Around lunchtime, Khalif silently guarded his bedroom with nothing to do. It had been a long time since he had idled away his time like this without doing anything.

Perhaps he didn’t even know if this was the first time. Whether before or after his return, he had always lived a hurried life to protect his own life.

There was a time when he had once longed for a life where he didn’t have to lift a finger, but when he actually tried it, it didn’t feel very enjoyable.

Rather, his mind became more restless than when his body was busy.

“Just enjoy it a bit. There should be times like this.”

Felix’s voice suddenly interjected among his thoughts. Khalif, who had been silently gazing into space, raised his head.

Felix was sitting on the windowsill, reading a book. Despite not glancing at him for even a moment, it seemed like he had accurately read his inner thoughts again. It was that damn ability of his.

Khalif didn’t bother to reply. After all, it was easier said than done to read his thoughts for Felix.

“I told you. Your complexion is getting worse and worse. Relax at times like this when you don’t have to do anything. You never know when such precious moments will come again.”

As expected, Felix quickly read Khalif’s complaint in his mind and offered some appropriate advice.

Khalif furrowed his brow and sighed deeply. While Felix’s ability to read people’s inner thoughts might be useful to him, it was not pleasant at all from the receiving end.

Not all thoughts were like that, but everyone had moments when they didn’t want their innermost thoughts to be revealed to others. And for Khalif, this was one of those moments.

He absentmindedly wiped his face as a habit. It seemed better to engage in conversation with Felix for a change. At least then, Felix, who would be focused on their conversation, wouldn’t be reading his mind.

After gazing at Felix for a moment, Khalif soon found a suitable topic and moved his lips.

“Why are you looking at that like that?”

Khalif nodded towards the book in Felix’s hand and asked. Felix shifted his gaze following him and then shrugged.

“Just some information about the time I was sealed away.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“I thought it might be more productive than watching you mope around like this.”

Khalif frowned at Felix’s casually spoken words. It was irritating to express himself as moping around when Felix knew perfectly well why he was acting like this.
He couldn’t hide his feelings, and he grumbled with a sarcastic tone.

“Didn’t the person who told me to enjoy such a precious moment say that?”

“If we borrow the expression someone used, I’ve enjoyed quite a relaxed life so far. Wouldn’t it be good for both of us if I did something productive while you’re resting?”

Instead of replying, Khalif let out a deep sigh. He truly didn’t say a word. Besides, Felix’s words were right, and there was no room to argue.

In the end, Khalif put the complaining boy aside and closed his eyes tightly. Then, words that came to mind were muttered haphazardly.

“Someone might think I’m doing something great for you.”

“Whether it’s great or not, we’ll find out in the future.”

Khalif shook his head slightly. Trying to argue with Felix to the end made him want to clench his fist and press it against him, but he let go of his tightly clenched fist, feeling that it was too Felix-like. Then, an empty, idle time enveloped his whole body.

Time couldn’t pass any slower than this. Was waiting originally such a difficult thing to do? It was truly an unpleasant feeling.

He absentmindedly ran his hand through his hair and stared out the window past Felix. In the process, his gaze unintentionally fell on the book Felix was holding.

“The Origin of the Tritan Temple.”

Khalif involuntarily narrowed his eyes. The word ‘Tritan’ was too familiar.

He instinctively licked his lips as a thought popped into his head.

“Could it be that you’re reading that book because of Evelia?”

It was a rather unremarkable question, but Felix looked at Khalif with surprise.

“How did you know?”

“Evelia mentioned a story about the ancient kingdom of Tritan.”

“Evelia?”

At the mention of Evelia’s name, Felix closed the book he had been holding and moved closer to Khalif. Then, he started to prepare himself to ask questions in earnest.

“What did she say?”

“You’re so enthusiastic about it that it makes me not want to tell you.”

Khalif raised his eyebrows without any intention of hiding his discomfort. He really didn’t understand. He had been curious about why Felix was so interested in Evelia for a while now, but he had no idea why.

He had asked about Evelia’s story before, but he had never shown such excessive interest in her.
“Since we’re on the subject, let me ask you. Why are you so interested in Evelia to the point of ignoring my warnings repeatedly?” Khalif asked, unable to suppress his discomfort. Perhaps Felix sensed that his reaction had been too extreme, as he leaned back.