T Y D O T S F

134

"I'm glad we have the same opinion."

After taking a sip of tea, DL began to seriously explain the reason for his visit to the North.

"Let me get straight to the point. I want a military agreement between the North and the East that will make them strong allies."

"Not bad. And?"

"It would be great if we could make a treaty that would allow free exchange between the clans."

"okay."

Sage showed interest and started checking the documents one by one.

DL couldn't shake the feeling that there was something odd about that attitude.

Clearly, Sage Kiraas's answer was not far from what he had expected.

DL was confident that he would be cooperative in this agreement.

It was easy to tell just by looking at the attitude of Sage's aide.

Moreover, since DL had already experienced this during his time as a small business owner, he was able to quickly understand what the situation was.

Sage Kiraas's position within the family will likely change depending on how he handles this matter.

But it was strange.

At least his aide's reaction wasn't fake.

However, Sage Kiraas, who should have been the most eager, showed no interest.

If other people saw him, they would have mistaken him for the aide, who was the current successor to the Kiraas family.

Sage, who had been scribbling something, put down his pen.

"Well then, I will look into it myself, knowing this much. Our next meeting will be on the agreed date. I hope you enjoy your time in the meantime."

"Thank you for your consideration, Kiraas Sogaju. But... Diel trailed off. Sage's gaze turned to him. As if he had been waiting, Diel opened his mouth.

"May I ask what your relationship is with Irene Astrophel?"

"Why do you ask that?"

Sage frowned.

Because I didn't like the sound of Irene's name coming out of my mouth.

This was especially true because he knew that DL Artban was interested in Irene.

Even Irene doesn't seem to know anything, so doesn't it seem like there's some kind of secret between the two of them?

DL tilted his head.

"Is this a rude question? I asked because I noticed that you have pheromones on your body."

"Ah. This."

Sage muttered as if he had forgotten.

It was Irene's pheromone that happened to get on her body and was left there without being erased.

Irene was already used to Sage's pheromones, so she didn't seem to notice that his pheromones were all over her body.

Sage closed his eyes and smiled.

"Is it a habit to ask questions even though you know the answer?"

"What do you mean?"

"If we're in a relationship where we spread pheromones to each other's bodies, wouldn't we know what our relationship is like?"

"......."

"I believe you know what I mean without me having to explain it to you."

I didn't know that DL's expression, which had frozen coldly for a moment, would lighten.