As I slowly took the rose, Cahilin, holding my wrist, pulled me closer. Being led along, I met Cahilin’s gaze.

In a very brief moment, an exchange of unspoken glances occurred. I closed my eyes, and our lips met. From then on, the only memories were those completely swept away by Cahilin.

“Ah!”

Cahilin furrowed his brow, and I also grinned.

“Stop exaggerating; it doesn’t hurt at all.”

“You’re casually saying it’s not your own injury.”
“Hey, even if I cut a piece of paper, it would be deeper than this. I glanced at Cahilin.

Of course, when the sword flew past his face, I felt my heart drop. Watching him skillfully avoid it, I let out a relieved sigh.

But in the arena, seeing the man who was flying around so nonchalantly, I barely restrained the urge to slap his cheek with my bare hand rather than ointment.

“Still, it’s fine.”

Cahilin seemed to be in a very good mood. It was a torture to pretend not to notice the obvious joy that permeated his entire body, not just because he had won the arena match.

“Although the opponent is regretting it.”

His words stabbed me with guilt. In truth, I regretted accepting the kiss swept away by the atmosphere.

Of course, at that moment, I did want to kiss him. However, it was awkward to kiss him so directly after he had just said he didn’t like it a short while ago.

“Oh, well… I can take the golden rose…”

Trying to change the subject, I looked at the single Cahilin who was lingering. But when did this man start smiling so well?

Suddenly, I recalled the first time I met Cahilin. At that time, he was a man who threw me to the ground, saying I was heavier than he thought. Wait, thinking about it again, it’s quite moving.

As I shot him a soft look, Cahilin smiled.

“Why are you looking like that?”

“I remember when we first met. At that time, you said, ‘Heavier than I thought,’ and threw me to the ground.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Your personality has changed a lot.”

“Probably.”

Cahilin nodded smoothly.

“If your feelings toward the opponent change, isn’t it natural for your attitude to change too?”

I was left speechless by his casual response. Cahilin stared steadily at me. In the strange atmosphere, I stood up from my seat.

“Then, you must be tired. Go to bed early.”

As I turned away, my body was suddenly pulled back. In an instant, our eyes met. The gaze from above, looking down from the arena, overlapped with the eyes that were looking up.

In the sluggish gaze, my lips dried up. Without realizing it, I licked them with my tongue, and Cahilin’s Adam’s apple rose noticeably.

“How about trying it again?”

“Well, what?”

“After all, isn’t regretting the same even if you do it twice?”

Cahilin slowly reached out towards me. Heat circulated in the deeply sunk collar. Holding my neck, he slowly stood up. His gaze was on my lips.

Unable to look away from Cahilin’s face, which was getting closer, I belatedly came to my senses.

One mistake might be an accident, but twice was not. If I kissed him again here, there was no way to avoid it. I pushed him away.

“Not coming over, huh.”

Cahilin, who stepped back obediently, smiled as if disappointed.

“Good night!”
I left Cahilin behind as if pushing him away and walked away from that spot. It was only after entering my room that I could calm my pounding heart.

“Darn it, I shouldn’t have let my guard down.”

Cahilin’s face was so seductive, and his gaze towards me was explicit. Moreover, as he actively approached me as if intentionally tempting, if I relaxed a little, it was almost certain that things would escalate further.

“No, has it already crossed that line?”

In truth, it had been like this for a while. Even when I inwardly cursed when he took me to the training ground in the early morning, I found myself absentmindedly watching Cahilin swing his sword, and there were times when I couldn’t look away from his smiling face when our eyes met while reading documents.

However, I couldn’t determine if it was just a liking or if I had developed feelings for him. Because this was the first time I had such emotions.

“It’s only been a short time since I denied having feelings, but I seem so clueless.”

As I sighed, the doorbell suddenly rang. Startled, I grabbed my chest.

“What are you calling me for again?”

With a thumping heart, I went to Cahilin’s room, and when I flipped the blanket and lay down on the bed, he smiled at me. For some reason, my fingertips tingled when I looked at his face.

“Turn off the light, please.”

…This guy.