The Only Delicacy - Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Meanwhile, the usually oblivious main culprit, Scarlet, was now currently aware of the chaos around the classroom, thereby making her confused as to what had caused such a disruption in their usually peaceful and quiet classroom.

All she had done was slightly bang the door open and was just about to go inside the classroom, but why did she feel like her classmates were talking about her? Did they just say they had ‘recorded their every move and action?’

And what do they even mean by ‘end up like that?’

She did not even die yet. Did they want her to die that soon?

While thinking of that, Scarlet shivered from that thought. As expected, she must never let her guard down, no matter where she was. Even in her comfort zone, the classroom.

Meanwhile, Kyle felt the girl trembling while holding her hand, so he became worried. From looking towards the direction of the well-known vice president of their fan base, he turned to look at his beloved and finally realized that she was slightly panting and sweating on her forehead, while unknowingly surrounding the atmosphere with her rose and lavender scent.

From seeing her present alluring state, Kyle concluded that she was tired from all that running. Right then, he immediately became protective of her. He did not want to have any more rivals, aside from his brother, Kevin.

So, he hastily got another similar expensive white handkerchief from his pocket and used his free hand to gently and affectionately wipe her forehead glistening with sweat, as if he was handling the most delicate artifact in the world.

While he wiped her forehead down to her cheeks, Kyle became regretful for not princess carrying her to the classroom. His beloved was currently injured, but he became so lost in the moment that he let an injured person pull him all the way towards the classroom.

Not only that, he could have shooed away all the other annoying men currently chasing after her. That would have been two birds with one stone.

“What a failure as a man.” He mentally mumbled and became disappointed with himself.

He both hated and loved the fact that he was utterly helpless in her hands, thereby making him shy away at the last minute. However, this was absolutely the first time he felt like a failure, which was yet another new experience that he did not know how to deal with, but he could only strive and make use of the next opportunity when the time comes.

When he tenderly wiped her forehead, Scarlet looked up towards him and saw his concerned expression. Because of the sincere and deep concern displayed in his eyes, she became even guiltier.

Kyle was the one who came to pick her up, who reminded her about classes, and who cleaned her uniform. But now, he was wiping her forehead too!

Right now, she owed too much towards the twins that she was not even sure if she could pay her debt back, because of the limited time she had left. But, since he willingly and kindly helped her without asking for anything in return, she decided to keep her mouth shut and return the debt whenever the opportunity arises.

Indeed, Scarlet had finally learned her lesson: to think before she speaks.

Hence, Scarlet returned his gaze and displayed a very small but visible and lovely smile towards him, because she was genuinely grateful towards him. She mentally reminded herself that kind people like him were absolutely rare to the extent that they were almost extinct. Therefore, she should just accept such a rare gift and make the most out of it.

If Kyle, who was the closest to her, saw that smile and was immediately stunned like a statue, how much more those around her?

Meanwhile, all the girl students mentally screamed: “Our idols are holding hands! Moreover, Kyle is affectionately wiping her forehead! Furthermore, Scarlet is actually smiling at him! Yes, we finally have some progress!”

What in the world did they miss for those two to end up like that? They had just missed the most important event in their lives!

Once the girls realized this, especially the presently aware Nene, they became immediately disappointed and joyful at the same time. In fact, their feelings were too complicated that they were left widening their eyes and parting their mouths, including the boys. The whole classroom became deadly silent once more.

“How troublesome! Again?” While the whole class was currently lost in the moment, an all-seeing legendary and ancient being was lying down on the clouds while looking towards them with curiosity, boredom, and most of all, stress.

Indeed. That being was none other than the baby cupid, Alfred, who had violently murdered the twin’s hearts ever since the beginning.

On the clouds, Alfred looked like a naked toddler with shiny golden hair, deep ocean-blue eyes, fair to white skin, and small angelic wings. Yes, he looked absolutely heavenly and innocent.

“Damn woman, who does not know her limits! Do I have to shoot, again? Again?!” Alfred yelled out in anger.

However, his manner of speaking contrasted way too much with his toddler image.

Presently, Alfred, who was one of the mightiest beings in heaven, was currently assigned to be a guardian of a mere mortal and even help her in her own love life. Yes, he was absolutely downgraded into a mere servant of this girl!

“Why must it be me?” Alfred said while he sighed upon himself. He did not know how he ended up in such a degrading and awful state. He had way too many high ambitions and future rewards to even have the luxury of time to be the girl’s babysitter.

One time, he went to the highest authorities to complain on the mismatch of assignments, but it was of no use. One of the angels glared at him and had mercilessly proved that every document and every order were all plainly written and even signed by one of the highest being of all, the creator of the so-called ‘Earth.’ Afterwards, that mean angel threw him out of their office.

Alfred could not prove his complaint with such huge evidence at hand. Only an idiot would do that, he finally realized it, himself.

Since one of the highest beings had signed that merciless and nonsense assignment, Alfred concluded that something grave or special was related with that ordinary girl.

They should have explained that to him sooner! Now, he wasted too much of his golden time complaining. If she was special, then he would sadly and unwillingly accept the assignment of being a babysitter.

Hence, he patiently waited for her to grow up, while seeing every development taking place in her life.

And indeed, he was correct. Too damn correct. That girl was special. Extremely special for his own good, that he felt like dying was a better assignment.

Ever since she was a baby, Scarlet had unknowingly made him work his buttocks off by firing arrows here and there, again and again. He kept firing arrows at those who tried to kill her when she faced life and death situations, which actually sounded pretty cool. But now, he had to fire arrows at literally every slight movement she did and every word she spoke towards men he barely knew!

Therefore, she unknowingly made him work, not his buttocks, but his whole body off!

At this exact moment, the cupid could easily strike Kyle’s heart because of the girl’s smile, thereby making Kyle die out of embarrassment through this given opportunity. However, he became merciful. No, to be exact, he was dead tired.

Not only dead tired, he felt betrayed.

“Hmph! Why should I bother in making this plain and shy man fall for her some more? Absolutely Useless!” Alfred thoughtlessly blurted out his real feelings.

Just as he was about to sleep it off and disregard his job in shooting a cupid arrow towards that young man, a strong and furious lightning struck the pitiful baby cupid, who was peacefully lying down on the clouds, and transformed him into an ashened-black baby monster.

As the most excellent and diligent cupid in heaven, this was the first time he tried to neglect his job, so it was definitely his first time getting struck by the lightning.

“Ahhhh! The pain! The pain!” Alfred ran around in circles above the clouds while trying to cool off the little fire burning on his current black hair, despite feeling the pain in every movement he made. He did not want the fire to burn some more and turn him to literally nothing but ashes!

He absolutely had not expected that! Both ‘being struck by lightning while he was still above the clouds’ and ‘being punished just for neglecting his job once.’ Many cupids like him had already tried neglecting their jobs, but they never got struck once.

How unfair!

Even though he felt extreme pain and was now ashened-black, Alfred still did not feel like shooting more love-struck arrows towards that plain and dumb young man, he thought.

Once more, he was mercilessly and accurately struck by lightning, despite him running in circles.

“Okay! I’ll do it! Stop reading my damn thoughts!” Alfred yelled out while glaring at the clouds at a great distance away from him. Presently, he was an entirely burnt black monster with fire on his head that had stopped running in circles.

Just why exactly were these higher-ups overdoing the punishment? It was not like his Scarlet would die from having lesser men falling for her! In fact, it would just make her life easier, you stupid and absurd higher-up imbeciles!

At once, Alfred was mercilessly and accurately struck by ten big and furious lightning bolts.

As a matter of fact, Alfred had never once realized that he had treated Scarlet like his very own child ever since she was born, to the point that he even felt very protective of her.

Going back to the classroom, when Kyle saw his first love smile towards him, he felt another cupid arrow struck to his already bleeding heart, making him become immediately stunned.

This was the first smile she showed him! Moreover, they were holding hands and being affectionate when she did!

Kyle was now at cloud nine, which was fortunately a thousand miles away from the cupid’s own clouds.

However, was it his imagination that the arrow was worn-out?

“No, it can’t be.” Kyle slightly shook his head when he thought of how idiotic he was. An arrow striking him was nothing more than a feeling, so it was literally impossible for a feeling to be worn-out.

When Kyle thought about that, he absolutely did not know how he came to think of such a stupid thing as an imaginary cupid arrow being worn-out.

As he came back to his senses, Kyle just realized his instinctive sweet display of affection and used all his efforts to not let go of his hold, put down his handkerchief and explode like a tomato. This time, his efforts were not in vain, because he continued wiping her while becoming only slightly red that only the ones closest to him could see.

That was definitely a first for him. A great first for an extremely reserved man like him!

However, Kyle never knew that the reason he was able to stand or continue being affectionate was all because of how worn-out that arrow was.

“The reward for this assignment had better not be darn small! In fact, it should be equal to the billions of stars in the sky!” Alfred intentionally exclaimed in his thoughts, because he knew that those higher-ups were currently invading his privacy, even in his own brain.

However, the truth of the matter would be that the adorable baby cupid was literally turned into ashes, thus making him unable to even speak his thoughts.

While Alfred was currently thinking about the appropriate rewards that an excellent and mighty being like him should receive, that same shadow that was lurking behind the corner of the hallway towards the classroom was taking note of every development happening around Scarlet, which even the almighty cupid had never once detected.

If there are still children out there, I apologize for letting you read Alfred’s um.. ‘Strong’ thoughts and words.

If you’re not children, then no apology for you.

Just kidding ~~~

Thank you for reading!