“Sir Mjab.”
It was still an unfamiliar name. Radan only realized later that the word meant him.
“……..What? M,me?”
“I brought your food.”
“Ah………”
Radan’s expression darkened. It seemed that he and Leshak would not eat together again today.
Radan also knew that the atmosphere in Leshak’s military camp had changed over the past few days. The sound of footsteps coming from outside had increased, and there were always people moving about at night. The atmosphere was sharp.
Leshak would often vacate the barracks, but it would be too unreasonable to run away in this situation.
They didn’t see each other yesterday either.
But Radan was constantly making excuses for himself.
So I’ll just watch him one more time. –
Then I’ll run away, and you’ll never see me again. –
“Th, thank you……”
Karum put the food down on the table.
“Then eat it before it gets cold.”
“Y,yes……..”
Radan, who had been sitting crookedly in the chair where Leshak had been sleeping, fumbled about trying to get to his feet.
“………”
Karum, who had been watching it for a moment, said.
“No, stay there.”
”…….. Huh?”
Karum lifted the whole table and moved it in front of Radan.
“Sit down again. Reach out and you will find it. On the right side there’s the fork and a cup.”
Radan noticed what Karum had done for him. A blush flashed across his cheeks.
“Th,thank you……”
“Your Welcome.”
Smack–
Radan fumbled over the table to grab the cup. However, as soon as he touched the cup, Radan flinched in surprise. Karum moved quickly and grabbed the cup before it fell.
“My goodness. Be careful. It’s hot.”
“Ah…. I didn’t know…..it’s hot.”
“Ah.”
Karum clicked inwardly.
His drinking had been limited to milk and water, so he didn’t seem to know it could be hot. What he brought with his meal now, was tea brewed with honey, which the doctor had prescribed for his throat.
“I should have told you in advance……sorry.”
Karum picked up the cup and wrapped it in his thick palms. After cooling it to some extent, he handed it to Radan.
“I think you can drink it now.”
“Ah…….. Th,thank you…… ”
There was a blush again on the white, soft line that connected his ear and neck.
Karum swallowed involuntarily.
He’s really pretty. –
He didn’t even look like a woman. It felt so weird to Karum.
Radan took a sip of tea and turned around to find Karum.
“Sweet!”
“…. What? Oh yes. It’s because I added honey.”
“N,no I can’t drink…. it.”
“The doctor told me to give you this medicine.”
“It’s m,medicine?”
“Yes. You can drink it, it’s medicine.”
After a moment of conflict, Radan finally drank the honey tea after being told it was medicine.
“I,It’s sweet.”
These were the words of Radan, who drank tea without a break.
“Maybe it’s because you drank it all at once.”
Radan was still clutching the cup.
“I,It’s really sweet.”
“Well, if you drink it slowly, it won’t be that sweet…….. ”
“It’s sweet. Candy, it tastes good.”
“………”
Karum’s eyebrows furrowed.
What is this? –
Then he realized…
…… Ah.
I guess he hasn’t eaten a lot of sweets. To live on only milk and snake meat!? –
“Do you like candy?”
Radan thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Yes.”
“Then can should I bring you some candy after dinner?”
“Uh…….. ?”
Radan’s face turned red.
“Really…….?”
Karum’s eyes trembled.
No, this is…….. Yeah, it’s so weird. –
Even though he is small, he is a man who has passed the age of majority. Shouldn’t the hair on his chin and dick have come in, shouldn’t he be fully grown at 19? –
Is it okay to make such an expression just talking about candy?…….. really what to do with this? –
He felt terribly restless. For some reason, he felt sorry for Leshak.
Why am I here, really? –
“Okay then, finish your meal.”
“Yes.”
Radan found the fork and grabbed it. Thanks to Leshak serving his meals for several days, he was still not good at using a fork. He accidentally shook the plate and sauce splattered under his chin.
“Oh no.”
Karum took the fork from Radan.
“I’ll do it. Stay still.”
He didn’t mean to insult Leshak. There was something about Radan that put a person in a precarious position. When he looked at him, he felt nervous and anxious. He felt like he had to do something about it.
Karum cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and dipped into it with the fork, just like Leshak did. Radan took the food and chewed it without saying a word. As he watched him constantly lick his red lips, something in his head felt strange.
Oh, no. This is like disloyalty. Calm down, thought Karum.
“This is the last.”
Radan nodded and swallowed it as well.
“Wipe your chin with this.”
Radan took the napkin that Karum had given him and rubbed his lips. The movement of his parched white fingers that replaced his eyesight looked different from other people’s. It was careful and delicate. It was sad and pitiful. It was ignorant and pure.
“Uhhhh…….”
Karum made a low frequency sound without realizing it.
He felt like he’d fallen I to some kind of delusion watching him wipe his chin with the napkin. Radan hearing perked up.
“What’s …….the matter with you?”
“… No. It’s nothing. If you’re done eating, I’ll clean up. If you wait a moment, I’ll ask the chef if there’s candy.”
“Yes.”
His cheeks were always red.
“You’re a v,very………”
Those words distracted Karum, who was packing the plates and napkins.
“Yes?”
“……g, good……. man.”
“Who……. What do you mean?”
“You.”
Something made his heart flutter and ring out.
Karum, whom Abadd calls a bear cub³, had never been told that he was a good person, perhaps because of his ugly appearance. There was no such thing as an earnest wish to become a good person, but it was very moving to hear that he was a good person to others.
He thought he could see why this person was so good.
Karum muttered to himself.
This person listens to a person’s heart, not their looks. Like cats, dogs, and horses who like him more than Sidris or Abadd does.
Karum nodded his head.
Yeah, so I have to be good too, ‘because I’m a good person.’ –
“Do you not like anything other than candy?”
“The other thing……. no, I don’t know……..”
“Oh, I guess…I’m sorry. So let’s get this out. Please wait.”
Karum cleared the table and left Leshak’s barracks.
His pace of finding a cook grew faster and faster.
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“Th, thank you……”
Karum put the food down on the table.
“Then eat it before it gets cold.”
“Y,yes……..”
Radan, who had been sitting crookedly in the chair where Leshak had been sleeping, fumbled about trying to get to his feet.
“………”
Karum, who had been watching it for a moment, said.
“No, stay there.”
”…….. Huh?”
Karum lifted the whole table and moved it in front of Radan.
“Sit down again. Reach out and you will find it. On the right side there’s the fork and a cup.”
Radan noticed what Karum had done for him. A blush flashed across his cheeks.
“Th,thank you……”
“Your Welcome.”
Smack–
Radan fumbled over the table to grab the cup. However, as soon as he touched the cup, Radan flinched in surprise. Karum moved quickly and grabbed the cup before it fell.
“My goodness. Be careful. It’s hot.”
“Ah…. I didn’t know…..it’s hot.”
“Ah.”
Karum clicked inwardly.
His drinking had been limited to milk and water, so he didn’t seem to know it could be hot. What he brought with his meal now, was tea brewed with honey, which the doctor had prescribed for his throat.
“I should have told you in advance……sorry.”
Karum picked up the cup and wrapped it in his thick palms. After cooling it to some extent, he handed it to Radan.
“I think you can drink it now.”
“Ah…….. Th,thank you…… ”
There was a blush again on the white, soft line that connected his ear and neck.
Karum swallowed involuntarily.
He’s really pretty. –
He didn’t even look like a woman. It felt so weird to Karum.
Radan took a sip of tea and turned around to find Karum.
“Sweet!”
“…. What? Oh yes. It’s because I added honey.”
“N,no I can’t drink…. it.”
“The doctor told me to give you this medicine.”
“It’s m,medicine?”
“Yes. You can drink it, it’s medicine.”
After a moment of conflict, Radan finally drank the honey tea after being told it was medicine.
“I,It’s sweet.”
These were the words of Radan, who drank tea without a break.
“Maybe it’s because you drank it all at once.”
Radan was still clutching the cup.
“I,It’s really sweet.”
“Well, if you drink it slowly, it won’t be that sweet…….. ”
“It’s sweet. Candy, it tastes good.”
“………”
Karum’s eyebrows furrowed.
What is this? –
Then he realized…
…… Ah.
I guess he hasn’t eaten a lot of sweets. To live on only milk and snake meat!? –
“Do you like candy?”
Radan thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Yes.”
“Then can should I bring you some candy after dinner?”
“Uh…….. ?”
Radan’s face turned red.
“Really…….?”
Karum’s eyes trembled.
No, this is…….. Yeah, it’s so weird. –
Even though he is small, he is a man who has passed the age of majority. Shouldn’t the hair on his chin and dick have come in, shouldn’t he be fully grown at 19? –
Is it okay to make such an expression just talking about candy?…….. really what to do with this? –
He felt terribly restless. For some reason, he felt sorry for Leshak.
Why am I here, really? –
“Okay then, finish your meal.”
“Yes.”
Radan found the fork and grabbed it. Thanks to Leshak serving his meals for several days, he was still not good at using a fork. He accidentally shook the plate and sauce splattered under his chin.
“Oh no.”
Karum took the fork from Radan.
“I’ll do it. Stay still.”
He didn’t mean to insult Leshak. There was something about Radan that put a person in a precarious position. When he looked at him, he felt nervous and anxious. He felt like he had to do something about it.
Karum cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and dipped into it with the fork, just like Leshak did. Radan took the food and chewed it without saying a word. As he watched him constantly lick his red lips, something in his head felt strange.
Oh, no. This is like disloyalty. Calm down, thought Karum.
“This is the last.”
Radan nodded and swallowed it as well.
“Wipe your chin with this.”
Radan took the napkin that Karum had given him and rubbed his lips. The movement of his parched white fingers that replaced his eyesight looked different from other people’s. It was careful and delicate. It was sad and pitiful. It was ignorant and pure.
“Uhhhh…….”
Karum made a low frequency sound without realizing it.
He felt like he’d fallen I to some kind of delusion watching him wipe his chin with the napkin. Radan hearing perked up.
“What’s …….the matter with you?”
“… No. It’s nothing¹. If you’re done eating, I’ll clean up. If you wait a moment, I’ll ask the chef if there’s candy.”
“Yes.”
His cheeks were always red.
“You’re a v,very………”
Those words distracted Karum, who was packing the plates and napkins.
“Yes?”
“……g, good……. man.”
“Who……. What do you mean?”
“You.”
Something made his heart flutter and ring out.
Karum, whom Abadd calls a bear cub³, had never been told that he was a good person, perhaps because of his ugly appearance. There was no such thing as an earnest wish to become a good person, but it was very moving to hear that he was a good person to others.
He thought he could see why this person was so good.
Karum muttered to himself.
This person listens to a person’s heart, not their looks. Like cats, dogs, and horses who like him more than Sidris or Abadd does.
Karum nodded his head.
Yeah, so I have to be good too, ‘because I’m a good person.’ –
“Do you not like anything other than candy?”
“The other thing……. no, I don’t know……..”
“Oh, I guess…I’m sorry. So let’s get this out. Please wait.”
Karum cleared the table and left Leshak’s barracks.
His pace of finding a cook grew faster and faster.
***2
The cook asked him, ‘are you crazy’? Still, Karum insisted on making chocolates, sweets, and cakes. And he stole all the honey candy that the cook was keeping. The chef said ‘I’ll get revenge’! But Karum didn’t care.
The results were now unfolding before his eyes.
“What did you eat?”
Had it not been for the blindfold, Radan’s eyes would have been hazy as if in a dream.
Even if he couldn’t see it with his own eyes, it wasn’t difficult to guess what he was feeling right now just from the redness of his nose, lips, and cheeks.
“Chocolate…….. candy……..and pie you say,…….. and again…….”
So Leshak became displeased.
What kind of bastard was feeding him chocolate or something? Who the hell ahead of me? –
The culprit stepped forward. He said with a gesture like a reminder, as though he was hoping for a compliment.
“He loved it. Especially the marchapane² and raspberry pie.”
“…….”
Leshak wrinkled his forehead.
So I don’t want to know that now. You bear like, punk.
Leshak used to give gentle caution whenever Abadd called Karum a bear, but now he seemed willing to praise the wise view.
“What the chef said is good.”
On this battlefield, there was sarcasm that the rich nobles who had nothing to do, and the chef who only had to make snacks for them to eat, were very happy.
Like a bear, Karum did not notice Leshak’s sarcasm.
“I can swear an oath to God that he can get revenge on me, but it was worth it. He really liked it.”
“So that’s……. !”
….. That’s the problem, you bear bastard!
Radan carefully turned his head.
“Uh…… Mmm, I sh,shouldn’t have eaten it……”
“No.”
“No. That’s not true.”
Leshak and Karum answered almost at the same time.
Leshak turned his head and asked Radan.
“Why didn’t you tell me you liked sweets?”
“…….. Huh?”
“He didn’t know until now.”
The tactless bear cub intervened again.
“Aren’t you glad you know that now, My Lord? Aren’t you happy?”
The bear cub’s dull eyes twinkled. He was sure to get a compliment. What a happy thing to learn.
“You shut up.”
Karum was perplexed at Leshak ‘s words.
”…… Yes, My Lord?”
“Go outside and wait. I have something to talk to Radan about.”
“Uh…… Well……..”
“Are you deaf?”
“Huh…….. Yes, My Lord. All right.”
Karum shrugged and went outside.
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand why Leshak reacted in such a way to something that deserved praise.
“No. Still, it was worth it.”
Karum straightened his droopy shoulders. He was cursed by the cook and hated by the Crown Prince for no reason, but it was well worth it. When he cut the raspberry pie, Sir Mjab told him three times that he was a good person.
“Radan. Answer me. Why did that bear know something you didn’t tell me? … Did you tell that to Karum?”
Leshak was serious. Come to think of it, this was already the second time Karum had been cut in front of him. It was apparent how much Radan liked him when they were at the creek, and Karum insisted and took him to carry.
Damn bastard bear! He’s fast at useless things.
Radan’s reply was simple, so simple it was like it was ridiculing his displeasure.
“Look, this drink.”
“Well?”
“The drink, he asked if I liked it…….”
“So you said it was good?”
“Yes.”
It wasn’t that Karum was fast.
He was just slow! Leshak clenched his teeth with regret. Damn it! Why didn’t he think of that?
He flopped down on the bed.
With the unusual movement of the Kemened Kingdom, everyone was in a state of high tension as they prepared for a surprise attack. There was no time to think about Radan. All he had done was to tell Karum to take care of his meal. In the meantime, he just stopped by to see his face for a while.
Leshak reached out and wrapped his arms around Radan’s neck. Leshak’s forehead touched the back of Radan’s neck.
“I should have come sooner.”
“Ah……. ?”
“If I had, that bear wouldn’t have moved first.”
“W,where’s the bear…… is it here?”
“Sigh-……..”
Leshak sighed. The slow wittedness was no less here.
“I can’t do anything about it.”
Radan, who was trembling because the small hairs on the back of his neck were standing up due to the temperature of his breath, asked.
“Huh……What?”
“I’m sorry I can’t do it.”
Leshak turned his back to Radan.
“I am very hurt right now, Radan. And it is because of you.”
“……..”
Radan bowed his head in shame.
“Sorry Your Majesty……. what did I do wrong?”
“So you should comfort me.”
“How……?”
“Kiss me.”
“Ah…….“
Radan didn’t know what to say. Leshak watched as Radan closed his mouth and then opened it again while hesitating.
The few brief moments passed slowly, as if only that moment had been severed from everything else.
“I th,think….You Majesty….really likes k,kissing.”
“Not really.”
“Oh, no…… then why…….?”
“I like doing it with you.”
“Ah…….”
Radan was sometimes very surprised by the man named Prince Leshak. How does he say things in which he didn’t even know existed in the world until now?
“And your lips too.”
Leshak rubbed Radar’s lips with his thumb.
“Your cheeks and your nose.”
His fingers parted Radan’s lips. Dry fingertips touched his tongue. Just as Leshak felt the touch of his tongue, Radan tasted his flesh.
Moisture began to pool in his mouth, which had been rough before. Leshak wiped Radan’s lips with a wet finger.
“Kiss Me.”
His voice was low and rough.
Radan felt like crying when he heard such a change in his voice.
“……. Yes.”
Radan grabbed Leshak’s shoulder. Leshak grabbed Radan’s arm and made him wrap it around him. Radan found Leshak’s lips by his breath. Leshak swallowed the lips that had come closer to his chin.
His back and shoulders were clasped. Leshak pulled Radan closer and pressed him to his body. Leshak leaned back while holding Radan, who rubbed his lips clumsily.
“Radan.”
His name flowed through the other’s lips. It was a name that no one had ever called so hotly.
“Radan.”
“M,My Lord…….”
“Radan.”
Leshak pressed Radan’s head against him. The gap between their lips disappeared. Their lips tightly intertwined with each other.
Leshak kissed him like a starving man. No matter how much he opened his mouth, he kept licking his small lips as if it wasn’t enough.
“Hhhh-……..”
Radan let out a hard breath and grabbed Leshak’s shoulder. For a moment it seemed as if Leshak would part his lips. However……
Swish!-
The next moment, his body turned over. Radan felt Leshak’s weight lock him down tight with his whole body.
Leshak lifted Radan’s chin and bit the soft flesh underneath. Pink marks appeared on his skin.
Leshak left lip marks like a seal.
The lips that fell along his chin were blocked by the collar of the shirt. Leshak ripped the knot with his teeth. The shirt’s closure ripped open revealing his hot, bare chest. The lip marks continued on the trail without stopping.
Radan flinched as Leshak’s lips touched the little bump on his chest.
“H,Ha….. sigh-!”
Radan his arms and legs struggled, not knowing what to do with the sensation he had experienced for the first time in his life.
“Th,That’s…..”
Leshak grabbed Radan’s wrist with one hand and pressed it to the bed. The heat started at the place where Leshak’s leg pushed against his leg.
Radan, who was unable to move, let out a high-pitched breath without saying a word.
It was the same for Leshak. His blood-shoot eyes were red. And it wasn’t just the eye rims where his blood flowed.
“Radan.”
Leshak called out Radan like a deep sigh.
“Hmmm…… Yes, My Lord?”
The words that followed were far from sighing.
“Now, be mine.”
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T/N:
¹ The word used here is literally means: A million words. It’s an antiquated, proper way of saying ‘Your Welcome’. But I’ve literally never heard anyone say it outside of period media.
² The word meaning Marchapane was used. Marchapane is archaic English for Marzipan
³ The word used here is (곰) bear: this can also mean a slow witted person.
“Sir Mjab.”
It was still an unfamiliar name. Radan only realized later that the word meant him.
“……..What? M,me?”
“I brought your food.”
“Ah………”
Radan’s expression darkened. It seemed that he and Leshak would not eat together again today.
Radan also knew that the atmosphere in Leshak’s military camp had changed over the past few days. The sound of footsteps coming from outside had increased, and there were always people moving about at night. The atmosphere was sharp.
Leshak would often vacate the barracks, but it would be too unreasonable to run away in this situation.
They didn’t see each other yesterday either.
But Radan was constantly making excuses for himself.
So I’ll just watch him one more time. –
Then I’ll run away, and you’ll never see me again. –
“Th, thank you……”
Karum put the food down on the table.
“Then eat it before it gets cold.”
“Y,yes……..”
Radan, who had been sitting crookedly in the chair where Leshak had been sleeping, fumbled about trying to get to his feet.
“………”
Karum, who had been watching it for a moment, said.
“No, stay there.”
”…….. Huh?”
Karum lifted the whole table and moved it in front of Radan.
“Sit down again. Reach out and you will find it. On the right side there’s the fork and a cup.”
Radan noticed what Karum had done for him. A blush flashed across his cheeks.
“Th,thank you……”
“Your Welcome.”
Smack–
Radan fumbled over the table to grab the cup. However, as soon as he touched the cup, Radan flinched in surprise. Karum moved quickly and grabbed the cup before it fell.
“My goodness. Be careful. It’s hot.”
“Ah…. I didn’t know…..it’s hot.”
“Ah.”
Karum clicked inwardly.
His drinking had been limited to milk and water, so he didn’t seem to know it could be hot. What he brought with his meal now, was tea brewed with honey, which the doctor had prescribed for his throat.
“I should have told you in advance……sorry.”
Karum picked up the cup and wrapped it in his thick palms. After cooling it to some extent, he handed it to Radan.
“I think you can drink it now.”
“Ah…….. Th,thank you…… ”
There was a blush again on the white, soft line that connected his ear and neck.
Karum swallowed involuntarily.
He’s really pretty. –
He didn’t even look like a woman. It felt so weird to Karum.
Radan took a sip of tea and turned around to find Karum.
“Sweet!”
“…. What? Oh yes. It’s because I added honey.”
“N,no I can’t drink…. it.”
“The doctor told me to give you this medicine.”
“It’s m,medicine?”
“Yes. You can drink it, it’s medicine.”
After a moment of conflict, Radan finally drank the honey tea after being told it was medicine.
“I,It’s sweet.”
These were the words of Radan, who drank tea without a break.
“Maybe it’s because you drank it all at once.”
Radan was still clutching the cup.
“I,It’s really sweet.”
“Well, if you drink it slowly, it won’t be that sweet…….. ”
“It’s sweet. Candy, it tastes good.”
“………”
Karum’s eyebrows furrowed.
What is this? –
Then he realized…
…… Ah.
I guess he hasn’t eaten a lot of sweets. To live on only milk and snake meat!? –
“Do you like candy?”
Radan thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Yes.”
“Then can should I bring you some candy after dinner?”
“Uh…….. ?”
Radan’s face turned red.
“Really…….?”
Karum’s eyes trembled.
No, this is…….. Yeah, it’s so weird. –
Even though he is small, he is a man who has passed the age of majority. Shouldn’t the hair on his chin and dick have come in, shouldn’t he be fully grown at 19? –
Is it okay to make such an expression just talking about candy?…….. really what to do with this? –
He felt terribly restless. For some reason, he felt sorry for Leshak.
Why am I here, really? –
“Okay then, finish your meal.”
“Yes.”
Radan found the fork and grabbed it. Thanks to Leshak serving his meals for several days, he was still not good at using a fork. He accidentally shook the plate and sauce splattered under his chin.
“Oh no.”
Karum took the fork from Radan.
“I’ll do it. Stay still.”
He didn’t mean to insult Leshak. There was something about Radan that put a person in a precarious position. When he looked at him, he felt nervous and anxious. He felt like he had to do something about it.
Karum cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and dipped into it with the fork, just like Leshak did. Radan took the food and chewed it without saying a word. As he watched him constantly lick his red lips, something in his head felt strange.
Oh, no. This is like disloyalty. Calm down, thought Karum.
“This is the last.”
Radan nodded and swallowed it as well.
“Wipe your chin with this.”
Radan took the napkin that Karum had given him and rubbed his lips. The movement of his parched white fingers that replaced his eyesight looked different from other people’s. It was careful and delicate. It was sad and pitiful. It was ignorant and pure.
“Uhhhh…….”
Karum made a low frequency sound without realizing it.
He felt like he’d fallen I to some kind of delusion watching him wipe his chin with the napkin. Radan hearing perked up.
“What’s …….the matter with you?”
“… No. It’s nothing. If you’re done eating, I’ll clean up. If you wait a moment, I’ll ask the chef if there’s candy.”
“Yes.”
His cheeks were always red.
“You’re a v,very………”
Those words distracted Karum, who was packing the plates and napkins.
“Yes?”
“……g, good……. man.”
“Who……. What do you mean?”
“You.”
Something made his heart flutter and ring out.
Karum, whom Abadd calls a bear cub³, had never been told that he was a good person, perhaps because of his ugly appearance. There was no such thing as an earnest wish to become a good person, but it was very moving to hear that he was a good person to others.
He thought he could see why this person was so good.
Karum muttered to himself.
This person listens to a person’s heart, not their looks. Like cats, dogs, and horses who like him more than Sidris or Abadd does.
Karum nodded his head.
Yeah, so I have to be good too, ‘because I’m a good person.’ –
“Do you not like anything other than candy?”
“The other thing……. no, I don’t know……..”
“Oh, I guess…I’m sorry. So let’s get this out. Please wait.”
Karum cleared the table and left Leshak’s barracks.
His pace of finding a cook grew faster and faster.
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“Th, thank you……”
Karum put the food down on the table.
“Then eat it before it gets cold.”
“Y,yes……..”
Radan, who had been sitting crookedly in the chair where Leshak had been sleeping, fumbled about trying to get to his feet.
“………”
Karum, who had been watching it for a moment, said.
“No, stay there.”
”…….. Huh?”
Karum lifted the whole table and moved it in front of Radan.
“Sit down again. Reach out and you will find it. On the right side there’s the fork and a cup.”
Radan noticed what Karum had done for him. A blush flashed across his cheeks.
“Th,thank you……”
“Your Welcome.”
Smack–
Radan fumbled over the table to grab the cup. However, as soon as he touched the cup, Radan flinched in surprise. Karum moved quickly and grabbed the cup before it fell.
“My goodness. Be careful. It’s hot.”
“Ah…. I didn’t know…..it’s hot.”
“Ah.”
Karum clicked inwardly.
His drinking had been limited to milk and water, so he didn’t seem to know it could be hot. What he brought with his meal now, was tea brewed with honey, which the doctor had prescribed for his throat.
“I should have told you in advance……sorry.”
Karum picked up the cup and wrapped it in his thick palms. After cooling it to some extent, he handed it to Radan.
“I think you can drink it now.”
“Ah…….. Th,thank you…… ”
There was a blush again on the white, soft line that connected his ear and neck.
Karum swallowed involuntarily.
He’s really pretty. –
He didn’t even look like a woman. It felt so weird to Karum.
Radan took a sip of tea and turned around to find Karum.
“Sweet!”
“…. What? Oh yes. It’s because I added honey.”
“N,no I can’t drink…. it.”
“The doctor told me to give you this medicine.”
“It’s m,medicine?”
“Yes. You can drink it, it’s medicine.”
After a moment of conflict, Radan finally drank the honey tea after being told it was medicine.
“I,It’s sweet.”
These were the words of Radan, who drank tea without a break.
“Maybe it’s because you drank it all at once.”
Radan was still clutching the cup.
“I,It’s really sweet.”
“Well, if you drink it slowly, it won’t be that sweet…….. ”
“It’s sweet. Candy, it tastes good.”
“………”
Karum’s eyebrows furrowed.
What is this? –
Then he realized…
…… Ah.
I guess he hasn’t eaten a lot of sweets. To live on only milk and snake meat!? –
“Do you like candy?”
Radan thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Yes.”
“Then can should I bring you some candy after dinner?”
“Uh…….. ?”
Radan’s face turned red.
“Really…….?”
Karum’s eyes trembled.
No, this is…….. Yeah, it’s so weird. –
Even though he is small, he is a man who has passed the age of majority. Shouldn’t the hair on his chin and dick have come in, shouldn’t he be fully grown at 19? –
Is it okay to make such an expression just talking about candy?…….. really what to do with this? –
He felt terribly restless. For some reason, he felt sorry for Leshak.
Why am I here, really? –
“Okay then, finish your meal.”
“Yes.”
Radan found the fork and grabbed it. Thanks to Leshak serving his meals for several days, he was still not good at using a fork. He accidentally shook the plate and sauce splattered under his chin.
“Oh no.”
Karum took the fork from Radan.
“I’ll do it. Stay still.”
He didn’t mean to insult Leshak. There was something about Radan that put a person in a precarious position. When he looked at him, he felt nervous and anxious. He felt like he had to do something about it.
Karum cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and dipped into it with the fork, just like Leshak did. Radan took the food and chewed it without saying a word. As he watched him constantly lick his red lips, something in his head felt strange.
Oh, no. This is like disloyalty. Calm down, thought Karum.
“This is the last.”
Radan nodded and swallowed it as well.
“Wipe your chin with this.”
Radan took the napkin that Karum had given him and rubbed his lips. The movement of his parched white fingers that replaced his eyesight looked different from other people’s. It was careful and delicate. It was sad and pitiful. It was ignorant and pure.
“Uhhhh…….”
Karum made a low frequency sound without realizing it.
He felt like he’d fallen I to some kind of delusion watching him wipe his chin with the napkin. Radan hearing perked up.
“What’s …….the matter with you?”
“… No. It’s nothing¹. If you’re done eating, I’ll clean up. If you wait a moment, I’ll ask the chef if there’s candy.”
“Yes.”
His cheeks were always red.
“You’re a v,very………”
Those words distracted Karum, who was packing the plates and napkins.
“Yes?”
“……g, good……. man.”
“Who……. What do you mean?”
“You.”
Something made his heart flutter and ring out.
Karum, whom Abadd calls a bear cub³, had never been told that he was a good person, perhaps because of his ugly appearance. There was no such thing as an earnest wish to become a good person, but it was very moving to hear that he was a good person to others.
He thought he could see why this person was so good.
Karum muttered to himself.
This person listens to a person’s heart, not their looks. Like cats, dogs, and horses who like him more than Sidris or Abadd does.
Karum nodded his head.
Yeah, so I have to be good too, ‘because I’m a good person.’ –
“Do you not like anything other than candy?”
“The other thing……. no, I don’t know……..”
“Oh, I guess…I’m sorry. So let’s get this out. Please wait.”
Karum cleared the table and left Leshak’s barracks.
His pace of finding a cook grew faster and faster.
***2
The cook asked him, ‘are you crazy’? Still, Karum insisted on making chocolates, sweets, and cakes. And he stole all the honey candy that the cook was keeping. The chef said ‘I’ll get revenge’! But Karum didn’t care.
The results were now unfolding before his eyes.
“What did you eat?”
Had it not been for the blindfold, Radan’s eyes would have been hazy as if in a dream.
Even if he couldn’t see it with his own eyes, it wasn’t difficult to guess what he was feeling right now just from the redness of his nose, lips, and cheeks.
“Chocolate…….. candy……..and pie you say,…….. and again…….”
So Leshak became displeased.
What kind of bastard was feeding him chocolate or something? Who the hell ahead of me? –
The culprit stepped forward. He said with a gesture like a reminder, as though he was hoping for a compliment.
“He loved it. Especially the marchapane² and raspberry pie.”
“…….”
Leshak wrinkled his forehead.
So I don’t want to know that now. You bear like, punk.
Leshak used to give gentle caution whenever Abadd called Karum a bear, but now he seemed willing to praise the wise view.
“What the chef said is good.”
On this battlefield, there was sarcasm that the rich nobles who had nothing to do, and the chef who only had to make snacks for them to eat, were very happy.
Like a bear, Karum did not notice Leshak’s sarcasm.
“I can swear an oath to God that he can get revenge on me, but it was worth it. He really liked it.”
“So that’s……. !”
….. That’s the problem, you bear bastard!
Radan carefully turned his head.
“Uh…… Mmm, I sh,shouldn’t have eaten it……”
“No.”
“No. That’s not true.”
Leshak and Karum answered almost at the same time.
Leshak turned his head and asked Radan.
“Why didn’t you tell me you liked sweets?”
“…….. Huh?”
“He didn’t know until now.”
The tactless bear cub intervened again.
“Aren’t you glad you know that now, My Lord? Aren’t you happy?”
The bear cub’s dull eyes twinkled. He was sure to get a compliment. What a happy thing to learn.
“You shut up.”
Karum was perplexed at Leshak ‘s words.
”…… Yes, My Lord?”
“Go outside and wait. I have something to talk to Radan about.”
“Uh…… Well……..”
“Are you deaf?”
“Huh…….. Yes, My Lord. All right.”
Karum shrugged and went outside.
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand why Leshak reacted in such a way to something that deserved praise.
“No. Still, it was worth it.”
Karum straightened his droopy shoulders. He was cursed by the cook and hated by the Crown Prince for no reason, but it was well worth it. When he cut the raspberry pie, Sir Mjab told him three times that he was a good person.
“Radan. Answer me. Why did that bear know something you didn’t tell me? … Did you tell that to Karum?”
Leshak was serious. Come to think of it, this was already the second time Karum had been cut in front of him. It was apparent how much Radan liked him when they were at the creek, and Karum insisted and took him to carry.
Damn bastard bear! He’s fast at useless things.
Radan’s reply was simple, so simple it was like it was ridiculing his displeasure.
“Look, this drink.”
“Well?”
“The drink, he asked if I liked it…….”
“So you said it was good?”
“Yes.”
It wasn’t that Karum was fast.
He was just slow! Leshak clenched his teeth with regret. Damn it! Why didn’t he think of that?
He flopped down on the bed.
With the unusual movement of the Kemened Kingdom, everyone was in a state of high tension as they prepared for a surprise attack. There was no time to think about Radan. All he had done was to tell Karum to take care of his meal. In the meantime, he just stopped by to see his face for a while.
Leshak reached out and wrapped his arms around Radan’s neck. Leshak’s forehead touched the back of Radan’s neck.
“I should have come sooner.”
“Ah……. ?”
“If I had, that bear wouldn’t have moved first.”
“W,where’s the bear…… is it here?”
“Sigh-……..”
Leshak sighed. The slow wittedness was no less here.
“I can’t do anything about it.”
Radan, who was trembling because the small hairs on the back of his neck were standing up due to the temperature of his breath, asked.
“Huh……What?”
“I’m sorry I can’t do it.”
Leshak turned his back to Radan.
“I am very hurt right now, Radan. And it is because of you.”
“……..”
Radan bowed his head in shame.
“Sorry Your Majesty……. what did I do wrong?”
“So you should comfort me.”
“How……?”
“Kiss me.”
“Ah…….“
Radan didn’t know what to say. Leshak watched as Radan closed his mouth and then opened it again while hesitating.
The few brief moments passed slowly, as if only that moment had been severed from everything else.
“I th,think….You Majesty….really likes k,kissing.”
“Not really.”
“Oh, no…… then why…….?”
“I like doing it with you.”
“Ah…….”
Radan was sometimes very surprised by the man named Prince Leshak. How does he say things in which he didn’t even know existed in the world until now?
“And your lips too.”
Leshak rubbed Radar’s lips with his thumb.
“Your cheeks and your nose.”
His fingers parted Radan’s lips. Dry fingertips touched his tongue. Just as Leshak felt the touch of his tongue, Radan tasted his flesh.
Moisture began to pool in his mouth, which had been rough before. Leshak wiped Radan’s lips with a wet finger.
“Kiss Me.”
His voice was low and rough.
Radan felt like crying when he heard such a change in his voice.
“……. Yes.”
Radan grabbed Leshak’s shoulder. Leshak grabbed Radan’s arm and made him wrap it around him. Radan found Leshak’s lips by his breath. Leshak swallowed the lips that had come closer to his chin.
His back and shoulders were clasped. Leshak pulled Radan closer and pressed him to his body. Leshak leaned back while holding Radan, who rubbed his lips clumsily.
“Radan.”
His name flowed through the other’s lips. It was a name that no one had ever called so hotly.
“Radan.”
“M,My Lord…….”
“Radan.”
Leshak pressed Radan’s head against him. The gap between their lips disappeared. Their lips tightly intertwined with each other.
Leshak kissed him like a starving man. No matter how much he opened his mouth, he kept licking his small lips as if it wasn’t enough.
“Hhhh-……..”
Radan let out a hard breath and grabbed Leshak’s shoulder. For a moment it seemed as if Leshak would part his lips. However……
Swish!-
The next moment, his body turned over. Radan felt Leshak’s weight lock him down tight with his whole body.
Leshak lifted Radan’s chin and bit the soft flesh underneath. Pink marks appeared on his skin.
Leshak left lip marks like a seal.
The lips that fell along his chin were blocked by the collar of the shirt. Leshak ripped the knot with his teeth. The shirt’s closure ripped open revealing his hot, bare chest. The lip marks continued on the trail without stopping.
Radan flinched as Leshak’s lips touched the little bump on his chest.
“H,Ha….. sigh-!”
Radan his arms and legs struggled, not knowing what to do with the sensation he had experienced for the first time in his life.
“Th,That’s…..”
Leshak grabbed Radan’s wrist with one hand and pressed it to the bed. The heat started at the place where Leshak’s leg pushed against his leg.
Radan, who was unable to move, let out a high-pitched breath without saying a word.
It was the same for Leshak. His blood-shoot eyes were red. And it wasn’t just the eye rims where his blood flowed.
“Radan.”
Leshak called out Radan like a deep sigh.
“Hmmm…… Yes, My Lord?”
The words that followed were far from sighing.
“Now, be mine.”
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T/N:
¹ The word used here is literally means: A million words. It’s an antiquated, proper way of saying ‘Your Welcome’. But I’ve literally never heard anyone say it outside of period media.
² The word meaning Marchapane was used. Marchapane is archaic English for Marzipan
³ The word used here is (곰) bear: this can also mean a slow witted person.
