Chapter 135

"I want to know. I just want to know everything."

Lying in bed, I kept turning Cassion's words over in my mind. Why was he so curious about me? And thinking about it, I realized I'd felt the exact same way.

While waiting for Cassion's replies, I hadn't really wondered whether he was putting effort into relations between the monsters and Nobel, or whether the Silver Knights' training was going well, or whether he was keeping in touch with Karman. What I'd actually wanted to know was whether he was eating well, sleeping well.

Why.

Do I... like Cassion?

Of course I liked him. Cassion was the one who'd saved my life, the one who'd protect my house, and...

No, that's not it.

I shook my head.

I wasn't foolish enough to confuse gratitude with genuine romantic feelings.

Me? Liking Cassion? That little kid?

Pinning down the exact texture of…