Chapter 216: Anaerobic Exercise (1/2)

Chapter 215: Public Play Chapter 217 - Kissing’s Easy

Translator: Reflet

「You almost tricked me there, dammit」

They were in the infirmary, where he had laid Leticia on a bed. Taiyou and Youran were on opposite sides facing each other.

After that, Taiyou had carried the unconscious Leticia over here rather than kiss her.

Kohaku and Hera had gone on ahead, so they weren’t here.

Smiling bitterly, Taiyou spoke to Youran.

「What could you be talking about？」

「Don’t play dumb. There wasn’t any darn reason to kiss there! It’s not like Leticia’s issue is something that needs to be resolved immediately. Nothing wrong with waking her up here」

「But c’mon, wouldn’t it be more romantic to do it over there？」

「I dunno about that」

Taiyou said, looking at Leticia.

「Come to think of it, I wonder why she suddenly fell down again. She wasn’t like this at all as of late, so I was even wondering if she might be alright from now on」

「Who knows？」

「It’d be cool if there were some sort of omen, but I guess that’s too much to ask for」

「There is」

「Seriously！」

「Yeah, you’d know if you’d ask this girl’s father. It’s just that you need her father to acknowledge you. Cause it seems to be quite the secret」

「You don’t know either？」

「All I know is that there’s something to it」

「That right……」

Taiyou nodded, convinced.

Leticia, third princess of the kingdom. Taiyou wouldn’t be surprised if it were a state secret. If anything, it was obvious that Youran wouldn’t know anything about it.

So he briefly forgot about that, asking Youran something he was curious about.

「So what’s your objective？」

「What do you mean what?」

「You’re the same as me. You tend not to take methods that don’t impact your objective」

「……」

「Your urging me earlier was earnest. You fully intended to have me and Leticia kiss there. So what would you accomplish by doing that？」

「You really irritate me」

「We’re so alike that we hate each other――how many times have we done this？　Oh, by the way, I like ya」

「Like minds gather――Wow, that doesn’t make me happy in the slightest」

「So？」

Taiyou pursued as if telling her that he wouldn’t allow her to be vague.

「Didn’t I tell you before?」

Youran said placidly with a blank face.

「Said I’d make her your slave」

「……Were you actually serious」

「Probably gonna catch on again, so I’ll tell you this right now: I was half joking when I said it, but after that I took it seriously」

「And even then you were half-serious, huh」

「Cause there was some meaning in saying it like that」

「And the reason why you became serious？」

「Cause this gal’s stubborn」

「Oh, gotcha」

Taiyou nodded. He didn’t know the full course of events, but judging from how things had been going, he couldn’t help but get it.

He could understand it in terms of stubborn people needing drastic measures. And in this case, there wasn’t much need to understand the particulars.

「Drastic measures, eh」

「Exactly」

「Is it really okay to ignore her feelings？」

「Even I were to say it she’d just come at me loaded with logic. This gal’s smart after all」

「And is that like-minds hate each other? Or like-minds gather？」

「Umm, I really don’t like that play on words you’re doing」

She glared at him.

She had always said those things after they met.

「But it’s not a play on words. Just two choices. You really are like her. Then how about this: do ya like her or hate her」

「……And what do you plan to do with that information？」

「I won’t tell anyone. Not even her」

Not answering the question, he nevertheless managed to push her into a corner.

After a bit of silence drifted between them…