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You Were Born For Me (2)
Translated by Wook
Edited by Wook
On the last day of June, Caesar and Hamilton came to the duke’s residence.
As he got out of the carriage, I was startled, thinking that someone else had come in his stead.
He has grown tall, with broad shoulders, thick lines, and calm eyes. It wasn’t the boy I saw off in the summer a year ago.
They say that children grow up quickly, but isn’t it against the law to grow up so suddenly?
“Leonard. Helena. How are you guys?”
Caesar, who got off the carriage, found Leonard and me, smiled warmly, and approached me first.
Ugh. Even his voice grew deeper. Ugh, who is this? I don’t know a boy like this.
“Ehh… Your Highness, how tall are you?”
Leonard asked on behalf of me, who was mesmerized. Caesar scratched his cheek awkwardly.
“I’m not sure. Less than six feet? Did I grow a lot? I think it’s similar to Leonard.”
6 feet?! What do humans do to become like that all of a sudden?!
“Master, you have gotten smaller.”
Caesar chuckled and stroked my hair. Oh my god, his hands got bigger too. It’s almost as big as my father’s hand!
“Hey, have you washed your hands?”
“And your personality has become fiercer— Ka-heugh!”
My fist was stuck in Caesar’s solar plexus. Caesar’s body trembled and he bowed his back.
“Master, you’re the only one who treats the prince of the empire so carelessly.”
Although he seemed to be grumbling at first glance, Caesar was smiling, as if he missed this treatment.
“It’s great that the duchy doesn’t change no matter when I come. By the way…”
Caesar shrugged his eyebrows and pointed his finger at me.
No, not at me.
He wasn’t pointing at me, he was referring to the girl with blue hair that was clinging to my left arm.
“What is that?”
Caesar asked with a smile.
He was smiling, but looked oddly angry. I’m not sure what he was angry about.
***
“How in the world could you trust such a bastard?”
Caesar, who heard the description of Agoth, asked, sitting on the couch while taking off his boots.
I answered with my eyes fixed on Caesar’s tight leg muscles.
“If you really think about it, all she did was steal valuables and run away.”
“You’re too good for your own good.”
“Do you mind Agoth?”
“It’s not that I mind her, but who is she that she wants to monopolize you?”
“Isn’t it good if she follows me well?”
“I hate it! I can’t help it with Leonard, but do I have to pay attention to the one who showed up out of the blue as well?”
“Why does Caesar care about it so much?”
“That’s—! …Wait a minute, where have you been looking?”
“Your thighs.”
“Are you crazy?!”
Caesar squawked at me as he quickly lifted his legs up and hugged them.
“Shameless girl!”
“No, but… How did your body get so much better after a year?”
I held my chin with one hand and asked. I’m serious. I want to make my brother have that kind of body too.
“Have you changed your weight training method?”
“I don’t know, maybe!”
“Can I touch it just once?”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Stop joking!”
Caesar’s face almost looked like he was going to cry. His neck was thoroughly red and he was gritting his teeth.
No, but… Mhm. His muscles are so cool. Mhmm…
“My lady, I brought refreshments.”
At that time, Agoth came into the room with refreshments. And for some reason, Caesar and Agoth stared at each other at the same time as if they were about to eat each other.
“Thank you, Agoth.”
“If you’re done with your business, hurry up and leave. From now on, Helena has something to talk about with me.”
Caesar said with a wave of his hand. What did he mean? He pretended he didn’t like it when I talked about it but now he wanted to brag about his thighs?
“I am the lady’s maid. It is my duty to protect her from the sinister.”
Agoth said, clinging to my side. Caesar’s brow furrowed in response.
“Ha! What an idiot! Do you think Helena needs to be protected by someone?”
“Oh my, are you yelling at me? My lady, that person is so scary. Sob.”
Agoth fell on my lap and sobbed.
“Why are you scaring him, Caesar? Agoth is only twelve years old.”
“Scared? You’re saying that after seeing her doing that, Helena?”
Caesar flared up, pointing to Agoth who seemed to stick her tongue out toward him.
“Don’t fight over me. It’s annoying.”
“Did you hear that? Could you please stop bothering my lady any more?”
“What do you mean my lady?! Since when did Helena belong to you?”
Caesar’s body shook.
What’s the point of growing taller? He’s still a child. Well, if you’re 17, you’re still a kid.
Caesar, trembling with a sense of defeat, hurriedly tapped his thigh, like a man in a corner.
“Helena! You can touch my thighs!”
Hooh.
Are you serious?
“Really?”
“Of course! Because we are veeeeery good friends!”
Well, I don’t have any particular memories of us being close enough to say ‘veeeeery’.
But let’s not tackle each other for nothing because he said he would let me touch his thighs.
I quickly got up from my seat and ran towards the couch.
Agoth groaned, and Caesar lifted his chin in triumph.
I pressed down on the inside of Caesar’s thigh and grabbed it.
‘Hooh, it’s solid!’
Like a stone.
I stroked it with my hand. I could clearly feel the muscle split. It was a wonderful feeling.
‘What did you really do? I wasn’t like this even in my prime!’
Oh my god, my baby is all grown up!
I was excited and raised my head.
“Your body got really good! Even if you use advanced techniques, there is no strain on your body…!”
… Hmm?
Huh?
Aren’t we too close now?
I looked up and saw Caesar’s face right in front of me. It was close enough to feel his breathing.
“W-what’s wrong?”
When I stopped speaking, Caesar asked me in embarrassment.
It’s me who should be flustered.
Caesar.
Why did you suddenly become an adult?
…My face is hot.
“I’m going back.”
“What? Suddenly?”
As I jumped out of the couch, Caesar looked at me in amazement.
“Ah, my lady! Let’s go together…”
“Nope. I’m tired and I want to rest. Don’t follow me.”
Having let go of Agoth who was going to follow me, I hurriedly left Caesar’s room.
I walked like I was being chased, running in the long hallway. It was not until I walked for a long time that I stopped and leaned against the wall.
‘What? What was that? Am I being shy now?’
I only touched what I needed to touch!
No, all I touched was his thigh muscles!
“What are you doing here, Helena?”
That scared me.
Leonard’s voice woke me up. Looking back, Leonard was standing there with a worried face.
“Uh, oh, Brother? Is class over already?”
“Yeah, I’m going to go see His Highness now. What’s going on anyway? Your face is red.”
“It’s just a little hot…”
I fanned my hands and glanced at Leonard.
Same silver hair and blue eyes as mine. A gentle expression and tone of voice. His face was still fluffy and white. A body that has barely begun to gain fine muscles.
Thank God. This is still the Leonard I’m familiar with.
I hugged Leonard tightly.
“Helena? What’s wrong?”
“I like Brother the best in the world.”
Leonard, please don’t change so suddenly like that. Sob.
I guess I’ll need some time. Time to adapt to Caesar.
***
Somehow, I ended up avoiding Caesar.
It’s not on purpose. But when we make eye contact, I feel awkward and can’t stand it, so I naturally avoided my gaze. Then, I will become embarrassed by my own actions and sneak away. It’s been that repetition all these days.
Even during sword class, if I accidentally touch Caesar, I will be terribly surprised without realizing it.
“How long are you going to be like this, Helena Peresca?!”
Eventually, before going to bed, it became a routine to kick the blanket while looking back on the childish behavior I had committed that day.
Today too, I hugged my pillow and laid down on the bed, ending the day with a long sigh of regret.
“Sigh… Whenever I look straight at that face, I cannot teach anything.”
How pathetic.
How can an adult who has done everything she can do, be embarrassed by the sudden growth of a boy she’s just become close with?
‘Tomorrow, somehow…’
It was then.
Somewhere there was tok, tok, tok sound.
I got out of bed and listened to the sound. At first I thought it was coming from the hallway, but as I listened quietly, it was towards the window.
“Is it raining?”
For such a thing, the sound is irregular.
In my previous life, assassins sometimes came to me while I was sleeping, so I can’t sleep if there’s anything I’m worried about.
Eventually, I approached the window and confirmed the identity of the strange sound.
Caesar, stepping on a branch of a garden tree, was throwing stones at the window of my room.
“Ah, I finally figured it out.”
Caesar saw my face and smiled brightly. I panicked and opened the window.
“… Have you become a phantom thief now?”
“I miss those words.”
“What are you doing there in the middle of the night?”
“I want to talk to Helena.”
Caesar tilted his head and smiled.
Ah, again. You’re making an adult-like expression like that again.
“Can I come in?”
“It’s rude to enter a girl’s bedroom in the middle of the night.”
I said so, but I opened the window wide and stepped aside.
Caesar leapt lightly and stepped on the window sill of my room. The cold night air rushed in.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Such a polite and gentle phantom thief. I stifled a smirk.
“Next time, use the door.”
“I can’t do that because Agoth is guarding the door.”
Caesar came across the room and sat down on my bed at will. I crossed my arms and stood in front of him, looking at him disapprovingly.
“It’s my bed.”
“Don’t be so cheap.”
“What’s the matter? Do we have to talk about it this late at night?”
“But during the day, Helena avoids me, so I can’t talk.”
Umm. My conscience pricks me.
I glanced away from his gaze. Well, I avoided it so blatantly, there’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed.
“What did I do wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“But why did you become so cold to me, Helena?”
“I was just a little unfamiliar with it. You’ve grown so much, you look like a different person.”
“It’s not my fault.”
“That’s true. I just need some time to adapt.”
“I can only stay here for three months, Helena.”
“I know that…”
Looking back at Caesar, I was speechless at Caesar’s expression.
Caesar was smiling with tears in his eyes. Just like an abandoned puppy.
“I am anxious, because I spend more time away from you than I do with you. I think you and Leonard will one day forget me.”
Ah.
This is my fault.
I sat down beside Caesar and took his hand.
“I’m sorry. But there’s no way I’ll throw away my student, Caesar.”
“Can you swear?”
“I swear. I will never be cold to you again. I swear with my heart.”
“Okay. Then… It’s done.”
Caesar laughed with a shallow sigh. It seemed like he was relieved now.
“I am tired after saying all I have to say. I need to sleep now.”
“Okay, go get a good rest and tomorrow… Uh, what’s this? What are you doing?”
I groaned as I watched Caesar lay limp on my bed. Caesar looked at me as he laid down on the duvet and looked at me.
“I’m too lazy to go back to my room.”
“This is my bed.”
“Who cares? You’ve slept in my room before.”
It was possible because I was 10 at the time and you were 14!
To my surprise, Caesar gave me a smirk.
“What’s the matter? You swore you wouldn’t be cold now, Master?”
That and this are a different matter!
‘Sigh… Whatever.’
Well, it’s just sleeping. I’m sure it doesn’t matter. It’s fine as long as Mother doesn’t know… and Agoth.
Eventually I lifted a white flag. I was sleepy, and I was too lazy to think about it further.
We lay facing each other and holding hands, just like we did when we were young. Caesar ruffled my hair and laughed out loud.
“It reminds me of the past.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
Caesar closed his eyes.
The long eyelashes closed.
I looked at Caesar’s face without closing my eyes. The clearly outlined features are the face of a really handsome man. The neck was noticeably thick.
Aaahh.
Where did my cute Caesar, who was pretentious and stubborn, go?
A look of sadness creeps over the unfamiliar boy’s face.
“I am always the same, Helena.”
Like a sleep talk, Caesar murmured with his eyes closed.
“So, please don’t be unfamiliar.”
Even those words that seem to have read my thoughts are so mature that I really don’t know what to do.
“If I knew you wouldn’t like it, I shouldn’t have grown taller.”
But again, this childish idiot is the Caesar I knew.
“… What a fool.”
He is still my darling disciple who is four years older.
So relieved in the end, I closed my eyes.