Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

68 – Like a lover, not a lover (6)

Unexpectedly, Irene couldn’t dance well.

Was handling a sword and dancing two separate things?

Let her smile awkwardly whenever you step on her foot with the heel of her shoe.

Soon, Irene, who dyed her face red, lowered her head with her mouth tightly shut.

“…Sorry.”

“It’s okay. Why don’t you apply her medicine later?”

One step, one step. For a moment to step carefully to the music,

Irene opened her mouth after showing her face, which became a little more comfortable following my lead.

Is something dissatisfying? Irene’s voice was quite blunt as she danced naturally.

“You dance well.”

“Because I practiced.”

“Rize seems to have informed you well, right?”

“I learned quite a bit.”

I knew why Lisera was asking this question the moment her name was mentioned, but

I pretended not to know anything and nodded her head as I replied.

Irene’s frown happened so quickly,

She stares at me and she opens her mouth with a smile.

“What do you not like?”

“…That’s okay.”

I just wish I could honestly say that I don’t like that I learned to dance from Rize.

Actually, I only learned to dance from Rize once. Even with that, she somehow only slightly followed the movements in her uneasy mind.

She did, but she didn’t say that. The way she looked anxious was because she liked her quite a bit.

However, the way he didn’t speak honestly until the end gave me a sense of mischief.

She grabbed her by the waist and pulled her straight towards me.

“Go, it’s close.”

“It’s a dance, isn’t it?”

Actually, none of the dance moves I learned were like this,

Deliberately close enough to touch the chest slowly.

We started moving at a pace slow enough to fully feel each other’s breath.

I felt a slight trembling in the hand that wrapped around my back.

Let’s laugh at Irene’s beating heart, to be precise.

Before long, she turned her head away, gently pushing her against my chest.

“Get out of the way. Because it’s too close.”

“I don’t like it.”

I wouldn’t have listened to her even if it was the same as before.

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Now I had a very clear justification.

Recalling the words she had just uttered, she approached her ear and whispered carefully.

“Now, you are not an escort knight.”

At that, Irene, her ears reddened, stared at me with her lips slightly parted.

You just asked me to call you by your first name, so why are you so shy now?

I wonder if it was a moment of courage? But now was her only time to tease her, so she added her own words.

“Irene.”

Her body trembled at those words. It was only a name call, but laughter leaked out at such a great response.

“Are you shy?”

“…Stop calling me by name.”

“Didn’t you tell me yourself? Call me by name.”

I remember it clearly, but did I think I would easily understand it even if I denied it now?

Irene let out a light sigh and parted her lips slightly, as if she had judged that I would not change my attitude.

As she hugged me, she covered her face with her hands and said with difficulty.

“Evan, I mean. It’s because I’m ashamed. Please… can you let this go?”

You’d better quit now.

It was a bit disappointing, but seeing how shy he was, I was satisfied with that.

As I slowly pulled her arm around her waist, Irene hurriedly fell on her and looked at me blankly, sweeping her face.

As if checking my complexion, she stared at my cheek and slowly opened her mouth.

“Evan seems to be okay.”

“It can’t be.”

It was embarrassing for me too.

She just didn’t show off like she did, how could she be okay in that situation?

It was a situation where the person I liked was at such a close distance.

There was also a bit of regret. If I had been a little more active,

What I couldn’t do before… I might have been able to do it this time.

“It was good. Dance.”

When I said that to her music, which had already ended, she replied bluntly.

“Dancing is not good. Do you like doing what you want to do?”

“Yes.”

“Be shameless.”

“So, did you not like it?”

“……”

At those words, Irene’s eyes narrowed. Are you wondering what to answer?

I could read her anguish in her trembling eyes.

Are you worrying too much about what you can do if you just say you like it honestly?

But even that looks just cute, so she sneaks up next to her and puts her hand on her balcony.

“You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

There were still plenty of opportunities to ask her, and she was also full of time to be with her like this.

I thought it wouldn’t be bad if this time was slightly longer.

Like a lover, but not a lover. Wouldn’t this moment when you feel this close gap be the most enjoyable moment when you are in love?

For the first time in my life, this feeling was thrilling.

To the extent that you wonder if you can ever experience more pleasure than this,

When I saw her, this tickle that she felt was just pleasant.

As she held on to the railing of her balcony, there was silence for a while without a word.

Irene glanced at me as if she was contemplating what to say.

She didn’t bother to make eye contact with her, but kept her eyes on her empty space.

…It was a bit disappointing. I should have gone a little closer,

Even if she says she doesn’t like it, I’ll try to force myself a little. However, there is no way that the progress that has been made will continue naturally.

It was the first time for me and Irene to experience something like this. Wouldn’t it be nice to continue this feeling for a little while longer?

“What do you think?”

“What do you think?”

When I asked back, Irene, who came next to me, tilted her head.

She quietly whispered to the woman next to her subtly, how did she know that?

“I was thinking about how to get rid of the person clinging to me like this.”

“…It didn’t stick.”

“Then why are her shoulders touching?”

When I asked how funny he was standing next to me on this wide balcony,

Irene shrugged her shoulders as if nothing had happened and looked in front of her.

There was an idea that suddenly came to her mind when she saw her acting out her shamelessly insensitive expression.

Her seal worn on her slender finger, is not a sign that she is acting as the duke and exercising the authority of her family head.

Is it okay for Irene to be here? Because it followed me so naturally,

I couldn’t think of him, so I was worried for no reason. There’s not just one or two things to do,

She must have done well… I was staring at her, thinking that maybe she was, Irene, feeling my gaze on her, lifted her head and looked at me.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“Are you okay with me staying here? There must be not one or two things that have been pushed back.”

“Ah, that would be fine.”

Saying this was her expected question, she lightly parted her lips and continued her speech.

The way I proudly spouted out the story that I had taken care of all the paperwork while staying up all night for the three days I was gone,

I looked around her eyes while twisting the corner of her mouth as she let out a sigh.

Did you not rest after meeting me? I saw that the paperwork was piled up on the desk.

I let out a small sigh when I heard that even all of them had been taken care of.

“…It’s not good to overdo it. What are you going to do if you fall down again?”

“It’s okay. Now, when we get back, we should rest a little.”

“You came here because of me.”

“Don’t say that. I didn’t come here to hear that.”

Another hand landed on top of her hand that was holding onto the railing.

I looked at her hand, which now naturally touched her, and then, unlike before, I quietly shut her mouth as I saw her slightly sunken eyes.

Talking about him would only backfire. I had a lot to say, but I held back.

I wanted to be worried, but I didn’t show it off.

Just quietly, he gently stroked her small hand on the back of her hand.

It was a fine hand. To the extent that each time a finger swiped, it passed smoothly over that soft skin.

It makes me wonder how he would have checked countless documents with these tiny hands.

I remembered that she was 19 years old. She was still too young to handle many things.

I lived for 25 years and it was so hard,

Can she really be okay with the fact that she almost experienced the loss of her parents twice at the age of 19?

However, I didn’t like the subdued atmosphere to continue talking, so

She cut off what she was about to say and brought up another topic.

“Do you remember what I said yesterday?”

“As for what I said yesterday…”

“A festival horse. Isn’t there a seasonal festival soon?”

A festival held once every spring, summer, fall and winter.

Since the festival was to be held in about two weeks from now, it was possible that the duke would be able to participate if he did well after recovering.

On the 3rd, Azest said that after the curse was over, the body would be restored as if it had been washed.

If he’s right, wouldn’t it be possible to participate in the festival?

“It’s seasonal.”

“There are only a few days left.”

The summer seasonal festival was a bit special. It was a one-day festival,

As befits the season of summer, isn’t the festival held hotter than any other seasonal festival?

I thought it would be perfect to enjoy it with her since it was a festival comparable to the Konkukje in terms of splendor that a single day brings.

She didn’t react too negatively to the word seasonal, perhaps because she thought she wasn’t bad either.

And the most important thing in the seasonal festival…Isn’t it the ‘event’ held at night?

At that time, she smiled at the thought that she might be able to see another side of Irene.

It wouldn’t be bad if time passed a little faster. Time passes, and I enjoy the festival like that.

The affair with Romanga was over quickly, and no one was hurt…

If Irene can live safely even if the original heroine appears like this.

Isn’t that the end I want? Of course, even after the end had passed, I still intended to be by her side.

At some point, she didn’t even think about going back to her original world, and didn’t she stop looking for her own way?

“Shall we go back soon?”

In the silence that passed for a while, Irene opened her mouth.

As if the banquet was all over, the nobles leaving the palace could be seen from below.

She got permission from the crown prince to come out, but she felt sorry for not showing her face until the banquet was over.

Didn’t you know that he is very generous with our work?

Maybe he knows what we think of each other.

Hey, I’ve never tried to hide anything in front of him, so maybe it’s only natural.

Just as he was leaving the balcony, he was about to return to the banquet hall.

“…Ah.”

Tak,

I hurriedly grabbed Irene, who was about to stumble and fall.

Fortunately, she did not lose consciousness, but she quickly regained her balance and stood up.

She seemed a little dizzy, so Irene grabbed her head and opened her mouth while squinting her eyes.

“Thank you…I suddenly feel dizzy.”

“You overdo it.”

Only then did I catch a glimpse of the tiredness in her eyes.

She was the one who had hardly slept for three days, plus this morning.

It must have been that the tiredness that had accumulated over the years had come this way.

Wouldn’t it have been better to respond a little late to the prince’s invitation?

Her taste was bitter the whole time she was looking at her, regretting that she had thought of putting her all to rest quickly.

“I think you’d better rest right after you get back. I think it’s because I’m tired.”

“…I think so. After checking a little bit about tomorrow’s work and making a plan for what to do when Dad wakes up in the future, right away-“

“My lady.”

Smallly frowned at her. Even in the midst of this, I slowly opened her mouth as if to urge her to do something without thinking about her rest.

“You need to rest.”

“It’s okay, I’m just a bit dizzy… Ugh.”

She didn’t listen to her. What should I say to her?

If you don’t listen to her, wouldn’t it be right to punish with action?

I don’t know if this will be a punishment for her, but at least I thought it would be sure to make her listen to me.

Her silky hair touched her hand. So that she doesn’t get sick

As I held her so that her head was facing my chest, I heard gasps in her arms.

She must have been quite taken aback by this situation and began to struggle and struggle to get out of my arms.

“Leave this. What are you doing all of a sudden?”

“My lady.”

Gently ran her hair through it. I wasn’t going to let her go anyway until she answered.

Her face turned red. Otherwise, I didn’t pay much attention to listening to my beating heart.

It seemed that she had a vague idea of why she was behaving like this, so she quietly opened her mouth.

“You can rest. Nobody says anything.”

Even if I only care about the few people I hold dear, it would be heavy.

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How heavy is her shoulder when she has to take responsibility for millions of people.

Even though she knows she needs to rest, she is probably responsible for overdoing it.

However, she was good enough.

A 19-year-old is unbelievable, no one can do everything so well at that age.

That’s why she deserved a break. Put everything aside for a while,

No one would be able to reprimand her if she could close her eyes comfortably.

Slowly, letting her build up her tension.

Pat him on the back. He stroked her hair and hugged her gently.

“Good job. I should have said this first, but I guess I said it too late.”

At those words, Irene’s movements, which had been struggling for a long time, suddenly stopped.

The strength in her hand that was holding my arm slipped away little by little, and soon after she was fully embraced by me, she slipped away and met her gaze with me.

“Again, are you going to go back and say you’re doing something?”

When I said that in a low voice, Irene shook her head slightly.

As expected, it seemed to me that I was right in thinking that this method would be the most effective.

Let’s laugh lightly at the fact that she doesn’t break her stubbornness and is so meek.

My eyes met hers and she hurriedly lowered her head and hit her head on my chest.

Cook.

She laughed at the tickling sensation, then slowly opened her mouth as she held out her hand to Irene.

“I will catch you. I’m afraid you’ll fall again.”

“I won’t fall.”

“So, don’t you like it?”

When I said that, Irene, who frowned slightly at her, eventually smiled dejectedly and held her hand.

“…Good.”

This time, looking at her honest answer, I also responded with her smile.