Chapter 69: CH 67

“… As you wish.”

It took some time, but the answer came back. The reaction confused Paulo. Was that doll really something special, or was it just an ordinary thing that was nothing special?

“Thank you.”

He decided to put his curiosity aside. First of all, he asked for permission to take the doll, so he had to take it with him to avoid making a scene.

If he canceled his decision to take the doll now, Orlov was sure to question if he was trying to test him.

With a gesture, Paul ordered the other priests to take care of the doll. Immediately after that, young priests came out and carefully lifted the doll and put it in a box prepared in advance.

The box had various divine magics that could weaken the power of black magic. To be honest, they felt ashamed to put an insignificant-looking doll in a box with several layers of strong divine magic that even priests couldn’t use often.

He soothed his sore throat and pretended nothing was wrong. In addition, he did not forget his dignified expression.

“Thank you for your cooperation, Archduke. We will proceed with the search a little further.”

“Right.”

Mikael replied with an unreadable expression. Paulo opened his mouth to the young priests while tilting his head in embarrassment.

“It is to restore the honor of the Archduke. Proceed with an accurate and meticulous search!”

* * *

“S- stop, stop…”

Yul pleaded in an almost tearful voice. However, the hands around Yul’s round head did not know how to stop.

“Ah, evil! Liena, Liena! Stop it, stop it!”

Of course, it was a much more trustworthy hand than Mikael’s, but it didn’t feel very good to have his head rolled in someone else’s hands while he was awake.

It’s a feeling that only those who have experienced it know. Of course, that’s not something everyone could experience.

“Be patient. At first glance, you wouldn’t know it, but if you look closely, you can see the seams, it looks like a double chin.”

“Can’t we just live with a double chin? Beauty is not objective. Let’s live by our innate appearance. Isn’t that the true beauty? As you were born, as you are.”

“Oh, Yuri, you say some really cool things, don’t you?”

“Right? Liena, do you think so too?”

“That’s right. I think so too! But not dolls! A doll should be lovely and cute!”

“I am still so lovable and cute!”

Yul shouted as if screaming. He wasn’t overly seriously thinking that he was lovable or cute, but he did think that he could go somewhere and make a living just off his looks.

If a doll that looked as cute as him went and said, ‘Hey, I’m hungry, but give me some food’, wouldn’t you want to take out something? Right? Are you going to burn it because it’s ominous?

Anyway, what Yul wanted to say was that he wanted to stop receiving this long and tedious unauthorized meridian message. Although Liena boasted more reliable skills than Mikael, it was undeniable that she was unlicensed.

The reason Yul ended up wrestling with Liena was simple. The Orlov mansion was the target of the search, and Mikael found a way to protect himself by using tricks of his own.

Of course, that method would stir up another rumor that Prince Orlov was crazy about playing with dolls, not black magic, but well…

For now, Yul can save his life, so he pretended not to know that Mikael’s face1 fell to the ground.

He said that he used a trick, but if an unfortunate incident occurred in which Yul was caught during the search, it would be a big deal, so Mikael took Yul out of the mansion in advance.

He could be suspicious through his aide Caleb or Levi, so he used Liena, a relatively unknown young girl.

Liena was just happy with the thought that she could play with his Yuri for half a day, maybe even longer.

When he saw her eyes light up at the sight of him, he said then he should have ran away. Yul sincerely regretted his past mistakes.

After the long, long, unlicensed message, Yul lay down in a state of fascination. The sky was looking yellow, which meant it was time to meet the black-hooded man sooner or later.

“Hey, Yuri.”

“W- why?”

At the call of Liena, who was so cheerful in contrast to the weary Yul, Yul felt goosebumps rise up his spine. Although he said they were goosebumps, of course, it was nothing more than the hairs of a soft cloth.

“Shall we put some skeletons in?”

“Eh… ?”

“If you put a skeleton in it, it will be easier to move. Oh, no. Shall I give you fingers? If you put a wire frame between your fingers, your fingers can move freely.”

“… H- How do you do that?”

“Well, there are two ways, but to explain one first, it’s a way to pierce the buttocks and push the skeleton…”

“Liena, is that a surgery with an anesthesiologist?”

“Anesthesiologist?”

“Uh huh. Will you give me anesthesia?”

“Um… no!”

“Gaaaghh!”

Yul turned down Liena’s offer in disgust. Just imagining it was terrifying. Poke a long thing through his ass? Yul thought of his small, round buttocks and sighed.

“What are you shocked at?”

Yul, who was almost in a panic at Liena’s words, turned his head at the familiar voice behind him. Because his head was heavy, he fell forward as it was.

“You’re doing all sorts of things.”

“Cucumber2.”

Yul muttered dissatisfied and lifted his heavy head with a ‘grunt’. Then, there was a familiar face.

A ridiculously large body, a small face, black hair, pale skin, and red eyes. It was Mikael.

“Did it work out?”

“Well, I guess that’s roughly it.”

At Mikael’s words, Yul let out a sigh of relief. To put it bluntly, it wasn’t a confident statement, but Mikael’s dignified attitude showed that everything had worked out.

“You worked hard, Mikael!”

Yul hugged his ankle with his whole body. It was his own way of compliment.

After being praised, Mikael looked at the small ba;; of cotton clinging to his ankle and unconsciously rolled up the corners of his mouth and smiled lazily.

“Liena, you worked hard taking care of this guy.”

“No, it was fun. Please leave it to me anytime next time.”

Liena’s expression was dripping with regret. She seemed to regret that she hadn’t been able to plant a skeleton.

Yul’s precious asshole… didn’t exist, but since it was said to be between the buttocks, he made up his mind to protect the area that must have been roughly that part.

“Bye, Liena! Be well.”

“Okay, Yuri… See you again, okay?”

Yul did not feel any remorse at Liena’s sad greeting, which was in contrast to Yul’s lighthearted greeting. He wondered if he had done too much to a young child, but when he thought about the fact that he almost had to undergo an illegal operation without an anesthetic, he felt sick.

“Mikael, put me up. Hurry.”

Yul, full of determination to run away immediately, spread his arms toward Mikael and shook his feet. It was like a child begging for a hug.

Mikael put a smile on his face as he picked up Yul and carefully put it in his pocket.

“Then let’s go back to the mansion.”

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* * *

It was a long, long day. It was only one day, to put it into perspective, but if he added up the things that made him restless, it was actually several days.

Yul slumped over his pillow and smiled in relief.

“I’m glad it worked out though.”

“There’s no way this can’t be worked out.”

“Thank you, Mikael.”

The fact that he was in a good mood despite Mikael’s somewhat cheeky remark must have meant that he was in a good mood. Thinking so, Yul took a look at Mikael’s handsome face.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Because you’re handsome.”

At the answer that came back at once, Mikael narrowed his brows as if embarrassed. Yul tilted his round head, wondering what was wrong.

“Do you normally say such things casually?”

“Because I am telling the truth…”

“I see.”

Mikael immediately agreed to what he was thinking. Then he stared at Yul.

“Yuri, you are cute.”

“I know.”

“Haha hahaha.”

At Yul’s words, Mikael burst into laughter as if he was dumbfounded. But Yul was proud.

To be honest, if he became this little guy and was not cute, wouldn’t that really be ridiculous? Became a 20cm cotton doll? Of course he had to be cute.

“It’s an honor to be able to sleep with such a cute you.”

Mikael grinned and poked Yul’s cheek with his index finger. Yul struggled with the meaning of saying not to do it, but to no avail.

That’s how the night for the two of them went on insignificantly.