Chapter Fifty Seven: We want each other

Before Levy could leave, Reed landed beside them. Once the duke and company had left, he had trailed after the prince until they entered the castle before he returned to his comrades to report.

"Goddammit! I don't like this job at all. Send me to the wall instead, Zolan. Luc or Leon can replace me. I beg you! I don't want to be the princess' guard anymore!" Reed's whole face was blazing red as he squatted on the ground rubbing his flushed cheeks with his palms.

Levy just laughed, enjoying the sight of Reed dying from embarrassment. It was such an enjoyable thing to see a normally blank faced knight being so embarrassed.

"Don't tell me you –"

"Of course I didn't look, damn it, how would I dare? Are you wishing for me to be dead?!"

"Then why are you reacting like –"

"I was the closest to them when they were doing that here! I could hear them… loud and… clear… even the… damn –"

The young man buried his face into his palms again, groaning out loud.

"Pfft. This was exactly the reason why I