Chapter 104: Three lady’s introgation
Eren finally found himself sitting on the edge of his bed, looking like a criminal who just got caught by three hot lady police officers who are ready to interrogate him in any covert way possible.
Well... such a tax to pay for maintaining harem.
He looked up to see all three of his girlfriends glaring like they were ready to bury him. He gave them a sweet smile.
"Well, good morning all to you. Do all three of you sleep all night here?" he asked, hoping to divert the topic. Unfortunately, the interrogation squad was not taking the bait.
"Sleep my ass," Emma growled. She’s now fully dressed in her white formal shirt and black fitted trouser that hugged her athletic legs. The pink haired girl leaned down to grab his cheek, pulling it in a playful, fierce tug.
"Where the hell did you disappear last night, Eren. You know how anxious I was until the messenger arrived?"
"Ow—hey!" Eren winced as his tomboy girlfriend manhandled him. "It was an urgent business I had to attend to. It came to me at that time."
"Urgent business my foot," Norelia replied instantly, red eyes narrowing as she noticed a hickey on his neck. She leaned in and reached out with a slender finger, she traced a very specific mark. "Care to explain why your urgent business’ left you with a remarkably fresh hickey mark on your neck?"
Norelia then glanced at the other two girls with a silly, cat-like smile. "Well... look at this clean, possessive impression. It appears our dear Lord Eren spent the entire evening being thoroughly devoured by his official fiancée."
Emma’s storm-grey eyes flashed with immediate annoyance. "Wait, how the hell did that happen?! Isn’t Lady Aria supposed to be a strictly business-oriented, contractual fiancée? I thought she had zero romantic interest in him!"
Mira set down a plate of steaming breakfast on the table, offering a gentle smile as she leaned against Emma’s shoulder. "Well... can you really blame her, captain? Young Master has a habit of sneaking past even the coldest, most frozen emotional armor. It was only a matter of time before Lady Aria fell for him just like the rest of us."
Emma sighed, defeated. She then turned back to Eren. Her aggressive posture softened slightly, though her storm-grey eyes remained intensely earnest.
"Look, Eren..." Emma began, her tone dropping into something far more personal and grounded. "I already agreed to your multiple lovers arrangement. I don’t care about your growing harem, and I don’t care about political contracts. But I do care about you vanishing into the dark."
She held up her left hand, showing the delicate resting resting on her finger—the first gift he had given to her.
"If it wasn’t for this ring reassuring me you were still breathing, and that last-minute messenger you sent, I would have torn the entire capital city apart brick by brick to find you," Emma stated with absolute, terrifying conviction. "Your father didn’t send me here for no reason, you know."
Eren blinked, picking up on the sudden detail. "Wait... Father sent you here to keep tabs on me?"
"That doesn’t matter right now," Emma cut in, stepping right between his knees and placing her hands on his shoulders, looking directly into his blue eyes.
"Just... please don’t disappear without a proper word again, Eren. I know how strong you are. I know you’re strongest and capable of handling whatever comes your way. But I... I can’t handle the thought of losing you if something goes wrong while I’m not by your side. A single word... that’s all I need to know you’re safe."
Mira stepped forward, gently patting Emma’s trembling back. "It’s okay, Captain... it was just one night, and he really did send a—"
"I’m sorry."
The words made the room quite immediately. All three girls froze, their eyes snapping to Eren.
The dark-haired noble was looking down, his usual unbothered smirk completely gone. He understood precisely what was happening beneath Emma’s outburst. Her panic wasn’t about whether he could defend himself in a fight. She was genuinely terrified of losing him, the only for her in this world.
Eren reached out, cupping the side of Emma’s face, gently tracing her cheek with his thumb. He looked into her storm-grey eyes, letting his own unvarnished earnestness show. If any of the women in this room were to vanish into the night without a trace, no matter how ridiculously capable they were, his own reaction would be no different.
He’d burn the capital to the ground to find them.
"I’m sorry for making you worry," Eren repeated softly, his blue eyes locking onto hers. "I won’t pull a disappearing act like that again, Emma. I promise."
Emma stared into his eyes. She hated it. She hated how effortlessly he could disarm her, how straightforwardly he admitted his fault, and how infuriatingly handsome he looked while doing it. But above all, she knew she couldn’t live without him.
She sighed and leaned down, pressing her soft lips against his in a deep, apologetic kiss, tasting his warmth before pulling back with a flushed, reluctant smile.
"I’m sorry for blowing up at my boyfriend, too..." she muttered softly, her cheeks burning as she stepped back to give him space.
Tug, tug.
Eren felt a small pull at the hem of his shirt. He turned to see Norelia standing right beside him. The brilliant, usually composed petite scholar was shuffling her feet, her red eyes darting away in an overwhelmingly shy display.
"W-What about my morning kiss...?" she whispered, her voice barely audible.
She really was unfairly adorable. How was he supposed to refuse that face?
"How could I possibly refuse my genius professor?" Eren murmured. Reaching out, he gently framed Norelia’s face with both hands, pulling her in to deliver a sweet morning kiss that left the petite scholar thoroughly delighted.
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On the other side of the academy, in the secluded, shady corridor, Violet took a cautious step backward, her purple eyes wide with suspicion and confusion as she looked at the some mysterious potion in her hand.
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[Almost deleted this Chapter because emotional beat of Emma felt same as always. My mind went hazy, trying to gather myself.]
[But thanks for your support guys. Because of your support, I might support my brothers for their laptops now. ]
[I will try my best and will give you best story possible. And I will finish this story with a beautiful note]