Protagonist! Please Stay Away from Me!
Chapter 56: Dreams of Future

Chapter 56: Dreams of Future

Sharon’s POV—

I put down the quill on the table. I have completed making the budget of this year. Hah! Take it Leon! I have finally finished it. All I need to do is wait for the day of presentation. I arranged the documents and put it inside a folder. This folder... I should put in my room’s drawer. Suddenly, Maria opened her mouth and asked me a question.

"Your Majesty, what are we going to do about Kelshin?" asked Maria.

I raised my eyebrows at her words. She really no longer considers him as his master. It’s good for me for her to hate him. Honestly, I am more eager to break our engagement than she can probably imagine of. And if that ends in him, being imprisoned... well, that’s even better.

"I will deal with him quickly. After I finish presenting the budget, I will deal with him," I ensured her.

For now, budget is the most important thing for me. Not only I have to please the commoners but also, I have to think about the nobles. A well-balanced budget is what I am targeting. After that, I will push forward the Nightinshade’s case, with Heriedieck as my witness.

"It will be good if you finish this as soon as possible. I don’t think we should prolong it further," suggested Kaerin.

I sighed in exaggeration. I don’t think they will let me rest unless, I arrest him. I reassured, "I will do as you... but after I present the budget, okay? That’s the end of discussion."

Both Kaerin and Maria wanted to say something, but decided against it. It seems like they know that I won’t budge at their words.

"Your Majesty, what do you want do in future?" asked Maria. She lifted me up, making me to release an embarrassing squeak from my mouth.

Maria gently put me on the sofa with my back against her. Just as I was about to ask what she was doing; she began massaging my shoulders. I wanted to make her stop... but it felt nice~ I sighed in pleasure as she began massaging my sore muscles. Her hands had almost turned me into a puddle of joy. After she finished massaging me, she gently laid my back on the sofa, while she got up and stood beside me.

"Darling~ I can give you a better massage than her," whined Kaerin.

Her words made me tremble with fear. Kaerin? Massage? Like hell no! She would simply crush me with her hands.

"No! You are not allowed to massage me!" I immediately shot down her offer. Kaerin pouted, while Maria smirked at me.

"Fox, you are a brute. You will crush Your Majesty if you try to massage her. I suggest you leave this to me," mocked Maria.

"Why you?! How dare you accuse of such an atrocious thing? Maid, I will crush you instead," yelled Kaerin, angrily.

I snapped my fingers to draw their attention, which I easily succeeded in. I said, "Can you not fight with each other? Please..." They immediately ceased their fighting and kept quiet. Although, they still glared at each other from time to time.

"Maria, about your question. Can you be more specific?" I asked her, trying to change the point of discussion.

Maria blinked as if she had heard some nonsensical words. Her smile twitched. She tried very hard to control her expression.

[You have branded yourself as an idiot in front of them.]

’Shut up!’

[Yeah-yeah, I will shut up but Maria’s reaction is interesting, isn’t it?]

Argh! I will just ignore him. Let it talk all by itself. I glared at Maria and yelled, "Will you elaborate it or not?"

"I am just asking you about your future plans," said Maria, raising her hands in surrender.

I nodded, "Did you think me as an idiot? I was just testing you." I lied with a straight face.

"Whatever Your Majesty says~" teased Maria. I flushed with embarrassment.

Kaerin said, "Tell us, darling. Even I am excited to know what your future plans are. What do you want to do in the future?"

I fell in deep in contemplation at her words. Until now, my only goal was to prevent myself becoming a ’cream bun.’ But I think that I don’t need to worry about it anymore. I mean, it’s all going to be over, right? So, what do I want for the future? Maybe I want to remain as good ruler. A ruler who is just and makes good decisions. Or, I want to live a good and peaceful life. Or maybe, I want to have a lot of adventures. Probably, a mixture of all these? But one thing, I can’t deny... I want to have a future with Kaerin... and Maria too. She is my marker. I can’t deny myself to her, can I?

I said, "I want to live a future where I will have some adventures and some fun. A future, where I would be regarded as a good ruler. Not just by commoners, I want nobles as well. I desire a future that would be full of peacefulness. I know, it’s contradicting that I want both peace and adventures but I can hope, right? Most importantly, I want a future where you two will be with me in every step of life."

Both of them blushed at my words. It was the first time that I have seen these two lose their composure, especially Kaerin.

I grinned in victory... but it was short lived.

"What about kids?" asked Kaerin.

"What?!" Confusion filled my entire being.

Kaerin nodded, "Yes, kids. I mean, don’t you want kids? I sure do!" This time, it was my turn to blush. Maria nodded her head in approval.

"Your Majesty, you surely won’t deny me the right to father your kids, right?" asked Maria, with sad eyes.

I frantically shook my head in denial as if a ghost had possessed me. Maria instantly brightened at my reaction.

"Darling~ I want a lot of kids from you! I want our every kid to look just like you, their mother."

"Me too!"

"I-I..." I couldn’t complete my sentence. Their words were very dangerous.

Kaerin said, "For that, I will have to work hard, won’t I?"

"I don’t know about you but I will definitely work hard," announced Maria.

They both turned towards me with glistening eyes. I swallowed loudly, knowing it very well what would happen next. Just like I predicted, they gave me a smile full of innocence, trying to give me a false sense of hope. Then they pounced upon me like a hungry tiger, who is gonna eat every piece of me, down to the bones. Ahhh! Save me!

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