Of All
Things, I Became a Crow: Chapter #106
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
*Rainelle’s POV
That morning, it was
different from usual. How was it different? For the first time, Karmeut was not
in a hurry to go to work, it even seemed like he was unwilling to work.
"Um... Karmeut? Is it
okay if you don't go to work?"
I willed myself to ask,
but Karmeut shook his head and answered,
"It's okay. It's not
an empire that will collapse just because I don't work for a day."
I sighed inwardly as he
spoke calmly hugged my waist from behind.
Now I'm sitting on
Karmeut's lap and getting a back hug. I wiggled my fingers at his act of
feeding me food.
"...I can eat it
myself."
"You don’t want me to
feed you, Rainelle?"
I was struck by Karmeut's
childishness. He was rubbing his cheek on my shoulders while muttering as if he
was complaining.
Oh geez! If you come to me like this, I will
get weak!!
"---I'm not a baby
bird..."
I opened my mouth as I
grumbled. Then the fruit slipped into my mouth. As I was chewing on the fresh
and sweet fruit, a voice filled with joy entered my ears.
"Haa, really... this
is happiness."
Karmeut's voice was filled
with so much joy, enough to make me smile too.
"Me too..."
"Hm?"
"I, too, am happy
because Karmeut is happy... I am happy."
I felt my face heat up,
but I didn't regret saying that.
...I need to express myself a lot now.
"Oof!"
I screamed briefly at
Karmeut’s sudden action of holding me tight. Then I felt his face resting on
his shoulder as his arm relaxed slightly.
"Uuh... I’m in
trouble, if you say things like that..."
I was startled by his hand
which gently stroked my waist.
"Ka, Karmeut!"
"I told you I’m in
trouble. You’re already attractive, but if you say things like that, I can't
stand still."
As he said “So, it's all
your fault,” Karmeut slightly bit my earlobe which made me shrunk myself.
"Umm... wa,
wait..."
"...You don’t like
it?"
Contrary to his droopy
voice, his act of continuing licking my earlobe and slowly touching my thigh
were very sly.
"I, I don't hate it,
but..."
"Then, can I
continue?"
While whispering in a
subtle way, Karmeut pressed his lips to the nape of my neck, which made me
shiver.
"Uh… just once---! If
I told you to stop, you have to stop! Okay?"
"OK, got it."
I knew he said it in a voice full of smiles,
but was it just me who felt uneasy?
***
..It was never my fault! When I try to stop
him, he teased me a lot or stopped me from talking with the stimulation---!!
"...I'm sorry. Was it
hard?"
I deliberately turned my
head away at Karmeut’s act of saying that he was sorry.
---I wouldn't do this if you did it moderately.
How can we start in the morning and finish at night?! I am so tired I could
die. Seriously!
"...are you asking
while already knowing?"
"Ugh... I'm sorry,
Rainelle."
He dropped his shoulders
while saying sorry, but when I looked at him, there was a deep satisfaction in
his face.
"...you beast."
At the words, Karmeut
grinned as he scratched his cheek. Then he muttered as if making excuses,
"---I have wolf
blood, so it's true that I’m a beast---"
"No animal does it
all day."
As soon as I cut him off,
Karmeut shut his mouth. Then he started rubbing my back.
"When I eat, you
don't leave me alone. When I wash up, you don't let me rest..."
"I'm sorry. ---You're
so pretty that I couldn't leave you alone."
"You did things on
purpose so that I wouldn't say ‘stop’, right?"
"---To be honest, I
still want you, but..."
I was terrified of that.
Ahhhh! Noo!
"If you do more here,
I'm going to die!"
"That’s why I’m
holding it in. I know that."
I couldn't help but get
tired by listening at that. ...You've
been doing it all day and you're holding it in? Ugh, what kind of energy do you
have? Crazy.
"---You endured? Did
you go into a rut...?"
To that, Karmeut answered
with a bitter smile,
"It's really hard not
to do anything with a loved one by your side. At least I was able to endure it
because you were in the form of a crow."
As he said that and kissed
my forehead, I felt the blood drain from my face.
"...Then, what if I
was in human form?"
"If you didn't like
it, I wouldn't have done it."
As he said “Because I
don't want to be hated by you,” and touched my hair, affection was apparent in the golden eyes.
"It's just... I'm sorry, I'm
sorry. I couldn't stand it because I was so happy. I'll try not to make it
strenuous on you from now on."
I was quiet as Karmeut stroked my
back.
"... You're not saying you won't
try at all, are you?"
"It's very difficult to leave you alone and be patient. There is no man who can stand
still with their partner. So please let it slide."
My heart melted at
Karmeut's sweet smile.
Ugh, can you not look at me when you smile like
that?! That’s too much!
Most of all... Uh, um---! I, I felt good too.
The tech, technique was just... Ahhh! Stop thinking like this!!
"---Don’t, don't do
it like today anymore, okay? If you add up to last night, we've been doing that
for one day. If you do it one more time, I might die."
That’s the truth. I might die from this! It's
good, but I don't want to leave this world for such an absurd reason!
I looked at Karmeut with
earnestness.
It feels great, but I can't do it again! You
have to keep me alive... ---Ah! What am I thinking right now?!!
Karmeut chuckled and
laughed. Then he answered while bending his eyes softly,
"Okay, Rainelle.
You're tired, aren't you? Let's go to bed."
"...you promise,
right?"
"Yeah, I promise, I
won't do it again like today."
When he said “So, hurry up
and sleep,” and patted me, my eyes slowly closed.
---The tiredness was
piling up.
*Karmeut’s POV
As Rainelle was truly
tired, she fell asleep quickly. A deep smile appeared on Karmeut's lips as he
looked at her.
"But you're not
saying don't do it, Rainelle."
The thought made him feel
better. It seemed to say that Rainelle was enjoying it too. That gave him an
accomplishment as a male.
I’m telling, you’re too lovely that I can't
stand it. No, was it because we had confirmed our feelings? It felt like the
strings of my patience were thinning.
But I can’t have that. I was too happy and that
made her go through difficulty, so I guess I'll have to restrain myself a bit.
"...but it won't be
easy."
The expression she made in response to every
touch I make…
When he remembered that,
his body temperature rose, and Karmeut burst into a big smile.
Really, I'm going crazy.
"...if I hear the
words that you love me, wouldn't I die?"
Even now, I am already very happy, so how would
I feel if I really heard those words?
His expectations far
outweighed his fears, so he kissed Rainelle’s soft cheek and whispered,
"...someday, I want
you to tell me that you love me."
When am I going to hear that?
Karmeut, who had been thinking such
pleasant thought, flattened his lips suddenly.
"...I'll have to find the noble
who run off their mouth. They dared to make a fuss about Rainelle, and in the
Imperial Palace of all places?"
He was convinced that
there was no idiot who went to Rainelle and told her to step down as the next
Empress directly. Because, until now, the one who suppressed the
dissatisfaction of the nobles with appropriate conciliation and intimidation
was none other than him.
Still, what couldn't make them completely
silent was the fact that she is a crow. It was inevitable since she has no
background and no power.
Stupid. When did the Emperor of this Empire
choose a companion based on family and background?
Wolves are never domesticated animals.
Especially if it's the leader of the pack.
I don’t think they don't know this, but the
nobles who couldn't let go of their regrets because of their greed are
pathetic.
Haa, and I tried to close my eyes to some
degree of complaint too…
Now it became impossible. If I keep it like
this, I don't know when it will be a real problem, so it's better to deal with
it quickly.
Hmm, if it’s a noble who’s unhappy enough to
mumble those kinds of things in the Imperial Palace, it might be better to get
rid of them.
Either they spoke like
that in the Imperial Palace because they were impulsive or because they were so
dissatisfied, he didn’t care.
Either way, there’s nothing good about leaving
it alone. Because Rainelle could be in danger.
Taking a deep breath, he
reached out and stroked Rainelle’s fine black hair. The smooth texture of her
hair felt really good, so the cluttered feeling inside him eased a little.
Karmeut turned into a
wolf. Then he lay down next to her and closed his eyes.
The time I have with Rainelle is precious and
it’s a waste to think about something like that now.
So he put aside his
thoughts and calmed his heart by inhaling her scent.
The noble who broke the peace is shameless, but
because
of that, Rainelle expressed her feelings, so maybe I should give some room for
extenuating circumstances?
Contemplating on what to do with the
nobles, the wolf began to fall asleep.
***
*Rainelle’s POV
I barely, really barely,
managed to make Karmeut go. I let out a
deep sigh.
...I can’t deny that it's good, but I'm tired until I think
I’m dying. Even this morning too… What should I say? I hope it's my illusion
that the clinginess is off the charts!!
My head was a bit confused from the
mixed feelings of feeling good and almost dying out
of exhaustion.
I admit! Getting that close with the person I
like, there is no way I wouldn't like it! If I didn't like it, I would have
rejected it in the first place!!
I sat down on the sofa and
ate cookise. The sweet and crunchy snack made me feel better.
"...but I still have
to do what I can."
The desire to gain power
somehow grew stronger.
---Of course, I'm not sure that I'll gain
power, but... I want to at least get a clue.
"---And should I ask
Aria for help?"
She may not have any real influence because she’s just the
daughter of a real noble, but... maybe she could help me in some way?
Well, the most important thing is to gain power, and... I
have to meet the over 60 years old crow that’s with Myrdin-nim to get a lead. I'll have to wait a few more days before we can
meet.
"I'm sure Miel can be
helpful too, but..."
I feel bad for asking him
for help. When I think of the moist pink eyes, I really feel sorry.
Demanding something from
him who looks so eagerly at me, willing to give his all...
Let's not do that.
Let’s ask for his help when I really, really
have no other choice. He’s simply one of the attacking characters who I
happened to save. And I basically saved him because he is handsome, so it seems
too much if he devoted himself to me. It's good, but it's burdensome.
And above all...
No, no.
Shaking my head softly, I
shook away my thoughts.
...for now, let's wait. Until Myrdin-nim
arrives.
"Oh, by the way, I
haven't you seen that male crow?"
I had forgotten about that
guy because of various things, but I haven't seen it since the last day I went
to Aria’s place. I felt strange when I thought of the male crow who was always
chasing me when I passed by.
"Maybe it moved
territory? Aye, it couldn’t be."
It is autumn now. Winter is coming soon. Which
animals move their territory at times like this? It is not suitable to prepare
for winter.
"Maybe it’s simply
not here...?"
That might be it. We didn't promise to meet
every day, and there was no need to meet.
I ate another cookie. I
was careful as much as possible so that the crumbs did not fall off. When cookie crumbs fall, the maids suffer!
I'm not a little crow, I must be a grown up! As long as I know there are some
nobles who don't like me, at least I shouldn't build a bad image among the
maids and servants...
"...No, but do I have
an image?"
Come to think of it, yes! I was more
comfortable with a crow, so I was mostly in the form of a crow?! Then, the
image of me that the maids and servants think is---!
"...not very good,
probably."
Sob, sob. It's all because of the intellect!
What’s with the crow's intelligence?! Of course, they are superior among
animals, but they are inferior to humans! Uhuhuhu!
"Hmm, let's be human
often now."
Then my image will get better... Wait. If I do
that, Karmeut wouldn't be able to leave me alone!!
As I recalled what
happened this morning, starting from the night before yesterday, I said this
without realizing it:
"...I’m doomed."
Both my image and my future, that is.
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