T Y D O T S F

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But the feelings with Sage did not last long.

"away."

It was partly because of the force that grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me towards it, and partly because of the sword that passed between us by a hair's breadth.

Sage suddenly turned his head in the direction the sword had come from and made a displeased expression.

Before we knew it, Kaid had come down from the castle wall and was approaching us with a frightening momentum.

Baon, who was behind him, covered his eyes, saying that he didn't see anything, but his pale eyes visible between his fingers sparkled as if he had caught an interesting sight.

"I don't know what I saw. What are you doing to my daughter, Kiraas?"

"We were just giving each other a hug of emotion."

"I don't remember giving permission for a four-legged beast like you."

"Then how about considering it from now on?"

"I guess you want to die."

I gasped at those words.

What kind of conversation is this now?

A fierce war of nerves was taking place between the two.

As I was watching in confusion, I heard Set's voice, who was holding the back of my neck.

"It's time for everyone to go home. Let's go, Irene."

And then he started dragging me away.

The moment I said, "Uh-uh," I was separated from Sage and shouted in a hurry.

"Dad! Don't do that to Sage! You came to save me!"

"I was the one who dealt with the DL Artban."

"But it was resolved quickly thanks to Sage's help! And us!"

I hesitated to say this because I felt like it would have irreversible repercussions.

But I thought it would be difficult to deal with my family alone, so I decided to reveal the truth I had been hiding.

"We're dating! We're seeing each other! So it's okay to hug and stuff!"

At that moment, the surroundings became tense.

"what?"

The first to react was the set.

Set, who was taking me to a carriage waiting to return south, stopped abruptly and asked me a question in a murderous tone.

And Arban began to doubt his own hearing.

"...They're dating? Are my ears weird?"

"Do you have any problem?"

Sage shrugged his shoulders at my confession and smiled. It was the smile of a victor.

Kaid slowly turned to Sage with a frighteningly hardened face.

And finally.

Crunch.

"This is what I hear as soon as I get here. My granddaughter is dating that guy?"

"......grandfather?"

I looked in surprise towards the direction where the voice came from. Helena waved her hand as she took off her hood.

The broken box fell to the floor in Ian's hands, crumpled and looking shabby.

"I think I need to explain what's going on. It seems like there are more than a few people who are shocked."