episode_0056

Raoul looked at Leila’s face as she felt the cool breeze from the top of the fortress. The golden eyes seen through the flowing blonde hair seemed to shine like stars, and each and every gesture and gesture was simply beautiful.

My heart was pounding. Just looking at his face made my fatigue melt away. Everything seemed to be fleeting, like a dream, shining beautifully like moonlight.

I couldn’t calm my heart because I was anxious about when this time together would end.

Raoul couldn’t guess what that feeling was. The feeling was frustrating and ecstatic at the same time.

“Raul…?”

“Leila.”

Raoul was at a loss for words as to what was so new about seeing Leila’s face.

“Why did I fall in love all over again because I was so pretty?”

“Falling in love… I’m not sure what that is.”

Raoul could never understand what love was.

In the book, it is said that what a mother gives to her child is love.

However, it was not the cold gaze or contempt that Raoul wanted to give Leila. Rather, I wanted to give the exact opposite.

“I just want you to be by my side forever.”

“… Yes. I’ll wait.”

“What are you waiting for?”

“The day when we fools truly realize the meaning of love?”

Raoul felt that even Leila’s voice mocking him was beautiful. It was all like a lamp illuminating the darkness. Even myself, who was infinitely dark, seemed to become a little brighter when I stood next to him.

“… If it’s something that can deepen our relationship, I try to realize that too.”

Raoul pressed his forehead against Leila and continued speaking. That level of skinship was a completely natural part of their daily lives.

“So, please help me realize that too.”

“As much as you want.”

The two were almost in an official relationship. Because no one would ever think of flirting with Leila. There were many people who fell in love with her breathtaking beauty, but no one was confident enough to convey their feelings to Raoul.

“Actually, I can still teach you…”

Leila said and grabbed Raoul’s chin. Then, she lifted her heel slightly and brought her sparkling lips to Raoul’s forehead.

“Raul. Count Arthur Bergé sent a consolation prize.”

Raoul’s adjutant suddenly appeared and broke the pain.

“I think you should come down and check.”

Layla, who felt slightly upset because the atmosphere was broken, complained.

“Wow, that kid is also a master at breaking the ice.”

“I just came to convey the truth that I had to convey. Is there something that could have been between you two that has more value?”

Raoul’s adjutant was a boy whom Raoul taught various things and was always overly confident.

In fact, he chased after Raoul, who was no different from his teacher, and handled complex tasks, and even slaughtered numerous enemies on the battlefield.

However, Leila disliked him so much because of his overly sword-like attitude that even Penelope was angry at him.

“Kyle. What kind of consolation gift did your father send you that you even ask for my confirmation?”

“I think you’ll find out when you come down and see.”

“… Judging by your reaction, I guess it’s not that ordinary.”

Raoul, who followed the adjutant down with Leila, let out a light sigh.

The sound of ducks quacking and the unique stench of livestock filled the fortress, enough to give me a headache.

Knowing that Raoul liked ducks, he sent a lot of live ducks. Raoul couldn’t help but sigh due to the sound of nearly 400 ducks squawking.

“… Your father is a bit excessive, really.”

“I don’t think it’s a little bit.”

Raoul sighed again as he looked at the cart full of his favorite mushrooms.

All he had said once was that the mushrooms served for dinner were delicious, and he remembered that and sent a truckload.

It was truly surprising that someone who lived in a hospital bed due to chronic illness and overwork would even send such an item.

“There will be a decisive battle tomorrow, so it would be a good idea to eat well.”

“… Shall I cook?”

“I can assure you that you and Camilla are the type of people who should not cook. Even bears couldn’t overcome its toxicity.”

Raoul had seen the wild animals and fish in the area die in droves after dumping the stew Camilla and Leila made into the river.

“Kyle. Let you cook. Not just us, but also the soldiers.”

“Over 400 ducks by myself?”

“No, it would have to include a cart full of mushrooms.”

“You bastard…”

Raoul’s adjutant muttered a harsh curse in a voice so low that even Raoul could barely hear it and began catching the duck.

Leila found the sight refreshing, but Raoul did not bear any particular grudges.

Because in the first place, he did not know the meaning of what Leila was trying to do.

He didn’t know his own feelings, and he didn’t know that Layla sensed them.

“… Leila.”

“Why again?”

“I have something I want to ask of you.”

“What is it? I’ll listen to anything I can. You are my half-body, right? Because what you want is what I want.”

Raoul could not understand love, but he was aware of his desire to be with Leila for the rest of his life.

I also knew what was the most effective means to stay by her side for the rest of my life.

I knew very well that the future that the means would bring would also be very happy, and I also asked my father how to ask for it.

“… later. I’ll tell you later.”

However, I also knew that the means must always be accompanied by love.

That’s why I hesitated. He still wasn’t aware of his own feelings, didn’t know the meaning of love, and wasn’t sure if he was a man worthy enough to embrace her.

Raoul’s mother once called him a child who should never have been born. Raoul also had no firm confidence in his own worth.

“When everything that is currently cluttering my head disappears. I’ll tell you then.”

“It’s bland.”

Raoul swallowed his words as he tightly held the ring box hidden in his pocket.

“… It won’t be as bland as your dish.”

“Good. I’ll cut out your tongue today. Surely everyone will applaud you for doing a good job?”

“There is nothing more fleeting than making plans that cannot be implemented.”

However, the two started fighting, clashing weapons.

The ring that Layla has can transform into any weapon and is named Cheonbyun Comics.

Raoul’s wand never broke and was named Eternal.

The two weapons seemed to symbolize the relationship between the two people. That relationship changes into various forms, but its essence never changes. The essence is that the two care for each other more than their lives.

“Raul. It was cooked exactly as you ordered. As you said before, the shell… what the fuck.”

Raoul’s lieutenant, Kyle, looked at the messed up restaurant with a dumbfounded expression on his face. The aftermath of the fight between the two people reached that far.

Kyle, who was staring blankly at the ruined restaurant, soon lit a cigarette and started complaining while pinching it.

“You fucking bastards, if you have a fight later, half of the empire will be lost.”

Then, the sound of two people fighting outside the restaurant could be heard without filtering.

“I suggest you change that frustrating attitude! It feels like we grow 10 years older every day because of you!”

“Isn’t your face a little unsuitable for that expression? You have a beauty that surpasses that of the daughter of the empire.”

“Hey…!!!”

Kyle, who was taking a drag on his cigarette while looking at the scene, burst out laughing as if those things were really shit.

“Hehehe, I’m dying after seeing those love stories. If you’re going to kiss, do it on the mouth. If you’re going to compliment someone’s appearance, just do it separately and honestly. It will take 30,000 years to raise a baby, you will be sick.”

Although he was a fifteen-year-old boy at the time, he had at least a wealth of common sense about love than Raoul or Leila.

“Hey Kyle… How can you stop the two of you from fighting like that…”

“Me? Why?”

“If you two continue to fight, the important fortress will probably be damaged…”

“Honestly, the subject of this operation is not this brick, but those two people? It’s a fortress that will disappear after the dragon clan knocks a few times. How can I stop people from sending me to the underworld by knocking on the head of a dragon like that?”

Kyle was observing such sexual drama closely, even though he cursed at it every day.

“Everyone just looks around. This gets a lot of swearing, but it’s surprisingly enjoyable to watch.”

Just as aristocratic wives enjoy illicit sexual affairs, he too was swearing and enjoying this unanswerable love story.

“Anyway, you both are as strong as monsters… Their speed and movements can’t be considered human…”

“… I’ll warn you. If you call the two of you monsters in front of me, I will kill you. The two of you are truly human beings. For our sake, he only slightly broke away from the typical human framework.”

Kyle knew.

Their bodies went through numerous modification surgeries and even painful doses of large-scale drugs for the sake of the empire.

“So everyone, please rest assured.”

He smiled and reassured the soldiers.

“It’s harder to lose since those two people are our allies.”