Chapter 7 (1/2)

My pupils trembled like an earthquake.

That pink heart, that did not match the cold Duke’s face, looks too cute.

‘No, I think it looks good on you…’

Handsome guys are amazing. I can’t believe you pulled that off.

‘-It’s not time to think about that!’

Why did a heart appear on the Duke’s cheek for a hint?

The reason is very clear.

My numerous experiences in Rofan said.

I need to put my lips on that heart.

I mean, to put it simply-

‘Kiss that cold Duke’s cheek! ‘Smooch!!’ just like that!’

How is this a hint! Huh?

The devil’s words, “Be careful to watch your back, whether you’re sleeping or awake,” resonate in my head.

‘I shouldn’t have trusted this damn devil!’

I screamed silently.

***

“Hmm?”

The Duke looked down at me suspiciously, who had become pale.

“You have a strange complexion. It’s like a strangled frog.”

Ha. A frog?

By the way, would you like to kiss that strangled frog? Huh? Don’t you want to be careful with your mouth?!

“What’s wrong with you?”

I couldn’t answer the Duke’s question and sighed.

I know. I just got a very nice quest for me to kiss him.

But if I fail, I’ll die, hahaha!

Damn it.

What a zero star world!

‘Let’s calm down.’

A hint is a hint, but the condition had nothing to do with the kiss.

It means this hint can somehow help me persuade the Duke to give me that book.

‘The Duke is a human being, and he can talk. Let’s ignore this damn hint.’

I tried to ignore the pink hearts on the Duke’s cheek.

The dice has already been thrown.

“Oh, dad…”

Here we go, me! Persuade the Duke!

I clasped the Duke’s hem.

“I’ll touch it carefully. Can you take it out just once, just once?”

Blink, blink.

The maids looked at him with innocent eyes that were completely deceived.

But.

‘Huh?’

Somehow the Duke’s face hardened when he was looking down at me.

Even his eyes get sharper.

“Uhhhhh…”

I said no, but if you cry I’ll kill you.

It’s not like that, right? I don’t think so.

I moved my quivering lips and spoke as innocently as I possibly could.

“Um… Dad. Songs are for singing, books are for reading.”

Why?

“I feel so sorry for that book if it hasn’t been read by anyone for hundreds of years.”

I speak more. “I’ll treat the book gently, okay?”

Is his expression getting sharper?

As I’m looking at it, I feel like I’m getting stabbed in my forehead. Oh, my goodness.

‘Oh, and I think you put some pressure on your hands, too…’

It’s not just the feeling, but really the Duke’s arms, which were holding me, are getting stronger.

You’re going to crush me like this!

‘Help me, hic!’

The Duke’s eyes made my imagination run wild, and it became harder for me to smile.

‘What if I ended up dropping out of life by the hand of a Duke, not the quest?’

On top of that,

‘Hah, the hearts are increasing?!’

Since I didn’t kiss, small hearts sprang up. Not only that, but it also shines!

Poof, poof, poof!

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

I think I can hear an auditory hallucination from the hearts.

‘Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!’

What the hell are you thinking, you damn devil!

If I don’t kiss, I feel like I’m going to be in trouble.

“Oh, Dad!”

Persuasion is abandonment.

I bit my lips, then I raised my face to the Duke.

At the end of the cliff, you have to catch a rotten rope!

Get it!

I charged straight to the Duke’s face.

Puck!

“Oh, my!”

My nose was sour when I hit something hard.

[Control failed.]

<Balcon*> (* Balcon is a korean slang for someone who is really bad at playing games as if they were playing with their feet)

You’re Balcon, aren’t you?

No, I will do better than that even if I control it with my feet.

How could you not get it right when we kindly marked the target?

This is not like the contractor of the Great Aftanes.

What a disappointment! I’m embarrassed!! Shame on you!

‘…….?’

Why did I get this notification?

Are you here to make fun of me? It’s not helping!

The man who sent the notification seemed to be somewhere giggling right now.

I’m embarrassed.

“…what are you doing?”

A low, cool voice was heard above my head.

I rubbed my nose with my face on the Duke’s shoulder. It must have turned red even without me looking.

You have a very strong shoulder, Duke.

The Duke was looking at me with a frown on his face.

He has a really cold face, but he has a lot of hearts. He’s still handsome. That works.

“Daddy.”

It’s not because I’m a Balcon. It’s because the Duke is too tall.

As I stretched my arms out toward the Duke, he bowed his face.

What’s this? A face.

Ho-ho, look at the face of a man who doesn’t know what will happen to him.

‘No, isn’t it better to not know?’

I was in a sad situation. The number of hearts increased like a rush.

Okay, okay, okay!

I closed my eyes tightly.

Chu!

Unlike before, there’s a cute sound.

The Duke’s smooth cheeks were stamped with my lips.

Uh, it’s a little…

I felt strange.

Since I was born, I have never kissed someone like this in my previous life or in my present life.

This was the first time.

“…….”

I couldn’t see the Duke, so I turned my head like I was covering my right cheek.

I could see the butlers and the maids screaming.

Well, Munch created a painting called “Scream” with that same expression. I thought it was an artistic exaggeration.

The Duke, who was kissed by me, did not respond. Like a rock.

No, daddy Duke. How can a stone be as handsome as a work of art? It’s like a statue carved by God himself.

I’m glad the hearts disappeared. I almost thought you scribbled on a piece of art.

It was a moment when I tried to escape reality once again.

Crunch.

A thin sound echoed through the silence of the stone chamber.

Did I mishear it?

Crack!

This time there was a clear and definite sound.

I turned my eyes and the glass that was covering the book was cracking.

“Huh?”

As soon as I spoke, it was falling apart, like it was swept away by a shock wave… dust was scattered all over the place.

Prang! Watching the dust that was once glass scatter, I opened my mouth.

The glass tube, it exploded… it just crumbled and disappeared without a trace.

What the hell is going on here?

At that moment, a book popped up in front of me.

I stared up at the Duke, who was holding out a book to me.

“Your- Your Excellency!”

I heard the assistant’s groaning.

I came to my senses and stretched out my hand. And then –

Whip!

Just before my hand touched it, the Duke took the book back.

What, are you making fun of me?

Whether I puffed my cheeks or not, the Duke slowly turned around holding the book.

Then lightly toss it up.

I opened my mouth wide.