âYou canât lean on me. The child will be pressed.â
âI know. I never heavily leaned on you.â
Lyle always moved, aware he was taller and bigger than her. He was so careful, she could feel it in the arm that softly embraced her.
Medea giggled.
âYour Majesty will be a good father.â
âI wish I could be a good husband too.â
She wanted to tell him that he was already, but it seemed like the night would be more arduous if she did. Medea replaced her reply by kissing him cheek and lips.
Lyle stared at her with curious eyes.
âWhat do I have to do to be a good husband?â
âIf you cut it down to four times a day⊠⊠?â
Lyle averted his eyes, as if he wasnât sure he could.
âIsnât four times too few?â
When Medea got angry she glared at him in resentment.
It sounded like something that Medea could do because she wasnât in his shoes. Just looking at his woman he was overwhelmed with the urge to bite, suck and lick her.
That Medea was now carrying his child made him even more lustfulâ how could he leave her alone? He was holding back with a lot of patience even now!
âIâm really doing my best,â
Lyle confessed seriously. Medea was speechless.
Are you serious?
âReally⊠⊠With the effect of a romance fantasy novel, the child enters gently and endures.â
Not that it wasnât, but Medea was seeing the effect. She didnât think thereâs anyone in the world who has such a gentle pregnancy.
She was also a little more sleepy than usual, and her feet didnât swell yet, and her taste was still intact. Itâs good that her menstruation is gone, except that there is no pain in her stomach and there are some emotional ups and downs⊠⊠She had finished her words.
âIs there any other way?â
âThen⊠⊠Havenât you caught Lord Hestiaâs uncle who was aiming for him yet?â
âAgain, Baron Hestia,â
Lyle remarked sullenly, his face gruff, displeased. Medea held back a smile with a twitching frown.
âBecause he might be my brotherâs lover.â
âAre they loversâŠ.? ⊠.â
Lyle muttered, as if he couldnât even imagine it.
Medea suddenly wondered what impression Lyle had of Luke.
âI remember very little about my brother⊠⊠What is Luke like?â
âWell, we havenât interacted closely either.. ⊠.â
The fact that he was the heir of the Duke of Card made him a âclose enemy,â but apart from that Lyle didnât know anything about Luke.
Until a year ago, Luke had been occupied training as a knight and taking successor classes outside the capital. Even before his knighthood, Lyle was so busy that he didnât have a chance to get to know Luke.
â⊠⊠According to what is known in the social world, he is a polite and steady young man.â
âIs that so?â
Medea also knew a little about Luke, but she only knew about him from the novel.
She suddenly turned and watched Lyleâs face, looking nervous.
âWhatâs troubling, my Empress?â
âThen⊠⊠then, what do you think of Baron Hestia?â
When asked, his eyes narrowed as she looked at Medea.
âAre you asking my personal opinion concerning Baron Hestia now?â
âYes,â
Medea nodded with a tense look on her face.
Lyle thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
âAn inexperienced kid who is diligent and is skilled.â
âThatâs all?â
He seemed to only see him as a knight.
He quietly gazed at Medea.
âThen what about the Empress?â
âYes?â
âWhat does the Empress think of Sir Hestia?â
At Lyleâs question, she thought of Seira with bright green eyes and blonde hair like bright sunlight.
âThe main⊠⊠.â
âMain?â
Medea almost inadvertently said âthe main character,â bit her mouth quickly. Lyleâs red eyes gleamed coolly.
âWhat do you mean? Why did you stop?â
âItâitâs like the protagonist of a romance novel⊠⊠.â
âWhat?â
Lyle knew she read romance novels frequently. His instantaneous judgment led to speculation that Medea might see herself as the female protagonist of a romance novel and Baron Hestia as her male protagonistâand his blood pressure rose.
Donât tell me you like that kid?
Seeing Lyleâs face grow red with anger, Medea realized that she had made some dangerous remarks, and she desperately made excuses.
âIn a BâBL novel! The main character of a BL. ⊠!â
âWhat is a BL novel?â
âBoys Love⊠⊠.â
âWhat?â
âA-a story of men dating each other⊠⊠.â
said Medea, avoiding his eyes.
Dumbfounded, Lyle looked up at the shy Medea and jumped up. Then he immediately summoned the attendant to search the books of the imperial library.
Medea was deeply frustrated with her intuition that all of the BL novels hidden in her library would disappear.