Now, I was pretty tall, but I didnât feel like I was growing up at all because there were only very tall men around me. I think I would be a tramp like this forever.
âThey are probably on the hill.â
âYou think so too?â
Well, it was apparent where those little troublemakers would go.
I nodded in agreement, and Assisi looked down at me again. I grinned and grabbed his sleeve.
Letâs go to the hills, the hills!
âAssisi, youâre not guarding my door up all night these days, right?â
ââ¦â
I had thrown anything at the top of the agenda to change the topic, but Assisiâs response was not what I expected. I glanced back at Assisi.
Assisi avoided my eyes.
What was he doing?
It was as if I unexpectedly caught a gigantic fish. âOh, donât tell me you are doing it.â However, my suspicions grew deeper since Assisi kept avoiding my gaze.
âWell, you know, this is ridiculous, butâ¦â
âDonât tell me youâre still guarding my door.â
For real!?
Seriously, really? Up until now? I guessed my gaze, along with the silent words I utter, was unbearable. Assisi kept avoiding my gaze. Look at him. That was when a little voice slipped in.
âOnly sometimes.â
Sometimes what?
âOnly sometimes, when I canât sleep.â
âI told you to stop doing that!â
âDonât do that even if you can sleep or not! Youâre not my puppy! Stop guarding the door like a puppy and stop staying up all night before my door!â
My voice made Assisi shy as he avoided my gaze. âHey, you bastard!â
I heaved a sigh. I was so embarrassed. Seriously. However, this had humored me. I had been telling this guy to stop his antics. I had been scolding him. I even intimidated and threatened him, so I thought heâs doing better now. I guessed we were back on square one.
âYouâre the shape memory alloy! Are you some kind of new material?â
âBut Princess, Itâs okay. I like it, and I want to do it.â
â⦠Donât say that with such a proud look, will you? Itâs crazy when you do things that someone like you wouldnât do. Donât tell me whatâs right or wrong. Oh, my head.â
âReally! Stop doing that! You are not even listening to me, are you?â
âI always listen to what the princess says.â
âYes, you listen, but you never act upon them! Are you sure you are my guardian knight?â
âI will disobey you to protect you.â
âOh, wow. Look at this dude.â