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"Hey, Xiao Yuan..."

In the quiet morning light, Melyuzina's voice was as light as a falling feather.

She still had her eyes closed, but her arms around Zhou Yuan's neck tightened slightly, and her silver eyelashes trembled gently in the sunlight.

"You haven't answered my question from last night..."

Her fingertips unconsciously traced the outline of Zhou Yuan's neck, and there was a rare hesitation in her voice.

The morning breeze blew through the curtains, blowing a strand of silver hair onto the tip of her slightly red ear.

The dragon fairy who was invincible on the battlefield now buried her face deeper into his shoulder like a girl waiting for judgment.

Zhou Yuan could feel her accelerated heartbeat through their skin, and could even hear her nervous swallowing.

Melyuchina's dragon tail curled up unconsciously, and its scales scraped against the bed sheet, making a slight rustling sound.

This was a little movement she would make when she was extremely uneasy.

(So ​​that question...she has always been on her mind.)

The sunlight flowed between them, illuminating all the anxiety and anticipation at the moment.

……

"Yeah..."

Zhou Yuan's fingers slowly slid down the dragon fairy's silver hair, which glowed gently in the morning light.

He held up Melyuchina's little face and placed a light kiss on her smooth forehead, with a sly smile on his lips.

"Before that, why don't you answer a question for me, Meruko?"

His thumb gently stroked the girl's flushed cheek, watching as her golden vertical pupils widened slightly at the sudden rhetorical question.

Melyusina's dragon tail unconsciously wrapped around his waist, and the scales sparkled in the sunlight.

"What do you think of me?"

Zhou Yuan's voice was low and gentle.

"When you're done, I'll tell you what I think."

This cunning reversal of power left Melyuchina speechless.

She opened her mouth, but found that her usual eloquence was of no use at the moment.

The birdsong outside the window suddenly became exceptionally clear, making the sound of the heartbeat in the room even more deafening.

(This cunning human...I was the one who asked first...)

The dragon fairy buried her face in his chest in anger, but she couldn't hide the burning tips of her ears.

She finally realized that her abnormal tenderness last night had exposed her thoughts that should not have been exposed.

"I, I don't know..."

Melyuchina's voice came muffled from his chest, and her silver hair swayed gently as she shook her head.

She clutched Zhou Yuan's clothes tightly, as if she wanted to escape, but was reluctant to break free.

Zhou Yuan chuckled and hugged her tighter, his palm gently stroking her back as if soothing a restless dragon.

"Well, let me put it another way..."

His voice was soft, with a hint of coaxing, and his warm breath brushed against the tip of her ear, causing Melyusina to shrink her neck unconsciously.

"Do you think you did something wrong?"

This question made the Dragon Fairy stiffen slightly.

Made a mistake?

Are you referring to the possessive outburst last night?

Or does it refer to the ambiguous boundaries that have always existed?

or...

Does it mean that she is still unwilling to be honest at this moment?

Melusina pursed her lips and finally raised her head. Her golden vertical pupils reflected the morning light and Zhou Yuan's face.

"...I have no idea."

She whispered,

"But if...if Xiao Yuan thinks I'm wrong..."

Her voice gradually became quieter, almost a whisper.

"...Then I must be wrong."

——Because it seems that she can no longer turn back.

Zhou Yuan's sigh was particularly clear in the morning light. He felt the dragon fairy in his arms tremble unconsciously.

This fairy knight who remained calm even in the face of doomsday was now shaken by a simple answer.

"Ugh--"

This sigh made Melyuchina's dragon tail curl up uneasily, but then Zhou Yuan's teasing words made her raise her head again:

"Meluko, even if it was my fault, it was because I spoke first~"

"But! I actually just came to..."

She was eager to explain herself, but was gently interrupted by Zhou Yuan.

"Then do you regret it?"

This simple question made Melyuchina stunned for a moment.

As a fairy knight, has the word "regret" ever appeared in his dictionary?

Her golden vertical pupils dilated slightly, reflecting the smiling eyes and brows of the person in front of her.

Seeing that she was silent, Zhou Yuan chuckled and scratched the tip of her upturned nose:

"That's it. Since you don't regret it, what are you still worried about?"

The morning breeze blew by, adding a touch of gentleness to his ending tone:

"This isn't like the Meruko I know~"

These words were like a key, instantly unlocking the shackles in the Dragon Demon's heart.

The confusion in Melyuchina's eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a familiar stubborn look.

She suddenly reached out and grabbed Zhou Yuan's collar, and in the other's astonished eyes, she announced the answer with a domineering kiss.

Chapter 74 Remi: Sorry, I should be under the car!

Remlia's slender fingers gently stroked the edge of the teacup. The hot steam of the black tea rose in front of her, but she never got to taste it.

"cough..."

She cleared her throat in a mature manner and finally put the teacup back on the saucer with a crisp clinking sound.

"Ugh......"

The owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion held his cheek, his bright red eyes moving back and forth between the two people opposite him.

She always felt that the atmosphere of today's breakfast was a little...wrong?

(Between these two people...)

Remlia frowned slightly.

Zhou Yuan and Melyuchina were just sitting side by side as usual, one reading a newspaper and the other enjoying breakfast elegantly, but there was an indescribable feeling of... intimacy?

No, it's not so much that we've become closer, but rather that there's been a certain subtle barrier removed—

Just like the morning dew finally sliding down the tip of the leaf, making everything clear.

She watched Zhou Yuan naturally take the jam handed to him by Melyuchina, and the dragon fairy's fingertips briefly lingered in his palm;

He also noticed that whenever Zhou Yuan spoke, Melyuchina's dragon tail would unconsciously sway slightly.

These subtle interactions made Remlia feel inexplicably irritated, and even her favorite black tea lost its appeal.

"I said..."

She finally couldn't help but speak, but suddenly she was speechless, and finally she could only poke the scones on the plate angrily.

"..never mind!"

At this moment, Patchouli pushed her glasses and looked up from her magic book:

"Remi, your tea is getting cold."

"Huh? Oh..."

Remlia finally came to her senses and frantically picked up the teacup. The warm black tea took a sip, but it lacked the sweetness of the past.

She glanced across the table—

Zhou Yuan was carefully wiping the jam off the corner of Melyuchina's mouth. Although the dragon fairy still had a stern face, the tips of her ears were quietly turning pink.

Such natural intimacy made Remlia unconsciously tighten her grip on the teacup.

(This feeling of being left out...)

"Miss?"

Sakuya keenly noticed her master's abnormality and leaned over to whisper in her ear:

"Do you need a new cup of tea?"

Remlia shook her head and suddenly stood up:

"I'm stuffed."

Before she finished her words, she transformed into a flock of bats and flew towards the window.

At the moment she was about to pass through the window, she looked back one last time——

Melyuchina was pushing the cut fruits in front of Zhou Yuan. The scene of the two smiling at each other was particularly dazzling in the morning light.

"Fool..."

With an almost inaudible mutter, the owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion disappeared into the morning mist.

All that was left were the slightly swaying curtains and the almost untouched cup of black tea on the dining table.

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The moonlight was like water. Remlia leaned against the stained-glass window, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the petals of a night rose.

His blood-red eyes reflected the swaying shadows of flowers in the courtyard, but he seemed particularly absent-minded.

"Sakuya, you said..."

She called softly, with a rare hint of hesitation in her childish voice.

"What's wrong with me?"

Before he finished speaking, the silver-haired head maid arrived as quietly as moonlight, with the hem of her skirt stopping at exactly the right position.

Izayoi Sakuya folded her hands elegantly in front of her, the chain of her silver pocket watch gleaming in the moonlight.

She bowed slightly, with that ever-appropriate smile on her lips:

"Miss, this question... maybe you shouldn't ask me."

Remlia turned her head and met the head maid's ever-calm eyes.

Sakuya gently straightened her messy bow tie, her movements as gentle as if she were handling a precious work of art.

"after all,"

The head maid's voice was as soft as the night wind blowing over roses.