episode_0442

My sudden kiss ad-lib was somehow able to end well thanks to Ethan’s wit.

“Lil… Julia… ?”

“Mi, I’m sorry, Leon. I wanted to be with you until the end.”

“… Yes, if that is what you want, Julia. If you drink the poison left on your lips and die, it would be a very satisfying death.”

“I’m sorry, Leon. I was selfish, and you too… .”

“It’s okay, Julia. If you wanted it, my choice wouldn’t have changed anyway. To meet my end wrapped in your warm lips is too much of a death for me.”

“… Let’s be together in the next life, Leon.”

“… Yes, Julia. In the next life, for sure.”

-Thud.

It was roughly like this, in the last scene where he was supposed to hand over the vial, he changed it to end by giving me the poison that was left in my mouth.

Anyway, the most important thing in the ending was that Leon and Julia drank the same poison and died together.

After that, the other drama club students who were acting out the epilogue scene with a scene change somehow finished it off, and the Leon and Julia play that almost ended in an accident ended like that.

… So, after finishing the daily play with some commotion.

Ethan came out of the waiting room behind the stage and looked at each other with a strangely awkward atmosphere.

“I’m sorry, Master Ethan. I forgot the last scene’s line… .”

“I can’t help it, Lilith. But I think it was a great ending. I didn’t know you’d just bump your lips into mine in front of so many people.”

“… I couldn’t think of any other way. I just had to somehow make Leon eat the same poison that Julia ate… .”

“I’m fine, but I’m asking because I’m worried about whether Lilith will be okay. I’m worried that she’ll be embarrassed to kiss you in front of so many people.”

“… It’s embarrassing, but I thought it was better than ruining the play.”

… Yeah, I’d rather show Ethan and I kissing than ruin the play.

It wasn’t like I was showing any part of my body, and kissing was just a normal expression of affection that we do outdoors.

‘It’s fortunate that all the kids in the warrior party are busy with the cafe work.’

At least there was no shame in doing something like this openly.

Of course, there would have been 100 to 200 people in the audience for the play, so word would probably spread around the academy after a few days, but seeing the scene in person and hearing about it through rumors from others were bound to be different feelings.

The drama club students won’t have anything to do with each other after this event anyway, and among the witnesses, the main character is… .

“… … Ah.”

“Huh? What’s wrong, Lilith?”

“… Oh, no. It’s nothing.”

… That’s right, Princess Raini.

In a sense, it was a crisis that she, of all people, was watching this play. That was understandable, since Princess Raini was engaged to Ethan.

Ethan doesn’t seem to know that Princess Raini is his fiancée, but there’s no guarantee that this is the case for Princess Raini. Rather, given her recent behavior, it’s possible that Princess Raini knows that Ethan and he are fiancées.

The fact that I visited the maid cafe where Ethan worked repeatedly, sneaked into Ethan and I’s date today, and stayed to watch the play that Ethan unexpectedly participated in, could have been because I was interested in my fiancé.

In front of her, I stole the lips of the man who would become my future husband, so if I did something wrong, it could lead to revenge against me when Princess Raini’s unfortunate temperament ended.

‘Actually, if we really have to be picky, I did a lot of things, not just the lips…’

I was out of my mind earlier so I didn’t check, but I wonder what kind of expression Ethan had on his face the moment I kissed him.

… We have no choice but to check her emotional state separately later.

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“So that kiss wasn’t the ad-lib you planned?”

“… Yes, Miss Penelope. It was a temporary measure I tried in the spur of the moment when I couldn’t remember the lines. ”

“It was just a stopgap measure, so that’s the extent of the ad-lib… Anyway, I’m glad the play ended safely.”

“… … .”

I wonder if I just made things weird by saying I would help.

Unlike Ethan and I, who had only appeared as stand-ins for one day, Penelope had to play Leon and Julia for the next two days, so I may have made a big mistake.

For example, if people thought the ad-lib I did at the end was like a formal script, the Leon and Julia performances might be viewed as somewhat subversive, and the number of audience members might decrease the next day.

“I’m sorry, Miss Penelope. I did something strange and caused trouble to the students who were preparing for the play… .”

“Huh? Oh, no. That’s not what I meant, Miss Release.”

“Yes?”

“Rather, I think this revised script is better. To be honest, the original script was a bit predictable and boring. Of course, putting in a bold scene like a kiss scene was a bit risky, but judging from the audience’s reaction today, it doesn’t seem to be that bad.”

“Penelope is right. We also thought that the double suicide ending was a bit weak, but if a kiss scene was added, it could leave a stronger impression.”

“… … Yes?”

Penelope and the theater troupe, contrary to their expectations of being reprimanded, responded positively.

Although I felt somewhat bewildered by that reaction, I cautiously felt relieved that what I had done did not seem to be wrong.

“… So, are you saying that you will change the script and proceed with the play starting tomorrow?”

“I think you look better. If my partner is Bowu, I can act like I’m kissing him without any hesitation. Bowu probably won’t reject me either.”

“You are indeed a genius at love, Lilith Youngae. I never thought I would be able to get help from Youngae in this area.”

“Ah, yes… .”

…Why on earth is that genius expression about love still floating around?

Still, it ended well in the end, so it was better than causing trouble.

Meanwhile, there were people in the audience waiting for Ethan and I to finish the play and come down from the stage, so Princess Raini and Lydia cautiously approached Ethan and I as we finished the play.

“Thank you both for your hard work.”

“Oh, Miss Lydia.”

“I sincerely thank you for successfully completing the play that was almost canceled because of my mistake.”

“… … .”

“Oh, no… . It wasn’t Lydia who got hurt, it was me who took my eyes off her… .”

“But if I hadn’t come in here without permission, Miss Penelope wouldn’t have even blinked. So I apologize… .”

Lydia and Penelope claim that the incident caused by Princess Raini’s bad luck is their fault.

I left their conversation, which seemed like it would never end, alone and quietly turned my gaze towards Princess Raini.

To sneak a peek and see if she really knew that Ethan and she were engaged.

“… … .”

I don’t know for sure, but Princess Raini has been looking at me with a strange expression since a while ago.

Even though she had given me a similar look when I visited the maid cafe, she was looking at me now with a strangely different feeling.

‘Maybe it’s because of the kiss scene we had on stage a little while ago… .’

Well, even Princess Raini, who is known for her limited expression of emotion, couldn’t remain calm after having her future husband’s lips stolen right before her eyes.

To confirm whether or not she really had romantic feelings for Ethan, she secretly held Ethan’s hand next to her and checked the princess’s expression.

-Hug.

“… … !”

-Slurp.

“… … .”

-Hug.

“… … !”

-Slurp.

“… … .”

“… What are you doing, Lilith?”

… At this point, it seems almost certain.

When I hold Ethan’s hand, he frowns slightly, but when I slowly let go, his squinted eyes relax as if nothing had happened.

Although the change in facial expression was small, it was a change in emotion that could be easily recognized if you knew how to recognize it.

Seeing her get upset when I get close to Ethan and feel relieved when I get far away, it’s clear that Princess Raini is Ethan’s fiancée.

I didn’t want to check until the very end if possible, but now that I know this solid evidence, I can’t run away.

‘… I might have to bring forward the timing of breaking off my temporary relationship with Ethan.’

Even I, I didn’t have the confidence to become hostile towards Princess Raini, who was armed with all sorts of good fortune.