Chapter 77: Change
“Is there anything you don’t like about me?”
“Huh?”
He seemed to have intuitively figured out what I was going to say. Those blue-grey eyes glanced down at me. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
Perhaps because I was looking at his face, I inadvertently blurted out something.
“Uh, your face?”
“Fiona, do you remember you said you liked my face the most when we were young?”
“….”
Apparently, I did say that. Seriously, he was the main character, so it was only natural that I liked him.
“Well, then, personality.”
I bit my tongue, realizing how nonsensical my reasoning was. Pointing out Sigren’s personality problems would also reflect on my own. Besides, since we were kids, I was the one who took care of him.
Sigren grinned.
“Fiona, wasn’t it you who told me I should be nice to the person I like, a long time ago?”
“….”
I certainly seemed to have said that. But that was for the sake of the “good personality development of the male protagonist.” I said it so that when he met Eunice, he would be nice to her, not me. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Wait, what other things did I tell you to do when you find someone you like, again?”
“A lot. For your information, I also remember everything.”
Sigren looked at me. “From the way you’re acting, you don’t seem to remember.”
First things first, in order to kick Sigren, I think I would have to kick the old me first. What was I even talking about? In any case, I now understood very well that those words had a profound effect on Sigren.
“Fiona, I told you. Sometimes your thoughts jump in strange ways when you think of me.”
“…”
“But if you’re thinking of backing down and saying it was for me again this time…”
He lowered his head slightly and said, “I’m not going to give up easily either.”
It was then that I also looked directly at Sigren. I wanted him to be happy. And Sigren’s greatest happiness, as I knew it, was falling in love with Eunice, just like in the original story. But now that things were like this, it wouldn’t flow as it did in the original plot. That was all I knew.
I reached out and stroked Sigren’s cheek. He flinched
“Someone must have been wearing a Sigren face mask,” I said seriously.
“Fiona, I think you really have a knack for breaking the mood.”
Well, I’m sorry I couldn’t catch the mood. But I’m serious.
“Is this your real personality?”
Sigren placed his hand over mine, which was still resting on his cheek. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“That’s because you always think you know me very well.”
I couldn’t deny it.
“You’ll soon realize what a big mistake that is.”
Well, that realization had just occurred to me. I had indeed been arrogant.
You can know what’s in the water, but not what’s inside a person.
It seemed Sigren was already aware of my attitude, which was based on the assumption that I had “perfect knowledge” of him.
“Does this mean that the you I know and the real you are different?”
Sigren laughed briefly.
“I don’t know.”
I stared at him intently. I really couldn’t get used to the Sigren in front of me.
‘As expected, someone must be wearing a mask of Sigren’s face.’
Okay, let’s admit it. I never expected this guy to be so languid and sweet to me. To be honest, it was my first time being treated like this by Sigren. It was very awkward. But thinking about it again, I didn’t know how this guy could have endured it until now. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Wait a minute, my head is muddled.”
Eventually, I pulled my hand away from him, subconsciously fiddling with my hair as I became lost in thought.
I really couldn’t be very cold-hearted when it came to Sigren. I might have to say no to his confession, but I wasn’t confident about being cold to him as if I disliked him.
‘Maybe this coldness is limited to only the male protagonist?’
Did Sigren know this too? However, it seemed he couldn’t be indifferent enough to handle an ambiguous relationship that neither fully refused nor accepted.
‘I agree, the next step would be lovers.’
Male and female relationships.
After considering this scenario, a slightly different way to resolve the problem emerged. Where in this shallow world could one find a deep relationship between a man and a woman? The ‘true love’ relationship between Sigren and Eunice was created by me for the novel I wrote. In other words, if we looked at reality, such a relationship seemed impossible. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
I didn’t believe in that kind of thing.
Now, if I considered the problem and said yes, thinking about it realistically, wouldn’t it be more likely that we’d break up later? At most, the relationship might last only a few years into adulthood because Sigren would face many crises as the story progresses. There would come a day when his burning passion cooled off, like most young loves.
Eventually, Sigren would realize this too. That there are better women in the world than just a girl who decorated his childhood memories. After all, people usually have someone like this in their lives. Today’s Sigren might be like that too. Even if he dated me now, his passion might cool down over time. When that happened, I’d need to let him go. There was a good chance that Sigren would fall in love with someone else afterward.
With that in mind, there was also a high possibility that some elements of the original plot, where Eunice was Sigren’s partner, might be affected. But if it turned out that the girl wasn’t Eunice, she would need to find another way to awaken her power. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
‘First love, then confession, and then young lovers.’
The more I rationalized, the more certain I became that if I entered this relationship, it would eventually end. Even if everything sparkled beautifully like stars in the night sky, the relationship would eventually dissolve like foam on waves hitting the rocks.
I concluded that accepting Sigren wouldn’t be too problematic. After all, I would be more anxious if I couldn’t manage this change. Plus, it would make him happy. Wouldn’t his hormones affect him, making him feel happy for at least a few months?
Moreover, I didn’t particularly dislike it. Sigren was handsome, and I liked his personality. As a good friend, he seemed like he wouldn’t be a bad romantic partner either. He would never treat me poorly during the dating period. The only issue was that I hadn’t really seen him as a man until now….
I placed my hand on his shoulder. It was so strong that it could never be compared to mine. His height had been different for a long time. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
‘Well, he definitely doesn’t look like a child.’
That should be enough.
“Alright, Sigren.”
“What?”
I tiptoed, leaned forward, and wrapped my arms around his neck. For a moment, Sigren flinched.
Oh, it was the same reaction as when we were children. Seeing this side of him, which had been missing for so long, made me a little happy.
I whispered in his ear, “I accept your confession.”
Yeah, what was the problem with dating at this age? I wasn’t even getting married.
Then I kissed Sigren’s cheek lightly. Immediately, I felt his small startled gasp. He looked so naive like this. Where was the man who said he wanted to do this and that yesterday? How could he be so flustered with just this?
Sigren exhaled slowly. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
“Fiona…”
I widened my eyes. “Didn’t you lock the door because you wanted to do this?”
“Actually, there’s another reason.”
Wait, did I just get too excited?
Sigren grinned at my expression. “Well, it doesn’t matter.”
Then, he lowered his head as if to kiss me….
BANG!
“Get out now.”
The door that Sigren was leaning on shook, and Abel’s voice was heard.
Sigren paused, his expression stern, as if he had expected this.
“I knew it.”
Aha, so he locked the door to keep Abel out.
“Sigren, come out by the count of five.”
Immediately, Abel’s voice began counting from beyond the door. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
One, two, three—
Oh my gosh, it was only at times like this that Abel acted like my guardian!
In the end, I groaned while pressing my index finger against Sigren’s lips.
“There will be a next time.”
“….”
I smiled at his distorted expression.
Yeah, let’s do this—a romantic relationship. Read the translation only on itsladygrey.com.
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T/N: ABEL! YOU C*CKBLOCKER!!
E/D: LOL!!! I love Abel!!!
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