TYND 117
by Cherry“If we start in the north, where animal rights are the most meager in the empire, it will quickly become a hot topic and spread throughout the country.”
“Did you talk to Diam about it in advance?”
“His Majesty has always cared about animal rights. He said he strongly agrees.”
“That’s a relief. I’m so touched.”
If it were three or four years ago, Rothy would have teared up, but now he hugged Theon’s neck and kissed him on the lips to express his emotion. His jewel-like green eyes sparkled at Theon.
“Thanks to Theon, Arasis is now a peaceful world for animals too.”
“It’s all thanks to you. Happy birthday.”
“Thank you. I love you.”
“Me too.”
Theon gently laid Rothy on the bed. His touch as he took off his pajamas was very natural. Rothy’s long, white hair spread out like flowers. Theon brushed the hair aside and kissed his neck. Rothy laughed as if tickled. Then, when Theon’s large hand went under his underwear, he poked Theon’s cheek with his finger.
“Theon, we did it yesterday.”
“…What did we do yesterday?”
“You did my thing with your mouth….”
“……”
Looking at his shy cheeks, Theon recalled last night.
The day before, he had put Rothy’s genitals in his mouth and worked hard to bring him to climax. Rothy’s whole body flushed red, and he writhed in Theon’s grasp. Theon smeared the white semen on his large, erect cock and then… brought Rothy’s legs together, put it between his thighs, and rubbed.
That was the end.
Theon had no memory of penetrating Rothy last night.
Not the night before, not a week ago, not two weeks ago.
He had to go back a month to remember pushing his thick, hard thing into Rothy’s narrow inside.
“Tomorrow, there’s a banquet in the morning and I have to go see off the guests in the afternoon, so I’ll be tired. Let’s just do this much today.”
“Okay.”
Theon pulled the pajamas back and put them on Rothy again. Rothy put his arms in on his own, like Chi-chi when it was getting dressed, making it easier for Theon to dress him. Rothy, back in his pajamas, burrowed into the fluffy blanket.
“I want to pet Chi-chi.”
“Shall I bring it?”
“No. It might wake up. You can pet me instead, Theon.”
Rothy hugged Theon’s left arm. Then, he unhesitatingly caressed his firm arm.
“……”
As Rothy’s soft palm touched his skin, his already half-erect lower body reacted again. But instead of thrusting his genitals at Rothy, Theon tucked the blanket up to his chest.
‘If anyone knew, they’d think there was a problem with our marriage.’
They were such a sweet and loving couple, but they only had penetrative sex once a month.
When Rothy turned twenty, he had pushed him until he lost his mind… but nothing like that had happened since.
Theon only penetrated Rothy when Rothy wanted it, and Rothy knew that. He didn’t misunderstand the act either. He even thanked him for being considerate.
‘I won’t be like my future self.’
His future self was too rough. Of course, Rothy didn’t dislike the act and rather welcomed it. But that was that side’s future, and their future would always be gentle.
If he were asked if this was really enough, it would be a lie.
But it was bearable.
He might not penetrate him, but he sucked on Rothy’s body from head to toe every night, so he could satisfy his lust to some extent.
Above all, just holding Rothy in his arms filled his soul with so much pleasure that it overflowed….
Theon learned through Rothy that mental pleasure could far exceed the limits of physical pleasure.
“Good night, Theon.”
“You too, Rothy.”
“Yeah.”
Theon kissed Rothy’s closed eyelids. And after quietly admiring his face, he gently placed the back of his hand on his cheek.
“……”
Theon frowned at the warm temperature. It wasn’t as bad as when he was a child, but he still had a slight fever at night. He had made the right choice to put him to bed quietly. Theon stared at Rothy’s face for a long time before falling asleep.
***
The revision of the hunting competition law elicited a heated response, as expected.
Enthusiastic support.
And fierce opposition.
Both sides burned so fiercely that the debate did not subside until autumn was approaching.
The supporters were excited about how much more fun it would be if the proportion of wooden dolls increased, when it was already so thrilling and fun.
On the other hand, the opponents’ opinions were as follows.
“Lord Rothy is young. He’s a soft baby who dresses up ferrets and carries them around.”
“I heard he buys a bunch of animal dolls as gifts whenever he goes sightseeing.”
“He almost tripped over his own feet in the air the other day. And he bumped his head on a low ceiling the other day and said ouch.”
“Look at those delicate, slender hands and soft cheeks. He’s a great mage, but he’s still an innocent child.”
“That’s right! He’s opposing live animal hunting because he’s a child who doesn’t know anything.”
Rothy was not a child. He was a twenty-three-year-old young man. But to the Northerners, his small height, delicate physique, round eyes, and gentle personality all combined to make him seem like the eternally young Archduchess.
So Rothy held an emergency meeting.
“The people who are now opposing the full introduction of wooden dolls are not against guaranteeing animal rights, but because they think this law was created by the childish ideas of the young Archduchess. In other words, the problem is that people still see me as a child.”
In the conference room, Rothy seriously made a walnut with his chin.
The knights and attendants standing outside Rothy’s field of vision found the sight so cute that they all wore expressions that said, ‘Oh, you poor thing.’ But those inside Rothy’s field of vision, the meeting participants, managed their facial muscles, trying to look serious.
“Yes. That’s a very serious matter. Lord Rothy is no longer a child. He’s a fully grown twenty-three-year-old.”
Rothy stared at Chungnip and sighed deeply.
“Chungnip. The content says I’m an adult, but the tone is very much like you’re talking to a child.”
“Yes… I’m sorry….”
“You don’t have to apologize because you didn’t do it consciously. You’ve been watching me since I was a child, so I guess you can’t help your unconscious tone.”
Rothy tapped the table three times with his finger. He had picked up Theon’s habit.
“It was okay when I was cute as a child. It helped me gain a place in the hearts of the Northerners and helped change Theon’s image. But it’s a problem that the image of me being just cute still remains.”
“It’s already imprinted, so there’s nothing we can do.”
Theon glanced at Rothy’s finger as if it were cute and added.
“It was decided from the moment you went ‘Hooing’ and fell with a ‘Kyaa’.”
Rothy glared at Theon. But his eyes were still round without any sharp edges.
“Theon. Are you making fun of me like this?”
“I’m not making fun of you, I’m just pointing out the facts.”
“Theon knows too much about my embarrassing past.”
“Did you have an embarrassing past? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“The fact that I went ‘Hooing’ and fell with a ‘Kyaa’ is the most embarrassing past.”
“It’s okay for a child to go ‘Hooing’ and ‘Kyaa’ when they’re nervous in front of a lot of people.”
“You’re definitely making fun of me. If Theon was sixteen….”
Rothy stopped talking and thought, then lowered the age range, thinking this was really not it.
“If he was ten, he would have gone ‘Hooing’ and ‘Kyaa’.”
Everyone imagined a ten-year-old Theon going ‘Hooing’ and ‘Kyaa’.
Half of them thought that even the Archduke would be cute if he was ten years old.
The other half thought that even if he was ten years old, the Archduke would not make such interjections.
And Theon himself couldn’t help but smile.
“You’re so cute. Rothy.”
Even when he was talking about himself being cute, the Archduke thought Rothy was cute.
Rothy clenched his fists on the table.
“Stop saying I’m cute. I need to get rid of this image now.”
“Do you really have to?”
“Yes.”
At his firm answer, Jay and Chungnip tried to persuade him, knowing it was futile.
“Adults can be cute too, Your Grace. Age is just a number.”
“There’s also a saying that cuteness saves the world. And cute Lord Rothy actually saved the world.”
Rothy calmly retorted.
“As a cute Archduchess, I can gain the favor of the Northerners, but it’s difficult to gain their trust. And coolness and handsomeness can save the world just as well. Look at Theon. The handsome and cool Theon actually saved the world.”
“Ah, yes….”
“Let’s all put our heads together and think of a way to get rid of this image. Let’s start the meeting.”
Rothy activated the Video Sphere to record the meeting. There was a separate meeting recorder, but he also took out the ferret keyring pen he had received as a gift and the ferret picture cover notebook. Rothy pursed his lips firmly and wrote down ‘How to transform into a mature image’ more seriously than ever. The cute ferret keyring attached to the end of the pen dangled. People twitched their cheeks trying to manage their expressions.