Chapter 126 - Urgency

"I'll make sure your bloodline would end..."

"Er…"

Ryuu was speechless. In front of him was a very beautiful nymph who was grinning at him while telling him she'd end his bloodline. If he were Kazehaya Gin, he'd have started crying in fear already.

"Scary right?"

Ara asked then as her face softened and she laughed. "I was seriously considering stomping on your family jewels when I thought you're going to make me live where you keep your girlfriend."

The Koutaishidenka had a reaction then. "F-family J-jewels?"

Ara nodded. "That precious thing you need to reproduce," she told him as she pointed at that thing down there.

Ryuu unconsciously placed his hands to cover his front as if to protect it.

The first thing her friends taught her back in Ritz when she was eleven years old was how to crush a man's balls. Alistair made them teach her that because of how she looked, it's possible for her to attract a lot of sinister men – lechers included.

"Yep – a very nice just desserts for lechers and cheating partners," she continued, her eyes turning to slits.

"Hey, don't be so intense anymore."Ryuu reached out to pull at her nose. "I already said I will only marry and have children with you, okay?"

Ara seemed to calm down after that. But when she did, she realized what she said and she was horrified, she turned crimson. She had just threatened to make her future husband a eunuch!

"Oh-ho, why are you being embarrassed now after you so bravely talked to me, huh?"

The Koutaishidenka reached out again, but this time, to pull her towards him. Ara didn't resist when he placed her on his lap and hugged her from behind. They stayed like that without talking for a while, with Ara leaning comfortably against him while she rubbed the puppy's tummy with her fingers.

Ryuu leaned over close to her ear and whispered. "No need to threaten me. My family jewel is exclusively for your use only okay?"

Ara was startled then, not just because he suddenly whispered to her ear but because of what he said. She scrambled off his lap and sat opposite him again. She glared at him who was grinning mischievously from ear to ear. She was going to scold him but was mesmerized by how handsome he looked. It was the first time she saw him really smiling this openly with his blue eyes dancing, it was enchanting, she forgot what she wanted to say.

"I'm serious though. So you don't have to worry about it anymore," he said after, and Ara wasn't able to do anything but agree.

"O-okay," she replied as she turned scarlet again.

She was totally embarrassed she wanted to cry but was aware that it was her fault why they were talking about such things in the first place. On the other hand, it was also good they discussed this thing, so it's already clear. Her stance about extramarital affairs was very important for her to let him know.

"So what will be his name?"

Ara's eyes then trained on the wiggling puppy on the floor and laughed.

"What's so funny? Do you already have a name in mind?"Ryuu asked again, and Ara couldn't help but giggle this time.

How could she tell him she was thinking of naming the dog, Ryuu Junior? No, she couldn't.

"Well, this little one is black as night, but he has white on his fur too so…" she smiled as she thought of a name. "Byakuya. His name will be Byakuya."

Byakuya literally meant "white night". It was basically the time mostly in summer when the sky was still bright in spite of being already evening.

"Alright, this little guy will be Byakuya then."

As if he was truly happy to have a name, at last, the puppy rolled back onto its feet and circled them while doing his howl-cry. Because the little guy was getting excited, the Koutaishidenka picked it up, and both raven-haired blue-eyed cutie pies looked at her.

Father and son.

Ara wanted to laugh again but stopped herself.

"By the way," Ryuu spoke again, this time seriously, and so Ara unconsciously sat up straight to listen. "Why do you think I proposed to you tonight?"

Huh?

"To formally announce our engagement?"Ara couldn't think of any other reason.

"You're correct," Ryuu inclined his head. "But there's another reason."

Another reason?

"I…" Ryuu began, but paused, as his voice got softer as his blue eyes left her face to fall on her lap. It was as if he was being shy. "I want us to get married earlier than planned."

"Earlier?"Ara didn't have any idea when exactly they were supposed to tie the knot except after her studies.

"Yes," Ryuu looked at her eyes again then. "Like this weekend, we can go and register if you agree."

EEEEH?

Ara was taken aback. She didn't expect " early " to be that early. But she hadn't even graduated from high school yet? Why did he want to get married so early?

Koutaishidenka must have felt her hesitation, and so his blue gaze clouded as if in disappointment. He still pleaded his case, however, trying to reason out with her.

"I know it sounds unreasonable considering I promised your brother to let you graduate and do whatever you want for university afterwards before we get married. But, I just felt that to wait when we would be wed in the end anyway was unnecessary."

"Well, you have a point …"Ara acceded.

Ryuu was right. Why wait when their union's already set in stone anyway? It would be easier for them to be together when they're married. Nobody would question her. Besides with Ryuu always taking care of her necessities and being there for her whenever she needed, he was already like a husband.

This amazing man who had everything like a prince – no – rather a king of his own empire had humbled himself for her sake. He had respectfully asked her family for her hand, had formally given Ara her rightful place and even destroyed an age-old tradition for her and promised to be faithful to her. How could she reject him?

Ara reached out her hands towards her big husky. Ryuu had felt a bit dejected over her hesitation earlier and had looked down as if prepared to be turned down. She cupped his face with her hands and made him look at her again.

"What?"Ryuu asked.

She chuckled. Her big husky was sulking.

"Let's do it! This weekend let's register!"