Chapter 55
Chapter 55
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"Dielo?"
At my words, Dielo flinched as if he'd been caught doing something bad.
Well, writing poison wasn't exactly a good deed, of course.
But I couldn't just stand by and be a pushover in this situation, could I?
Eventually, Dielo approached me and slyly took the documents from my hand.
Then he said softly, "...I was too angry to stand still."
I could understand that. I nodded. But.
"If Kartiel finds out what Dielo did, Duke Kartiel will start to be wary of Dielo."
That was the problem.
I thought the reason he'd been letting spies roam around the mansion was all because of that.
It would be troublesome if he showed such a drastic change that threw away all that image.
But Dielo wasn't surprised by my words. It meant he had thought of that.
"It's better this way."
And the words that fell from his lips were unexpected.
"It's better than Krua being targeted."
He had already come completely close to the desk for official duties, and he leaned toward me.
The ceiling light was obscured by his shadow.
A warm shadow touched my forehead.
—Chu.
A sweet kiss echoed. I could see the crack in the door open beyond him.
The maids were coming and going, so the people outside the door must have heard everything.
"So that they never target Krua again."
He smiled prettily.
I looked at his sparkling eyes and opened my mouth slightly.
Surely the sweet kiss was an act.
Since other people were passing by, it was to show off, to let them know that we were a very sweet newlywed couple and that the Lily in his body would soon disappear.
That must have been the reason for the kiss.
But there was no warmth in his expression.
The warmth he had shown me for a moment disappeared in an instant, and now he looked resolute, even cold.
...Is it the aftermath of the emotional outburst?
I examined him. Seeing his blue eyes still sparkling with Magical Power, it seemed so.
Emotional outbursts reveal the suppressed true nature.
In the end, Dielo was moving like that for my sake.
I was surprised that his true nature was more... cruel than I thought, but on the other hand, I was grateful.
Who would be displeased that someone was worried about them?
Especially since the other person was Dielo.
Considering that he used a method he never used for me, I felt sorry and grateful rather than worrying about what would happen next.
"Come here."
Eventually, I beckoned to him.
He obediently went around the office desk and came to me, and I gently hugged him.
"You've worked hard, really. Even though you're not someone who used to do this kind of thing."
I stroked his shoulder and closed my eyes.
More than anything.
"Of course, we have to pay back what we've been done to!"
I laughed coolly.
I didn't feel sorry for Kartiel at all, even though the underwater revenge had unintentionally doubled.
* * *
"Of course, we have to pay back what we've been done to!"
Krua's voice, shouting like that, was bright.
Dielo was relieved by that voice.
I didn't think you'd feel any aversion to it.
Considering the rumors about Krua Alroze, who was known as a villainess, I didn't think she would be surprised by the fact that I wrote poison.
But Krua's personality, which she showed after coming here, was much purer than I thought.
I was worried that you might be surprised like a rabbit in front of a fire.
On the contrary.
"You did a good job!"
Even though you're a gentle head of the family, you have to show that you do it when you have to!
While praising me, it seemed that you really thought I had an indecisive personality.
...The one I wanted to deceive was other guys, not you, Krua.
A twisted thought came into Dielo's mind.
"I was preparing to attack Kartiel's intelligence department. You know from Rick, right?"
There was no way that the work he ordered the head of the intelligence department wouldn't reach the head of the family.
I pretended not to know your movements in case you were worried, but you were already moving with me in mind.
Of course, you should, but even that fact made him happy.
"I was a little... worried that Dielo would say at the end that it was too much revenge."
Krua continued.
According to Rick, Krua had found the headquarters of Kartiel's intelligence department in an unexpected way based on several grounds.
That's lovely too.
"But I'm glad I don't have to worry."
Krua, who said that, glanced at him and said.
"Then, now that it's come to this, let's put up a smokescreen."
Dielo smiled at those words.
"Are you going to teach me something again?"
His bride, who was blinking her eyes, smiled confidently.
"Yes. Watch carefully."
Then she paused for a moment and tilted her head slightly.
It was an expression that she didn't know if she was doing well.
Dielo knew this expression. The expression she showed whenever she 'taught' him.
It was as if she felt guilty for stepping on the pure white snow and making it stained.
'Rather, the one who should feel guilty is...'
He hugged Krua once again. The scent of water, which could no longer be unpleasant, wrapped around him.
I like you like this, I'm going crazy with desire.
In a world full of weak things, you, who are strong and shining brightly, keep pulling me and I'm about to go crazy.
He let out a short breath.
In her blind spot, where Krua couldn't see, Dielo clenched his hand so tightly that it turned white.
I want to have you.
I want to have you more.
So that you don't think about leaving.
"Rick?"
Krua also hugged him tightly and then looked back at Rick.
Her purple eyes sparkled with vitality.
"Plant someone in Kartiel's intelligence department. And."
Krua looked back at Dielo.
"Can you help me a little?"
"With what?"
Krua showed him her hand to him, who was tilting his head slightly.
"I'd like you to make my Magical Power into a power crystal."
"...Krua's Magical Power?"
Dielo paused. What are you trying to do again?
What you do will surely be lovely.
But if it puts you in danger.
It was when he narrowed his eyes.
"I'm going to frame this incident as Alloze's doing. By letting the Kartiel people discover Alloze's Magical Power."
—Woong!
The blue Alloze Magical Power sparkled in her hand.
"Duke Kartiel must have heard about my terrible abilities, so he must think that the Alloze assassination squad was involved."
Besides, if the Magical Power has been crystallized, it becomes difficult for even those who are sensitive to the flow of Magical Power to find its owner.
"If I give the crystal containing my power to Argenta, who will infiltrate Kartiel, I can confuse Kartiel and make them wary of Alloze."
Then she winked.
"It will also reduce the chances of them being wary of Dielo."
At those words, Dielo made a relieved expression.
"...Of course, I have to help you."
His hand grabbed Krua's hand.
—Woooong!
The Magical Power in her hand gathered in drops as it touched Dielo's fingertips and became blue water droplets.
And soon it gathered in his hand and turned into a large blue crystal.
It was the Alloze power crystal.
"How do you come up with these ideas?"
Dielo handed the crystal stone to Rick and admired it again.
A sparkling person. A person who shines so dazzlingly, but still makes you unable to take your eyes off them.
Besides, she even has a popping brilliance that stabs at unexpected places.
What if you run away from me with that brilliant head of yours while I don't know?
Dielo narrowed his eyes.
"With this, Dielo will be less suspected. I'm a little relieved."
Krua, who didn't know what he was thinking, smiled coolly.
Dielo and her eyes met.
Dielo felt as if his mind was becoming dark with the clear gaze that seemed to illuminate his dark head.
His bride was indeed a villainess.
Making people cling to her without even realizing it. So it makes you crazy.
I wish you were only this evil to me.
"...Thank you for worrying about me, Krua."
He smiled softly. He squeezed her hand tightly, trying to suppress his dark desires.
He couldn't suppress that much.
If he didn't hold on like this, it felt like she would disappear soon.
"Dielo?"
Krua's voice called his name like a song.
In the meantime.
"Understood!"
Rick left the room.
Dielo was looking at Krua without giving a single glance to such a subordinate.
To be exact, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
"...."
Dielo slowly closed and opened his eyes. Words that he couldn't bring himself to say to his bride lingered in his mouth.
You still think of me as just a gentle man.
Seriously cautious.
If I approach you now, you'll be surprised.
Like a rabbit.
His eyes sparkled with blue light.
"...."
He took a deep breath.
I wish you knew more about me. I wish you would love me even after seeing my true self.
If not, if you like the gentle me more. If you don't like my change.
I'll live as you want me to.
Before I go crazy from suppressing myself, just for a moment, just for one moment.
I want to commit a mistake.
His fingertips tingled with desire.
