As Annan looked at the spy list, various actions of Niusel flashed before his eyes.
...No wonder.
"His attitude towards me became so affectionate after he found out I was Annan Winter..."
He even nuzzled my face.
Annan muttered to himself sarcastically.
Didn't anyone tell him not to peck his superior's lips... or nuzzle his superior's face?
No wonder he always addressed Annan as "Your Majesty" instead of "Your Highness"; it was because he had known all along that only Annan would inherit the duke's position. This was indeed something one would only understand if they were acquainted with the upper echelons of Winter.
Even the Noah royal family couldn't be certain of this—not even the frigid brotherhood, a group of Winter nobles, could grasp it.
"...So that's how it is."
Annan murmured to himself.
That's why, when Annan left previously with his childhood friend Naifertali, Niusel was so assured, and his reaction so calm...
