episode_0090

After work, after eating with family…

I say this while looking at Debian, who is lying on the sofa as a bed.

“Why are you lying there?”

Surely… you’re not saying you’re going to sleep over there with a sick body, are you?

“That’s right, I used to sleep here, right?”

I get irritated by my husband’s clear-eyed response to my words.

On a subject that had been unconscious for almost two weeks.

I got angry and screamed when I was told that I would sleep on an uncomfortable sofa despite my body not being healthy.

“You are a patient now! Can’t you go to bed quickly?”

really. shocking. Don’t you even know the state of your body right now?

“Uh…? Huh?!”

Whether I was thinking that or not, my husband was startled and said strange things.

“Ah… no! Men and women are different, so how can they share the same bed?!”

Are men and women different?

I answer because I am dumbfounded that he is saying nonsense and wondering where he has thrown away his usually intelligent self.

“We are a married couple. How about a couple sharing a bed?”

“Huh?”

I continue, looking at Debian who is surprised as if he didn’t know I would say this.

“What would everyone think of me if I made you sleep on the sofa when you were sick? Are you planning to make me a bad wife? Now, wake up.”

I tug on Debian’s wrist and get lost in thought.

no! Why are you being considerate of me despite my sick body?

To be honest, I’m annoyed by that idiot.

You got hurt because of me, and your body hasn’t fully recovered yet.

I feel a pang of guilt when I see Devian cheerfully saying that he will sleep on a hard, uncomfortable sofa.

Why are you so considerate of me? You are a patient, right? Then isn’t it okay to be a little selfish?

I pulled on his arm hard, feeling grateful that he cared for me so much and feeling guilty that I couldn’t repay him…

Debian, a sturdy man, doesn’t move, so I frown.

“It’s really not going to happen?”

It will come out like that, right?

“Hmph, I like it. If you want to sleep here like that. I also have a way.”

Saying that, he strides over to the bed, picks up the pillow, and heads towards Debian.

Debian looks at me with a puzzled look.

I tell him.

“What are you doing? Shall we go further in?”

“What… are you doing?”

I leave him alone in his confusion and place a pillow next to him on the sofa.

“Because you said you don’t sleep in bed. I’m going to sleep here too. Let’s go inside”

When he sees my actions, he lets out a small sigh.

“Phew… No, I’ll go to bed.”

Hehe… I won.

We lay side by side on the bed like that.

I feel worried when I see Debian on the corner of the bed.

It must be pretty cold over there.

In the middle of winter, the blanket is a little warm and I start to worry as I see him in the corner.

“You… you’ll catch a cold if you stay in the corner like that.”

As I gently pull on his clothes, Devian responds.

“It’s a little chilly… but not enough to catch a cold.”

Today, I feel unfamiliar with Debian, which says stupid things differently than usual.

“Oh my… what are you talking about? Won’t you come here?”

Debian speaks as if he is embarrassed by my words.

“Uh…? uh? no! It’s warm here too!”

Anyone can see that it looks very cold, but I am worried when I see Debian saying that it is warm.

Could it be that the poison made my head go crazy?

I was worried, but…

I soon realized why Debian was like that.

Are you embarrassed by sleeping with me now?

Now that I understand his embarrassed tone and behavior, I find it cute.

Actually, it’s even weirder not to share the same bed with the person you love.

Actually, I too… I’m a little nervous.

But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to see Devian suffering from a cold, so he acts calm.

“Why are you so embarrassed? Don’t talk nonsense and come here. Don’t make me upset by catching a cold for no reason.”

-My heart pounding… my heart pounding…

I try to sound as relaxed as possible.

My heart is pounding so hard…

I’m so excited that I’m worried that Debian might hear this sound.

“Uh… Yes…”

-Sreuk…

But Devian seems not to have heard my heartbeat, so it moves gently towards me…

I say this out of frustration as I see that it has moved just a little bit… just a little bit.

“No more coming?”

“G… Is it still close?”

His trembling voice is so lovely.

He, who always showed his adult side, is so shy and cute, but speaks firmly.

“Can’t you come any faster?”

-Sureuk.

After moving one more time, I finally see that I’m in the middle of the bed and smile.

“Good job.”

And stroke his head.

I stroked the head of the unconscious man, hoping he would recover quickly.

Now it has become a habit.

When I touch his soft hair. I feel good.

Hehe… Are you embarrassed?

Debian twitches slightly.

I ask because I find it so adorable that he reacts differently than when he is unconscious.

“Hehe, are you embarrassed by sleeping with me?”

“You weren’t shy?”

Debian says no to what I say.

I smile involuntarily at the sound of a voice that I would hear when a prank is played on a child.

Maybe because you sleep with me, you’re imagining something wild?

Of course, I want to become one with him, but his body hasn’t fully recovered yet…

I am worried and promise the following.

If I say this… you’ll probably think I gave permission, right?

But… wouldn’t they think it looks too cheap?

I’m worried, but he endured this long for me…

I think it’s time for me to answer.

-Sreuk…

I gently stroke Devian’s arm and say,

“Today… It’s been a while since you woke up… It’s not possible today, so you have to endure it well?”

Is it because my body gets a little hot without me even realizing it?

Say something that would normally be difficult to say.

“So. If you focus on recovering your body… next time… ha… I’ll let you do it. Got it?”

My heart… feels like it’s going to stop.

In romance novels, female protagonists don’t know how to say such embarrassing things…

Debian felt his face getting hot and at the same time flinched at my words.

I ask him in a slightly bright voice.

“Answer?”

As if he didn’t know I was going to say this, I touched Debian’s stiff lips and urged him to answer.

“Huh?… Yes…”

When I hear the answer in a foolish voice, I feel a little embarrassed without realizing it.

It’s like… a seductress bewitching her husband, right?

I speak quickly out of shame and embarrassment.

“Good night, Debian.”

Is it because Devian loses consciousness and shares the same bed every day?

When I smell his scent, I feel a little at ease.

I hope tomorrow will be as happy as today…

That’s how you lose consciousness.

***

Head to the study hall early in the morning.

Perhaps because it is the middle of winter, the corridor feels chilly.

“Your Majesty the Archduke! Are you feeling okay?”

When the soldier guarding the Grand Duchy speaks with a surprised face, I smile and say.

“Yes, thanks to you, I can live comfortably now. How have you been?”

“Yes! I heard you regained consciousness yesterday. Please rest a little more.”

“Haha, I want to do that too, but I can’t rest comfortably when I think about all the work I have to do in the meantime.”

So I entered the main study room and made a cup of coffee in the bathroom.

It’s been almost two weeks since it came out, but I feel a little better because nothing has changed.

Well then, shall we do some work after a long time?

As I open my office, the blue light of dawn coming through the window softly illuminates my room.

“Uh…?”

I fall into despair as I look at the documents piled up with no space to step on and the tower of paper on my desk.

“Haaa…”

My head is already pounding.

I can’t help it.

It is said that Theodora and Agrippa watched it from time to time, but they also had their own work to do.

It would have been impossible to process them all.

“No matter what, to someone who has just become conscious…”

Wouldn’t it be too harsh to ask them to do all of that?

But you can’t do it roughly.

-Percussion.

Place your coffee cup on the desk and quickly review the documents on the desk.

uh? This?

A report approving the official launch of a technology investment fund because more money than expected has been collected.

Is this… more than you can imagine?

It’s no joke, I was surprised to see that the investment amount was more than the empire’s budget for a year, so I quickly looked at the list of investors.

I found out why.

I click my tongue when I see that even the great nobles and ordinary nobles are investing even a small amount.

You smell money well.

Even Ioanes put money into an investment fund.

Should I like this or not…

So, first sign and then move on to the next agenda items.

Recently, there have been reports that research is being conducted in earnest on fertilizer production… I sigh as I look at the report asking for money because investment funds have run out.

“There is no result, but you are just asking for money.”

Yeah… making fertilizer can’t be easy.

Next time it will be paid from the investment fund.

Fortunately, I readily approved, thinking that there was still plenty of money earned in the last war.

uh? This has already been approved?

Report on the creation of the Ministry of Intelligence.

When I see that the approver is Agrippa, I just pass.

I guess you can take care of it yourself.

After that, the imperial tax reform plan will be reviewed.

But the amount is no joke.

“Ha…”

When I look at it roughly, I am in despair because there are 5 documents exceeding 500 pages.

In addition, the court must review and approve or reject the death sentence sentence.

Looking at the pending rulings and related materials…

“Damn… Let me do something like this…”

I don’t know if Agrippa and Theodora thought that reviewing the verdict was not important, or if they did not process it because of the overwhelming volume…

It gives me a headache knowing that I have to handle so much.