Chapter 95

Chapter 95

After that day, Contiben was more active. He requested an ‘formal escort mission to the Imperial Elite Knights, and only Leasis was called.

As a result, Leasis first asked Hizen to meet separately. She judged that it would be better to let him know first this time because problems or rumors could spread.

Late at night, the two sat face to face on the sofa in the Commander’s office.

“So under the pretext of escorting Contiben, the Crown Prince Elnos is going to teach you swordsmanship?”

“Yes.”

“Why is that bastard… no, the Crown Prince…”

Hizen blurred the end of his words and touched his forehead with one hand. Come to think of it, Blix had looked at Leasis with sparkling eyes.

Was it the same for Elnos too? Hizen felt ridiculous. I can’t believe this guy is acting like this when I’m in charge.

However, the lover in front of him scratched her head with an innocent look.

“Hizen-nim, His Highness the Crown Prince is very strong! He can also use intangible swords. He knows the swordsmanships of other empires…”

Don’t compliment another man in front of me. Don’t tell me! Hizen tried to swallow her humble sincerity that was filled up to his throat. She really seemed to know nothing but the sword.

That’s why he asked this question.

“The sword or me?”

“What?”

“Which one would you choose first?”

“Of course…”

It’s me, right? Hizen waited for her answer with his arms folded.The answer was obvious because Leasis was the one who had always chased him around.

But even if the answer was slow, it was too late. Leasis thought seriously about it, opening and closing her lips. She did not even know that his insides were burning.

His confident blue eyes shook. What. Did I get pushed by a sword? Is this Hizen Ben Dratius?

Leasis was dying trying to hold back her laughter. She only waited some time for fun, but Hizen’s face was changing every moment.

Let’s stop joking around. Leasis spoke in a friendly voice.

“Of course, our Hizen-nim.”

“Whoa… cough.”

Fortunately, the expected answer came out and he let out a sigh of relief. Hizen spit it out and coughed in surprise. His eyes fell diagonally with shame.

He usually had a cold-headed personality, but changed only in front of Leasis. He lost his reason, became childish, and wanted her to confirm.

A fever rose on his cheek, and his long neck and ears became red. She kept laughing at his cute look. She slowly stood up, went next to Hizen and sat down close to him.

Hizen opened his eyes wide. What are you going to do if someone comes in and sees us? Of course, they were an open couple, and it was great to be together like this, but…

Leasis, who read his concern, said sensibly.

“Hizen-nim, I locked the door.”

Leasis leaned gently on Hizen’s shoulder. Then, Hizen, who was red up to his neck, gathered all the patience he had.

“Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it… Tomorrow Leasis will have an early morning hiking training…

“Our hiking training for early tomorrow morning has been canceled. There was a landslide because it rained a lot today. Fortunately, there were no casualties.”

As soon as her words were over, Hizen jumped up from his seat. Surprised, Leasis raised her head.

“Hizen-nim?”

He did not even have time to answer. He took Leasis on the sofa in his arms and left the Commander’s office.

It was an unstoppable move. In Hizen’s arms, she blushed and wriggled.

“What if someone sees us…”

“It’ll be only for a minute.”

Hizen stopped in front of his own bedroom. He opened the tightly closed door and stepped inside.

Hizen’s room she was seeing after a long time, his scent. Her pretty lips opened wide in joy.

Thud.

He properly closed the door with his black shoes. At the same time, Hizen continued to hug Leasis and kissed her deeply. The sticky sound was heard in the entire room.

Hizen carefully laid Leasis on the bed. He was so careful with his hands, like treating a child.

She smiled and wrapped her arms around his long neck. Just sharing their body temperature together in his bedroom made her whole body unbearably hot.

“Sigh…”

Hizen’s deep sigh tickled her ears. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at him.

Unarmed, the Count-nim looked very different from usual. Shaking eyelashes, blushing cheeks, moist lips, and glowing eyes.

The sight was so lovely that she could not take her eyes off him. Leasis stared at him, receiving his passionate kisses.

Then, his blue eyes opened. The eyes of the two quietly intertwined in the dark. Hizen asked with his handsome eyebrows raised.

“When did you open your eyes?”

“Just now.”

She answered confidently. Hizen narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

“I didn’t know you had that kind of habit.”

“I want to see you, so what can I do?”

“That’s the same for me.”

After finishing talking, Hizen kissed her lips and smiled. There were so sweet that he had kept thinking about them all day long. He could not taste them for hours.

Hizen’s hands were busy. With one hand, he stroked her hair, which was a bit messy after the whole day, and with the other hand he hurriedly unbuttoned her uniform.

Then, at the last button, Hizen’s hand stopped. He stared at Leasis with a look deeper than the sea.

“If you want to stop… Tell me now.”

Instead of answering, Leasis stretched out an arm and held his hand. The warm body temperature reaching his fingertips tickled his mind.

“I want to be with you. I want to continue.”

His eyes, blue like the sea, blinked greatly. He could not stop smiling at Leasis, lying face to face with him. In her sleep, she had repeated ‘Hizen-nim, no more…

Hizen stretched out his arms and hugged Leasis. Her soft body temperature and fragrant scent warmed his heart.

“I love you.”

You can’t hear it, but I want to tell you. He whispered sweet words several times, and stroked her hair.

Her hair, redder than roses, was finer than silk. So his hand continued to move, and he stroked her hair slowly.

Then, she turned her body in the other direction.

‘Was it too much? Next time, I’ll control myself.’

Hizen made a serious commitment and lay tight next to Leasis. Looking at her hair preciously, something came into his eyes.

A small dot, no… It was a pattern.

Hizen unknowingly raised himself up. Then he hurriedly looked at her neck.

It was a rose pattern, like a dot. He touched it several times with his trembling hands.

He could not believe it. There was only one person in the world who could have this pattern…

“Sigh. Hizen-nim, are you awake?”

In the meantime, Leasis yawned and rubbed her eyes. Stiff, Hizen nodded hastily.

“Uh… just…”

“Ouch.”

Leasis frowned slightly when she tried to raise herself. Surprised, Hizen suddenly lost his mind and asked.

“Are you hurt? Would you like some water?”

“Yes. A bit of water, please.”

Hizen jumped up at her confident answer. Leasis’ face turned red as she saw Hizen’s body, revealed under the sunlight. She peeped at him through his gown.

There were deep scars left on his perfectly sculpted muscles. Wearing a gown, he brought a bottle of water and a glass from a table near the window.

Leasis took the glass handed by Hizen and drank it.

“Do you want more?”

“It’s okay.”

Leasis blushed and gave the glass back to Hizen. Hizen put the glass and the water bottle back on the table like a servant.

Leasis stared at him and asked.

“I heard that the scars were caused by a fire.”

Standing by the table, Hizen stiffened like a stone again. Leasis did not notice it and asked innocently.

“Was there a fire in the Count’s mansion…”

“Uh… yes.”

Hizen lied without realizing it. The bottle of water he put down shook slightly.

Turning to Leasis, Hizen tried to smile.

“Shall we go eat?”

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“The deal with the Crown Prince is over.”

Hearing Hizen’s report, Nathan slowly closed his eyes. It was most likely that the case with the magic circles and the magic powder was put aside, sacrificed by the struggle between the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

The two of them were worried, but could not do anything. They could not even start a coup right now.

They could just work from behind to try to reduce the damage. Starting with the Emperor…

Nathan sighed and looked at Hizen. But his face was especially dark.

“What’s the matter?”

“Your Grace.”

“Hmm?”

“Maybe… in the fire at the Berman mansion…”

Hizen swallowed his dry saliva. Since this morning, he was thirsty for no reason, and his heart was pounding uneasily.

He could only finish his question after letting out several trembling sighs.

“The Baron and Leasis… Did they… really die that day?”

“Didn’t you see it with your own eyes? I can’t believe you still can’t accept their death.”

Nathan could not hide his bitter expression. The three men, the Duke of Armada, Count Dratius, and Baron Berman, used to be old friends.

But two of them had already closed their eyes. Nathan shook his head and urged him to give up.

‘What’s that pattern, then? The pattern that only the heir of the family inherits…

Questions were stuck in Hizen’s throat. However, he could not continue to ask them because it would remind Nathan of his son, his close friend and the child he used to care for, who had all passed away.