Kiss the Black Cat Chapter 24 - Kiss the Lover 5

Chapter 24: Kiss the Lover 5

Translator: Hasr11

Editor: Mirial

The days in the Northern Fortress went by smoothly. We’d spent a significant amount of ti there, yet while it appeared long, ti flew by in the blink of an eye. Before we realised it, the ti had co for us to return to the Capital. We were reluctant to part from the people at the fortress who we had beco good friends with.

Captain Ballam too patted my shoulders with a smile.

「Legato, I’ll leave the Royal Palace to you. Let’s et again.」

「Yes, I’m truly thankful.」

「I’m looking forward to your rumours.」

Captain Ballam brought his body close and whispered to , making a teasing face. I smiled wryly.

Thus, we left the Northern Fortress.

The journey back to the royal capital went by smoothly and we reached the capital as planned. We arrived in the evening, but the Royal Palace was expecting our arrival and thus received us smoothly.

When I went to greet the captain and vice-captain of the Knight Order, I was told to do the formal greetings tomorrow, and after the expedition troops were put in order, they were released.

I too, returned to my room; the first thing I did was to open the window. The room, unused for a month, was dusty.

However, the most important reason as to why I’d opened the window was for the person who’d always visit from there.

He must have heard that I’d be returning from the expedition. ‘He might co to visit , no, he’ll co to express words of thanks,’ I imagined.

However, on that day, he did not visit my room.

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All night I wondered as to why Nidel-dono did not co et .

Does he not want to et anymore? Just like he’d said before the expedition, will he stop eting in private? Or, did his feelings towards die down already? Or perhaps he was ill?

I, who could only think of such things, restlessly dove into a month’s worth of work in the Royal Palace. The people around perhaps thought that I was confused after being away for long ti, but I was absent-minded because of Nidel-dono.

I searched for his figure when I moved about the Royal Palace, but I could not find him. In the first place, people of the Technological Magic Order weren’t seen that often.

I, who was nervously wondering whether he’d co this night, finally realised. If I was so bothered by him, why not go et him myself?

Once I thought of that, I sped up my work and was able to squeeze out just a little bit of ti, heading to his natural habitat, the tower.

When the tower ca into sight, my heart started throbbing. When I thought of how I was going to et Nidel-dono after a month, I started feeling strange. I’d been thinking of him every day this past month.

I stepped foot into the tower and peeped at the floor where the mbers gathered. It’d been a while since I’d visited this place, the last ti being when I’d gone out on errands as a rookie.

The mbers who’d noticed my presence all raised their heads, revealing varied shocked expressions.

「…It’s Squad Commander Legato…」

「Ooh, to see the person in flesh so close…」

While hearing whispers spread, I looked around the room. When I searched for Nidel-dono, I saw a figure resembling him dozing off on the divan.

When my gaze locked onto him, a mber clad in black robes stood up.

「…Do you have any business here?」

「Ah… um, with Nidel-dono.」

「Ahh, as expected.」

At my reply, the person in front of grinned. The mbers nearby also curled up their lips and smiled. The mber closest to the divan shook Nidel-dono’s body.

「…Nidel, your husband ca.」

When I gave a wry smile, thinking They’re treating as a husband, huh. Nidel-dono got up, speaking with a half asleep voice. 「What do you an Husband…」Once he noticed , he looked on in surprised, before changing his expression to a wry smile.

Nidel-dono got down from the divan and approached , passing by with the words,「Outside, let’s go.」I chased after his figure in a fluster.

「Well done on your expedition.」

「…Ahh.」

Once we left the tower, Nidel-dono turned back to look at and his wry smile changed to a gentle one. I looked at him in a daze. Nidel-dono looked at the surroundings then frowned.

「Sorry for making you co all the way here, but is it sothing urgent? There’s curious eyes everywhere in the Royal Palace after all, so if it isn’t sothing urgent, I’ll go to your room at night, is it fine then?」

Nidel-dono looked up at and tilted his neck to the side just a little. His black eyes softly sparkled as he studied .

「Legato?」

At Nidel-dono calling out to , I returned to myself. At the sa ti my body temperature rose suddenly. My face burned up and my heart throbbed violently. Even my blood rushed to my head.

While I spaced out, assaulted by my body’s reaction, Nidel-dono continued staring at .

「Legato, are you listening?」

「…Ah, ahh. Got it, night’s fine.」

「…I see. Then, I’ll see you at night. Sorry for making you co all the way to the tower.」

After shooting a look at from his lightly worn hood, Nidel-dono turned on his heel. I watched him return to the tower dazedly.

When Nidel-dono left, I sunk to the ground.

When he entered my sight, I could see nothing but him and my body suddenly beca strange. My face still felt hot.

Oh my God.

——I’m, falling in ——love with him!

I was shocked by my own stupidity. I wasn’t like this before the expedition. Of course, I’d held complex feelings, but it wasn’t like this.

When I t him after a month, things turned out like this. Was it because I thought of him every day throughout the expedition? Every day, I repeated, I want to et him badly. It might have been self-suggestion. Just how simple-minded was I?

I place my hand on my forehead and looked down.

All throughout the expedition I worried myself. I worried about what I should do with him, what he was to . And I was worried enough that I couldn’t sleep.

All those worries ——They turned out to be aningless.

When assaulted by these violent heartbeats, more than what I’d even felt for my first love, it couldn’t be helped. His expression and voice were stuck in my mind, sothing I couldn’t forget and I wanted to et him again badly.

I placed a hand on my face, my blush yet to disappear, and simply stood there like a fool.