The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 73 : With flowers of love in our hearts
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Translator: Sunnyshies
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Chapter 73 : With flowers of love in our hearts
“…well, I know that you were touched by that man, are you okay? Do you feel sick or uncomfortable when I approach you?”
Leonardo asked her in a reserved manner.
She told him exactly what Braulio did to her and what he said to her. When gathered up the courage to tell him about how he grabbed her breasts and fondled her body, Leonardo muttered with a scared look on his face, “…I should have…”
She doesn’t know what he should have done, but she was happy enough that he was angry…at Braulio’s conduct.
But Leonardo never touched Amalia again.
‘…I guess he was holding back because of what happened at that time.’
When Amalia gently reached out her hand, Leonardo’s hand withdrew a little as if to escape. But she remained determined and grabbed Leonardo’s hand, and with a troubled voice, he exclaimed, “Eh?!”
“Sure he did a lot of nasty things to me, but with…Leonardo, I’ll be fine.”
“…are you sure, you aren’t pushing yourself too hard?”
“I didn’t. I know you would never do what Braulio did…so more…I want you to touch me more.”
When Amalia told him this, his gray eyes widened.
Amalia’s favorite color. Her favorite eyes.
She took Leonardo’s hand and placed it on her cheek.
Her favorite hand. Her favorite warmth.
Perhaps because of Amalia’s permission, Leonardo stroked Amalia’s cheek with clear awareness and held her waist with his other hand.
The suddenness of the situation causes her body to jolt for a moment, but Leonardo’s caring and affectionate hands quickly bond with her, and before she knows it, the tension in her shoulders are gone.
“…Amalia-san.”
“Yes.”
“I am, I like you.”
――Amalia looked up.
And the sincere gray eyes capture both her gaze and her heart.
“I have adored you since I was a child…but it’s different from those days. I love you as a woman, not as a brother who adores his sister.”
“…really?”
“It’s true…I believe that you’re still alive because you’re the person I love. I was happy when I met you again that I almost fell unconscious because of my love for you…and because I love you, it hurt me to think that you already got married and had a child without my knowledge.”
Amalia blinked slowly.
She recalled the time when she and Leonardo met again on the hill of Polk. Leonardo had “no” expression on his face when he saw Yugo.
‘T-then, that look wasn’t simply because he was surprised to know that I had a child…’
Leonardo, too, was becoming embarrassed, and his cheeks were slowly turning red. But his gaze never turned away, and he gently held Amalia’s right hand with the hand that was not touching her cheek.
“…since I came to live with you, the longing I feel for you has only grown stronger. I have a home to go back to, and as you say, “welcome home”, and as we sit around the table together, talk about trivial things, and go for a walk together on our days off…those days were the brightest in my life. That’s why I began to feel unsatisfied with just the ‘childhood friend in residence’ position.”
Her cheek that was being touched by Leonardo was hot.
Her heart was beating so fast for a while now that she thought she was going crazy, and she even felt like her heart was beating in her head from embarrassment and nervousness.
“…I want to continue to live with you――with all of you. I want to protect you, my beloved. So, from now on, will you look at me as your lover, not as your temporary childhood friend or the child you took care of at the orphanage?”
――With a thud, she received a powerful strike to the chest.
He was restrained, and his confession was filled with concern for Amalia. However, his eyes are full of heat, and seeking to entangle Amalia’s heart.
The hands that were touching her were gentle, but she was sure that they wouldn’t let her go with a few half-hearted words and determination.
‘…no, I don’t have to run away.’
She doesn’t have to worry about her age, her past and Yugo, or anything else anymore.
Leonarfo confessed to her and he understood all the things that had caused Amalia to draw the line in the past.
[“Are you okay with that?”]
From beyond her memory, Eva asked.
She then told herself then, “This is what I’m doing now,” but it’s not now.
‘…not good. Not good at all…!’
“…I, I…I like you…I love you!”
Once permission is granted, once the lid is lifted, there is no longer any need to hold back.
Clutching Leonardo’s hand tightly with both of hers, Amalia looked up into his hot, burning gray eyes and appealed to him as she wished.
“I had noticed it long before. But I was making excuses, running away, forcing myself into it. I was drawing the line at myself, saying that this is good enough for now, this is enough.”
“…is that so.”
“But I’m allowed to like you, right…? Can I like Leonardo as a…man, not as a child I took care of in the orphanage?”
“Y-yes! Of course! I’m very…very happy.”
Leonardo smiled quickly, let go of Amalia’s hand and hugged her tightly in an instant and in one breath.
Amalia was a little startled by the surprising boldness of his touch, who had been reserved until now, but she soon found herself comfortable in his arms and gingerly put her hand around Leonardo’s broad back.
“Thank you, Amalia-san…I will try my best to be the man you deserve! I will become stronger and I will earn more!”
“You don’t have to do this.”
“It’s not unreasonable. It’s a man’s worthiness.”
“It’s not that…I’m happy enough just to be with you like this, to hear your voice closer than anyone else, to have you tell me you love me.”
She feels better now that she knows that this love is allowed, but perhaps it is her natural disposition, but she is not comfortable with wanting more and more.
Ha, Leonardo breathed, as if surprised, he moved away from her.
Amalia smiled and stepped away from him for a moment to explore the luggage she had pulled up in the bedroom.
She then pulled out the purine flower brooch.
And she put it in the palm of her hand, then turned around and smiled at Leonardo, who looked at her curiously.
“…will you fasten it on me?”
“…yes, with pleasure.”
Leonardo smiled very happily, then accepted the brooch and attached it to the bosom of Amalia’s dress with a practiced hand.
The moment his hand touched her chest, her heart started to thump, thump wildly.
Perhaps this heartbeat was also transmitted to leonardo.
As he threaded the brooch through her bosom, Leonardo raised himself from his crouched position. He then squinted at Amalia and opened his thin lips.
“…very, very beautiful.”
“…thank you.”
“So pretty, so dainty, so beautiful…I love you, Amalia-san.”
Whispering as if he were offering a prayer, Leonardo put one hand on Amalia’s waist and the other behind her head, pulling the back of her head to tangle her hair.
Not wanting to resist the force of his arms, Amalia stepped forward and settled into Leonardo’s arms.
――the faint sound made by their lips touching each other was drowned out by the sudden of a click…it was the sound of Amalia’s brooch colliding with the buttons of Leonardo’s jacket.
They parted their lips and looked at each other to make sure of each other’s face and eyes, and then, phew, they smiled at the same time.
“Amalia-san, your face is bright red.”
“Leonardo’s face is also bright red.”
“Is that so…then we’re the same.”
“Yes, we’re the same.”
After giggling and laughing, their faces came together again from both sides ―― immediately afterwards.
“Mom! Where are you?! Mom!”
Bang! It was the sound of the front door opening, and then there were footsteps rushing along the corridor.
The two, who were originally embracing each other without any space between them, received a shock as if they had been hit by lightning magic, and suddenly separated their faces. While they were doing so, their cute little son was coming from downstairs, souting, “Mom!” as he searched for his mother downstairs
Thud, thud, violent pulsing sound could be heard from their overlapping chests, and both of them gaped at each other for a moment.
The two of them looked at each other blankly for a moment, and then, as if they had just been struck, they both blew up at the same time.
“It appears that the mischievous dragon cub has returned.”
“I guess so…um, I was wondering if we could have tea now?”
“I like it. It’s been a while. Shall I help you?”
“I’m sure Yugo will be happy to help out too if you invite him.”
After exchanging a wry smile, Amalia and Leonardo join hands. Amalia’s steps are very light as she walks to her son.
All of Amalia’s cautions no longer exist.
Here in Polk, Amalia falls in love and loves with her loved ones.
‘…come on! Brew the best cup of tea for the ones you love!’
The warmth of her beloved came through their tightly clasped hands.
– END SEASON 1☼ –
Author’s Note:
I will conclude here for the time being.
Thank you for your patience!