Since that day, something has changed about Leonâs attitude.
What the hell?
Every time he looked at me, he smiled faintly. I heard you canât even use your power yet.
Why are you swording like crazy? Whatâs with all that power?
âDiria, I didnât see it wrong, did I?â
It was clear even when I rubbed my eyes and looked at it again. Did Leon awaken his power?
I didnât even notice itâ¦â¦.
I felt a presence behind me, staring blankly at Leonâs training.
âThatâs why I said donât assume that you know everything.â
Why did a man who rarely comes outside, come out here?
I glanced up at Edgar.
âI think youâll stick together this time.â
Why canât someone kick him out?
When I heard Edgarâs words, I closed my mouth in silence.
âYou donât seem to like it, do you? You thought I couldnât help it if you avoided me.â
Edgar continued to babble.
What do you want to hear from me?
He looked down at me crouching.
Oh, my! What if he looked down like that.
Thereâs nothing to be scared of now.
Whatâs my weakness when Leon leaves home, too.
âItâs no use looking at me like that.â
I snorted and spoke in a stern tone.
âYou really act like he means something special to you.â
Yes. You never know when youâre gonna die and live.
How much I cared for Leon and gave him my heart in order for us both to live!
âHeâs special. Leon has to live so that I can live. If Leon dies, so do I.â
Does Edgar know my life depends on him?
Edgarâs eyes soon turned to Leon.
âYour life and death depends on his life and death. Thatâs funny.â
He laughed briefly.
You wonât understand even if you die and live again.
Who would believe me if I told you everything I knew?
âYou must be happy. You drove a poor child who was not yet of age to death.â
I clenched my chin and stared intently at Leon.
Why is he so desperate?
I sighed as I saw Leon wielding a sword.
Is that why youâre working so hard just because I will grant your wish?
If notâ¦â¦.
I shuddered, and my head turned to Edgar.
Edgarâs brows wriggled with his fierce raised eyes.
âYou didnât threaten him like a bully, did you?â
âBuâ¦lly?â
âYes, bully! What did you tell him?â
I jumped out of my seat and put my hand on my waist.
âYouâre still cheekyâ
I didnât care about Edgarâs low voice.
What does this guy do in the back of his house?
âThis is why I kicked him out.â
âIs it because of me?â
âIn the end, yes.â
It was because of Leon that my gaze, which had been glaring at Edgar, was turned away.
âElle, you should have told me if you came to see meâ
My body trembled with fear as he gently embraced me from behind.
What do you mean a back hug!
My eyes opened wide as I faced Edgar.
At the same time, Edgarâs eyes became fiercer.
âLeonâ¦?â
I blinked my eyes.
Leon hugged me more and buried his face in the back of my neck.
What, this obsessed voice and behavior.
âElle, you should wait a little longer. The training will be over soon.â
âUh, uh, yeah.â
I acted like a broken doll.
Edgar stared at me and immediately grabbed my hand and pulled it toward him.
âI have a lot of eyes, but Iâm not careful. I donât like this about you.â
âDidnât you not like my existence from the beginning?â
Leon stared at me.
Without giving Edgar a single look.
I was the only one trying to get between the two.
âWhatâs wrong with going crazy now?â
That attitude of Leon.
Isnât that definitely a behavior that only the female protagonist would see.
There are two years left before the pattern appears.
I was in a cold sweat and couldnât do anything.
âThe exam is just around the corner, right? I canât see your face anymore. Do not disturb the order of this house anymore.â
Edgar held my hand tightly and wouldnât let go.
I tried to shake off his hand as hard as I could, but it was not enough.
âI didnât like your eyes like that.â
I gulped down at Edgarâs words.
He sent me back and approached Leon.
He caught his chin and whispered in his ear.
âWhat is he saying?â
Edgarâs words were not heard by me. I chewed my lips with anxiety.
Leonâs expression remained unchanged, and in the end I did not find out what the story was about.
* * *
âLeon?â
I peeped open the door and called Leon.
Leon lay in bed, motionless.
Did he fall asleep with the back of his hand covering his eyes?
Itâs still early.
I wonder if he was really offended by what happened earlier.
Leonâs eyes were on me for no reason.
Leonâs mouth was pounding as I was unable to enter the room with hesitation.
âElle, what are you doing there? Come on in.â
His sweet voice made me feel at ease.
Slowly approaching him, I sat on the bed and stared at his face.
Maybe because he was covering half of his face with his hands, his lips caught my eyes.
Red, moist looking plumpy lips.
âOh, heâs pretty.â
I stared still at Leon.
Just looking at him makes me happy. He seems to have a lot of talent.
Leon gently lowered his hand as if he had felt my gaze.
When the closed eyes opened, the long eyelashes were shaded.
How can he be so pretty?
âSo pretty.â
âYouâre the one whoâs pretty.â
What? Did I just say it out loud?
I covered my mouth with astonishment.
Leonâs hand grabbed my wrist and made me fall into his arms.
âLion, whatâs wrong with you? The reason why you overdo your training earlierâ¦â¦.â
âNo, no. Just holding you makes me feel at ease.â
I think your heart is pounding too hard to say that.
I quietly listened to Leonâs heartbeat.
Thump thump. Thump thump.
It really makes me feel at ease.
âLeon, are you sleeping?â
I said quietly to Leon.
I didnât come here to do this.
Leon gently embraced me and wouldnât let me go.
His pleasant body scent brought me to sleep.
Itâs not good if you caress me like thisâ¦
âNo, Iâm not sleeping.â
Leonâs eyes met with mine.
Since when have you been staring at me?
Red eyes were shining.
a strange feeling.
I gulped down a saliva.
Leon rolled up the corners of his mouth and smiled beautifully.
âThereâs no way Iâll fall asleep when Iâm holding you.â
âuhâ¦?â
Leon hugged me harder and narrowed the gap.
The heat rose sharply on the two closely attached bodies.
âHow could I fall asleep?â
His hand quickly ran through my hair.
I canât believe iâm so nervous with this space
Is this why Edgar said not to be alone?
After all, Leon was also a male, wasnât he?!
I blinked my eyes, which were bigger than before, and opened my mouth.
âWell, letâs go somewhere with me!â
At Leonâs serious gaze, he hurriedly turned to the topic.
âWhereâ¦?â
âI have things to buy before the test, and Iâve never been downtown with Leon. I want to make memories.â
Leon grinned at my hesitating tone.
Only then did Leonâs hand fall from me.
Whoo! Whoo!
My heart almost dropped.
I sat on the bed, taking off my body from Leonâs arms.
My heart still thumped.
Please, donât jump on me.
Even when I closed my eyes tightly, the beat showed no signs of stopping.
âMemories, memoriesâ¦â¦.â
Bitterness shone around Leonâs eyes as he rose from his seat.
âLetâs go. If itâs what Elle wants, Iâm happy, too.â
Leon reached out to me, buttoning up his shirt.
No, you donât have to button it up.
I smacked my lips with regret.
Leon is really sexy when he unlocks a button or twoâ¦â¦.
âAh, so Elle loved this.â
He, who had locked all the buttons all the way to the end, soon released them one by one.
Tuk.
A twitching game.
Tuk.
Leonâs hands, which were unbuttoning one by one, stopped immediately after all the buttons on his shirt were unbuttoned.
âOh, all the buttons have been released.â
God, what the hell are you doing to me?
I couldnât take my eyes off Leonâs body.
âThat, that! I think itâs too dangerous here!â
âDangerous?â
Leonâs head tilted to the side.
I mean, donât even look cute in that outfit.
I hurriedly averted my gaze and gesture.
âWell, yes! Get dressed! Dress neatly and come out!â
At the end of that remark, I quickly left Leonâs room.
Didnât I almost become a danger to Leon.
I picked my breath quickly, recalling the dizzying situation again.
I think itâs better for Leon to run away from me as soon as possible.