Askan, who was a minor, did not know how to handle his power yet and was in a dangerous state where he might annihilate his surroundings when his emotions became intense.

But what about it?

As I continued to look at him with a puzzled expression, he slowly continued his words as if choosing them carefully.

“I get angry when I see you with other men.”

“What?”

At first, I was taken aback, but now the meaning behind his words was serious.

‘Wait a minute.’

If Askan gets angry, he might lose control of his strength, and this could threaten my safety.

‘If you think about it, Askan getting angry is a big deal, right?’

As I stared at him with a surprised look, Askan looked at me as if he was puzzled for a moment.

It was as if he was suspicious if I knew something, so I quickly pretended not to and turned my head.

“What are you talking about all of a sudden? I don’t understand why you would be angry.”

“I just don’t like it. You being close with someone else…”

What’s with that? Is it like a chick following the first thing it sees when it opens its eyes, thinking it’s its mother?

I felt some kind of possessiveness in Askan’s words, but I thought it might be due to his uneasiness since he was still a minor.

‘I’m going crazy.’

If I didn’t know about Askan’s state, I might not have thought much of it, but knowing his state too well, I couldn’t easily ignore his words.

Askan hesitated and extended his palm towards me.

Curious, I looked down at his hand, and I could see one of his fingers had turned steellike.

‘Oh my god…’

I felt dizzy. If Askan had gone berserk in Barnen’s lab a little earlier…

“Alright, I understand for now.”

I quickly covered Askan’s palm with both hands. I was worried someone might see it.

At my actions, Askan frowned as if he couldn’t stand it and smiled. It was a faint smile, but it was beautiful enough to widen my eyes.

“You haven’t even heard what I want to say yet, and you’re trying to shut me up like this?”

“I’ve heard enough to understand what you’re saying.”

“?”

“You know it’s not good when you get angry. You might be in danger if you can’t control your power.”

I swallowed my saliva. And I looked straight at Askan and continued.

“All I have to do is not be close with other people, right?”

Askan’s eyes widened as if he hadn’t expected me to say this.

“Do you mean… seriously?”

“Why would I lie about something like this? It’s not even a difficult thing. I’ll just keep some distance from people.”

“Really?”

“I said so.”

“Then you can’t whisper with others like before. Don’t just leave it be if someone else tries to stroke your head.”

“I said I understand.”

Askan laughed, his eyes crinkling at my annoyed response.

It wasn’t a faint smile that seemed like it would show or not. His smiling face, like a blooming flower, was far too dazzling.

Surprised for a moment, I was staring at Askan when he leaned close to me and whispered in my ear with a small voice.

“You’re pretty.”

I could feel a hot heat spreading from the ear that heard those words. In an instant, my entire face was blushing so much I had to reflexively cover my ears.

Unable to hide my surprise, I looked at Askan with a flushed face.

He was looking at me with the satisfied gaze of a predator.

“From now on, only do these things with me.”

I was dumbfounded. I wanted to ask what he was talking about.

The conversation I had whispered with Barnen was not like this. It wasn’t a provocative whisper that made the hairs on my body stand up like now.

The fact that I was surprised by this was both frustrating and unfair, so I quickly approached the nearby carriage.

I purposefully didn’t even turn my head toward him and spoke with a sullen voice.

“I’ll think about it. Just because I don’t do it with others doesn’t mean I’ll do it with you.”

I heard Askan give a short laugh and heard his murmuring voice.

“You’re cruel.”

I quickly climbed into the carriage, leaving him behind. It felt like running away, but there was nothing I could do about it now.