His Royal Highness's cats are very hairy.

Ludovias looking skinny, but when actually held up, his arms and chest are surprisingly successful. I used to say Adeline was as light as a butterfly, but it really seemed like nothing, such as holding up one Adeline.

Adeline looks up at his beautiful side.

-... I... I like Your Highness.

Soon, Adaline was in love with Rutvias. I thought you shouldn't, but you still think so.

Of that phantom first love, I don't know if it's an extension. But now I had no choice but to deny the fact that I was in love with the man in front of me.

Leaving the Great Hall, Rutvias was able to say a few words to the dedicated samurai who had rushed over.

"Prepare water and cloth while you refrain. And wound pills and bandages."

"Yes, sir."

The samurai thanked him and left.

"... had you noticed?

The order given by Rutvias was intended to take care of the wounds.

"... when I left the hall, I walked differently."

"... I was going to walk the same way..."

"Nobody's noticed, except me. I chased him because I thought he was walking weird enough to shelter his legs... bad... the..."

Awkwardly so, Rutvias can swim his eyes.

"... were you so angry? Um... sorry I..."

Still, I don't know why I pissed him off. I also don't think it makes sense to apologize despite that, but Adeline didn't know what else to do. But Rutvias blocked Adeline's apology.

"No, it's not... No, it's not..."

Mouth like trouble, he finally stopped.

"Your Highness?"

From now on, Rutvias is not like him. I try to say something, but end up shutting my mouth without saying it. Adeline also refrained from talking, saying that she seemed to be thinking about something and should not stand in the way of it.

Far away, I can only hear the sound of samurai and female officers going out.

Rutvias' Bi's eyes shook bewildered, capturing Adeline's black eyes.

"I..."

"Yes?"

"I think you..."

He stared at Adeline for a while, and Rutvias stared. And when he slipped away as if he were obstinate, he walked out again. That was sudden, so Adaline hurriedly cling to him.

"Your Highness?"

"... Anyway, I'm not mad at you. I... hit you again. I'm sorry. I apologize. So please don't cry."

"Oh, no... I cried..."

Not because Rutvias pissed me off. Instead, when is "again" in "I hit you again"? Adeline tried to ask, but found the samurai figure in front of the door between refrains, which she couldn't say in the end.

Upon entering between the refrains adjacent to the Great Hall, there was already plenty of hot water and wound medicine available.

Seeing the woman holding back, Adeline is thrilled. I just reprimanded you, that woman.

It's awkward to be treated to a scratch by a woman who even said she couldn't help herself, but it's also awkward to have Millet called who would be waiting in Adeline's private room. The inner Adeline turned her belly when she had no choice but to endure here.

As Rutvias urged the woman to leave the room, even though it was not necessary.

"I'll do it, get out."

Adeline looked seriously at Rutvias. Didn't you just say I would?

That seemed to be the same for the female officer.

"Oh, um... but your Highness is the first?

"You can't let him be a samurai, can you?

That's right. It is a serious matter for noble women, such as touching their bodies and skin on men other than their husbands and relatives. It's not like Lyle and the others will hold hands when we get out of the carriage.

"Get out."

Ordered to stare lightly, the woman shook her shoulders frightened and frightened. It's a tough tone for Rutvias' cat.

-... speaking of which...

Rutvias said he had been listening from 'some time ago'. I was upset that they might have heard rumors about the ladies against Rutvias, and I completely forgot about my rumors and all.

-... listen... Shit?

Rutvias has made me aware of the pitiful state of Adeline, which is scorned even by female officials. What did Rutvias think? I must have been heartbroken that the control of my own court is so disruptive.

"And I beg your pardon, sir,"

"Then"

Rutvias spoke to the woman rubbing behind her as she bowed her head, and again conceived cold air.

"... Yes"

The woman's hands are shaking. The slightly visible neat face was blue.

"In the future, whoever insults my fiancée will be banished from the royal palace no matter what Adeline says"

"Your Highness!?

Adeline looked up, looking up at Rutvias.

"It's... it's my authority!

"Whatever you say, I am not willing to forgive those who hurt you. - Including myself."

Rutvias' eyes stare at Adeline from close range.

To its true colour, Adeline could no longer say anything.

"Your Highness..."

"… may fall back"

"And excuse me!!

Forgetting to thank her, the woman walked out the door as she was about to fall.

Dropping it off on his back, Rutvias slowly lowered Adeline to the chair.

"Oh, um..."

"Take off your shoes"

"Huh?"

He takes his luxurious coat off his shoulders and throws it clutterfully on the floor.

"You can't do anything without taking it off, can you?

Adeline cannot hide her upset at the words Rutvias said as she removed her wrist. Rutvias is serious and willing to take care of Adeline's feet himself.

"I'll do it myself!

It no longer blew out of Adeline's head, such as the exchange between Rutvias and the woman.

My fiancée, though, is pre-nuptial. My legs are steaming because I walked in shoes that I can't get used to. Such verbal discourse as exposing such a leg before Rutvias.

Adeline tried to shrink herself on the chair, desperately resisting.

"I'll do it myself, don't worry!!

"Oh, that's enough. I can take it off."

Rutvias, already wrapped around his arm, sighs as he narrows his eyes to see if Adeline's resistance doesn't bother him. And I knelt at Adaline's feet.

"I said I'd do it myself!

"Hem, out of the way"

"Your Highness!"

"If I could turn the dress around, would I?

Adeline was stunned. If that happens, I can't marry anywhere anymore. Of course my fiancée in front of me will take responsibility.

With his face bright red, Adeline never lifted the hem of the dress with her trembling fingers.

"... Lace at the hem. I can eat a Knights unit around me for two days."

"... Huh!

Charlene and the gold coin ring in my head.

You can't refuse to soak such expensive lace in hot water that could get dirty in your blood.

Gwah gained momentum and Adeline knocked the dress up to knee length. Almost unconsciously.

"Okay."

Rutvias snorts satisfactorily, while Adeline drifts. What is the lady's sense of chastity to this extent?

"... lost..."

"We can take it off."

Leaving Adeline, where we get hives, brilliantly, Rutvias attracts enough hot air to rise.

Adeline watched breathlessly as Rutvias' long fingers grabbed her ankle. Even though his hands were not cold, for some reason Adeline chewed her lips as her spine trembled and her legs tried to escape unexpectedly.

The blood in your body is going to gather at your ankles and blow out of your heel wounds. This doesn't make any sense to me.

With his shoes aside, Rutvias wiped Adeline's feet with a cloth dipped in hot water. Jikri and the wound are smudged.

Ten years ago, the shoes given by Rutvias were too big for Adeline. After being forced to wear it, she rubbed her shoes and asked Lady Leena to take care of her.

Just in the same room as now.

"... back in the day. I've had Leena treat shoe rubbing the same way."

"... right"

Rutvias' reply is not curious if he is not interested.

Wiping his feet with a dry cloth, Rutvias put Adeline's feet on instead of his own. And as he soaked the medicine on Adeline's wound with his long fingers, he cleverly wrapped it around the bandage with a cloth. Looks familiar to me. Maybe I learned it from Lady Leena.

As Rutvias moved, his golden thread-like hair shook sparklingly. Uncut, Adeline narrows her eyes.

-... what shall we do...

I wonder how this happened.

I didn't mean to like it, but how, since when, has my heart started chasing Rutvias?

-... we have to contain it...

I must contain my heart to love Rutvias.

Love feelings are always jealous. I love my husband. There are many queens in past history who have abused sideroom and sideline women officers. Many such queens were neglected by their husbands. Now Adeline can be on Rutvias' side because she has managed to get a point as Adeline's blood and family, and then as the Queen. If jealousy bewildered him and he lost sight of what he should be as the righteous queen, Rutvias would occasionally turn Adeline away.

"... so much"

Rutvias shrugged in a low voice.

"Huh?"

"That's what they said."

Doc and Adeline's heart rang with a creepy sound.

-... I knew... I knew it...

As I thought, Rutvias heard the women scorn Adeline. Sure, the women's voices don't hesitate to Adeline. Yeah, it sounded loud in the hallway.

Tie the bandage, and Rutvias looks up. Adeline turned away so as to avoid the gaze directed at her from him. I don't want to be seen in the face. You must look terribly miserable.

-... oh, what shall I do?

I can't believe they asked me that.

"I've been wondering why you take yourself so lightly...... if you say so, no one will be crushed by inferiority."

…

I don't know, obviously, the words said become sharp blades and engrave Adeline's heart, and every time I remember, blood flows from the wound.

I knew Rutvias' gaze was pouring on himself, but Adeline wanted to escape from it, too. The gentle Rutvias will surely comfort Adeline.

All the people close to me also comforted Adeline, who is rumored to be all sorts of things about the dissolution of her engagement. He pitied me gently. Without even realizing that pity is the new blade that hurts Adeline.

"... you know, it's okay. I'm used to it."

Desperately Adaline squeezed out the words. I don't want Rutvias to comfort me. I don't want to be pitied. Please, don't make me feel any more miserable.

but the words that came down were not what Adeline had in mind

"I'm sorry. Because of me."

Sincere, apologetic.

Adeline opened her eyes. Why would he apologize?

"By dissolving my engagement... with all my patience, I never thought I'd be told anything or you'd be badly told. I didn't know what to think... what to think to you"

Rutvias bows his head deeply and deeply. Lie down, as you can see with Adaline's narrow vision of turning away. It's like a knight in an epic ceremony.

"I'm sorry. Adeline."

"Your Highness, no!

Adeline hurried to the floor and knelt. Keep your head down. Keep your head down further to peek at Rutvias.

"Face up, please! It's not your fault! It's my fault they insult me. It's because of my appearance, and it's because of me that I peeled down!

If it's beautiful and the days I mourned in front of the mirror. What inspired me to change - it was no other Rutvias who gave me the courage.

"Your Highness held my hand so I could wear this dress on that occasion today. On my own, it's very hard to go out in public even if I can wear it... Your Highness gave me the courage to change myself."

Adeline could find his eyes because Rutvias raised his head slightly. Beautiful Bi's eyes shaking just a little, and Adeline smiles.

"Whatever I was told, it's not His Highness's fault. Your Highness doesn't have to be angry with me."

"Can't you just piss me off for you?

To put it as if it were obstinate, Adeline just blew it out a little.

"That's not what I mean… I just want to say that it's not your fault"

"... I can't forgive myself"

Rutvias blamed himself with a voice that made it harder for Adeline to hear him.

"I... thought I was the only one having a hard time. I thought I was hurting the most.... I'm just myself to the point where I really hate it"

"Your Highness."

"No matter how much I apologize, I don't apologize enough. Adeline, you can scold me. You can hit him. How can I make amends for you? I..."

"Face up, Your Highness"

On purpose, Adeline blocked Rutvias' apology.

No disrespect, but I'm sure Rutvias won't blame Adeline.

"No more apologies required"

Sometimes I wanted him to apologize. But when they actually apologized, it didn't seem like that was what Adeline wanted after all.

Adeline probably wanted to talk to Rutvias.

If I were to dissolve my engagement, I wanted you to sign up directly. In reality, however, Adaline was not allowed to speak one word, and everything was handled out of Adaline's reach. Leave Adeline alone.

Three years ago, if Rutvias had just looked back at Adeline then at all, Adeline would have accepted the dissolution of her engagement.

But when I think that if it had happened, I wouldn't have had a chance to be close to Rutvias like this, I still also feel glad I didn't have to get rid of it.

"So please raise your head"

Again, Adeline said.

I can see myself smiling. Naturally, it was thanks to Rutvias that it became so funny.

Rutvias raised his head slowly, keeping his eyes on Adeline.

The light that was shaking like the moon on the lake in Bi's eyes eventually flashed strong and strong. Like having some kind of hard resolve.

"... then put your face up too"

"... Huh?

Both cheeks of Adeline, Rutvias' hands wrapped. Strong enough to feel no pain, his hands raise Adeline.

"Give me your face."

As Adeline did, Rutvias also repeated the word.

I see myself in his eyes. Adeline stared at it as if to devour it. Even a moment of blinking is a shame. Even slightly, I want to be in Rutvias' eyes.

"From now on, if anything like this happens again today, there's no reason for you to lean down. You don't have to be ashamed of yourself. Face up. Pull your chest off. No matter what anyone says... no matter what."

As I say to Adeline, slowly, sincerely, Rutvias pronounced word for word.

"My Lady is all alone."

His voice falls to Adeline as rain stains the dry earth.

"... Your Highness?

The words that had fallen sounded convenient to me for a long time.

"I'll say it again. My Lady is all alone."

"Oh, um..."

What's the matter, it sounds convenient to me.

-... as if...

As if, you are promised love.

When I look at it, my body temperature rises and my face caught in Rutvias' hand gets hot.

When I saw it, Rutvias, who looked serious, puffed, and blew it out.

"... eh. What are you really, that face?"

He looks younger than usual, laughing joyfully. To that look, Adeline's chest tightened sweetly.

"... or is it a face,?

What the hell do I look like? Adeline looks around just to see if there's a way to check her face, but unfortunately, there's no mirror.

"Don't show it to another man."

Rutvias laughs and turns his hand around Adeline's head and shoulders. As it was, Adeline was drawn to Rutvias' chest.

I've been held tight before. But that's to comfort Adeline, who's crying.

Then I guess this hug is one and the same.

His arms are as sweet as wanting to keep something important to himself.

I can't breathe.

No, time stops.

"... I don't need a side room. So let the unscrupulous woman quit."

"..."

Rutvias' words whispered in his ear are gentle and sweet.

-... mistake, I think I will.

His eyes were going to be illusory when his voice, his hands, his arms, everything was so sweet and loved by Adeline.

-... I'm not loved. Don't get me wrong.

Over and over again, Adaline told herself.

-... Your Highness must be pitying me...

Rutvias must be deeply sympathetic to his little girl, who has been given an unworthy position and status by even a woman official. Otherwise, we're going to make amends. By taking care of Adeline, he may be trying to make amends for what he did three years ago. Anyway, what's there is pity, guilt, never love.

Still, Rutvias' arm strength turned on his back was comfortable, and the warmth of his chest depositing his cheeks was loving...

-... just now...

Let's just drown happily now.

I felt fine with that, even if I drowned and my heart stopped without being able to breathe as a result. Because the death will surely be sweet on top of this.