“We have too many siblings in our house. So, we always had to compete to receive our parents’ love. I wanted to be more loved, but when I saw my more talented siblings receiving our parents’ love, it made me so jealous. So, I want to have only one child, so that the child can receive my love without competing among siblings. What about Jeremi-nim?”

Jeremy seemed to understand the reason for the faint loneliness emanating from Roen’s face somewhere. Also, the reason she idolized words like kisses and love. How much she longed for love.

“I’ll do whatever you want, Roen-nim.”

Roen looked at Jeremy as if she were completely awake.
“Does that mean you’re considering marriage with me? You seemed hesitant about dating when we first met today, but now, Jeremi-nim, are you thinking about marriage after meeting me for the first time?”

Jeremy broke into a cold sweat again. It wasn’t what she intended to say, but the words came out that way.

Suddenly, Jeremy felt the need to quickly finish the tasks assigned by the Duke. In fact, she wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

“Um, I still have some work to finish, so I’ll vacate the seat.”

As Jeremy hurriedly tried to get up, Roen grabbed the hem of her clothes and lifted her head.

“Where are you going?”

“Oh, the reason I came to the festival today was to install streetlights. So, I’m in the middle of finishing that work.”

Roen’s eyes widened, and she put down the wine bottle she was holding.

“I heard a magician came to the temple to install streetlights. Could it be that the magician is Jeremi-nim?”

Jeremy scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

“Well, yes. I am that magician. I’ve almost finished the work at the temple, so if you go back, you’ll see much brighter streetlights than before.”

“I heard a rumor that the magician was handsome and was curious about who it was, and it turns out it’s Jeremi-nim!”

Weak to compliments, is that your name, Jeremi Aikor?

Jeremy lowered the corners of her mouth, thinking so.

“It’s embarrassing to be called handsome.”

Roen frowned as if she were in a bad mood and looked away.

“Do you like being called handsome right now?”

“Yes. Yes?”

“Do you enjoy hearing that you’re handsome from others?”

“Oh, no. I’ve never heard that I’m handsome…”

“Now that you say you’re my lover, listen well.”

Jeremy nodded obediently, looking at Roen holding the bottle tightly.

“I’m disgusted by weak men. I can’t forgive men who cheat. Don’t even make eye contact with other women. Like Sycar-nim. Have you seen him? He doesn’t even make eye contact with me. And he doesn’t like it when people call him handsome; he glares at them sneakily.”

Well, Jeremy already knew that well.

“I felt a bit bad at that time, but thinking about it, I would be so happy if my man was like that. So, I hope Jeremi-nim will be such a lover to me. Am I asking for too much, comparing you to others and wanting a lot?”

With those round eyes and cute words, how could she say that Roen wanted a lot?

Jeremy immediately extended her hand and said, “I don’t mind at all. I’m actually grateful for your honesty.”

“Really, do you think so?”

“Yes, I really do.”
Jeremi also had an honest personality, and since meeting women was also a first for her, direct words were much more comfortable for her to hear than indirect ones.

Of course, skipping the next words.

“Then let’s kiss.”

Jeremi, who had been smiling brightly, suddenly felt a tingling sensation as if someone had slapped her, and she grabbed my cheek.

“What?”

“I thought it would be nice to have our first kiss when the fireworks explode like bang! So, I participated in this coming-of-age festival to find a boyfriend.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If you have your first kiss under the exploding fireworks, it will be a beautiful memory, don’t you think? I really wanted to have the beautiful memory of my first kiss.”

Even though Roen didn’t approach, Jeremi instinctively pulled away.

“Y-yes. It sounds very romantic.”

“So, let’s kiss. Right when the next firework goes off! I mean it!”

Jeremi, who only knew how to pour out words that made others break into a cold sweat, never imagined experiencing such sweaty situations herself. Without even wiping off the flowing sweat, she said,

“B-but, we just met today…”

Jeremi couldn’t finish what she wanted to say.

In an instant, Roen grabbed Jeremi’s nape with both hands and kissed her.

Surprised, Jeremi widened her eyes and soon closed them tightly.

During the kiss, the sound of fireworks exploding, ‘Bang, bang,’ echoed in her ears.

Jeremi, who was kissing Roen while being held by the nape as if pushed into a corner, didn’t want to make her precious first kiss look like she was receiving it unilaterally.

Jeremi, who had been pushed back, pulled Roen’s waist forward, embraced her waist, supported Roen’s head with one hand, and deeply kissed her.

Only then did Roen release Jeremi’s collar, lift her hands to Roen’s shoulders, and the two shared a thrilling and sweet first kiss before beautiful fireworks burst in the sky.