touchnovel Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Four days after that.
As promised, Lark took out the entire schedule for the day and came to Lubon to play.
As I was already determined, I admired him when he tried on the finished men’s suit sample.
Clap, clap, clap.
“... Cool. Amazing. I’m thrilled...”
“... What?”
“I’m so impressed. It’s so perfect that it’s gorgeous...”
Seeing me clapping my hands with my tongue sticking out with mesmerized eyes, Lark laughed as if he was dumbfounded.
“Excuse me, Your Highness.”
“Mm.”
“You know, that cravat you’re wearing right now. I wonder if you could pull it off with a wild feeling...”
Lark, who paused at my words, tilted his head and untied the black tie around his neck with a rather rough gesture.
“... Like this?”
Oh, my god. It was good that Lark didn’t do it with an arrogant, haughty, and wild expression that matched the gesture.
“Sigh...”
I covered my face, not knowing what to do with the bubbling ecstasy. There was no way this wouldn’t be a big hit.
“How can someone be so perfect? If you’re smart and handsome, at least you should lack something. Why are you doing this to make other men feel a sense of relative deprivation...”
“Ha.” Lark burst out laughing at the embarrassing compliment.
I forcibly pulled the corners of my lips up, approached him, and began tying the untied tie neatly again.
Lark, startled, received my touch and quietly opened his mouth.
“Princess.”
“Yes.”
“Why are you so nice to me?”
“What?”
“I mean, let’s say the watch was a birthday present. Of course, it was a bit too much,” Lark continued to speak with his gaze averted obliquely into the air. “Do you always give gifts like this in an ordinary relationship? Isn’t it just for couples? Am I mistaken...?”
“Aaah.”
Come to think of it. It must feel strange.
Four days after I gave him a diamond watch worth 50 million marks, I even gave him a full set of clothes.
‘Hmm. But these are all gifts with a purpose.’
I, who hadn’t been able to ask him to be a model yet, covered it up for now. “It’s because I’m grateful to you for a lot of stuff.”
“Is that really all? Without any ulterior motive?’ Lark, who raised one eyebrow slyly, put his thumb and forefinger together and said, ‘This much?’
I was startled by the close distance. It was hard not to be selfless with this face that seemed to have been carefully crafted by God, and I was never immune every time I saw it...
“Don’t worry. How can I harbor disrespect for Your Highness?” After putting on the tie and patting his chest, I replied with a smile as I shrugged.
“Do you mean you shouldn’t have talked to the crown prince who has to get married five times?”
“Ah, why are you mentioning such an upsetting thing again?”
“Because I’m upset. You keep turning me into an ugly prince who doesn’t work and thinks about other things.”
“What are you talking about? Are you passing on the responsibility of your troublesome work to me?”
“Haha. It’s just a joke...” Lark rubbed his forehead with a smile, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and slowly tilted his head back.
For some reason, his expression, with his eyes closed, looked tired like never before.
Puzzled, I sat down next to him and asked, “What happened?”
“Well... nothing.”
“Really?”
Even in the dense crowd, we stood out. I heard whispering voices watching Lark and me.
“What are those lion heads...”
“A mask in broad daylight? Isn’t mask play supposed to be played only in the evening?”
There would be an uproar if the crown prince, who shouldn’t play around, and the princess, who was in isolation, showed their faces in the capital, so we were fully armed now.
Wearing a lion mask that covers the face, hair, and eyes, as well as the old clothes I deliberately found.
“The thrilling taste of power is the best! Abuse of power by the head of the investigation is the best!”
“Shh, shh.”
Perhaps he was nervous even though I quietly whispered in his ear. He put his index finger on the lion’s snout and flinched.
“Ah, this is too flashy.”
“How can one enjoy the festival without even wearing a mask? But don’t worry. We won’t get caught unless someone catches us and takes it off.”
“Did you want to play too much?”
“Me? Are you so slow-witted? I want to come out with you because you want to play.”
“Hahaha... as expected, I guess? I know how you feel.”
“Ahem.”
“Let’s go over there.”
Indeed, Lark looked uncharacteristically excited like a child. He grabbed my hand and accelerated his pace.
“Your Highness, doesn’t this remind you of the past? Even back then, we walked around hand in hand like this.”
“No, Princess. Shh. A little bit of that highness.”
“Oh my, that’s right. Then what should we call you? Ah, just like back then...” I thought a little and said, “Brother?”
Lark, who had been ahead for a moment, slipped.
“Are you okay?”
“... Mm. Yes, of course.”
“Then what about me?”
“Ruby?” turning around, Lark immediately replied. I could feel him smiling through the mask.
“Ha ha, good.”
“All right, Ruby. Time flies quickly when you play, so you have to enjoy it quickly. At this time, there is a magic show on center stage at Devian Number 3, so let’s see that first.” Lark, who knew everything from the festival schedule to the venue, was funny. How sad he must have been not to play all this time.
“Ah, it’s been seven years since I’ve seen the festival properly,” Lark, who was looking around as he held my hand tightly and accelerated his steps, marveled.
“Seven years? Are you saying you haven’t seen the festival since the day you hung out with me?”
“Yes. I got caught by my father that day and was terribly scolded. After that, I was closely monitored every festival.”
“Oh my gosh. How did you get caught?”
“On the way back from dropping you off that day, I got into a fight with a boy my age. I accidentally bumped his shoulder.”
“Oh.”
“He was twice my size. I even apologized, but he kept arguing and holding me back. His personality was very eccentric.”
“Oh no, how unfortunate. Did you fight?”
“Well, that... Rather than fighting, I unilaterally-”
Puck!
“Ouch!”
My body, which was eagerly being dragged by Lark, stumbled once as it collided with someone.
“Are you okay?”
“Ah, yes. I’m all right...”
A large shadow fell behind Lark, who looked at me in surprise.
“Ah, f*cking shit! What the hell?” It was a man who bumped into me. He started swearing at me with an expression as fierce as his size.