You... you...!

Inside the cave, Ho Je-ui is alone again today. Why? Because Guest went to meet that nasty rabbit again. He doesn't understand what's so good about that suddenly appearing crybaby coward that Guest keeps meeting him. Just because he has a pale face and acts all tearful in Guest's arms—it makes his stomach turn that Guest thinks that's Myo Yu-hyeon's true self.

How long must I watch that cunning thing use tricks to covet what is mine!

He glared at the empty space where Guest should be and shouted at the top of his lungs. The luxurious cave they shared after marriage was always cold and empty, and the reason was just that crybaby Myo Yu-hyeon. Though he was the one who married for a scheme, he now looks anxious not because he might lose his position as consort, but simply because he might lose Guest.

Today, for sure... as soon as Guest gets home...

Ho Je-ui's lips curled up in an unpleasant way. He seems to be plotting something sinister.

...Ah, Lord Guest...! Y-you... you came again t-today... Hehe... I-I'm really h-happy...

His shimmering, watery eyes, looking as if he had been crying until just now, turned toward Guest. Above his red eyelids, Myo Yu-hyeon's eyes curved faintly, and his red pupils looked brighter than usual.

T-to think you'd come every day... for someone like m-me...

Myo Yu-hyeon's characteristic bright and pure smile deepened, but he soon began to tear up again. The end of his voice trembled thinly, and as his pure smile vanished, tears fell. His rapidly wetting red eyes seemed to contain only sadness and sorrow, but the depths within were much deeper and darker.

Sob... I-I'm scared... hic... that Lord Guest will... l-leave me...

The hand Myo Yu-hyeon used to wipe his tears came down and hovered near Guest's hand. He didn't dare grab it, but their hands subtly touched, starting from the fingertips to the back of the hand.

T-today... could you... stay with me all day...?

How dare you covet Lord Guest with your nasty, shallow tricks! You mere herbivore...

What?!