I Corrupted The Good Male Protagonist - Chapter 3

Soon, Adele opened his mouth very slowly.

“That’s difficult, Anastasia. “

I thought so.

I got close to Adele.

“You mean you can’t do this much for me?”

“This is wrong,”

Adele backed down. He refused flatly, but he didn’t directly blame me.

He still maintained a noble and polite attitude. Good intentions and ethics overflowed from his handsome face that resembled a prince in a fairy tale.

I showed a sign of disappointment.

“Okay, if you can’t, you can’t.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

It’s too early to be relieved.

I glared at Adele.

“What do you mean I understand? I won’t trust you again from now on. How can I trust and rely on someone who doesn’t even keep his promises? Do you have any different intention to keep me from leaving?”

I pretended to be sad. Adele used a sweet, harmless tone of voice for fear that I might cry.

“I was just worried that you might get hurt or fall down and nobody would be there to help you. I don’t have any other intentions. I swear.”

“Your credibility is already at rock bottom.”

“….I can’t.”

Adele seemed genuinely shocked. I bowed my head somberly.

“I have to go back.”

When I turned my back, Adele groaned as if he was in trouble. He let out a shallow sigh, and surrendered at last.

“….I’ll do it.”

“Hmm? “

I tried not to laugh and looked back at Adele. Adele was gripping the candy wrapper as if it were going to crumble.

“I’ll throw it away.”

Ah, I can’t do this. Why does he have to look so cute? I want to stroke his hair! It looks like it’ll feel really good if I wrap my fingers in his hair.

Then my hand that I used to held Adele’s tickled.

“Can you do it?”

“Please believe in my innocence.”

Adele stretched his hand forward in a slow motion. Then, he opened his bent fingers one by one while clenching his fist.

I waited patiently, and just in time the candy wrapper slipped out of Adele’s hand.

Adele flinched as the little trash fell to the floor. His face was stained with guilt.

“I threw it away….”

I closed my eyes and patted Adele’s shoulder as I stepped towards him and tried to cheer him up.

“Good job, Adele. I’ll trust you now. But.”

Then, I lifted my heel and put my lips to Adele’s ear to warn him.

Adele tried to be polite as before, but he couldn’t distance himself because he was being held by me.

Even now, Adele had no reaction to Anastasia’s face.

It make me feel a little grumpy for some reason. I left words of intimidation that sounded more intense than expected.

“If you ever come back here and pick up the trash again, our relationship is over. If you understand, answer me.”

“……I’ll keep that in mind.”

“You also can’t go to the priest and confess.”

Adele gave up. I did not doubt his answer.

He’s a male protagonist who doesn’t know lies anyway, so even if he yields to threats, he won’t be able to talk very unpleasantly.

Well, I just hope he realize that it’s useless to rebel like he did before.

“Good. “

I grinned.

“Let’s get along well in the future.”

Adele’s eyes stayed in the candy wrappers whirling on the ground and then fixed it back to me.

…..Ah. He’s so cute that I think I’m going crazy.

I drove out of the alley with Adele, who had drastically diminished.

Not long after walking, a fairly neat park appeared.

There were people who were leisurely walking around, and there were quite a few children who made something out of wild flowers. One of them noticed me and opened her eyes widely.

“That older sister is so pretty. Is she an angel?”

“There’s also a prince next to her!”

They seemed to be whispering among themselves, but I heard it anyway.

But I was willing to pretend not to notice.

“Hello. The weather is nice today isn’t it?”

Then the children’s faces became red

“Kak! The angel talked to me!”

“Her voice sounded like pearls!”

I felt a couple walking across the street also staring at me. They looked almost amazed beyond admiration.

Anastasia’s beauty is so fraudulent. I almost had a heart attack when I first looked in the mirror.

I waved to the children with a trembling smile.

“Thanks for the compliment. Have fun.”

“Bye Miss Angel! Bye Brother Prince!”

“See you again next time!”

I started walking away from the park, leaving the babbling children behind. Then Adele suddenly spoke to me.

“You look better now.”

“This is all thanks to Adele.”

Adele’s voice sank further at my reply.

“Did you really hate me this much?”

“What are you talking about, Adele. I don’t hate you.”

“Anastasia, your eyes aren’t smiling.”

Why is he only quick at sensing things at times like this?

I glanced at Adele and stopped. A strange look disregarded Adele’s young face.

“My leg hurts.”

I said fatally.

“There’s a cafe about five minutes away from here.”

“I can’t walk.”

“Shall we go back to the mansion?”

“It’s only been half an hour now.”

“Then let’s sit on the bench over there and rest for a while.”

“How do you sit in a dirty bench like that?”

I have to admit. I had fun making fun of Adele.

Adele kept suggesting something to me who was obviously just being mean.

“I’ll get you a handkerchief.”

“Heung. “

“I’ll take off my outerwear, so please bear a little more.”

I followed Adele to the bench pretending that I don’t have a choice.

Adele laid his handerkerchief embroidered with a peacock’s pattern in the wooden bench, took off his robe and covered my shoulders.

It wasn’t that cold, but I liked the subtle citrus scent at the tip of my nose, so I didn’t rejected it.

Adele checked my face from time to time but I didn’t feel any speck of self-interest from him.

Is he a saint? Is he going to blush in front of the heroine only?!

I cast my eyes away from Adele.

“I’m thirsty….”

Adelle suprisingly brought out water right away.

“Here you go.”

I picked up the bottle of water, and a cold temperemature unexpectedly penetrated my palm. I was surprised.

“It’s cool.”

“I also brought Anastasia’s favorite ganache chocolate. In addition, I brought a vomit suppressant, shoes without heels, and a fan. The shoe size and design of the fan were based on Irina’s opinion.”

What’s with this crazy preparation?

I drank some water to hide my embarrassment. It was much more delicious than I thought and I felt refreshed.

I’ve been preparing since morning to go out today, so I guess I’ve run out of energy.

Adele sat next to me while I drank more water.

Adele, who entered my bedroom casually, and kept the line thoroughly in such a situation, was nasty.

Doesn’t anyone really look beautiful in Adele’s eyes except for the female lead that’s supposed to appear in the future?

I grumbled inwardly. I was expecting a fresh response but Adele had never blushed at me.

Of course, if I ask him about my appearance, he’ll just say that I’m pretty so that wouldnt really help.

This iron wall is a little too thick. To be honest, there were more than one or two things that made me almost burst out.

Anastasia was an old friend of Adele’s, but they’re not really on good terms with each other.

According to the original story, Adele thought of Anastasia very occasionally. She just left him as a fond memory, but that’s it.

This means that he is not this conscious of Anastasia.

“I don’t know why you care so much about me.”

“We’re friends.”

I pointed out the problem by tapping my fingernail on the water bottle.

“Adele, you spend too much time caring for me. Wouldn’t it be better to read another book or learn swordsmanship at this time?”

“I can do that any time. I want to stay with you until you recover. If you’ll let me.”

I secretly warned Adele…

“You’re suspicious. This is too much sincerity.”

“I’ll take it as a compliment.”

The plain answer left me speechless.

It was only a month ago that Adele started going in and out of the count’s house as if it’s his own.

It coincided with the time I became Anastasia.

Mm-hmm…, I don’t really remember being nice to Adele though.

I pondered on what Adele’s just said.

Not long before I possessed Anastasia, she swore at Adele.

She told him that he’s dumb and she rather not talk to him. But, not knowing that, I greeted Adele with a soft attitude. Is it because of that?

But if you’re an ordinary person, wouldn’t it be absurd to have a reversed attitude in just one morning? No, well, Adele is not an ordinary person…

Argh, I don’t know. I don’t know what he’s thinking at all!

I made a moderate conclusion. It’s obviously guilt.

He must have feel really guilty when I told him to just leave me alone because I will surely die anyway many times. I just don’t want to be chewed later, so I’m doing it right now.

“You’ll go straight to Olga once I died anyway.”

“What? “

“Nothing,”

Tsk. I put on a sullen look.

After taking some rest and replenishing my strength, Adele took me back the mansion

When I was with Adele, I felt like a princess.

Honestly, I couldn’t help but be excited. A man who is more handsome than the prince politely escorting me, isnt it natural to make my heart pounding?

Although he is still 16 years old, Adele was over 180 cm tall already. He had a nice atmosphere too. Plus, he always have this sweet, citrus like smell in him.

Adele said he would come back tomorrow. When I went straight into the closet to change, Irina followed me.

“Did you enjoy your outing?”

“Yes, my stress is relieved!”

I answered deliberately more energetically.

To be honest, I don’t know how I feel. I was sometimes confused, determined to enjoy the remaining two years without lingering feelings.

Right now, Adele haven’t met Olga, the heroine yet so being nice to me wasn’t weird either.

But, I was worried that I might develop a useless feeling because of his good intention.

Shouldn’t it be like this?

Adele isn’t mine anyway, so why do I feel like something is going to get stolen from me?

I am just a woman, a person, a friend.

I shouldn’t forget.

Don’t forget.

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Anastasia is right. ADELE IS REALLY SUS. They’re so cute tho sksksk

But I’m still sticking to my theory that Adele is already corrupted even before Anastasia became Anastasia. I’m curious about her illness too…