The Tyrant Won’t Let Me Go

The Tyrant Won’t Let Me Go Chapter 10

Translated by Niks
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“What?”

“Hurry up!”

Cedric shouted in an urgent voice.

Surprisingly enough, immediately outside the door, footsteps could be heard as if someone was running.

“Where should we hide…”

There was nowhere to hide in the lounge.

Except under the desk where the front was closed.

“Get in here right now!”

Hearing the sound of footsteps getting closer, I hurriedly pushed Cedric under the desk.

Then I went back to the chair and tried to act as if pretending that nothing had happened, saying, ‘What? the Crown Prince was here?’

“Ciel, come here too!”

‘Huh?’

But in spite of such an attempt, Cedric pulled my hand, and I was dragged under the desk hiding with him.

There wasn’t much space under the desk, so we couldn’t sit side by side in hiding.

I ended up having to sit back and forth, but if I did something wrong, I felt like my head was going to stick out of the desk.

“It’s too narrow… I-”

“Shh!”

Desperately begging for silence, Cedric pulled my body into his arms.

As his arms wrapped around my shoulders, the sound of footsteps stopped outside the door.

“Your Highness Cedric?”

It was the voice of an adult man.

Just then, Cedric took a ‘breath’ and inhaled and hugged me tightly.

It’s like he’ll get caught by that guy if he let go of me

‘Huh…?

Soft hair was touching my cheek.

I felt the trembling of the arms that were holding me.

It was too close.

‘What is this…?’

My mind turned blank and my heart started beating fast.

“Your Majesty? Aren’t you here?”

The man’s voice came closer.

It seemed like he was right in front of the desk.

‘Hyuk, I think we’ll get caught if he steps backwards…’

I didn’t know who the hell Cedric was trying to hide from, but I was also nervous to see his urgent reaction.

It wouldn’t happen, but it felt like my pounding heart would be heard by the man.

‘Get out… Please get out…’

That way, I could get out of this embarrassing situation!

“I don’t think he’s here…”

Fortunately, the footsteps that came close to the desk disappeared as it was.

The door opened with the sound of the man’s footsteps.

The sound of the man’s footsteps was getting farther away, and soon the sound of his footsteps was completely gone.

All that remained was the sound of the two of us breathing quietly under the desk in case that man would come back.

“Your Majesty, I think he’s gone now.”

“Oh? Okay…”

Cedric replied with a slight nod.

Then he turned his head again and looked in the corner.

‘Now that he has gone, I mean we should go out.’

Cedric was still hugging me tight. Even though he doesn’t have to do that anymore.

“Well, Your Grace, shall we leave now?”

“Huh? Oh, yes.”

Only then was I able to get out of his arms.

After escaping from the desk and enjoying the fresh air, I grabbed Cedric’s hand and helped him up.

“Thank you for helping me hide…”

Cedric’s face was red, either because of shame, or simply because he had been in a small place for a long time.

“No.”

He shook his head saying that he was okay.

Unlike before entering the room, his expression seemed more relaxed.

“By the way, who’s that person?”

On second thought, I wondered if Cedric, the crown prince, would be afraid of anyone except the Emperor.

It occurred to me that there would be no one who would touch such a noble person recklessly, even though he was the second-in-command throughout the Empire.

At my question, Cedric scratched his cheek as if in trouble.

“Just a little…”

I listened to him.

“He’s a scary man.”

Cedric said with a faint smile.

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In the end, I couldn’t figure out who Cedric was referring to as ‘just a little scary’.

I asked once, but it was because Cedric seemed to not want to let me know who that person was.

I didn’t want to pry into what a child didn’t want to reveal.

‘Hmm, from my point of view, no matter how much I think about it, I couldn’t figure out who it was.’

At least everyone I know was kind to Cedric.

In addition, it was hard to guess because they were all people who cared about Cedric a lot.

Also, Cedric didn’t show any apparent affection for them, but he didn’t shy away from them.

He wasn’t smiling, but he didn’t look nervous either.

‘Well, I shouldn’t ask if he doesn’t want to tell me first.’

I was heading to the annex thinking so.

“Ciel!”

I heard a voice calling my name from somewhere.

I looked back and saw Paul running towards me.

“Paul!”

I wondered what was going on, seeing him running in such a hurry.

“What’s the matter?”

“Oh, no. There’s nothing bad going on, so you can rest assured.”

I was relieved at once hearing Paul’s breath-taking reply.

My heart had shrunk for a moment, worrying if something serious had happened because Paul ran in such a hurry calling out to me.

“Just, I have something to tell you. His Majesty Cedric asked me to deliver this.”

“His Majesty?”

When I asked in surprise, Paul pulled a small package from his cloak and handed it to me and nodded.

The little package was bulging on the outside as if it were full of something inside.

And the blue ribbon was tied a little clumsily.

“What’s this?”

Paul’s brown eyes turned to the package for a moment, then looked back at me.

“It’s a cookie.”

“Cookies?”

Why cookie all of a sudden?

“Yes. He asked me to say thank you.”

“Ah.”

It was then that I realized why Cedric had sent this package.

It must have been the reward for playing hide and seek a few hours ago.

“Did you do something good for his Majesty?”

“Oh, yes, well…”

I replied awkwardly scratching my head.

“That’s right.”

“I see, that’s great. Thank you for taking good care of His Majesty.”

“Ah, no, no. It’s not even worth it.”

“I’ve lived almost all my life in the Imperial Palace, but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen His Majesty give someone a present. I think his Majesty really liked Ciel.”

And for some reason, his eyes, which always gave a cool feeling, sparkled with a strange glow of anticipation.

“Oh, no way. His Majesty was so sweet and kind that he gave me a present.”

“Well, it’s true that His Majesty was kind, but…”

Paul, who was about to refute my words, stopped talking as if he had suddenly thought of something and opened his mouth again.

“Ah, that’s right. This cookie, his highness, put a special order to make it. He had asked to make it the most delicious, so he would appreciate it if you enjoyed it.”

No, that means the Imperial Palace chef made this.

‘Wow, my meal was already good, but if it’s a dish the Crown Prince himself has asked for…’

“And this ribbon was tied by His Majesty himself.”

“Oh, I see.”

For some reason, a smile leaked out of my lips.

That’s why the knot looked clumsy.

“Also, his Highness chose and added heart-shaped cookies himself.”

“Oh, I see.”

There’s a cute side to it.

‘Wow. It’s heart-shaped, Ciel.’

“Ah yes…”

[Didn’t I already say that it’s a heart shape?]

Caliberne, who was silent just a moment ago, muttered in a strange voice

‘It feels strangely more emphasized than usual.’

So to sum up, this cookie was ordered by the Crown Prince himself, and both selection and packaging went through his hands.

In a word, it’s very precious.

“Is it really okay for me to receive this?”

Paul answered without any hesitation.

“Of course.”

As usual, it was a straight answer, but it was really fast.

“I hope you enjoy it.”

Paul put the package in my arms and said in a bright voice.

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When I untied the sapphire-blue ribbon, there were a bunch of heart-shaped cookies in the package, as Paul said.

And a card.

[Thank you. Enjoy your meal]

It was a cute little handwriting.

‘You write like this…’

“Hey, I think he really likes you.” Caliberne mumbled quietly.

“I told you it wasn’t like that. I guess he gave it to me because I helped him hide.”

“You’ve never been in a relationship, have you?”

“Have you tried that? What kind of romance could you have with swords?”

“No, you could dream.”

“Who are you dating? What, are you going to date a rapier? Or a great sword? Or do you like daggers?”

“This is real. You’ve never done this before.”

“Yes. I haven’t tried it, what can I do? I’m going to eat all these high-quality cookies. Don’t covet them.”

“Oh, I don’t eat that because it’s dirty.”

Ignoring Calibernet’s words, I shoved the cookie into my mouth.

‘Sweet.’

“By the way, did he put that ribbon on purpose?”

“Huh? Maybe he just tied it up with something that looked pretty?”

“No, well, blue could be…”

“Yes. Why?”

“No, it’s just…”

Caliberne said to me as I mumbled and chewed the cookie.

“The color of that ribbon, no matter how I look at it, wasn’t that the color of your eyes?”

The hand that was about to put the cookie in my mouth stopped.

“…no way.”

With that word, I pushed all the doubts to a corner of my mind.

The cookies in my mouth were very sweet.

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‘I’ve finished the class this morning, so I don’t have much to do.’

I wanted to practice swordsmanship on the battlefield.

According to Caliberne, in order for a magic swordsman to handle magic well, his swordsmanship skills had to be supported first.

It meant that even people with a lot of magical power could not use their magic well if they neglected their swordsmanship training.

‘It would be better to go to the dungeon to practice.’

It was the moment when I made up my mind and moved on.

I heard a murmur from the corner.

“What?”

It was a quiet hallway with not many people passing by.

Sometimes people didn’t say much even when I saw them.

At that very moment, there was a scream.

“No! No!”

Sounds like…

It was definitely Cedric’s voice.

The blood all over my body felt cold.

It was because Cedric sounded like the urgent voice he had when he asked me to hide him last time.

‘Maybe… the person he said he was afraid of back then…?’

I quickly ran toward the place where I heard the voice.

I looked around the corner and saw a familiar black head.

Stretching my right hand toward him, I screamed and my voice rang in the hallway.

“Your Highness!”

At that moment, Cedric looked back at me and his eyes were red and his hand was held by an unknown man.