Chapter 94
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
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Ultimately, Reina stopped eating for a moment. Ethan then asked, slightly tilting his head to the side.
“Are you full?”
Uh-huh. This was definitely weird.
At first, she thought that he was only being nice to her because he felt apologetic towards her. However, even if he changed to that degree, this was just too much. He’s become such a different person that you’d think he’s a man on the brink of death.
‘Is there something you want from me?’
Narrowing her eyes, Reina tried her hardest to gauge his true intentions, but she of course didn’t have the ability to read people’s minds. In any case, what would she be able to see even if she stared at him for one hundred days straight?
“Or did something get caught in your throat? Do you want to drink this?”
There was already a glass of juice right in front of Reina, so why was he giving her his glass?
Ugh… A small groan left through her red lips.
‘It’s a lie. You didn’t hear my voice by chance…’
Anyone could tell that he came here deliberately to search for her.
‘But what would that great Ethan want from someone like me… Ah!’
Right. There’s one thing. Just one.
The only thing that Ethan wouldn’t possess even if he’d die—the same thing that Reina wouldn’t be able to forsake even if she’d die.
Poison.
‘Right, yeah. That makes sense.’
It was the most logical guess to the interpretation of his behavior.
Setting her fork down lightly, Reina carefully called out to Ethan.
“Deputy Director.”
His expression sank feebly the same moment he got called ‘Deputy Director’, but Reina didn’t notice this.
“…Yes, Reina.”
She mulled over the right words for quite a while, but thereafter, she finally asked.
“Have you fallen ill?”
She uttered the question with an endlessly serious tone, and all Ethan could do at that moment was stare at her with a completely perplexed gaze.
Then, as if embarrassed, she scratched the tip of her chin with one finger.
“No, I mean… You’re being so nice to me all of a sudden, so… You know what people say, right? That a person changes drastically when they’re about to pass away. So I was wondering if you were sick or something…”
As Ethan hardened like stone, Reina hastily added.
“Ah, of course, I’m not saying you’re really about to die… Do you get what I mean?”
“Yes. It’s a figure of speech… I know exactly what you mean.”
Well, that’s a relief.
Confirming that he hadn’t misunderstood, Reina’s eyes became serious again as she asked.
“So, are you really ill? Do you need painkillers?”
He was the magic genius of the century who excelled even in healing magic, but she’s saying that he might need painkillers. Even so, this—to her—was the only answer that made sense. At the very least, that made more sense than ‘Ethan had fallen for Reina’.
“Um… If that’s the case, you don’t have to be so nice to me. I’ll give you some if you just tell me, don’t worry.”
In the end, Ethan’s expression crumbled as soon as he heard these words.
“Huk…! D-Deputy Director! Are you alright?”
Apart from being frustrated and pained, his gloomy expression conveyed a palpable feeling of regret and sadness.
He must truly be in so much pain.
“If you’re this sick, you should have told me earlier!”
Reina jumped up from her seat and sat down next to Ethan. Then, when she grabbed his arm—which was muscular, actually—Ethan flinched as she quickly supported him.
She examined his complexion and asked him worriedly.
“Where does it hurt?”
“……”
He couldn’t even answer. He must be really, really sick. Besides not being able to answer, his ears and cheeks had gone bright red.
“T-This can’t go on. Give me a moment.”
Reina quickly let go of Ethan’s arm and gathered poison that could be used as a painkiller in her fingertips.
Well, no, she was about to.
Tak—
A large, pale hand with long fingers gently wrapped over her hand.
“……?”
“…I think it’s my hand, Reina. My hand hurts.”
“Huh?”
Even the person himself who said those words didn’t believe a lick of it. He soon changed his angle.
“But I’m fine. Reina, it’s your hand that’s hot.”
“Ah…”
He finally seemed like his normal self again, and he even spoke in a stern voice.
“Reina, your hand seems to have gone much too warm… So I’m holding it.”
“Uhh… Really?”
Weird. I’m feeling healthy enough that I could do five laps around the neighborhood… But these words got stuck at the top of her throat.
“Huhh?”
It was thanks to the sudden touch on her forehead that her words couldn’t be uttered in the end.
Reflexively avoiding his hand, she covered her own forehead and leaned away before she knew it.
“Uh… I’m fine, but… Deputy Director Ethan, you’re the one who doesn’t look okay.”
Look at that. When he touched her forehead, his face got as red as a tomato that’s about to explode soon.
“This really can’t go on. Give me a sec.”
Taking his big hand and bringing it down, Reina closed her eyes as she said this. Then, a small droplet formed at the end of her index finger.
“It would be best to mix it with water… But of all things, we only have juice here. It won’t mix well.”
As if she had no other choice, she turned her head and looked into his clear eyes.
“I, uh… Don’t get me wrong and just listen, okay? Since we’ve got no water here, you can just drink it right away… Ah! It’s very diluted, so it’s not dangerous at all.”
Using her other hand, she pointed to her mouth as she stuck out her tongue.
“S-So… Um… What I mean to say is, uh, use the tip of your tongue to, uh, take this from my…?”
But before she could finish her explanation, her fingertip was enveloped by a soft touch. The part where his lips touched her skin became so heated that it felt like she had been burned.
“U-U-Uh… Um…”
Watching Reina stuttering as if she was broken, Ethan smiled, his eyes gently curving.
Slowly opening his mouth, he spoke with his smile evident in his tone.
“Like this?”
“Uh… T-That’s exactly right, but, um…”
What’s with your expression, why’s it racy…
Gazing upon the woman’s face, which flushed bright red as though it would explode, Ethan licked his lips. Then, a hushed whisper soon reached her ears.
“Delicious.”
.
.
.
That whisper dominated her mind for the rest of the afternoon, and her memories of that day ended there. She could only vaguely recall her meeting with Ethan and how she went back home somehow, but… She wasn’t sure of the rest.
The only thing her rattled mind could think about clearly that day was his soft tongue, an electrifying sensation, and the oddly sensual word that left through his lips.
“Delicious.”
Chapter 94
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
—
Ultimately, Reina stopped eating for a moment. Ethan then asked, slightly tilting his head to the side.
“Are you full?”
Uh-huh. This was definitely weird.
At first, she thought that he was only being nice to her because he felt apologetic towards her. However, even if he changed to that degree, this was just too much. He’s become such a different person that you’d think he’s a man on the brink of death.
‘Is there something you want from me?’
Narrowing her eyes, Reina tried her hardest to gauge his true intentions, but she of course didn’t have the ability to read people’s minds. In any case, what would she be able to see even if she stared at him for one hundred days straight?
“Or did something get caught in your throat? Do you want to drink this?”
There was already a glass of juice right in front of Reina, so why was he giving her his glass?
Ugh… A small groan left through her red lips.
‘It’s a lie. You didn’t hear my voice by chance…’
Anyone could tell that he came here deliberately to search for her.
‘But what would that great Ethan want from someone like me… Ah!’
Right. There’s one thing. Just one.
The only thing that Ethan wouldn’t possess even if he’d die—the same thing that Reina wouldn’t be able to forsake even if she’d die.
Poison.
‘Right, yeah. That makes sense.’
It was the most logical guess to the interpretation of his behavior.
Setting her fork down lightly, Reina carefully called out to Ethan.
“Deputy Director.”
His expression sank feebly the same moment he got called ‘Deputy Director’, but Reina didn’t notice this.
“…Yes, Reina.”
She mulled over the right words for quite a while, but thereafter, she finally asked.
“Have you fallen ill?”
She uttered the question with an endlessly serious tone, and all Ethan could do at that moment was stare at her with a completely perplexed gaze.
Then, as if embarrassed, she scratched the tip of her chin with one finger.
“No, I mean… You’re being so nice to me all of a sudden, so… You know what people say, right? That a person changes drastically when they’re about to pass away. So I was wondering if you were sick or something…”
As Ethan hardened like stone, Reina hastily added.
“Ah, of course, I’m not saying you’re really about to die… Do you get what I mean?”
“Yes. It’s a figure of speech… I know exactly what you mean.”
Well, that’s a relief.
Confirming that he hadn’t misunderstood, Reina’s eyes became serious again as she asked.
“So, are you really ill? Do you need painkillers?”
He was the magic genius of the century who excelled even in healing magic, but she’s saying that he might need painkillers. Even so, this—to her—was the only answer that made sense. At the very least, that made more sense than ‘Ethan had fallen for Reina’.
“Um… If that’s the case, you don’t have to be so nice to me. I’ll give you some if you just tell me, don’t worry.”
In the end, Ethan’s expression crumbled as soon as he heard these words.
“Huk…! D-Deputy Director! Are you alright?”
Apart from being frustrated and pained, his gloomy expression conveyed a palpable feeling of regret and sadness.
He must truly be in so much pain.
“If you’re this sick, you should have told me earlier!”
Reina jumped up from her seat and sat down next to Ethan. Then, when she grabbed his arm—which was muscular, actually—Ethan flinched as she quickly supported him.
She examined his complexion and asked him worriedly.
“Where does it hurt?”
“……”
He couldn’t even answer. He must be really, really sick. Besides not being able to answer, his ears and cheeks had gone bright red.
“T-This can’t go on. Give me a moment.”
Reina quickly let go of Ethan’s arm and gathered poison that could be used as a painkiller in her fingertips.
Well, no, she was about to.
Tak—
A large, pale hand with long fingers gently wrapped over her hand.
“……?”
“…I think it’s my hand, Reina. My hand hurts.”
“Huh?”
Even the person himself who said those words didn’t believe a lick of it. He soon changed his angle.
“But I’m fine. Reina, it’s your hand that’s hot.”
“Ah…”
He finally seemed like his normal self again, and he even spoke in a stern voice.
“Reina, your hand seems to have gone much too warm… So I’m holding it.”
“Uhh… Really?”
Weird. I’m feeling healthy enough that I could do five laps around the neighborhood… But these words got stuck at the top of her throat.
“Huhh?”
It was thanks to the sudden touch on her forehead that her words couldn’t be uttered in the end.
Reflexively avoiding his hand, she covered her own forehead and leaned away before she knew it.
“Uh… I’m fine, but… Deputy Director Ethan, you’re the one who doesn’t look okay.”
Look at that. When he touched her forehead, his face got as red as a tomato that’s about to explode soon.
“This really can’t go on. Give me a sec.”
Taking his big hand and bringing it down, Reina closed her eyes as she said this. Then, a small droplet formed at the end of her index finger.
“It would be best to mix it with water… But of all things, we only have juice here. It won’t mix well.”
As if she had no other choice, she turned her head and looked into his clear eyes.
“I, uh… Don’t get me wrong and just listen, okay? Since we’ve got no water here, you can just drink it right away… Ah! It’s very diluted, so it’s not dangerous at all.”
Using her other hand, she pointed to her mouth as she stuck out her tongue.
“S-So… Um… What I mean to say is, uh, use the tip of your tongue to, uh, take this from my…?”
But before she could finish her explanation, her fingertip was enveloped by a soft touch. The part where his lips touched her skin became so heated that it felt like she had been burned.
“U-U-Uh… Um…”
Watching Reina stuttering as if she was broken, Ethan smiled, his eyes gently curving.
Slowly opening his mouth, he spoke with his smile evident in his tone.
“Like this?”
“Uh… T-That’s exactly right, but, um…”
What’s with your expression, why’s it racy…
Gazing upon the woman’s face, which flushed bright red as though it would explode, Ethan licked his lips. Then, a hushed whisper soon reached her ears.
“Delicious.”
.
.
.
That whisper dominated her mind for the rest of the afternoon, and her memories of that day ended there. She could only vaguely recall her meeting with Ethan and how she went back home somehow, but… She wasn’t sure of the rest.
The only thing her rattled mind could think about clearly that day was his soft tongue, an electrifying sensation, and the oddly sensual word that left through his lips.
“Delicious.”
