At dawn, sunlight streamed into the castle atop the mountain, illuminating the couple in the lord's bedroom.
"What do you want?"
Upon hearing the man's words, the woman's complexion suddenly turned pale.
Seeing the change in her expression, Ivan, who was still lying in bed, realized he had just uttered something a scumbag would say.
"Cough, cough, what I mean is that you should be aware of my situation. I have to leave this continent in about twenty days and head to the unknown Sorcerer's Academy, with no fixed return date. Don't tell me you think I'm blind; I've seen how beautifully you dressed up every day, but due to the reality of the situation, I didn't respond just to avoid holding back your prime years."
Justine, lying to one side, finally improved in color: "Then what about last night—"
Ivan wrapped his arms around her: "What do you think? You're such a brave girl; how could I, as the lord, bear to push you away?"
