His Royal Highness's cats are very hairy.

Ten years ago, Adaline took that little shoe she wore just once.

Fine embroidery, brilliant crystals.

The brand new shoes had a slightly smaller stain on the inside. The stain on the shoe rub bleeding was difficult to take completely, although Millet washed it diligently.

"... if I dissolve my engagement... do I have to give it back..."

Untrained, Adaline sighed deeply.

"-... 'Please welcome to your side room whoever you like.' 'Go ahead, whoever you like...'"

Can you say it tomorrow? No, I have to tell you.

If I don't tell you, Rutvias will dissolve my engagement.

"... 'Go ahead'... eh..."

I just repeated it a few times and the words got stuck.

-... I don't want to say...

Rutvias is sweet. So even if you welcome your lover to the side room, you will not despise Adeline, the righteous queen. I care about Adeline, and about my lover, just as much. But that's not what I want Adeline to do.

I want me to be the only one touching that blonde hair. Adeline wants to be alone when she can be found in Bi's eyes, when she can walk with her long fingers, and when she can cuddle herself to her wide chest.

I can't separate Rutvias from anyone. But to separate or nothing, Rutvias is not Adeline's. Rutvias' heart belongs to his lover, and it is Adeline who begs him to divide it. But can you be satisfied with just having them split up? Will it be tolerable?

"... it's a grand tour..."

In the end, Adaline feels sorry if she doesn't have Rutvias to herself.

"Ma'am? Hot water is ready. Oh, there's something I miss."

Millet, with his face out of the next room, loosened his cheeks as he stopped his eyes at Adeline's disposal and looked nostalgic.

"... I... didn't know I was so greedy..."

"The lady greedy?

"I... don't like your Highness welcoming me to the side room..."

"… Your Royal Highness welcomes you to your side room?

Millet frowns.

Adeline noticed it and hastily denied it

"Oh, yeah. That's not what His Royal Highness said. I think I want to welcome you."

"Please don't be surprised! I was surprised that we were already talking about that even though we were before you got married..."

…

It seems very unlikely that Millet, who is stroking his chest down with a ho, is talking about dissolving his engagement instead of the side room.

"No woman is fine with her husband having a concubine. The lady is not greedy. It's very normal."

……

"... there is one good way"

"A good way?

As Adeline embarked slightly, Millet bent next to Adeline and turned to her face.

"Don't cry"

"..................... Huh?

"Men are vulnerable to women's tears. I beg His Highness not to take the side room."

"... is that a good way?

"Yes."

Millet nods confidently.

"... but isn't it... sloppy?

"Is it sloppy? Don't use the weapons you have."

"... that's right..."

"The lady is a straight man. You are a fine figure and I am proud of you for always wanting to be square and dignified. However, if you want to be right and can't say what you want to say, it's the end of the line. Don't lie to yourself."

Millet stroked Adeline's shoulder.

"Whether it's sloppy or greedy, don't do what the lady wants. I'm on your side."

To the grinning Millet, Adeline laughed back, too.

"... millet... thanks"

"Come on, let's get tired on the hot water. I'm tired, so I think about weird things."

"I just want to get a little windy. Okay?"

Millet reluctantled his face a little, but he eventually decided to let Adeline like it.

"Now, please weave your shoulder straps. It's cold at night."

"Yeah, okay."

Weaving a light peachy shoulder strap that was passed to Millet, Adeline stepped out onto the terrace. There is a slightly missing moon floating in the night sky.

"... the engagement... I don't want to dissolve it..."

The true meaning of whispering quickly vanished into darkness.

But my chest felt lighter than when I was practicing words I didn't even want to say.

"... I don't want to dissolve my engagement"

Just a little bit, I'll turn my voice up.

"You said you didn't want a side room..."

Yet it's tyranny to dissolve your engagement to Adeline to sideroom your lover. Too much.

"So, Your Highness's...... lying - WHAT!!!

"When did I lie?

To the voice heard from behind, Adeline turned as a gyro.

The terrace connected to Adeline's room was large enough for three large carriages to be stopped, but on that wide terrace, with pure white wings, Tenma was about to descend.

"... Shiva..."

I've never seen you fly before. As I thought, how graceful.

From Shiva's back, which went down to the terrace like the wind, Rutvias came down.

"... Your Highness..."

……

It is moonlight, blonde hair and blue eyes glowing dull. Are you still angry, there's no expression on Rutvias' face.

Adeline was worried about the dressing of Rutvias, who did not weave his coat, did not wear long clothes, and was terribly lightweight only in white underwear. As Millet said, even though the wind is cold at night, what are you going to do if you catch a cold?

"... ah! Here, take this..."

When Adaline removed her shoulder strap, she tried to turn it around Rutvias' neck.

That hand, Rutvias' hand stops.

"I don't want it"

Rejected, Adeline solidified. But Rutvias stopped Adeline, not because he refused.

"You catch a cold. I'm good."

She says so quietly and pushes her shoulder back gently.

Turning out he wasn't rejected, Adeline took courage and said back to Rutvias.

"Yes, I shouldn't! It's an important body. Take care."

Forcefully turn your shoulder around Rutvias' neck. Rutvias, who seemed troubled at first, also let me do what Adeline wanted me to do by lowering my neck if I had noticed.

His beautiful side is too close, and Adeline's fingers tremble with tension. Grabbing that finger in and hiding it, Adeline took a few steps back.

"... well... you got my room"

"I didn't know. I had no choice, so I tried to turn to the main entrance... and you came out"

"Oh... I see..."

Silence has fallen unexpectedly.

The wind blows and the black clouds of the night flow.

-... speaking of which...

I wonder what happened to Rutvias' devoted knight. Are you waiting at the main entrance, no, I don't think so...

"... by yourself?

"Alone."

………

Adeline greets him lightly.

What if something happens to the Crown Prince in his capacity as Prince Wang, and only one direct prince of the Royal Family doesn't make a statement? Doesn't the royal palace make a fuss by now?

But if I blame Rutvias for walking alone here, it's decided I don't want you to tell me back.

"So? When did I lie?

"Huh?"

And Adeline was prompted, and wolfed.

"When did I lie?

"... eh"

I didn't know what you were thinking from the look on Rutvias's face.

I wonder what you're here for. Has he come to speak of the dissolution of the engagement?

Millet's voice echoed my weak, leaning again at Adeline. I'll be on your side, he said.

Grab a fist.

"Ugh, liar,"

"So when did you lie?

"Your Highness... Your Highness said I was alone! Was that a lie?

I got a lot of momentum and raised my voice. Did Rutvias surprise you or keep an eye on him a little.

"I'm not lying."

"Then why are you saying disengagement!

"How can there be a connection between the number of Queens and the cancellation of their engagement?... I... because you hate marrying me... so..."

It was now Adeline who looked out for me.

"Me?

Rutvias frowns.

"... you would have hated it, wouldn't you?

"I don't hate you!

"You haven't looked at me since the dinner party. We didn't even talk."

Adeline has a hard time blaming Rutvias.

"That... eh"

"... what's that?

"... that's..."

How do I explain it?

I became aware of my love for Rutvias, didn't know what to do, etc.

Isn't it like confessing your thoughts to Rutvias if you explain yourself like that in the first place?

What would happen if I were to be honest?

Doesn't it annoy me how Adeline feels, etc. to Rutvias, whose lover will never forget?

But then how do I explain it? What the hell am I supposed to say?

"... wait"

Rutvias said, arm wrapped and brought to the railing of the terrace.

"Huh?"

"Wait, say it right"

……

Oh, this guy's, I like this place. You look strong, and then there's the honesty of trying to listen to the other person.

Straight away, Bea's eyes were beautiful as I looked at Adeline.

-... I like it. I like you.

I like it too much and want to cry.

"... it's His Highness's fault"

"... me?

"So, Your Highness... cuddles... and I'm embarrassed... and I don't know what to look like..."

I'm not lying.

That hug completely melted Adaline's normal ability to think.

"... so you were avoiding me?

"... Yes"

"... before... you didn't avoid it when you held him tight, did you?

It was when Rutvias was poisoned.

"Ha."

Before and after you become aware of love, it's a big difference. But I can't say that, of course.

"It was... it was an emergency before..."

…

Rutvias seemed unconvinced and thought about it all the time.

"... for now... you didn't like me... and you weren't avoiding me, were you?

"Also, of course! That's not true!

Adeline shakes her head with momentum. It's a hell of a misconception that I don't like Rutvias. I can't believe the engagement was about to be dissolved based on that misconception.

-... it was just an attitude that I couldn't help but be misunderstood...

"Hey, I don't hate you... I..."

I wanted to tell you that I like you.

But I didn't have enough courage. If I told you, and if Rutvias, who heard it, thought it annoyed Adeline's thoughts, I couldn't help but say.

-... if you think it's annoying... it might still be good...

Even so, Rutvias is trying to make amends to Adeline. Rutvias feels responsible for what happened three years ago, and it is up to her to make amends for saying she is alone. Besides, if you find out that Adeline admires Rutvias... Wouldn't that bind him more than necessary? It doesn't make sense to tie him up even though his mind doesn't come with it there. Adeline does want to keep Rutvias to herself, but it's not like tying him up. Even if that happens, it's just vain.

"I... would like to be of service to you, Your Highness. I can't believe I don't like it... it's awesome..."

"... as a queen,"

Rutvias' whining is heard mocking herself, and Adeline blinks.

"Huh?"

"No..."

Rutvias unwrapped his arm and approached Adeline, telling him to push just in case.

"... the engagement... you don't have to dissolve it, do you?

"Yes!

Adeline nodded many times.

As soon as possible, crouch like Rutvias weakened.

"... Ha-ha-ha..."

"So, Your Highness!?

Adeline also crouched across from Rutvias.

"... good..."

Rutvias wrapped his hands fingers around his forehead and groaned at how relieved he was.

……

What does' good 'mean?

The two weddings are well known nationally and internationally. It's important to withdraw it now. It will be nowhere near the debt rollover repayment he aspires to. Am I 'glad' that I didn't? Or are you 'glad' that you like Adeline a little bit, and that's why there's no such thing as disengagement?

No, Adaline shook her head, saying there would be no latter.

-... because... Your Highness... hasn't forgotten...

Give me the lover I left in the Empire.

"... dress"

Rutvias whines as he leans down.

"Huh?"

"Dress worn at dinner party. Don't wear it anymore. Never again."

Bosoboso and, Rutvias said.

Speaking of which, the story of the dress somehow went in the direction of dissolving the engagement.

"But..."

Rutvias praised me for looking good on this dress. I felt like it was a waste not to wear it anymore.

"... please, don't wear a dress chosen by a man other than me"

Now clearly, Rutvias said.

-... kind of... as if...

You sound like you're jealous of Aurio.

-... no way... no way.

There is no reason why Rutvias would be jealous of Aurio. Maybe if Rutvias says he likes Adeline.

But on second thought, wearing a dress chosen by a man other than his fiancé also feels bad about the outside. Maybe Rutvias didn't like that.

-... oh, no. I expect strange expectations soon.

Adeline nodded honestly.

"Okay. I'm sorry. I can't help but notice."

Satisfied with Adeline's reply, Rutvias laughed small as she raised her face.

"Good."

"Huh?"

Next time 'good', I quickly figured out the answer to what it was about.

"Look at my face. You can talk now."

"... ah..."

Speaking of which, Adaline remembers that she couldn't look him straight in the face.

I completely forgot because I was anxious that my engagement would be dissolved.

"Shh... sorry..."

"Are you okay now?

That question is, is it confirmation that Adeline won't avoid Rutvias, lean down, escape, turn red, make odd noises, or dance?

Shiva wandered a little further away, hissing.

"... Yes"

"... what. In the meantime."

From Rutvias' sharp eyes, Adeline turns a blind eye. There was a cold sweat on my spine.

Absolutely fine, I can't say. The emotion of love is obnoxious, and even the beautiful Rutvias looks even more superior.

Adeline's chest will squeal and she won't be able to breathe in such a way that Rutvias lays her eyes down or lifts her hair.

If you want your heart to be protected as a top priority, you better stay away from Rutvias first.

"You... let me ask you something..."

Rutvias gives it a little whisper.

"Yes?"

"... the meaning of getting married. You know that, right?

"... meaning, is it?

The marriage between Adeline and Rutvias is a political marriage that contemplates political equilibrium in the country. Then there is nothing more than that because Adeline's blood and family deserve the queen.

"Political equilibrium and... blood muscles..."

"That's not what I meant"

When Rutvias stood up, he gave his gaze to the garden. Somewhere, it looks illuminated.

"... when you get married... you're not sorry enough to hug me, are you?

……………………

I couldn't hide my agitation when I knew exactly what it meant when I said I was sorry enough to cuddle...

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..."

My face stains bright red to my ears, and Lu Rhythm doesn't turn well either.

"... you seem to know"

"Oh, oh, that"

"... every time I touch you... you run away because you're embarrassed?

"Oh, that's..."

I want to escape. I want to escape screaming in the same bedroom as Rutvias, etc., just imagine.

But you can't do that. Adeline will be the Crown Princess of Loudsucheed. It's a big problem if it's a rumor such as the misdemeanor theory of the Crown Prince and his wife, and Adeline is responsible for giving birth to Rutvias' son. Not if you say it's embarrassing, etc.

Adeline broke her jaw a lot.

My cheeks are still fine, but I look to Rutvias to try.

"To... I won't run... Don't run away...... but good luck..."

Such an Adeline, Rutvias watched for a while before taking a step forward.

"... I think you're used to it."

"Huh?"

Get used to it, what do you mean?

Adeline snapped her neck.

"… for example"

Rutvias swept on Adeline's cheek.

Beautiful hands.

The toes are thin and the fingers are thin. But it also has the characteristics of a man's hand. Big, knotty.

As Adeline was distracted by that hand, her lips were blocked.

It was only a short time to breathe or not.

Adeline, who couldn't afford to catch an eye, watched as Rutvias' beautiful face, which was too close, slowly moved away from herself.

I can't remember how I was blinking.

Bea's eyes peek into Adeline's black eyes.

"Don't you think you'll get used to it over and over again?

Finally, Adaline understood the situation.

Surprised and bloody, it boils all over Adeline at once.

My face is so hot that I burned it. Especially my lips.

"Oh, oh, I don't think so!

"No, I'm sure you'll get used to it"

"I'm not used to it!

"Then let's try. I think it's worth it."

Laughing joyfully, Rutvias stuck his own forehead on Adeline's forehead.

Adaline managed to swallow the oddity that came up to her throat. When I shout out, Millet notices me. If Millet notices, the other servants notice and the mansion becomes fussy.

Rutvias' eyelashes were right there.

There's going to be blood coming out of your body.

I want to get out of here now, but I don't know what my legs are saying.

-... you can't get used to this!

Instead of getting used to it, my heart is set to burst and splash.

"So, Your Highness..."

"Rut."

"Huh?"

"Call me by name"

"... heh, rut... Dear Sir?

"Rut."

"L... t"

Happily, Rutvias smiled.

Until just now, what a smile on your face when you were as faceless as you were angry. What the hell is this guy? In front of this face, the only means that Adeline can take is unconditional surrender. There is only one choice.

"Can we do this again?

Adeline didn't say anything about this. Rutvias continues to wait, even as Adeline roams with Oro in the crisis of her life: embarrassment and heart rupture. That gaze was not even taken from the front, and Adeline leaned down to escape.

Still, Rutvias is waiting for me.

I felt dizzy.

Maybe he had a fever.

At some point in his connected hand, Adeline put a little effort into it. Then Rutvias' finger grabbed me back gently.

Never mind, Adeline gives a face.

Now, I didn't forget to close my eyes.

The next morning.

The shoulder straps and flowers I gave Rutvias yesterday arrived under Adeline, who was in a position to go out on official business.

The white and red orange Kim Young-hwa were rare octahedral blooms and looked good enough, even though they were simply bundled with decorative strings.

"... are you sure it's from His Highness?

I don't think it's a pattern, such as Rutvias sending flowers. In contrast to the suspicious Adeline, Millet is overjoyed.

"Of course it is from His Highness Rutvias. Look, so is your letter."

When I opened the letter handed to Millet, 'it was blooming in the garden' in a streamlined letter, just one line. Adeline blew out. This is definitely Rutvias.

"What did His Highness say?

From Millet asking, Adeline hides the letter.

"Don't tell."

"Well, well."

Millet laughed at the dullness, not to make her uncomfortable.

-... I can't believe it was' blooming in the garden '...

It stinks to send flowers, and I see him deliberately pretending not to be naughty. This was the first time he'd seen a letter he'd written, and, yes, Adeline looked at it as if he'd written something like this.

When you're done with your official duties, let's go to the royal palace to thank the flowers.

I'm sure Rutvias will be busy, but if he waits for the administration to settle down, I'm sure he'll make time.

-... let me stay by your side...

Adeline glanced at the fingertips of a font as beautiful as the person who wrote it.

Mouth it, they send flowers, and it's like I'm even his lover. During the bundle, Adaline closed her eyes and tasted the mood all over her chest. It tasted happy, restless, and bitter.

Treating him like a lover must be because of Rutvias' guilt. Three years ago, I'm sure he's willing to continue to make amends to Adeline, even if it took him a lifetime. Taking care of Adeline and treating her as a loving wife is his apology to Adeline.

That's cruel kindness to Adeline.

-... Still, I still want to be by your side.

I don't want to be loved or anything like that.

I was wondering if Rutvias wanted to bring in his lover, although it was an evil deduction from Adeline, but if he still thinks of his lover, he wouldn't even take it up to that thought.

Because Rutvias tried to dissolve my engagement for Adeline. Though it was out of utter misunderstanding, Rutvias prioritized Adaline's feelings over national interests and over his own decency.

That's enough.

Enough. If you want any more, you will surely be punished by the Goddess.

"It's a really beautiful flower"

Millet has a groom and a golden flower in a vase.

"... I wonder if His Highness knows the flower language and has chosen this flower..."

"Huh? Did you say anything?

To Millet, Adeline laughed.

"Yeah. It's nothing."

-... there's no way I know.

I don't think Rutvias is familiar with flower language. As it was in the letter, I guess it happened to be blooming in the garden.

-... a coincidence, but a good flower word for me.

Poor, gorgeous flowers look good on me, etc., I can't put them out in my mouth very well. Adeline looked at Kim Young-hwa decorated at the window with dazzling thoughts.

"... Hey, Millet. I have one favor to ask you."

"Yes. Whatever."

Because it was and will always be your duty and responsibility to be true to the 'Prince', to remain honest, and your, I'm sure, first time in your life, only one devotion...

"... of Your Highness... three years ago, I want you to find a lover you broke up with."

I'll give you back your lover.