Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
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Rolling over in bed, I bit back a small moan when my whole body shook with pain.
When Jill heard me, his hand reached out—and stilled, when I gave an order in a tone that brooked no arguments.
“You sit still!”
“……Lilius.”
“I’m still mad at you.”
When my pointed finger retreated, it left Jill sitting there in proper seiza, with a contrite expression.
Seiza wasn’t a familiar custom in this country; his legs should be feeling it…… oh, right about now?
I chuckled to myself and watched Jill with narrowed eyes until those soft, triangular ears drooped dejectedly.
“Have you even seen the state my body’s in?”
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“P wfjc, sbe kfgf jirb—”
“Ljj?”
“Ft. Qfii, ws qjga lc la kjr mfgajlcis kbgrf—”
“Your part?”
“—la kjr jii ws ojeia, sfr.”
“Xbbv. Qf jugff bc atja; cbk, jybea sbe wjxlcu vfmlrlbcr obg atf akb bo er ys sbegrfinfr, jcv gfpfmalcu ws jvnjcmfr gfqfjafvis fnfc atbeut sbe xcfk ws wlcv….”
Ktf wbgf qblcar P ilrafv, atf ibkfg Alii rjcx jr lo atf kbgvr kfgf jggbkr rtbbalcu ecfgglcuis ragjluta lcab tlr tfjga.
Seeing him like that, my pent-up frustration was finally relieved.
Who would have ever imagined the oh-so-great Commander of the Imperial Knights like this? Sitting on his knees, looking up plaintively like a sad puppy begging for forgiveness.
Even his tail was curled into a sad ball, hanging between his legs; gradually, I couldn’t hold it back and snorted.
“Hey, aren’t you reading my heart? You already know I’m not that mad at you. So what’s actually wrong?”
“…….I went too far.”
“Hm, yeah. You mean how you didn’t let go even when I kicked you, or when I cried my eyes out; or how I woke up and you were still holding me; or how after all that, my body looks like it’s been mauled and there’s bite and kiss marks all over? That?”
“Um.”
Victory was sweet.
This 35-year-old man was reduced to tears. I felt an irresistible urge to pet him, so I patted the empty spot next to me.
‘Are you sure…?’ his eyes asked me; when I turned and snapped that he didn’t have to come if he didn’t want to, he dove in so fast it looked like he flew.
“Everything hurts; I don’t have to tell you how to take care of me properly and gently, do I?”
“Can I really touch you?”
“Why are you surprised…..? Hey, if I hadn’t told you to come, were you going to stay like that?”
“……”
“I know you’re probably thinking, ‘I still treated you too badly’ or something, but I could’ve broken at least one of your arms if I was serious, you know?”
“That’s… true. You are certainly bolder than you look.”
“Hmph. It’s not like I’m a woman; you don’t have to be so overprotective.”
I might be small, but that didn’t mean I had to be treated delicately like a woman.
My body wasn’t soft, wasn’t lithe; it was a male body without any remarkable oddities. Liking such a body…. Jill had strange tastes.
As that thought crossed my mind, a kiss was suddenly dropped on my forehead.
When I blinked and looked up, this time it was my lips caught in a sweet kiss.
“I fell in love with you because it’s you.”
“…..Hn. What, you’d rather have me than a nice, pretty woman?”
“My heart isn’t attracted to anyone but Lilius. So please, don’t put yourself down.”
“…..Weren’t you sitting on your knees and crying just a minute ago?”
“I was hoping you’d forget that.”
Translator Note:
The day lilius realises ‘being treated gently’ is not a female-exclusive thing is the day i will know peace
I’m glad it didn’t end up in worse misunderstanding . I’m happy they’ve finally cleared the atmosphere.
Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤
thanks for the chapter <3