How the Regressor Loves the Reincarnated

36. My heart belongs to you, not me

1.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Dad. Maybe it’s been 5 years?”

“Four years.”

It was a ruthless reaction that wouldn’t be strange even if I felt hurt. However, it is not that difficult to find a blunt father in a father-son relationship.

The masked man, his father, the 8th apostle Scorpio, is a young man who knows full well that he would rather die than show his emotions in front of his son, No. 0, And no one else. Answered.

“Haha, let’s just skip that trivial part. Anyway, how have you been?”

“It would be better to cut off the rubbish and get to the point.”

Despite his father’s attitude of simply ignoring my greetings, the young man’s smiling face remained undisturbed in the slightest. Soon after, the young man said hello again as if nothing had happened.

“…Have you been well?”

Otherwise, if Scorpio took something like that and blinked even for an instant, it would have been nothing short of a miracle.

“If you had failed in carrying out your assigned mission, there would be no way you would have returned to the system safely. Okay, finally it’s time to move on to the next step in the plan.”

As soon as Scorpio’s words rang through his office, the young man’s expression became quite serious.

Thoroughly classify construction.

It is an attitude that the father of the young man instilled into his body, which basically has a strong rebellious temperament, as if he was half-beaten.

“So, what about the Relic?”

Scorpio asked, tapping the desk in his office lightly with his finger a couple of times. Then, without saying anything from the young man’s side, he took out a small cube-shaped box from his chest and placed it on the desk.

“…Finally.”

Scorpio’s eyebrows twitched as he reached out to the box, which was as beautiful as the night sky, if not as much as its contents. The young man’s hand was covering the box before he knew it.

“What are you doing?”

“What are you doing? I’m going to show you what I’ve been looking for, but is there any problem?”

Scorpio’s hands tightened at the son of a b*tch’s reply, as if he had eaten at least rice as a courtesy. I was well aware of the fact that my son’s personality was very dirty, but still. First of all, I thought he would remind me of that fact right away at the meeting place after 4 years.

“Whoa, it’s done, so hurry up and open it.”

In the first place, the fact that he had ignored the young man’s regards and passed it on didn’t even come to Scorpio’s mind in the first place.

“Yes, well.”

When a young man shrugs his shoulders and opens the box, white light scatters, revealing a ring with a pentagram engraved on a white jewel that has not faded even in the passage of time.

“…Is this Asteria? Indeed. His holy power, which is not allowed to us, is strongly felt.”

Scorpio raised his head with the ring in his eyes, cast his gaze at the young man and declared.

“Good work, No. 0. Now let’s hand over the next mission.”

“Carry the holy relic and join Burgo in the Kingdom. I know it very well even if you don’t have to recite it.”

The young man, who clicked his tongue once, said, revealing his displeasure. Then, putting Sun Ham back into his bosom, he added with a ferocious smile.

“And I am here as Libra, Scorpio. Not number 0. So I would like you to pay a little more attention to your words and actions.”

“Keuk, kuh ha ha!”

Looking at Scorpio, who suddenly burst into laughter, Libra shook her head as if it were absurd.

“Goyan… His temper is still the same! It must have been you who called me father first!”

“…Oops, was it me?”

Seeing my son ask back with his expression unchanged, Scorpio’s laughter faded. And soon, his lips twisted.

‘Although he is my son, he has a really twisted personality. He’s like a viper.’

“Tsk, damn you…”

Watching Scorpio frown on her face, Libra raised the corners of her mouth and then snapped her fingers as if she had suddenly remembered something.

“Ah. Come to think of it, the last apostle seems to have decided to go against his will. It is safe to say that I joined the side of the one who went against the laws of heaven.”

“That was something I had guessed from the moment Aquarius died. However, it’s a bit disappointing that even that stupid beast died. It wasn’t worth losing two apostles, after all.”

“Isn’t that really surprising? There’s no way an idiot crazy about that fight would listen to me saying to retreat at the right time.”

Hearing those words, Scorpio nodded his head with a smirk hidden behind his mask.

It was true. Because he wasn’t a person who could avoid the fight Taurus came to him.

“Hmm, the fact that the last apostle turned his back might be a bit of a problem. Since he is the only one who has been granted his holy power, there is a high probability that followers will prioritize following his will rather than the other apostles.”

“…It probably depends on how much he knows. However, it is reasonable to assume that he does not know much, since he could not have recognized the apostates in the bud.”

“Hmm…”

Scorpio, with his arms folded and his eyes closed, was lost in thought. And when he opened his mouth again, it was only after several tens of seconds had passed.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. If rejecting His will is the choice the Last Apostle made, the outcome is already set. Crawl and come back under him… Or die.”

Facing Scorpio’s cold eyes, Libra replied with an indifferent expression on her face.

“It doesn’t matter to me, but…”

‘Whether he intended or not, it is true that he attracts the attention of those who go against the laws of heaven.’

As for Libra, I couldn’t help but wonder if it would be to their advantage if the last apostle survived for a long time.

“Rather than that, there is one thing I would like to request before leaving for the kingdom.”

“…What is the request?”

Libra said with a cold smile.

“The massacre of all members of the Ludmeyer family except for those who violated the laws of heaven.”

2.

The scent of lilies is surprisingly strong. Just sitting early in the morning in a place surrounded by flower beds with lilies in full bloom makes me wonder if this scent will be absorbed into my body and won’t escape.

Hmm… But the scent of a lily flower is famous for its original strong scent. This is not surprising, as it can cause dizziness if you take it for an extended period of time.

Since I was sitting still in a place where I could feel the strong scent of flowers like this, my heart felt infinitely more comfortable. There were a lot of worries and worries in the last two days, so being able to find peace of mind like this was nothing short of a blessing.

Perhaps, after a while in this state, he might fall asleep again. Basically, I tend to sleep a lot in the morning, so I couldn’t help it because it wasn’t that easy to wake up from such an early morning.

There is a common perception that knights will, of course, train from early in the morning.

“Then are you skipping practice this morning?”

Suddenly, a low-pitched voice was heard. To describe it as sudden, I was aware of his existence long before he started talking to me, but that’s what he said.

“…I just thought it would be okay if I took a day off.”

How about a day? You really have no conscience.

“Hmm…”

Luke, who had been sobbing, naturally sat down next to me, and I felt his arm wrapped around me. Then, before I was aware of my actions, I found myself burrowing into his arms, seeking comfort.

I shouldn’t be like this. I shouldn’t get too drunk on this sweetness right now…

However, Luke’s warmth was so sweet that I simply couldn’t resist.

“Then I’ll take a day off today, too.”

“Oh no! You don’t have to do that because of me.”

Originally, it was Luke, not me, who had been exercising since early in the morning. So, looking at this situation, it’s no different than Luke not being able to do the exercises he should be doing because of me…

“Ah, it’s okay. Since I’m a wizard, it’s not a big deal if I just take a day off.”

After saying that with a soft smile, Luke lightly kissed my forehead, then turned his gaze toward the flower bed.

From where Luke’s lips touched, a burning sensation began to spread. It was such a strange feeling to be loved so much by someone.

Like that, me and Luke were looking at the flowers in the flower bed without saying anything and enjoying each other’s warmth.

Luke broke the silence first and started talking.

“If it’s something that is inconvenient to bring up, it’s okay not to tell it.”

Did it show that much? I guess I tried my best to hide it. It’s absolutely not that I’m bad at acting, so maybe Luke is watching me that closely.

“I want Adele to be happy. It doesn’t suit you at all to see your head full of worries like this.”

“…Then, what look suits me?”

After hearing Luke’s words, I suddenly became curious, so I asked him a question.

What kind of answer will you give me? Can I really show you what you expect from me?

“Well?”

“What is that?”

What came back was a bland answer and his laugh, which was as light as that.

“Anything would be fine as long as it wasn’t just for Adele being sad or having a hard time.”

I felt Luke’s hand overlapping my hand, very large. It wouldn’t make that much of a difference if you only measured the length of his fingers, but his hands were much bigger and warmer than mine.

“If you have heavy luggage, it is okay to share it with me. It was a promise from the beginning, so it might be more difficult not to do so.”

It certainly was. Looking back now after we became lovers, it was a word that unnecessarily made people’s hearts flutter.

Come to think of it, Luke obviously said he had no dating experience.

To be honest, I don’t think that’s a very credible claim. He’s a man who casually says things that tickle people’s hearts like this.

But again, the awkwardness of the first kiss is proof of the truth of the claim, so I can’t help but believe it again.

As expected, I need to stop other women from approaching Luke recklessly. I didn’t have the confidence to lose to them, but I hate having useless competitors.

With that thought in mind, I turned my gaze to Luke, and his cheeks, subtly glowing red, caught my eye first.

…I see. I didn’t do it casually.

I couldn’t control my pounding heart, wondering if it was possible that I could have said that because the target was me.

“So…”

Our eyes met.

The sound of my heart beating and thumping rang in my head.

Soon, my head was spinning like the hands of a broken clock.

“I want you to help me make you happy.”

In front of Luke who dared to say that, I couldn’t say no. They said you don’t have to tell me if it’s uncomfortable, but if you make it impossible not to say it at all, what will you do to me?

Though I thought that, I didn’t feel the slightest bit uncomfortable. No, I couldn’t hear it.

“…”

After that, I think I was probably staring at Luke for quite some time, absentmindedly.

My head was dizzy. I couldn’t tell if it was because of Luke’s stare that was burning hotly, or because of the strong scent of flowers that filled the surroundings.

Still, one thing was certain.

Before this man, there was no one who could control my heart at will.

The fact that it will continue to be a privilege that only this man can have.

My heart made that decision, and I was extremely satisfied with that choice.