But for Lyn, it was most likely the opposite . It probably meant for her that he didn't care about her too much . On the other hand, Rhys is always getting angry at her when she puts herself in dangerous situations . Could it be for Lyn, she feels Rhys love for her more?

…

When Kazuya woke up the next morning and noticed that the girl was no longer in his arms . He frowned, where did she go? He groggily stood up and made his way out of the room .

Lyn was in the kitchen; she was scooping up what looked like miso soup from a pot . " . . . What are you doing, Lyn?"

"Ah," Lyn whipped her head in his direction . "Kazuya, good morning! I'm cooking . "

"Eastern food? When did you learn?"

"Uh, I've been reading some of the books in Rhys study . The letters are a bit complicated, but I think I managed to get the hang of it since I translated it . "

"And the ingredients?"

"I went shopping, and I found some similar things . "

She went shopping? Last night she was poisoned heavily — what a careless woman . Kazuya walked over and bent down to gently kiss her lips . "Good morning, Lyn . "

Lyn laughed happily, "Un . Good morning . " She reached over and fiddled with his hair . "You have bed hair, Kazuya; you have to fix it . "

"Where's Rhys?"

"Ah, I was going to ask you to . He isn't back yet . I'm a bit worried . Do you know where he went?"

"He's …" Kazuya recalled their last exchange yesterday, " . . . speaking with your master . "

"Hmm, then I guess we should head over to Junlan church first," Lyn nodded .

"Huh, what happened to visiting the other n.o.bles?"

"I just think this is in your best interest too . "

Kazuya didn't ask any more questions and brushed his hands against her cheek . "What about the poison? Shouldn't you rest more," he mumbled . He knew the side effects of the poison very well . Even though Lyn took the antidote, her body should still be in pain .

"If I'm in the church, they will make me rest anyway . So it's nothing to worry about . "

"I see . "

"There is also something I need to talk to you about . Yesterday, uh, with Rhys . I'm very sorry . I should have waited for you . It must have been unpleasant for you . "

" . . . "

"I understand it was completely unreasonable . Even if I was poisoned, I shouldn't have let him do that to me . "

"Lyn, do you not like him? Please be honest with me . "

At that comment, Lyn blinked, surprised . She took a long exhale, "It's got nothing to do with that, really . But since you're asking, I'll answer you . "

That caught even him off, guard . Lyn gave him that kind of answer . Well, he supposes all of this is too overwhelming for her . Right now, Lyn has a lot of things to weigh on her shoulders . Dealing with a romantic squabble is the last thing she needs . Maybe he should not speak to Rhys about that just yet . No, Kazuya shook his head . He needs to sort this out with him as quickly as possible . He did not bother knocking and entered the room . Rhys was heavily doing it with a woman .

Kazuya coughed to earn his attention, "Rhys, we ought to head out . Unfortunately, I don't know the way to the church . "

Rhys looked up, "Yeah . Alright . " Rhys bent down and said a few things to the woman who laughed . She quickly draped her body with the blanket and walked out of the room .

"Lyn missed you at breakfast; she even saved you some food . "

"Liar," Rhys mumbled as he slipped his remaining clothing on .

Kazuya sighed, "If you like her, I won't stop you anymore . "

"Huh?"

"You've been holding back because of me . . . " Kazuya muttered . "This whole thing is stupid . Both of us are getting distracted like this . "

At that comment, Rhys laughed, "Indeed, the elders are going to scold not just you but me . "

"I'll head on home alone . You stay behind here . "

"You sure? I'll make a move if you're gone . "

Kazuya sighed, "I'd rather you do it openly, then sneak around and me walking into it…" the sight from yesterday disturbed him greatly .

"Your talking about yesterday," Rhys nodded in understanding . "I was only trying to get the poison from her . Look, Kazuya, don't think about it too much . You've already slept with her . It's not like I can use the same means as I did before to catch her off guard . She won't get as embarra.s.sed as before since she's already done it with you . "

"You need to stop being my friend . At least when it concerns Lyn . I'm serious about her, but you are too . Stop holding back, it's frustrating . "

While Kazuya can't deny his jealousy, watching Rhys tear himself up like this is even more frustrating for him . He loves Lyn, but Rhys is his best friend . He can't just allow himself to be happy at the expense of his friend .

"You want us to compete for her fairly?"

"Yes . "

Rhys sighed, "What an idiot . " he cursed . "Fine, have it your way . But just so you know, even if the seducing method doesn't work well anymore . I'll still do it . "

… . .

"Rhys!!! Good morning!" Lyn beamed .

"I'm hungry . "

"Ah, I saved you food . Eat along the way . "

Rhys bent down and whispered in Lyn's ear, "Thanks . "

"Your welcome!"

This is better for him . Right now, he can't say that he's good enough for Lyn . He can't even protect her from her sister . All he can do is idly stand by . The moment he makes a move, his own life will be in danger . Kazuya doesn't value his life, but his gaze fell on the cheerful Lyn . It's different now, like her - he has a reason to live . However, he recalled Princess Lethia's words at the last conference . That woman isn't hesitating to voice her displeasure regarding revealing Lyn's ident.i.ty .

Since none of the board members know Lyn, all they can do is listen to a relative . Those people are saying all sorts of twisted things about Lyn .

At least if anything were to happen to him, he could be sure that there is still somebody here . "You're wearing so little . I know you want to seduce me . But not now . "

"Who wants to do that, idiot!"

Rhys laughed and put his m.u.f.fler around Lyn, "Wear this, and," Rhys took out some gloves and put it on the girls' hands . "This too . "

Lyn looked at the items with great interest, "Are these new?"

"I got them for you . Do you like it?"

"Very much! Thank you . "

d.a.m.n that, Rhys . He did permit him to be honest with his feelings . But when on earth did he have time to buy those things? Lyn doesn't like material goods . However, if you buy her something she likes then… His thoughts broke when Lyn approached him, she grabbed hold of his hands . "Kazuya? Do I look pretty . "

With the new coat, Rhys gave her, scarf and gloves . Kazuya had to admit that Lyn looked cuter than normal . "You look cute . "

"Aha, thank you . "

Before Kazuya could say anything else, he feels an eerie presence from behind them . He pulled Lyn into his arms . Kazuya only saw a cloaked figure .

But Rhys sighed, "Arthur, why do you always like to scare people?"

Sheepish laughter appeared, and Kazuya turned to see the person remove the cloak .

"Arthur? Why did you follow me?"

"Uh, I thought you could use some help . "

Lyn, however, shook her head, "You should have shown yourself at the mansion . "

"Busted . " For somebody who just got caught, Arthurs's smile was bright .

"If you're going to Junlan church with us, then we can negotiate your head just in case they try to harm us," Rhys nodded .

"Don't just use me as bait!"

And here comes another one . He really does have to work harder to ensure that Lyn stays with him .