Chapter 115: I Shouldn't Regret It
Chapter 115 – I Shouldn't Regret It
“Is this the wish for winning the bet?”
“…Yes.”
“Alright.”
Kiehl's heart pounded, and the place where he held Bella's wrist began to sweat.
“Then…”
“I'll come see you tonight. Is that okay?”
“…Bella will?”
“Yes. My room is noisy because of the kids.”
Feeling like his heart was about to explode, he wrapped his hands around his flushed face and nodded.
“Since we just sparred, I’ll wash up… I’ll be there… around 11.”
Kiehl continued to doubt his ears. Were the words coming out of Bella's mouth right now really true?
As Kiehl made his way back to his room, a sense of tension enveloped him, lingering even as he washed up and selected his pajamas. He anxiously awaited Bella's arrival, not knowing when another intruder might appear.
‘…It's not like this won't come again.’
She said she would come and take revenge before, but she never came in the end.
‘Should I have just said that I would be going to Bella's room.'
However, if that happened, Pur would surely hold out the calendar and say, ‘I’ll sleep with you too!’
‘If she comes today, I'll have to ask when the ceremony will be held.'
With a blush on his face, Kiehl sat on the sofa, staring at the door.
And then…
Knock, knock.
A little taken aback by the noise coming from the window, he turned his head.
“…Bella?”
The door is not there. When she opened the window, a black cat jumped down.
“Why is the room so dark?”
With only a candle lit, Kiehl couldn't see where the black cat was going in the dark room.
“Ah. Well, it must be dark because it’s bedtime.”
Bella then climbed onto the white bed and patted the blanket with her tail.
“Did you put this to surprise me?”
“….”
She played with the petals, tapping them with her feet on the bed.
“…Bella.”
“N, no. Because these petals are tempting me…”
It was a temptation, but not that kind of temptation.
“Ugh. This is why I don’t want to be a cat.”
“Then, turn into a human…”
However, Bella stretched and curled her body up.
“It’s okay. I've been really tired lately, so let's recover a bit with this look.”
Seeing her like that, he tried to change the atmosphere as much as possible. Kiehl skillfully poured wine into a wine glass and walked slowly to bed.
“Here… Bella, would you like a glass of wine?”
“Shall we?”
Bella yawned and opened her eyes wide. What kind of luck was this? She quickly turned into a human, and she took the wine glass into her hand.
“Is this the one Lady Merken brought to you?”
“No. That's too…”
He didn't want her to drink and get knocked out like before, so he deliberately brought out a low strength and expensive wine.
“This only comes out in about two cups, but it’s worth that much.”
Bella took a sip, and she turned her head to Kiehl.
“It must be delicious because it was made with only the best grapes of the year.”
“That’s right. It’s good.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
He smiled happily as Bella smiled brightly and took another sip. Then, she gazed at Kiehl before placing the wine glass on the small nightstand.
“You don’t like it?”
“No. Because I can’t spill it.”
Kiehl slightly moistened his lips and stared at Bella. As it was, he was slowly trying to bring his body closer to Bella.
“…Bella, what are you doing?”
The next moment, she suddenly turned into a cat and climbed onto the bedside table.
“Wouldn’t it be possible to save money by drinking like this?”
Seeing the cat putting its face in the wine glass, he quietly reflected on his love history. As expected, he realized again that Bella herself was the interference.
‘Isn't this enough to openly seduce me?'
In the end, he gave up and drank the wine. Putting the empty wine glass on the bedside table so hard it made a little noise, he lay down slowly on the bed.
“Drink everything before you come.”
“It’s a bit difficult to drink as a cat.”
“…Of course.”
Bella turned back into a human, but Kiehl didn't expect it anymore.
“By the way, Kiehl.”
“Yes.”
“Before I came here, I saw the explosion that happened during the competition once again.”
“Yes.”
“This seems like a fabricated incident.”
He sighed inwardly. The pink atmosphere had already passed.
“Why do you think so?”
Besides, there would be no evidence for that case, so what else was she trying to dig up?
“It seems like the magic explosion accident happened because of me, right?”
Kiehl raised his head a little and looked at her back. Bella must have finished drinking as she placed the empty wine glass next to the one, which he had set, and turned around.
“It seems that accidents have become more frequent since I came to the human world.”
“….”
“And the magic circle that was used when the magic exploded was made based on the magic circle used in the underworld, although humans don’t know.”
“…Is it so?”
“By the way, the magic circle that was used during the explosion was completely different. Rather, it is closer to what the heavenly beings use.”
She shrugged her shoulders.
“And I found the magician who used that protection magic, but it’s also a bit strange.”
“…You found it?”
“Yes. I ran all over and checked it myself.”
“…Good investigation.”
“Of course. After all, I was a police.”
Kiehl looked up, puzzled by her words.
‘…Police?'
However, Bella didn't notice her slip of the tongue and kept talking.
“I met and asked each and every one of them. Only that wizard had no alibi, so I looked into it, and he said that he used the magic.”
“So?”
“He was asked to do so. Just in case something happens, if he felt anything strange, he should put a protective spell on the emperor.”
“….”
“The problem is that the person who asked for it died in the contest, so I don't know who instigated it.”
Kiehl was trying hard to hide his surprise. Most of the questions she had come to ask in his room so far have been about the management of the Imperial Palace so he didn't even know how far the magic explosion case was going.
Of course, he never thought she'd figured it out this far.
“So… who do you think is behind it, Bella?”
Bella stared through Kiehl.
“Hmm…”
He gulped. How far did she notice?
“I think it’s Rohan.”
Fortunately, she seemed to be out of line.
“I have a feeling like that, but since there is no physical evidence, I can’t be sure.”
“…Really?”
“In any case, Rohan didn’t benefit from it so that bothers me a bit.”
“….”
“Actually, some of Rohan’s people think I rigged the competition.”
Only one person benefited from it.
…It was only Kiehl.
“As a result, I became the Crown Princess.”
For those who didn’t know his feelings, they might think that Bella was the instigator. Kiehl stretched out his hand and placed it on the back of her hand.
“…Does Bella regret becoming the Crown Princess?”
She slowly peered down at their overlapping hands.
“Regret…”
Probably.
— “You have a different lifespan, will you like it?”
He grabbed her hand and slowly pulled her up.
“…Bella.”
As she slowly turned her head, looking at him with the moonlight on his back, she got up from the bed and turned into a cat and landed on the quilt.
“How much I love you.”
Bella rubbed her head against Kiehl's arm.
“You shouldn’t regret it.”
She then kissed his arm lightly, and lay down beside him.
“I will protect my Kiehl because I love you a lot.”
Kiehl looked down at the cat blankly.
‘…What do you mean a master of relationships?’
* * *
Bella fell asleep in Kiehl's arms as a cat, and she woke up admiring his pretty face in the sunlight. The night before, Bella thought she wouldn't be able to control herself, so she turned into a cat. When she saw his sculpturally perfect face, she had many thoughts.
‘Anyway, how much does he like me?'
Kiehl never talked about his feelings, so she had no idea.
—In fact, he hinted at it several times. Each time she just had different thoughts.—
‘Whatever. Anyway, this male lead is mine.'
This novel was changed according to her will.
‘I'm okay, too.'
Besides, since she confessed, their skinship has increased since before.
‘It seems like he likes me more and more. I'll have to ask Iwer about this.'
At the thought, Bella put her foot gently on Kiehl's face as he slept. As he frowned slightly at his sleepiness, she smiled happily.
‘Later, if they find out how I changed this novel, my friends who are waiting for reincarnation will be really surprised.’
She should also put a new title on it. Not 〈 Turns out, He was the Crown Prince 〉 Instead, from Kiehl's point of view, the title should be, 〈 The Older Sister, Who Raised Me As A Child Became the Crown Princess. 〉
What was this title?
She knew it would be 5000 years later when she met them. Still, now that everything has already changed with small actions, she decided not to think about the future.
‘I shouldn't regret it.'
* * *
The number one contributor who helped earn Bella the title of ‘master of relationship’ in the social circle. As Jenkins suggested at the beginning, Iwer called the ladies and held a small gathering. The so-called ‘Bella's Cooking Class,’ even though Bella herself was absent.
She said that a meeting would be held, and Bella headed to a modest conference room in the Imperial Palace.
‘Anyway, I didn't expect the ladies to be so interested in cooking.'
It was not like she was gathering maids from noble families for a get-together, but the cooking class was quite popular.
She was puzzled, but the result was good.
Bella's acquaintances, which she should have made by attending the social party, naturally arise through this web.
Besides, it was soon to be a summer festival, one of the biggest festivals in the empire. The Empress, the mistress of the Imperial Palace, should be in charge. Though since there was no empress, Kiehl, the Crown Prince, haD been planning it.
Even though the ceremony hadn't been performed yet, the matter was now in Bella's hands. At that summer festival, she was scheduled to have her crown princess appointment ceremony.
‘I'm sure all the ladies from the cooking class will come, right?'
How well they catch the wind depends on the evaluation of Bella's first national project. When she opened the door, there were quite a few more ladies sitting there than she thought.
‘I don’t think I need to worry about this?'
Then, Iwer sat in the middle of the surrounding ladies and spoke with a blush on her face.
“Come to think of it, doesn’t my Miss have the most expensive eggplant in the empire?”
“…I did?”
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