Chapter 31 (1/2)

(T/N: Hey everyone! Sorry I took so long. It’s been a busy week and the chapters are getting a bit difficult for me on my own. Thankfully, I got a new Editor and their name is Asami! I hope the translations are a bit smoother now!

**Important (ish): I want to mention that in this chapter, Shane uses more “Ore” then his usual I which is a bit more gender neutral but on a weird feminine (manly ish?) side.**

Also, sorry my chapters are updated irregularly… It’s hard to be productive in this horrible heat…)

Raws: novel18.syosetu.com/n8981cr/31/

*POV: Shane*

One month after leaving Orania, as promised, Urie came to visit Caspar.

While drinking the herb tea brewed from the plants I was raising, we talked about flowers.

When I told him that Leo-sama wasn't like the rumored ”Aloof (Cold) King”, I was warned to not be ”moved by his affection(kindness)”* Just like that, time went by as we talked about how Alex would sometimes go missing, and stories about Urie and his lover.

And around the same time, a small incident occurred. Leo-sama collapsed. Even though he fell, it was not a serious illness. It was diagnosed as a cold that deteriorated due to lack of sleep (acc.u.mulation of fatigue?).**

However, the problem was that no one was nursing Leo-sama. Because Leo-sama had collapsed and was bedridden, his aids were much busier than before. So, I offered to nurse him. I felt guilty and wanted to at least atone for being partly responsible because Oth.e.l.lo was one of the reasons for his lack of sleep.

When I hurried to his room, Leo-sama was sitting on his bed, reading doc.u.ments.

”Your health deteriorated because of overworking, so it doesn't make sense that you are still working.”

I confiscated the doc.u.ments while I said this. The Prime Minister and Sir Kristoff repeatedly said to not allow him to work.

(T/N: Here comes that weird and annoying j.a.panese formatting for the dialogue that I hate the most.)

However, Leo-sama was resisting,

”If there is something, I will wake you up, so please sleep a little.”

When I said that,

”Well then, please wake me up in 2 hours. There is work due tomorrow.”

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After he said that, he immediately fell asleep. Well, I didn't wake him up.

When Leo-sama woke up after a while and realized that I hadn't woken him up, he was a little angry. Nonetheless, he obediently laid in bed when I convinced him that the work was seriously getting done.