You and My Secret. (5)

The sky has darkened and is now dark.

For those of us who end our days quickly, it feels as if the night sky is whispering to us that it is time to start getting ready for bed.

But the path we walk is still brightly lit by the benefits of civilization, so let’s ignore such nagging for now.

-Hug.

“Aren’t you crying anymore?”

“Shut up.”

“Are you trying to steal my abilities?”

“Really… I’m going to kill you.”

The princess, who had naturally linked arms with me and spouted harsh words after I teased her a little, had only stopped crying and fixed her makeup after the third lap on the Ferris wheel.

It’s no secret that even that was slow to fix, so I was forced to ride on four wheels.

It’s a bit creepy to think that if I hadn’t been the Crown Prince’s attendant, I would have spent over 10,000 goals per lap.

So, she returned to her usual self and now heads to the exit of the amusement park to say goodbye.

Today was a full day, almost like a week. Meeting her brother, the crown prince, meeting her enemy, and receiving good news that she might have romantic feelings for me.

On top of that, there was even a quest that could raise her favorability rating, so it would be a lie to say that it wasn’t really worth it.

‘Is spring finally blowing in my life…’

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‘Well, the content I got from that wind was a bit harsh.’

Still, I think it’s understandable if, as someone who has been single for over 40 years including my previous life, it takes a bit of risk to date such a beauty.

Maybe she, who was given powers by the gods, and I, who was reincarnated through their consideration, were originally meant to be a pair.

It’s just that I don’t like the fact that even that ordeal is a god-level ordeal given by some country’s gangster gods.

‘It’s a bit annoying that I can’t use the credit card.’

I was able to play the game normally on easy mode, but it suddenly felt like the settings were forced into hard mode.

Of course, I’ve never played a console game on easy mode either.

“… Oops!”

“? Why are you like that?”

“Girl, there was something I forgot!”

The princess, who had even uncrossed her arms, began to look around flustered as if she had truly forgotten something big.

What? You still have your handbag, and your hat? The maid must have taken it earlier and you didn’t wear it.

I kept looking at her, wondering what on earth she had forgotten to be so flustered, but she flapped her arms and turned her head around as if trying to infect me as well, then she made an exclamation mark above her head as if she had found something and grabbed my arm and started running.

“Where are you going?”

“Over there! Chair! I need to sit down for a second!”

She ran quite quickly, wearing a white one-piece dress and fluttering silver hair, saying it was important work. She sat me down on the bench, breathing heavily, and started rummaging through her bag.

Um, what is it?

“Girl, come to think of it. A commoner saved you, but he didn’t give you any reward.”

“Huh? No, you don’t have to give it to me. Rather, I couldn’t protect you… “

“Oh my! The higher the status, the more severe the punishment! If you save the girl… and do nothing to the commoner who stayed by her side even after hearing her secret, the Labyrinth named after the girl will cry!”

No, you really don’t have to give it to me. I know more or less what’s in that bag.

All she has left is lukewarm strawberry milk, a bag of bread with no sauce, her cosmetics set, a comb, and finally, her cell phone.

Surely she wouldn’t give me a cosmetics set and a cell phone, and she’s not the type of person to give me trash as a reward, so at best I’ll get lukewarm strawberry milk, and I can’t be bothered to take it home.

Well, in a sense, a reward is a reward to someone… I don’t have that kind of hobby.

I earnestly tried to dissuade her, even though I already knew what kind of reward I would receive, but the princess smiled brightly and said that she absolutely had to give it to me. She held out her hand to me and told me to close my eyes.

“… Do I really have to accept it?”

“Net! If you don’t get it, I’ll torment the girl for the rest of her life! And after you get the reward, don’t open your eyes until the girl tells you to! “

Uh, um. If you’re saying you’ll follow me around for the rest of your life, wouldn’t that be a reward?

I thought about running away without really accepting it for a moment, but that would be really rude.

If she were the princess, she would definitely take it as a joke, but given the atmosphere on the Ferris wheel earlier, she might actually become gloomy.

I finally had to raise my hands and close my eyes, knowing that the future would be nothing but lukewarm strawberry milk after lifting the curtain.

Yes. After a moment, she cleared her throat and cleared her throat.

“This is a reward from a girl. Today, I really had fun, and thank you for saving me again… for listening to my story, and… for saying you would save me. “

-Slurp.

The warm and soft feeling on my hand, contrasting with the serious voice.

As I was thinking that it was just lukewarm strawberry milk, my head was suddenly pulled by soft hands.

-side.

“… Huh?”

“… Don’t open your eyes.”

-Slurp.

Just then something warm came to my hand, and there were definitely two hands pulling my head towards me.

Wait, what did I just get in my hand…?

And, I just got a kiss on the forehead?

“The meaning of the forehead kiss given by the royal family is to pray for the knight’s safety. I’m just happy that the girl, Rudis, doesn’t push me away, so please don’t push yourself too hard. … Got it? “

“… Yes.”

She kindly explained the meaning of the reward she had given me, gently stroked my head, and slowly moved away, telling me that I could open my eyes. I placed my hand on my forehead first, wondering what on earth had come into my hand and then disappeared.

… it was soft and moist.

-Thump! Thump!

It was the first time since my teacher, my guardian, had touched someone’s lips on my face, so my heart rate increased on its own just hearing the meaning.

Oh, is this arrhythmia? I think I’m going to die.

“Commoner!”

“Yes.”

“I listened carefully and remembered the meaning of the reward the girl gave me!”

“Of course.”

“Then, you absolutely have to take responsibility later!”

“…? Yes.”

I can’t help but laugh at the sight of her crossing her arms and smiling brightly.

What do you mean by I have to take responsibility for it? Well, if it means I want to stay healthy for the rest of my life, I’ll try my best to live without getting hurt.

With that thought in mind, I got up from my chair again and escorted her out of the amusement park.

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“Coty guy, you even lie like that to hide your shame. As expected, you’re a heavenly woman.”

“Wow… Our princess, you’re all grown up now. I always thought you were a brat… a tomboy. And Your Highness the Crown Prince, that’s not a lie, it’s a girl’s secret.”

“Huh, huh? Hmm. I see.”

-The meaning of the forehead kiss given by the royal family is to wish for the knight’s safety.

The maid and the crown prince, who had been watching the two people’s date until the end, thought even the lies she told were cute and followed them.

-A kiss on the forehead given by the royal family to a knight going to battle is a wish for safety. However, if the other person is not a knight, it is a pledge of unchanging love. In other words, a forehead kiss should only be given to a fiancé. It is not allowed even to His Majesty or the Empress at official events.

The maid who was in charge of her education, and of course the crown prince who knew everything, were hoping that her love would come true.

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-Thump, thump.

“Oh my gosh… What am I really doing.”

Yuria, who came out later than the man and woman she was chasing in the amusement park that was brightly lit with the benefits of civilization, sighed and recalled the afternoon with her trademark fox ears and soft tail hanging down like her weak shoulders.

-Mubooob… ?!!

-… What the heck is that, kidnapping? That crazy…!

As she was chasing after the two people on a date, strange dolls followed them around. Each of them was quite skilled, so Yuria was watching them without letting her guard down.

But then I found out that they were the Crown Prince’s bodyguards and the humans who protected the Princess.

So, I was a little relieved and was watching Rudis talking to the Crown Prince while sitting at a table outside in another restaurant, when suddenly, several of the guards moved at the same time before my eyes, surrounding the Princess and running away.

Even Rudis and the guards next to her didn’t notice that she was being kidnapped.

-fault!!

That’s why he immediately followed after them.

Although he was a rival of the princess, he was a good child who was upright like a fool and had a bit of a bad temper, so I had no intention of letting him die.

-A warehouse? Not really… not really a place to live.

If they tried to kill the princess, I would rush in and knock off all their heads at any time, but the atmosphere was not one of doing anything about her life.

That’s why Yuria stopped and changed her mind before rushing in.

‘If I rush in here, I can end the date legally…’

The opponents will probably be sword expert level knights with aura traits, but swordsmanship and aura are not everything with swords.

If they were people with low martial arts skills who didn’t even notice his pursuit, even though he was a level 5 martial arts expert, he would be confident that he could kill three people in the blink of an eye. But.

-That makes sense.

“… … “

The cold voice of Rudis, which could be heard only because she was a water spirit, was heard from beyond the walls of the government office earlier. And the expression on the princess’s face suddenly became depressed.

All of that is holding back my legs from jumping out.

“Really… Didn’t I tell you to escort me properly, you shouldn’t make that kind of expression on a girl.”

The other person is a ‘woman’ who likes the same man. So, it would be right to rescue her and also get in her way. But Yuria also saw a slightly different side to the princess.

-Mom~!

-Oh my! Is Alice’s mom here to pick you up?

-yes!

-Oh my~ Our princess~ Did you miss your mom that much?

-yes!

“… … “

-Kwak.

Hold the pommel firmly and turn your thoughts quickly.

The image of my daughter, now independent, independent, and far away.

It seemed that he could not enjoy seeing the princess, who had grown up to be as fluffy as his own daughter, get hurt.

“Saving the princess… is always the prince’s job.”

She was abandoned by the man she thought was her prince.

That’s why I thought I would never trust a man my entire life, but now I’m in love with a man who is 15 years younger than me.

That’s why she’s a little old to be a princess, but that princess… doesn’t need to be betrayed like she did, and she’s not the kind of man who would do that. So, she decided to take a step back before she goes through the same painful experience as she did.

“… I will definitely receive this debt later.”

I ran to the restaurant where Rudis and the Crown Prince were still, put on an amusement park mask, gave a tip to the server, and told him not to say anything about me. Then I wrote down a description of where the Princess had been taken and gave it to Rudis.

And when I saw his back running at incredible speed without looking back, I also felt a little regretful.

‘He’s my… prince.’

He regrets his actions of giving in to her, and his heart aches at the thought that he will soon notice that a beautiful woman of the same age is showing interest in him.

He was the prince I found first, and I fell in love with him first.

I tried to give in to my daughter, but she doesn’t know her mother’s feelings and is abandoning that good man.

And now, with a pretty, funny, cute, and young princess as his rival… it seems like there’s no way he can win.

-Chooowook.

After confirming that the princess was rescued, I turned around helplessly. After the incident was over, I waited for two people to ride the Ferris wheel four times in a row, and then went outside the amusement park.

“… I’m screwed. I shouldn’t have sent you to the academy like Sister Paula said.”

The forehead kiss from earlier, and the good atmosphere between the two of them. If things continue like this, I might end up attending the two of them’s wedding as their guardian and then as their adoptive mother.

I even imagine such terrible things.

“… Ugh, I guess I need to have a drink today.”

I don’t usually drink much, but when I think about the atmosphere between the two of them… and when I think about Rudis gradually moving away from me, I can’t help but drink.

‘… Later, should I get on my knees and beg you to take me as a concubine?’

But would these two people really accept a woman like this kneeling down? After all, age is always an issue.

I found a nearby food stall and ordered some soju. I decided that today I would drink until I was full and then go to a motel and sleep alone, crying…

“Boss, can I have a glass of beer here?”

“Yes~!”

“No, pretty sister. Why are you drinking alone in a place like this?”

“?”

I thought my ears were broken and my head was going crazy.

I must have left the amusement park a long time ago, but why was the black guy I liked coming in from behind me?

“Lu, how did this get here…?”

“What the heck, my sister came out so late that I was wondering if I should keep waiting and go back in, but when she finally came out, she just kept walking while looking at the floor, so I chased after her.”

“Hwa, what about the princess? The escort is to take her home… “

“I had some work to do today, so my guardian came to pick me up and took me away.”

“Ah… “

The crown prince was there, along with his escorts. It seems he returned with the princess. And, Rudis, who had spread her magic earlier to detect the crown prince and his party, seemed to have noticed me as well.

“Sorry… I followed you because I was a little worried… “

“I’m sorry, but thanks to you, it ended without any major problems. Rather, I’m grateful. For saving Miss Coty.”

“… The one who saved me was Prince… Rudis.”

Saving the princess is always the prince’s job.

I have a daughter and I can no longer be a princess, so I cannot be assigned that role.

“Have a drink.”

-Little by little.

“… … “

Rather than a princess, it could end up like a comfortable uncle and aunt who just drink together.

Thinking about it like that makes me feel even more depressed, and I feel my tail and ears drooping even more.

“Sister, did something happen?”

“… No. I just thought my sister was too old to be a princess like everyone else… “

It’s just that you, in front of me, seemed so far away that I just died.

Even though he thought that his reason and reaction were too childish, he looked at the alcohol he had poured for him and became gloomy.

As I was doing that, Rudis, who had already received his own beer, tapped my arm and opened his mouth with a smile.

“I may not be your prince, but to me, you are always a beautiful princess whom I can respect.”

“… Huh?”

“That’s right. When I’m having a hard time and feeling miserable, when I’m completely alone, my older sister, who comes to me first, protects me, and always saves me in dangerous situations, is the greatest princess to me.”

“… The princess is the one who is protected, not the one who protects.”

“Hey, these days, princesses don’t have that kind of fashion. I told you that women who only receive protection aren’t popular these days, right, boss?”

“Yes, that’s right! These days, aren’t both men and women supposed to be strong?”

-Shock.

My ears perk up without me realizing it when I hear Rudis’ story.

This is not a time when women who only receive protection are popular.

Rudis, who had been talking to the food stall owner and smiling sincerely at me, continued speaking with eyes that were pure of deceit.

“Sister, thank you for protecting ‘us’ today too. I don’t know if it will be comforting, but to me, you are a strong princess who shines brighter than anyone else, so please let that comfort me for now.”

“… Really?”

“Really.”

-Snap.

Seeing him pointing his beer glass at me like that, I also picked up my soju and lightly clinked our glasses. Rudis lightly moistened his neck and placed his shoulder against mine.

Normally, I would always be the one to initiate skinship. What is this all of a sudden…

“Thank you so much, Sister. Without you, today would have been a completely horrible memory. Really, I appreciate it and I love it.”

-Snap!!

“Ugh, ugh…! Really? Do you like me, Unnie?”

“? Of course. I think there’s no one in the world who likes you more than I do right now?”

“!!”

I fully understand that his word is Like and not Love, but just hearing him say that I like him makes me feel like my tail and ears are starting to wag.

Seriously, this natural lecher doesn’t even know how I feel…!

“Mom, I can’t believe it~ You left your sister alone and went to play with him.”

“Hey, I told you I couldn’t help it. And just as I expected, Hwang Tae… Oppa followed me. “

“That’s true, but… But the older sister I ‘like’ is a little depressed right now, so I wonder if there’s any more service or something…?”

“?”

I coughed and wagged my tail as I watched him collect the hooks while taking a sip of his beer as if to ask what kind of service he wanted from me.

“Ahem…! Hey, unnie, I’m feeling a little depressed these days. S, do you miss the warmth of people~?”

“Ah.”

After hearing what I said, Rudis put down his glass as if he understood, turned around to look at me, and spread his arms.

“If you don’t like it, please tell me right away.”

-Hug.

“!!”

-Tink, tink, twang! Flap, flap!

And then he hugged me gently and sincerely, repeatedly expressing his usual gratitude and gratitude for today’s work. And.

“… Ellis, too, will definitely get better.”

“Ugh… !”

He immediately noticed the biggest reason I was depressed and whispered softly that it would be okay, so I ended up lowering my head and burying my face in his chest.

“Are you okay…?”

“Yes. The fact that I haven’t heard from the teacher is proof that everything will be okay. That person’s life motto is that no news is good news.”

In his arms, as he gently hugs me and pats my back, I think of my daughter, who must be hurt and suffering.

Please, I hope that kid gets better soon. I hope we hear from him that he’s better.

‘I too… want to be a protected princess.’

And I wish the arms of this black man, who takes better care of me than anyone else, were completely mine. Thinking that, I acted as childish as I could at that moment.