Villainous Husband, the One You’re Obsessed With Is Over There - Chapter 32
Chapter 16.2
“I wanted to see how crazy training can be, although things are getting bothersome…”
…Of course, that couldn’t be.
Raniero seemed to want to see my chaotic bow training as soon as possible. Seeing how much he wanted to see it, he even summoned the imperial physician from the Imperial Palace and gave me medicine himself.
After taking the medicine for a while, the pain was relieved and I felt exhausted, as if all my strength was gone. It was only at that moment that I realized just how much energy had been put into my whole body a while ago.
“I was expecting you to show a good performance on the hunting ground.”
As he said that, Raniero’s fingertips pressed the tip of my nose firmly.
“No, actually, I thought it would be fun to watch you run around in a hurry, but…”
Well, he didn’t try to hide his personality.
‘Power is indeed amazing.’
“In the current situation, I wonder if you would be able even to run away properly, even if it’s a hundred steps away?”
…I also have a similar question.
This wasn’t going to be entertaining at all in the slightest, so could Your Majesty please not put me in as a hunter?
“Moreover…”
Raniero then leaned on his back, pressed his lips to my ear, and whispered.
“I can’t imagine that a hunter who couldn’t escape past a hundred steps and be hunted in reverse by the prey would develop well enough to entertain me in winter hunting…”
My spine shuddered.
Even though I’m a hunter right now, after a few months, my situation of potentially being the prey came vivid when I was about to forget it.
…Really.
Every day is a series of crises. This is so astonishing.
“Then… what would I obtain in my hands after the long, long wait, hm?”
“Tr-trust me!”
I cried at once.
“If you trust me, I’ll show you something. I’ll show you right away.”
“Ho? How would you do that?”
…Every day is just a series of putting things aside and arranging words he wanted to hear. My brain was rolling.
“That, well… For now, finding a teacher is what I need to do.”
“…Teacher?”
I nodded my head.
“I thought that I’d be able to improve a little bit if I had a teacher.”
“Aha.”
“Since my life is at stake, this is…”
I blurted out my words and glanced at Raniero. Let’s think about it later after seven months. After all, I have no intention of becoming prey anyway since I’d run away before he met Seraphina.
“You’re not going to die.”
“…Really?”
Perhaps, because Raniero emphasized that I wouldn’t die again, my expectations grew a little. I secretly asked him back with hope as I thought so to myself.
He nodded.
“H, how…?”
My voice was full of anticipation.
If Raniero was so confident, would there not be some method or device? However, the sound that came out of his mouth was a spectacle…
“Well.”
Oh, look at this…?!
After all, he was fooling with me!
The desperation to risk my life was only a joke to him. I scrunched and straightened my face like crumpled bread with my forehead. Meanwhile, Raniero seemed to enjoy seeing my face become furrowed. Even though I felt sick and complicated in my head, His Majesty looked so comfortable and happy…
“All right. So, find a good teacher and learn well! I’ll wait to see what you have to show me on the hunting day.”
“…Yes.”
Suddenly, he reached out and tucked my hair behind my ear.
“I really want you to show me something.”
I suddenly suffered from his skepticism.
Haa.
It wasn’t my plan to show him something. I was really trying to live as if I did not exist…
Three months had passed since I foolishly fell for the scheme of Roberta Jacques and tried to get used to the life of the Empress day by day… I should’ve realized in advance that life wasn’t easy. Would it not have been more reassuring if Raniero had fallen for me for some unknown reason, clung onto me, and embraced me?
It seemed like it wouldn’t be like that, though.
Regardless, the situation right now was definitely a predicament. It was a problem because his clear interest didn’t seem to flow in any direction that ensured my safety… Well, it might be good if he felt that way, but even if he doesn’t?
The feelings were identical to some degree. After all, if it weren’t for Seraphina, he wouldn’t get that intense emotion that was mentioned in the original story…
Still, if I didn’t try to arouse his interest, he would always provoke me by pointing out risks.
Then, for his fun, I would have to roll left and right…
‘What a horrible person…’
I gazed at Raniero’s face with a complicated feeling. He has a damn beautiful face today, too. As I was lost in my thoughts, it seemed that he had touched my hair for a while as if thinking about something before unexpectedly smiling softly.
“By the way, you haven’t decided on a teacher yet, have you?”
“Ah, yes. That’s right, but—”
“You should quit.”
“Yes?”
“Stop looking.”
“Yes, what…? About finding a teacher?”
“Yes.”
At his answer, I observed him carefully.
“Why?”
“Because I can teach you.”
The words that came out of his mouth sounded so strange that I thought I must have heard something wrong.
“…Huh? Y-yes?”
“Do I need to say it twice?”
Raniero’s smile deepened.
It was rare, but he had pretty dimples.
…No. I shook my head hurriedly, feeling goosebumps rising.
“No, of course not. I’ll be grateful for your teaching and become the best hunter.”
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