The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 1036

Chapter 1036: Unintended Consequences

Two parties in the equation.

Oh.

Right.

Now that was probably an obvious thing for most people. Practically a given, but for the Guide who had long since seen a version of two people in an unbalanced equation, it wasn’t really as simple. As if it were something out of the ordinary, he kept forgetting it and inadvertently reverting to what he was used to.

After all, from what he’d witnessed growing up, a lot of it really had to do with performance and keeping scores.

Of course, he wouldn’t dare think that others had no love for one another. That simply wouldn’t be fair for those who had genuine relationships.

But unlike the kind of love he received from his husband and the people around him, what he saw before was definitely more transactional.

If a Guide performed well, then they would continue to be kept. But if someone performed better, even those in supposedly stable bonds would start panicking.

To think that Guides and Espers were already mismatched in number, and yet even after confessing their love, those who managed to remain unbonded would still chase greener pastures when given the chance.

Well, back then, he hadn’t really experienced love for himself, but he had definitely found himself on the unfortunate, antagonized end of the stick.

And maybe witnessing that for so long had contributed to his anxiety about constantly doing his best? He couldn’t be sure, but it was definitely something worth considering now.

It was rather unusual, but he had to remember that it was no longer something he had to deal with. While his Auntie Cece had warned him that such people still existed, he was thankfully married to a man who would even go out of his way to explain things like this to him.

Not only was his husband patient, kind, and highly capable, but he was also undeniably easy on the eyes. So how could he not want to be with him?

Of course, others would have ten billion things to say about Luca’s suspicious and blatantly biased claims, but the love-struck wife wouldn’t hear of such claims anyway.

"..."

Ahem.

Pulled from his thoughts by the sound of Xavier’s voice, the little Guide focused on his partner once again.

"Remember our earlier talks? Just as with compromising to find happiness and fulfillment for both people, the same principle applies here.

"Both parties working together—that’s how most relationships should be, even in intimacy. It’s a two-way street, where taking turns to take the initiative would be ideal." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"In the end, there’s no need for one person to be burdened with the thought of holding up the entire relationship, when all forms of effort should be handled by both parties."

Xavier could practically see the thoughts moving behind those golden eyes.

So he continued, even though he knew he’d already said more than he usually would in a week.

"Besides," he added, a little more casually, "even if I become the best at seduction, employing techniques from who-knows-where, it wouldn’t really mean much if you’re not particularly receptive to it, right?"

"!!!"

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