Chapter 251 - Let me know (1/2)

Year 4014 Mist Kingdom - Phoenix Gate

”Lyn, he's over there. Stop him.”

Lyn immediately nodded in understanding and rushed down the hill. It surprised Rhys how quickly she got down.

”Kazuya!”

”Lyn?” Kazuya stopped.

”Wahhh, don't go. Just stay with me,” Lyn cried.

”Lyn, but you got hurt. I won't let them get away with it.”

Lyn shook her head, ”Please stop, please..it's okay. I'll be alright. Kazuya, I only need you beside me.”

At that comment, Rhys felt a pain appear in his heart. Rhys didn't know why 'How stupid.' Lyn obviously meant what she said earlier. He shouldn't overreact. Rhys made his way down.

”It's alright. I'm right here; please calm down Kazuya.”

”Lyn.”

”I won't leave you alone. So it's alright. I'll always be with you,” such simple words and yet Rhys knew it was working. The dark gaze on Kazuya's face gradually vanished.

When the brunette haired man finally fell asleep. Rhys took a long exhale of his cigarette. ”You're spoiling him too much.” Rhys didn't think Lyn would console Kazuya like a child to calm him down.

”En, that's true. But I've also become rather uneasy when I'm not beside him. So it works out both ways.”

He heard that before all this, the two were always together. Always, huh? ”Do you stay with him all the time?”

”Yes. Aside from when were taking baths and stuff. I'm always with him. He's really like a child, you know? But it's fine this way. Curing addiction isn't easy. I already know up hand how difficult it is. That's why I know that this is the best method. What he's afraid of being left alone, he's afraid that there won't be a meaning in his actions anymore.”

So from the sounds of it, they aren't sleeping around. Of course, they wouldn't do something like that even if Lyn loves Kazuya. She is still engaged with Prince Allen. Doing it with Kazuya one or two times is fine. But if they make a habit of it and something were to go wrong...

'The Princess still loves Prince Allen.'

Recalling Pupillam's words, Rhys paused. That's right, huh? Lyn having feelings for Prince Allen didn't surprise him too much. He more or less expected that would be the case.

But if she's always together with another guy, won't her feelings start to shift? Rhys has never thought about it in this manner before. Although it's such a simple theory that you'd think by now, he would have tried it out. Always being together, there's no way her feelings won't change. What's more, she already seems to be quite fond of him. Kazuya is her boyfriend - naturally, they have feelings for each other. But Rhys always thought that the feelings Lyn and Kazuya have for each other are very fragile. A third party could easily come between them.

He's worried.

He should be relieved that there's actually a way to break their strong feelings for each other. But Kazuya feels completely uneasy about this method. Isn't it okay? Won't it be fine? This way, he can steal her away. Taking her away from the Prince is impossible; there really are no flaws in their relationship. However, if it's with Kazuya - no, what is he thinking. It'll be even more difficult.

”Do you want to marry Kazuya?”

”I don't know.”

It isn't the answer he's expecting, nor is it the one that she wants. He knows that from the look on her eyes. Something is already changing. Even if she loves Yuhi, she understands already that something is changing.

”If you change your mind, let me be the first person you tell.”

Even though it should probably be Prince Allen who she tells first, he wants to know.

”Yes, that would probably be for the best.”

….

For the past half a year, he was trapped in endless rounds of negotiations, bodyguard duty. Even when he came here to the Mist Kingdom, Rhys still had to do his previous jobs. Recently Rhys regretted his choice to join this mess.