The Butterfly Trap

The Part 38

I told Zurich everything, but I deliberately hid the fact that he was the rabbit he picked up at the time and also the fact that he was a demon, Zurich seemed satisfied with what I said even though throughout the story the face is a little strange but a small smile decorate the face of his handsome at the end of the story.

" Don't tell me you're jealous of him" I teased him.

" Of course, you are my lover, which man will not be jealous to see his lover with another man".

I didn't expect to get such an honest answer from her, with my shy blush face behind her and holding my cheeks with my hands so that my wide smile wouldn't be too visible.

" Will he return to Sui's country?"

" I don't think so, by the way, he's not from there".

" Why is she dressed like that?"

I thought for a moment, wondering what answer I should say.

" Well, he said his country has almost the same culture as Sui's but he didn't tell me where he actually came from, and also as the informant of the Hummingbird Guild, either, it was very inappropriate for him to open up his true identity".

I hope Zurich doesn't talk about Zeju anymore, because the longer we talk about him the harder it is for me to cover up his identity.

" Maybe I will be busy in the next few days to prepare for the upcoming festival" he said, embracing me.

I stared at those beautiful eyeballs, "Festivals? in what order is that?"

" Obviously our kingdom was chosen to host an upcoming tournament, you know in order to improve the quality of the knights, once a year always held a tournament".

" At the twelve zodiacs?"

" Hmmm between countries more precisely, the show will be very rame because the participants are not only from the human race but demons, elves and dwarves".

" Wow the scale is amazing, but wouldn't you have a problem telling me first?" ask me while releasing her embrace.

He laughed then gently hit my nose with his finger.

" Who would dare to go find trouble with me?".

I haven't seen him in a few days because he's rarely at home, even so he always took the time to meet me even though I was asleep and sometimes he gave me gifts as his apology, I was a bit uneasy about constantly receiving her gifts so I decided to give her something as my thanks.

I walked through the shops in the middle of Capital, some items caught my attention but nothing suitable to give as a gift.

I reached a jewelry store, my eyes tracing each of the longest pieces of jewelry in an outdoor storefront, I hesitated a little to enter the store.

' What if the stuff here is all expensive? ah it's the stupidity that matters that I can repay Zurich's kindness I thought I entered the store.

" Welcome Miss, can I help you?" ask a man who may be the owner of the store.

I nodded with a smile then followed the man to the jewelry place on display.

" What do you need Miss? this necklace is our latest item" he said, holding up a necklace with ruby-colored gemstones.

" For your information, this is a very rare item, if you take it now, you are the only person who has a necklace as beautiful as this!"

" But I'm not looking for a necklace, I'm looking for something to make a gift for!".

" Male or female?"

" Man!"

" just a minute!" he then disappeared a few minutes later and returned with a dark blue colored box.

He opened the box, inside there were two buttons with sparkling sapphire colors, the sculpture was really very neat and clear, making the decoration look very classy.

I looked back, there were three girls standing gracefully, I knew one of them, she was wearing a pink dress with a fur hat that adorned her head, he stepped gracefully near me.

" What are you looking for?" he asked me with a distinctive smile that adorned his face and I could read what he was about to say from behind that smile.

' Do you have money to buy jewelry here?'

I returned her smile, "Ah, I'm doing something that can be made a gift ".

He stared at the box that was in front of me, several times he glanced between me and the box in front of me, I was sure it was a judging look.

" Well, you got good taste, are you gonna take this?"

He took the town of jewelry.

" ah, if you like it I'll find another one!" answer me awkwardly.

' Why should I meet him here anyway? is her suspicion of me gone? looks like he doesn't remember anything about Dagara".

" So how's that charming Mr Chyou doing?"

' I was just worried about him and now he's even nanyain' I thought.

" Who is Mr Chyou?" ask her friend with a curious face.

" If Miss Castella says she's charming means she's really alluring!" the other timpal.

" If you're wondering why not ask this Miss Sicily, she has a lot of very charming male friends around her" she said with a strange smile on her lips.

The two friends looked at me with mocking gazes, it was obvious that Castella's remark had hidden intentions.

" Oh and he's also his friend Grand Duke Dagaras, upss is that a secret?" he asked as if he had unintentionally mentioned it.

I just laughed as normally as I could, even though in my heart I cursed her a few times.

" really? It seems like you are not an ordinary person, not everyone can be friends with Grand Duke Lo, what else is someone who has never set foot in the social world" said one of his friends.

" You're right Miss Noela, I didn't even have the chance to talk to her when we were from the same academy, but a non-nobleman Miss Sicily could be friends with her, wasn't that wonderful?" say the other.

At first glance they might sound praising me but behind their words there was a curse that he blatantly threw at me, I clenched my hands, refraining from thinking too much about what they said.

' I can't stay here long, or Castella will find another way to embarrass me even more'.

"Ah, ladies and gentlemen, I just happen to know the Grand Duke, how could someone like me have more to do with it" I replied with a big smile.

" So how much is Sir?"

" Fifty gold coins!"

' The expensive? if I buy it, my savings will be depleted, if I don't buy it they will make this a joke that can defame Zurich later'

With a heavy heart I gave the bag containing the gold coins to the seller, but I did not want to take it out of my hand.

" It looks like this jewelry is expensive for Miss Sicily" said Castella who saw me still holding tight the bag of money that was already in the hands of the seller.

" No way Miss!" I replied while hurriedly releasing my hand.

After a while I left Castella and her friends who were staring at me whispering, I felt wrathful with their eyes but I did not want to show them, instead, I waved my hand while smiling at them.