I Became the Monster’s Bride - Chapter 156

No Matter What You Look Like (5)

The beautiful scenery of the lake was no longer visible. Only the sound of birds singing and the smell of the thick grass were all the same.

And the scent of flowers on the tip of her nose……

……the scent of flowers?

She came to her senses with the faint fragrance of flowers that touched the tip of her nose.

“What is this…”

“It’s a gift.”

“……?”

Roelin looked at Kergel with a quizzical expression when she saw him extending it out. Then, he looked rather awkward and proceeded to add a little more explanation.

“A birthday present… I was originally going to hold a proper birthday party at the Palace and gift you with a lot of presents. Yet somehow, your birthday has already passed by.”

“……”

She opened her mouth and closed it as she was unable to find the words to answer Kergel’s own. What he had placed before her was actually a garland. It seemed that he had made this right after turning away.

……this garland.

“It’s quite late, but Happy Birthday, Roelin. Thank you so much for being born.”

Kergel wished her birthday in a rather low voice.

It was the first congratulation that she had heard of. And it was her first birthday present as well. It was her very first time to hear of a thank you for her having been born too.

Everything was just the first for her.

“……I—”

She thought that he was disappointed in her as he had turned around and showed his back.

Roelin’s eyes quickly became clouded. It was because of her tears that flowed out regardless of her own will.

She didn’t take the garland that he had outstretched and only hung down her head.

The wreath that was made from an unknown number of wild flowers had been rough. It was probably the first time that he had made it.

With those big hands of his.

He was worried that a petal might go terrible, so he was being careful just like that.

“Why…”

Why wasn’t he angry at all? Why didn’t he say that he was upset?

It was okay if it had been him, it didn’t matter at all what he looked like. Even if the blood of a non-human race flowed within his body…… she still loved him deeply.

Why was he giving her this gift instead of getting angry at her for not being able to talk with him properly, for being so cowardly and timid?

Tears began to well up in Roelin’s eyes.

His arm soon came into her blurred vision. Even though he almost returned to his original form, he had not yet fully recovered, so Kergel still had some animal hair on his arm.

His nails were sharper than usual as well.

While holding out the small garland with such a hand, he looked so out of place like that.

“Such a foolish person.”

Roelin wept and bit her lips. Her tears trickled onto the back of his hand and left a circular mark.

“Oh, I’m sorry if I offended you……”

Then, Kergel became embarrassed and tried to take back the hand that was holding out the garland. At that moment, Roelin immediately reached out and grabbed his arm instead.

“…Ro, Roelin!”

Kergel was surprised by Roelin’s sudden act that grabbed a hold of his arm and tried to pull his arm back. However, she clutched onto him with both hands as if she would never allow it.

“Roelin…”

“I’m sorry.”

She opened her mouth with her arms still clasped tight. She never imagined letting it go after thinking about what to say in her head first, but it just popped out without her even realizing it.

An expression of regret that brought the meaning of her own apology.

And so was the subsequent remark from her.

“I love you, Kergel.”

At the same time as Roelin brought out the words of love, she felt that her confused mind was cleanly organized in return.

What the hell was she thinking about anyway?

She felt so despondent. Yet the answer was too simple.

That she was in love with this man.

Kergel—no matter what he looked like, she had no choice but to love him dearly.

But without thinking clearly about it, she saw his change before she started feeling strange and distant. Therefore, she had even hurt Kergel in the process.

To this silly man who couldn’t even utter a single word of resentment at all.

“No matter what you look like, it’s all you—only you…… still, I just got scared for a second there.”

Roelin released her grip on his arm. Then, Kergel’s arm eventually flinched as he immediately tried to avoid her once again. But before that, she had stroked his arm softly.

She took his arm with her other hand as she gently swept down his stiff, furry arm with her palm.

“Roelin, you don’t have to force yourself to do something like this. I know how you feel, so……”

Just then, Roelin stood up from the chair that she was sitting on. Her body quickly stumbled due to her injured foot that had not yet healed. The moment when Kergel became surprised by her, he hurriedly tugged her waist and hugged her back. At the same time, Roelin stretched out her arms and hugged his neck before she went in for a kiss at him.

“……!”

Kergel opened his eyes wide for a moment as he was surprised by the soft touch of her lips that had overlapped with his own.

His golden eyes had contained the slender figure of Roelin. The sight of the woman who was now kissing him with all her heart had been so lovely indeed.

He hugged her tightly and kissed her back.

In an even greater depth.

With much more persistence.