“It doesn’t matter what the exterior of the building looks like. Please make it look as ordinary as possible. What’s important is the inside. A bunker, secret passage, emergency food warehouse, and strong outer walls. All without anyone knowing.”
It was the most important part. Without anyone knowing, so that no one would question my lab.
Robin nodded her head. She organized the blueprints she brought for the exterior and interior, and opened her mouth with a more serious voice than before.
“Understood. The Duke has ordered it to be built as per your wishes, so we will reflect what you want and bring the blueprints again.”
Tyler, too, seemed to have made up his mind, and spoke with a serious expression.
“We will procure the materials as you have mentioned. The building’s outer walls will not falter under an ordinary attack, and the bunker will be strong enough to withstand a war.”
They were answers that hit the spot. I nodded my head significantly and smiled satisfactorily.
“Great. I’ll be looking forward to the next time we meet.”
[This is the time separator]After meeting with Robin and Tyler, I felt good as I felt preparations were being made one by one to avoid some sort of death route.
It was when I was humming a song without realizing it while reading a book related to magical engineering in the library.
Thud, I heard a small noise and turned my gaze away from the book to see.
Without realizing it, Askan, who had run out last night, was placing a hot cup of tea on my desk.
“What is this?”
“It’s the herbal tea you like. I brought it because I thought you might be looking for it at your usual tea time.”
I was a little surprised as I was just thinking of having a cup of tea. He was never interested in me, so when did he notice this?
For the first time, Askan was doing something for me, so I noticed immediately.
I took a sip of the tea he gave me and spoke with a sullen voice.
“You felt a bit sorry for me because of yesterday, didn’t you?”
“…Me?”
“Yeah. Were you bothered because you left like that yesterday? Because of you leaving like that, Jellin… no, forget it. It’s already passed.”
I was so frustrated thinking that I was misunderstood by Jellin, but I didn’t think Askan would come out with his heart frozen like this.
But contrary to my expectation, Askan spoke with an incomprehensible expression.
“I think there’s been a misunderstanding, but I don’t think there was a problem with leaving after dinner last night. I asked if I could leave, and you allowed it, didn’t you?”
Hearing him, Askan was not wrong.
I pointed at the teacup he brought with a puzzled expression and said,
“Then what’s this?”
“Herbal tea.”
“No, I knew that because you said it before, but why are you suddenly doing something you didn’t usually do?”
“…Just because.”
Just because?
It was not a response that I could imagine coming from Askan’s mouth, so I could only widen my eyes.
“Did you do something wrong to me?”
“No, not at all.”
“Then why are you doing this?”
“What am I doing?”
“Aren’t you being nice to me right now?”
As if he had been hit by the mark, Askan flinched slightly, but his face was just as expressionless as ever, and his emotions were not visible.
“Even if I’m… being nice to you, as you say, is there a problem?”
His counter question made me, instead, flustered.
It was an irrefutable statement. Especially because I had said the same to him.
“No. I was just curious, so I asked.”
Can’t a person ask a question?
I pouted my lips and took another sip of the herbal tea Askan had brewed. Maybe because he brought it, it tasted even better than before.
Askan watched me drink tea for a moment and then turned his body. It seemed like he was about to leave the room, having finished his task.
I took a peek at his retreating figure and blurted out a thought that had suddenly popped into my head.
“You didn’t poison it, did you……”
Suddenly, Askan stopped walking and looked back at me. On his face, I could see the emotions of surprise, astonishment, and being taken aback all at once.
I’m not sure why it’s so entertaining to see emotion touch the usually expressionless face of Askan.
I burst into laughter as I watched Askan’s puzzled face. Only then did he seem to realize the insincibility of what was said and frown.
But if it used to be a genuinely irritating atmosphere, now I thought his gaze on me seemed softer somehow.
“Is it fun?”
“Yes, it is. It’s quite fun teasing you.”
Despite his brusqueness, his reactions were unexpectedly amusing, making me smile.
Askan looked at me with a bewildered expression and turned around. I spoke softly once more to his retreating figure.
“Let’s have dinner together later.”
Without turning back, he replied.
“Yes.”
As I became accustomed to living in another world, it was now as natural as breathing to be with the unapproachable Askan.
[This is the time separator]It was on my way back to my room after finishing my work.
Slosh, drip, drip …
I heard the sound of water somewhere, and unwittingly looked up at the sky.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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