Afterwards, Lucy hurriedly got out of bed and got ready to get back to the palace.
Due to the fact that Shien only got back at around dawn, after everything that happened, next, it’s now already nearly noon.
And noon is when Lucy needs to make her public appearance.
If she doesn’t get back quickly, then she’ll be done for.
Thus, even though her body still felt a bit uncomfortable, Lucy could only forcefully bear with it, ignore Shien’s obvious ogling at her from the side, quickly get dressed again, and got ready to leave.
Oh, as an aside, she’s leaving through the windows.
If she really were to simply walk out of Shien’s room, the Lucy could guarantee that the matter of her having stayed the entire night and only left at around noon will quickly end up spreading out through the Capital, thus causing a huge uproar.
Therefore, she had to both come and leave in secret.
Only…
“Why does it feel like we’re having a secret rendezvous?” Shien looked quite amused, “Plus, isn’t the person who’s escaping through the windows supposed to be the guy here?”
“Off with you!” Lucy glared at Shien while yelling at him, “Remember to come find me in the palace. You’re not allowed to leave today!”
Lucy really was worried that Shien would end up leaving the Capital and head toward the Stalim ducal territory without a word after eating her up.
Although she’s rather busy, so she can’t stay around here, Lucy didn’t actually want to part from Shien just like that either.
She just gave herself to him, so Lucy had some worries still as well.
Thus, Lucy doesn’t plan on letting Shien leave without a few days worth of sticking together.
If she didn’t do that, then given that guy’s way of doing things, who knows if Shien might only return after the child’s already an adult?
Either way, Lucy didn’t think him too reliable, so she has to first properly whip him into shape for a few days before letting him leave.
“Alright, alright. You’re in charge, alright?”
Shien wasn’t all that happy with that, but he didn’t actually object either.
Things are different now after all. Shien had already laid his hands on the princess already after all, so it’s only natural that he can’t keep acting the way he was before and act so resistant to going to her room.
His magic studies were over now too, so Shien basically doesn’t have anything that he really needs to deal with now. Thus, keeping Lucy company for a few days is thus very much something that he should do.
Besides, in the past, all they could do was have tea and talk. Now though, they have a lot more that they can do together, right?
Shien decided. Next, he should properly savor the taste of the Treasure of the Kingdom that’s the idol of countless people’s hearts. There’s no way that he can leave without doing that first.
To put it in another way, he won’t be stopping until he completely molds this princess into his shape.
It’s unknown if Lucy had noticed those ideas of Shien, but after she got Shien’s promise, she finally managed to relax a bit.
“In that case… I’m going then?”
As she said that, Lucy kind of didn’t want to leave.
So what if she’s the Treasure of the Kingdom?
So what if she the idol of countless people?
No matter how beautiful, how talented she is, in the end, she’s still a 17 years old girl. In this situation, feeling at a loss and not wanting to leave her man is only natural.
Thankfully, Shien wasn’t a complete idiot when it comes to love, nor is he one of those damnable dense protagonists, so he was able to notice how much Lucy didn’t want to go.
Thus, Shien immediately drew her into his arms and pressed a big kiss down on her.
“Wah…!”
Lucy let out a muffled cry, attempted to slap at Shien’s shoulders, and then gave up. She could only wait for Shien to finish his kiss with her with a blush before she was finally released.
“Now you can go.” Shien spoke in a rare, gentle tone, “I’ll come see you after I finish lunch. It won’t take long at all.”
With that, Lucy finally got her heart filled by Shien’s gentle side and felt a bit of true happiness.
Thank goodness. That guy’s not a complete bastard. He at least knew to be gentle to her.
This also seems to be the first time he has treated her so gently, right?
In that case, all her efforts toward him are finally worth it.
That said… Using her everything in exchange for a single gentle moment. Isn’t that trade just a bit too lopsided?
Sigh, here’s hoping that guy can be as sensitive in the future.
“I’ll wait for you then.”
Lucy stayed for a while in Shien’s arms and got a few more kisses from Shien before she was finally satisfied and left, jumping out through the window.
Off in the garden, Yulin seemed to have noticed something, so she opened an eye. However, she soon closed it again, completely ignoring Lucy who dropped next to her.
Lucy turned her head to look back and saw Shien waving at her from the window. Only then did she finally show a brilliantly beautiful smile on her face.
Just like that, the peerless princess left.
Shien continued to watch her as she left. It was only when she finally disappeared from his sight that he reminisced over it a bit.
“So this is the feeling of having a woman, huh?”
To think that even he felt a bit reluctant to let her leave. No wonder that kind of development between a man and woman is always one of the important developments in every world.
Of course, Shien was in quite a good mood.