TL: Leila
Editor: QianMin
Proofread: Karen
Cunning man (2)
He probably wouldn’t let her go with the excuse of having her period. So instead of answering, she managed to nod her head as an affirmation.
“Good girl.”
With a brief praise, Lukrov embraced Chizuru gently.
This time, it was not the usual passionate embrace, but a warm, comfortable, protective embrace, just like a parent would do to a child. Chizuru breathed a sigh of relief and slowly let herself dissolve into her lover’s body temperature.
After a while, the sound of rain outside rang in her ears again.
The rain was heavy and gloomy but at the same time full of some kind of life force. It kept shaking, turning the earth into a swamp and puddles, and was sometimes life-threatening, but it gave life to all things in the forest. It felt like it was giving the universe a breath.
Perhaps love is the same?
Chizuru vaguely thought so.
“Why did you suddenly think I was leaving …?”
Chizuru spoke in a whisper while fiddling with the fine mesh of the chain mail with her fingers.
Lukrov did not answer. Chizuru continued.
“Did someone say something to you…?”
While saying that, Chizuru remembered that she had a similar suspicion.
‘Oh, what if… Is she so determined to marry Lukrov that she would go this far?’
“That Exia.”
Both were absorbed in their own thoughts and didn’t speak further.
Lukrov took a deep breath.
“She said…”
Lukrov bitterly spat out in a faint low voice.
“She said that you were using me while planning to elope with another guy.”
Chizuru turned to look at him.
“Did you believe it?”
“I told you, I lose myself when it comes to you.”
“But even so!”
It was a ridiculous story. Firstly, after returning to this world, Chizuru experienced an ‘unrequited love’ for Lukrov, not the other way around.
At least superficially. Why would she want to elope with another man suddenly when her love was finally fruitful?
When Chizuru pointed that out, Lukrov snorted with self-deprecation and slightly tightening grip on her.
“Hmm, was it an ‘unrequited love’? Maybe you were the only one who really believed that. It was as clear as day to everyone else.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was crazy about you from the top of my head to the tip of my toes, and I was chasing after you without any luck for years, yet I never gave up.”
Surprised by the unexpected confession, Chizuru raised her head and stared at Lukrov’s face.
It was not a joke. His fearless and beautiful jet-black eyes looking down at Chizuru were filled with undeniable love.
Chizuru felt her chest getting hot. Her body, which had just reached sexual ecstasy a few minutes ago, was gradually burning again.
“You’re a truly cunning man.”
Smiling, Chizuru lightly teased Lukrov. Lukrov’s lips drew a joyful curve.
“It’s my nature.”
“It looks like it’s going to be hard to be your wife. I wonder if that Exia knows what she’s wishing for.”
“That’s exactly right. You’re the only one who can tame me.”
It was Chizuru’s turn to smile happily this time.
The anxiety that had been building up in her heart for a long time disappeared quietly; like the night fog that fades before the rising sun.
TL: Leila
Editor: QianMin
Proofread: Karen
Cunning man (2)
He probably wouldn’t let her go with the excuse of having her period. So instead of answering, she managed to nod her head as an affirmation.
“Good girl.”
With a brief praise, Lukrov embraced Chizuru gently.
This time, it was not the usual passionate embrace, but a warm, comfortable, protective embrace, just like a parent would do to a child. Chizuru breathed a sigh of relief and slowly let herself dissolve into her lover’s body temperature.
After a while, the sound of rain outside rang in her ears again.
The rain was heavy and gloomy but at the same time full of some kind of life force. It kept shaking, turning the earth into a swamp and puddles, and was sometimes life-threatening, but it gave life to all things in the forest. It felt like it was giving the universe a breath.
Perhaps love is the same?
Chizuru vaguely thought so.
“Why did you suddenly think I was leaving …?”
Chizuru spoke in a whisper while fiddling with the fine mesh of the chain mail with her fingers.
Lukrov did not answer. Chizuru continued.
“Did someone say something to you…?”
While saying that, Chizuru remembered that she had a similar suspicion.
‘Oh, what if… Is she so determined to marry Lukrov that she would go this far?’
“That Exia.”
Both were absorbed in their own thoughts and didn’t speak further.
Lukrov took a deep breath.
“She said…”
Lukrov bitterly spat out in a faint low voice.
“She said that you were using me while planning to elope with another guy.”
Chizuru turned to look at him.
“Did you believe it?”
“I told you, I lose myself when it comes to you.”
“But even so!”
It was a ridiculous story. Firstly, after returning to this world, Chizuru experienced an ‘unrequited love’ for Lukrov, not the other way around.
At least superficially. Why would she want to elope with another man suddenly when her love was finally fruitful?
When Chizuru pointed that out, Lukrov snorted with self-deprecation and slightly tightening grip on her.
“Hmm, was it an ‘unrequited love’? Maybe you were the only one who really believed that. It was as clear as day to everyone else.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was crazy about you from the top of my head to the tip of my toes, and I was chasing after you without any luck for years, yet I never gave up.”
Surprised by the unexpected confession, Chizuru raised her head and stared at Lukrov’s face.
It was not a joke. His fearless and beautiful jet-black eyes looking down at Chizuru were filled with undeniable love.
Chizuru felt her chest getting hot. Her body, which had just reached sexual ecstasy a few minutes ago, was gradually burning again.
“You’re a truly cunning man.”
Smiling, Chizuru lightly teased Lukrov. Lukrov’s lips drew a joyful curve.
“It’s my nature.”
“It looks like it’s going to be hard to be your wife. I wonder if that Exia knows what she’s wishing for.”
“That’s exactly right. You’re the only one who can tame me.”
It was Chizuru’s turn to smile happily this time.
The anxiety that had been building up in her heart for a long time disappeared quietly; like the night fog that fades before the rising sun.
