Chapter 137 – Both the Lover and the Vice-Leader Are Important to the Leader.

In Rize’s opinion, Dayk is a very kind person.

He often gets rough in bed, but underneath his behavior, there is consideration for the other person.

This continued to shake Rize, and as the days passed, her feelings for him grew.

‘It shouldn’t be like this…’ .’

Dake already has a partner named Agnes.
To Rize, she is a respected superior and a leader who is as important as her own family.

To avoid getting hurt, Rize had to suppress her feelings.

That was why I recently asked Dake to treat me affectionately as if I were a lover just for one night.

I decided to leave that short night as a memory and give up my feelings for that man.

But.

‘I just can’t get my way…’

Once his body had tasted the sweetness, it was not satisfied and continued to crave Dake’s affection.

When I was alone, I imagined being with him as a lover, and if I ever saw a good relationship between Dake and the leader, I couldn’t sleep that night out of envy.

My greed grows as I suffer alone, unable to ask anyone for help.

The desire that filled his heart overflowed and eventually showed itself in action.

“Rise?!”

Dake’s voice is full of embarrassment.

He was unable to pull away or push away Rize, who suddenly hugged him during the conversation.

“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”

Even from Rize’s perspective, it happened in an instant.
She had planned to just exchange a quick greeting with the man she had bumped into in the hallway, but her body moved uncontrollably due to the frustration she had been feeling.

Her problem, however, was that it wasn’t just her body that she couldn’t control.

“I like you…Dake.”

The moment I felt his warmth, my inner feelings leaked out like air.

By the time he realized his mistake, the voice had already reached his partner’s ears.

“What now…”

“I’m sorry! I must have guessed something for a moment. What I just said was… Not a lie, but anyway, pretend I didn’t hear it. I don’t want to disturb the relationship between you and the leader… So I’ll go then!”

“Lise, wait a minute!”

It was from then on.
After confessing her true feelings to Deike and running away, Agnes’ attitude toward Lize changed little by little.

The awkwardness shown in his eyes and facial expressions, as if he felt uncomfortable dealing with the vice-captain who was his close friend.

Every time he faced the sight of his unfamiliar superior, his heart ached, but even so, Rize could do nothing.

Because I knew that I was the reason why the leader changed.

‘Dake must have told the leader that I confessed…’ .’

A relationship with a precious colleague that was ruined by a careless act.

Although she desperately wants to apologize to the leader to put things back to the way they were, she is afraid of facing her truth and is unable to take action.

One day, the uncomfortable atmosphere between the two knights continued.

“Captain… Thank you for your hard work at the meeting.”

“Ah, Rize. …Thank you. Well, that’s enough.”

Agnes leaves the conference room as if running away with a stiff answer.

Kiella, who had been watching their conversation, approached Rize, who was left alone and sighing.

“Little one.”

“…Kiella.”

“What’s wrong with you two? Did you fight?”

“That is…”

—

“You confessed to Dike, and I think Agnes heard it?”

Instead of answering, Rize just nodded with a tearful expression on her face.

“That’s why they treated each other so awkwardly that it was frustrating for everyone watching.”

Kiella thought that Dake probably didn’t know about this problem.

Perhaps because they didn’t want to embarrass Dayk with their problems, Agnes and Lise acted like they always did in front of him.

However, if things continued like this, it was only a matter of time before their discomfort was revealed.

“Have you had a proper conversation with Agnes?”

“No. I don’t have the courage…”

“Ha.”

Kiella touches her forehead and sighs loudly.

To begin with, she isn’t very outgoing.
However, since Rize is her close younger brother and has known her since she was young, it was difficult for her to ignore the problem even after witnessing it.

There was one more reason I couldn’t pass by.

They knew very well that if they did not look each other in the eye and communicate properly, misunderstanding and distrust would only increase.

Just like when she mistakenly thought she had been abandoned by Dake.

“I’ll get Agnes.”

“Huh? What is that… Key, Kiella!”

Kiella left the conference room without any time for Rize to catch her, and a while later she returned, bringing Agnes with her.

She then sat the two hesitant elves across from each other, placed her hands on their shoulders, and spoke.

“Now, if there’s a problem, talk about it honestly right now and solve it. Don’t you think Dake will be in trouble if he finds out you’re doing this?”

“…”

Heavy silence flowing through the conference room.
After a few minutes of watching Kiella with her arms crossed without interfering further, Rize opened her mouth with difficulty.

“…Captain.”

“…”

“You probably heard from Dike about what I did.”

Agnes lowered her gaze and made no reply.
However, his posture without the slightest movement seemed to be a sign that he was willing to listen to what the other person said.

“I’m sorry. I should be grateful just for being able to spend time with Dake, but I seem to have become presumptuously greedy. From now on… I won’t even come near Dake.”

The vice-captain’s voice is filled with sincerity.

Soon, Agnes, who had been listening quietly, opened her mouth.

“Dake hasn’t told me about it yet. Probably out of consideration for you.”

“Then…”

“I happened to pass by and saw you hugging Dayke and telling him your true feelings.”

“I see…”

When Agnes raised her head and looked at the other person, this time Rize lowered her gaze.

He decided to look the leader in the eye and apologize sincerely, but when the situation came up, he was scared.

What Rize heard was an unexpected apology.

“Vice-captain doesn’t need to apologize. Rather, it’s me who needs to apologize. … I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

“It’s natural to develop feelings for Dake when you interact with him. That’s what I did too. Nevertheless, I tried to monopolize Dake because of my greed.”

“No, it’s exclusive. Isn’t that a given as Dake’s lover…?”

Despite the vice-captain’s words, the captain shook his head resolutely.

“No. Actually, I really thought about it a lot. I also knew the answer to solve this situation. However, I wasted my time hesitating because of my humble self.”

What is the answer that can solve this situation?

While Lise was waiting for the other person to say something, Agnes’ lips moved again.

“I hope the vice-captain feels the happiness of being loved by him. Of course, Dake’s thoughts are more important than anything else, but he will definitely be able to love us equally.”

“Yeah, but isn’t it normal for humans to mate as a pair? And if I get involved, the leader will feel uncomfortable…”

When Rize was embarrassed and couldn’t finish her sentence, Kiella, who had been watching her in silence, grabbed one of Rize’s shoulders. She did and she got caught.

“Hey. Agnes is saying that it’s better for everyone to get along well than to have this awkward relationship with you. And the male and female pair is about humans, and we are elves. It doesn’t matter what form humans date.”

“…”

Rize still hesitates despite Kiella’s words of encouragement.
Looking at her subordinate, Agnes added again.

“In the past, I would have been jealous of Dake’s relationship with the other sisters. But not anymore. I realized again that the vice-captain is as important to me as Dike.”

“Captain…”

“Let’s go see Dike tonight. I’m going to tell him how I feel and ask him to love us together.”

“Is that really okay?”

“Okay.”

Because of her complicated feelings, tears form at the corners of Rize’s eyes.

As if the atmosphere that had finally been relieved might become strange again, Kiella deliberately tapped Rize’s back with her excited voice.

“Good! Go and talk properly. Don’t say something weird because you’re crying for no reason.”

“Kiella, please go too.”

“What? Me?”

Agnes nodded.

“Hasn’t Kiella been in that kind of relationship with Dayk for quite some time?”

“Well, I’m fine.”

“It’s okay if you don’t decline. If you are Kiella, I would be happy to accept it.”

“No! That’s not it…”

“Then why are you doing this?”

Kiella’s cheeks, which had been calm until just now, turned bright red.

“I’d rather be a bitch than a lover… Like now.”

A reason that the person asking could not even imagine.
Thanks to this, Agnes and Lise were unable to react for a while.

—

At night, with moonlight streaming through the window, I was lying in bed, lost in thought.

Rize’s sudden confession that happened a few days ago.

I asked her to pretend she didn’t hear me, but after that, her attitude towards me became increasingly awkward, and even between Agnes and Lise, I could see a subtle atmosphere, so I couldn’t do that.

‘What should I do?’

Honestly, Rize is an elf who has many charms as a woman.
She has a sharp appearance as she faithfully carries out her duties as vice-captain, and contrasts with her usual somewhat sloppy personality.

But no matter how attractive she was, the problem was that I already had a partner named Agnes.

‘You can’t hurt Agnes.’

After all, the only way is to talk honestly to Rize.
She said she couldn’t accept her heart.

When I made my decision, I heard a knock.

“Who is this?”

-Dake, it’s me.

“Agnes? Wait a minute.”

I walked up to her door to greet her.

As I turned the handle and opened the door, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed when I saw the people waiting outside.

“Rize…You’re here too.”

In the hallway, two elves were standing side by side, looking awkward at each other at some point.