put their palms together in a reverent manner and prayed.
“Belcran-sama, please be happy. This ugly believer has a wife. My name is Audrey. And to my surprise, as of today, they followed me and became a believer. She is a woman who loves me so much that she even shares my religion. The two of us will… ”
There was a solemn atmosphere in the room.
While the two closed their eyes and prayed, a small wave arose on the surface of the water in the small bowl.
The waves seemed to dance.