Ryu stepped out of the Keep. But, he hadn't expected to be asked a question he didn't know how to answer before he could even regain his bearings.

"Did I do something wrong?"

Ryu sat atop Nemesis, looking down at Sarriel whose eyes were practically leaking.

For everyone else, they saw a cute and loveable human girl who had been wronged. However, Ryu saw a frightingly beautiful Fey with the looks of a goddess who had been wronged.

The first was already bad enough. But the latter was enough to leave Ryu at a loss for how to answer.

Did she do anything wrong? The correct answer was that Ryu didn't know. Maybe she had, but it was possible that she hadn't either.

Ryu suddenly found himself caring about how he responded to this question a bit too much, something that subconsciously made his gaze a hint colder. He didn't have the time for this carousel of emotion, and he definitely didn't want to deal with anyone who would constantly put him in such a situation.

As the saying went, old habits die hard. It was much easier for Ryu to simply put up a brick wall, especially if this woman was potentially dangerous.

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