Outaishihi ni Nante Naritakunai!! Chapter 213
She and the Mysterious Phenomenon
âMother-in-law⌠Well done falling asleepâŚâ
Told such an unexpected story by Mother-in-law my sleepiness has been all blown away.
But, on the contrary to such me, Mother-in-law is deeply asleep, perhaps relieved to have talked to somebody.
I took a glimpse at the clock.
The time can still be called around midnight.
I was quietly lying in bed to avoid waking up Mother-in-law, but before long I raised my body, unable to bear it.
âNnn, I canât sleepâ
Thinking about it normally, I should be able to sleep.
My present situation is that I and Freed embrace each other until morning day by day. No matter how long I sleep in the morning, I canât say I get enough sleep time. Itâs a rare opportunity to rest my body and soundly sleep without any worries.
âKh⌠I canât sleep without FreedâŚâ
He isnât lying next to me. I didnât expect I would be unable to sleep just because he isnât here to ask me âWhatâs the matterâ and embrace me when I wake up.
I could only sigh as I realized both my body and heart have become completely accustomed to sleeping after being loved by him.
â⌠Jeez⌠Just how much do I love FreedâŚâ
I hung my head, crestfallen. Of course I canât refuse his requests. I donât even want to refuse them in the first place.
Iâm very happy to be loved by my beloved.
The number of sexy times is too high? His love too heavy?
So what. Heavy is fine. Iâm ready.
I didnât accept Freed with half-hearted feelings either. Rather, if he wasnât like that, Iâd be troubled⌠Because heâs my partner for lifetime.
Of course Iâm also a human, so there are times where I want to be excused a little.
It depends on my physical conditions. But fundamentally, I want to meet his demands.
I looked at the ring on the fourth finger of my left hand.
The ring Freed bought during our date. I was happy when I received it, but I can look at it with an even happier feeling now.
The color of Freedâs eyes and hair. The sparkling diamonds surrounding it.
Some people may frown that itâs a blatant restraint. Even so, I am happy.
No matter how many times I look at it, I can only see it as an engagement ring.
The symbol of his promise. Of course thereâs the Kingâs Flower, but aside from that Iâm happy about something visible like the ring.
I donât mind being caught by Freed. Rather, I want to become his captive myself.
I donât want to leave his arms.
Once I realized my feelings, they grow endlessly having lost their shackles.
Iâm so tremendously in love with Freed that I wonder how I didnât notice until then. I canât help but love everything about him.
The sigh I leaked was so filled with passion even I could tell.
Usually, now would be the time Iâm loved by him.
Iâll meet Freed when morning comes. Iâll be fine if Iâm just hugged with all his strength then. Telling that to myself, I was about to crawl into the bed once again, whenââââ.
Clunk , I heard some sounds. Theyâre clearly artificial sounds. To me they sounded like footsteps.
Thinking it would be bad if something happened, I covered Mother-in-law with my body at once. Mother-in-law is soundly sleeping. When push comes to shove Iâll wake her up, but I wonât let her go.
I canât let harm befall the Queen.
Time continued silently as I waited for the opponent to approach.
Unpleasant sweat flowed. I couldnât hear any sound after the initial occurrence.
Just how much time passed.
Then I heard Mother-in-lawâs carefree voice from below.
â⌠Lidi? What happened?â
I hurriedly raised my body from on top of Mother-in-law.
âN, no. I heard sounds⌠But it seems to be nothing⌠For now, we should call a soldierâŚâ
Listening to my words Mother-in-law at first had a suspicious face, but before long she nodded understandingly.
She slowly raised her body. Lights were turned on in the room.
I understood Mother-in-law used magic. Itâs extremely relieving to just have lights on.
While I was looking around cautiously, Mother-in-law said in a calming voice.
âYou need not worry. This is a nightly occurrence since I moved into this room. In the beginning I thought it to be a suspicious person, but even though I had a search conducted, it resulted in nothing⌠Because it continued even when I tried changing the room, I gave up. I began treating it as an usual occurrence, but it must have frightened you, Lidi. The history of this castle spans for hundreds of years. One mysterious phenomenon is not surprisingâ
âM, mysterious phenomenon, huhâŚâ
Mysterious phenomenon. To clear it up in one phrase, Mother-in-law is too strong.
On the contrary, upon hearing itâs a mysterious phenomenon, I fearfully examined the surroundings again and again.
Seeing me do this, Mother-in-law laughed.
âThere is nothing. I had a considerably thorough investigation conducted. Several sounds can be heard around midnight. Thatâs all. In the first place, there should be no unauthorized person who could intrude into the royalty quarter. The security here is unusualâ
But in that case, I still hate it, because I did experience the mysterious phenomenon.
I hate both suspicious people and ghosts.
While I was making a shameful face, Mother-in-law gently hugged me.
With all my strength I breathed in her gentle, pleasant scent. Healed by the soft feeling of her chest, my body spontaneously lost strength.
Mother-in-law said in a gentle voice.
âYou were trying to protect me, right. Thank you. But, there is no need. Lidi, rather than me, your body is more important. Make me your shield at the critical moment. I have already fulfilled my duty, however yours is still ahead of youâ
âYou would hate if that child took a concubine, right? That is all the more reason to not let anything happen to you. Protect yourselfâ
Mother-in-law lightly patted my back.
It might be just like that, however if anything happened to Mother-in-law, the King would grieve.
And if anything happened to me, Freed would fly into rage. I understand Iâm loved that much.
In other words, if anything happens, we have no choice but to do our best to both survive.
âIt is no good if only one of us survives. I will do my best to save both of usâ
When I announced my determination, Mother-in-lawâs amber eyes turned round.
Then she beautifully smiled.
âYou are right. Surely that is the best option. I am depending on you, Lidiâ
Although I said that, in the end the sounds scared me so much I couldnât sleep, so I unseemly passed the night in Mother-in-lawâs embrace.
Hugging the shivering me, for some reason Mother-in-law kept patting my head while going, Cute cute .
Itâs a secret from Mother-in-law, but it strangely reminded me of Freed, and for yet another time I got the impression that theyâre indeed a parent and child.