Fostering the Male Lead

“It’d be embarrassing if I encountered some passionate love here.”

I stood up before I could face an embarrassing situation. I had shown my face enough at the ceremony, so I thought of going back to my room secretly.

Only if it weren’t for the voices I heard nearby…

“Hey, what’s your name?”

“…It’s Liliana Manu.”

What? Liliana?

“Wouldn’t you ask for my name?”

“I know.”

Her voice was subdued, as if she was in a difficult situation, caught by some higher nobles.

“Shit, that’s not good.”

I didn’t know who the other guy was, but Liliana was a commoner. Most of today’s invitees were nobles, so it won’t be easy for her to shake those guys off herself. In the event of a dangerous situation, she could use magic to get out of it, but with that kind of flirtation, she won’t be able to attack recklessly. I wanted to go help her right away, but there was a problem.

“Where the hell are you?”

Still unable to memorize the garden structure, I scratched my forehead in embarrassment.

“Liliana? You have a pretty name. Can I call you Lily?”

It’s not like this guy has flirted with a woman once or twice. Listening to the friendly voice, I roughly found the direction and went straight ahead.

“I would appreciate it if you could call me Miss Manu.”

As expected of Liliana, she was like an iron wall that did not leave even an inch of gap.

“Yes, Miss Manu. Come with me if you have time.”

“Sorry. There’s someone I need to find, so I’ll just leave.”

Hmmm, I guess I can leave it as it is. Focusing on the conversation I heard nearby, I stopped my busy feet. If the man wasn’t a clingy person, it seemed like it would end here.

“Please let go.”

No, he’s a clingy bastard.

I rushed in the direction where the last voice was heard, even if it was a flower garden.

Dig!

I appeared after destroying a sunflower that was as tall as me and smiled at Liliana in front of her.

“I’ve been looking for you for a while.”

“Lady Katzel?”

Liliana blinked with a puzzled face, surprised to see me suddenly popping out of the flowers.

“Well, My Lady, your hair…”

“Oh, this? Never mind. I’m going to go in soon anyway.”

Roughly shaking off the leaves on my head, I stood in front of Liliana. I wondered who kept flirting with my dear Liliana, but the person seemed familiar.

It was the Second Prince, Eutis von Idris.

‘This is a little difficult.’

I didn’t know that the most difficult person to encounter was here.

“Greetings, Prince Eutis.”

“Hello, Lady Katzel.”

Eutis smiled at me as if it was his habit to flirt whenever he saw a woman. I looked at the figure with an emotionless expression. It was clear that Sihael had raised my threshold for beauty as I was not at all impressed by the handsome man’s smile.

“Do you have any business with Lilliana?”

“I want to be friends with the lady.”

No one could even dream that he was a playboy just by looking at that figure.  Unlike Sihael, who had a cold impression, his flirtatious appearance was what people would like.

“You seem to be on good terms with my brother.”

“We’re pretty close.”

“How close?”

“I am ashamed to say it myself.”

“I see,” Eutis mumbled, his face bitter, as I responded with a glance that showed no sign of being ashamed. I quickly dismissed the impression that he had a gleam in his eyes. But it was a fleeting moment. Eutis smiled again and approached me.

“Would you like to be friends with me too?”

Eutis’ hand brushed my cheek.  Reflectively clutching my fist, I closed my mouth tightly as his hand dropped.

“There was dust.”

Eutis shrugged his shoulders after blowing wind on his fingers.

What dust? There was nothing.

He obviously did it deliberately.

To my annoyance, looking at that sly attitude strangely reminded me of Sihael. They were not only similar in appearance but even their way of teasing was similar.

“Oh, here, too.”

There’s no second time. This womanizer.

I grabbed his hand that reached out to touch my ear and broke it. Eutis, whose arm was suddenly bent behind his back, screamed.

“Argh! It hurts! It hurts!”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were attacking me because you suddenly reached out.”

“Since you know I wasn’t, let go of me!”

“Okay, I’ll let you go, but… Your Highness, you are very soft.”

Can you even act like a man? When I murmured that, Eutis, who was in tears, let out a groan.

“Hey, do you even know how good I am in bed?! I’m no joke at night!”

“I’m not interested.”

Whether you do well at night or day, I don’t care. Eutis struggled as he muttered carelessly.

“Let go! Let go! How dare you do this to me, a prince? Do you think you’ll be safe?”

“Uhm, I survived even after doing worse things to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

If Sihael had heard that, he would have snorted. When he was Shasha, he was beaten up by me alot. Even after he became a human, he was often hit with a pillow.

Compared to that time, I was handling Eutis delicately like glass, but I was very  harsh.

“Shouldn’t you let him go, My Lady?”

Liliana grabbed my arm, worried that something might happen. Giving in to her worried eyes, I let go of the strength. Then Eutis, who had closed his mouth, grabbed his wrist and bent down. When I looked closely, there were tears hanging on the corners of his eyes.

‘How weak.’

There was no way a guy like him could act as the crown prince in place of Sihael.

And he’s the guy who could have been my husband.