I'm Obsessed With the Reverse Harem Male Leads - Chapter 6
“Why did you abandon Duke de Lebois?”
“Was it my biggest mistake to leave Clayton and choose Adrian?”
This is a free-throw attempt.
If my image is a shambles, there must be an underlying explanation.
“Yes.”
A younger sister who kidnapped her older sister’s boyfriend.
Based on my appearance, I must be an easy target for ridicule.
“Why do you think I abandoned Duke Lebois, Sir Francis?”
He closed his mouth, perplexed why I had posed such a question.
Then, he found it difficult to speak.
I was someone who wanted to confront her mistakes to begin a fresh life.
According to his expression, it appeared to work.
“You’re a real sentimentalist, aren’t you?”
“Your Highness has never discriminated between men, right? Duke Lebois must be one of your men.”
Damn, just another example of my promiscuity!
—
It had been a long night.
Instead of the red canopy with gold embroidery, a blue status window appeared as soon as I opened my eyes.
“A quest for the first thing in the morning?”
｢ Quest! Find a four-leaf clover in the emperor’s garden, which is located behind the main palace!
P.S. If you do not finish it, the status window will close. ｣
Are you serious?
Why create an expiration date?
I got up and yanked on the bell rope, irritated.
“Yes, Your Highness!”
“Clothes, right now.”
“Yes!”
Lillfei responded forcefully and instantly prepared for me.
I got to the garden quickly, thanks to her.
Despite my haste, I appeared relaxed.
I sat down and sorted through the clovers with my hands.
The sun was gradually rising, brightening and clearing the sky.
Francis spoke to me as I fiddled with the grass.
“Why are you here?”
“Will you help if I tell you?”
“No.”
Then don’t bother asking! That annoys me!
“You are not required to help me; I was only joking.”
I sat down fully and looked around, a sly smirk on my face.
I used to look for four-leaf clovers among the rabbit-foot clovers as a kid.
Everyone else attended cram schools, but I studied alone or with tutoring from local government college student volunteers.
“Are you looking for a four-leafed clover?”
“Yes.”
“Why, all of a sudden?”
“I just had this sudden desire to find one.”
Francis grimaced and clinched his lips tightly.
He then unfastened his cloak, passed it to a follower behind him, and sat down to begin searching in the grass.
“I thought you said you weren’t going to help?”
“Won’t it be easier for me if I help?”
“Do you have a dislike for me, Sir Francis?”
“I do.”
How amusing.
He doesn’t appear to despise me as much anymore.
After nearly an hour of hunting, I had traveled around half of the garden, but there was no trace of the clover, and I was becoming exhausted.
“I finally found it.”
“Oh, you?”
I stood up as soon as he did.
I leaned out to ask for it, but he moved the clover out of reach.
“What are you doing?”
“Now that I’ve found it, I don’t want to give it.”
What?
Is he insane?
“Fine.”
I couldn’t help but sigh and return my gaze to the ground.
I could hear him laughing or the wind rustling.
“Aren’t you going to snatch it?”
“You discovered it, Sir Francis; why should I?”
“Then take it; if you take it from me, I’ll give it to you.”
“How can I snatch it from you, Sir Francis? I’ll just find a new one.”
My legs cramped just as I was about to turn around and let go of my attachment to what wasn’t mine.
I’d sat for far too long.
I began to lose my equilibrium and felt like I was ready to fall.
I closed my eyes hard, but something weirdly caressed my back, and I didn’t fall on my buttocks.
I clenched my fists and opened my eyes.
Francis has saved me from falling. I noticed his hand, which had shifted in front of my chest. So…
“You caught me.”
I grasped Francis’s hand to accept the four-leaf clover between my fingers.
｢Quest completed! Please see the reward listed below.▼
▼You have an extra seven days to view the status window! D-Day, when you have to say goodbye to the status window, is in 19 days!｣
I was nervous without the status window, so they simply prolonged it for another week when I reluctantly activated it.
Francis has tensed as I carefully move away from the embrace.
“Francis?”
He makes a sudden turn of his torso, plainly enraged.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize it would irritate you so much; I’ll return it.”
“No, you keep it!”
He’s enraged.
“No, I found it because I wanted to give it to Francis.”
“…Why?”
“I’m not sure; I just wanted to give it to you.”
It is optional because the quest has already been finished.
“Why are you giving it to this guy?”
Startled by the tall shadow cast over my shoulder, I turn around to discover an unwanted face. Clayton’s voice was instantly recognized.
｢Quest! You may give what you have obtained to one of the people listed below.”
Option 1: Clayton
Option 2: Francis｣
Option number two.
I viewed the status window and passed it to Francis; we were perplexed, unsure what was happening.
“Why are you giving it to me?”
“I found it so I could give it to Francis.”
“Hand it over.”
Clayton offers Francis his hand.
Francis pauses before handing it over to Clayton.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m receiving what’s rightfully mine.”
“Robbery.”
“What?”
“Robbery.”
They were both armed; thus, it was an armed robbery!
“Why am I a robber?”
“You stole from me what I gave to Francis.”
“What business is it of yours who I give what to, Duke de Lebois? Have you forgotten stepping on my rose the last time?”
I retorted, and he took a step closer.
His larger stature made him appear threatening.
“Didn’t I say I wanted a different flower?”
“Oh, so you took this one? You’re terrible.”
I step back, and a status window appears.
｢Clayton de Lebois
: Duke / Unverifiable Affection Level▼ ｣
“Your Grace, I gave this to you!”
If this kid is siding with anyone, it’s with another guy.
Ingrate!
I press the arrow, irritated.
｢ ▼Francis despises you.｣
Have you gone insane?
“Where are you going?”
“I plan to go somewhere without Duke de Lebois.”
I stepped back to escape the man in my path, but he moved to block me again.
I tried another route, and he again obstructed me.
I tried another path, and he followed suit.
“Why?”
I almost told him to get away, but I didn’t.
I felt defeated against him, and his body was even more intimidating than his aura.
“Because I don’t want to spend my time with you.”
“Then, why?”
The weather was perfect.
I would have liked and admired the palace garden behind the main mansion if it hadn’t been for this situation.
And to think I was with not one, but two attractive men.
By all appearances, it would be an unforgettable scene.
“Would you like to accompany me, Duke de Lebois?”
“Yes.”
I was almost speechless when he responded without hesitation.
But I had a surprise up my sleeve.
“Was it you who stepped all over the flowers?”
“…”
“You have also humiliated me in front of others.”
He licked his lips as I added more fuel to the flames.
His eyes, which were gradually reddening, were even more attractive now.
“You… you started it first, didn’t you?”
“I apologize; I was immature at the time.”
My apologies came quickly because I didn’t know the specifics.
Could a quest based on these recollections please appear?
I thought I was going to die from frustration.
“All right, I’ll accept your apology; can I hear your response now?”
“What exactly did you say back then?”
“You don’t remember?”
“I don’t remember.”
Clayton stared at me as if he was about to devour me.
His sky-blue eyes complemented the sky.
His captivating attractive looks made it difficult for me to despise him.
If you strive a bit harder, you can shoot lasers.
“Is Francis Patella the next?”
“What exactly are you talking about?”
Because I knew nothing, I felt like I was the only one left out.
When he gradually approached closer, I became uneasy, so I backed away.
Then he snatched my arm.
Although it was a soft hold, his body temperature felt heated.
I was ready to back away when I thought it could be a bad idea to provoke him and looked over at Francis.
You’re my bodyguard, right?
Please help me!
“Hey, where are you looking?”
He strengthened his grip, possibly because he was upset with the eye contact I established with Francis.
Even though it wasn’t painful, the pressure made me want to shake him off.
“What does it matter to Duke de Lebois where I look?”
“Why wouldn’t it matter?”
“It doesn’t?”
“It does matter.”
“Really? What difference does it make?”
“Because I’m going to be the one to take responsibility for you.”
Are you crazy?
If you’re going to accept responsibility, then stop playing this game!
I’m bored of this nonsense game!
“I’m sorry, but I think Duke Russel will take responsibility for me.”
For the record, I will accept responsibility for myself.
Who is accountable for what?
It’s my life, and I will be in charge of it!
So, game, let me go!
“You’ve made a mistake with that statement.”
My mask was ripped off just as he let go of my hand, and I relaxed my guard.
Surprised, I reached out to grab it, but it was also caught.
My chin stuck, and Clayton’s face was directly in front of mine.
This is not how I want to have my first kiss!
So I turned my head, and his lips brushed against my cheek.
I was astonished by how warm it felt but captivated by his extraordinarily gorgeous face.
I must have been insane.
It’s not fair to be this handsome and act this way!
This would be ludicrous but not shocking if he were ordinary in appearance!
Being this way around, the most attractive person I’d ever met drove me nuts.
My heart thumped even though my intellect told me it wasn’t okay.
“Are you completely insane?”
“Yeah.”
“Don’t do it!”
“I don’t want to, but I’m going to kiss you, so don’t try to avoid it.”
I lightly banged on his shoulder with my free hand.
However, it had little effect.
I shifted my strike from his shoulder to his chest, which was rock-solid.
Muscular to the max.
A magnificent and ideal chest!
“No, you can’t!”
Surprisingly, it was Francis who brought him to a halt.
Clayton’s turquoise eyes shifted from me to Francis as the unexpected help took me aback.
“Why do you keep interfering?”
“I’m not!”
“Then why do you keep intervening?”
“How is my bodyguard protecting me, intervening?”
When his frigid eyes returned to me, I felt a chill, as if a small film of ice had touched my flesh.
“Do you need me or not?”
｢ Quest! ｣
What the hell is going on right now?
｢Duke Clayton de Lerboa is enraged! To please him, select one of the following alternatives. ｣
Are you serious?
Why should I please him?
Just leave!
｢Option 1: Cry
Option 2: Kiss
Option 3: Hug
Option 4: Ask for a kiss｣
Ask for what?
I’d rather to strangle him!
But I chose choice one because I was afraid.
“If you keep doing this… it’ll be a problem!”
Consider sad thoughts.
Seven billion dollars are lost.
After clearing this awful game, 365 days pass, the reward money vanishes, and the G-company abandons me…
Natural tears began to fall.
“Tears?”
“Sniff, sniff, sniff…”
He released his grip on my arm.
Then he looked at me pityingly.
I could see how vulnerable he was to tears.
Why is a battle-hardened warrior like him prone to crying?
How could he even live on the battlefield in this condition?
｢The quest has been completed. The following prize will be awarded! ▼ ｣
I clicked the arrow even though I was crying because I was interested in the reward.
｢ ▼Check Duke Clayton de Lebois’ affection for you. ｣
Get out!
I don’t require this!
Simply return me to my room!
“I’m truly sorry.”
He wiped my face with a handkerchief.
The cloth was of excellent quality.
“Gracie.”
I caught my breath, wondering what was happening, till I felt his lovely muscular chest against my lips.
The vast, firm chest smelled fantastic.
I felt compelled to flee right then and there, but I couldn’t.
｢ ▼Affection level: 99%｣
It’s 99% out of a thousand.
Otherwise, how could he act like this and claim to love me?
“I made a mistake; please forgive me.”
I was gasping for air because I still had to pretend to cry.
It was tough to resume my normal breathing as he hugged and massaged my back.
It was my sister yesterday, and now it’s Clayton.
Both appear aware of my flaws, causing people to behave suspiciously.
“I’ll be more cautious next time, so…please don’t say you’ll marry Russel. Please.”
Is a lion’s request indeed a request?
I’m only a deer.
A deer cannot refuse a lion’s invitation.
So I’m going to have to act like a deer.
He touched my cheek as I slowly nodded my head.
Please leave me alone, you thorn in my side.
* * *
I didn’t want to doubt my sister for one specific reason.
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