Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor — Chapter 42

GOOD NIGHT...

!

ED...?

...ED?

...WHY...

ARE YOU STILL HERE—

W-WAIT..!

...YOU TOO, RINA.

SWEET DREAMS.

...SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING.

PHEW...

YOU...

YOU CRAZY BASTARD!!!

I ALMOST LOST MY SELF-CONTROL FOR A SECOND.

SHAMELESS BASTARD! YOU ABSOLUTE ANIMAL OF A MAN!

I REALLY, I SWEAR TO GOD—

UP UNTIL WE ENTERED THIS INN,

I WAS ONLY THINKING ABOUT LETTING RINA REST.

BUT JUST FROM THAT SINGLE JOKE FROM THE INNKEEPER,

THE BLOOD RUSHED TO MY HEAD...!

...PERHAPS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO RINA RIGHT NOW...

...ISN'T A BLACK MAGICIAN, BUT ME.

-WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE IS THAT!!!

...I SHOULD BE MORE CAUTIOUS FROM NOW ON.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO RINA,

MY PATIENCE EASILY RUNS DRY.

...PHEW, SHOULD I WASH UP FIRST?

A COLD SHOWER SHOULD CALM ME DOWN.

LALA~♫

HAAH, IT'S SO WARM—♥

...WAIT A MINUTE. THE SOUND OF WATER THROUGH THE WALL,

AND THIS HUMMING...

DON'T TELL ME RIGHT NOW, IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR,

RINA IS TAKING A SHOWER.

IMPERIAL PALACE

...?!

Y-YOUR MAJESTY?!!

YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO COME TODAY, WERE YOU?

What brings you...

BRING ME THE PENDING WORK.

EVERY LAST BIT OF IT.

PARDON? WHAT...

I WILL RETURN TO THE IMPERIAL PALACE EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS.

BRING UP THE DOCUMENTS I NEED TO PROCESS AT THIS HOUR EVERY DAY. AND...

PREPARE MORE OF THE... RETURN SCROLLS.

JUST WHAT IN THE WORLD...

WHY IS MY BOSS BARGING IN WHILE I AM WORKING OVER- TIME... ?!?!

GOOD MORNING, RINA.

GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO, E-

...ED?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN LAST NIGHT?

YOU HAVE DARK CIRCLES UNDER YOUR EYES.

N-NOT AT ALL.

AFTER TORTURING KYLUS, FINISHED HIS MORNING TRAINING, AND WASHED UP BEFORE COMING HERE.

I JUST... DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL.

Ahem...

OH, REALLY?

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR WAS SO QUIET DURING THE NIGHT THAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE SLEEPING WELL...

I GUESS THE SOUNDPROOFING IS JUST GOOD HERE.

I ACTUALLY COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK AND THE SOUNDPROOFING WAS ACTUALLY TERRIBLE, RINA...

Shedding tears because he can't say anything...*

SO NOW,

THE QUESTION IS HOW WE SHOULD TRAVEL TO DIEGIS.

YOU SAID WE HAVE TO TRAVEL ON FOOT, RIGHT?

BUT IT IS TOO FAR TO WALK, AND THE ROADS SEEM TOO ROUGH FOR A CARRIAGE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

TO TRAVEL QUICKLY AND COMFORTABLY, WE'LL PROBABLY—

NEED HORSES.

WELCOME TO OUR STABLE~!

WE NEED TWO HORSES.

WOW, THERE ARE SO MANY HORSES.

IN MY PAST LIFE AND EVEN NOW,

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MANY HORSES.

...HM?

... THAT ONE IS STARING RIGHT AT ME.

SHOULD I TRY PETTING IT...?

Those golden eyes kind of remind me of someone...?

OH MY, SO VERY GOOD MANNERED, AREN'T YOU?

PRRR♪

PRRRR!

YES, I KNOW.

I'LL BE IN YOUR CARE TOO~

THAT ONE SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN A LIKING TO YOU, RINA. LET'S GO WITH THAT ONE.

WHAT ABOUT... YOU, ED?

I WILL TAKE THE HORSE NEXT TO IT. IT LOOKS GENTLE.

HERE, IF YOU GIVE THEM THESE SUGAR CUBES, YOU CAN BECOME MORE FRIENDLY WITH THEM.

!!!

NEIGH~!!

AH, WAIT A MINUTE!

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU, I PROMISE!

I HAD NO IDEA HORSES LIKED SUGAR CUBES.

IT IS NICE SEEING THEM ENJOY IT SO MUCH.

CAN I... GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE?

ONE MORE PIECE SHOULD BE FINE.

JUST ONE, THEN...

?!

...WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

DID WE GET SUGAR CUBE PICKPOCKETED...?

run for your life~~

...YEAH, WE DEFINITELY GOT SUGAR CUBE PICK- POCKETED.