"Wait a minute... What did you just say to me?"
Amelia exited Evanovich's study room, leaving him silent until he had processed what he had heard for the first time.
Whoosh.
A long time later, she heard the sound of a teacup smashing against a wall and breaking, but she didn't bother looking back.
"That's the kind of behavior that the queen shouldn't possess."
In comparison to the investment, it is not a bad result.
It's a faulty sapphire ring that couldn't be sold even if it was an investment, but it wouldn't come off easily once worn.
She still had a long way to go.
'I went through a lot in two years.'
She reminisced about the past.
Evanovich may have thought she was about to be hit and kicked because she had endured so much, and that the gap between them was large enough.
He wasn't even thinking about divorce because it was fun to hit and kick those who couldn't resist, and there was nothing bothering him about Adelle. There was, of course, no reason. So Amelia planned to give Evanovich a reason to divorce her in the future.
'I don't have a lot of time.'
To do so, I needed to meet with someone right away.
Amelia returned to her room quickly. He had called someone through the maid before entering.
Creak! Open!
I was about to pass out on the bed the moment I shut the door.
"Growl".
I was startled to hear a familiar growl.
"Jex"?
A large and familiar animal model hung nearby on the bed.
White, gleaming fur with black patterns, silver gray eyes that are half-closed, and a thick, fluffy tail
It was an incredibly beautiful white leopard.
"You arrived early."
Amelia's expression brightened. She sat on the bed, beaming, and gazed at the leopard.
"Awhoo."
The white leopard closed his eyes as Amelia inadvertently reached out and touched his ear.
Cats and other animals enjoy scratching behind their ears. It's most likely an instinctive reaction.
Perhaps because he knew who she was, the pressure she felt when they first met vanished.
"You have the appearance of a cat."
When I said something cute, he suddenly opened his eyes and blinked a few times.
"Growl"
As a sign of complaint, he shook his head once and changed his demeanor.
He then pushed himself up.
Amelia was just around the corner from the white leopard's head.
Two large white fangs could be seen through his slightly open mouth.
"GASP."
When Amelia inhaled, his silver gray eyes folded like a human's and he laughed. This white leopard is also the god of all white leopards.
He reverted to his wizard form.
"You're daring."
Jex smiled and inquired, pleased with her response.
"How dare you pet the tower's apex?"
His hulking, attractive face was still too close to her.
"You stated that you were immature."
Amelia gave Anakin a strange look as she remembered his words.
Amelia summarized her surprised expression by saying.
"You liked it as well."
"Nonsense. Such childish contact does not sit well with me."
"Are you sure?"
He was a brilliant wizard, or the head of the magical tower, and, contrary to popular belief, he was as gentle as a child.
It was a spectacle that demonstrated that it is beneficial for others to be afraid of themselves, and that they could not bear to be cute.
"It's dangerous to touch me rashly because that form of mine has the instincts of a beast."
He spoke with a more solemn demeanor.
It didn't appear to be entirely false.
"Due to the fact that you are a white leopard..."
Amelia grumbled to herself.
The wizards claimed this because they possessed a unique soul and appeared to be embodied as an animal.
He also stated that those with special abilities can transform into that form.
If their soul was a beast, it's possible that they have a beast instinct in their own way.
"Isn't it instinctive? That's correct. I suppose."
Jex spoke softly.
I had the impression he was avoiding her gaze at the time, but Amelia dismissed it as an illusion.
He's a wizard, so he'll be able to transform, right?
Even if the lord was incredible, he was still only a human being and not a god.
"I guess the 26th Master of the Tower liked beasts," I've never heard of a single person having the ability to transform into several beasts.
She stated it once more.
Because of his parents' influence, his spirit is half-born and half-born.
Jex's mother was the tower's 26th master and an incredible wizard, so she must have made her son happy.
"Of course... As you can see..."
Jex avoided her gaze once more, saying while languidly leaning against the ceiling and facing the bedrest.
His drooping posture reminded her of the leopard she had seen not long ago.
"I also tied the messenger's feet. I've become disoriented in the woods as a result of my magic, and I won't be able to reach Vainas in a month."
He shifted the topic.
"You're quick."
He said it would take two days, but he returned in a day and a half after completing what he needed.
"...So, what are your plans now?"
Jex inquired again as Amelia nodded.
"The customers still have a long way to go."
Amelia said this while looking at Jex, who was already leaning comfortably against the bed.
He reasoned that it would be better to ask now rather than later because he would be listening to it anyway.
"Tell me about Luciano and Aurelius' deaths."
Jex's drowsy eyes regained their clarity.
It was a surprising question.
"...Are you interested in that?"
"Just a little bit. Just to make sure?"
His expression had changed slightly.
Only his exceptionally dark blue eyes shone brightly.
"I don't know for certain."
Jex responded quickly.