Chapter 4

Chapter 4, Kyou Kara Maou!, opowiadania, Shinou & Daikenja, It's him

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Chapter 4

Before Shinou could start with his plan, he heard a soft knock on door. The blonde king opened the door slightly and only allowed his face to show. It was Ulrike who knocked.

"What is it, Ulrike?"

"I got worried for His Highness. The crystal ball shows that he isn't alright."

"Don't worry about him, Ulrike, I'll take care of him." Then, he closed the door.

The priestess was left on the other side, with a questioning look on her face. Starting from why is the first king, at the great sage's room? He also said that he is going to take care of the double black. That's very unusual for him. And… does the blonde king know what to do?

"Anything is possible for His Majesty Shinou." The priestess let the two alone.

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Inside the room…

Shinou heard his priestess saying something like, doing anything. But, putting that aside, taking care of his sage is more important. He sat at the side of the bed and checks the teen's temperature. He's very surprised to see that the guy is burning at the moment.

The king grabbed the towel and washed it with cold water. He placed it on the teen's forehead.

"Hmm..." Murata flinched.

"Sshhh… You shouldn't wake up now. Go back to sleep." Shinou whispered to the sick guy. He brushed away the hair that caught up with the towel, making sure that it's so light that it wouldn't wake the sage up, the teen need to rest anyway.

Shinou didn't know where that sweetness came from. Was it really him that made that sound? Nevertheless, it felt good anyway. Saying your thoughts really helps. He had always wanted to say all those things a long time ago, before he ended up being a spirit even if he is still not dead, he wanted to share his whole heart with him, let him know of what he truly feel. But as always 'time is his enemy'.

There was Soushu before. After he defeated the dark thing, there comes building his kingdom.

He wanted to share all of his dreams with him. He created the kingdom, for them to live a peaceful life. Without any enemies, and he will be able to keep the guy by his side, sharing each problem that comes in their way.

When Shin Makoku was established a conflict between the mazokus and the humans started, and they discovered that he got affected by Soushu's power.

He is slowly being brought into the dark. And he couldn't stop it.

His race with the time never ended. And so, he became a spirit. He was still unable to talk with him, revealing him his feelings that he kept ever since he meet him. All he wanted is to be with his sage, but it seems that fate is against him. He can't do anything for about four thousand years but observe as his loved one continue to reincarnate each generation, fulfilling the promise that they made to each other.

By the time that they made that agreement, he experienced mixed feelings inside him. He knew he shouldn't involve the sage with his problem, he knew that he is going to suffer because of that promise. The sage's spirit even left their world. He was reincarnated on Earth. Yet, he can't do anything about it.

But at the same time he felt happiness, a great hope that in the end, after they deal with Soushu, they will still be together. But up until now, he still hasn't confessed.

Shinou had to admit it.

He's afraid of rejections. Especially if it would come from the sage. He's never been afraid all of his life. It's only the sage that introduced him that word. The guy's always holding his happiness in his hands unknowingly.

"This is the only time that I can be close to you… it's when you're not even aware of it." His own words pained him.

"Hmm…" The sick guy slowly opened his eyes. Maybe he got disturbed by Shinou's voice. The teen's eyes tried to focus. And it ended up on the man beside his bed. "Shinou…"

Oh, how he loved to hear his sage call him. His name sounded so important whenever he did.

The teen realized that he was in his own room, he even noticed the cold towel on his forehead. He's wondering if the blonde king was the one responsible for it. "What happened?"

"That's supposed to be my line. I found you sleeping on the floor."

"Ah." He remembered the last thing that happened to him. It was when he tried to rest in his room but he didn't make it, and he ended lying on the floor instead. "It's nothing."

"Nothing?" Shinou was about to begin his tirade, but he remembered the teen's situation when he saw him flinched slightly. The guy obviously doesn't want to tell him what's going on with him. He would let him escape this moment. He sighed.

Shinou just removed the towel from the sage's forehead and dipped it into the water.

"I didn't know you have that kind of talent." Murata teased the king. He was referring on the way he is taking care of him right now. It was very unusual for him to do such things in the first place. And he found himself amused as he watched Shinou work with the towel. At the same time he was pleased. There's a feeling inside him that tells that the king was also the one responsible for why he is in his room right now.

Shinou didn't budge. Instead, after he's done with the towel, he out it back on the teen's forehead. He saw the guy, smiling. His eyes are filled with amusement. He knew that his sage is teasing him.

This is what I get from taking care of him. It's not that he's complaining or annoyed about it. Actually he was glad to see the sage enjoying himself once in a while. Yeah. The only problem is I'm his target. Nevertheless, it's really a great sight to see the teen grinning despite of his condition. He really loved when the sage's eyes shine with mischief. It's a rare sight to see. Most of the time irritation is what he mostly noticed in his eyes. And it was partly his fault.

He looked at the teen. Black always looks good. Never had he become aloof with the sage because he is a soukoku. In fact, he loved his black hair and black eyes. He was mesmerized by it by the first time they met. That was when he invited him to be his strategist. The sage looked beautiful with black. He deliberately ignored what other people say. There was a rumor in the past that soukokus are bad omens, and they bring misfortune to anyone who's with them. But he proved them wrong.

He fell for a soukoku.

"Have you figured out what's the problem on my face?" The sage's voice startled the king and cut off all the thoughts that have been running around his head.

"Huh?"

The teen chuckled. "That's not like you, Shinou. You're thinking hard."

"And that's also not like you to be talkative."

"I know. But I feel so light right now, all I want is to talk all night." Murata smiled sweetly.

Shinou suspected something. He reached for the teen's forehead and tried to check the temperature, removing the towel for a shot time. Just as I've thought. The teen is burning. Seems like the towel trick is still not working. And now, Murata talks a lot. Maybe it's the effect of his high fever.

"You looked very concerned, Shinou."

The king was shocked. He didn't know that he's being transparent at the moment. Well, he's used of having new emotions in him whenever his sage is around. "I am."

Murata just laughed.

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