Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 240
“So, are you planning to keep trying to match them up?”
“No, I gave up. Every time I put them together, they kept fighting. I guess they’re just too incompatible.”
“…That’s unfortunate.”
“Huh, why? Do you want them to get along?”
She had been angry just moments ago, but now her eyes sparkled with curiosity. Claude couldn’t help but chuckle.
Rose babbled on about how their visual combination would be national treasure-level if Claude agreed.
Whether they looked good together or not was irrelevant to Claude.
But…
What annoyed Claude was that Rose, who always said they weren’t even friends, would run to that woman whenever she had a problem instead of coming to him. It meant she relied on that woman emotionally.
What was so reliable about that non-ability woman with no power or influence?
Claude was bothered by her. Despite having met Rose less than a year before, she acted as if she knew Rose better than anyone.
She even seemed to see herself as Rose’s guardian, scrutinizing and evaluating Claude like a disapproving father-in-law.
Claude didn’t care what Daniel and that woman did, but he would welcome it if they held hands and stayed far away from Rose.
“…Anyway, since you’ve given up, there won’t be any more incidents with him, right?”
“Lord Daniel? Oh, no. After the last meal, I haven’t had the chance to talk to him.”
“Don’t talk to him.”
“I told you I won’t. So, Lord Claude, please don’t be stubborn and tell Lord Wilhelm and Lord Livener to stop bothering Lord Daniel. Okay?”
Rose tried to look stern as she made her request, despite her soft face.
Claude found it amusing and let out a dry laugh.
Weak as she was, she relied on her charm to sway him, not realizing how much he indulged her.
The most astonishing part was that he found her baseless bravery endearing and loved her for it.
When he cupped her round cheeks and pulled her closer, she came willingly.
Since some time ago, Rose no longer feared or avoided him when looking up at him. Her eyes, filled with pure affection, sparkled like stars.
Seeing those eyes made it impossible for him to stay angry.
His lips eventually curled up into a delighted smile as he pressed them onto hers.
As always, her lips tasted ever so sweet.
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“It’s been ten days since Lord Claude took you away in his arms, Rose.”
“…Don’t start.”
“You must have had a very… heated reunion.”
My face flushed bright red.
Simeyez and Epine had been giggling nonstop since earlier.
I tried scowling and growling at them, but it was no use. They just kept laughing and making fun of me.
It had indeed been ten days since Claude took me away in front of everyone, and it’s only now that I finally returned to the Guide Division.
The ever-diligent, attendance-obsessed Rose Valentine had been absent for ten whole days!
People had been talking a lot about what we must have been doing during that time.
How desperate must he have been to finish an expedition that was expected to take at least six months in just one month and rush back? And then, how urgent must it have been for him to disappear with me the moment he returned?
Seeing as I hadn’t returned to the Guide Division all that time, they speculated that we must be busy being all over each other.
…They weren’t wrong.
But admitting and accepting it was incredibly embarrassing.
Every Guide I met at the Guide Division gave me a strange, suggestive look.
Even Demona quietly called me over.
“Rose, did you disappear right after receiving the promised 1.3 million Berks? I understand that you missed Lord Claude, but couldn’t you have moderated it a bit on weekdays? What kind of example are you setting for other Guides by being absent all the time?”
“Uh, Demona…”
“Moderation on weekdays, okay? Be a mature adult and control yourself! And then unleash all those pent-up desires from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon! No one will complain then!”
“…”
“Do it on weekends! Go wild! Have non-stop fun…!”
“Gahhh! Fine! I’m sorry…!”
In the end, I had to cover my ears and promise never to be absent again to be released from her lecture…
