Chapter 16

Chapter 16

 

“Don’t keep saying that I am pretty. I am a man.” Siegfried said, grabbing my hand in the air. He seemed angry somehow.

 

“Ah, yes,”

 

Whenever he looked at me like that, I was forced to answer that way. But I thought to myself: 

 

“I told you I was sleeping!”

 

“…… How does a sleeping person speak?”

 

The voice from outside the door made my eyes wide. I got up in a hurry, dragged my slippers on, walked over and opened the door.

 

Outside, Siegfried was standing wearing a white shirt with some grass stains.

 

He looked awkward as he lowered the hand that had been knocking on the door.

 

“Ah…… Your Highness. So the one who kept knocking on my door……?”

 

“Yes, it’s me.”

 

I got quite embarrassed. I woke up to see what kind of person was knocking. Unexpectedly, it was Siegfried.

 

I didn’t say anything, just staring at Siegfried. What could be the reason he came looking for me?

 

“…… Why didn’t you come before?”

 

“Yes? Earlier?”

 

I shook my head. Maybe because I slept for so long, my head was blank.

 

So I couldn’t understand what he was talking about. I just wanted to send Siegfried away and go back to bed.

 

“Earlier…… When Sir Abbysion was there. Weren’t you looking for me?”

 

“Ah yes. I did.”

 

“Sir Abbysion told you to come down.”

 

“And I said I would sleep more.”

 

“When did you say that? I didn’t hear it.”

 

Siegfried spoke with great urgency. Then, he opened his eyes wide, surprised at my words. His red mouth hardened slightly.

 

I only blinked.

 

“I didn’t hear that. You didn’t say that.”

 

Siegfried once again put weight on his words. I had to use my brain to recall the situation earlier.

 

Otherwise, Siegfried seemed to be angry. Look at you now, aren’t you looking really serious?

 

“Oh, that’s right. Not with words, but with gestures like this.”

 

I brought my hands to my face and made a cool sound through my mouth.

 

Then Siegfried’s lips opened slightly. His face was stained with embarrassment.

 

“I, I don’t even know how many hours have passed…….”

 

He didn’t talk and shut his mouth firmly. On behalf of Siegfried, I spit out a thought that came to my mind.

 

“But what brings Your Highness to my room? You swore that you would never come.”

 

“I never swore.”

 

“I think you did it roughly…….”

 

“And I haven’t even taken a step into your room.”

 

“Aha.”

 

It was funny that he came to my room acting all innocent. He had some sense of playfulness.

 

I quickly grabbed Siegfried’s hand. And surprised, he pulled his big hand before he showed any reaction.

 

A wide eyed face came into view. Suddenly he was standing in my room.

 

“Oh, you have come in. You’ve properly entered then.”

 

“H-how can you do this rude and obvious thing……!”

 

From the hand held to me to the neck exposed through his shirt and the tips of his ears. Siegfried’s skin was very red.

 

It’s not just the color, isn’t it really like when one is feeling very hot?

 

Siegfried’s skin burned to the point of such doubts.

 

“H-how! To me! I have never even stepped into a woman’s room!”

 

Siegfried was running wild compared to how small the issue was.

 

It was just a light joke, but his reaction was much stronger than expected.

 

When I held his wrist at the festival, he wasn’t so upset, so I thought our relationship was better, but not at all.