I Became the Tutor of the Royal Twins - Chapter 241

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Chapter 241

Translator: Yonnee

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That reminded her, they had decided to call each other by their first names when they were alone, didn’t they?

Sera giggled at Helios’s boyish stubbornness. It seemed like he really wanted to be called by his name.

Wanting to tease him a bit, Sera responded playfully, raising her eyebrows, as if she were Rosé and Ferre lying when asked by someone.

“I forgot that we decided to call each other like that.”

“Forgot? That’s a big problem. How can I make you remember?”

Helios, with a surprised expression as if he found it amusing, played along with Sera’s childish joke.

“Well, I don’t really know.”

“Really? You don’t remember?”

“No. Not at all. Your Majesty.”

At that moment, the corners of Helios’s mouth lifted into a smirk. Simultaneously, Sera’s body lifted upward.

He had embraced Sera with both arms, and the posture was far from ordinary, more like a pose you’d see in a movie, indicating ‘we’re in love with each other.’ It was a pose they didn’t want to publicize.

In an instant, Sera hugged his neck. With wide eyes, she looked at Helios, silently urging him to put her down quickly.

“Your Majesty, where did this sudden act come from? Please let me down.”

“I thought if you said you couldn’t remember, surprising you might jog your memory.”

Helios replied nonchalantly.

“But doing this here is a bit awkward.”

“What’s awkward about it?”

“It’s embarrassing. Everyone’s watching. Please put me down quickly!”

“Don’t you like it? Sera? I like holding you like this.”

“Your Majesty!”

Sera urged him, mentioning that there were knights guarding from a distance. However, Helios, enjoying Sera’s embarrassed state, continued to hold her without putting her down.

Eventually, when their eyes met with the knights, and the knights turned away, covering their faces with their hands, Sera declared her surrender.

“Heli, please. Put me down right now.”

Whispering softly, Helios finally lowered Sera gently to the ground.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, he softly brushed aside Sera’s long hair that spilled forward.

Sera stood still, feeling his tender touch.

The lake changed colors like the evening sky, tinted with deep violet.

And Helios standing against that backdrop.

With nothing imperfect, a sense of fulfillment spread deep in her chest.

“It’s so difficult to hear my name just once.”

Helios, not hiding his regret, played with her long hair with his fingertips.

Carefully, he kissed her on the forehead and released Sera.

Surely, dating must be as new to him as it was to her.

But unlike her, he showed no signs of embarrassment or hesitation in his affectionate gestures.

“Shall we take a short walk holding hands?”

Helios reached out his hand to Sera. Slipping her fingers into his, Sera called his name carefully.

“Of course, Heli.”

* * *

Helios and Sera had hoped to see the silver river in the sky and the bright moon reflected in the lake, but the weather worsened rapidly, and the moonlight faded.

The wind blowing from the lakeside had turned unexpectedly cold and chilling.

Although they felt disappointed, there would be many more opportunities ahead, so Sera and Helios prepared to return.

“It’s surprisingly chilly now that it’s getting dark.”

While holding Helios’s hand, Sera mumbled as they retraced their steps.

It was her first time in such a strange forest at midnight, making the unknown bird cries and the black lake appear eerily unsettling.

“It’s indeed beautiful when the moonlight shines. If it’s too scary, do you want to come closer to me?”

Helios asked, just as he would whenever he’d tell his younger siblings stories about mythical monsters.

Sera noticed it right away, and she chuckled as she felt like she was being treated like a seven-year-old by him.

“It’s not that scary. You’re here, and the knights are here too. It just feels a bit…”

The eerie atmosphere suddenly reminded her of the ominous events at the palace that she had been trying to forget.

“It seems you were worried. I saw the mages busy investigating things related to the incidents at the palace today.”

“The mages have been busy lately, yes.”

“It’s strange how that incident suddenly came to mind. Back then it was the sea, and now it’s the lake. Both have water… But there’s nothing to worry about, right, Heli?”

Sera asked while examining his expression.

As expected, Helios nodded slightly with his usual face.

“Yes. If I find out anything, I’ll let you know first. Also, we’re investigating why you can’t use magic, so I might be able to share that with you too.”

“About my constitution?”

“Yes. The reason the curse didn’t work that day is more likely due to the characteristics of your constitution, Sera, rather than the power of my own sacred power.”

“Well… I hope it’s nothing serious.”

“I hope so, too.”

Helios smiled to reassure Sera, telling her not to worry. Sera, knowing he wouldn’t lie to her, found comfort in his response.

Then, Helios didn’t miss the opportunity and pulled the unsuspecting Sera into his embrace.

Startled by the sudden closeness, Sera struggled a bit.

“W-Why are you hugging me like this out of nowhere? It was like this earlier too, but unlike last time, it’s dark now, and everyone is probably behind us.”

Feeling like someone was watching her, Sera kept glancing back.

Unlike Helios, who had lived his life with knights and attendants around him, Sera wasn’t accustomed to it.

Especially if it’s related to work, they might witness such intimate scenes, Sera thought.

She was not accustomed to it, especially in a public place.

“You’ll get used to it. And as I mentioned before, they’re under official orders not to look. Above all, Sera, I feel like I need to hold you a bit more before returning to the palace…”

Helios casually spilled embarrassing words with a nonchalant expression.

And soon, the blush upon Sera’s face became even redder as Helios brought her hand to his teasing lips.