Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are Are So Dangerous! [BL]-Chapter 182: Reunions and Revelations

"Hm...?"

What was happening?

Rocco lifted his gaze, and at that moment, a shadow suddenly covered his view, something landing lightly in front of his father.

He was so startled that he let out an odd sound. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Meh!"

As cold sweat dripped down Rocco’s face, the mysterious figure that had appeared suddenly leaned toward him.

His breath caught when he saw the figure’s flowing crimson hair.

"Master!! I missed you so much!"

"G-Georgio...!?"

Suddenly, Rocco was swept up into a tight embrace by Georgio, who seemed to appear out of nowhere.

The sensation was oddly familiar, and Rocco was stunned by how long it had been since he’d felt this.

His father, looking clearly disgusted, loosened his grip on Rocco, and Georgio immediately took the opportunity to pull Rocco away from his father and hug him tightly.

"I worked really hard! Praise me, praise me! Pet me!"

"Okay, okay, I get it! Calm down a little, alright?"

Georgio rubbed his cheek against Rocco’s with intense enthusiasm, nearly suffocating him.

Rocco struggled to break free from Georgio’s grip and reached out with his hand.

When he gently petted Georgio’s crimson-colored hair, the energetic rubbing quickly stopped, and Georgio smiled happily, his face brightening.

"Georgio, thank you for your hard work. Thank you for protecting Father. You did well, really well."

"...! Hehe, hehehe."

The way Georgio smiled so widely and happily reminded Rocco of a carefree puppy.

Being a fan of fluffiness, Rocco couldn’t help but imagine Georgio as a fluffy little dog and, unable to resist, ruffled his hair with enthusiasm.

Georgio’s beautiful medium-length hair got tousled, but he didn’t seem to mind at all, in fact, he nuzzled closer to Rocco’s hand with a smile.

"I missed you, Master. As a reward... will you sleep with me tonight?"

"Hm? Hmm... well, I guess I have no choice."

Surprised by how lonely Georgio seemed, Rocco nodded obediently.

He had assigned Georgio a rather unpleasant task at the main base of the guard, so he figured that granting such a simple request would be the least he could do to keep up his image as a good master.

He smiled warmly and suggested they call Ragar over and all sleep together that night.

Georgio’s smile seemed to freeze for a moment, but he still answered with forced cheerfulness, "...Yay, I’m happy to sleep with three of us."

Afterward, Georgio continued to stick close to Rocco, but eventually, his father and Sylas, seemingly exasperated by the display, silently separated the two of them.

Georgio, with a pout, was yanked by the scruff of his neck, and he began whining like a spoiled child.

Reaching out his hand with a face that resembled that of a stray dog, Georgio begged, but Rocco resisted the urge to give in and didn’t take his hand.

If he let Georgio cling to him more, there was no way he’d let go anytime soon...

Rocco let out a sigh, silently apologizing to Georgio.

Just then, someone quietly approached from behind and suddenly hugged him tightly, making him jump in surprise.

"—Rocco, did you forget about me?"

He felt a soft poke on his cheek from behind and spun around in shock.

It was Del Fiore and his son, who had apparently been waiting outside the gate.

Flustered, Rocco quickly shook his head.

"S-sorry, Laxus. I was so happy to see Father, I just... I wasn’t forgetting about you, I promise..."

Rocco flustered, trying to explain himself.

Honestly, the emotional reunion with his father had made him forget about the two of them for a moment, but admitting that outright felt rude.

As he was fumbling, suddenly, Ricardo patted Laxus’s shoulder.

"Hey, Laxus, don’t tease Rocco too much. I know you want to, but you shouldn’t."

"I’m sorry, Father. It’s just that Rocco is so cute, I couldn’t help myself."

Hmm... so Laxus was teasing him because he saw right through him... Rocco pouted.

Setting aside that Ricardo was a little bit of a sadist, Rocco silently protested by lightly slapping Laxus for the teasing.

However, since Laxus had apologized with a sincere "Sorry," and explained it was because Rocco was just too cute, Rocco decided to let it slide.

Though the "cute" part wasn’t to his liking.

He preferred being called cool, not cute.

He huffed in frustration.

"──...Del Fiore."

As Rocco sulked, his father, who had been glaring at Ricardo with a stern expression, finally moved.

Rocco had noticed his father’s intense glare and braced himself, thinking a conflict between the two powerful families might erupt right there.

He felt a little nervous, but surprisingly, the words his father spoke were not as harsh as expected.

"...It seems you took care of the children while I was gone."

Ricardo blinked in surprise, but quickly smiled his usual gentle smile and nodded.

"Yes. But I didn’t do much. Most of it was handled by these two on their own."

"I see."

"Yes. You should praise them. Both of them worked hard for your sake."

Hearing Ricardo’s soft voice, Rocco’s father glanced back.

Rocco blinked in surprise when his father silently pulled him and Sylas close.

His father muttered in an unexpectedly small voice.

"...You both worked hard."

Rocco blinked again.

He noticed Sylas stiffen beside him.

His father patted their heads, and without showing any expression, swiftly turned on his heel.

His father’s back seemed unusually embarrassed, which made Rocco smile as he tugged on Sylas’s hand, leading him to hurry after his father.

His father had been freed from the guards just after the parliament session ended.

After that, large incidents followed one after another, as though the world refused to allow peace.

The most widely reported event was the fall of Duke Wimburg’s house.

It seemed that the duke, realizing the irreparable loss of trust, had sold off all his family’s assets and fled in the night.

The mansion was left completely empty, and investigations into corruption and other matters were rendered impossible.

In the end, it was a rather unsavory conclusion, but honestly, such events were common in this world.