The sensation of their lips touching was warm and at the same time familiar.
Rayan couldn’t even imagine this situation. He only came to see Marielle to keep his promise, as he had been doing for the past few days.
‘Are you a fairy? Or a water spirit?
A few days ago, he ran into Marielle. She kept asking him questions over and over again before he even had the time to answer, asking if he was a fairy or a water spirit, why he was in the lake, how long had he been there since it was so deep, and if he had even seen her cry.
Now that the look of longing had been washed away, he didn’t know what to do, and when he tried to run away, Marielle clung to the stone bridge railing, ready to jump at any moment. Rayan, who knew one person who really jumped to catch him, couldn’t bear to leave.
‘Um… The person from earlier is coming.’
Rayan eventually cautioned Marielle from the person she was trying to escape from just now, and only then did the child look back. The child, who had been rolling her eyes around and tapping her hand on the railing, held out her hand.
‘Promise me. You will come tomorrow at this time.’
She held out her little finger, just like what Erich used to do. Ah, was this the Marie that Erich was talking about at that time? It turned out to be something only really young children would do, but he didn’t want to be cold-hearted. The more he looked at that kid, the more he thought of Erich.
They weren’t close enough for them to intertwine their fingers, so Rayan just held out his hand as the child did and nodded. And the next thing he knew, he was meeting with her every evening.
‘Marielle. I am human. Look.’
He subtly expressed to her that he had no webs between his fingers, two legs, and he had round ears like humans, but Marielle insisted that he was a fairy. In the end, he was the one who waved the white flag first. Rayan had no choice but to give up and let the child be deluded.
It was good that Marielle, who thought of him as a fairy, did not insist royal etiquette on him. She let it be no matter what he did or said. Rayan, who had been forced to fit himself into a mold like a ruler since he’d arrived, enjoyed freedom in Marielle’s company.
A mermaid who still liked humans and a young human who still retained childhood innocence were a good combination to become friends. She also often gave him glimpses into the Erich of the past.
He was planning to ask a little bit about what Erich was doing today, but… The person in question came unexpectedly. And even kissed him.
“…”
Rayan was startled by the sudden kiss and inadvertently leaned back. Then a large hand grabbed the nape of his neck and pulled him close. The grip was as firm as if they would not tolerate Rayan’s rejection.
Erich’s kiss was not as sweet and tender as it was before. It was a little hungrier, more like almost violent. But these lips, this warmth, this touch, it was all Erich.
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Was the act of kissing originally this passionate, deep, and intense? Wasn’t it just an act of touching lips? Even in the midst of this, Rayan’s mind wandered to these questions.
The hand gripping his head became more delicate than before, but the kiss became deeper. Their collars rustled where they touched. Rayan wanted to touch Erich just a little more, even though they were already touching.
He didn’t know what to do, and his hand, which was floating in the air, gently grabbed the hem of Erich’s clothes. As if that was a catalyst, Erich parted his lips and dug deeper. His hand came up to lift his clothes while tickling the delicate flesh in his mouth.
“… Gasp.”
Rayan’s body jumped in surprise at the sudden stimulation. His intertwined breathing suddenly became unstable. He gasped, trying to catch his breath.
“…”
At that moment, Erich, awakened by the sound of the other’s gasping breath, suddenly pushed Rayan away. He got up and widened the distance. The widened pupils looked quite embarrassed. Rayan stared blankly as Erich rubbed his lips.
“… What on earth are you doing here?”
Before Rayan could even catch his breath, Erhart had already cleared his throat and looked down at him. His eyes, which were bluer than the sea, had completely calmed down from their earlier fluttering. The voice was also chilly, as if it had forgotten the heat from earlier.
“Was it you who lured Marielle?”
“…”
“Did you think that winning the favor of the Emperor’s one and only younger sister would benefit your life in the palace?”
After losing his memory, Erich was very good at speaking nastily. But he knew it was all because he was flustered. The marks left clearly on his face proved it. Even so, Rayan couldn’t help but feel a twinge in his heart.
“Your Majesty.”
Barely able to swallow the pain, Rayan called out to him, remembering the etiquette he had learned over the past few days.
Erich’s expression looked as though he was displeased with the harsh words he had thrown a moment ago. Something seemed to bother him, but he didn’t have enough clues to put his finger on it.
“… Never mind, why are you here?”
“Well, I just happened to find myself here.”
“Where on earth did you pick up that strange honorific? You’re clearly a fast learner…” No, never mind. Anyway, you happened to be at Renée Palace? Here? Because of the distance from Orb to here, it is probably not a place you would come to by chance. And without anyone noticing at that.”
It was a bit far, but he’d learned the scent of water at first, and then he’d learned the way. When he felt a presence, he avoided it. His hearing was better than most humans’ when he put his mind to it. But none of these were things that he could answer Erich with.
“You could have been framed as an assassin. If so… !”
Erich was angry. Just like before, he couldn’t figure out why he was angry this time either. His emotions were rough and unruly to say he was worried. And he didn’t think Erich, who had lost his memories, would care about him.
“Why?”
However, Rayan also had a question of his own.
“Why did you kiss me, yo?”
He didn’t remember anything, so he didn’t love him. Surely humans only kiss those they love, that was what he said.
“…”
Erich remained silent in response to Rayan’s question.
But his blue eyes, as clear as they were, wavered.
In fact, Erhart was also confused about this situation and his actions. Why was he only losing his cool in front of this guy? It wasn’t difficult to be patient and restrained. It was what life was all about. But in front of Rayan, ‘reason’ was nothing more than a word.
It had become diminished and meaningless.
“What about it. Was it something I shouldn’t have done?”
“… Because I heard kissing is only done with someone you love.”
‘Who said it, that guy named El?’ Erhart tried his best to suppress the words that were trying to escape. As if to prove it, Erhart had to tighten his grip even more.
“What nonsense. Kissing is something you can do even if you don’t love someone. Or did you even love your master?”
To prevent his gaze from going to the brand on his ankle, Erhart raised his head. It wouldn’t be visible anyway, but he didn’t want to seem conscious about it.
The light green eyes wavered precariously.
At the same time, he felt dizzy as if his heart was sinking to his feet, but Erhart thought it was simply a symptom caused by insomnia. Part of him wanted to get this guy out of his sight.
A certain impulse kept getting encouraged every time he saw him.
“There will be no more meetings with Marielle from now on.”
So he had to be sent somewhere out of sight.
“You’re prohibited from coming to Renée Palace too.”
This was a polite warning for Erhart. If anyone else had been in and out of Renée Palace for any reason other than administrative purposes, he would have punished them severely. There were still Olivia’s relics and portraits that could not be removed, so there was a manager to take care of them to a minimum, but that was all. He did not allow anyone else to enter, nor did anyone else dared to.
Not even Marielle.
The child would not be able to enter this place again for a while. She would be upset and throw a tantrum for a while, and at some point she would go in and out again, avoiding his eyes, but that was an issue for another day.
“Go back.”
Erhart calculated the Orb’s coordinates and drew a magic circle beneath Rayan’s feet. This was also a consideration that he would not extend to others, but he decided not to think too much about the generosity that was unseemly of him.
Rayan’s body was swallowed by the ray of light.
A blink and he would be standing in his residence.
“…”
Erhart looked at the vanishing figure for a moment, then turned away.
Being jelly of himself…. just get your damn memory back >__>
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
Jesus just get your memory back I really don’t like novels with amnesia but I can’t stop reading this it’s torture but thanks for the chapter ❤❤
Erich celoso de él mismo…