‘Already a few glasses, is it…’

I glanced at Arwyn with a disgusted expression. Turns out, he’s a huge drinker.

I considered asking if he could fix the translation earring, but I just gave up. It seemed futile anyway.

‘Subtly, or rather, openly self-centered.’

Maybe it’s because he’s a wizard? Anyway, being a wizard seems to involve scrutinizing various things.

Anyway, after finishing the meal without any trouble, I was able to hear more about Hyaesung Simons during a bath with the rabbit. None other than from Anna.

“Lady Hyaesung’s unrequited love for you is already famous in the social circles of the Elowen Kingdom. She even sent hundreds of letters to you.”

…Several dozen would be a lot, but hundreds? Isn’t that insane…? At that point, it’s not just unrequited love; it’s a complete obsession.

‘Well, that explains why she came all the way here, even knowing that Gracian is a hard-to-come-by man.’

“In addition, she often sent gifts or attempted to approach Miss April. In my opinion, she might have targeted Miss instead, thinking it would be difficult to capture you….”

The rabbit floating on the bathwater cried out horribly, as if to say it was dreadful. I picked up the rabbit and petted it gently. I entrusted my head to Anna.

Anna gives an incredibly good scalp massage. I enjoyed that refreshing sensation and murmured.

“So, she first tried to play the role of April’s stepmother.”

“That’s right. In the end, she failed though.”

It’s a well-known fact that April is demanding even for people from the Solzberrry Duchy. Even Mrs. Milton struggles to deal with April, so it’s impossible for a well-grown noble lady.

“When I heard the story that Lady Hyaesung came all the way to this villa, I was also surprised. After you married Madam, she never sent letters or anything, so I thought Lady Hyaesung had given up.”

I propped my chin up in silence at Anna’s continued words. Giving up might be easy in theory, but it’s difficult in the heart. Especially if you’ve been in unrequited love for a long time.

But trying to seduce a married man went too far.

“In fact, I was a bit angry today because of Miss Simon.”

“Of course… even I would be angry.”

“So, I did what I could to be mean and make Miss Simon cry… Thanks to that, my villain image will probably be strengthened.”

As I sighed softly, Anna smiled a little sadly. Then, she wet my hair and rinsed the foam while she spoke with a soft tone.

“But we know, right? That Madam is actually a good person.”

“……”

It felt strange somehow. Before I knew it, Anna and I had become close enough to confide in each other like this.

Closing my eyes for a moment and then smiling brightly, I spoke.
“Yeah, if people close to me understand me, that’s enough.”

‘Finally, the sixth day, the last night.’

They say Gracian will regain his sanity on the seventh day, so today I have to enjoy (?) to my heart’s content.

After finishing the bath, the rabbit went to another room with Anna, and instead, the wolf quietly entered this room.

Lowering its body and approaching cautiously, it looked very timid. When I gestured for it to come, it immediately raised its tail, sprinting towards me.

Finally reaching me, due to the tail vigorously wagging and the tongue making noise, I couldn’t focus at all.

“Ugh, stop licking!”

“Hehe.”

It stops quickly when told to stop… but this meekness doesn’t last long. Especially at night.

‘Why does it go wild only at night…’

This time, I put a towel on the wolf’s head and gave it a lamb’s head… Watching it quietly, it was so funny that I ended up bursting into laughter.

“Aang.”

The wolf whimpered like a fool, shaking its head back and forth.

After trying various attempts with the wolf, at some point, drowsiness poured in, and I lay down on the bed.

Since I’m sleepy, I should sleep now. It’s a bit disappointing that I can’t play more… And it’s also regrettable that there’s no K-dash rabbit hat. It would be really funny to put a moving rabbit ear hat on our wolf.

With a smirk, I closed my eyes and whispered softly.

“Sleep well, Gracian.”

Fortunately, the wolf just lay quietly next to me and didn’t lick my face or anything.

…The problem was from just before midnight, when he returned to his human form.

‘… What is it?’

I woke up with a frown, feeling my ears and neck damp as if something was sticking to them. …Did I sleep for about 2 hours? It didn’t feel like a deep sleep, so my head was a bit fuzzy.

Opening my eyes and waving my hand, I felt someone put a ring on my finger. As soon as I saw the familiar figure in my sight— my mind cleared up.

“G-Gracian?”

“….”

He stared at me intently, silently smiling. Pulling my hand with the ring, he kissed it carefully.

“…!”

In an instant, my fever rose from head to toe. Feeling my face burning, I was about to open my mouth in confusion when Gracian slowly lowered his head.

“Now, wait a moment…!”