CHAPTER 8

How The Male Lead Cures The Young Lady Who Has A Limited Time

'What should I do now?'

Yvette quietly looked into Noel's eyes.

She came here with the intention of telling him about the curse.

But when she tried to speak, her lips wouldn't move.

'You don't think I'm crazy, do you?'

Suddenly being told by someone you don't know well that you're their fated partner.

If she was in the opposite position, she would find it absurd.

'But I can't help it. What can I do if I'm cursed?'

Yvette sighed.

'Either way, I have no choice but to get Noel's help if I don't want to die.'

"It looks like you have something to say."

Then, Noel broke the silence first.

Yvette bit the tip of her tongue lightly at Noel's words.

'I'm not ready yet.'

But if it's not now, the opportunity may never come again.

Yvette, who had a hard time grasping her heart, carefully opened her mouth.

".......to be honest, I'm here to ask you for something."

"Please."

Noel tilted his head.

"Isn't this such an important request, to bring you here in such a condition?"

"Yes, it's a matter of life and death for me."

Yvette answered seriously.

"....let's hear it for now."

Noel leaned back comfortably in his chair, raising his head as if to ask her to say something.

Unlike Yvette, who was very nervous, felt relaxed from his change of posture.

'It's all or nothing, anyway.'

Yvette closed her eyes tightly.

Without Noel's help somehow, she was as good as dead.

She already bought a mansion. Wouldn't it be too unfair to live there less than a month and die.

Yvette finally opened her mouth after taking her breath.

"You may not believe it, but I'll die without you."

Finally, the bomb was dropped.

Yvette gently opened her eyes and looked at Noel's reaction.

"No way, you're not going to kick me out for talking nonsense, are you?"

'I'm much better than before, but I'm still not in good shape.'

'If I get kicked out like this, I may end my life in less than a week.'

'How long has it been since then?'

Finally, Noel opened his mouth after being silent.

".....I didn't know I was so important to you."

Noel said with a smirk.

Judging by his reaction, it seems that he didn't feel offended about what she said.

"It's a bit of a long explanation, but you're the one who's important to me. It's not a joke when I say that I'm going to die without you."

Yvette answered more seriously than before. Noel stared at Yvette with interest.

"That makes me even more curious. Why would you die without me?"

"....That's because I'm under a curse."

Yvette took a breath and slowly began to explain her curse.

Of course, there's no mention of the original story or a story related to Kerbel.

If I said such a thing for no reason, I thought I would lose credibility with what I said.

'But I don't think it's a bad reaction.'

Yvette looked at Noel's expression from time to time while he was speaking.

Luckily Noel seemed to be listening to her explanation.

".....In conclusion, I'm your destiny. The flowers on your back are proof of that."

"In summary, yes. That's what I'm talking about."

When Yvette nodded, Noel's mouth drew a straight line.

Worrying about something, he looked at Yvette with a cautious face.

"Then, is it because of that curse that you passed out today?"

"I'm not sure, but it's very likely. The flowers withered while I wasn't seeing you."

Rather than saying it a hundred times, it would be effective to show him once.

Yvette thought so, and pulled her clothes down slightly.

The dress I wore today was of a slightly scuffed back design, so I could show him the withered flowers without difficulty.

"Come on, have a look. You see the flowers withered here, right?"

When her white skin was revealed, Noel raised one eyebrow.

His relaxed gaze shook a little for the first time.

".....Sometimes you' re so shy, but you're being too bold again today."

Yvette glared at Noel, blushing slightly at the words.

"Don't talk nonsense, just look here. My life is at stake right now."

Noel took a look at Yvette's neck after hearing her rebuke.

As soon as his eyes were on the withered flower, his mouth hardened slightly.

"So, you're saying that this flower didn't wither in the first place?"

"Yes, it wasn't like this at first. You'll know when you see it."

"....Then?"

When Noel asked back, the hesitant Yvette whispered in a small voice.

"That, the day we spent the night together."

Noel smiled lightly at the appearance of her telling a huge secret.

"Aha. That day."

"In fact, I thought the curse was lifted. But it turns out, it wasn't."

Yvette sighed as if the ground was going about to collapse and pulled down her clothes that were slightly lowered.

"You're special. Usually, if the conditions set by the magician are met, the rule is that the curse will be lifted."

Noel rubbed his chin with an indistinct look.

Yvette muttered bitterly, agreeing greatly with his words.

"Then. I think the curse is trying to tie us together."

"That's not entirely wrong. It's true that the curse ties us together."

"That's true, but....."

Yvette shrugged her shoulders weakly.

Nevertheless, it seemed that Kerbel would not have intended this situation and cast a curse.

'I guess I'm just unlucky.'

It was the moment when Yvette swallowed a sigh again.

Noel, who was thinking about something for a while, opened his mouth.

"I have more questions than that."

"What are you curious about?"

"The flower on your back. Do you know for sure when it bloomed?"

Noel asked Yvette with a serious face. It was the most serious look she'd ever seen.

"I told you before. It bloomed after the night we spent together."

Yvette looked at Noel with the expression of 'Is that supposed to be obvious?'

Then Noel shook his head slowly.

"That's not what I'm asking, do you know what we did that night?"

"What did we do? Of course, we did something like that...."

Yvette bit her lip while she was talking. It was because of the sudden thought that came to her mind.

'No, How can I experience something so real that I don't even remember?'

Yvette shook her head hard and managed to shake off the red colored blush in her cheek.

"So, what do you mean by that?"

Noel smirked as he looked at her blushing face.

Yvette looked absurd when asked persistent questions.

"Are you making fun of me?"

"No, I'm just curious."

Noel made eye contact with Yvette, and continued speaking bluntly.

"As far as I can remember, nothing happened between us that day."

Yvette looked back at Noel with her mouth wide open.

She felt a shock as if she had been hit in the head.

'......Wait a minute. Does that mean we didn't do anything that night?'

Noel nodded nonchalantly as she stuttered and asked questions.

"Bu-But you definitely told me that I attacked you!"

"That's true. Because you dragged me to bed saying that you didn't want to sleep alone."

Noel replied with a light shrug.

"......So what about the fact that I didn't leave a mark in case I was in trouble? Was that just a word too?"

'It literally meant no trace. If there's a suspicious mark, it can be misunderstood by the people underneath.'

Unlike Noel, who remains calm throughout, Yvette was on the verge of exploding.

She struggled to hold back the urge to rip her hair out.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth from the beginning?"

"It was you who told me not to answer."

"No-no matter what! How troubling it was for me!"

Yvette was screaming and then she bit her lip.

She wanted to argue more, but if she got angry about what had already gone by, her mouth would hurt.

Just because I didn't spend the night with him it didn't change the situation.

She was still under a curse, and the fact that Noel was her destined one didn't change.

She could tell by the fact that her body was much better when his hand touched her forehead earlier.

'Wait a minute. Does that mean that even a light touch is effective?'

If that's true, it may be even better.

Because It means that she can continue living her life without doing such a thing with Noel.

".....Let's just skip this for now."

Yvette, who was grumbling alone, reluctantly opened her mouth.

"Aren't you going to ask me more questions?"

Noel asked again in surprise.

She didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

"What else can I say about the past? It doesn't mean that my curse will be lifted."

Yvette sighed and swept her hair away with one hand.

"At such a time, it's more efficient to talk productively."

Noel blinked slowly when he saw that Yvette changed the atmosphere quickly.

He was interested again in the way he looked at her.

".......What kind of productive talk are you talking about?"

"Of course, I'm talking about how to lift my curse."

Yvette said so, keeping a close eye on Noel.

"If what you're saying is true, it means that just a light touch the flower on my back will bloom. In other words, I can only live if we touch each other."

Noel had a puzzled look on his face when she said something serious.

He seemed to be unsatisfied, and at the same time, he seemed to be interested.

Either way, Yvette decided to appreciate the fact that he was listening to her.

-to be continued

Translated by Aria

Not 100% correct

Credit to the Author

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