I Tried to Become a Worthless Scumbag to Break Our Engagement for His Happiness, but Instead I Was Hugged, Kissed, and Sworn Eternal Love by the Ice Knight (BL) - CHAPTER 30

Fleck chewed bread while chewing over the memories of yesterday, which had been so intense.

After that, Heliosphere, who had written and submitted his report at light speed, escorted Fleck all the way to the entrance hall of his home. Fleck ate dinner with few words, then quickly went to bed. His family had asked how it went, but he could not explain it at all. He couldn’t even open his mouth to try.
Because he was simply too tired. He had been tense, he had been careful, and far too many things had happened.

That exhaustion should have been gone after one night of sleep, yet Fleck’s body did not recover.
He had slept deeply, so why was that? he wondered, as he slowly continued eating his breakfast alone.
As usual, the three married couples of the Torino family had been up and moving since early morning and were already gone. People of the Torino family had such a nature, and because of that it was a rule that everyone had dinner together in the evening. So, Fleck had long been used to eating breakfast by himself.

Well, his brother and his wife lived in a separate residence, so of course they weren’t there either. Still, as the elder brother, he seemed to care about the movements of important figures at his workplace, so he had even attended dinner last night. Tonight, Fleck wanted to explain to his brother and the family how things had gone, but… would he really be able to? If that self-proclaimed saintess barged in again, Heliosphere might really freeze her lightly this time.

Fleck had such a premonition, but immediately scolded himself as a fool. Just because he had been protected and held close, that was only what a knight was supposed to do. Even if it wasn’t Fleck Torino, Heliosphere would still have protected, embraced, and shown kindness. It wasn’t something special. The very thought made his chest ache. Truly, he was such a fool.

Fleck decided to stop thinking and sank his teeth into a delicious sausage. Yes, a proper sausage filled with good meat was really tasty. Compared to the troublesome monster-mixed ground meat sausages, this flavor was on an entirely different level, and Fleck focused his full attention on enjoying it. And it was exactly because he was so focused that he was caught off guard by the announcement of Heliosphere’s arrival. He shot to his feet in a panic—only to trip spectacularly.

There was no gentle knight there to save him; Fleck struck the floor hard, letting out a muffled cry, “Bubehh!” and stiffened with pain. The butler and maids rushed about in a flurry, while Fleck endured the rare pain.

“Fleck!”

“Ah…”

Perhaps the noise had reached the carriage, because Heliosphere came running in and lifted Fleck up in his arms. Fleck almost cried. There was no need to help him up like this. And yet, of course, Heliosphere would help like this. That was natural for him. In this very moment, Fleck even began longing for the Eastern Magic Mirror Frontlines, where his position had been clearer.

But then, as if to keep him from drifting away, Heliosphere held his hand.

“Did you rush again?”

“Uh… y-yes.”

“You must not hurry. What if you hurt a good part of yourself?”

“Yes…”

Heliosphere gently scolded him as he sat Fleck down on a chair. Fleck only pursed his lips, thinking it was Heliosphere’s fault for coming too early in the first place.