Chapter 629: Guwon, the Pure-Hearted Man
Chapter 629: Guwon, the Pure-Hearted Man
Thanks to my outstanding conversational skills, the rest of the meal passed in a warm and sweet atmosphere, with no other woman’s name being mentioned.
Although, I was a little bothered by Silvia, who was trembling anxiously in the corner the entire time.
I mean, Silvia was usually like that, but for some reason, she seemed particularly bad today.
Was the forced kiss from earlier really that much of a shock?
“Well then, Leia, shall we go?”
After we finished eating, I naturally prepared to head to the room with Leia.
After all, Leia often washed with me when it was her turn.
Besides, today was finally Leia’s turn after a very long time. There was no reason for her not to come with me.
To be honest, it would have been better to stop by Vanessa’s room before going with Leia.
I needed to apologize for the kiss in the garden, and more importantly, I should let her know in advance if we were going to the dungeon tomorrow.
But I chose not to visit Vanessa and to head straight to the room with Leia instead.
Well, it’s not like we couldn’t go to the dungeon if Vanessa didn’t prepare for us. We could just do the shopping for the necessary supplies ourselves, like a fun group outing after a long time.
Right now, I had to prioritize Leia.
That was my admirable thought, but Leia’s seemed to be a little different from mine.
“Guwon, would you mind going on ahead? I’d like to stop by the bathroom first to wash up before I follow.”
“Huh? But if you’re going to wash…”
Leia wanted to wash up first. And this was after I’d already asked her to come with me. Was something up?
As I was about to ask her again, full of suspicion, Leia gently shook her head.
“It’s been a while. I want to show you a version of myself that’s as perfectly prepared as possible.”
As she said this, Leia’s cheeks blushed shyly, and she lowered her gaze.
A more perfect version? How much more perfect could she possibly get? No, was it even possible to become more perfect than she already was?
I thought this to myself as my eyes were drawn to Leia’s chest, its size further emphasized by the hand resting gently upon it.
No. Just because I was looking at her chest doesn’t mean I think only her chest is perfect.
“You’d be perfect even if you didn’t wash for days, Leia.”
“Oh, Guwon.”
At my mumble, Leia gently caressed my chest with one hand, as if telling me not to joke.
No, I’m not joking.
“I’m serious. Want me to prove it to you right now?”
“Hehe. You can’t. Please wait until I’ve washed up and come back.”
I approached Leia with a lecherous grin, but she only gave me a soft smile while taking a small step back.
Tch. So it’s a no-go.
“Hehe. I’ll be back soon.”
Looking at my disappointed face as if it were cute, Leia gave me a light kiss on the lips.
“Yeah. Come back as fast as you can.”
“Mmm… I can’t promise that. I want to be perfectly prepared, you see.”
I was trying to send her off while soothing my own disappointment, but Leia just shook her head with a slightly troubled expression.
“What!? No way! How long?! 10 minutes? 20 minutes? If it’s over 30, I don’t think I can take it. I’ll have to risk death and storm the bathroom…”
“G-Guwon, honestly. You’re being so dramatic.”
“No, I’m serious. To think I won’t be able to see you for another 30 minutes!”
“Hehe. You can’t. You have to be patient.”
As I clung to Leia’s body as if I couldn’t bear to be parted, she gently stroked my head and spoke as if she were reasoning with a child.
“How about you take care of what you need to do in the meantime?”
“The only thing I have to do tonight is spend it with you, Leia!”
“Really?”
I had said that while burying my face in her chest and whining, but Leia looked at me and asked again, as if telling me to think it over carefully.
It was only then that I understood her intention.
Don’t tell me… that’s what you mean?
The way she kept saying it would take a long time, no, the fact that she wanted to wash up first instead of coming to the room with me from the start. Was it all for this?
“Yes, really. Tonight, I’m only going to focus on you.”
“Guwon…”
Even after realizing it, I insisted.
At that, I felt a slight tremor in Leia’s voice, which had been nothing but gentle until now.
Right. You don’t actually want me to go see another woman right before our time together, do you?
“Guwon. Thank you. But I still think it’s best to take care of what needs to be done.”
But despite my going this far, my angel still seemed intent on taking a step back herself.
Just how much of an angel is my angel?
I’ve told you time and again, if you keep doing that, you’ll always be the one making sacrifices. In fact, you’re doing it right now.
No. I’m here to make sure that doesn’t happen.
Tonight, of all nights, I will absolutely not let my angel be the one to lose out.
“No. That’s… Mmph.”
I made my decision and opened my mouth, but I couldn’t even get a full sentence out before I was forced to shut it again.
No, let me be clear, this wasn’t my fault. Leia wrapped both her arms around my neck and pulled me in tight.
In other words, she buried my face in that massive chest of hers. How was I supposed to open my mouth in this situation?
Tch. As expected of my angel. She knows my weakness all too well.
“You said it yourself earlier, didn’t you, Guwon? These kinds of emotional problems only get worse with time.”
Having effortlessly silenced me, Leia spoke again in a soft, placating voice.
Well, I did say something similar, but I was talking specifically about trauma, not all emotional problems in general.
“So, please? Okay?”
“No. But…”
“Guwon. Please don’t make me out to be such a selfish person. If you keep this up, my own resolve will start to waver.”
No, I don’t think anyone would consider Leia selfish for wanting me all to herself right now, ignoring Vanessa’s situation.
Even Vanessa herself wouldn’t think that.
“Huu. Alright.”
But Leia was making a point of saying this. Even though, in truth, she probably wanted to be with me from this moment on.
I felt I couldn’t just keep ignoring her concession.
And it seemed more productive to quickly soothe Vanessa and then spend time with Leia, rather than waste time on this pointless argument.
“But in that case, you don’t have to deliberately drag it out and take a long bath. No, in fact, hurry. Wash up quickly and come to my room. I’ll wrap things up in a flash and be right there.”
“Hehe. Yes. I understand.”
When I said that, Leia gave a faint smile and gently stroked my head.
With my face still half-buried in her chest, I looked straight up into her eyes and smiled back.
For a while, we just looked at each other, enjoying the warm moment.
“…Um, excuse me. Guwon? I… I’d really like to go wash up now…”
It was Leia who spoke first.
For some reason, she had a slightly embarrassed look on her face as she fidgeted, mumbling in a barely audible voice.
The sensation of her breasts, changing shape and pressing against my cheek every time she fidgeted, was absolutely fantastic… No. That’s not what’s important right now.
Seeing Leia’s reaction, it seemed she was being sincere earlier when she said she wanted to be perfectly prepared since it had been a while.
She really didn’t need to worry about it.
Because I was also being sincere when I said she’d be perfectly fine even if she didn’t wash for a few days.
“Snnnnniff.”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaak!”
That’s why I playfully buried my nose in her chest and took a deep breath, but Leia’s reaction was far more intense than I’d imagined.
“I-I haven’t washed today, so you can’t smell me like that!”
Leia jumped back in surprise, covering her chest with both hands and turning her back to me as she cried out.
She was so startled that the soft tail visible below her hips was trembling violently.
“It’s fine. You smelled great.”
“That can’t be true! The smell of sweat is so…!”
I gave her a thumbs-up in praise, but it didn’t seem to comfort her at all.
The smell of sweat? There was nothing like that.
But Leia seemed to genuinely believe her body smelled of sweat.
Ah, could it be? Is Leia judging by her own standards?
Leia, normal people don’t have a sense of smell as developed as yours.
I could have just said that, but I decided to use a different expression.
“Even your sweat smells fragrant, Leia.”
“Uuuugh!”
When I said that, Leia was rendered speechless. She slapped my chest a few times with her tail and then fled toward the bathroom as if escaping.
Oops. Did I tease her too much?
Still, I got to enjoy my angel’s adorable side, so I’m satisfied.
It seems I embarrassed her quite a bit, but she’ll forgive me if I apologize after I get back from Vanessa’s. She’s my angel, after all.
With that thought, I set off to take care of things with Vanessa first.
Knock, knock.
“…Yes. Who is it? Kk!”
When I knocked on Vanessa’s door, her voice thankfully came from inside.
Since she was avoiding me to the point of not even showing up at the dining hall, it would have been quite difficult to find her if she wasn’t here.
I mean, she usually comes when I call, so it’s actually harder for me to be the one looking for her.
It’s not like she’d be crouching in the bathtub of that empty room she has a connection with, either.
Anyway, Vanessa had opened the door as she answered, but the moment she saw my face, she let out a sharp breath, quickly scanned the surroundings, and pulled her head back slightly.
Considering Matilda’s explanation from earlier, she must have been checking if any other maids were around, just in case I did something unpredictable.
And she pulled her head back to prevent a surprise kiss.
So Matilda’s explanation was accurate. Even if she did enter her pink-tinted mode halfway through explaining it.
That aside, her reacting like that just makes me want to give her a surprise kiss even more.
The last one was a goodbye kiss, so how about a good evening kiss this time?
Well, actually doing it would probably just complicate the situation, so I won’t.
“…What is it you require?”
“Well, about the kiss earlier…”
“Please come inside.”
The moment she heard the word “kiss,” Vanessa hastily pulled me from the doorway and shut her door.
It was to prevent anyone from overhearing.
But because she pulled me in such a hurry, we ended up pressed tightly against each other unintentionally.
So close that if I just leaned my head forward slightly, we could kiss.
It wasn’t like she was holding me, so I could have pulled away if I wanted to, but Vanessa seemed to have frozen stiff, unable to even think of moving away, perhaps recalling what happened earlier.
I didn’t try to pull away from her either and simply continued what I was saying.
“I kissed you by surprise when I got back, right?”
“…Yes.”
When I brought it up, Vanessa’s body flinched once before she answered a beat later.
“I came to apologize for that. It was a bit much, doing that in front of your subordinates, wasn’t it? Especially while you were working. I’m sorry. I apologize.”
“……”
As I said that and bowed my head, Vanessa just stared at me, her face still expressionless.
But through that expressionless mask, I could somehow read her thoughts.
She has no idea what I’m talking about, does she?
“…I see. Yes. Understood. I accept your apology. Please refrain from such actions in the future. Kissing me in front of others, while I am working, that is.”
After a few seconds of silence, Vanessa finally spoke.
Seeing that, I was certain.
Matilda, I don’t think that’s why she was angry at all.