Chapter 111: Lise's Determination and My Feelings ④
Translated by AmaLynne
「……Lise-sama.」
Sam, who has received a confession for the second time, desperately searches for words.
The words that he should have said, he just couldn’t come out.
「The first time I heard about Sam’s arranged marriage with Magnolia’s granddaughter, my heart ached.」
「Well, you see, I don’t want that.」
「I know. But I envy you. I love you, but I can’t be with you.」
Sam dared not ask why.
Instead, his heart ached.
「The circumstances surrounding Sam are changing right now. Many noblemen are trying to win you over. Some of them want to use their daughters to win your affections. So, get used to women with me.」
「What?」
「I want you to think of it as practice, and hold me without any second thoughts.」
Sam couldn’t believe his ears at the unbelievable words.
But Lise reached for Sam’s body to carry out the statement she had spun.
「―――No.」
Lise’s movements stiffen at Sam’s one word.
She asks with a sad look on her face.
「Sam, why?」
「I can’t practice holding Lise-sama.」
「Don’t you want me to do it?」
「I’m not saying that!」
「Then…」
「I’m not! I don’t want to hold a woman like that. I don’t want to hold Lise-sama like that!」
Sam is a man, too.
If an attractive woman comes, he gets excited and wants to make a move on her.
However, he is not the kind of man who would be pleased to be told to practice without regret.
It made him want to cry and wonder why she would say such a sad thing.
「Sam.」
「I kept thinking about Lise-sama.」
Triggered by Liese’s words and actions, the emotions that had been smoldering inside Sam took shape and were unleashed from his mouth.
「About me?」
「I was happy when you confessed to me. I was so happy that a nice person like Lise-sama told me that she liked me.」
「That’s all I need to be happy.」
「I have been searching for an answer to Lise-sama for a long time. I should have said that I cannot accept your feelings.」
「I know. I know you love my sister Ur.」
Sam nodded.
It was nothing to hide now.
But that’s not all Sam is feeling right now.
「Yes, but I couldn’t.」
Sam looked straight at Lise.
And then, without lying, he told her how Samuel Scheidt was feeling right now.
「I’ll tell you what’s convenient. I like you, Lise-sama.」
「―――.」
「I know it’s rude to put it this way, but I like Lise-sama as much as my feelings for Ur.」
「Sa, Sam?」
Sam grabbed Lise by the shoulders, who sounded puzzled, and said,
「Let me make it clear. I love you.」
Lise’s eyes filled with tears as she accepted Sam’s confession.
「I can’t hold you in my arms in practice. I don’t want to. I want to be truly united with you, Lise-sama.」
「―――No.」
「……Why not?」
With tears streaming down her face, Lise shook her head.
「I’ve been married once. I’m not pure.」
「What does it matter?」
「You don’t deserve a woman who has been played by her ex-husband. I’m just happy that Sam was thinking of me.」
.
「―――No!」
Sam hugged Lise as hard as he could.
「Don’t embarrass me, Sam. I shouldn’t accept your feelings. I’m sorry I said I loved you.」
「Please don’t! Why did you say that?」
「If I were to tie myself to you, I’m sure people would say things about me they don’t want me to say. You don’t have to go through all that trouble you don’t want because of me.」
「Let those who want to say it, say it! What matters is how we feel!」
「But…」
The most important thing is to let the people who want to say it.
Never let go. You must not let go. If you let go now, Liese will go away.
No way Sam wants that.
「I’m moving on. I can’t talk about forgetting the past, I surely can’t either. But let’s look forward. Let’s move forward together, Lise-sama.」
Sam put his lips on Lise’s tear-stained lips.
「Please marry me, Liselotte Walker. Let us be happy together.」
Lise’s tears were falling as she tried to shake her head, but she couldn’t.
「Are you sure…?」
「Of course I am.」
「……me, is that okay?」
「I want you, Lise. I’ll say it again. Will you marry me?」
「―――Yes.」
Lise nodded, her tear-stained face breaking into a smile.
Sam took her lips again and pushed her down on the bed.
There was no resistance.
Sam kissed her forehead and then her cheeks, seeking Lise.
She wriggled ticklishly, accepting all of Sam’s courtship.
「I love you, Lise.」
「I love you, too, Sam.」
On this day, Sam and Lise confirm their love for each other again and again.
They embarked on a new day together.
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