Romance Revived: An NPC Was the Final Boss’s Love by Haru Sakura

Author:Haru Sakura [SAKURA, HARU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2025-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

“Are you asleep, Kreis?”

It was late at night, and I’d stayed up late, struggling with documents Theodore had compiled about the domain. I’d only just crawled into bed when I heard a quiet knock at the door followed by Siegfried’s hesitant voice.

“What’s going on?” I asked. “It’s the middle of the night.”

“I just haven’t been sleeping well lately...”

I could imagine the burden of being a king was great. And it was only natural, as the lives of every citizen in the kingdom rested on his shoulders. But despite all that, I’d never once heard this sort of complaint from Siegfried.

“Huh? Don’t tell me he’s paying you a ‘night visit’?”

I shot a glare at Professor, who was lounging at my side. That was all it took before he muttered, “Guess I’ll get out of your way,” and slunk away.

“Come in,” I said, opening the door to let Professor out and Siegfried in. He walked in and sat down on the edge of the bed, looking troubled.

“There’s something that’s been weighing on me since that day.”

“Which day?” I asked.

Siegfried was already in his nightclothes, just like me. There was a certain vulnerability to him now, a subtle sensuality even I, another man, couldn’t ignore.

“Would you show me, Kreis?” he asked.

“Show you what?”

“You have scars on your body, don’t you? Besides these.” He reached out and touched my hand.

I wasn’t wearing my gloves anymore; I’d taken them off since I’d been alone in my room. The cracks had mostly healed by now, but the calluses remained. Siegfried gently took my hand in his, his expression filled with quiet sorrow.

There was such certainty in his voice that it was clear hiding anything would be pointless. I gave up trying to pull away or cover up, and simply let Siegfried see my unsightly hand.

“I had no idea you were suffering. I keep wondering how painful and awful it must’ve been... That’s why I can’t sleep lately.”

“It’s all in the past, Siegfried. You don’t need to carry that burden.”

“Even if it’s in the past, a wound is still a wound. Scars on the heart don’t just disappear, do they? At the very least, I want to see what wounds you carry with my own eyes. I want to etch them into my memory as a reminder. So I’ll never overlook even the smallest pain again.”

“It’s not a pretty sight,” I warned.

“I know.”

He gazed steadily at me. I could tell he wasn’t going to back down, so I let out a quiet sigh, slipped my hand from Siegfried’s, lifted the hem of my nightshirt, and shrugged it off, exposing my upper body. I turned away and knelt before him so he could see my scars clearly.

“It must’ve been so painful, Kreis.”

“I’ve already forgotten about it.”

I remembered the lashes that had left those scars. The searing pain as my skin split open, the humiliation of having my dignity stripped away. But compared to the despair I’d felt when I had helplessly watched a blood-soaked Siegfried die before my eyes, the earlier abuse I’d suffered seemed almost mild by comparison.

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