I Don’t Want the Obsession of a Twisted Archduke - Chapter 46-10
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Although there was no answer from him, I continued talking because I could see Kyle listening quietly.
“The name of this wine is Glühwein. Hmm, isn’t it? Is it mulled wine or vin chaud? Oh, I don’t know? Let’s just unify it with Glühwein.”
“Riddel Spencer, you make a mess of things you can’t understand when you’re drunk, and you’ve got the gift of constantly talking about them.”
Tsk. Kyle clicked his tongue, but I didn’t care and continued talking.
“Well, I don’t like this wine very much, but you know why I drink it?”
“Well.”
“What happened was, when I was just an adult, my family went on a trip to Europe, and my dad bought this from the Christmas market.”
“… Europe? Markets?”
“Yes, but as soon as I took a sip, it was so bad that my family didn’t like it.”
“Is this wine that bad?”
Kyle shook the wine in the glass and raised pure doubts.
What’s up with him? He responded better than usual.
‘Are you drunk?’
Excited whatsoever, whatever it was, I continued to talk with enthusiasm.
“At that time, my father apologized for buying the wrong wine and got Glühwein instead. He looked so sad, drinking it along… Well, in conclusion, we all drank and laughed together by the end of the night.”
“…”
“Anyway, since then, I’ve been drinking Glühwein as a habit on Christmas. I’ve been drinking it even refusing anyone’s recommendation to drink something else. It still doesn’t taste good.”
As I spoke, I remembered the faces of my family, and the longing I had buried inside my heart. Kyle listened to me and seemed to be lost in thought, but he opened his mouth again.
“… Did Thor Spencer have that trait?”
“What? Thor Spencer? It’s not……my dad… Um, Kyle…”
“Yes?”
“Well, I’m sleepy.”
“What?”
“I want to say more… All of a sudden, it’s so… I’m sleepy…”
Oh, my. Was I already drunk?
My head just… Round and round. I blinked and rubbed my eyes. My eyes keep… It was because of the wind.
“… I’ll take you to bed.”
I felt Kyle holding my saggy and drooping body. Comfy. And…
“… warm.”
“…”
It was warm. It was so warm. I was so relaxed.
“I’m glad… I have a place to go.”
“Where to go back?”
“Yes, Kyle is… by my side… I… really…”
Unable to overcome the heavy eyelids, I eventually closed my eyes.
***
Deep dawn with the moon hidden in the clouds. There was only stillness in the villa. There was only one who was not. Kyle could sleep at all.
Kyle’s transparent eyes, with his eyelashes curled up, were facing only one spot.
Where Riddel quietly fell asleep.
Kyle was dazzled by the situation. He drank wine like water, but he kept a list of words that he didn’t understand from the previous conversation.
‘… falling asleep without moving.’
Riddel’s breath was faint as she slept soundly. Kyle didn’t show it, but he thought there was also something outside the carriage schedule that was tiring her.
‘So, how many times has it been now?
Seeing Riddel sleeping soundly. Kyle couldn’t even remember the first time it happened.
That’s right.
He had been watching Riddel sleep every night even at the Great Duchy.
It had become a daily routine at some point. For Kyle, Riddel Spencer was a woman who always leaves doubts. She did it again.
“ – But why is the Archduke concerned about it?”
“Well.”
Kyle murmured quietly at Riddel’s question that he left a moment ago.
Honestly, Kyle wondered himself. He never thought deeply, didn’t even feet the need for it, but to put it bluntly, Riddel’s words were not wrong.
Contract.
‘Yes, it’s just a contractual relationship with Riddel Spencer.’
The truth never changes no matter how sweet Riddel may have said it. Even if they meet for different reasons, he had no right to interfere. He could only ask for some control to save his face.
‘Haven’t I seen a lot of things in the first place?’
Married people shushed and played with others behind their back. It was such a different world from the outside. That’s why Kyle never had any expectation from the nobles, no, from anyone.
Kyle hated it.
Whoever could get involved with Riddel. Whether it was her ex-fiancé, Doman Woodhill, or those pathetic nobles. The employees and knights of the Great Duchy. Even the maid she especially cares about, who Kyle couldn’t even think of her name.
Kyle was even bothered by Riddel’s more intimate relationship with Jean these days.
‘… because of my pride.’
Maybe.
The reason why he was impatient with Riddel Spencer may be because of his primitive desires.
‘No, this is something different.’
If Kyles’ pride was hurt by his own woman’s unruly behavior. It would be over the moment he took away her freedom.
The original dragon was a holy spirit that could be cruel in means of possession, control, and reign. If Riddel was something simply to own, he wouldn’t care at all if her body was broken in two.
‘I just need to hold my breath anyway.’
For some reason, Kyle didn’t want it this way. The exact reason was unknown. He thought it didn’t make sense, but he didn’t want to hurt Riddel in the back of his mind.
Although he didn’t understand himself, Kyle didn’t even want to hurt her fingertips.
Of course, sometimes, no, often. Kyle had a desire to chain up and lock her in a place that only he knew. This was also quickly subdued by something, not instinct.
So…
‘It’s different from my original desire.’
It was the only conclusion that Kyle could come up with.
‘How dare you make me think this far.’
Is there anyone else who would give Kyle such a different experience?
There wasn’t. Forever. No one would want to give up their lives in a hurry. It was not enough to say that it was ridiculous.
Kyle touched his mouth unconsciously, at the same time, recalling Riddel’s words.
“ – There’s a variety of laughs and smiles like this.”
One side of his mouth was the same, but this was not the smile that he usually made. Kyle could tell without looking in the mirror. His eyes, which have always been fierce, were nowhere to be found. Folded in half with no poison.
Kyle was confused.
If there were different kinds of smiles, it would be great to know about them.
‘… what kind of smile is that?’
There was another remark that added to such confusion. I’ve heard of it, but for Kyle, the most difficult word in the world.
‘Love.’
A senseless feeling that he couldn’t understand or didn’t want to understand.
Still, Kyle wondered, curiously.
‘What should I do.’
He wondered if Riddel would show him a smile. Yes, Kyle wanted to see Riddel’s smile powered by an adorable thought. And…
“ – I’m glad… I have a place to go.”
Riddel told him that she had a place to go back. Kyle felt his chest filling up for some reason.
And…
“ – Yes, Kyle is… by my side… I… really…”
He was also curious about the story behind it. However, he would not be able to hear this part.
‘You’ll say you don’t remember.’
Did his own scent transfer to her?
Kyle stopped in an attempt to reach out to Riddel, who started to smell like roses. He felt this instinctive impulse more than the feeling of reaching her. Kyle felt his body heat up in a heartbeat. Damn it. He bit his lips with a troubled look.
Was this a dragon’s instinct, or…? Whatever it was, Kyle would never.
“… I won’t hurt you.”
Unaware, Kyle inadvertently told her.
***
“I look forward to seeing you again, your Highness.”
“Please come back anytime, your Highness.”
Dawn didn’t make an appearance as of yet, however I was up and ready to go.
I went out of the villa receiving polite greetings from the employees. Kyle had left the villa ahead of me. The reason was simple, today we were entering into the woods in the south. That’s why I told him I’d leave the villa at dawn.
As soon as I woke up in the morning, I was told by Kyle, who seemed somewhat haggard.
‘Did he just left after telling me we were leaving at dawn?’
Oh well.
I was fortunate this morning, it seemed I slept so well; I didn’t have a hangover.
How I fell asleep was a little blurry, but I don’t remember making any big mistake.
‘I’m sure it will be alright.
After I finished thinking, I contemplated Kyle’s words.
‘Well, Kyle said he’d join the knights because monsters could come out from now on.’
Kyle’s action was one of a hero. Ordinary nobles would have put their safety first.
When I reached Lily and Matthias, I saw Kyle. Next to him, was Sejan. The two were facing each other and talking in a rapid succession.
“It’s better to go this way.”
Sejan’s voice could not be heard properly, but they seemed to be reviewing today’s schedule.