Fostering the Male Lead

Anyway, with Rosetta’s personality, I could clearly picture how crazy she must have been.

“His Highness said that one of the monsters that invaded the Duchy was looking for you.”

So he heard about that too. Lumiyan’s mission was to retrieve and burn the chimera fragments. And the purpose of the monster whose head was cut off by Sihael’s hand was to find me.

“That means she hasn’t given up on you yet.”

“Why? What am I…”

Since I’m now next to Sihael, I wonder if it bothered her and made her want to kill me.

“If she had intended to kill you, she would have killed you miserably without anyone even knowing. Because she has the power and the people to do so. She must have given the order to send a monster to kidnap you.”

“Then what is she planning to do by kidnapping me?”

“That is the question. I don’t think she’ll make you the princess now when she and the Rudricks are talking about marriage.”

Leonard clicked his tongue.

“She must have other plans.”

Leonard’s face darkened as if he hadn’t figured it out that far. He couldn’t shake the feeling of being overpowered by the Empress.

The chimera pieces they had been protecting had become useless. It was because Sihael was not able to disclose it at the banquet because he had turned into a wolf, and in the end, he only spoke to the emperor personally. He thought it was a good opportunity to turn the tables on the empress, but things went wrong and the emperor felt sick to his stomach.

‘No, let’s stop thinking about it.’

On such a good day, there was no need to have gloomy thoughts. I shook my head lightly, shaking off a series of negative thoughts. I grinned at Leonard, who looked at me curiously.

“Let’s stop talking about bad things, I’m a real adult starting from today.”

“I know.”

“To celebrate becoming an adult, I’m going to drink until I vomit at the after party.”

“Don’t go overboard. You don’t know your drinking capacity.”

“I’ll only know that when I try some.”

When I confidently said that I would learn about my drinking capacity like that, Leonard sighed, muttering something about not knowing where to start.

“Lanoah, that bastard must have taught you strange things.”

The blame was directed at Lanoa, but who cared, he deserved it. I chuckled inwardly.

“I’ll give you your gift after the coming-of-age ceremony.”

“Brother, you prepared a present for me?”

When was the last time I received a present from Leonard, at least not in the last three years. When I looked back at him in surprise, a subtle redness appeared on his sullen face.

“Oh my god… Brother, are you shy right now?”

“I don’t know if you’d like it, but yes, I prepared one.”

“Please don’t give me anything weird like Lanoa.”

My shoulders trembled as I remembered the gift Lanoa had given me. When I muttered to myself that it would be better if he didn’t give anything, Leonard said casually.

“He has prepared something good this time.”

“Never mind, I don’t have much expectations from it.”

He’d probably give me another weird stuff. I followed Leonard, saying let’s go.

“Wait a minute.”

“Huh, why?”

Leonard, who stopped me on my way, pointed to my side. Turning my head to follow his hand, I widened my eyes at the unexpected person.

Why is Sihael here?

Sihael, who appeared from the family head’s office, smiled at me. He was not lying when he said that he would become the most beautiful flower at the coming-of-age ceremony. A beautifully dressed Sihael approached and held out his hand.

“Rosetta, would you like to give me the honor of escorting you today?”

Sihael curved his eyes into half-moons and called my name in a languid voice. I stared blankly at him.

“I’ll escort you today, my lady.”

As if I was bewitched by his slowly folding eyes, I grabbed Sihael’s hand and came back to my senses at the warmth that wrapped around the back of my hand.

‘Another beauty trap… !’

After being so vigilant, what is this natural atmosphere right now? No, it wasn’t my fault that I fell over. The problem was the overly handsome Sihael. He was usually an eye-catcher, but he was especially more so today.

His bangs were neatly brushed over his forehead, his dark eyebrows and gently curved eyes, his sharp nose and the corners of his mouth that slid upward. As I was marveling Sihael’s features one after another, I realized that I was in a daze again and bit the soft flesh of my mouth.

It wasn’t too late even now. I tried to sneak my hand away, but Sihael wouldn’t let go.

“Your Highness, my hand.”

“Thank you, I will serve you wholeheartedly. My Lady.”

Sihael’s lips rested on the back of my hand. I flinched at the tingling sensation in my fingers and waved my arms. Seeing my twitching arm, Sihael covered his mouth and let out a laugh.

“Don’t say a word!”

“No, I won’t.”

Don’t tease me until the end! I glared at Sihael with a face red like a carrot.

When I raised my eyes, I was surprised, but now I could feel the composure on his face as he looked at me, as if he had adapted perfectly.

“Rosetta, What is my score out of 100 today?”

“Two hundred out of a hundred. Did you dress up like this because you didn’t want to be scolded by me?”

No matter how annoyed I was, I couldn’t curse, so I gritted my teeth. It’s a shame. If I really didn’t like even one corner, I wouldn’t look back.

“Yeah, that too. I told you I’d be the greatest gift. Do you like it?”

“No, I’m annoyed that you keep teasing me.”

“So, you mean you like it? Thank god. I’ll give you the rest of the presents in a little while. Of course they’re not better than me.”

I lost, I lost. I didn’t have the ability to overcome Sihael, who reinterpreted any words as he pleased.