The Demon Lord's Bride (BL)
Chapter 440: A somewhat fluffy day

Chapter 440: A somewhat fluffy day

In the middle of checking on his wedding logistics, Demon Lord of Greed, Matsa Ra Natha, paused and blinked, eliciting a curious look from his secretaries.

"What’s wrong, my Liege?" Malta looked at the Nightmare, who looked like he was frozen for two seconds.

"I’m not sure..." the Lord said vaguely--a rare occurrence. He put the papers he was reading down and leaned back on his seat, rubbing his lips. "I have this weird feeling that my sweetheart is about to do something very foolish."

"But aren’t Young Master in the Lair, my Lord?" one of the secretaries said. "How can he do something foolish over there under Madam Angwi’s watch?"

"Not even her eyes can fully watch him," the silver eyes narrowed. "My sweetheart has a knack for finding secluded places..." he paused. "And getting himself in trouble."

Malta and the secretaries smiled. Nowadays, they enjoy seeing the Lord worrying about his betrothed any chance he gets. Especially when the Young Master was away in another realm; the Lord would get dazed for a few minutes several times a day, muttering and wondering what his sweetheart was doing at that time.

So, this time too, they just saw it as the Lord’s usual brooding about his beloved.

That was, until the Realm of Lust’s Princess, the Lord’s distant niece, came running to the office, slamming the door open.

"Lord Uncle!" she yelled loudly, didn’t even bother with a greeting or curtsy.

Which worried the Lord very much.

"Lord Uncle, you must come! Val is..."

"What?" the Lord let go of his pen and stood up, silver eyes gleaming eerily. "What happened?"

"...I don’t know,"

The reply was unexpected.

"Ra Zidoa, what kind of jest is this?"

"No, I mean--I really don’t know!" the succubus puffed her cheeks. "It’s just...Val was going out in the woods earlier and no one knew when he came back, but he’s locking himself in the room now and refuses to let anyone inside--not even me or Angwi."

The silver eyes narrowed dangerously thin, and the secretaries knew they would have an early day today--fortunately so.

"What about Jade?"

"Umm...it seemed that Val told Jade not to tell anyone what happened, so..."

The Lord gritted his teeth for a few seconds before taking a deep breath. "Does he sound okay?"

The succubus fiddled with her dress, biting her lips. "Well...he didn’t sound sick, but...his voice was muffled by a blanket so I can’t be sure..."

The sucked air was let out in a heavy, sharp exhale. The Lord didn’t even say anything or take his coat before disappearing in a flurry of black feathers. Malta flicked a feather away from her face and started to gather the neglected documents, telling the secretaries to tidy up and end the day early.

"I don’t think His Lordship will come back today."

No big deal.

* * *

So stupid! Stupid stupid stupid!

I should have known something wrong would happen if I let my intrusive thoughts win, but I still did it anyway. And I was paying it in cash!

Of course, like any other thing happening to me ’accidentally’, it started pretty harmlessly. I mean...conversing with rabbits should be categorized as harmless, right? Especially these rabbits that looked like cotton candies, with soft colorful fur and black beady eyes. Their long ears twitched to every sound, and their round fluffy tail wiggled when they moved around.

What could go wrong, right?

Right?

I was there, sitting on a soft bed of grass with Jade on my shoulder and a couple of rabbits on my lap. The rest of them were curling next to me, or hopping around the small clearing, playing with themselves. It felt safe there, within the protection of the trees, so I started to delve into the rabbits’ minds--the ones on my laps.

They had been the most daring, the ones who nuzzled my palm earlier and climbed my back. Different from the laidback and nonchalant Cotton, these two were energetic and full of curiosity. They eagerly exchanged information with me, telling me about their routine--which was basically sleep-eat-play-eat-sleep.

But hey--I did that too!

Cotton was somewhat of an anomaly, but these rabbits lived in a colony, so their daily lives were filled with communal activity. It was cute seeing the images of them gathered around a bush to eat or playing together in this weird..brawl match. Ahem.

Anyway, they were also curious about me, unlike Cotton. Perhaps because Cotton lived near a druid settlement, it was used to the tall, bipedal creatures. These rabbits, however, had never seen someone like me. Perhaps they saw Doun from afar when he was patrolling the forest, but it would be hard to estimate someone’s height from far away, right?

They never ventured far from this clearing either, which had everything they needed. No predator too, because, unlike the Great Forest, we didn’t have big, scary animals here. The most dangerous thing in this place was the trees. Perhaps that was why they weren’t wary of me and instead, wanted to know more about me--the way I wanted to know more about them.

I didn’t know at that time that this was a prelude to disaster.

Feeling that we converse well and in an amicable relationship, I began to tell them about the fusion. They listened even more attentively, and perhaps because of this, I made the mistake of thinking they had the same cognitive level as Jade. I asked them if they would be willing to fuse with me oneday, but they mistook it.

They thought I wanted to fuse that day. As in...that time. Right then.

The moment one of them agreed, my mana was getting sucked and mingled with the rabbit’s. Obviously, I was surprised. At that point, what I should do was calmly pull my mana away and separate us like I did at the end of a fusion.

But you know already that I wasn’t good at keeping calm when I was surprised. Not to mention, Jade’s frantic, shocked chirping made me panic. Without being able to keep calm, I still tried to pull myself away and separate us, but...

As you might guess...it didn’t go the way I wanted.

Oh, no--I did not end up trapped inside the rabbit.

It was the rabbit that was trapped inside me.

Oh, I should have known. I should have known when I saw their rainbow-colored fur. I should have known that the rabbits were part elemental spirits.

But I didn’t, and when I looked at myself through Jade’s eyes...

I saw a pair of long, rabbit ears on my head.

I couldn’t even shriek from the shock, and I didn’t remember much of what happened. I just knew I went straight to the balcony--jumping? flying? I wasn’t sure--and dove beneath the blanket after locking the balcony and the bedroom door.

I didn’t even know what spurred this reaction. Was I afraid of Natha’s reaction? Was I too embarrassed to be faced with the consequences of my own stupidity?

No idea.

But I didn’t want anyone to see me like this. I thought I would just wait until the rabbit naturally separated itself from me, because I could feel that it was very curious about how I lived my life. And if it took too long, I would send an emergency letter to Amarein with one of the magic scrolls she gave me. So I told the other who came to check on me that I was fine and I wanted to be alone and they shouldn’t come in the bedroom for awhile. I even sent Jade out to convince them I was alright without telling them about my condition--threatening the bird with no candy if the secret was out.

The stupid me thought that would be enough.

Of course, it wouldn’t. Of course, Zia would panic and call for Natha. And of course, Natha, the owner of the place, would be able to teleport right inside the bedroom.

"Sweetheart--"

I unconsciously let out a shriek and curled beneath the blanket even more so he wouldn’t get a peek at what I looked like right now.

"Sweetheart," the bed creaked and dipped with his weight, but the hand over the blanket and his voice were gentle and a bit shaken. "Are you hurt?"

I shook my head strongly, although I had no idea if he could see it with the blanket.

"Alright, I’m glad if that’s the case," the sound of his relieved sigh made my heart ache in guilt.

I knew he must have been so worried from the way he asked if I was alright. He must have thought something terrible happened to me, and I couldn’t help but feel even stupider, making him worry about this foolishness I started myself.

"Would you not tell me what happened, sweetheart?" his voice was more stable now, but still gentle and sweet. "Are you not going to let me look at you? Mm?" he stroked the blanket above my back. When I still didn’t say anything, he added. "I promise you I won’t get angry, okay? Would you let me look at you, my love?"

Nggh! How could I keep hiding like this when he said all those things in the softest voice? But...but still...

My lips felt like they didn’t want to part. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would let out a strange sound of panic--whatever sound a rabbit might make.

"You don’t want to?" he asked again, and I shook my head, but also grabbed his hand to tell him that no, I didn’t mind telling him, but it was just too difficult.

Thankfully, I had a smart fiance.

"Then...would you permit me to sense your thought just this time?" he asked carefully.

This time, I nodded.

In the silence that ensued, I wondered what Natha would think about this. Would he get angry, despite telling me he wouldn’t? Would he be disappointed? Would I lose the trust I had gained after keeping myself mostly safe lately?

Whatever came across my mind at that time...was far from what I actually received.

After a suspenseful silence, my blanket was suddenly getting yanked away. I was so surprised that I even hiccupped and looked at him with widened eyes. My long ears twitched in flusters and my lips opened in a frightened gasp.

"...oh, by the Lord’s Fire," Natha clasped his mouth and stepped away from the bed.

Oh...oh, was he angry? That was his first time using the Lord’s name.

"Umm...Nat--"

"Wait...wait," he raised his hands and crouched down, grabbing the edge of the bed. I could hear a slight tremble in his voice, but...he didn’t sound angry, I think?

Gaining a new courage, I shifted closer to him, poking his fingers. "Nat? You’re...really not angry, right?"

"Oh, God...sweetheart," he looked up then, and I blinked in surprise. "You can’t do this to me..."

In his reddened face and gleaming silver eyes, what I saw wasn’t anger;

It was lust.

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