Chapter 83
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 83
Chapter Title: Your Boyfriend is Awesome♥
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“Eek! Uhehehe!! Mwah! Mwah mwah! Ehehihihi…♥”
The utterly wild Lea, who had passed out in my arms.
The moment she woke up, she slithered up onto my body, giggling slyly as she showered my face with kisses.
“That good, huh?”
“Mwah! What kinda question is that? Mwah! Mwah! I got my man back… Puhehe… Mm… mwah♥ It felt sooo~ good!”
I couldn’t help but feel grateful that she was this happy.
But even while she was out cold, she’d occasionally murmur for her “master,” stirring a petty jealousy in me.
“More than before?”
Lea lifted her head at my words, her eyes going wide.
‘Oops…’
She bared her teeth in a grin and started teasing me.
“Is my hubby jealous? Huh? Kekekek…”
“That’s not it…”
“Haa… mwah! How was it~ hehe…”
She giggled playfully…
“I just like calling you ‘master’…”
I wasn’t about to fall for such an obvious, cheap provocation.
“Take this for real!”
“Kyaa!♥♥”
“Heok… heok… My… man… is… the best…”
Lea slumped over me, drenched in sweat.
As I brushed back her sticky hair and let water trickle from my mouth into hers, she gulped it down desperately.
-Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
“Pha… Thought I was gonna die…”
“Told ya not to provoke me.”
“Hehe… You’re always the best to me…”
Lea wrapped her arms around my neck and rubbed her face against mine as she spoke.
“I’ve always loved only you—before, now, and tomorrow… You’re everything to me, all the same you.”
The shadows that had hung over her since we started living together were gone, her cheeks flushed brightly. She was radiant.
I had so many questions, but…
“Ah… hehe… Can’t keep curling up like this…♥”
Despite her words, Lea’s face twisted into a lewd expression in an instant.
And so, the two of us dove back in…
-Bang!
“Liam! I… I got it… Uh…?”
The door flew open as if it might rip off its hinges, and Jenia’s eyes took us in.
Her outstretched hand recoiled, her pupils trembling fiercely.
The elegant potion vial in her grip slipped free, clattering hollowly to the floor.
-Clink…
“Je… Jenia!”
Lea smirked at Jenia’s reaction…
“Yup!”
And yanked the blanket away.
-Whoosh!
Traces of our lovemaking were laid bare, searing themselves deep into Jenia’s mind.
“Ah…”
-Thud
Jenia’s legs gave out, and she collapsed.
“Jenia!”
I quickly magicked my clothes back on and rushed to her side.
“Jenia…”
I pulled her into my arms as she stared up at me blankly.
“Sorry… I wanted to explain slowly…”
I’d meant to say it proudly, but I’d ended up shocking her anyway.
The arms that always embraced me back now hung limp.
It was heartbreaking… As I held her helplessly…
“I thought you were prepared…”
“…”
“I was gonna pretend to lose gracefully with a pretty smile…”
I just listened quietly.
“But seeing it myself… It hurts… so much…”
Having witnessed that scene up close… The mental shock must be immense.
“Hic…!”
“I was too thoughtless…”
“No… No… Hic! A-Are… are you… okay?”
Come to think of it, she hadn’t even grasped the situation yet.
But to calm her trembling body, I assured her I was fine.
“I’m okay… What about you?”
“Liam… I need to talk to the Crown Princess alone for a bit.”
Lea approached, wrapped in the blanket, her playful expression gone as she stared straight at Jenia.
Their gazes lingered in the air for a long moment.
“Lea… Let me calm Jenia down first…”
“Liam, please… I want to talk with her alone…”
Seeing the resolve in Jenia’s face, I closed the door behind me as I stepped out.
A soundproofing spell etched itself onto the door.
“…Shall we talk, miss?”
“Yes…”
As Lea extended her hand, the blanket slipped from her shoulders, revealing the red marks etched across her body.
“Ah…”
Jenia averted her eyes, unable to bear the sight.
“Hoo… Can you stand?”
Lea withdrew her hand and covered the traces of passion again.
Jenia nodded, and the two sat facing each other at the table.
“ “….” ”
Silence stretched on for a long while.
Lea broke it first.
“I’m not sorry, and I have no intention of apologizing.”
Her brazen words ignited anger in Jenia’s vacant eyes.
“You… That attitude…”
“I was the same.”
Jenia clamped her mouth shut at the quiet murmur.
“It wasn’t some childish revenge for stealing Liam from you.”
“Yes…”
Their rapport wasn’t exactly friendly after such a short time.
“If anything… You might understand, since it’s you…”
Two women who had fallen hopelessly in love with the same man.
-Nod
“I’m not saying I did the right thing… But if I’d met Liam first and pushed you aside… Would you be okay with that?”
“That’s…”
“A meaningless hypothetical… But I did it. Ah, try not to imagine it—it was awful.”
“Ah…”
The two began to empathize, just a little.
Lea smirked at Jenia’s gloomy expression.
“Ha… Seeing the saintess made me think I had an in—how fortunate.”
She’d already allowed two-timing, so this was hardly the time to complain.
“Ve… Veronica’s precious to me too…!”
“Yeah, she’s gotten so cute…”
Lea drifted into wistful reminiscence.
“Right… Liam saved her.”
“Isn’t he amazing? She’s just too adorable.”
“What about Veronica…?”
Bitter memories prompted a mere nod from Lea.
But she smiled soon after.
“Kekek, that’s my man for ya…”
Jenia’s lips puffed out at the “hubby” remark.
“You’re not even married…”
Lea brushed it off casually.
“Just a matter of time… I wanna have his baby soon.”
“You! Watch your mouth!”
Lea liked Jenia’s flustered reaction, though she hid it well. Poke her, and she’d pop—entertaining.
“Tsk tsk, at this point? Fine… Sorry about that.”
The sudden apology made Jenia blink in confusion.
“You… Didn’t you say no apologies?”
“Of course I’m not sorry for going after Liam—no way I could be.”
“Then what for…?”
“Bitch, thief, slut who seduced my man—stuff like that! Yeah, the wording was harsh.”
The crude language made properly raised Jenia’s lips quiver.
“Uh… uh…”
Lea extended her hand again. The red marks were visible, but Jenia seemed a bit more okay now.
“I can’t say let’s be friends, but as fellow women who care for our man, let’s get along.”
With last night’s passion, much of Lea’s venom had drained away.
True to her protagonist roots, her radiant charm captivated everyone.
“…Yes.”
Jenia blushed, embarrassed by their prior tension, and clasped Lea’s hand.
Lea grinned, then tossed the blanket aside entirely…
“Honey~♥ I’m done talking with Jenia! Wanna go another round?”
“Wha… wha-what?! Hey!!!”
They had a long way to go, but this was enough for now.
“Waaahhh… Sob… It’s ‘cause I’m worthless…”
[Waaah, it’s because I’m no good.]
“I’m sowwy… Waaahhh… Fow… forgive meee… Waaahhh!”
[Sorry… Sob, I’m, an idiot, sob.]
“Don’t dieee… Waaahhh!”
[Don’t die, sob.]
Veronica bawling her eyes out in my arms, with Lumi translating her garbled words.
A match made in heaven…
“I’m okay now, Veronica… Stop crying, okay?”
“Stoooop… Waaahhh…”
[Stop, waaahhh…]
“Enough already…”
Apparently, when I collapsed, Veronica poured out holy power beyond her limits and fainted…
I’d calculated she wouldn’t die, but teleporting her out might’ve been the issue?
“How are you so cute even when crying, Veronica? Huh?”
I tried joking to soothe her, but…
“Waaahhh! Make it go awaaay!”
She cried even harder.
Lea’s expression turned ambiguous as she watched Veronica, while Jenia gave a wistful smile and patted her back.
We comforted her for a good while.
“Sniff! Mawster… My head hurts…”
“Feeling calmer now?”
“Sniff…! Sniff! Yeth…”
I carried Veronica to the sofa and sat down.
She leaned her head on my shoulder, breathing easier in my arms.
“Can I… stay like this a little?”
Her puffy eyes whispered cutely.
“As long as you want.”
I gestured for the other two to sit. They nodded.
“Veronica… is scary…”
“That’s… Veronica…?”
I ignored their mutters and opened the conversation.
“How long was I out?”
“It’s been four days since I got the elixir.”
“E… Elixir? The chancellor approved it?”
The academy’s secret armory, filled with legacies left by past heroes for their successors.
The ultimate potion, hidden in an even more secret chamber, granted only to students of exceptional achievement.
I wondered how Jenia had pulled off the impossible.
‘How’d she do it?’
She beamed at my expression.
“I compiled reports on what we’ve done—what the academy needs to handle internally. Their faces got serious, and they opened it right away.”
Ah… Like prepaying for incident resolution costs.
Trust level? What’s trust when she’s to be empress?
“Smart cookie…”
Jenia smiled bashfully at my honest praise, then grew somber.
“But too late…”
“No… It was the best choice. Elixirs are perfect backups, and you’ll need one someday for sure.”
Jenia nodded and glanced at Lea.
“And you… how’d you manage?”
Lea gave a concise reply.
“Traded memories for a branch of the World Tree.”
“What?”
She’d bargained with the World Tree, keeper of the world’s memories.
Forget how she healed with the branch—what did “traded memories” mean…?
“Lea, you traded memories…?”
“Ah, don’t worry. I gave up memories from a timeline where I wandered outside the empire and died pointlessly… Couldn’t lose the ones with my man!”
“Lea…”
Still, that was invaluable info… I was moved she’d sacrificed it for me.
Lea crossed her legs, propped her chin, grinned at me.
“My life’s yours anyway—gonna get all emotional over every little thing?”
[Whoa.]
“Kuh…!”
Even Jenia couldn’t deny that cool moment.
“Thanks, both of you…”
“Liam… Not that…”
“I love you.”
Only then did they both smile brightly.
As I watched contentedly, Veronica squirmed and asked,
“Mawster… What about me?”
“Of course I love you… Head feeling better?”
“Yeth…”
“Lean in more, there you go.”
The other two gaped as Veronica stole my attention instantly.
“Scary kid.”
“Incredible…”
Blissfully unaware of their awe, Veronica snuggled in.
It was already afternoon. I looked around.
“Everyone eaten?”
“No… Haven’t had a bite since then…”
“S-Sowwy…”
“Used some power, so I’m a bit hungry~”
-Crack!
“You…”
“Let’s all go eat!”
“Mawster…”
“Alright, I’ll carry you. Someone call a servant.”
Yeah… Food is key.
Still in Alvheim Kingdom—eat up and slip away quietly.
My girls are hungry.