As Olivia left the emperor’s office, she naturally wrapped her arms around Kraye’s neck, who had hugged her before she could even take a few steps.

“Did you wait?”

“No.”

At Olivia’s straightforward denial, Kraye chuckled and added, “I heard your footsteps and came straight from the Hwangnyeo Palace.”

“How… um.”

Olivia would have a lot to ask about how her footsteps from the Hwangnyeo Palace could be heard, and how he had come here in an instant upon hearing that sound. However, she didn’t bother to ask because, if it was Kraye, he could do anything.

Returning to the Hwangnyeo Palace and entering the office, Olivia immediately checked on Shuga. After skimming through the child, still closing its eyes as she had last seen it, Olivia conveyed the conversation she had with the emperor to Kraye.

“…So we might need to look into Marquis Heinder. It could be an exaggeration, but it seems like he’s somehow connected to the Nord Kingdom. Well, it could also be that he simply doesn’t like me in this life.”

“Heinder? Did you say Bonita Heinder Marquis?”

“Yeah. Do you remember?”

Kraye casually replied when Olivia asked, surprised that he knew about the nobility of the Empire.

“You mentioned it.”

“Oh, I did get a bit annoyed.”

Scratching her cheek, Olivia received Kraye’s light sigh.

Kraye, who had almost no memories of the past, didn’t exactly know his feelings towards her, who had eaten his heart in an instant.

He only knew that he sincerely wanted to keep Olivia by his side – nothing more.

Although he couldn’t properly name his emotions, he still was himself…

“It wasn’t in that sense.”

“Then, what did it mean?”

“It means I remember everything you said.”

In a subtly lowered voice, Kraye replied, whispering.

Ordinary people might have blushed or shown various reactions such as excitement upon hearing those words, but…

Already, Olivia, who had shifted her focus to Shuga, nonchalantly replied with a shrug.

“Your memory is incredibly good. I easily get confused about what I said a few days ago.”

At Olivia’s seemingly indifferent response, Kraye eventually sighed and took a step back.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Sure, go ahead. If it’s a compliment, just take it as it is.”
Even amidst everything, Olivia, who lightly patted Kraye’s arm as if she was taking care of him, tilted her head while looking down at Sugar, who didn’t open its eyes.

With a face as beautiful as a well-made doll, although dressed in quite an elaborate dress, it didn’t look like a girl, possibly because Olivia already knew it was a boy.

“How is it? Has it been like this all along?”

“Yeah. It hasn’t opened its eyes.”

As the reason for bringing Sugar here was clear, she deliberately didn’t entrust it to others and brought it to her office, avoiding the attention of others.

Sitting beside Sugar, Olivia didn’t take her eyes off the child and asked, “Has it been placed somewhere visible?”

“No.”

“As expected. Well, once the child regains consciousness, we should ask something and confirm… Ah!”

Olivia’s bottom abruptly lifted from the chair, her eyes widened. Without any warning signs, such as fluttering eyelids or slow awakening, Sugar suddenly opened its eyes. Olivia’s back was supported by Kraye, who prevented her from falling backward, as he looked down at Sugar and said, “He’s awake.”

With a calm remark from Kraye, Olivia, leaning on him suspiciously, glanced at Sugar.

“Did you wake up? The child didn’t even blink its eyes, not looking around or anything…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Sugar slowly blinked its eyes and, even more slowly, turned its head.

Facing the child’s crimson eyes, Olivia, with an expression as if she hadn’t been surprised, opened her mouth with a chilly face.

“Sugar Leru?”

However, since Sugar just blinked its eyes again, Olivia, with a slightly furrowed brow, leaned back against Kraye and pressed the back of his head, looking at Sugar suspiciously.

“Are you really awake?”

“No.”

“Then you’re not awake, right?”

At his response, Olivia sighed lightly.

“It’s challenging to manage facial expressions when dealing with a child. I have to keep my face stiff because I never know when the child will open its eyes properly…”

“Should I do it?”