It had always been like that. Bellaâs vision that Kiehl saw turned behind him and walked away. As he barely pulled her, a cloud of smoke came and she would disappearâŚ
However, he could suddenly feel something warm on his lips.
ââŚ.?â
As Kiehl slowly opened his eyes again, Bella pressed her finger against his lips.
âYouâŚâ
She tapped his lips with her finger with a slightly startled look.
The Bella in his vision, whom he had always seen, was always smiling without saying a word. In front of his eyes, she was now pinching his lips with her two fingers, pouting them like a duck.
âYour sleeping habits are worse than I thought.â
Kiehlâs eyes widened distinctly as she nagged him, waving his clenched lips.
âYou canât do that to anyone.â
âAnyone⌠itâs not like that?â
It was clearer than the visions Kiehl had always seen, and she was saying things he had never heard before. After waking up slowly, he remembered that he had come to the underworld yesterday. At the end of the nightmare, the fantasy was laughing as if âwhat you want will never come true.â
Just the fact that he could touch that reality in front of his eyes made his eyes red.
âIâm sorry. Did I hold it too tight?â
Kiehlâs throat choked as he gazed at Bella, who smiled mischievously, sticking out her tongue, and was embarrassed.
âThat⌠Did it hurt that much?â
The hands that tickled his cheeks with her hands, and the embarrassed face. In addition, the cute figure was also pinching his lips with her hand again, checking, âIs it that painful?â
âŚIt was Bella whom he missed so much.
He wanted to hug her right now.
âŚMadly.
However, before Kiehl could reach out his hand, Bella stood up and spoke, âKiehl, donât go outside the barrier. You must not eat anything given here. Got it?â
ââŚWhere else are you going?â
He grabbed Bellaâs hem.
âLetâs go together.â
Thinking for a moment, she then summoned Iwer.
âIwer. Iâll release what I banned you.â
A red belt was wrapped around Iwerâs neck as she yawned as if she had been summoned from sleep.
âYawn⌠Suddenly?â
Then, Kiehl gripped the hem of her robe even tighter. In his dreams, it was okay to leave again and again. Nonetheless, now that they were facing each other, no matter what happened, he didnât want to miss her like that anymore.
âBella, if youâre thinking of taking your heart outâŚâ
His voice trembled sadly. Bella, who did not know what he was feeling, couldnât help but smile embarrassedly.
âAm I not that trustworthyâŚâ
He shook his head bitterly because he felt sad about the past years they had been together.
With those words, Kiehl had no choice but to let go of her hand. Rather than make excuses with a hundred words, she placed his mouth on Iwerâs forehead.
âI, Bellatrix, will not ask Iwer to take my heart out unless Kiehl permits it.â
A small wind blew between Iwer and Bella, unlike when she had made an oath with Kiehl. She then stared straight at him and opened her mouth.
âDid you see itâŚ? I didnât call her to take it out. But if thatâs too much for you, Iâll take it out, okay?â
The next moment, she cautiously approached Kiehl and gently brushed the hair on his forehead to the side.
âAs demons live roughly and do not keep promises, they are arbitrary, but Iâll only make promises that I can keep.â
She brought her face closer to him and pressed her lips briefly to his forehead.
âIt may not have any effect, but letâs say we made an oath with this?â
Bella smiled brightly as she ruffled his hair.
At that moment, Kiehlâs face flushed red.
ââŚNo, I know that this is what the demons do when they make an oath.â
A while ago, she said, âYou canât do that to anyone,â though it was too much of an act to kiss his forehead without any hesitation.
âYou must stop anyone from approaching Kiehl, Iwer.â
âYes!â
Iwer was wide awake and glanced at Bella with a blush on her face.
âDonât look at me like that because Iâm annoyed.â
âYes!â
* * *
As Bella left, Iwer twisted her body more happily.
âYoung Master, what are you thinking now?â
âNothing⌠I have nothing to think about.â
Answering her, Kiehl turned his head to keep his blushing face undetected by Iwer.
âBy the way, things went as planned.â
From the beginning, they planned to take an oath from Bella.
It would be difficult to go straight to the human world, so in the meantime, they were thinking of seducing Bella with her favorite food.
They would give her something delicious if she took Iwerâs hand to make an oath. That way they would be able to be with her even when she returned to the human world because she couldnât say that she wanted to go back to the mansion.
They were very cleverly trying to place the baits one by one.
Luckily, Bella came into the trap even though they hadnât laid the bait before the start.
âWhat am I supposed to do? It will never be convincing.â
ââŚHa.â
âThe best weapon is that face and tears.â
Kiehl bit his lips tightly. Even though he didnât want to admit it, he couldnât say anything since he saw it work.
âBy the way, isnât our young master the one who keeps his promises?â
He sighed at those words.
As much as Iwer has done a great job, he had to give her a reward. According to what he had learned, if it was a reward worthy of being the Crown Prince himself, it would be territories, titles, or money, yet the demon Iwer wanted something else.
A higher-ranked dream demon Iwer didnât just empower him just for fun.
Kiehl placed a finger on Iwerâs forehead, and she quietly shut her eyes. This feeling itself was like power to the higher-ranked dream demon, Iwer.
As her hands began to clench, she twisted her body more and more.
âWow. Young Master, you really like our Miss?â
âDonât say it.â
Kiehlâs face grew redder at the embarrassment that someone else felt his own feelings the same way.
âYoung Master, can I introduce you to my friends? In fact, they were camping outside.â
Kiehl hastily nodded his head.
As he shared his feelings, he wanted to quell the hot thoughts that came up again. When he went outside, the dream demons spread out a mat as if waiting, lay down on it, and were intertwined with each other.
âWa, waitâŚ! Wait. Donât come yet!â
No matter how they were dream demons! What were they doing outdoors? Iwer ran to them hurriedly.
Looking at Iwerâs back, Kiehl then woke up the sleepy gatekeeper Pur.
âPur, are you awake?â
âYes⌠No! Iâm checking to see if the barrier set by the Princess is broken!â
âWell⌠Sleep when you are tired.â
âNo, I mean⌠Yesterday, my friends from the Animal Kingdom camped out to see the Young Masterâs face.â
âYou mean the demons?â
âHow did you know? That must be a secret! Itâs a big deal! IwerâŚ!â
Pur hastily sprinted forward on all fours and called out Iwer, who was outside the barrier.
âThe Young Master knows that this is the Demon Realm!â
In front of Iwer, the dream demons who were changing their grooming stared at Pur and shook their heads all at once.
âYou mean you got something great even though you went with that Pur?â
âAs expected, Iwer, thatâs great.â
Iwer showed her status to her friends once more by posing sexily inside the barrier.
âHere comes the human child.â
âI donât think heâs a child?â
At that time, Kiehl and Pur went to her. Iwer shrugged her shoulders and said confidently, âWell, ta-da! Heâs the male lead of my story.â
âIwer, donât use such modifiers.â
Kiehl rebuked Iwer for being embarrassing. The dream demons were close to the barrier and were busy watching the human child of the topic.
âLooking at his red face, he has already done it. I bet it, the Princess getting knocked down.â
âShe was knocked over by a human, eh.â
Kiehl paused as he listened to their conversation. The dream demons began to evaluate him individually, scanning their lips with their tongues.
âHeâs handsome.â
âNo, he looks more pretty than handsome. What does the hair look like? What? Huh?â
âHis body is also strong.â
âHis fingers are thin and long. I like this the best.â
Hearing their words, he showed discomfort and looked at the dream demons.
âIs this the type the princess likes?â
âHmm. Arenât there a lot of incubus like this?â
Iwer shook her head as she turned to the dream demons, âWhat do you mean, the taste of the princess is our Young Master!â
However, the dream demons looked down on Iwer and muttered among themselves.
âWhyâŚ? Did anything happen with the Princess in the Demon Realm?â
Kiehl and Iwer, who used to be in the human world, glanced at each other, and at the same time, shot suspicious eyes at the dreamers.
âNo, what. There is one incubus that the Princess likes. Itâs so different from this one, isnât it?â
His face grew darker at those words.
âThatâs right. How much does the Princess love Fabion? She calls him to her bedroom every day.â
âI am so envious! I wish she could call me, too!â
While the dream demons were blushing and giggling, Iwer couldnât help but panic.
It was the same with Kiehl. Bella would stare at him like she was going to kill him if he crossed the line even just a little bit.
âPur, is it true? An incubus called Fabion⌠every dayâŚto BellaâsâŚâ
Pur replied confidently, sticking out her chest.
âFabion comes every day!â
As if she would never admit it, Iwerâs vein rose around her neck, and she shouted.
âIt canât beâŚ!â
While Iwer was being fussy, the dream demons peered at each other and slowly took a step backward.
âDoes a pink-colored mood make sense? How ignorant! She only likes extravagant things!â
âIâŚIwer.â
âThe Miss only likes to spend money and eat!â
âThough among us, I think Fabion is the most likely as the Princessâ companionâŚâ Instead, the words that the dream demons spoke to appease the excited Iwer further angered her.
âEveryone is a liar!â
At that, the dream demons put Pur on the witness stand.
âIsnât that right, Pur?â
âPur said that every time Fabion went, the Princess would moan!â
His gaze returned to Pur. At the same time, Kiehlâs eyes widened, and he covered his mouth with his hand.
âMoan⌠what?â
At that time, without noticing it, Pur roared with pride, âThatâs right! I even get to hear the Princess moan? Are you envious?â
âWow. I envy you! Fabion knows the Princessâ taste well.â
âThatâs right! He does what she likes!â
While the dream demons looked up to Pur with ecstatic expressions, Kiehl and Iwer were in a different world.
âWhat⌠What does she like?â
âOh, my god⌠The Miss has trampled on the Young Masterâs innocence.â