Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 36

YOU GUYS KEEP THIS IN MIND, TOO!

MEN WITH NO DATING EXPERIENCE ARE...

THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF THE WORST!

THE WORST? WHY...?!

...HOW DID IT GET TO THAT POINT?

THERE WEREN’T ANY ISSUES UNTIL YOUR LAST DATE.

DIDN’T YOU SAY HE EVEN GAVE YOU A HANDMADE DOLL HE MADE HIMSELF?

THAT TYRONE MORGAN...?

BUT SPEAKING OF DOLLS...

I LIKE THIS DOLL.

...I'VE GIVEN ONE TO MISS DIAZ BEFORE AS WELL.

MISS DIAZ WAS DEFINITELY HAPPY TO RECEIVE IT BACK THEN-

YEAH, I WAS DEFINITELY HAPPY BACK THEN!

BUT IT'S BEEN A COMPLETE DISASTER EVER SINCE!!!

HE WOULDN'T SAY A WORD THE ENTIRE DATE UNLESS I ASKED HIM SOMETHING,

Um..

AND WHEN HE FINALLY OPENED HIS MOUTH, ALL HE'D SAY WAS, "DO AS YOU WISH, LADY BIANCA"!

WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IF HE JUST PUSHES EVERYTHING ONTO ME?!

TH-THAT'S...!

THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, HOW ABOUT THOSE SKEWERS?

LET'S GET WHATEVER YOU WANT, MISS DIAZ.

IT WAS BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO WHAT MISS DIAZ WANTED...!

DO YOU THINK THAT'S ALL?!

IF I ASKED WHAT HE DID LAST WEEK, HE'D JUST SAY NOTHING SPECIAL HAPPENED!

HE'D FLINCH LIKE HE GOT ELECTROCUTED JUST FROM HOLDING HANDS!

I COULDN'T EVEN TELL IF HE'S INTERESTED IN ME OR NOT!!!

W-WAIT A MINUTE....

I-IT'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE...!!

IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE HE'S TOO INTERESTED...

HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS IT...!

ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S OKAY, BIANCA. ANOTHER GOOD MAN WILL COME ALONG.

YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY FOR THE BEST. YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON THIS TIME, DIDN'T YOU?

THAT YOU CAN DATE A FOX, BUT YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T DATE A BEAR.

Well, we're done hanging the laundry, so let's get going~

...I FINALLY REALIZE IT NOW.

I'VE BEEN FAR TOO COMPLACENT UNTIL NOW.

BECAUSE I THOUGHT MISS DIAZ WOULD NATURALLY COME TO UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS.

BUT, MAYBE I...

...AM INDIFFERENT, FRUSTRATING,

AND CONFUSE MISS DIAZ'S FEELINGS.

I MIGHT JUST BE THE ABSOLUTE WORST KIND OF MAN...!

MISS DIAZ MIGHT HAVE SECRETLY BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN MANY WAYS WHILE SEEING ME TOO.

I CAN’T LET THINGS STAY LIKE THIS.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE...

I HAVE TO CHANGE!

...I'M STILL NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INNER PALACE'S LAYOUT, BUT-

I CAN TELL THIS AREA IS DEFINITELY SECLUDED.

SIR ROJAS PROBABLY SUGGESTED MEETING HERE ON PURPOSE, RIGHT?

How cute~

SINCE HE WOULD HAVE PICKED A PLACE OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE-

MISS DIAZ.

SIR ROJAS!

WERE YOU HERE FIRST?

I JUST ARRIVED.

YOU DIDN'T WAIT TOO LONG, DID...

...YOU...?

IT'S FINE. I WAS TAKING A WALK NEARBY.

SIR ROJAS SEEMS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM USUAL TODAY.

DID SOMETHING GOOD HAPPEN...?

TH-THAT'S A RELIEF, THEN...

THE WEATHER IS LOVELY TODAY.

SHALL WE WALK TOGETHER FOR A BIT?

I'D ALSO LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR NEW WORKPLACE.

...SURE.

BUT CALLING IT A NEW WORKPLACE IS A BIT GRAND.

IN REALITY, I'VE JUST BEEN TEMPORARILY DISPATCHED TO THE 5TH INSPECTION DIVISION.

STILL, EVERYONE SEEMS NICE.

OH, AND KYLE-

AH.

...COME TO THINK OF IT, SIR ROJAS WAS JEALOUS OF KYLE BEFORE.

BUT I WAS TAUGHT THAT SHOW- ING JEALOUSY IS NOT A VIRTUE.

SHOULD I NOT HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP?

SIR ROJAS MIGHT GET UPSET AGAIN-

HM, KYLE?

WHAT ABOUT...

KYLE?

KYAAAH?!!

?

SIR ROJAS IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT TODAY...!

YEAH, I WAS DEFINITELY HAPPY BACK THEN!

HE'S SMILING SO MUCH MORE,

Before

After

AND HE'S FAR MORE AFFECTIONATE...

SHOULD I SAY HE'S BEING SWEET...?!

...B-BY ANY CHANCE—

HM?

DOES THE BLUE WATERBIRD TAIL MUSHROOMS...

...GROW WILD SOMEWHERE IN THIS GARDEN...?

THE BLUE WATERBIRD TAIL MUSHROOM IS AN INGREDIENT FOR A "LOVE POTION"~

*NOTE: HOWEVER, THE RECIPE WAS LOST LONG AGO, SO BEWARE.

I THOUGHT THAT MUSHROOM... ONLY GREW IN SNOWY MOUNTAINS.

I remember what Kyle said.

THE BLUE WATERBIRD TAIL MUSHROOM IS ALSO USED AS AN INGREDIENT FOR "ANESTHETICS"~

AHAHAHA... R-RIGHT...

I was just saying nonsense..

MISS DIAZ, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THAT MUSHROOM?

...SERIOUSLY,

IF HE DIDN'T EVEN DRINK A LOVE POTION, THEN...

...WHY IS HE SUDDENLY ACTING LIKE THIS?

To get a Blue Waterbird Tail Mushroom in this season...

HE'S ALREADY BAD FOR MY HEART AS IT IS.

I CAN'T EVEN LOOK HIM PROPERLY IN THE FACE...!

...THE SUNLIGHT IS STRONG.

COME THIS WAY, MISS DIAZ.

WE SHOULD STEP INTO THE SHADE.

I'LL GUIDE YOU.

...IT'LL BE MUCH COOLER HERE.

YOU GET HOT EASILY, MISS DIAZ.

RIGHT?

LOOK.

YOU ALREADY HAVE SWEAT...

...DRIPPING DOWN YOUR NECK...

...MISS DIAZ IS TREMBLING.

COULD IT BE THAT SHE'S NOT JUST HOT?

SHE DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A FEVER.

IS SHE FEELING UNWELL?

MISS DIAZ'S EARS ARE...

SIR ROJAS!!!

...?!

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANY- MORE...!!!

I JUST REMEMBERED AN URGENT MATTER!!!

I'LL BE HEADING BACK FIRST!!!

MISS DIAZ?!!

İ'M SORRRY~~

MI-

MISS DIAZ-!!!