“Are you okay?” “Y-yes! My body, now dedicated to you, the black-masked one, remains clean!” “Ha…? No, it’s fine as long as you’re safe.” “Yes, thanks to you, I’m alright! We can get married anytime you want!” “No, that… Hmm. You’re probably in a state of bias, something like the suspension bridge effect. Now that you are safe from such a dangerous situation, you’ll be able to make rational decisions once you calm down. Besides, His Highness Prince Claude, whom you have a crush on right now, is here too. You should be careful what you say so that you don’t have any regrets when you come to your senses.” “Thank you for your advice! But I don’t care about that trash anymore! Rather, I can’t help but regret it so much that I want to erase all past memories when I think that I have been doing favours to such a garbage bug until now.” “Aaa—… Alright. I won’t ask what happened, and I’d better not. I’m sure you’ll regret it once you know what’s under the mask. So before you regret it, you should put a lid on the feelings suddenly welling up in you. As I have said before, these feelings are not feelings born from your rational mind. Those are false feelings.” Why is it that you stubbornly refuse to accept my feelings?
“Hah! It must mean that we still have some ordeal to overcome, and you want me to wait until we get over it, right?” “That’s not it! I dare not go into it, but it’s not that. Hey, what’s with that ‘I know what I’m doing’ look!? Stop those eyes! And for God’s sake, listen to me!!”
He is probably not good at sharing his true feelings because he is probably embarrassed and shy. My mother had taught me a long time ago that it is in times like these that women must guide men, and at my age, I finally understood what she meant. My mother once said, “Sometimes, a gentleman can be shy, innocent, and have difficulties speaking, so they say things different from what they want to say. Don’t miss that moment, don’t be fooled by their words, and make a judgement with your heart.” I had no idea she was telling the truth. I did not take her advice seriously enough to ignore it at first, wondering if such a person even existed. Now I regret that I should have listened to her advice more carefully.