Parenting In Full Bloom! The Former Villainous Noble Son Who Found His Love NestChapter 73

Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay

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“—Ugh.”

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“Master, do you have back pain again?”

My groan making him worry, Bel came near to peer at my face. tnMS6U

His pretty pink eyes were shimmering with anxiety.

“…… I’m fine. Don’t worry about it.”

I showed him a smile, forcing the corners of my lips to rise.

“Seriously~ You don’t have to force yourself to smile.”

But Bel didn’t seem to be pleased with it, his cheeks puffing up even as he returned to his task of drying the herbs.

I gently stroked the fluffy and swaying cream-colored hair, and then continued to boil the medicine behind him.

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While my hands moved, my mind drifted back to the events of yesterday.

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Anybody would be uncomfortable, right?

That was why I pressed him to say what was on his mind, and then Jill had said it. jFTsGR

—I like you.

I was surprised at the unexpected confession.

But more importantly, I found that Jill hesitated for a tiny moment when he said those words.

It was like some guilty thought had passed through his mind. eOwzoR

Reading the mentality behind someone’s words was an essential for nobility.

Growing up in a world where people had to constantly try to deceive and cheat each other, I couldn’t have missed that momentary turmoil.

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Jill was always leisurely, and his emotions didn’t show up on the surface.

No matter the occasion, he would be smiling softly, and his smile never collapsed. yvFrW6

That was why it was even easier to notice.

Why would someone waver like that when confessing to the person they liked?

There was no way I could put my trust in him.

“I like you.” — I couldn’t accept those words. QjV dl

Even while deep down I was concerned about what he was scheming, I asked, “What part did you fall in love with?” which he answered with:

“It’s hard to say which.”

“Why? Are you saying I don’t have any good parts?”

“That’s not it. ……I was drawn to your magic.” RekDxT

“…… Haa?”

Thud.

When Jill spilled that out, lost like a child, I looked up at him with a distrustful expression.

He was drawn in by my magic? 18Nqed

So that was it. He wanted to make use of my unprecedentedly powerful magic?

I wanted to ask him that. To get all the details out of him. But at the same time, the act of speaking had become tiresome.

Jill, that guy, was certainly a schemer.

But I had hoped that he would at least, even a little bit, look at me as a person. ink1V3

That was why I was disappointed to learn that I was thought of as only a human with exceptional magical powers.

I was furious that I was thought of as someone who would easily trust in him just because he said he liked me.

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The answer was, of course, NO.

When I rejected him, that attitude of his — without any reaction — also seemed to be ridiculing me. ipNFxH

I had ignored Jill’s voice that was trying to stop me, and left that place.

Author’s note:

From here, we return to Lilius’s point of view.

We’re finally breaking into the love zone…… These guys are really, really slow…… Just push him down already! — even the person who’s writing is already impatient. 9wQOTJ

Translator’s note:
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