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In a world where monsters suddenly appear, a disease existing isn't surprising at all. People may have the ability to fight for their lives, but no one can escape this disease if they were born with it.
Kim Rok Soo, who is a Grade 1 Ability User in his world, was born with this disease where flowers start to grow out of the victim’s body because of a strong emotion.
At first, as a young boy who was naive in this world, he loved how a black sweet, delicate flower unexpectedly bloomed on his body when he felt very happy with his parents. However, the moment his parents died in a car accident, a flower suddenly sprouted painfully on his body. As he was a child that day, he was mourning while the sudden bloomed withering flower pain was unbearable.
That was the day a boy named Kim Rok Soo realized how flowers bloomed differently depending on its emotions. Whereas if the emotions are bad, the flowers will react to this feeling by growing abruptly and withering, causing a severe pain. If it's good emotions, the flowers will sprout delicately, almost like a beautiful ornament, causing no pain. After knowing then, Kim Rok Soo disregarded ‘emotion’ to protect himself from the pain.
However, as if the world hates him, pain is always by his side. The pain from getting abused, beaten up and getting injuries because of his abilities suddenly became like a daily life to him.
But the pain of the flower sprouting on his body was way worse than that kind of pain, especially on the day he lost his second family. The flower abruptly sprouted and withered on his body, making him feel as if something had pierced him deeply, but he didn't shed tears---no, he couldn't cry since he believes emotions will only destroy him once again. That was the day when everything was left entirely to him, and he had no option but to keep living so that his teammates' hard work would not be in vain.
But that changed everything the moment Kim Rok Soo woke up in Cale Henituse's body and met the Crown Prince, who was named Alberu Crossman.
When Kim Rok Soo first opened his eyes in Cale's body, he realized that even in a different body, the disease was still there as it was engraved on his soul. Somehow, he planned not to let this body sprout some flowers, to live alone and have a rich slacker life, but things didn't go as planned.
The sun was shining brightly in his life, that he cherished it every time they spoke or met. Kim Rok Soo, who is now Cale, treasured every second of them.
Those glib tongue battles, every plan they discussed, every expression of his Sun makes him so ecstatic that he knows he fell in love with the crown prince of the Roan Kingdom.
Good emotions have now been felt, as flowers have delicately bloomed in his body, making it look like a garden full of flowers. But Cale didn't mind since he was now happy with his new family and his sworn brother, with whom he had secretly fallen in love.
Cale couldn't believe that there would be a day when he would experience pleasant feelings, but this time he felt grateful to be alive.
Even if the war is still going on, Cale will now protect his family that he found and will never allow them to perish as his second family did.
Like he was now determined to protect his family, he was even more resolved not to let anything bad happen to his Sun, who had just entered the room. His hyung's room, to be precise.
“Hey, Hyung! Why did you tell me to come here all of a sudden?” Cale asked as he sat back and munched on some cookies. He wanted to chuckle at his hyung's frown as he looked at him.
“Haa, you're driving me nuts.” Alberu groaned as he sat in front of Cale, who was happily munching on his cookies till he was stuffed.
‘My delicate flower appears to be in a pleasant mood; I'm curious as to why.' Alberu wondered as he watched his delicate flower eat and munch with a stoic face, yet he knows the young master-nim was in a great mood.
The sun who kept staring at the delicate flower suddenly flinched when the delicate flower asked,
“Hyung, what are you staring at? This humble noble is now honoured to be looked upon by the crown prince of the Roan Kingdom, who shines day and night to light up the whole continent with its brightness.” Cale said with a smile that if Raon was around, he would ask as to who they were going to scam.
Alberu sighed at Cale who kept talking nonsense and stood up to approach Cale who was now confused why he didn’t respond to the glib tongue like usual.
The first time the crown prince met the trash of the count’s family, he thought that he should stay away from this person since he was similar to him. However, right now he was glad that he had met this person in his life who made him feel happy to this extent. His delicate flower that he could trust and cherish the most.
When Cale suddenly had a flower sprout on his body for the first time, everyone panicked about how that happened. Even he was surprised and got worried about why that happened.
Everyone inspected him attentively, even though the young master said that it was nothing serious and that the flower would not harm him if it wasn't plucked out of his body. Even if everyone was wondering as to how Cale knew it, no one questioned and instead just went along with it.
At this very moment, Cale, whose body was decorated in flowers, now appears to be captivating to the crown prince, as the delicate red flowers blossoming vibrantly suit his features. His delicate flower, whom he adores, was a beauty from another realm, as if he did not exist in this world at all.
Alberu approached Cale, who was now puzzled after finishing some cookies.
As he couldn't suppress his emotions any longer, the sun held his delicate flower's hand and softly drew him into his embrace. Alberu decided it’s the time as he can no longer hold these feelings anymore.
Of yearning to grasp, love, and openly express himself to the person who is suddenly taken aback by the unexpected movement of the shining sun.
"... uh hyung, what are you doing? ’ Cale, who is now baffled by the sudden action, asked his Sun, who is now burying his face in his neck.
"Hushh, just let me do this for a while." The crown prince responded to Cale while feeling at peace.
Cale reciprocated the crown prince's hug while caressing his Sun's hair.
The delicate flower felt his heartbeat racing as his ear turned crimson. As the sensation he felt was "bliss and contentment," a flower suddenly bloomed on his neck, tenderly pushing Alberu's face.
Alberu had no choice but to withdraw his face out of Cale's neck, and because he can no longer rest his head on there, he chose to place his forehead to his delicate flower's forehead and look at him passionately.
Cale, who was now nervous as a result of the crown prince's unexpected action, returned his gaze to Alberu while trying to keep his heartbeat steady.
There was tension between the two, yet neither of them moved their gazes away from each other. With that, the crown prince finally opened his lips to utter the words he had been longing to say.
“I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time, Cale. I am grateful to have met you, who unexpectedly entered my life and gained my trust. You, who appear entrancing with every gesture you make, these beautiful flowers in your body that suit you better than anybody else. I can't take my gaze away from you since every aspect of you is breathtaking.” Alberu stated this while earnestly staring into Cale's eyes, who was caught off guard by his unexpected declaration of love.
He ignored Cale's astonishment and proceeded.
“You, who resemble delicate flowers that I'll cherish for the rest of my life. I've been meaning to tell you that I love you.” Alberu confessed as he tenderly kissed Cale's forehead.
Alberu was ready to break the hug when Cale embraced him tightly, surprising him with the abrupt action his delicate flower made.
“Why are you breaking out the hug? Let me at least respond, Hyung.” Cale muttered this while burying his face in Alberu's neck.
“This humble noble is now honored to be cherished by the crown prince of the Roan Kingdom, as for the response to the unexpected confession,” Cale smiled as he turned to face Alberu, who was now waiting for his response.
“Of course, you are the sun in my life, Alberu Crossman, I love you.” Cale confessed as he stared directly into his Sun's eyes, who was stunned by the response.
Alberu, unable to comprehend what Cale said, simply looked at his delicate flower, which seemed to be coming closer to his face.
Only an inch away from each other’s faces, Cale made a move and softly planted a kiss on the crown prince’s lips.
Alberu flinched at the sudden action, but he slowly closed his eyes and responded to the kiss as he put his hand on the locks of Cale’s hair.
The kiss was so tender that Cale felt how his hyung really cherished him the most.
Cale, who is now satisfied, pulled out of the kiss while placing his forehead on the other's and muttered,
"Hyung, my sun, you must take responsibility now that you have responded to my kiss." Cale smiles as he looks at his sun, who is now in utter disbelief, although there is a tint of red in his ears.
"As the Crown Prince of the Roan Kingdom and as a responsible hyung who is now the sun of this delicate flower, of course, I will claim you.'' Alberu said as a sign that Cale has now become his, like how he became Cale's.
Cale was so overjoyed he would have wanted it to last forever. Cherishing this moment, the delicate flower didn’t expect there would be a day when something would happen that would cause his destruction.