Crown Prince’s Ex-Boyfriend

Even without looking back, I knew who had fallen with me in their arms.

Nevertheless, I turned my head and checked behind me.

Cold silver hair fell across his cheek, revealing a painfully distorted beautiful face.

There was a figure with fragments of the shattered crystal door embedded in their back.

The office floor was stained with red blood.

“Vin!”

“What were you just talking about?”

Vin asked, despite the pain etched on his face.

As if it didn’t matter whether blood was pouring from his back.

As if I was the only one who witnessed it.

“You’re bleeding too much. We need to administer first aid quickly.”

“I asked you, what were you just saying? What is the world you originally lived in, and what is it that you’re trapped in?”

“Miss! Don’t you have any emergency medical supplies in your office?”

Despite my call, Rapel remained silent, seemingly frozen by Vin’s unexpected appearance.

I called out to her again, but she continued to remain stiff, then cold skin touched my wrist.

“Answer me.”

The temperature of his touch was cold, but his eyes couldn’t be described as anything other than blazing hot.

“…It’s not good for you to know.”

I felt like I would melt if I kept staring, so I averted my gaze from Vin and looked down.

Then I forcefully removed Vin’s weak grip on my hand.

“Stay here. I’ll go get someone.”

Even without looking back, I could sense his burning gaze lingering until the very end.

But I ran forward without registering any of it.

…The back that shouldn’t have been injured by the impact felt unusually warm.

It was strange.

“Yes, I have to leave now. Is there anything else you want to say?”

When Irillin said that, a thousand thoughts raced through Vin’s mind.

Is it an excuse? Was it a lie when she said that it’s not burdensome?

If it’s not an excuse, does she really have urgent business? What’s really going on?

Why won’t she tell me what’s happening?

Is it because we’re not close enough for her to confide in me?

You’re my good… You’re my boss!’

…Just your boss?

“Why do you look so dark, sir? Is there something wrong with the report I submitted… Huh? I didn’t do anything to the coffee , so don’t worry about it and drink it. I swear I didn’t do anything!”

As he returned to his office, Lord Schultz made a commotion. However, Vin ignored all of Lord Schultz’s words.

Of course, he had already cleaned up the suspicious black liquid that he had spilled in that corner.

Lord Schultz, tears streaming down his face, continued to remain silent and loitered(?) on the empty surroundings.

Until Vin, who found it bothersome, asked what was going on.

“Well, sir. The leader asked me to submit a report on the dormitory incident.”

“What do you mean by ‘dormitory incident’?”

“Didn’t the Head order the Iron Dong facility to be moved to Flower-dong when she was away? But she thought it was too much, and she blamed it on the wine.”

The workload of the deputy leader was unimaginable. He had to provide training and guidance to new knights early in the afternoon, and then handle various documents afterward.

At the same time, he couldn’t neglect his personal training in order to keep up with Lord Schultz, who sometimes glares at the Deputy Head’s chair with an insidious face.

Even though he had little time, it seemed that time wasn’t on his side. Just as he managed to complete a given task, another new task would come in like this.

‘I didn’t have much training today either.’

It seemed that Lord Schultz had noticed Vin’s thoughts. There was a peculiar smile on his face as if to confirm it.

Vin changed his mind once again.

Why bother writing this report? Instead of facing Rapel’s potential criticism, he should focus on his training.

And so, within about 15 minutes, he hastily completed the report with scribbled reasoning.

Regretfully leaving Lord Schultz behind, Vin headed to the general manager’s office.

As he approached the door, he could hear voices from inside.

“…Give me back my sister.”

For a moment, his ears perked up.

Perhaps because he recognized the voice, his heart reacted as if it wanted to rush in that direction.

No. He knew that wasn’t the only reason at this point.

It’s absurd to say that it’s just because he recognizes the voice.

‘You just like her. You like her voice and want to hear more.’

Vin laughed at himself.

In the meantime, his steps became instinctively faster.

The voices became clearer.

“This is my world! Only I can possess everything in this world!”

“Now, please calm down and listen. I understand that you’re desperate to do that, but the reason why we’re stuck in this situation is probably because we haven’t been able to do it.”

“Why are you treating me like a child? Do I look like a child to you?”

“To be honest, it’s a little… Oh, hold on a moment, Miss.”

For some reason, Rapel and Irillin were fighting.

There was a sense of unfamiliarity that Vin didn’t know how to approach. Both of them were acting unusually in various ways.

Moreover, he had no idea what they were talking about.

You? My world?

I can’t believe I’m trapped inside it.

The incomprehensible keywords confused Vin’s mind.

“Get out of here right now!”

But why? Rapel’s subsequent words struck an unknown sense of unease in Vin’s heart.

Something leaked out from his torn heart.

“Is this the place where the carriage is waiting?”“Yes. Go down first.”“……Would you like to watch it with me?”“……Never mind if you don’t like it.”“I don’t want to.”“So go down quickly.”“Why do you want me to go first? Did you leave anything behind?”“Yes.”“I’ll be waiting for you. Come quickly.”

It was a racetrack.

Vin couldn’t comprehend why these thoughts suddenly came to mind.

He had no time to think.

His body moved forward instinctively, without even considering the reason.

And as soon as the door opened…

He wrapped himself around Irillin’s body as she was being thrown back.

He never anticipated the consequences.

It all happened too quickly for him to think.

“The bleeding was excessive, but fortunately, the wound wasn’t too deep, so it seems there won’t be any lasting harm. However, since I’ve performed surgery, please don’t overexert yourself.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

As soon as the doctor left the recovery room, Vin sat up.

The stitched wounds wriggled in places on his back, causing him to wince in pain.

“Didn’t he just tell you not to push yourself? Lie down on your stomach right now!”

“What’s the point of lying down? Do you know how uncomfortable it is to stay lying down?”

“But sitting up agitates the wound! Doesn’t it hurt?”

“Forget about that. I’m a knight. I’ve been fighting for seven years. I’m used to this.”

To be honest, I had nothing to say because I knew I would react in such a manner even with the same wound.

It was less severe than Vin’s, but I had always lived with wounds too.

But how could he continue on and say, “It doesn’t hurt much”?

He had shielded me and yet ended up like this!

“Why did you do that?”

“What do you mean?”

“You know what I mean. If you protect me, you’ll get hurt like this.”

“I don’t know. It just happened.”

“There’s no such thing as ‘it just happened.’ There must be a reason.”

“The reason is simply that, Irillin.”

With eyes as deep as the sea, Vin captured my gaze.

i felt as if I could drown in those eyes.

“That’s all. I just wanted to protect you, to move my body. That’s all.”

There was nothing more meaningless in the world than the word “just,” yet strangely, I felt a weight behind it.

Perhaps that’s why. Her back, which was not currently touching anything, suddenly felt hot again.

“Your face is flushed, Irillin.”

But it wasn’t just her back.

Indeed, when I looked at the mirror next to the bed, I noticed that my face was slightly redder than usual, as Vin had pointed out.

I found it peculiar. Perhaps my emotions were boiling over.

“I suppose so.”

“Stop clinging onto me like that. Take care of your own treatment.”

“It’s fine. I don’t even have a headache. You should rest for a while.”

I had been keeping a distance because I felt uncomfortable, but it was also true that I wanted to leave quickly.

Who knows when the Crown Prince might appear and witness this scene.

“I’d rather rest, as you suggest. I’ll be on my way. Take care of yourself.”

With that, I bid farewell to Vin, alleviating some of the guilt in my conscience.

However, just as I opened the door and was about to leave…

I felt a shiver run down my spine.

“That’s absurd.”

“What’s the matter?”

“Nothing. Well, goodbye!”

“You fool, that’s a window!”

I was about to leave through the door, but instead, I placed my foot on the window sill and attempted to jump out quickly.

Whether it was a window or a prank(?), I had to escape as soon as possible.

After all, the Crown Prince was on his way here.

But…

“What are you doing? Don’t you hurt a lot?”

Vin grabbed me by the waist and refused to let me go.

“Vin! You’re seriously injured… What? What were you two doing?”

At that moment, the Crown Prince came in.

“Oh, I’m doomed.”

I thought in dismay.

Isn’t it a good situation to misunderstand.

Vin, with only bandages covering his naked body, holding onto my back.