"Idiot....... I hate it"

Say the protest in a small voice.

"I hate being gentle like that..."

Arnold is sometimes mean.

Makes deliberate remarks to hide one's true feelings.But now Arnold cared about Leechee.

I mean, I really think from the bottom of my heart, Leechee might be afraid of this marriage.

“You can't be scared that I'm going to be your bride.”

I don't want to stare at Arnold, but if I don't, I'll make a more pathetic face.

That's why Leechee keeps on doing this with her eyebrows gushing with strength.

"And..."

I put my strength into Arnold's hand that touched the back of his hand.

“It's up to me to accept this marriage.”

It takes the form of pressing his hand against his own cheek.

Even though I want to keep going like this, I can do my best to put my fingers on the top of my big masculine hand.

"Whatever happens, I don't hate you."... no matter how much I hate you, I don't need words like that. "

"... Leeche"

When I was called by my name, I felt a more intense throb in my chest.

It was half unconscious to rub one's cheeks against a well-shaped, muscular hand.

I don't want to be seen, I don't want to let go of this hand as much as I do, and I can't organize my emotions well.

"To this marriage."

I was afraid to say it, but I didn't know why.

Twisting his fears, he raised his face in horror and stared up at Arnold head-on.

Do you feel responsible for me?

……

Then Arnold fell to his knees.

The shadow of the long eyelashes was reflected in her eyes.His eyes, which were always sharp, could be seen somewhere in the open ocean.

"I was..."

Arnold said quietly.

"I would have done anything to make you my wife."

"...... ah"

It probably refers to the marriage proposal immediately after the encounter.

(Even though it was only two months ago, it was like the events of a distant day.....)

Maybe it was the same for Arnold.

He spun his words gently, with a softer voice than usual.

I'm on your side, and you're on your side of judgment.

Arnold's thumb slowly stroked Leeche's cheek.

"At that point, you and I are not equal."... do you understand? "

……

That's not why I shake my head sideways.

You can't tell the difference if you're forced to apologize for your child.

"I am..."

Leechee contradicted in a sad voice.

"I want to fulfill your wish just as much as I told you my devotion."

Not only are they given, but I want them back in the same way.

"If a marriage is a contract between countries, there must be something for each other.And yet, in this marriage, I am always given.If you say this is a political marriage, it should be too distorted. ”

I took Arnold's hand, which stroked my cheek, and tangled my fingers gently.

"What you wish for from me."

Even though I told you, my left chest was bitter and I couldn't help it.

"... even I want to offer you a lot..."

I felt like crying, but I didn't feel like I could cry at all.

The meltdown of lost ground melts in your chest.Every time the heart beats, it feels like it's getting more and more hot.

“So, please.”

Leechee gazed at the blue eyes with a desperate wish.

Your Highness Arnold......

……

When I said his name, it seemed to me that it was very scary.

In all my life, I've never called anyone in this mood.

He exhaled in small breaths, almost praying.

"Leeche"

Arnold keeps an eye on Leechee.

And after all, I said with a gentle voice.

"I'm not marrying you because of politics."

――……

Arnold leaned back and leaned his lips against Leeche's ears.

I was so close to the edge of my ears that I could blow my breath with a tickle.

A slight flicker of his voice shook Leechee's eardrums.

"That's why I don't want anything from you."Even if you begged me to do it. "

"......!!"

At that moment, the back of my chest hurts a bit harder.

Arnold laughed as he stepped away from Leechee and stared straight at him.

A self-mocking smile with a dark light in her eyes.As he was, he imitated what Leechee had just said.

"...... [I don't like it]?"

Arnold's thumb traced Leechee's lips gently.

I pressed the surface with a weak force, as if I wanted to spin the [word] on Leeche.

I hated being told that I didn't want anything.That's why I realize I can't do it, even though I wanted to nod.

I couldn't stop, and I was at a loss.

(Your Highness always does mean things to hide his thoughts.)

Leechee already knows that.

This is why I have believed in the integrity of behavior rather than the hypocritical language.

However, Arnold's words just now definitely gave me a sense of his true feelings.

(I know exactly how it feels to say 'I don't want' from your gentleness...)

That's why gentleness is so much more painful than usual meanness.

No matter how much I hate this marriage.

Arnold sincerely believes that Leechee will never quit hating him.

(You said you didn't have to be ready to be a wife...)

Even when I remembered what I had said before, I felt that my vision was wobbly and distorted.

(...... no)

I don't want you to look pathetic anymore.

Even so, I don't want to give up dialogue.Leechee thought about it and moved her hand gently as she leaned down.

………………

Slowly, raise your hand around the side of your face.

"...... what's with those hands?"

Arnold's strange voice came down from above and he took a deep breath to speak.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Arnold."

I know that what I'm going to do is very bad.

However, it is impeccable to interrupt the debate here.

I don't want to run away from facing them.I don't know if I can do it well, but Leechee decides to start it.

As I crossed the border...

So I looked up at Arnold and opened my mouth.

"... I will now declare the 'first marital fight'...!"

…………

After a few seconds, Arnold asked, looking at something he had never seen before.

What did you just say?

"So, this is the first couple fight!!"

In fact, I'm not a couple yet, but I don't think there's any other suitable way to call me that.

Leechee felt sad, but she still gazed at her fiancé.