Nina would've had a good laugh if she had heard what I said earlier before I exposed myself. But now that she knew how dangerous and capable I was, so much so that I could even make a married woman like her feel like a young girl once again, she didn't dare to take my words casually and stood on guard.
She also looked at me with narrowed eyes and a small frown on her face, like she found my declaration a little too arrogant, as she wasn't the type of woman that could be picked off the street like a vegetable and tamed so easily, especially with her status as a married woman, and wondered just where I got the confidence to say such bold words.
While Nina was thinking about how ridiculous the thought of a school kid actually stealing her away was, I continued saying while having a look of disappointment on my face, as if someone had already taken the last slice of pizza I was looking forward to indulging in,
"...But who would've thought that instead of me putting a ring on your finger, someone else had already done it for me and stolen my rightful place as your beloved husband?"
"As if, Kafka!...Don't act like you would've even had a chance of marrying me when I'm not even sure kids your age are legally allowed to marry someone else!"
Nina barked when she heard my unlawful words, as she couldn't even imagine a situation where a kid who was young enough to be her son was pulling up her wedding veil.
"But I would've, Nina...I would've definitely made you stand in a chapel right before me...I can even swear on my life that I would've made you mine, since that's how confident I was in doing so." I said with absolute conviction and self-belief that it was brimming through my eyes, which intimidated Nina even more since she knew that I wasn't someone who joked around and was true to my word.
"...I guess I really should've stopped being so nosey and left you all to your own from the very start...Especially since it would've been really hard for you to be talking to someone like me who y-you l-like, but also knew that you can't do anything about your feelings towards me at the end of the day." Nina blushed when she admitted to what I felt towards her, which she struggled to say because of how strange it sounded coming from her mouth, and she apologised for her actions.
"...If I put it like that, I'm also a part of the blame for this whole mess that's happening right now by constantly showing something that you can't attain right in front of your face, and for that, I owe you an apology, Kafka..."
Nina gave a slight bow to me to show her repentance for doing what she did, which probably came from the traditions of the variant clan to which she belonged, which followed a different culture from normal humans.
She also regretted leading on a kid who was trying to get away from her for his own good, since, in her opinion, it was something unbefitting of an adult like her to bother a child like me.
"Oh no, Nina~...You don't have to apologise at all, as it was only through the conversation that you coerced me into having with you did I find out that I actually had the go-ahead sign to steal you away from your husband and didn't have to hold back like I first thought." I said like it was not her fault at all and asked her to raise her head while at the same time dropping a massive bomb on top of her head, which made her face change drastically.
"Say what now?..."
Nina immediately lifted her head up to look at me in a baffled manner, as if she were wondering if she had heard wrong.
"...Kafka, did you just say that you wanted to steal me away from my husband?"
"Yep, you heard it right...Why are you looking so surprised when you were the one who greenlit the idea of pursuing you in my head, even though I was so reluctant to do so before?" I said with an innocent smile on my face, which made Nina's face twist in absurdity even more.