I'm The Ex-Girlfriend of a Soldier Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“If you want some, I'll let you have as many bites as you want." [Meize]

"I don't really like sweets." [Yse]

"I was just wondering what it tastes like since you had such a happy expression while eating it." [Yse]

"That won't do. Here." [Meize]

Yse closed his eyes as Meize scooped up the ice cream with her spoon and moved it towards him. He really didn't want to eat it or have it melt in his mouth but he figured that he would tolerate it. He always got what he wanted. Meize would be no exception. He had become so greedy he didn't know what 'giving up' meant anymore.

This much was good enough for now. Meize was a very cautious person, he would have to get closer to her so that he wouldn't get rejected when the time came.

Yse's hand naturally moved towards Meize. As he slowly brushed away a stray strand of hair from her face, he stared at Meize's face while tasting the sweetness of the leftover ice cream in his mouth. 

Ah, how sweet. The feeling of her soft locks between his fingers coupled with the sweetness of the ice cream that she fed him… Even those small things were starting to make him feel like a mad man.

[Sven.]

[Yes, Lord of Darkness. My Great King, your humble shadow, Sven, awaits your orders.]

A lone figure escaped from Yse's looming shadow. Yse wiped the remaining bits of ice cream from his mouth without even looking at the figure. He didn't forget to touch his coveted lips, pretending to wipe of traces of ice cream.

[I command you to find out the date, time, location and the parties involved for Meize's group date.]

Patience is a virtue that could easily be sacrificed in a situation like this. Otherwise, the greed that he'd been holding back would breakthrough. [1]

[What should I do after finding out this information, sire?]

[I would be glad to kill them Your Majesty, however…]

It wasn't difficult to take a single human's life. Mankind was so weak that any of them would die at the wave of his hand. Of course, there was an overwhelming difference in power between demons and human beings to being with. Therefore…

"How is it? Is it good? Do you want another bite?"

Yse felt a lump in his throat as he eyed Meize's slender neck, she was a fragile human being that he could kill without a second thought. Nevertheless, Meize was especially loved by mankind and that feeling was one that she reciprocated towards her own kind. 

[My lady would probably get quite scared so this should be handled in a peaceful way.]

Taking another bite of Meize's ice cream, Yse concealed his lingering desire.

That's right, I can tolerate this much for now. It's fine so long as Meize is in my arms. However, he himself didn't know what he would turn into if she were to reject him someday.

"Are you the famous Meize Hazelnut? You're really pretty."

Of course, Meize is pretty. I may have broken up with Syukr, the protagonist, but the beauty of the heroine isn't going anywhere. But the fact that the soul in her body isn't hers is a bit of an issue.

"Hey, John! What do you think you're doing? The group date hasn't started yet! Can you not chat up our innocent Meize like that?"

Sarah poked John in the ribs and shook his arm. 

"Sorry, sorry. But finally seeing Meize whom I've only heard about in rumors makes a bit excited. Honestly, a beauty like that is one in a million."

"Well, our Meize is pretty. Anyways, since I've brought Meize as promised, did you bring any good guys?"

"Of course. You don't know how hard it was to choose who to bring. Besides, Meize's already in a relationship."

Sarah's eyes glistened with expectation. John proudly puffed out his chest.

"Oh? How did you know that?" [Meize]

"Of course, I would know. Sarah and I are the organizers of this event. Honestly, even if we told them that Meize was taken, they would still come. Don't worry too much about it."

That's good, this means that I can relax a bit. I hope that I can make some friends that are like Yse.

Hmm… he'll get jealous if I get a little too close to someone. I scratched my cheek as I thought about him. He was always on my mind these days. 

Is it because I haven't seen him much lately? I miss Yse. Unlike me, who is a self-proclaimed freelancer, he was a civil servant. It was hard to see him during the week, and now I'm going on a group date.

"The others will be here any minute now! They aren't going to break their promise… Oh! Guys, over here!"

John smiled awkwardly at Sarah's yelling but quickly brightened up when he saw the group of men coming into the shop. I turned my head slowly, showing them a majestic smile. And I froze.

I felt sorry for Yse but I'd stopped thinking about him the very moment I saw the first guy walk into the store. To be honest, I'd always felt that handsome men were not worth the trouble but the man in front of me was so handsome that he instantly made those worries go away. All I could do was admire him for it.

Wow, amazing. He's so f*cking handsome. [2]

"Hello, I've heard a lot about you, Meize Hazelnut."

The handsome man strode before me without a moment's hesitation and reached his hand out for a handshake while I was gaping like a goldfish. I forgot how to breathe and stared at him.

Ack! He looks even more handsome up close. I shut off my thought process as I knew no words that could describe him in an accurate manner. It's the first time in both of my lives that I've seen someone so handsome that they would make a celebrity look plain.

"Meize, what are you doing?"

I must have been distracted. Perhaps I looked stupid too, with my mouth hanging wide open. I calmed myself after hearing Sarah, and became embarrassed after realizing that I had ignored his handshake. 

"Sorry, I was just surprised by how handsome you are."

"No, it's fine."

"I'll introduce myself again. Hello, I'm Meize Hazelnut, I look forward to your coopera… Huh?"

I was relieved by the fact the handsome man didn't pay much attention to my rudeness but something about the handshake felt strange. 

Why would shaking a stranger's hand feel so familiar? Have we met before? But I would never forget such a godly face.

"What's wrong?"

Not only does his hand feel familiar, but his voice does too. His height, his slender figure, they're all too familiar. It's almost like…

"Yse?"

The name slipped from my mouth unconsciously and his eyebrows crumpled. Just a little bit. Even the expression was the same as when Yse's when he was in trouble.

"Yse, right?"

I took a step closer to the handsome man. He unexpectedly took two steps back. I feel like I had become Sherlock Holmes, a fire burned in my eyes.

His face was definitely different. For better or for worse, Yse wasn't that handsome. However, the more I looked at him, the harder it was to dismiss the impression that this beautiful man was Yse. To top it off, his red eyes were very similar to the visions that I'd see when I looked into Yse's eyes.

"I don't know what Miss Meize is talking about…"

A handsome man's smile would usually put anyone at ease, but the more he did it, the more fired up I got. If there's something I'd recognize anywhere, it would be Yse's eyes when he smiled. It wasn't easy to make your eyes curve like that!

"Be honest. You're Yse, right?"

"……"

The handsome man closed his mouth, and I decided to pull my trump card.

Complimenting him until he opens his mouth!

"……"

"Yse, you're handsome."

"……"

"Yse, you're cool."

"……"

"Yse, I love you so much."

"…Meize, please."

The handsome man sighed and covered his mouth with his hand. I gave him a triumphant smile as I looked at him. Looks like I was right, it really is Yse. The same Yse who's weak to praise.

"What, Meize. Do you know Randolph?"

[T/N: Rudolph the red-eyed reindeer]

John glanced alternatively between Yse and I while looking very confused.

"Randolph? Who's that? This is Yse, Yse Lancel."

"Yse Lancel? No way, I'm one of the organizers, I should know all of the guys' names… Oh! Um. Right. It's Yse. It's not Randolph, it's Yse Lancel. I was confused for a moment."

John murmured with a blank look on his face.

He must not be a very organized person. How would you confuse the name of one of your guests otherwise?

"Hey, Meize? Isn't that your boyfriend's name?"

"Yep, that's right. My boyfriend."

His face is a little different from what I know.

"Yse, how did you get here?"

"I was worried since you were going on a group date."

I heard cheers coming from behind Yse as he gave his answer. I grabbed his hand and urgently left the room, trying to avoid the eyes of the excited party. Luckily, the party didn't follow us.

It wasn't exactly a problem but how should I say this? Should I be honest? No matter how I thought about it, there was nothing that I could complain about in that remark.

"This position is a bit…"

My hand was pressed against the wall next to Yse. I swear I didn't mean to do it. I came into an empty alleyway looking for a deserted area. I may have gotten a bit too immersed in my Sherlock Holmes role and cornered him against the wall as if interrogating him.

"Sorry. It was an accident, I got a bit carried away because of the mood."

"I'm fine, it's just this posture…"

Well, how dangerous could this be if my arm was at chest-level? It just looked a bit naughty. But that's not my problem. I'm of average height while you're just too tall.

this chapter was hard to tl im gonna cry-

repeat it with me kids, yse aint slick

[1] cue yse talking about his 'greediness' for meize. kinda like a greedy dragon, wanting everything and stopping at nothing to get what he wants.

[2] slang, like when you say 'omfg he could step on me'

Chapter end