I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

121. Not the end, but the beginning (3)

1.

Soft and fluffy.

There was no better expression to describe the appearance of Ludrick and Eileen. Just Eileen, who was happily hugging her, smiling happily, and Ludrick, who was accepting her.

They were both dressed properly and nothing special had happened the night before, but there were no words to describe the sight of them cuddling in bed and chatting.

While Ludrick and Eileen were having a lovely time, time passed by relentlessly.

As Eileen had said, it wasn’t until noon, but it was quite late before the two of them got out of bed.

“What about food?”

“…Um, should I eat before I go? Actually, it’s a bit past the time for breakfast. I guess you could call it breakfast and lunch.”

“Going to the restaurant is also work, so… Okay.”

Eileen, who was giggling, got up naturally and supported Ludrick’s body with her arms.

“huh?”

“I’ll have the food brought to your room.”

And then he lifted it up.

The so-called princess hugging pose. In this world, the positions are reversed, so it would be more appropriate to call it a prince hugging pose.

Suddenly, Ludrick, who was in Eileen’s arms in a princely pose, asked calmly.

“So what does that have to do with this?”

“It’s nothing. I just carried you to the table.”

“……I can walk there just fine.”

“Would it be embarrassing to answer by saying, “I just wanted to do this──”?”

“Well, I guess there’s nothing that wouldn’t work out, right…?”

“Then that will be enough.”

Ludrick, who was securely held in Eileen’s arms, stuck out his tongue again.

In spite of all this, Eileen is a knight who has been awarded the title of Black Lion by the Empire and is one of the few master-class swordsmen on the continent. Her other nickname, the strongest swordsman in the North, was not an empty boast. She didn’t even need to use magic to strengthen her body, and she was able to carry Ludrick in a prince-like position with just the strength of her arms.

Ludrick sat down quietly at the table, feeling the strange sensation of being held in someone else’s arms in this position, and by a woman at that.

“Is there anything else you’d like to eat?”

“Just eat something simple. Whatever Eileen wants to eat. Or whatever she usually eats.”

“This is difficult. That kind of order is usually more difficult.”

Eileen, who was acting cute, thought for a moment and then asked again.

“If I were to say what I usually eat, I’d just have a simple salad and some bread for breakfast. Would that be okay?”

“That’s enough. I didn’t even exert myself at night.”

“Ba, at night… Ahem….”

“Well, or like Eileen said, you should eat some nutritious food to prepare for the honeymoon.”

Eileen blushed at Ludrick’s playful answer and cleared her throat.

After the light skinship of just holding hands and sleeping last night, the barriers had been broken down to the point where she was even hugging the prince like this, but it seemed like she wasn’t used to this kind of joke yet.

“Nutritious food… I’m tempted by that, but let’s leave it for later. And you, please be moderate when teasing.”

“You got so upset that I teased you, but you didn’t even touch me.”

“……Muuu.”

“I’m joking. Just eat something light for breakfast.”

After last night’s experience, I’ve learned the proper boundaries when it comes to teasing Eileen.

When Eileen, who was feeling embarrassed, showed signs of exploding, Ludrick, who had been smiling, changed the topic back to food. It seemed that Eileen had often ordered food to be brought to the bedroom, so she shook the bell that signaled the kitchen and sat down at the table and opened her mouth.

“But did you say you were going to come here?”

“Story? Not really. I have no one to talk to. I don’t think Elena or Sylphia would be too happy if I told them I was spending a night up north. And they’re not the ones who would worry about missing a night.”

“……Hmm, I see.”

“Anyway, there will be a record of the use of the magic circle.”

Ludrick answered, recalling the events of last night when the use of the magic circle was delayed due to the late hour.

There was also a minor incident where the magician who was managing the magic circle came out grumbling about why such a high-ranking person was here at this late hour, and then upon the appearance of Ludrick, who was a sort of direct superior and a senior in the path of magic despite his young age, he activated the magic circle like a new soldier with full discipline.

The meal arrived shortly after the bell rang.

It was a simple menu, consisting of a salad with dressing and rye bread and butter, as if he usually enjoyed a simple breakfast.

Ludrick paused for a moment as he was chewing on a piece of buttered bread.

It was a very artificial and unnatural pause, so Eileen asked, lifting her fork and bringing her salad to her mouth.

“Ludrick, is there anything wrong with the food…?”

“……ah.”

After barely letting the bread he had been chewing pass down his esophagus, Ludrick scratched his head awkwardly.

“I didn’t say anything.”

“What didn’t you say?”

“……Last night was the day I donated blood to Arwen, but I stayed late at the lab and came here straight away without saying anything.”

It was obvious that by now, a vampire cat was probably waiting desperately for Ludrick, furious at him for not returning until daybreak.

Ludrick, who had been muttering with an awkward face, laughed weakly.

“Oh no. Another person who’s upset and needs to be appeased has appeared.”

2.

“……You don’t know other people’s speed.”

Knock, knock.

Her long silver tail periodically struck the ground, revealing her discomfort.

And Arwen, still in her cat form, growled at Ludrick, who was kneeling before her, baring her fangs.

“I was waiting for you even though you were laughing and chatting with that lizard woman.”

“……No, did you see that again?”

“Don’t change the subject.”

Arwen continued speaking, glaring at Ludrick.

“But I will return at night, and I have been waiting here quietly. But you have repaid my trust by betraying me.”

“No, isn’t it a bit too grandiose to say things like trust and betrayal──”

“Use it.”

When Arwen clicked her tongue in warning, Ludrick immediately shut his mouth.

Originally, they had been bleeding regularly. There was a hiatus for a while due to some unpleasant incidents in between, but after the series of commotions ended and their relationship was restored, they resumed that regular cycle.

And yesterday was the corresponding cycle.

After waiting for Ludrick in the room all day, Arwen got tired and went down to the lab, where she saw him flirting with Sylphia. Of course, Arwen was uncomfortable with that, but it was within the range of what she could tolerate.

However, even if Arwen had a broad mind, she could not just return to her room from the lab, but she had to fly north right after receiving Eileen’s call and stay overnight, which was beyond her capacity.

“I can understand that it’s a little annoying to laugh and chat with that lizard woman. But why did you completely forget your promise with me and sleep with another woman…?”

“…We literally just slept together, we didn’t do anything weird.”

“It’s still like this now…….”

Arwen’s purple eyes squinted.

Arwen, who approached with frequent steps, brought her nose close to it and sniffed.

“……Didn’t you come here covered in the scent of another woman?”

“sorry.”

Anyway, it’s true that I broke my promise, and I have to appease Arwen who is very upset.

Ludrick quickly bowed his head and apologized.

“Just in words.”

“……Come on, Arwen. Aren’t you hungry? It’s past time to eat.”

“Thanks to whom I’ve been starving since yesterday, how could I not be hungry?”

Arwen’s figure, who had slapped away Ludrick’s outstretched arm as an apology, shimmered like a mirage. Soon, Arwen, engulfed in smoke and returning to her human form, sat on the edge of the bed and nodded her head proudly.

“You’ve already been so distracted by everything. It’s obvious what will happen when you get married.”

“……Actually, strictly speaking, I’m marrying all five of them, but the expression ‘outsider’ is a bit strange.”

“Huh huh.”

Arwen smiled coldly at Ludrick’s timid response. The corners of her mouth were twisted upward, but her eyes were not smiling at all, so Ludrick apologized again.

“sorry.”

“If you do something wrong, you should be punished.”

Arwen responded coldly and gestured, and the black smoke caught Ludrick’s arm.

“Huh?”

And before Ludrick could say anything in return, he lifted Ludrick up and gently placed him on the bed.

At the same time, due to Arwen’s characteristic of liking the dark, the curtains that had been hanging vaguely completely covered the window and all the lights in the room went out.

“Isn’t that so?”

As Arwen asked softly, her purple eyes sparkled in the darkness.

All that is visible is the faint outline of Arwen’s face and her purple eyes, drawing ever closer.

Ludrick, lying on the bed, turned over so that the back of his neck was exposed and muttered in resignation.

“……Please don’t let it hurt.”

“I’ll give it a try.”

With Arwen’s answer, her fangs slowly dug into the nape of his neck.

A strange sensation that never gets old no matter how many times you experience it. Ludrick complained as he felt the blood flowing through his body drain away.

“It feels strange.”

“Isn’t it time you started getting used to it? I think I said something like this last time.”

“You try to put yourself in their shoes. Do you think you’ll get used to it if you do?”

Although his pronunciation was muffled due to the act of bloodsucking, Ludrick grumbled as he managed to understand Arwen’s words.

Whether or not, Arwen said, pressing her body against the prone Ludrick while sucking his blood.

“I smell that cheeky b*tch.”

“…Why is your sense of smell so sensitive? And why do you stick your body so close to me when you’re sucking my blood?”

“Marking.”

Arwen added, lifting her lips from the nape of his neck.

“So that the smell of other years disappears from you. Don’t ask the obvious.”