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"Why are you curious about that, King? Are you perhaps interested in Chastine too, like someone else I know?"
"I don't like how arrogant you are, Ethanos." Ecarus muttered, his voice thick with barely suppressed anger.
"Y-Yes... I w-was interested in her..." King mumbled, his words sending shockwaves through the room.
Ethanos, along with everyone else who overheard, stared at him in disbelief.
"H-Hey, I was just joking, King, when I said that. Don't tell me you're actually interested in Chastine? There's no way someone like you would care about anyone—"
"I already said I am interested. Is there a problem with that?"
King's voice dropped to an icy, dangerous tone. It felt like the air had suddenly frozen over, as though the room itself had plummeted to sub-zero temperatures.
