Follow Your Heart [EN]: Chapter 55

Our Night Is Longer Than Yours

#55.

“During the reign of the 6th King, Mellon and Russell fostered private soldiers and plotted treason.
The royal army suppressed them, and the marriage policy implemented by the 4th King, Ryan Blake, failed.
Once, five noble families ruled the continent along with the Damon Imperial Family.
Ilias and Schmidt disappeared without a trace,
Mellon and Russell were annihilated, and only Duncan remained on the continent.
– From the History of the Cayenne Kingdom, page 81”

Lee Jae was lying face down on the bed, reading a history book from morning.

Roderick watched her, propping his cheek with his hand, and said.
Roderick watched her, propping his cheek with his hand, and said.
“You’ll hurt your back if you lie down like that to read.”

She sat so upright when sculpting, but when looking at her diary or a book, she was like that.
She looked comfortable, but the King clicked his tongue.

“Backs are important for both men and women.”

“……Pervert.”

“Isn’t it more perverted to hear it that way?”

Lee Jae pondered and then agreed.

‘You didn’t mean it that way? Living in the castle, I think my mind is gradually rotting. When I lived in the mountains, I was a pretty wholesome person.’

“Now that I hear it, you’re right. I was momentarily impure. I think I’m getting tainted by the world.”

He covered his eyes and laughed because of his wife, who spoke like an old woman again.

“Actually, that’s what I meant. I’m so happy this morning that my wife has such impure thoughts; I think I made a really good marriage.”

Roderick watched her, propping his cheek with his hand, and said.
Roderick lifted her up.
Roderick lifted her up.
And after propping up the pillows, he stuck them close to the head of the bed.

“If you’re not going to sit on the sofa, at least lean back. You’ll ruin your back.”

Lee Jae turned back over.
Lee Jae turned back over.
But lying alone, he felt bored, so he ended up sitting next to Lee Jae.
And he peered at the page she was reading.
He didn’t want to disturb or bother her, but he wanted to talk to his wife so much that his mouth was itching.

“In a way, it’s a refinement that the Queen should have.”

“Yes.”

“Why are you reading this anyway?”

Lee Jae chuckled.

“I’m just a little short on that refinement.”

‘Is this because some of my memories are gone? Was Hailey not interested, or was she really just a pretty airhead?’

“Your Majesty.”

“………….”

“Did the Mellon and Russell families start a rebellion?”

“To be precise, they were purged at the stage of plotting a rebellion. Unlike you, there are many people in the world with loose lips, and the royal family receives petitions every day.”

Lee Jae nodded.

“Then did the relationship between the Duncan family and the royal family worsen from then on?”

“Well, you could say they became subjects of attention.”

Roderick nodded, but there was a more complex story behind it.
Roderick nodded, but there was a more complex story behind it.
After the ability to wield the Holy Sword disappeared, the Blake royal family openly excluded those from Damon from key positions.
But they, who had also lost their mysterious powers, must have felt great anxiety about their position.
After confirming that the Queen really had no knowledge of the history of the kingdom, let alone the history of the family, Roderick chuckled.

‘Yeah, it’s the age when you should be playing a lot.’

‘But you can play more. A small, weak bean like you can sleep earlier and wake up later.’

“What are you going to do today?”

“Well, I’ll write in my diary a bit.”

But Roderick knew that Lee Jae had never written in her diary since coming to the castle, contrary to what she said.
She always just stares at her diary with a troubled face.

Lee Jae continued casually.

“I’ll go for a walk in the afternoon.”

Roderick sighed as if he had given up. It was Lee Jae’s victory, who was a little more desperate.

“Will horns grow on your butt if you don’t go there for even a day?”

“Of course not.”

“Ah, now that you mention it, shall we check how much your tail has grown after a long time?”

As he had often joked, his hand reached behind Lee Jae’s back. But she didn’t avoid it, but stayed still.
His fingertips lightly brushed her butt, and Roderick was very embarrassed to feel the vivid outline for a moment.

“Uh… sorry.”

“………….”

“I didn’t mean to, I thought you would avoid it. …I’m sorry.”

Roderick scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
Roderick scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
Then Lee Jae smiled because he was a little cute again.

“Well, I think I’m okay with just my butt.”

“……If you say what I want to hear like that, I’ll listen to you sincerely.”

Lee Jae burst out laughing.

“But Your Majesty, you’re really patient.”

“What is it.”

“I heard that men sometimes have a hard time holding back. That it’s hard to control.”

Roderick paused and stared at her.
Roderick paused and stared at her.
“……Where did you hear such terrible things again? Who is it? Who told you that?”

‘I’m going to kick him in the middle and break it.’

Roderick was a little dumbfounded by Lee Jae’s words, and he laughed in vain and said.

“What if I don’t hold back? What are they going to do?”

“………….”

“Are you going to force it even if the other person doesn’t want to?”

“………….”

“If there are guys like that, lock them in a room and beat them up for a few days. They’ll be reborn as very patient guys.”

Roderick swept his hair back. He seemed a little annoyed as he spoke.
Roderick swept his hair back. He seemed a little annoyed as he spoke.
Lee Jae, who was smiling with an ambiguous expression, asked.

“But why are you suddenly so angry?”

“You just said something stupid! Guys with a sane mind never do that.”

“………….”

“Don’t lump me in with those guys. My pride is hurt.”

“………….”

“Hey, you would have been in big trouble if you had married a weird guy.”

Lee Jae chuckled. ‘You have a talent for saying kind things while getting angry.’

“Everyone wants to do it with someone they like. But that’s my situation, so don’t worry about that. Then I’ll become too lacking. Just think carefully about whether you want to do it or not, and tell me right away.”

“………….”

“Hailey. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Lee Jae smiled brightly, and Roderick sighed.
After saying everything, he felt like he had been completely fooled by the fox’s trick again.
But a subtle expectation was also rising in his heart.
They had confirmed their feelings to some extent, and his wife was definitely less hesitant about skinship than before. It seems like she keeps opening her heart.
Then, wouldn’t that day come in the near future?
But the pain of a husband observing chastity in his honeymoon was not going to end so easily.
Lee Jae, who had been looking at her diary and history book all morning, came to the lake.
She was becoming more and more comfortable talking to the Boy King.
Lee Jae was originally a person with many secrets, and she didn’t need to hide herself in front of otherworldly beings.
Sometimes, she wondered if this was how it felt to confide in a friend.
But a friend who is over five hundred years old.
‘Lee Jae, get a grip. It’s going to be very difficult if you get used to this situation.’

“Why didn’t Hailey become a vengeful spirit and attain Nirvana [a state of perfect peace]?”

-Don’t you know why you’re asking? Have you forgotten what I said before?

‘Those who harbor strong resentment become vengeful spirits, and those who harbor great ideals break the rules.’

But Lee Jae glared at the Boy King with a sulky look.

“I’m sorry to say this.”

-Yeah, what.

“Would I have asked if I knew? It looked like she had eaten resentment by the ladle.”

The Boy King chuckled and sat next to her.

-Well, maybe there was something more important than personal regret.

“So what is it?”

The Boy King shrugged, and she, slightly sulky, drew trigrams [three-line symbols used in divination] with a twig.

-But where did you learn that?

-I’ve never seen those forms before.

“I was the kitchen maid of the best spirit ability user of the time. It’s my sadness that I learned more kitchen work than these petty tricks.”

The Boy King and Lee Jae continued to exchange trivial words.
Even though the Boy King didn’t particularly help, he was a support to her.
A being who knows everything is like that.
So humans seek God even if He doesn’t answer.
And then, the Boy King, who was looking into the distance, said.

-Kang Lee Jae. Lawrence is coming over there.

Lee Jae flinched as she looked in that direction.
‘No, why is he looking so wistful again?’
Lee Jae put her hand on her heart. And the Boy King, who confirmed her reaction, said.

-Don’t waver. Don’t mistake it for your own feelings.

“I know that too.”

-Kang Lee Jae. Your husband is a better guy than you think.

-He’ll be heartbroken. If you hurt a man’s pure heart, it lasts a very long time.

Then Lee Jae, who was a little dumbfounded, glanced at him and said.

“There’s a saying where I used to live. ‘The cat cares about the mouse’ [meaning someone is being insincere].”

“The cat cares about the mouse.”

He chuckled as if he understood what she meant. But Lee Jae clenched her fists and glared at him.

“If you were so worried about your descendant being heartbroken, you should have rolled up your sleeves and helped. You were being very hypocritical just now. Have some human affection.”

-I’m not human, how can I have such human emotions?

“Wow. You’re so childish. You’re picking on the words of a lowly human like me; you’re so great.”

-What to do. Your 말투 [manner of speaking] is becoming more and more like Roderick.

-Anyway, Kang Lee Jae. I care about Roderick more than you think.

Lee Jae was actually feeling it a little bit.
That’s probably why she’s being so pathetic and clingy.

“Giving me that kind of hope is worse. Then I’ll want to beg.”

-I don’t really like clingy women.

At those words, Lee Jae made a face like she was throwing up.

-But seeing you, I understand Roderick’s heart very well. Is this what you call a chance encounter with a preference?

“Don’t even dream about it. I’m not the kind of person who cheats on her husband. People have morals and loyalty.”

-No love?

-Can’t you do it now? I thought it was the heart of a doctor who cherishes patients.

The Boy King, who was smiling as if they were playing cutely, shrugged and disappeared.
Lee Jae, who was staring at the empty air, soon looked towards Lawrence.
She also had many worries in her heart.
Because she couldn’t tell him that the Hailey he knew was dead.
Ordinary humans cannot accept such a fact.
If they find out that such a world exists, that person’s life will be ruined.
Lee Jae, who was very worried, jumped up from her seat.
People whispered and paid attention to the Queen’s actions.
But Lee Jae suddenly grabbed Lawrence and ran away.
It was a strong signal not to talk to her.
The maids and knights widened their eyes and watched the Queen running away with small steps.
They hurriedly ran after the Queen.