I Was Rejected by the Main Character in a Romantic Fantasy-Chapter 101: Ashillya (2)

Ashillya Philippe Hamel Urlas.

From the moment she was born with the surname Urlas, from the moment she harbored the great ambition to ascend to the throne of the Empress, romance was a luxury for her.

Unless it was a political marriage to strengthen the power of the imperial family, sharing her heart with someone she loved was a distant affair.

In this world where male preference was prevalent, she paid even less attention to romance after deciding to ascend to the throne as a woman.

She couldn’t let her will to aim higher be broken by mere love.

At the same time, from her standpoint of thoroughly killing her emotions and making cold judgments to penetrate the world, love was a very unfamiliar emotion.

That’s why even she didn’t know.

That she would love someone so passionately and desire them.

That she would harbor girlish feelings of wanting to be in love with him... she didn’t know either.

Ashillya suddenly raised her head and looked at the man walking beside her. Just being close to him made her heart race as if it was malfunctioning, and her face turned bright red.

She tried to pretend to be calm to hide it, but even the facial muscles she usually controlled at will acted up in front of him.

Her mouth curled up without her realizing it, her eyes traced his presence without her knowing it, her ears always listened only to his voice, and her steps headed towards him.

Suppressing the desire to hold his hand... a feeling she herself couldn’t understand, she started walking in step with him.

“...Rie?”

Today, Ashillya came here not as the Empire’s crown princess, but as a woman.

On the surface, she gave the reason that it would cause uncontrollable confusion if people noticed her identity, but in fact, she wanted to be with him solely as one person.

Therefore, she wore plainer clothes than usual, and told Felix to call her by name instead of “Your Highness the Crown Princess.”

Following the helper’s advice who told her that Ashillya was an unusual name, she also allowed him to use the nickname Rie.

Thanks to this, Felix’s face turned bright red every time he called her.

Calling the crown princess by a nickname meant that she acknowledged him as her man... furthermore, that she recognized him as her husband, but Felix, unaware of this fact, reluctantly accepted her request.

For Ashillya, too, no one had called her by the nickname Rie since her childhood, so she was equally embarrassed. Still, she could be satisfied if she could see Felix being more embarrassed than herself.

“What’s wrong?”

Every time her nickname came out of his mouth, a thrill ran through her whole body with an inexplicable sweet feeling.

Trying hard not to show it, she asked back, and Felix, with his face ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) as red as her hair, avoided her gaze and said,

“Was the food satisfactory... ?”

During the meal, Felix spoke informally, following Ashillya’s strong assertion that speaking comfortably would help avoid revealing her identity.

He seemed unfamiliar with it, too, stumbling at the end, but even that was cute in Ashillya’s eyes.

“Don’t worry, it was very, very satisfactory.”

“...That’s good.”

Felix felt somehow wronged, feeling like he was the only one unnecessarily concerned. Still, he couldn’t question Ashillya about it, so he just let out a long sigh.

A date.

It was the first time in Ashillya’s life that she could finally understand the hearts of others.

She had found it difficult to understand why so many men and women were so obsessed with doing something with their loved ones, but now she could deeply empathize with that feeling.

It might sound cliché, but just walking together feels like walking on clouds.

When his gaze is fully on her, she can’t hide her happiness. When his lips part and he calls her name, it feels like her heart might stop.

Although there were such times in ordinary days, adding the word ‘date’ in front makes the feeling completely different.

“Are you enjoying yourself?”

That’s why she’s curious.

This man always pushes away the women, including herself, and he always hides his heart tightly and avoids them every time.

Whether his feelings are similar to hers.

She was just curious if he felt the same.

At Ashillya’s question, Felix avoided her sharp gaze and walked forward, looking straight ahead. His lips were moving slightly, as if he wanted to say something but couldn’t.

Could it be that he’s not enjoying it?

Is he forcing himself to go along because of their unreasonable demands?

Or is her position as crown princess forcing him to answer?

Such thoughts crossed her mind for a very brief moment, but she soon erased them. Amusingly, he wasn’t the kind of man to be hung up on such things.

And above all...

“I’m... no, I’m enjoying it too.”

His appearance saying that.

It wasn’t the appearance of someone telling a lie. Rather, seeing him with his ears turning bright red as if embarrassed, Ashillya couldn’t help but let out a faint laugh without realizing it.

“Hehe...”

“L-let’s go to the next place.”

The sun had already risen high in the sky.

Although there was still a lot of time left to spend together, Ashillya couldn’t hide her regret at feeling that time was passing too quickly.

She wanted to spend even more time together.

No, if possible, a day, a week, a month, a year... a lifetime.

She wanted to be with him.

Ashillya originally had a strong possessive nature. She had to have what she wanted, and that’s why she aimed for the throne.

The position of Empress and the country called the Empire were among the things she wanted to possess. For such a person, the most difficult thing to have was the man right beside her.

When she reaches out to possess him, he steps one step away. When she approaches, he distances himself, not letting her heart rest easy, making her anxious.

If he was doing these things intentionally, it would have an amazingly effective result to the point of being ridiculous.

But he wasn’t cunning enough to do such things intentionally.

“...Let’s do that.”

“...”

“So where are we going next?”

“Well... we’ve seen the art gallery and had a meal, so I was thinking of watching a play. Is that okay?”

A play, huh.

Ashillya was very well-versed in the arts. It was true that both the art gallery and the play were of lower quality compared to what Ashillya usually saw.

But Ashillya could be sufficiently satisfied. The art gallery alone proved that.

The play would probably be the same. Because for Ashillya, it wasn’t the artwork or the play that mattered.

Simply being with him made everything enjoyable. Therefore, Ashillya smiled and nodded.

“Of course.”

How much he, who had never been on a date in his life, must have racked his brain to prepare this course, how much this inexperienced man must have agonized.

Although she hadn’t seen it, she could somehow picture it in her mind. That’s why she couldn’t suppress the rising smile.

“That’s a relief. We have some time left, so let’s walk leisurely.”

Cute. Handsome. Lovable.

No matter what expression she used, it wasn’t enough to describe Felix’s side profile, which she kept in her sight as Ashillya smiled with satisfaction.

And the more she thought about it, the more she couldn’t bear it.

She would definitely possess him.

She deliberately formed this competitive structure and agreed to implement these cumbersome dates with everyone for one reason.

Because she couldn’t bear it any longer.

Although she thought she would wait until the end, she couldn’t suppress the desire that welled up whenever she saw him.

Thinking that she might pounce on him at this rate, she made a bold move.

After all the dates, including with Ashillya herself, are over, Felix must choose. Although they would respect his opinion no matter who he chooses,

‘I won’t give up.’

She will never give up on him.

With that thought, Ashillya smiled seductively and grabbed Felix’s arm as he walked beside her, pulling him into her embrace.

“...Uh?”

“Wouldn’t this be better to avoid suspicion?”

At Ashillya’s sudden arm-linking, Felix’s face turned bright red as he was startled.

But Ashillya had no intention of letting go of his arm. As she hugged his arm and linked it with hers, spouting whatever excuse came to mind, Felix continued silently.

Watching his side profile as he tried to erase the soft sensation felt from her arm in his mind,

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Ashillya just smiled silently.