Translator: Ama
Editor: reizora
“Yuria.”
A gentle, deep voice calls my name.
Call me more. I’m here. You can stay here. Please. Ban-san. Forgive… me.
* * *
My whole body feels sluggish.
“Good morning, Yuria.”
I couldn’t move as much as I wanted, so I just looked up, and somehow Ban-san was there, smiling while looking at me.
“Ban-san….?”
This is not a dream. Once I realized this, I was surprised.
“W, Why…? I thought you already left….”
“Oh. I changed my mind.”
His hand was placed on my head. It’s tremble slightly and it makes me feel so distressed
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“….Tbe mjwf yjmx yfmjerf sbe kfgf kbgglfv jybea wf, gluta? Dea P’w olcf cbk. Ktjcxr ab sbe, P mjwf yjmx ab ws rfcrfr. Ktf Jtegmt qfbqif jirb rffw ab tjnf ifoa….”
Qtfc P aglfv ab wbnf rlifcais ab jnblv tlw, tf ugjrqfv ws tjcv alutais.
“P kbc’a ifjnf sbe jujlc.”
“Eh….”
“I’m not going anywhere else either.”
Ban-san then said those words. I blinked. Suddenly I couldn’t understand his words at all.
You’re not going anywhere? Then Ban-san, will you stay with me?
I forced myself to swallow back the words I was about to say.
“No, you can’t. If you stay here, he will――”
“The Beast didn’t kill me. Maybe for a while… something like before won’t happen again.”
“….”
Certainly the Beast would not hurt Ban-san… Maybe if I disappear, I’ll never hurt you again. But the past I gave him won’t just disappear. The fear he had in me was the same. As long as he is by my side, he will remember his terrible past.
“But… Aren’t you scared of me?”
He looked a little sad when I asked that with a hoarse voice.
“Well, I’m scared.”
“Then….”
“But I don’t want to leave. I know you will also get hurt if I stay by your side. But still, I want to be by your side… I also don’t want to be disqualified as a caretaker anyway.”
Ban-san said that before finally letting go of my hand. Then, as usual, he spread his arms.
“I have to overcome my fear immediately. Because… I still need you to accept me, Yuria.”
“Ban-san….”
….You’re mistaken. I never thought I didn’t need you. It’s rather the opposite.
“….Compared to your pain, my wound is nothing.”
Pretending to let go of this warmth, I… I thought I was acting mean to you in an unexpected way.
I hesitantly reached out while Ban-san pulled me into a hug. His nape felt cold. I could feel his fingers on my back and his small body trembling. But still, he didn’t push or let me go.
I can hear the heartbeat coming from Ban-san‘s chest… The sound of my beating heart.
“Don’t let me go, Yuria.”
“I won’t let you go again… I love you.”
When I told him that, he suddenly laughed.
“Ah, I love you too――”
Then, I sealed his lips with my lips, “….”
Ban-san‘s trembling stopped for a moment.
“Y, You… W, What are you doing just now….”
“Why? I told you, didn’t I? I love you.”
“Ah… Uhm… Uh… I love you… You mean in that way….?”
“Was what Ban-san meant earlier different from what I meant?”
When I tilted my head, he looked really embarrassed and looked away.
“….Probably, not… different….”
“Good then.”
I put my strength into my arms that are still hugging him. We stayed together for a moment in that red-colored room. I could smell a faint rose scent from Ban-san.
The bomb has been dropped ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ
And also … two more chapters before the end of book 1 (ง ˙˘˙ )ว
Ohhh. A confession already!! Well, after all this mess is nice to see them be honest with each other. And Ban-san can ease his fear little by little.
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Omg they’re so cute!!!
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I’m going to have a heart attack from all this sweetness.
Imagine being the maids at the side like “what tf do we tell master hal, ah!?” 😬