Volume 1 - CH 29.3

How can he be so cruel? He banned me from the kitchen. Where am I going to cook from now on? This is gonna be troublesome… or not.

I had only cooked twice in the last few days. Besides, I had no plans to cook in the future nor did I want to.

However, I don’t want to be unable to cook for my beloved fiance. He has done so much for me, I want to do something nice to him. But, he banned me from the kitchen.

Is there anything else I can do besides cooking?

I thought as I brushed Ryuu’s teeth with a large brush in the garden.

“Okay, now your molars.”

He opened his mouth wide and I thrust my upper body inside. His large fangs are lined up in a row making it difficult to brush his teeth.

“Do you want me to brush your teeth?”

No, no, he needs help. I have learned that brushing teeth can be more sensual than necessary. But I’m doing this with a pure vibe here.

While I was thinking about this, Ryuu’s teeth became shiny.

“It’s all done. Now, your ears! Hey, wait!”

Before I was done talking, he already took off. Ryuu had been a good boy while I was brushing his teeth.

He didn’t even hear my voice and flew off.

He doesn’t like having his inner ears touched. It honestly caught me off guard since he let me do it last time even though he didn’t like it.

“Haa, why can’t I just use ear picks….”

Right, ear cleaning. I could clean Patrick’s ears. He could lay on my lap while I cleaned his ears. That sounds romantic, isn’t it?

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“What are you going to do now?”

“Nothing you need to worry about.”

Soon after I brought Patrick into my room, sitting on the bed, I patted my knee and said.

“Here, lay your head on my lap.”

“O-oh.”

While Patrick was trying to look calm, his movements were somewhat awkward. Hahaa, are you nervous? It’s his first time.

He did as he was told and laid down on the bed, resting his head on my lap.

We made brief eye contact as he turned his face upward but he quickly looked away and turned his head to the side. It was unusual for him to be this shy. But it’s convenient for me when he turns sideways.

“I’ll start cleaning your ears.”

Patrick’s body had been a little tense, now he was completely rigid.

“Ear… cleaning?”

“Mhm. I’m good at it, leave it to me.”

“I’m okay, the lap pillow is enough to make me happy.”

I can’t believe he’s happy simply because he’s laying on my lap…. I understand why he’s suddenly become shy.

Picking the earpick, I move it closer to his ear.

“Okay, I’m starting.”

“No, the earpick—”

“Hey, stop moving! It’s dangerous.”

When he tried to get up, I held Patrick’s head down. It’s not safe to move suddenly when you’re getting your ears cleaned.

He stopped moving altogether. I felt every muscle in his body go stiff and rigid.

As time goes by, his body will naturally relax.

Shall we start again? I looked into his ear… but, his ear was very clean. I couldn’t find any ear wax. This is not worthwhile.

“Huh? Your ears are so clean.”

“Good, then you don’t need to clean my ears. Get that dangerous thing away from me now, slowly.”

“Oh! There’s a big one inside!”

Yay! It’s like finding a treasure. Let’s clean it off.

“I heard that you don’t need to force to remove the ear wax from the inner part. It’s dangerous since it’s near your eardrum.”

When Patrick tried to get up, I held his head down and took the earpick with my other hand and shoved it in his ear.

“Stop talking, it’s dangerous.”

“………”

He did as I told and stopped moving. The way he squeezed the bedsheet with his hands was a gesture I would have never imagined from him.

His forehead was covered with sweat, slightly. Is he feeling hot?

Carefully, I tried to get the big one but it was proven to be difficult. The wax seemed to be stuck inside. I carefully tried to scrape it out but it didn’t budge.

I declared a temporary ceasefire and took out the earpick.

“Ear cleaning is harder than I anticipated.”

“Then, let’s stop. Let’s end it here. I don’t feel like enjoying it.”

He said, voice full of excitement. Don’t worry, I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve.

“It’s okay, just trust me! I could use some of my spells.”

“Spells?”

The spell I’m going to use is Black Hole, the highest dark magic spell. It’s a spell that erases all matter within its range and can be done on a small scale. I’ll pinpoint it to the earwax.

After explaining this to him, he starts to resist with all his strength trying to get up.

C’mon! You’re not a child, you can’t refuse to get your ears cleaned!

“I could die, that’s really risky! Let go of me, Yumiela!”

“Okay, I’ll cast the spell in 3, 2, 1—”

The moment the countdown started, his movement stopped.

The Black Hole swallowed the big ear wax inside his ear without a trace. And there was no sign of damage inside his ears.

“All done, otsukaresama.”

When I gave him the signal that it’s over and let go of his head, Patrick rolled over and escaped from my lap. He continued to roll even after falling off the bed. Once he hit the wall, he stopped.

“Haa… Haa… that was the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced.”

“Do you always have a hard time cleaning your ears?”

“Not really.”

“But, it didn’t hurt, right?”

“Well, it didn’t hurt but….”

Patrick stumbled to stand up, his shoulders shaking with his breath.

Hmm, why didn’t the mood change to something sweet? It seemed like it was going well until I told him to lay on my lap.

While twisting his head inwardly, Patrick tried to leave the room with a sluggish step.

“Thank you for cleaning my ear. Please just let me lay on your lap.”

“Wait.”

“What now? We’re done, right?”

“Would you like to lay on my lap again?”

“Well, maybe for a bit.”

He almost opened the door, already holding the doorknob before turning around and bluntly replied.

I ran up to him and hugged him tightly in my arms. There’s no way he could escape.

“I haven’t finished cleaning the other ear yet.”