Confirmation

,I’m sorry for coming without notice…. I just wanted to be alone with you… so I came like this.”

Luna said in a careful voice. There’s no need to be sorry. Rather, I was just grateful that she came.

,No. I felt the same way.”

I smiled bitterly, feeling relief and disappointment at the conflicting emotions, thinking that she just wanted to be with me. When I’m with Luna, I get greedy like this.

It’s a kind of affection overeating.

Luna, who had been in my arms for a while, got out of my arms and sat on the edge of the bed. Then she subtly moved her body back to the center of the bed and settled on the bed.

,Shall I get you something to drink?”

It was easy enough to take it out of the space warehouse, so it wasn’t particularly troublesome. But Luna gently shook her head.

I sat on the edge of the bed and stared at Luna in silence, watching her purse her lips and look at me, as if she had something to say to me.

Feeling her obvious hesitation, I felt a sense of tension that a pretty important story was about to begin as I watched Luna fidget with the blanket.

,Th, that… I wanted to ask Ross-ssi something….”

For some reason, unlike a moment ago, Luna’s voice was weak, and I felt a strange mix of bewilderment and anxiety, and I answered in a soft voice to relieve the pressure.

,Ask me anything. I’ll answer as faithfully as possible, since I’ve done something wrong.”

Luna’s expression, which had been stiff, softened a little at my words. She smiled slightly, and after fidgeting with her fingers for a moment, Luna finally opened her mouth, which had been reluctant to open.

,Like Roel sunbae… does Ross-ssi want to date multiple women, too? Like… other women besides me….”

I reflexively burst out laughing at the absurd words.

,What are you talking about?”

I asked, laughing, wondering if she was playing a joke, but Luna looked at me with a serious expression, biting her lip.

Realizing that Luna was seriously worried and asked, I erased my smile, and Luna lowered her gaze and said with a stuttering voice.

,I, I’m okay if Ross-ssi likes other women besides me. U, um… it’s not like my feelings will change because of that, ab, absolutely not. Someone else might fi, fill in the parts I lack…. J, just! I’m saying this because I don’t want to be a burden to Ross-ssi….”

Unlike me, Luna was terrible at lying. She gripped her skirt so hard that the blood vessels in the back of her hand were visible, and I wondered if she really thought it would be convincing to say she was okay with a tearful voice?

Unlike Luna’s thoughts, I had no intention of meeting multiple women like Roel. Luna was the only one who filled my heart now, and even one lovely lover was more than enough for a narrow-minded guy like me.

I sighed and took Luna’s hand, which was holding onto the hem of her skirt. Her palms were damp with sweat, and she seemed very nervous.

Not even realizing that she was holding onto her skirt, Luna flinched greatly when I grabbed her hand and continued to look down without looking at me.

I could have asked why Luna said that. Except for Aria, there were no other women I spent time with, and it was already over with Ellie, so I couldn’t help but wonder.

But I chose to be led by my emotions, rather than prioritizing solving the questions in my head as usual. In front of Luna, I always became an emotional person.

I remembered what Tarantula once said, ‘What destroys a genius is not effort or magic, but a very simple emotion called love.’

Of course, I’m not a genius, but I think I understand a little why Tarantula said that. Before I met Luna, I never thought I would change like this.

,I’m sorry, Luna.”

I stroked the back of Luna’s hand gently and muttered unconsciously.

Luna raised her head and looked at me with bewildered eyes at my sudden apology.

Luna’s blue eyes, which were shaking at a single apology, were slightly teary.

I didn’t apologize with the intention of eliciting some kind of reaction. I couldn’t do that because I couldn’t be calculating with Luna. Like the white breath of winter, like the sincerity that popped out under the moonlight.

I was just sincerely sorry that Luna had such thoughts. I felt guilty that I hadn’t properly expressed my feelings all this time.

,N, no. You don’t have to apologize. I’m fi, fine. I just want Ross-ssi to be happy…!”

,…?”

I frowned at Luna’s strange reaction, who was holding back tears and pretending to be okay despite my apology. I belatedly realized that she was misunderstanding something I said and let out a hollow laugh.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s kind or because she loves me enough to allow another woman, but what I really wanted wasn’t permission for a harem.

,I didn’t apologize for having another woman?”

,Yeah, I’m really okay… . U, um…?”

I smiled mischievously at Luna’s cute appearance, tilting her head as if she doubted she had heard correctly.

Seeing a glimmer of anticipation in Luna’s blue eyes, which were filled with tears at that smile, I felt something called sadism, which had been dormant deep in my heart, stirring.

Because of that, I wanted to play a mischievous prank for no reason, but I easily endured it, seeing Luna’s eyes, which seemed like they would drop tears at any moment.

,Th, then…?”

Luna’s appearance, waiting for my answer with a mixture of strange anticipation, was so lovely that I pulled her hand and hugged her.

Feeling Luna’s scent rushing in, I whispered in a low voice in her ear.

,An apology for not making you feel how much I love you.”

I smiled like a villain at Luna’s reaction, who flinched greatly in my arms, and added in a mischievous voice.

,If you knew my true feelings, you wouldn’t have said that.”

Luna, who had been burying her face in my arms, felt embarrassed all over her body as I said it as if I was disappointed.

I hugged Luna, who was struggling to get out of my arms, and continued to say.

,I love you, Luna. Enough to die for you.”

I had already risked my life for my love with Luna. This relationship had no room for others to interfere. Even if there were no restrictions, I had no intention of doing so.

Pure love was like a magical fantasy to me, who lived two lives, Jin Sian and Ross.

If it was Luna, who had a more powerful effect on me than any magic, I thought it might be possible. Even if this love was completely burned and there was nothing left to burn, I desperately hoped that it would leave a deep, indelible scar on my heart.

Luna was silent for a while. She stopped struggling, and with difficulty, she raised her left hand and held my waist tightly.

I realized that Luna was crying only when I heard a small sob.

I tried to lower my head slightly to check Luna’s face, but she seemed to notice and buried her face further in my arms, so I ended up laughing out loud.

I stroked the back of Luna’s head and waited for her to calm down. I didn’t know how many minutes it would take, but I couldn’t feel bored just by feeling the warmth in my arms.

When the sobbing subsided, I gently grabbed Luna’s shoulders and pulled her out of my arms.

Luna didn’t want to show her face, which was a mess with tears, so she lowered her head and covered her face with her blonde hair.

At that sight, I grabbed Luna’s chin and kissed her without saying a word. Luna’s teary eyes widened at the sudden kiss.

,I wish you only loved me, but I guess that’s not the case for our Luna~?”

When I gave a sly smile, Luna shook her small head again, shedding tears. She looked like a cute puppy.

,So why do you say things you don’t mean? You actually want to monopolize me.”

Luna said with a sob at my mischievous question.

,Th, that’s right. I… I don’t want to see Ross-ssi liking someone else.”

I kissed Luna again at her confession. Perhaps because she had been crying, Luna’s lips were warmer and softer than usual.

After taking my lips off, I looked Luna in the eyes and said in a stern voice.

,Don’t say that again. I only love you. There’s no need to doubt it.”

Luna smiled slightly at my words. She was pretty when she cried, but I liked it better when Luna smiled.

,How should I punish a cute girlfriend who lied?”

I said in a playful voice, trying to ease the atmosphere and erasing the traces of emotion left on Luna’s cheeks.

Luna, who had been sobbing, looked at me for a moment and then licked her lips with her slightly pink tongue. Then she leaned her body against me as if relying on me.

I thought she was going to hug me again, so I happily raised my arms and wrapped them around Luna’s shoulders. But Luna kept pushing me back as if she was going to knock me down.

I wasn’t pushed back by force, but there was a strange magic in Luna’s actions, so I pretended to be unable to win and fell back. When I leaned my back against the soft bed mattress, Luna got on top of me.

Luna, who was on top of me, leaned her upper body and leaned her face against my chest and said.

,Ross-ssi….”

Perhaps because she had been crying until just now, Luna’s voice was wet and contained a strange sadness.

,Why?”

I asked, stroking Luna’s hair, and Luna fiddled with my stomach and muttered softly.

,Just with words…?”

,Huh?”

When I asked back, not understanding what she meant, Luna raised her head and looked at me. Her clear blue sea-like eyes felt strangely shining because of the tears.

,Are you just going to say you love me with words?”

Unlike her trembling voice a moment ago, her voice contained a power that demanded a definite answer.

,N, no….”

I think the emotion I felt was closer to confusion than embarrassment. I never thought that today, Luna would approach me like this first.

Luna’s hand, which had been reaching into my clothes and touching my stomach, gradually went down.

I unconsciously stopped breathing for a moment. When she reached her destination, Luna stopped her hand and muttered with a small, satisfied smile.

,Shall we check…?”

That one word shook me violently.

To the point where the emotions that had been sinking to the bottom surged up.