Chapter 44 - Kazuya P3 (2/2)
”You're really dating my sister?”
”Yeah.”
”Really?” Lethia repeated. The girl didn't seem convinced, and Kazuya panicked. Is their act that bad? Though Lyn still isn't used to acts of affection, she's gradually getting used to it. Not that he actually knows what to do on that department either.
”I like Lyn,” Kazuya said, ”No, I probably love her. This may seem vague to you right now since I did only just recently acknowledge these feelings of mine. And even then I have some doubts. I'm not sure about love, and I'm inexperienced in it, I can't say for sure either of us actually understands what we are doing. But I do know I want to protect her; I do know I want to treat her well and keep her beside me.” He can't say the words 'I love' without the vague terminology attached just yet. Not because they are pretending, but because he genuinely doesn't know what to think of this situation just yet, ”I don't want to rush anything. I want to treasure the moments we have together and let things develop naturally.”
His sentence fell short when Lethia stepped on his foot, ”Ouch---” Kazuya noticed the tears in the girl's eyes.
”I attended this thinking that I could ask what happened. But it seems like it's futile. When Kotaro told me, I thought Lyn was the one who asked you for this, and you just couldn't refuse because your kind like that. But I didn't think you were serious.”
”I am so um, why are you crying?”
Kazuya didn't understand why she suddenly cried out of nowhere.
A woman's tears is really like receiving a punch to his stomach. What is he supposed to do about this situation?
Thankfully Lethia stopped after a few minutes, ”You don't know that I like you?”
Wait what? Kazuya froze when he heard those words. Did Princess Lethia of all people just confess his feelings? Did he hear things? No, for sure he couldn't have misplaced those words.
Lethia looked at him with a disappointed look, ”How stupid. What a waste of time,” she muttered, ”You didn't notice anything. Not even during my last visit to the Sound Kingdom?”
During her last visit, the elder was busy briefing him on the mission details. Because of the short notice, Kazuya had to digest the information quickly. So during Princess Lethia's surprise visit, his thoughts were distracted. He hadn't really paid much attention to her despite being the girl's guide.
”Wait, wait. When a girl normally confesses, aren't they usually nervous?”
Look at Lyn, when he proposed this idea of a fake relationship she acted all cute and shy about it. Lethia's eyes twitched in annoyance, ”Well I'm sorry I'm not like Lyn. Not everybody is like her with her nice hair, delicate skin - sorry I'm average looking and with a rotten personality.”
Kazuya sweat fell, what type of confession is this? Nobody can blame him for being surprised. Princess Lethia's 'rotten personality' aside, he doesn't care much for appearance. The girl never displayed such signs of liking him romantically.