Chapter 78 The Cunning Duke, with a weapon in hand against Maine...
Mainkuhn didn't intend to cry.
But I couldn't help it.
He hadn't planned to come in the first place.
But I couldn't help it.
The fact that Leosley was unable to move or communicate gave him a bit of courage, allowing him to utter some incoherent words.
"Brother... Brother, you really want to see me, right... You're worried about me, aren't you?"
Otherwise, why would you lie to Villette about your health? You must have heard something from Amélie, so you wanted the teacher to put down her work and focus more on finding me, right?
"I'm so happy..." My brother still remembers me.
"I'm so sad..." I can't believe my brother is worried about me.
"It's my fault...it's all my fault..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. Mainkuen cried so hard he couldn't stand up, his limbs trembled with fear, and he couldn't move. He crawled on the floor toward Leosley's bedside.
"My brother's wish must be fulfilled..."
"..."
Lyosley lay on the bed, his eyes darting desperately towards the crawling shadow beneath the bed.
Is that really Mainkun? This mental state—I'd rather have just encountered a ghost tonight! I need to get a good look at him… I can’t see clearly, damn it, why do I have this bad habit of sleeping with the lights off? Get moving!
"elder brother……"
As the Duke struggled silently, slender fingers, adorned with jagged, incongruous nails, finally reached the edge of the bed.
The boy trembled and convulsed, clinging to his pillow like a small animal, sparingly showing only the upper half of his face.
"!"
The middle is round like a full apricot, the two ends are sharp like knives, and even with tears in their eyes, they have a slightly fierce look. There's no mistake! These are Mainkuhn's eyes!
"..."
Wait, what about the rest? Mainkuhn, you can't just show me half a face! Meeting someone doesn't just mean the literal meaning!
Let me see your whole body!
The Duke's eyelids were twitching so tightly they were about to cramp.
...The tail is indeed gone, but what about the rest of the body? Are there any other missing parts?...Damn it, I have to pinch your arms and legs myself—
"elder brother…"
Leiosley didn't even have time to look at that half of the face for long before the droopy-eared boy quickly broke out in a sweat and his teeth chattered under his burning gaze.
"I'm sorry... I made you see... something disgusting..."
The golden vertical pupils sank downwards in the darkness, eventually being completely blocked by the mattress.
"..."
His younger brother, whom he had raised himself, avoided him and dared not look him in the eye.
"???"
Leosley doesn't swear or make harsh statements. Even in the most difficult times, he steadily punches and makes real progress, never venting his anger weakly with words. But today, he has truly broken free of his composure.
[You bastard! Mainkuhn! Which bastard turned you into this?!]
Leosley was so anxious that his muscles tensed up, and his body, hidden under the blanket, could only twitch slightly, unable to move an inch.
[Such extreme self-deprecation...how many moments of despair must it take to shatter a person's dignity?!]
I don't ask that you be as lively and cheerful as you were in your childhood, I only ask that you stand up and look me in the eye like an ordinary person, even if it's just to see me from afar.
An overwhelming grief suddenly swept over Leosley's heart:
[So it's impossible after all.]
"…elder brother!"
The soft, grayish ears suddenly jerked in the darkness, and a terrified scream came from under the bed.
Yes, screams. Only the screams of one's own kind can be so terrifying.
"...Sad...So sad...Grief...Because of me? No, no, no—No!"
The sharp claws that had been gripping the bedside immediately loosened their grip, and the sound of blankets and clothes rubbing against each other on the floor echoed loudly in the quiet night, spreading towards the window.
"I'm sorry... I'll leave now, don't be sad!"
Leave? You just want to leave like this?
Mainkuhn really doesn't take me seriously!
"Waaaaah... Ugh?"
Extreme cold descended into the room. The half-demon's old trench coat was not warm enough, and he quickly shivered and lay on the ground, looking up in confusion.
I remember closing the window...!
The chill didn't come from the cold night wind. Mainkuen turned around abruptly and saw that the bed where the human had been lying was now empty—Leosley was not on it, and what remained was a dense concentration of ice elemental power.
Where did they go? ...!
A few cool, stray hairs suddenly fell softly to the side of the half-demon's face.
"Are you looking for me?"
Next came the heavy, powerless chest.
*Smack*
Using his physical advantage, Leosley completely enveloped the small boy beneath him:
"It's been a long time since I've had a teaching session, Maine."
"!!!!"
The effects of the drug hadn't worn off completely, and he couldn't move his limbs or torso. Faced with the half-demon's suddenly widening vertical pupils, the Duke could only manage a weak smile:
"When your opponent has a divine eye, remember to disarm them first."
"Anyone can levitate briefly using elemental force if pushed to the limit."
"......"
As expected, the other person being taught did not jump up and shout "I've learned it!" like they did when they were young; instead, they just stood there frozen in place.
Like a wild rabbit that's been frightened unconscious by a weasel, so pitiful.
"Why aren't you saying anything, Mei-yin?"
The Duke spoke slowly in his soft ear, puffing out his stiff lips and tongue to blow on the tips of his ear hairs, “Be polite, you should thank me for my guidance.”
"!!!"
The body trembled along with the tufts of fur, and Mainkun immediately straightened up, gathering his sharp nails in his palm, intending to use his knuckles to push Leo off his back—
"It's only been a few years, and you already hate me this much?"
"..." His knuckles trembled as he froze in mid-air.
"It's so sad that we didn't even get a hug after being apart for so long, sob sob."
"..." The boy shuddered and lay back down on the blanket.
"hehe…"
His shoulders shook so violently that Leo's laughter was cut short.
"You're still so well-behaved."
In the darkness, under the influence of the drug, he stretched out all his muscles, letting his arms lie loosely on the ground, giving the half-demon a soft, yielding, yet comforting embrace.
"Nothing has changed at all."
*
She's so thin, so very thin. You can feel how frail she is even through her trench coat.
Just as Navelette said, she was wearing a scarf and was completely covered up.
Contrary to what Navelette said, she wasn't wearing a mask, probably so I could 'meet her', haha.
It's still shaking, it hasn't stopped.
...
Why aren't you saying anything?
"Maine, Maine, how did you get so thin? Could it be that you're starving?"
Leosley wanted to provoke him into speaking and also to put him at ease: "Call me the best older brother in the world, and the Duke will guarantee you a life of comfort and wealth for the rest of your life."
"..."
There was no response, only trembling.
"If I hadn't heard you call me 'brother' so many times just now, I would have taken you to the hospital to have your throat checked."
So should Mainkuhn go to a veterinary hospital or a human hospital?
Sigh, it feels like there's a massage machine under my chest, and the vibrations are actually quite comfortable.
But we can't keep shaking like this, what if it causes problems?
"Maine, cough cough."
Leosley cleared his throat, trying to start a conversation: "Speaking of which...?"
He had just coughed when he felt a sudden lightness all over his body. He was lifted up in a strange position and quickly put back on the bed.
Wow.
He watched in disbelief as Maine tucked the blanket around him with trembling hands.
"I'm actually being taken care of... Stop, don't go, don't climb, do you want me to pounce on you again?"
"..."
Mainkuhn stood frozen, helpless, at a spot neither too close nor too far from the bed.
His toes pointed to the window, and his golden eyes kept glancing in that direction. Every hair on his head seemed to speak of his desire to escape. He had the ability to do so, but when Leosley said "Don't go," he really didn't leave.
"Aren't you tired of standing? The bed is big, come up and lie down with me for a while."
"..."
Mainkuhn responded with his ears bristling.
"Hmm... the bed is empty and cold, cough cough cough! I think I'm catching a cold, can you come up and warm me up?"
The duke, as strong as an ox, remained unfazed.
"I can't move, and my blood circulation is poor. I need a heat source."
"..."
Suddenly, another person appeared on the bed.
Oh, Mainkuhn.
I know how to control you now.
"Maine, don't cower at my feet."
He began to put it into practice: "Those who affect my growth, come to my side and stand alongside me."
"..."
This is too unbelievable. Even if the cat is terrified right now, it can't believe it.
"Sigh, Maine, I haven't told you this before because I was afraid of putting pressure on you, but actually I've had a dream since I was little, which is to become the tallest man in Fontaine, so I won't let go of any possibility of growing taller... You won't object, will you?"
"..."
The massage machine trembled and curled up beside him, more than an arm's length away.
"Hahaha…"
Unable to stop laughing, Leosley didn't ask for much more, such as taking off his coat and lying in bed together. Although he felt that Mainkun would agree if he made a strong request, he stopped pushing his luck for the sake of the half-demon's heart.
"Tap, tap-tap~"
The Duke simply hummed a little tune, watching his sworn brother's tiger-striped head in the gloom, listening to his rapid breathing and the sound of fabric being torn by sharp claws.
"..."
Finally, everything returned to tranquility and peace, even the trembling subsided.
Mainkuhn.
In the first rays of dawn, Leosley spoke calmly, inviting me as if nothing had happened the night before:
"Can you still come tomorrow?"
"..."
"Okay, it seems that's not possible... How about a week from now, seven days from now, can you come?"
"I miss you."
"..."
After remaining silent for a long time with his back to the Duke, he finally nodded hesitantly.
"That's great."
He closed his eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, the space beside me was empty, with only scattered claw marks on the bed, indicating that everything last night was not a dream.
"Leosley! Leosley!"
The sound of the water god knocking loudly came from the doorway:
"You're such a grown-up, why are you still sleeping in? It's made Vilette hesitate about whether or not to invite you to breakfast!"
“Ms. Furnessa, wait, what if he hasn’t woken up yet—”
Oh, quite the opposite, I was just about to fall asleep.
However, it's not too late to catch up on sleep after dinner.
"Mrs. Funniest, please tolerate my disrespect and wait a moment outside the door—"
After drawing out his words to appease the gods, Leosley leaped out of bed—
Oh, what? You're asking about the effects of the medicine? It's long past its prime.
As for when the effects will wear off...
Hey.
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