Chapter 163 - Fear and Loneliness (1/2)
”You have a fiance.”
”Yeah.”
”The Sound Kingdom Princess? So you're the next King?”
Kazuya looked at her with a troubled expression, ”I don't want the throne. The engagement is nothing but a formality. I don't have any relatives, so nobody can make me go through with it,” besides it only happened because the Princess was protecting him from those people.
”I understand,” Lyn, however, looked solemn, ”But I wish you told me. You weren't meeting with my sister, but her?”
”Lyn, I....”
”Kazuya, I think we need to add to that conversation we had.”
Kazuya nodded and pulled her into his arms, ”Okay, let's talk.”
”Were talking like this? Are you trying to take advantage of me?”
His sweat fell when he hears how cold her words are. Lyn can be very blunt when she wants to, but Kazuya supposed it was only natural. After hearing something like that, still, his gaze softened when he noticed her hands wrapped around his waist. 'She's hugging him back, even though she's angry,' Kazuya thought. Lyn must like him a lot. In the past, such a possibility would have escaped him, but things are very different now.
”What else, Lyn? Remember what I told you, you can tell me anything,” Kazuya gently caressed her hair, ”I may have a fiancé, but it's only formalities. It isn't real; you don't have to worry.”
”But I'm worried, Kazuya. I thought you didn't have another girl..”
”Because I don't.”
”But, it's an engagement.”
Kazuya shook his head, ”Engagements in the Sound Kingdom are very different. You don't have to worry about anything Lyn.”
”But I'll keep worrying; I'll keep worrying that whenever we don't meet you will go to her,” Lyn trailed off, ”I realize this matter isn't as simple as it seems, especially since the other person is a Princess like myself. But I don't like it at all; I don't like it when you're close to other girls other than me.”
Kazuya knew this wasn't the time for it, but he felt so happy. Lyn hits him, ”You're so foolish, I love you so much, and yet you have no idea, do you?”
”..”
He stared at the girl speechless. 'Isn't this the first time she's sad
”And I want to go on a trip, just the two of us.”
”Okay.”
A trip? He should make the arrangements. Kazuya knew how protective the girls family was, though, so he isn't sure if it were possible. But before
”I like it when you call my name and give me cuddles.”
”Mmm.”
”I like your voice.”
His voice?
”Also, even if it's just small talk, I want to talk a lot more with you.”
Even though he was the one who asked her, Lyn has a long list of things she's kept from him. Still, he likes hearing her talk as well. His thoughts broke off when Kazuya spotted a scar across the girl's cheek, ”That's...”
”Oh, this? I got it from earlier. We did not have enough people at the start and although I got some people away. I told them to leave it up to me and not bother with back up,” Lyn explained.
”No, even if you are strong if you're surrounded you should still call for backup,” Kazuya said. It still surprised him regarding Lyn. But it's not like he didn't know. He's glad she's not hiding it from him anymore, but he's still slightly uneasy.