MaruMA:MaHon:SSS19

Yuuri x Wolfram x Conrad

"Are you listening? Do not open it." Wolfram gave him a stern look as he showed him a box that fit on the palm of his hand. "Normally I would carefully store this away, but a situation has arisen and I have to leave it in your room. No one can see what's inside. Okay? No matter what happens, do not open the lid. Are you listening, Yuuri!?"

"I'm listening."

Even while he said that, Yuuri's attention was completely focused on the box.

It was a plain wooden box, but there was a wing motif carved on the charming brown lid. It was closed tightly without a gap, but there wasn't any lock on it.

If it's something he absolutely can't show to anyone, just what is inside?

"I have things to do so I'm leaving it alone."

"Okay."

"It's an important object that I had specially made so really don't open it, okay?"

"Okay, okay. Ah, is there anything else I should know? Like don't give it water or don't leave it in the sun… Wolf?"

By the time he had lifted his head, Wolfram was already gone.

Yuuri hummed to himself for a bit with his arms folded as the small box sat in front of him on the desk. Why doesn't it have a lock if it's so important? At the very least it doesn't seem to be alive and it won't move or make noise if he stared at it. Even when he places his hand on the ornamental carvings, he can feel no tremors on the surface. Yuuri gently picks it up and softly shakes it so it won't open.

"… It's clunking…"

It made a sound like something hard hitting something.

Something that would trouble him if someone saw it. An important and specially made item. Furthermore, it's in a wooden box small enough to place on a palm… Ah! Suddenly remembering the bathroom at his grandfather's house, Yuuri gives a big nod to himself.

"Made-to-order dentures!"

That's true, isn't it? Even though he looks cute, Wolf is already 82 years old. He would order a pair of dentures or two.

"But if people find out he's using dentures, then his image as a pretty boy would go down the drain. That's why it would trouble him if other people knew. Ah, so pretty people have their own problems too."

And with that, his attention turned away from the box and he slovenly lied down on the couch and started to read Shin Makoku's Daily Report.

"I left the box as told, but Yuuri isn't trying to open it!?"

In the meantime, Wolfram was tormenting the person who had lent him his wisdom.

"Didn't you say that if I explained it like that he wouldn't be able to not open it!? I was looking through a crack in the door because I wanted to see the look of surprise on his face!"

"Like I said. You should have just handed it over normally. Even His Majesty will be honestly happy if he receives a gift on his birthday."

"I don't want to do it normally. I wanted it to be a surprise. A surprise!"

Lord Weller fidgeted uncomfortably with his collar as his brother vented his frustrations on him. He didn't know if his little brother was angry or sad.

"But anyway, it's strange. When you were sixteen you fell for this plan completely."

"D-don't say I fell for it!"

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