How to Tame That Gentle Male Lead - Chapter 4.10
Yes. He said this while resting his chin on his hand, gazing straight at Resena. His blue eyes momentarily reminded Resena of Vernas’s blue eyes, and she found herself staring at him blankly.
“So, will you please accept my date request?”
“……”
“I want to listen to your words.”
Eldis smiled brightly like a midsummer sunflower.
Then he reached out and grasped Resena’s hand. As she was slowly pulled towards him, Resena suddenly came to her senses. But by that moment, her hand was already touching Eldis’s lips.
‘It’s hot……’
The breath escaping from his lips only made her more flustered. Resena’s face turned red, and she stared at him, unable to say anything and mumbling.
“Hmm? Lady. Please answer me. I’m not asking you to marry me right now, you know.”
“……I, I……”
For a moment, Resena felt as if this handsome man was using everything at his disposal to enchant her. Even his smile seemed to draw a smooth line with that intention. Gently, she withdrew her hand from his grasp, his hand that had barely any calluses despite wielding a sword.
‘Eldis is supposed to love the female lead originally, but what if he ends up spending time only with me.’
But in a way, wouldn’t that make things safer?
‘If he loses interest in Lorona, who displays excessive self-sacrifice, and pays more attention to me or others, even if Lorona dies, he won’t cause the world to end, right?’
She also recalled what Alken had said before.
[She didn’t even have the strength to protect herself, yet she stepped in front of the dark mage Zergard and took the blow meant for His Highness the Crown Prince, dying in his place. That truly wasn’t something to be praised. If His Highness had been hit as originally intended, it would have been nothing more than a minor scratch for him.]
No matter what kind of self-sacrifice Lorona might display, even if she foolishly gave her life to the dark mage when she shouldn’t have.
If the male lead loses interest in Lorona, the world’s end won’t come to pass.
‘But what if I die in the process……?’
No. I won’t display self-sacrifice like Lorona.
I won’t go to places where I might die, nor will I rush into dangerous situations.
‘So…… if I become involved with Eldis……’
More easily, much more easily…… Wouldn’t I be able to prevent the world’s end?
“Lady?”
“Ah. Yes.”
Snapping back to her senses, Resena faced Eldis, who was smiling brightly at her.
He was like a vivid landscape painting of a summer sea, to the extent that she could understand why people were enchanted by Eldis, why noble ladies were so devoted to him.
‘He really is a beautiful person.’
What made her heart flutter was Eldis’s uniquely clear atmosphere and the appearance that harmonized with it. Resena tried hard to realize that she needed to answer him, and somehow managed to come up with a response.
“……I’ll accept your date request.”
“Really?”
At that, Eldis smiled, his eyes curving like scattered cherry blossoms.
“Thank you, Lady. I’m really looking forward to what’s to come.”
“……I… But I might be less interesting than you expect.”
“No.”
Eldis shook his head and spoke firmly.
“Lady, you’re like an awl that pokes out distinctly even in the middle of a crowd. You draw attention wherever you are. I didn’t fully realize this side of you before, but now I can’t stop my gaze from turning to you wherever you are.”
“……Your Highness.”
“So…… I’m happy. Being able to be with someone like you is truly a great joy for me.”
Eldis reached out once again to grasp Resena’s hand. Watching her delicate fingers enveloped in his hand, Eldis smiled, lifting the corners of his mouth. Then he bowed his head respectfully and once again pressed his lips to her soft hand.
In an instant, his moist lips warmly touched her skin. Resena felt her face flush as she moved her lips. But no words fell from her. Therefore, Eldis kept his damp lips pressed against her soft hand for quite a long time.
“Then, shall we go on a date as soon as tomorrow……”
“No.”
Resena considered it fortunate that she would be going down to the territory for about a week. Although she had already imagined herself being connected with Eldis, it strangely felt like either a very distant future or a dream that would never come true.
‘Rather, I……’
Beautiful fingers carving wood with a chisel.
A tall man with delicate features carefully carved under the shade of a tree.
‘Vernas……’
That person who is far removed from any honor or entangling politics suits me better.
“Unfortunately, Renard and I need to go down to the Arnasus territory for about two weeks to track and investigate whether a dark mage has appeared.”
“A dark mage…… appeared in the Arnasus territory?”
Eldis’s eyes sharpened. It was understandable, as he had encountered countless dark mages who opened monster waves.
A group seeking to overthrow the empire and offer it as a sacrifice to the demon god to gain the world’s strongest power.
The empire had issued an order of extermination against those who wanted to establish a kingdom ruled by dark magic, slaughtering all life regardless of any sacrifices in the process.
‘Moreover, recently they opened a monster wave at the border, which took quite some time to deal with.’
When he went there, it turned out to be just a small-fry dark mage, so it was easy to take care of.
That’s how immense the destructive power of each dark mage was. Two or three dark mages gathering could cause a large-scale monster wave, so the imperial side was trying to resolve the situation quickly by sending Eldis before it grew in scale.
“Yes. But in my opinion, I think it’s not a dark mage but rather a simple case of arson and unauthorized damage to private property.”
“Why do you think that? If the report from the territory suggests it’s a dark mage, wouldn’t the possibility of it being a dark mage be higher?”
At his sharp observation, Resena couldn’t help but smile. Yes. It was because he occasionally showed this side that his gentle aspect was even more highlighted in the novel. She liked this different side of him too.
“But the damage was limited to farmland and flower beds, and no one was harmed. The culprit is likely a local who knows the area well. They probably have a grudge or are jealous, so they damaged the thriving farmland.”
“Hmm……”
Resena continued in a light tone.
