The Extra Will Now Leave The Stage - Chapter 39 - Moonlight Romance (1)

Chapter 39 – Moonlight Romance (1)

Translator: Lioness

“Get along! What are you doing here standing like a puppy?”

“What?”

Lawrence opened his eyes at him, but Plein didn’t budge.

“If you’re not going to work, leave!”

Plein, who was going through the piled-up documents one by one, lost his temper. Lawrence frowned at him. While in the Erha Empire, he was worried about Alice and couldn’t work properly.

Plein, who noticed his strange condition, took the job away from him, and he did nothing but search for the princess during his time in the Empire. That was the reason he went to the bakery store to buy Plein’s cookies.

Out of the barracks, Lawrence confronted Benedict, who was waiting in front of the barracks. The only person who came with Alice, no, without her permission.

“What are you doing here?”

“Because I can’t see Alice.”

“I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, is it? And get the name right. Isn’t that the lady you serve?”

Lawrence smirked, and Benedict laughed.

“And what about you… I think you’re taking Alice to Nakran for a different reason.”

“That’s none of your business.”

For Benedict, who was only a member of the ducal family, to talk to Lawrence, Duke of Littenverk, it was not proper according to the etiquette, but it was rather Lawrence’s loss if taken seriously. He continued talking to Alice.

“I will go and find her.”

“You are to stay here.”

When Benedict stepped forward, Lawrence shoved his shoulder into the barracks. Plein, who was concentrating on work, saw Benedict suddenly enter and opened his eyes wide.

“Your Excellency, why is this person here?”

“He said he wanted to help you with your work.”

“Help?”

“All right.”

Recognizing Lawrence’s hidden orders to keep an eye on Benedict, Plein came out with a chair from the back of the barracks.

“You can sit here.”

“What do you mean?”

“Just sitting next to me would be a big help.”

Benedict distorted his expression as if he didn’t like it, but Lawrence was the most powerful person here. If he calls the knights outside and tells them to imprison him, he’ll be put to death.

With a satisfied smile on his face, Lawrence walked blindly toward the lake, leaving behind Plein, who was working with Benedict at his side. At the thought that she might be in her own peril.

“Did she get hurt?”

As her thoughts about Alice deepened, dozens of reasons why she couldn’t return ran in his mind. Whether she met a bandit or a terrifying mountain beast.

If that happened, Lawrence, who had a keen sense of humor, could not help but fret about it. He was worried about Alice’s safety right now.

“Alice!”

When he called her name through the bushes, Alice, who looked behind her in surprise, fell into the water. Lawrence jumped at Alice, who was sucked into her water with a splash.

His dark hair swayed in her water. Lawrence pushed through the current and tried to catch Alice. When her arm struggled, Lawrence avoided it and grabbed her by her waist.

“Waack!”

“Pwaa!”

At the sound of her breath brushing the nape of his neck, Lawrence stiffened as he held Alice’s waist in his hand. When she stood up, it was only as deep as her waist. He doesn’t know if it was deeper if they went on aheat, but the place where Alice and Lawrence were standing was a shallow area.

“What did you suddenly call me?”

Alice shouted in bewilderment but her waist felt like it was on fire. Twisting her body, she moved to free himself from his grasp, but Lawrence wouldn’t let go of her.

“Stay still.”

Lawrence was losing his mind. The more Alice moved, the more he could see her wet, naked body. He tried to look away, but he couldn’t take his eyes off her.

He preferred not to hug her or to even look at her, but the opposite happened she he froze.

Pounding hearts echoed into their ears. They couldn’t tell whether it was Alice’s or Lawrence’s.

“Excuse…”

“That…”

They mustered up the courage to open their mouths, but both of them shut their mouths at the words that burst out at the same time. An awkward time passed. Alice, who was standing in the water, trembled on his shoulder, and Lawrence, embarrassed, rubbed his round shoulder.

“Are you okay?”

“I, I am okay.”

Seeing her bluish lips made him feel as if she would catch a cold if he made a mistake. Lawrence came out of the lake while hugging her. Looking straight ahead away from her, trying not to set his eyes on Alice’s body. However, she reached out her hand as if enchanted by the line of his sharp jawline.

Startled by the sensation in his chin, Lawrence flinched, but did not look away from her. Her fingers, moving slowly, traced the line of his jaw.

“Awesome.”

The corner of Lawrence’s mouth went up slightly at her words of pure admiration. He didn’t know if she was referring to his chin or the moonlight, but Lawrence decided to think of it that way.

“So are you.”

“Pardon?”

Lawrence bit his tongue at the words he involuntarily escaped from his mouth. Alice, off the Marquis of Hamilton, was pretty cool. She knew how to put on a pretty smile, and she knew how to draw a happy expression.

He thought she was pretty, but she was even more beautiful when she shone brightly under the dark sky. It was the same now. As the moonlight poured over her, she shone so brightly that she did not dare to covet its beauty.

“You are beautiful too.”

Lawrence whispered quietly. She wanted to see the face of Alice flinching in his arms, but it was taboo in the Nakran Empire to look at a woman of a higher rank than her.

In particular, how can he look at a woman not clothed and wet?

Alice had the idea that she wasn’t the princess yet, but Lawrence couldn’t bear to look at her. When Alice said nothing, Lawrence, who set her down on the ground, closed his eyes.

“Your clothes are wet too, so I will go get a cloak.”

“Ah, no. I am okay.”

Alice’s words opened Lawrence’s eyes. It was because he felt a magical aura from her. When the cleaning magic on her dress worked, her clothes dried in an instant.

“Look, it’s all dry, right?”

Alice spun around in front of him. Does she know that her hair hasn’t dried yet? That hair that was not completely dry rather evokes a strange imagination.

“Yes.”

Lawrence, struggling to keep his mouth from stiffening, opened his lips to answer. He couldn’t take his eyes off her because her face was so beautiful that she smiled brightly at his words.

“Then shall we go now?”

“No.”

Lawrence rejected Alice. He couldn’t take her back to her campsite now, except after her hair was dry. Because everyone will see that look.

“Well, I think we’dd better go.”

“No, wait a little longer. Let’s take a look around first.”

Lawrence stood before her, so she followed behind. Her face was already flushed red.

The moment she fell into the lake, she was too embarrassed to notice, but Lawrence was out in light clothes. Wearing only a white shirt, his upper body was soaked in water, revealing his upper body.

‘He is in good shape.’

His strong upper body was exposed to the wet white cloth, this she couldn’t take her eyes off his back. The muscles on his back moved with every step he made, and the feeling of his tight forearms still lingered when he held her.

Even though he removed his hand from her waist, the sensation of his touch still lingered. He then whispered to Alice, who was following him.

“Are you cold?”

“No, I am okay.”

Lawrence answered without looking back while Alice walked behind. Standing still, Lawrence turned her body in the direction of Alice.

At that moment, Alice closed her eyes. It was because his body reflected in his wet clothes was right in front of her eyes. But she instantly regretted it as her mind had a clearer image of his body.

“What are you doing?”

She opened her eyes slightly and saw Lawrence with a disapproving look in her eyes.

‘Right, I’d rather see your face.’

His handsome face was also harmful to the heart, but it was better than seeing his wet body. Alice stared into his face and opened her mouth.

“No, just. Just nothing.”

“What are you talking about?”

“That, um.”

Lawrence, who was frustrated by her not talking, urged her.

“What did you say?”

“Y, your body is too…”

“What about my body?”

“No, your muscles are pretty.”

Alice’s words moved and made his eyes shake. Lawrence, who looked down and scanned his body, had an expression that he couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

“Isn’t it natural for a knight to have a body like this?”