CH extra 4

Not Greedy for Love

Kyrie turned around for a while and watched the father and kitten wave their hands. It was such a sight to put in a drawer of memory and take out whenever she needed a happy feeling.

“So if you don’t touch me, you’ll think I’m cute enough, right?”

[Yes.]

Unexpectedly generous. Beyond that, the King of Winter is amazing.

“You seem to like nicer people than I thought.”

[It is not strange to reward the honest and give honor to the faithful.]

“That’s right. That’s right. It’s usually like that.”

Kyrie smiled, let go of her hand and walked forward like a jump.

“Why didn’t I know that? You’re really decent before anyone touches you first.”

You’re the only one who knows that, Nathaniel didn’t say. It was good to see Kyrie, who was walking ahead, looking back and smiling brightly. He could really do anything if she could smile like that.

When Nathaniel’s expression looked blank, Kyrie paused and reached out her hand.

“Shall we hold hands?”

Nathaniel laughed brightly. But he held hands silently. Kyrie smiled a little brighter.

Autumn quickly passed and winter came.

The mansion was laid with yellowish brown carpets and yellow lights everywhere in the hallway. Since the Marquis FortDucaine sent high-end furniture and interior decorations every season, Kyrie was able to enjoy the latest trend of the capital city in one sitting.

Dobbie and the servants did a good job, and Nathaniel was surprisingly thorough in the affairs of the mansion, so there was little to do for Kyrie. She studied magic and played chess in front of the fireplace with Nathaniel after studying. It didn’t matter who won. I just liked the endless black-and-white war, but rather that Nathaniel had a very gentle face every time he played chess.

One day, Nathaniel suddenly opened his mouth.

[It would have been okay to change the dynasty.]

Just in time, the chess piece became a queen. Kyrie noticed that he was talking about Rubinia.

“Hmm. I don’t know.”

She knows that Nathaniel still sees Rubinia poorly because of what happened in the past. However, Rubinia did her best. She still sends a long quarterly report on how well the residents of the territory she entrusted settled and how she managed the property Kyrie had entrusted to her. Kyrie moved the chess piece.

“It’s okay because I chose to be a chess player out of the chessboard rather than be aqueen on the chessboard.”

[Yes, but.]

“Checkmate.”

[The crown would have looked good on you.]

Kyrie shrugged.

“If I think she doesn’t deserve it, I’ll come forward and turn it over, so it’s okay. Now I have that much power.”

And Kyrie gradually realized that Nathaniel liked her more than she thought, and that he was very gentle. Sometimes, if Kyrie crosses his arms first, he raises his eyebrows once or makes a mischievous joke so that she runs away first, but Nathaniel’s side never touched her in vain first.

He was very careful about contact with Kyrie. She thought he was a little too gentle. It was after she started raising a cat that changed her mind.

The cat that came from somewhere and naturally raised was a large cat with stripes on rye bread-colored fur. Kyrie began to call the cat Leschaux, and Nathaniel booed her sense of naming, but did not raise any objections. Still, he did not call the cat by it’s name.

Leschaux was shy. Still, he sometimes purrs in Kyrie’s lap for some reason, and every time, Kyrie couldn’t move even if her legs were numb. Kyrie realized that it was exactly like Nathaniel when she was next to him.

That’s right. Even if he doesn’t think she is a cat, his habit won’t go anywhere.

She approached Nathaniel, who was quietly reading.

“Nathaniel, open your arms.”

Nathaniel raised his head. Knowing that Kyrie was more playful and curious than he thought, he opened his arms silently.

Kyrie slowly climbed on Nathaniel’s lap. Nathaniel paused, patting her back with one hand.

[Did you have a nightmare?]

“I have something to do. Will you read a book for me?”

Nathaniel opened the book just before reading it. Perhaps because his time was infinite, he rarely put it off when she asked for something.

[It’s not even dinner, but it’s a big deal]

When Nathaniel said that, he began to read. Kyrie waited a little while for him to recite the sentence in a pleasant voice, and then spread her arms out and hugged Nathaniel’s body.

[How great would it be if we were butterflies? If I spend three summer days with you like that, rather than just living 50 years like that—]

Then he stopped talking for quite a while.

‘Internal rupture……I don’t think so.’

(T/N: lol so when Kyrie tightened her arms his body hardened but this fool thought his body got damaged something like that ㅋㅋㅋㅋ)

When Kyrie loosened her arm a little, only then did Nathaniel exhale a little.

“What do you think?”

[What?]

“Thoughts and feelings.”

Kyrie put her chin on Nathaniel’s chest and looked up. Nathaniel looked down at Kyrie for a very, very long time, tilted his head and smiled beautifully as if he had drawn it.

[I’m thinking about if I can take you to bed like this]

“Hmm. I’m suddenly busy…….”

Kyrie slid down from Nataniel’s lap. Nathaniel took out the book he was reading with a face that said yes.

Running away from Nathaniel, who had fallen in love with the book again, Kyrie recalled the sound of the heart beat she had just heard. As soon as she held her still heart, it began to beat hastily. Kyrie wrapped her heated cheeks with the back of her hand. She was the only one who wasn’t really ready, and Nathaniel had never made a joke.

At the beginning of winter, Kyrie gained enormous enlightenment from her studies. Then she hadn’t seen Nataniel in a while. Whenever she saw Nataniel, she felt afraid that the huge force she felt would tear her skin apart.

“I’m sorry, huk……. Right now, I can’t… I can’t see you…….”

Nathaniel seemed to understand strangely and deeply about Kyrie, who barely swallowed her vomit and uttered word by word.

[Suddenly, you become so powerful that you can’t handle it. It’s better to rest for a while.]

Nathaniel reached out. The approaching hand looked like an unidentified beast’s fangs, so Kyrie closed her eyes without realizing it. Pausing, Nathaniel put his hand away and smiled softly.

[Let’s have a staring contest next year.]

At first glance, it looked like he was okay. However, Dobbie said that Nathaniel had been standing in front of the closed door for a very long time. Kyrie suffered from his attitude of being familiar with this situation, when she came to know.

Afterwards, Nathaniel spent time drinking tea in the garden silently. There were always two teacups. The mana in Kyrie was stabilized only after winter was over.

“Nathaniel…..”

When she managed to calm herself down and walked out to the garden, Nathaniel smiled casually.

[It just so happens that the tea is ready.]

Kyrie became very sad to see that.

“I’m sorry… I didn’t avoid it on purpose.….”

[I know.]

“It was okay while I was gone.…?”

[Of course.]

Kyrie lowered her gaze. The hands pouring hot water into the teacup were shaking slightly. Nathaniel looked at his hand and put down the kettle silently. Kyrie quietly approached, hugged Nathaniel’s head, and leaned on his cheek.

“Liar.”

When spring came, Dobbie handed her letters. Kyrie’s face brightened up after reading all the letters in front of the chessboard.

“Maria is getting married.”

[Let’s go see it.]

Nathaniel immediately replied, putting down the knight with a loud sound. He seemed strangely welcoming.

“It’s okay if I go up alone. You don’t really like noisy things, right?

[It’s meaningless to be quiet without you.]

“That’s right again…….”

Nathaniel smiled.

The wedding ceremony of the Duke of Old Ciudad held in Sel Arellano was extravagant.  The mansion, mixed with all kinds of magic and flowers, was almost blinded by the brilliance.  The marriage partner was Viscount Hastings, and it was evaluated that he was not a bad groom.

(T/N: since Maria succeeded the previous Duke, rather than calling her “Duchess” it’s appropriate to call her duke now, since she is the head of OldCiudad)

Kyrie watched the ceremony with Nathaniel, hiding herself magically.

“Maria is so pretty…….”

[Seems so.]

Looking at Nathaniel who gave an indifferent response, he was closely watching Maria and the surrounding objects.

“Is there anything weird?”

[Because you don’t seem very interested in something like that.]

“Something like that?”

[Something like a wedding ceremony.]

She was just in the process of exchanging her rings.  Kyrie watched as Viscount Hastings put the ring on his bride.

“Marriage. Well….”

She thought it would be a political marriage if she got married. Of course, there is no romance at the wedding, and there is no more interest. Kyrie looked around without much thought.

“I agree with you only on this part. Even if you promise to love others for a long time, most will change one day.”

Even if it’s not necessarily her own business, the breakup of the parents or couples is a common story.

Nathaniel was speechless.  Kyrie couldn’t tell what Nathaniel’s eyes were saying as he looked at him quietly.

“Nathaniel?”

[No]

He turned his head again.

[It is true that the enemy is always oneself.]

“What?”

“Kyrie, are you here?””

Before Kyrie could answer anything, she came to the place Maria had promised.  The bride’s vacancy was filled by the groom’s people. Kyrie peeled off the magic that she is now proficient in.

“Congratulations on your wedding, Maria.”

“Kyrie! Thank you for coming! I’m happy that you seem healthy.”

Maria’s face brightened up after discovering Kyrie. It was beautiful to see her smiling like the sun in a white veil.

“When did you and Viscount Hastings become like that?”

Maria smiled calmly and shook her head.

“It’s an easy marriage. I decided.”

“Will it be okay?”

“I’m the Duke of OldCiudad, and I’m not greedy for love. It’s enough to revive my family.”