I Accidentally Kidnapped The Ultimate Villain – Chapter 73

Ch 73

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“Aria. You must walk slowly.”

Aria looked at Killian, who was following her, holding her hand tightly, as if it was difficult for him to walk. The cloth covering his eyes was really tightly fastened, so he certainly couldn’t see anything.

But she kept having the suspicion that he was pretending not to see as he walked.

“Aria.”

“Yes.”

“Aria. It seems like you keep trying to let go of my hand.”

“No, I’m not…!”

“Yes. If Aria says so, then that must be the case.”

She thought that even though he couldn’t see, his senses were incredibly good. Actually, she had thought about running away, but she gave up early because she figured she wouldn’t be able to run far while wrapped in a sheet if the swordmaster chased after her.

And soon, she wouldn’t have any relationship with Lionell, so it was better than getting on Killian’s blacklist by being conscious of other people’s eyes.

It wasn’t her will to run away from him. Her head had decided to trust and accept him, but somehow, touching the bare-skinned Killian was too embarrassing.

“Let’s hold hands with our fingers intertwined.”

“Yes…”

Aria, as if resigned, intertwined her fingers with his as he wanted. It felt like a rabbit that had deliberately fallen into a trap.

As she pulled his hand and led him, he was really following her, hesitating but very naturally. Aria decided to walk without being conscious of him.

Finally, they arrived at the bathroom, and when she opened the door.

“It’s so tidy…”

“Yes.”

It was very well organized.

Aria knew that the maids organized her bathroom.

But Killian’s bathroom was very luxurious and beautiful, yet very clean, like a model home’s bathroom. The towels were folded with perfect corners, and all the items were either at right angles or lined up in a row.

What surprised her the most was the mirror that was polished to a high sheen, and that the wall made of that mirror took up one side.

So, Aria could see very well her own figure, dragging the sheet and awkwardly entering the bathroom. Even she and Killian were covered in blood.

“Killian.”

“Yes.”

“What do we do about clothes after we wash up?”

“The pages will bring them.”

“As expected…”

“Yes, that part was a lie.”

“……”

“What duke can’t wear clothes as he pleases? However, it’s true that I have to hide my injuries.”

Aria had the illusion that she was seeing his face, which was definitely smiling brightly, even though he was blindfolded.

“Do you lose approval ratings because of your injuries…?”

“Yes, the elders of the Duke’s family are cowards. They’ll be afraid of Leventis, who will aim for my position if I die.”

Killian answered honestly. He was quite used to the daily life of the Loenbert Duke’s family, where he couldn’t show any pain.

But just by Aria being there, he was quite relaxed.

Perhaps it was because the pain in his shoulder was fading.

“It seems too rough to live like that.”

“It’s because it has to be rough for people to fear me.”

“Do you want to make people fear you?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“That’s how they will follow me.”

She led him and made him sit on the edge of the bathtub.

“That kind of following isn’t genuine following.”

“There’s no one who follows me sincerely no matter what I do. Everything moves according to gains and losses.”

“Then… is that why you threaten me like that every time?”

“……”

Killian was momentarily speechless at Aria’s accurate point. Even though he couldn’t see, he felt like he could picture Aria’s blue eyes looking straight at him, and his heart was pounding.

“Aria is a bit different.”

“Then why do you say that to me every time?”

“Aria is…”

“Yes.”

“Because it’s fun.”

“Excuse me?”

“Your reactions are fun.”

“……”

She momentarily thought about letting go of Killian’s hand, but she couldn’t because he grabbed it tightly again.

“I told you not to let go, Aria.”

“I need to let go to take off Killian’s clothes.”

“Ah.”

He answered like that and then slowly reached for his pants.

“Wait a moment!”

“Yes, back to the city.”

“I’ll, I’ll get a towel!”

“Yes.”

Killian could actually know most things even with the blindfold on. He was a swordmaster. This much was nothing.

So he could feel Aria rushing to get the towel and then coming back to him. Moreover, he could even tell how tightly she was gripping the sheet that she was so carefully wrapped around her body.

“With a towel, for sure!”

“Yes.”

“Tie it tightly!”

“Yes.”

“For sure!”

“Yes, but I don’t know if I can tie it well since I can’t see well.”

“Ah……”

He smiled even at that moment. Because Aria was looking embarrassed and flustered.

“Then what do we do?”

“I can take off my clothes and Aria can tie the towel.”

“Absolutely not!”

“Then what do we do? It can’t be helped if it comes undone in the middle.”

“Ah……”

Aria felt a chill down her spine. She wondered if she should take off his blindfold as it was, but she was embarrassed even though she was covered by the sheet, so she hoped he wouldn’t open his eyes.

Besides, this bathroom.

She came in thinking that only one side was a mirror, but there was also a mirror on the opposite side, so no matter what, they would face each other symmetrically.

Even if Killian turned around to put it on, Aria would see everything.

Rather, it was her who should be wearing the blindfold now.

But she was in big trouble because she couldn’t trust Killian if she wore a blindfold.

It felt as complicated as a game where you had to put a fox, a duck, and corn on the same boat.

“I’ll close my eyes again and take off my clothes.”

“Hmm……”

“And Aria, you should wrap yourself in a towel too.”

“Hmm……”

She felt even more suspicious that he was giving a clear answer.

“I think you’ve forgotten, but I’ve already seen Aria naked… Ugh.”

“S, Stop it!”

“Ugh…”

“Kyaa!”

Aria was surprised when Killian bit her hand and then licked it with his lips, and she let go of his hand. Thanks to that, she barely managed to catch the sheet she was wearing before it fell.

“What are you going to do?”

“Ah……”

Aria was at a crossroads, so she realized it was better for her to give up first. After all, conversations like this with Killian usually ended up going the way he wanted.

To the point where it was better to just do as he said and finish it quickly.

She didn’t have the confidence to win an argument with Killian.

“Killian.”

“Yes.”

“Shall I take them off for you?”

“Yes?”

“I’ll take them off for you.”

But as she remembered that she had lost every time she kept talking to him, she felt a little stubborn. Besides, she had been naked as soon as she came here, and he even played tricks to avoid giving her clothes.

So, she ended up saying something a little out of spite.

Of course, he was injured while saving her, but…

“Alright.”

“Yes?”

“Alright. Take them off quickly.”

“Ah……”

Aria’s stubbornness subsided a little, whether it was because she remembered again that he was injured while saving her, or because Killian accepted it so readily.

Killian took her hand and placed it on his pants buckle. Aria, who was naturally trying to take off his clothes, was flustered.

“Th, this is too tight?”

“Yes, well. It’s like that when Aria touches it.”

He said it nonchalantly, but Aria didn’t understand at all.

“It’s not working?”

“It’s because the clothes have shrunk.”

“Why? Do clothes shrink over time?”

“……”

Killian felt ashamed that she didn’t understand what he was saying. He felt like he had told a dirty joke that only he understood.

“Killian?”

“……Yes.”

“Are you hot?”

“It’s because of the poison.”

“Ah……”

He didn’t want to lie to Aria, but he said that because of a moment of shame. For a moment, he felt the blindfold was stuffy. He wanted to take off the blindfold and see her expression. He wanted to check closely if she was really reacting like this because she didn’t understand.

“Killian.”

“Yes.”

“It’s not working well, I think it would be better to do it alone.”

“……Yes.”

“Then, I’ll close my eyes and turn around, so take them off quickly?”

“……Yes.”

He was annoyed that she was acting like she was completely relaxed now, and he irritably lowered his blindfold. Aria, who had made him sit on the edge of the bathtub, was crouching nearby.

He took off his pants as she had told him to. Then, he tied a towel around his waist.

“Aria.”

“Yes?”

“Aria, I’ll wrap the towel around you.”

“It’s okay!”

“……”

“N, now close your eyes again!”

“……Yes.”

He was upset that she immediately said it was okay, even though he thought she might at least hesitate. So, he just closed his eyes as she requested. Then, a shadow flickered, as if she was waving her hand in front of his eyes.

He laughed because Aria, who was wary like a herbivore again, was funny.

“I’m not going to eat you.”

“Don’t lie. You’re the type of person who would chew me up, bones and all.”

“It’s dangerous for the esophagus if you swallow bones.”

“That’s not what I meant…”

“Yes.”

She felt like she was going to get caught up in it again, so she ignored his words and tightly closed her eyes and took off the sheet she was wearing and put it aside. Then, she wrapped herself in the biggest and longest towel. Then, her body was covered as if she was wearing a very short dress.

“Can I open my eyes now?”

“Yes.”

Aria momentarily said yes without realizing it. Just as she was about to tell him to close them again, Killian opened his eyes. Aria’s eyes met Killian’s, who was smiling brightly as he opened his eyes.

“There’s a lot of blood on you, Aria.”

“Killian too…”

“Come here.”

She somehow thought she shouldn’t listen to those words, but she just wondered what was so important about washing up, so she took his hand.