Villainous Husband, The One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There

Chapter 46

Cisen spoke, clasping my hand tightly.

“Your Majesty the Empress will be able to overcome the winter hunting, too. You’ve handled yourself so sagaciously.”

“Haha…”

I know she wanted to believe that, but I was running away from this country because I was not confident… Still, there was no need to talk about it right now, right? Anyhow, the knot of trouble that had tied up my hair tight and messed it up had just been untied.

I sighed a little when I saw Cisen, who had a visibly brighter expression compared to the past few days. As for Eden, it was a flimsy lie that I thought would work. Fortunately, one factor worked to my advantage.

It was the fact that Cisen knew nothing about Eden.

So, no matter how many lies I told, there was no way for her to know the truth. Besides, even if she doubts me and asks Eden, Eden would piece together what I had said. He might curse on the inside, but what could he do?

After all, if things went wrong, he would be in trouble, too. In that case, it would be better for him to lose a little.

‘I’m sorry, Eden… But, I have a lot to lose!’

Well, of course, this would be the case if Cisen happened to ask him. Because she likes me, she would not do such a thing. She would believe me.

‘I’m feeling a little guilty about using the former Angelica’s trust…’

Haha, I tried to laugh.

After the sun set down that day, Raniero came. Whatever happened, he seemed to be in a very good mood.

‘…What is going on? Did the grandfather archbishop lick the Emperor’s shoes?’

Although I was puzzled, it was always a good thing for me that Raniero was in a good mood because he was moody and fickle.

“You look chipper.”

So when Raniero said that, I replied with a smile.

“It’s because Your Majesty seems to be in a good mood.”

The hand that was brushing my hair stopped for a moment after I finished my words.

‘…Huh?’

However, it looked like it was just a tangled part of the hair caught on his finger since his hand ran through my hair again just a moment after.

“Does that make you happy?”

I broke out in a cold sweat.

“Isn’t that a little strange…?”

As I asked that, Raniero grabbed my hair and rubbed it in his grasp. My hair, which Cisen had oiled and brushed smoothly, became a mess.

“It’s strange and amusing.”

There was no way Raniero would say nice things. Rather than threatening my life, it was a very gentle answer. I felt happy in the peaceful atmosphere.

Yes, it was a peace that made me happy, not Raniero. Peace!

“I’m a little funny, you know?”

As for me, I have no qualms about saying things like this for the sake of peace. The next moment, Raniero snickered as he combed the tangled hair with his hands.

He seemed to like the answer.

“You’re like that.”

‘Huh? He usually doesn’t enjoy himself this much just because he liked the answer…’

It was the first time I had ever seen him so happy like this. He seemed a little gentle.

…Something must have really happened during the day.

After picking me up, he then took me to bed. As he laid me on his lap, he held onto my hands, and I was curious about what he was going to do. Raniero placed my hand on top of his hair. Unsure, I hesitated for a moment before gently stroking his hair.

Raniero softly closed his eyes.

“Well, what else do you like besides me being in a good mood?”

The movement was short-lived because of the strange words that came out of Raniero’s mouth.

“…Uh?”

I asked back, confusedly.

“Why are you asking such a thing…?”

Even if he knew what I liked, what would he do? Would he even care about how I feel?

He doesn’t care about anything other than how he feels, right?

As if to prove my thoughts, Raniero’s eyes lit up. Power entered his bright red eyes while he stared at me with his eyes that asked why he stopped stroking. Even though I was sweating profusely, I had to keep stroking his head.

‘Look at this. His feelings are the most important thing…’

Then, as though he liked my touch, his expression loosened more and more as my palms brushed his smooth, fluffy hair. Contrarily, I did not know he would like something like this, so I was a little dumbfounded.

Raniero opened his mouth with a languishing voice.

“You’re someone from Actilus now… Shouldn’t you love Actilus?”

Another surprising remark came out of his mouth.

At the same time, I almost would have pulled his hair out. With trembling hands, I thankfully managed to hold onto my reason and stroked his hair gently instead.

…Why did he keep saying things like this today?

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At this point, I was getting anxious. Come to think of it, it was the first time that Raniero had not felt life-threatening for more than thirty minutes since he visited.

For a moment, I wondered if he had become dull, but I did not think that was the case.

It was because it had not been long since he stormed into the empty Empress Palace and was furious, so I was in a state of great vigilance. If my vigilance was not broken, it meant that Raniero must have been acting strange.

‘As soon as I told Eden that the Emperor remains the same as in the original novel, he changed like this?’

I asked cautiously.

“Has Your Majesty been the son of Actilla since birth?”

Raniero furrowed his eyebrows.

“What does that question mean now? And, you* haven’t answered my question yet.”
[ T/N: The ‘You’ in this part was written as ‘그대,’ which has a move loving/affectionate tone, usually used only in poems or songs because it’s a poetic word. Just wanted to point that out. ]

“Oh, it was nothing.”

He was still Raniero Actilus…!

What a relief!

At the thought, I smiled brightly.

Meanwhile, the scarlet gaze was still staring straight at me without taking his eyes away for even a second. It seemed to tell me that I should answer the question of “What do I like” quickly.

‘Ha… I want to get out of the Actilus Empire and live in another country. If that doesn’t work, please don’t come to the Empress’s Palace.’

That was the most earnest wish though I was certain it would not be granted.

“The subjugation to conquer the beast, I want to go with Your Majesty… Can I?”

“That…”

“I-I know it’s not the answer to the question. But, Your Majesty was asking about something that I’d be happy to receive, right?”

Raniero glanced up at me with an attitude of wanting to hear what I had to say instead of replying with a tone that would chill my spine, and I spoke my following words hurriedly.

“Right now… if Your Majesty let me follow you, I think that would be something that would make me happy…”

Since I had to ask him to let me go with him someday anyway, I thought it would be better to get permission when Raniero was in a good mood like now. If he were in a bad mood, he would keep asking, ‘Why?’ and it might put me in trouble. I never knew when he would bicker with me again.

As Raniero was silent for a moment, I became nervous.

‘Isn’t this kind of strange? I’m a coward though I said I wanted to go to such a bloody scene…’

At that moment, as I was searching for reasonable excuses while trying to rack my brain to the fullest, worrying if Raniero would not fall for it, he parted his lips in a voice that was so sweet that it seemed to melt.

“Fine.”

My eyes went round.

When Raniero took his head away from my lap and raised his torso up, a shadow was cast over my upper body.

“If you want to follow me, fine.”

Making eye contact with me, he continued.

He was smiling brilliantly.

The malice and arrogance that had always been visible with a strong presence on his face were nowhere to be found. At the same time, those red eyes, which I had always felt reluctant to, just gleamed beautifully as if they were a well-crafted diamond.

I was so thrown away.

It was the first time I had seen such a face.

In the first place, it was never described in the original novel as he had always been portrayed as a godson of Actilla. His nature, which I have seen so far, was also close to that.

However, he was now harmlessly splendid to the point that even the cowardly me, who was not attracted to dangerous things at all, was enthralled. I never expected to see such an expression on Raniero Actilus, not from anyone else.

My hand moved towards his cheek as if possessed.

Raniero leaned slightly against my hand. His body, which was always cold like a snake, was warm.

“Uh, uh…”

I hurriedly let go of my hand as I came to my senses. My fingertips were hot as though the heat had moved from his cheek to there.

“Do… Do you like it?”

I asked, still leaving a piece of my mind somewhere else.

“Yes.”

The response came back too obediently.

The heat from my fingertips spread in an instant, and my face flushed.

As I could not ask him why it was good, I thought it must have been my instinct to protect myself. If I asked why, it felt like I would foolishly get rid of all the fences in my mind.

‘…Am I an idiot who’s weak because of beauty?’

It felt strange and tickling.

I thought to myself that I should not be deceived. Looking into his eyes, it seemed that any decision would be useless, even with my gaze slightly averted. Still, he was someone who could make me fear at any moment. In addition, his attitude would change depending on his mood… Remember a few days ago?

…Think of his nature.

I tried to be discerning since only then would my heart seem to calm down a little.

However, as soon as I did so, I was embraced by Raniero Actilus.

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I could not push him away, so I was just being held quietly in his arms with one of my hands half-heartedly floating in the air as I pretended not to feel the dizzying happiness that constantly flowed out from him. I tried not to think why he was doing this.

‘…It’s only for a moment.’

Let’s not think too deeply.

He is a capricious man, so tomorrow, he will return to the Raniero Actilus I know.