Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 239
Claude was momentarily speechless with disbelief.
“…Why are you getting involved in their relationship?”
“Well… I heard that Lord Daniel is being ostracized because of me and you, and I wanted to at least help him make a friend… Even if not a friend, Irene is the closest thing to a friend I have…”
“…”
“Besides, they look good together. People tend to like others who resemble themselves. And actually, Irene has a hidden strength despite her nasty personality. But I can’t tell you what that power is, even if you’re Lord Claude…”
Rose was trying her best to explain, but Claude couldn’t understand what she was saying at all.
Regardless of the reasons, Claude couldn’t accept it.
He could understand, accommodate, and accept everything else about Rose.
Just not the idea of another Esper being around her.
Claude still couldn’t forget the time during the guiding test when Rose had held another Esper’s hand to escape from him.
It was the first time Claude truly realized that while he couldn’t live without Rose… she wouldn’t feel the same way.
If someone else had found her before him, and managed to win her over…
…She might have been in someone else’s arms instead of his by now.
So, no matter how publicly known it was that she was his imprinted Guide, he couldn’t relax. To him, she was so precious and lovely—surely others saw her the same way.
It infuriated him to think about an Esper approaching her while he was away.
He imagined Rose innocently smiling, unaware of the other Esper’s hidden intentions, and it made his blood boil.
“Lord Claude, it’s really not like that…”
“Be quiet.”
“…”
Rose flinched at his harsh words as he struggled to suppress his emotions. Her uncertain expression quickly turned icy.
In that instant, sharp words flew out of Rose’s mouth.
“Is it just me who did something wrong? Didn’t you do anything wrong, Lord Claude?”
“…What?”
“You took Shana, who you once had a fling with, on the expedition. I only ate with Lord Daniel and Irene, but you sat at a table alone with Shana at a dessert cafe, making me sit at another table to watch? And you didn’t even buy me a piece of bread?”
“Rose, that was…”
“Wow, I’m getting pissed all over again. You two were on a date, so why make me follow and watch? You treated me like a bystander and didn’t even buy me any bread! Not a single piece!”
“…”
“And then you glared at me just because I got some bread from someone else? What’s wrong with you!”
The more she talked, the angrier Rose got, and her eyes widened with fury.
Claude wasn’t sure if she was more upset about him having a date with Shana or not buying her any bread while she watched. Either way, he felt a bit flustered.
At the time, Claude hadn’t realized how serious Rose was about food or how much she loved eating. If he had known that she would still bring it up with such sorrow, he would have paid more attention.
Moreover, a date? Sitting with that woman had been necessary, but not because he wanted to.
Even while sitting with that woman, Claude hadn’t had a proper conversation with her because all his attention was on Rose, who was sitting far away with her pink hair.
The same was true for this expedition. Claude had not received any guiding from Shana, nor had they had any conversations. He had no desire to do so.
Claude still had a severe aversion to people. He couldn’t open his heart to anyone but Rose.
Of course, none of this mattered to Rose right now.
Claude hurriedly hugged Rose and tried to calm her down.
“Rose, calm down…”
“Let go! I want to go on an expedition with other Espers too, without you! I want to have lunch with just two people. That would be fair…!”
“…Okay, I admit I was wrong.”
Claude held the struggling Rose tightly in the blanket, resting his forehead against hers. Despite receiving ample guiding, he felt suddenly exhausted.
He couldn’t understand why she wanted to pair her non-ability friend with an Esper or why they needed to eat together in a group of three, but he had no choice but to accept it.
There was no other way but to yield.
