Seseenia knew everything, so she could find Teddy. A child who grew up in the slave upper class from a very young age, thrown away by her mother who was uncomfortable with the slave upper class, with no proper education, just growing up being beaten. All he had was a small prison cell.

When she was still the empress, Seseenia asked about him. At that time, Teddy, representing the sponsor who saved him, said that the sponsor found him because the sponsor was uncomfortable with the slave upper class and happened to see him.

He mentioned that it was one of the largest upper classes with a long history, so Seseenia found Teddy based on all of that.

‘But… finding him in the slave upper class, and knowing that he is a noble? That’s even stranger.’

Especially the problem was that he didn’t look like a noble at all. The golden eyes that only those who inherit the blood of the nobles have, blonde hair. There were certainly those with similar colors.

The golden eyes, like dazzling grains of sand in the desert, were similar to the yellow eyes.

The noble golden hair was the same. So, unless both were present, he wouldn’t even be suspected as a noble.

‘Tedel had black hair from the beginning. I wondered if it might change over time… but it’s still black.’

That’s why she went to the Matap today. Changing a person’s hair color could only be done in Matap. So, just seeing Teddy, who was trapped in the slave upper class, and knowing that he was a noble, was an absurd statement.

“What are you curious about?”

“Huh?”

“You seem to be very cautious about me. Maybe it’s better if you ask what you’re curious about… rather than me… being so careful… with you…”

“Okay. Then… Teddy. Since when was your hair black?”

“From a very young age. Every moment I remember has always been black. Does it have to be black? Does it have a bad meaning… is there such a thing?”

Seseenia quickly nodded, afraid that he might suspect.

“No, it’s not like that. I was just curious. Then… do you have other memories? Your mother who gave you a name… other memories.”

“Is it helpful to you if I talk about everything I know, Master?”
“Yeah. But you don’t have to tell me if it’s hard. If that happens, I can find out separately. Even if it takes a long time. So, if it’s difficult…”

“I want to say anything. But, Master… actually, I don’t have any memories. About my mother… It’s just what the one guarding the prison told me. It’s something I heard when I imitated what others were saying back then. The only thing left by my mother.”

“I see.”

Seseenia’s heart became heavy. She wanted to approach him and pat his head. Still, he grew up well. Inside that, in those terribly difficult times, he grew up very well.

“So, actually, I’m afraid.”

“What? Afraid of being abandoned?”

“That too, but… Master, you’ve been coming to me as if it was confirmed from that day. Like someone who knows me. Like the person who was looking for me. So… I’m afraid that the person who was looking for me might not be me. Afraid of becoming useless… So, please don’t abandon me.”

As if about to cry at any moment, his eyes shook endlessly.

“Teddy.”

“Yes.”

“Why are you following me?”

“The reason I follow Master… I don’t know.”

Suddenly, Teddy became sulky.

“Don’t know…”

“If there’s no reason, are you going to abandon me?”

“Are you afraid of being abandoned?”

“I’m not afraid of being abandoned. But… I’m afraid of Master abandoning me.”

He was like a puppy. Like a puppy waiting in place, knowing the owner would come, holding on and holding on until the body weakened. Even so, when he sees someone similar to the owner, he wags his tail, and again falls in love with humans…

“You’re really like a beast.”

“I want to remain as a beast. Because then… it feels like you’ll stay by my side.”

“I won’t abandon you. I told you. It’s hypocrisy. In the end, it’s just pretending to be good. So, I’ll keep pretending to be good until the day you reject me. I promise on my name. I won’t abandon you first. So, don’t think too much. Got it?”