Chapter 15
I had gone out thinking about Evan, who would surely love the teddy bear.
“Where have you been?”
Evan was waiting for me in front of the entrance, his brows deeply furrowed.
“I told you I was going to look around the plaza.”
“Then why were you with that guy?”
“I just happened to run into him. How did you even know?”
I hadn’t brought any guards with me, so there was no way he could have known. And it wasn’t like he had secretly followed me, because he hadn’t helped me fight the monster either.
“You smell like him.”
“Huh? Really?”
I sniffed my sleeve. There was only my own scent left. Evan’s sense of smell was truly incredible.
“If you happened to meet him, you should have just passed by. Don’t tell me you were together?”
“We parted right away.”
“Then why is there hair from that guy on your shoulder and clothes?”
Evan touched my shoulder and clothes before showing me the brown strands of hair. There were only two strands, so they were barely noticeable, but his observation skills were unbelievable.
I looked up at him while fiddling with my fingers and frowning.
“What was I supposed to do when he kept following me?”
“You should have cursed at him, hit him, or called for me.”
“I brought you a gift, and this is what I have to hear? That guy tried to take this gift away from me, but I told him absolutely not and brought it back.”
Feeling hurt, I puffed out my lips. He was being unfair, getting angry without knowing anything. Evan really wasn’t that different from other male leads after all. He had his selfish moments too.
“You went out to give me a gift?”
His expression instantly softened.
“You protected my gift from that guy?”
Taking the opportunity, I handed him the teddy bear. Evan accepted it with trembling hands and stared at the stuffed animal before gently hugging it.
Then, still holding the teddy bear tightly, he hugged me.
“I’m sorry. I think I was blinded by jealousy.”
“I’ll let it slide this once.”
Next time he did this again, when he turned into a child, I was going to kiss him dozens of times all at once!
“The eyes were something I got by defeating the monster myself. Take good care of them.”
“You personally defeated a monster?”
“Yes.”
“What were you thinking, going to fight a monster alone? Why did you even fight it? Were you hurt anywhere? Are you okay?”
Evan examined every part of my body, asking in a voice full of worry.
I clenched my fist and lightly tapped the sword hanging at my waist.
“I’m not hurt. Because I’m strong.”
“…Huh?”
“You didn’t know this, but your wife is very skilled with a sword.”
“Wow, my wife is good at swordsmanship too.”
I thought he would be shocked, but instead he covered his mouth with his hand and looked at me as if he was impressed.
He stared at me with an expression that practically said, Of course, she’s my wife.
It was a little overwhelming.
I thought he wouldn’t believe me, but his reaction was completely different from what I expected.
“So don’t worry anymore. And don’t assign me a knight escort either.”
“Even if you were the strongest person in this world, I’d still worry about you. Because I love you.”
“Trust me and try to worry a little less.”
“Okay. I’ll try.”
He said the right things, but I knew I would probably continue wandering all over the place and doing things that would make him worry.
Still, for both our sakes, I should tell small white lies to reduce his worries.
Sigh.
Raising a husband was really difficult.
I thought Lucas would come find me every day, but surprisingly, he didn’t show up.
Maybe because it was random, the side effect of attracting his attention was probably random too.
The system’s strange tricks were always ridiculous and irritating, but this time, I actually liked it.
Thanks to that, I could approach Jason comfortably.
This time, I was going to use the most certain method to seduce him.
‘I’ll use the item that makes me look like his ideal type.’
Honestly, there wasn’t much meaning in using this item.
We were already in love with each other.
However, I wanted to increase even the slightest possibility of successfully seducing Jason.
‘Make me look like Jason’s ideal type.’
<The item that makes you appear as Jason’s ideal type has been used.>
Curious about what kind of appearance I would have, I looked at my reflection in the mirror.
Since Jason wasn’t there, my appearance looked exactly the same as usual.
That only made me even more curious about how I would look to him, so I hurried over to Jason.
Unexpectedly, he was horseback riding.
I rode alongside him, intending to speak to him.
“Jason! How do I look right now?”
I made a flower pose with one hand and tried my best to look as cute and pretty as possible.
Jason glanced at me briefly before riding even faster.
“You’re ugly.”
“…Your eyesight is bad. Wear glasses when you work.”
I followed him while grumbling under my breath. Since it was Hard Mode, unlike at the beginning, there were many times when things didn’t work on him.
Sigh… what method should I try next?
With that troublesome thought weighing heavily on my mind, I relieved my stress by happily riding horses with Jason.
I thought the item hadn’t worked on Jason at all, but apparently it had worked on Evan. The funny thing was that he wore glasses while working in the evening. Even more amusingly, the moment I entered, he quickly took them off and stared at me with an expression that clearly said he wanted me to put them on him.
So I picked up the glasses sitting at the edge of his desk and put them on Evan.
With his neatly tied silver hair and glasses, he looked absolutely breathtakingly beautiful and handsome. If this weren’t my 500th life, I probably would have fallen for him at first sight and clung to him desperately. I would have cried my eyes out, wondering why he wouldn’t look at me.
So when I clapped and told him he looked incredibly handsome, he became delighted and started rambling about how he needed to buy various kinds of glasses.
Well, if something I said without thinking managed to work on Evan, then that was already half a success.
I received a tea party invitation from a young lady. Since I had been bored with repeatedly searching for items anyway, I decided to attend.
There were three or four lovely and charming young ladies and noblewomen there. We began enjoying a peaceful tea time in the garden while eating delicious desserts.
“Have you heard that legend?”
“If you give a flower crown you made to the person you love, you’ll be able to love each other forever, and it’s said that one wish will even come true!”
“Oh my, that’s so romantic!”
“I should try it with my husband when I get home!”
“I should ask the person I have a crush on if we can make one together!”
“Oh my, I hope it comes true for you!”
“It’s a legend that has become popular recently, so the man will notice your feelings and happily make one with you.”
Everyone spoke with flushed cheeks, excited and full of anticipation.
Yes, a legend like this is exactly what’s needed for the heroine and male lead’s relationship to improve.
I should try it when I get home too.
Thinking about making a flower crown with Jason tomorrow, I chatted away without noticing how much time had passed. Before I knew it, the tea party was over, and I returned home.
As always, I spent some sweet time with him before we fell asleep while hugging each other.
“Jason, would you like to make a flower crown together?”
The next morning, right after breakfast, I suggested that Jason and I make flower crowns.
I conveniently left out the part about the legend.
“No.”
Jason wiped his mouth and rejected the idea elegantly and firmly.
Well, I expected at least this much by now.
“Don’t be like that. Let’s go outside, make flower crowns, and heal ourselves!”
I grabbed Jason’s hand and forcibly dragged him outside. Since I pulled with all my strength, Jason was dragged along helplessly.
When we arrived at the garden, I spread out the picnic mat I had prepared beforehand and said,
“Go pick whichever flowers you like. I’ll teach you how to make one.”
“Hah, seriously…”
Jason slowly moved as if he had no choice.
Still, he was following my words. I smiled brightly and followed him around.
Jason picked white flowers and roses. I carefully chose flowers that would match his silver hair and picked lisianthus and red roses.
We sat down on the mat, and I slowly taught him how to make a flower crown.
Jason seemed to have good dexterity because he quickly followed along, and before long, he had finished making his flower crown.
Not only did Jason follow along well, but the flower crown he made was also unbelievably beautiful. He looked like someone who had done this many times before rather than a beginner.
“Jason, you made it so well!”
“Hmph.”
“The flower crown I made suits you so well.”
I carefully placed the flower crown I had made onto Jason’s slightly aloof head.
It suited him so perfectly that he looked like a fairy living in some forest.
I wanted to hurry and wear the flower crown he made too, so I could become a fairy as well.
“Put mine on me quickly too. Flower crowns are supposed to be exchanged between people.”
As if he couldn’t refuse, he placed the flower crown he made onto my head.
“How is it? Does it suit me?”
I tilted my head slightly and smiled sweetly.
Jason didn’t answer and simply turned his head away.
I glanced at him and quietly slipped my arm around his.
“We’re going to love each other forever now!”
“What?”
“If you share a flower crown you made with someone you love, they say you’ll love each other forever!”
“…What nonsense.”
Jason turned away as if he didn’t believe in the legend.
He acted all proud, as though he couldn’t believe someone would trust such a silly story, but adorably enough, he didn’t take off the flower crown.
It seemed that he actually liked both the flower crown I made and the legend quite a bit.
How cute.
I suggested that cute Jason and I make flower rings, flower necklaces, and bouquets as well. He refused while fiddling with his flower crown, but when I clung to his arm and begged with all my might, he eventually agreed.
After that, we made everything we could with flowers together, decorated ourselves with flowers hanging all over our bodies, and returned to the room.
We received the servants’ fond and amused gazes as they looked at us like we were adorable.
