LIGHTNOVELWORLD 73: Holding Hands
Happiness came too suddenly.
From that day on, Evie’s clinginess level skyrocketed by two notches.
How to put it… If Yvonne was a tsundere cat before, then since the two confirmed their relationship, she basically turned into an oversized clingy golden retriever.
As for why such a drastic difference occurred, Elsa couldn’t pinpoint the reason, only knowing that she was now quite at a loss with her.
“Evie… don’t do this in front of the children!”
Today while teaching the children to write, she used observing as an excuse to directly hug Elsa’s waist from behind, nearly making her cry out.
There was no helping it, once the initiative was reversed, Elsa became passive, making the usually proactive Elsa somewhat uncomfortable.
It’s not that she disliked it… Actually, Elsa quite enjoyed this passive treatment, but now because the other party was too passionate, she was almost unable to bear it.
“What’s the problem~ This is proof of our close relationship–“
“It’s too hot!”
Using the hot weather as an excuse, she pushed away Yvonne who wanted to hug her, quite embarrassed.
Even in such hot weather, she still wanted to cling to her, it was really a bit unbearable.
Whether it was because she was too pure or what, if she kept clinging and hugging and inadvertently touching her body like this, this lesson couldn’t continue.
Although she knew Yvonne didn’t intend to progress to that stage with her now, this level of teasing in broad daylight was already the limit for Elsa.
Honestly, if one day she couldn’t hold back and pushed her into a deserted corner to devour her completely, it would definitely be her fault for teasing recklessly! She couldn’t be blamed!!
“Oh my, your relationship is as good as ever, but if you have time, how about helping to buy some things in town?”
Delia smiled and waved at the two, then handed over a shopping list.
“Is it time for purchases again?”
“Yes~ Buying in bulk is always more economical. And now that we have an ice cellar, I want to store as much food as possible for everyone.”
The list was densely filled with many items, mostly food.
Originally in this weather, food couldn’t be stored for long, but recently Yvonne had specially converted the church’s unused underground warehouse into an ice cellar, even dividing it into three compartments by temperature, making it much more convenient to store various vegetables and fruits.
“Sister Delia—leave the shopping errand to me!”
Finally finding a chance to catch her breath, Elsa stepped forward, wanting to snatch this task first,
Who knew, her little scheme would fall flat.
Sister Delia shook her head repeatedly:
“That won’t do, Elsa, you need to go together. There’s definitely too much for one person to carry. Oh right, this is the shopping list—I’ll leave it to you, Miss Yvonne.”
“Mm, I’ll help.”
Saying this, Delia handed the shopping list to the seemingly more reliable Yvonne, who nodded.
At this moment, the keen-eared silver-haired Demon King Fiel tugged at Yvonne’s skirt:
“Oh right, Mama Yvonne~ I want candy.”
“…Who’s your mama?!”
Hearing this title, Yvonne felt a vein throbbing near her temple.
She was clearly still an active high school girl, how did she suddenly become a mama?
Little Fiel pouted:
“Hmph… if you don’t want to…”
…Is this act-cute fellow really the Demon King?
Yvonne felt powerless to retort.
But, candy…
Those ordinary paper-wrapped candies should be fine, right?
The children should like them too.
Though somewhat helpless, Yvonne was basically a person who granted requests.
Although “candy” was clearly not on the shopping list, she still added it anyway.
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In front of acquaintances or when alone, Yvonne had become much more open than before, but once she came to the streets, in front of strangers, she still seemed somewhat restrained.
The gazes of others brought concerns.
Although they were now officially dating, they still maintained a subtle distance walking one in front and one behind on the street. This made Elsa feel somewhat regretful.
“Mm… should we start with the things that are easier to carry first, what do you think?”
“Some shops have delivery services, you know. I think it’s better to contact those shop owners first.”
“I see…”
Yvonne walked in front holding the shopping list, her left hand hanging by her side swaying with her steps, as if tempting Elsa.
The thought of ‘wanting to hold hands’ unconsciously occupied her mind.
Until now, when walking on the street, they had only linked arms. Simple hand-holding, or the advanced interlocking fingers, these couple must-dos hadn’t been tried yet.
I really want to hold hands~~~
But for someone as shy as Evie, she would probably mind holding hands with her in public…
After all, it wouldn’t be good if it caused the other party’s dislike.
Just as Elsa was hesitating, Yvonne noticed her unusual behavior.
“Could it be… am I walking too fast?”
Yvonne thought she was walking too quickly, not considering Elsa’s pace, and after speaking, she deliberately slowed her steps a bit.
“No, no, no… this speed is fine, I can keep up.”
She stopped and looked at her,
“What’s wrong?”
Elsa didn’t understand why she suddenly stopped, and then Yvonne directly walked to her side and held her hand.
“…………”
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing Elsa’s complicated expression after having her hand held, Yvonne was somewhat confused.
—She had been agonizing over this for so long! How could she so casually hold her hand?!
“Could it be… you don’t want to?”
“No…”
Of course, she could only catch the ball that was thrown.
“Then shall we hold hands like this?”
“…………”
After struggling for a long time, unable to think of what to say, she could only turn the frustration in her heart into a question:
“Why so suddenly…”
“Because… holding hands feels more like we’re dating, right? Besides, Elsa, your face was clearly written with the expression of ‘wanting to hold hands’, wasn’t it?”
“Wait… was it that obvious?!”
Was it obvious enough to see?!
Elsa hurriedly touched her own face with her other hand.
This cute action made Yvonne laugh out loud involuntarily.
“…Ugh! Is it that funny!”
Damn~ It feels like I’ve been slightly outwitted!
“It just feels so nice…”
After holding her hand, Yvonne still walked in front.
From her angle, Elsa could see that her ears were red, seeming that she too hadn’t completely gotten used to taking the initiative,
“What exactly is so nice?”
“Because… we were thinking the same thing, weren’t we?”
“…Mm, that’s true.”
This isn’t bad either.
The two tacitly gripped each other’s hand tighter.
Although it was very hot now, and holding hands would make them sweaty, neither was willing to let go,
As if letting go would steal away this moment’s small happiness.