Without any accompaniment, only Jiho’s voice filled the space.
The more Isu listened to Jiho’s song, the more bewildered he became.
Internally, he shouted countless times, ‘It can’t be.’
‘Is it a recording? Or maybe, could it be?’
As Isu listened to the sweet song that melted his eardrums, his face became more serious than ever.
After the song ended, Isu blinked his eyes, opened his mouth in amazement, and couldn’t say a word.
Then, as if it were a lie, goosebumps appeared on Isu’s arms.
After a moment of silence, Jiho asked, “How was it? Did you get chills hearing it live?”
Jiho had told Isu about J’s songs when they sat side by side on a bus in the past.
“Oh, but there’s one regrettable thing. I can’t hear it live.”
“Since he’s a faceless singer, concerts are impossible from the start. He doesn’t do any activities other than releasing music. It would be really chilling to hear it live… Considering he doesn’t do any other activities.”
Isu didn’t expect that he would hear the live performance he wanted so much lying on the bed.
Jiho found it somewhat amusing and chuckled at his own unexpected thought.
Throughout the trip, Jiho had been waiting for the right moment to share this with Isu, and finally, on the last night, he sang J’s song.
“What’s going on right now?”
Isu snapped out of his thoughts, turned his body slowly, and lay down.
His eyes, looking at Jiho with an expression of not understanding English, were full of questions.
Isu swallowed hard.
“A live performance? This is J’s song.”
While there was a 1% chance, he thought it probably wasn’t true.
‘Jiho must be teasing me. There have been times when I thought his singing voice was similar.’
Without a word, Jiho pulled Isu close and embraced him.
After stroking his hair with the large hand and brushing down his back, Jiho spoke.
“Isu, I’m sorry for telling you so late. I tried to say it several times, but I hesitated, afraid that you might be disappointed and missed the timing.”
Isu’s startled eyes blinked rapidly several times.
It was the moment when the 1% possibility he had considered became reality.
Isu didn’t move and buried his face in Jiho’s chest without a word.
It was too shocking, and he needed time to organize his thoughts.
There was no need to ask if it was true.
It must be true because Jiho was saying it.
There was no joking involved.
It was just like playing J’s music.
Everything was real, but it was hard to believe because it was so unbelievable and surprising.
Looking at the silent Isu, Jiho asked with an uneasy feeling, “Are you angry?”
“…….,”
Isu was thinking about the things he had said to Jiho about J in the past.
He had said he liked that he could freely imagine things about J and didn’t want to know his identity.
He had also said something else. While Isu had been talking about not wanting to know, Jiho had been the person he was referring to. How must Jiho have felt?
How surprised must he have been?
“Do you want to know what kind of person I am?”
“Not really. I’d rather not know because if it’s different from what I imagined, I might be disappointed. It’s better not to know; I can fill the rest with happy imagination. Anyway, the music is good, and that’s enough for me.”
Although Isu claimed not to be curious, it wasn’t entirely true.
Pretending it wasn’t a big deal, Jiho casually asked Isu if he preferred his songs or J’s songs.
“I have something I’m curious about.”
“What is it?”
“Do you like my songs more, or J’s songs?”
Sigh. Isu sighed heavily against Jiho’s chest.
It was embarrassing, awkward, and made him angry.
Feeling Isu take a long sigh, Jiho could sense him closing his eyes with determination.
“Are you crying?”
Isu nodded ever so slightly, his expression suggesting he was denying it.
Seeing Isu cry while denying it made Jiho’s face filled with anxiety.
‘Did I talk too lightly about it?’
Was it too casual to lie down on the bed and sing one song? If I had kept it a secret for a longer time, should I have confessed more sincerely and respectfully?
If I knew this would happen, I should have said it from the beginning.
Various thoughts and regrets crossed Jiho’s mind.
“I messed up. I was really worried that you might be disappointed. I don’t know how J appears in your imagination, and I was afraid I might ruin that. I was worried about that. Seriously. I never had any intention of deceiving you.”
“…….,”
“Yeah?”
Jiho, who was convinced that Isu was crying, didn’t know what to do.
He put a lot of strength into the hand that was hugging Isu.
Isu, who had buried his face in Jiho’s chest without a word, smiled slightly and slowly raised his head.
Thinking about the shock Isu received, Jiho wanted to comfort him for a longer time, but he couldn’t waste this precious time.
“Fool. Why would I be disappointed that you’re J?”
Isu looked up at Jiho with eyes filled with questions.
A smile hung on Isu’s lips as Jiho gently held his chin.
The moment Jiho saw Isu’s smiling face, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled faintly.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
