The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 568

Chapter 568: Open Up

Xavier had imagined this scene a few times.

Maybe he would surprise Luca while he was busy at work.

Or he would come home while Luca was sleeping, and when he woke up, he would realize Xavier was back.

He just never pictured coming back to be greeted by falling spare parts and his little chipmunk in tears.

Because the moment his little wife lunged at him, the entrance to the makeshift hideout nearly collapsed.

Crash!

"Whoa there."

He caught Luca mid-pounce, falling back onto the floor as scattered screws, half-built stabilizer panels, and a precarious stack of spare joints wobbled dangerously above them. Twisting quickly, Xavier shielded Luca’s head from a protruding gear shaft, his own back taking the brunt of the landing.

When he finally checked that nothing else was about to drop on them, Xavier looked up—only to be met with a tear-streaked face staring down at him. Luca’s eyes were wide, shimmering, and so full of joy and undisguised longing that Xavier felt the breath leave his chest.

"Hi," Xavier said quietly, reaching up to wipe a tear from the corner of Luca’s eye.

Luca’s face scrunched, and he dazedly and hesitantly touched Xavier’s cheek like he was making sure he was real.

Then, without warning, Xavier felt Luca’s spiritual energy wrapping around him.

"Luca."

"!!!"

The sound of his name snapped Luca out of his daze. He blinked, suddenly realizing he was straddling Xavier.

"Oh no! Sorry!" Luca scrambled to get off, but before he could move away, Xavier’s arm held him steady.

"You’re leaving already? Do I not get a hug?" Xavier tilted his head slightly, even from the floor.

Luca’s eyes widened, his cheeks flushing as Xavier’s other hand came up to cup his face.

"W-wait!" the cornered chipmunk stammered, caught easily by the wolf’s arm.

"Luca... earlier, you said you were going to check on the machine. But then you were inside... and now there are no more hugs?"

"That’s because I didn’t want to cry!" Luca blurted, his mouth trembling as his innocent lie was exposed.

"Then it’s not because you hate me?"

"Hate you?! How can I—! Oh, but you also lied!"

"Hmm. I did?"

"Yes! You didn’t tell me you were back already! I didn’t get to greet you!"

"Ahhh, I’m sorry. I should’ve come straight after getting here, but after coming from uncharted planets, we had to do a bit of quarantine before we were allowed to go."

"What?! Then is everyone alright?!"

"Yeah. Just standard procedure when the planetary conditions aren’t mapped out."

"But more importantly, sorry for not telling you... I wanted to surprise you." Xavier’s voice softened as his fingers gently brushed over Luca’s ear, then threaded into his hair.

"Have you been eating well? How come you’ve gotten thinner while I was away?" His other arm circled around Luca’s waist, and he frowned slightly at the difference he felt.

"Oh wait—no! Hngh!"

"?"

"What’s wrong?" Xavier asked, starting to sit up at Luca’s sudden reaction.

"No, it’s nothing!"

"Luca, what do you mean nothing when your face looks like that?"

Xavier raised an eyebrow, but there was little he could do against his wife clinging to him like this. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

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