The Credentials of a Couple (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 142

“……Do you ever regret agreeing to my request back then?”

“I would have gone even if you hadn’t asked.”

“…….”

“Just like you abandoned the honor you held dearer than your own life to rescue her and me.”

“…….”

“I did the same. Because I promised I’d protect her. And….”

Calix slowly closed his eyes.

The method he’d learned on the battlefield—to kill his emotions just to survive—had become a habit at some point. It wasn’t easy anymore to cheerfully call someone “Hyung” like before or offer comforting words that sounded sincere.

Perhaps this was why he couldn’t forget those past days. Unlike the brutal battlefield, that time had been peaceful, and his emotions hadn’t yet dulled. It felt more vivid than any other period of his life.

If he had to define that feeling, he might call it regret.

Yet, it wasn’t quite the same as mere regret.

Calix reopened his eyes. Though his jet-black eyes revealed nothing, their gaze was unwaveringly direct.

“It’s different now. This time, I won’t lose.”

“That’s….”

“I found the item hidden by Marquess Crayton.”

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