"Are A-Are Ayanokouji and I becoming a couple?"
Emilia blushed and covered her face with her hands.
She never thought about falling in love.
"It seems so. Besides, Lia has reached this age."
Puck looked at her with a smile.
Although in the picture, their goal of being together was entirely to take advantage of Emilia, in a certain sense, Ayanokouji could also help her develop and ensure Emilia's safety, and from an objective point of view, everything Ayanokouji had done so far was very beneficial to Emilia.
Puck knew this.
"I have no experience at all in love..." Emilia's voice trembled.
"And people all over the world just saw it!"
Thinking about declaring her love to Ayanokouji in the picture, Emilia just wanted to disappear from this world for a few days.
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In the large Mezas branch house, the Milod family, a little girl with long blue hair and green eyes furrowed her brow and looked at the sky:
"All men are evil. They took Emilia-sama! I clearly warned Emilia-sama!"
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At Advanced Nurturing High School, Horikita turned with a disapproving expression on her face.
"Ayanokouji! You are truly despicable! Playing with another girl's feelings!"
There seemed to be a hint of jealousy in her words.
"Sorry, but I don't feel responsible for the person in the video."
Ayanokouji shook his head expressionlessly.
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Among fireflies, the two of them hugged tightly.
Emilia buried her face almost entirely in Ayanokouji's neck.
On the other side, Ayanokouji could smell the faint scent coming from Emilia's body and also feel the throbbing pain in Emilia's chest.
His own heartbeat was very calm, no different from usual. This was the only thing he was worried about revealing, but with Emilia's thick lines, he shouldn't have noticed.
How long would the hug last? Should it be continued, or better to stop now?
Ayanokouji himself didn't know, he could only judge based on Emilia's body language.
In Emilia's mind, she was thinking the same thing as Ayanokouji, and she was also thinking about what to do after the hug.
'What will we do next as a couple? Will we kiss? How do we kiss? Just touching mouth to mouth?'
Emilia's mind was spinning fast, about love and the relationship between men and women could only be described as a tragedy.
Ayanokouji felt Emilia's body moving away, so he released his hand.
They looked at each other, with both pairs of eyes reflecting each other's faces, and the group of fireflies beside them also left the place very "aware."
"Mhm..."
Emilia reached out her hand, grabbed Ayanokouji's hand, and gently intertwined their fingers.
"Ayanokouji, please close your eyes..."
Ayanokouji closed his eyes, not knowing Emilia's next plan. But understanding this was the reason why he chose to form a relationship with her.
And just a few seconds later, he felt a warm feeling on his lips, soft, like cake, with a hint of sweetness.
'It must be Emilia's lips.' He guessed in his heart.
Initially, he had no intention of kissing her here and now. Although Emilia shouldn't mind, it was still too early to do this now, especially about it.
Ayanokouji didn't expect Emilia to choose to kiss him.
Was it because of Otto's words earlier? Or because Emilia's behavior changed after their relationship was confirmed?
It's strange, this needs a little research.
Emilia stood on tiptoe and placed her lips on Ayanokouji's mouth.
"You can open them now!" Emilia said shyly, her cheeks slightly red, but compared to before, her eyes couldn't avoid it, but after seeing Ayanokouji open his eyes, she still felt very embarrassed.
"Emilia, your face is very red, are you not feeling well?"
Ayanokouji reached out and gently touched her cheek. He could feel Emilia's face slightly warm, like a fever symptom, but it didn't seem like it.
Was it because of the emotions stirred up in their relationship?
He had studied psychology and knew about the concept called 'emotional somatization.' Different emotions would affect the secretion of various hormones in the human body, which also had a significant impact on the human body.
"No, no, no, I'm fine!" Emilia quickly said, then thought of something, and slightly lowered her head, "Mhm... Since we are a couple now, just call me Lia!"
"Lia." Ayanokouji nodded.
Calling each other by name or nickname was a way to shorten the distance.
"Should I start calling you Kiyotaka from now on?"
"Hmm."
Regarding names, Ayanokouji didn't have any unique ideas in his mind. It was just a code name, and he couldn't quite understand the emotions attached to the name by others.
Just like the name Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, he was just given this name and then passively accepted it. No matter how others called him or changed his name, it made no difference.
"Besides, there is another important thing. I think I need to discuss it thoroughly with you, Kiyotaka!"
Emilia took a step forward, and their bodies almost touched. Ayanokouji could feel Emilia's warm breath blowing slowly on his face.
"What's happening?" Ayanokouji was slightly confused.
"Mhm, about the child in my womb... I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, and I don't know if it will affect the selection of the king, but I want to give the child a good environment for growth..."
Emilia said seriously, reaching out her hand and gently placing it on her lower abdomen.
After hearing those words, Ayanokouji's eyebrows raised slightly. This question was completely unexpected, and he had to think about it for half a second.
"Lia, did you say you have a child?" He asked for the first time with a clearer tone of doubt.
"Yes! Didn't we kiss? If we kiss, we will have a child."
"Forgive me, even though I don't know who planted it in you, but that's definitely wrong."
Ayanokouji realized that Emilia's common sense was lower than he expected, and much lower.
"Wrong?"
"The process of making a child... Lia, you can ask Ram. Theoretically, she should know something about it."
After thinking about it for a moment, Ayanokouji thought he wasn't ready for this moment. It wasn't appropriate to explain this issue to Emilia.
"Huh?" Confusion appeared on Emilia's face.
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"Ah?"
In the capital city, Emilia's face was filled with the same confusion as in the picture. She turned and looked at Puck.
"Can't I get pregnant from kissing?"
"Theoretically no."
With a shy smile on his face, Puck reached out his hand and scratched his head.
"Puck, you lied to me!" Emilia said angrily.
"I didn't lie to Lia."
Puck stretched out his hand and said, "It's not me who told Lia that kissing would make her pregnant!"
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In the large Milod family house, the head servant wearing glasses, Colint, looked at a ten-year-old girl with a smile:
"Miss Annerose, it seems this is your fault."
"That's not true! That's not true!"
The girl named Annerose shook her head vigorously to express her refusal.
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After chatting for a long time, they held hands and returned to the village with Emilia.
Initially, they held hands in a very ordinary way, holding each other's fingertips, but Emilia's fingers kept moving uncontrollably, slowly intertwining with Ayanokouji's fingers.
Although she was very nervous, it gave her a very reassuring feeling. She turned to the side and leaned slightly on Ayanokouji's shoulder.
Ayanokouji could also feel the warmth in Emilia's palm, and it wasn't a bad feeling.
In the forest behind them, Otto walked out from the shadows of the trees with a tired expression on his face. His eyes were teary, and he quickly wiped them with his sleeve.
"So touching! Ayanokouji-sama and Emilia-sama! You also think so, right?" Otto said to the fireflies beside him, "Forget it, I have to go back, but I remember Ayanokouji-sama seemed to have told me not to discuss this matter in front of Betty-sama."
On the way back to the village, Emilia suddenly remembered something and said, "Kyotaka, if Betty finds out about our relationship, will she be angry?"
"Betty and I are just contractors and the Contracted Spirit. I will explain it to her." Ayanokouji said lightly.
He had already considered Beatrice's possible reaction and had thought about it.
They soon returned to the village. Ayanokouji returned to his residence and prepared to rest for a while, while Emilia found Ram and asked Ram about having a child.
"Emilia-sama, you said you might have a child, and it belongs to Ayanokouji-sama?!" Ram's eyes were full of surprise, and the plate she was holding almost fell to the ground, "Just kill Ayanokouji-sama."
"No, no, no..." Emilia quickly grabbed Ram's arm and whispered, "I'm now in a relationship with Kiyotaka, I must say I and he are dating—"
"Even if you're dating, having a child now is also..."
"I and Kiyo—Ayanokouji kissed..." Emilia lowered her head, her voice becoming softer, almost only she could hear clearly, "If we kiss, there will be a child, right?"
"Ah? Is Emilia-sama like that?" Ram looked at her in astonishment, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"I just don't know much about love, so I want to ask you, Ram..." Emilia said seriously.
"So, Ram has to complain that Emilia-sama can be so lacking in common sense." Ram's expression also became very serious, "But Emilia-sama, do you really want to know the relevant knowledge? Have you made the psychological preparations?!"
"Yes! Please!" Emilia clapped her hands and nodded enthusiastically, "Should I take pen and paper?"
"No need, Emilia-sama, first... And then... And again..."
Ram explained the relevant detailed knowledge clearly, and Emilia was truly shocked, surprised by such 'taboo' knowledge, but she remembered it deeply in her mind.
The scene changed. Ayanokouji opened the door and saw Beatrice in a delicate red dress standing in front of the door with a pouting mouth, her arms folded in front of her chest, tilting her head and looking unhappy.
"Huh! You haven't been with Betty for two days! Betty will be angry!"