Editors: sleepchaser, ASplashofMusic
After we graduated, we can’t see each other daily like in the past.
Since Lian hired , we get to work together on Saturdays, Sundays, and other days that are convenient. I’m also worried about Marie and the kids, so I plan on stopping by once or twice a week. If the timing is good, Lian and I can see each other there.
But like I ntioned before, we won’t be able to et every day anymore.
Still, it doesn’t an that we won’t et.
So I suggest a counterasure. “You know, if you want to visit, you can just co. I won’t mind if it’s you. Also, there’s a lot of vacant rooms at Cheddar-san’s place. If you want to borrow a room, they’d probably let you stay in one if you ask.”
“Eh? Really?”
We’re talking about the Cheddars after all. I’m sure they will gladly lend a room to Lian. Cheddar’s wife also said that she hates having empty rooms.
“Yeah. I can go and see you whenever I want to et you as well. Since you hired , that wouldn’t be strange, right?”
Lian widens his eyes as if he just realized it, and finally breaks into a slight smile.
“You’re right…”
“Yes. Also, I will be delivering milk from Cheddar’s Ranch to your mansion’s kitchen every morning.”
“S-seriously?”
“Yeah. You didn’t know? I’m going to help Cheddar-san with deliveries from now on. If you get up early, we will also be able to et then.”
“I-I see… So you will co every morning to the mansion…”
Lian’s was originally pale in anxiousness, but now gradually reddens.
What a relief.
He finally managed to compose himself a bit.
He doesn’t resist as I loosely pull at his wrist, allowing to bring him into my arms.
If I hug him tight, he’ll most likely pull away. So I gently place my hands on his lower back
“If they can’t lend you a room… You can use my room as you like, just like in the church. “You can just stay there if you want to.”
Lian flushes red as a tomato.
“N-no way.”
“Why?”
“Because you’ll do sothing… weird.”
“Sothing weird?”
Lian sulks. The redness of his face doesn’t fade, and he averts his eyes without answering my question.
His nape that is tinged red is a lovely sight. So much so that I have the urge to bite it.
I usually can’t control my desires. I know that. But I can only keep enduring. Thankfully, I’ve been too busy before to entertain such thoughts.
…Would Lian let touch him even just a little?
The mont I bring my face closer to his neck, his body jolts.
There’s a light fragrance emanating from Lian’s skin.
Unable to endure anymore, I nip his neck lightly with my lips. Lian trembles, but doesn’t imdiately try to jump back and escape, as is often the case.
He obediently stays in my embrace.
I take his action to an that I can touch him a little more, so I press a kiss on his cheek.
Lian suddenly raises his face as if surprised, causing our lips to almost touch. Out of impulse, I bite on those lips.
Lian opens his mouth to say sothing, and I take the chance to slip my tongue inside until it cos into contact with his.
He once again jolts in shock and tries to retract his tongue, but my tongue chases after it. Rubs against it.
However, he persists in avoiding the French kiss. When I try to give further chase, Lian starts pounding my chest. And so I’m forced to separate from his lips.
“Y-you actually did it!” Lian glares at , red-faced. His shoulders shake as he tries to calm his breathing.
“But isn’t this situation inevitable?”
“W-what the heck do you an inevitable?!”
“I like you. It’s only natural that I want to touch you.”
“Li…” Lian is redder than I’ve ever seen him. He lowers his gaze, slightly frowning.
I sigh in my heart.
I don’t think he hates .
That night, he told to stay by his side.
When I kiss, hug, and tell him that I like him, just like what I’m doing right now, he doesn’t run away from .
And when he knows that he will be away from , he looks lonely and anxious.
Rather than hate, I’d say he likes . My guts shouldn’t be wrong.
But… he still won’t answer my question from that ti.
I wonder why?
Lian… It feels like he is scared of sothing.
I still don’t know what it might be, but if I can remove the source of Lian’s anxiety, will I finally get his reply?
“Lian, what are you scared of?”
He flinches.
Then he grabs my clothes, his pale hand faintly trembling. “What are you saying? I’m not… scared of anything.”
“Then, why do you seem so worried? I swear I won’t do anything hateful. I will cherish you, and I definitely won’t do anything that will make you sad.”
I am t with silence.
“Do you… hate ?”
Lian imdiately looks up at and shakes his head. “O-of course I don’t!”
“Then, do you like ?”
“Tha…” His eyes tremble. He looks to be on the verge of crying. “…After all, you…”
“?”
“…For you, she─” Lian seems like he wants to say sothing, but eventually decides against it and closes his mouth.
He gives an awkward smile while shaking his head, trying to look calm. Yet, there is still a tint of sadness in the depths of his eyes.
And rather than answering my question, he says sothing else. “Alfred. You should calm down, and re-think about this. You will surely… et an amazing person in the future. One whom you’ll find to be incomparable to ..” The sadness in his eyes deepens. “You will surely like that person too… More than , or anything else.”
“…What are you saying?”
“That right person who will give you eternal happiness will surely appear in the future. That’s why, let’s stop this. It will be better for you─”
“Lian!” With the anger building up inside , I unconsciously scolded him. Lian jumps in surprise.
I can’t ignore what he said. “Why are you saying these things?”
“Alfred…”
“No one knows the future, yet…”
He seems to be… saying the sa things as that star-reading woman.
Lian squints in pain. “After all, you─”
“How can I like soone whose face I don’t even know? Don’t be stupid. There’s no way that will happen.”
“Al–”
“Are you saying you don’t trust ?”
“No, it’s not tha–”
“Then where did your words co from?”
Lian averts his eyes.
“Lian.”
“…It can’t be helped.”
His voice is trembling.
“It can’t be helped, you know! It’s already decided. The future is already decided. So what are you─”
“What is decided? Nothing is set in stone. Aren’t you the one who said before that we can change the future?”
Lian lifts his head. Looks at again with a hopeless face.
“You are the one who said that, right? To .”
“Change… I wonder if I should still change it.”
He looks unusually timid.
What made him so uneasy?
“Why not? You can change it in whatever way you want. We decide our own future.”
“Is it really okay?”
“Of course.”
“So even I can change the future?”
“If you want to, you can. You yourself told that.”
Lian chokes on his own saliva as his eyes tremble.
“I know myself the best, so I will decide what I want. Don’t decide things for . That’s why… you should also think about what you truly want. What do you want to do?”
Sorry for another late release…
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