(T/N: Hey everyone! Sorry for being super damn late. Again. As I said a lot in the comments in the previous chapter, life has been choking me and dragging me along. My living situation got worst and I have until May to get my shit together for when I get kicked out; my college life has been super stressful with exams and tests back to back to back. The stress between home (along with medical bills) and college has gotten so bad, I am failing a class T_T College life is greatâŚ.
Anyways⌠I would like to give a special thanks to Zen Wistalia (my editor) for actually finishing chapter 36 for me while I was gone! And to end my rambling, I would also like to give a special thanks to Ars translations for picking this up after I post chapter 36!
*POV: Leonhart* âYour Majesty, can you do a little work instead of just thinking?â I heard a loud voice that caught my attention, and saw Kristoff sigh who knows how many times today. After I realized my feelings for Shane, this state continued.
âIâm sorryâ, I answered as I held the documents, but none of the words were processing. Towards such a me, Kristoff gave another sigh. âI donât know what happened with Shane-sama, but isnât it better to tell him your feelings instead of worrying like this?â âNo, Iâm just troubled because I canât express the feelings that I want to convey.â To be honest, I was amazed at the sight of myself. âYou keep thinking about Shane-sama, and you canât get any work done; you even came back here because you were jealous of Shane-sanaâs former lover. Even I can understand how Your Majesty feels. How slow can you be?â Even if you say that, I donât know what I donât understand. âIn this situation, isnât it best to prepare a birthday present for Shane-sama?â I was stabbed right in the bullâs eye. âNow that I think about it, I donât even know what Shane likes. The only thing I know that he likes is flowers, but I have been sending that to him everyday recently.â âSo, do you want to invite the jeweler to the castle this time? It seems like Shane-sama doesnât like glamorous jewelry, but I remember him wearing some earrings.â It was a good idea, so I left it to Kristoff to arrange it. Even though one of my problems were solved, another one arose when I had to figure out what color would suit Shane best, or what design would look good or not. * * * * * And finally the day had come, Shaneâs birthday party was organized by me. For that reason, Shane wore the dress that I had gifted him before; their hair was loosely gathered giving off an elegant, adult-like appearance. I decided I would give them the present after the party was over. I was worried, but now I was feeling rather nervous.
It wasnât my first time dancing with Shane, but obviously my feelings were different than before. I put my arm around his thin waist that didnât seem like a manâs waist. It was a given that there were participants who were fascinated by Shaneâs beauty.
When the song finished, I had to go dance with the other women as the host. It was irritating that I couldnât keep dancing with Shane. While I was dancing with other women, Shane was drinking alcohol slowly, waiting for time to pass. As expected, there was no man reckless enough to dance with the Emperorâs wife, so I was relieved. However, while I was distracted, I noticed the surroundings becoming noisy.
When I looked around, I saw Shane dancing with another man. When I looked closely, it was the Dukeâs son from Orania.* Their breaths were in perfect sync, showing that they have danced many dances together. I couldnât express the jealousy that I felt towards this man who knew the Shane I didnât know. I was astonished by the strong feelings I held. After a short time passed, it seems the alcohol was too much for Shane as he was being supported to the terrace; when I saw their faces near each other, I pushed away the women who were surrounding me. At the terrace, the two people started to talk, but when I heard Shaneâs laughter, I unconsciously aimed hostility towards the Dukeâs son. At that moment, my voice was surprisingly cold.
*It says Marquis, but I kept it as Dukeâs son as thatâs how the previous translator translated it
(T/N: This chapter was a hell of a lot easier than the next chapter. I should have it as soon as I get this one damn sentence to make sense. I donât understand Japanese idioms which is why I am struggle XD Anyways, thanks for reading and thank you all so much for being patient with me!)