When Ivy spilled blood due to Miel’s retaliation, she was so shocked that she was bewildered, and she was quite exhausted when she had to mediate fights on such topics.

When Ivy sang while looking at the bottom of the lake, for the first time, Dias realized what beauty was when his heart swelled.

On the day when Ivy poured out her song and Dias lifted her up when she collapsed, he felt sorry for her lightness and fragility.

And when Ivy believed that she would leave here soon and painted a future,

“If you leave here, I won’t be able to see you either.”

Saying such innocent words, he couldn’t bring himself to look directly at her. Three years were enough time for the rough girl and the indifferent young man to get to know each other.

So, after three years, it happened.

“Go away.”

Crouching on the bed, Ivy growled at Dias with a locked voice.

“Go, I don’t want to see you either.”
Ivy pushed Dias away when she realized that she had been deceived by Rochika again.

Ivy endured three years in the underground, hoping only to be liberated from this tower.

However, Rochika never had the intention of keeping the promise from the beginning. Ivy couldn’t hold Rochika accountable for breaking the promise, nor could she seek revenge, or escape from Rochika’s grasp.

The overwhelming reality made Ivy miserable, and she began to despise everything about this detestable tower even more.

The same applied to the hunting dog of the Tower, who clearly knew everything.

So, without calling for it, Ivy rejected the hunting dog that appeared first with disgust.

“Go! You’re already a loser! You look disgusting, so leave right away…!”

It was when Ivy raised her voice, throwing a pillow or something.

Dias instantly closed the distance, covering Ivy’s mouth.

“Ugh…!”

The moment Dias’ hand covered Ivy’s face, she was pushed onto the bed. Despite Ivy struggling, Dias easily subdued her.

Helpless and pinned down, when Ivy glared at Dias, he spoke.

“Hey.”

Startled by Najeeki’s calling voice, Ivy opened her eyes wide.

It was the first time. The first time Dias spoke, the first time she heard his voice. Dias’s voice was husky, much like his ominous atmosphere.

In response to Ivy’s shocked gaze, Dias opened his mouth.

“Want to run away together?”

Ivy stiffened in surprise.

When Ivy looked at him with bewildered eyes, Dias slowly let go.

Though the restraint was lifted, Ivy neither screamed nor resisted. She just stared at Dias in disbelief.

With that unfamiliar face, Dias asked.

“Do you want to escape together?”

“Um…”

When Dias asked again, Ivy responded as if entranced.

“I want to leave from here.”

Ivy didn’t ask Dias for confirmation or doubt. She was too exhausted.

So, with a dazed look, Ivy grabbed Dias’s hand, as if sinking into despair. And thus, Dias pulled Ivy out from the dreadful underground.

The two of them gained freedom like that. A short yet sweeter freedom.

However, not long after they escaped together, they were captured. The place they were taken to was right in front of the furious Tower Lord.

That day, Ivy saw the true nature of the Tower Lord, who was always unpleasantly single. Unable to endure the cruelty, she lost consciousness, separated from Dias, and was trapped underground.

It was only then that Ivy properly understood the situation. The reason Dias betrayed the Tower Lord abruptly and fled with Ivy.

Before fleeing with Ivy, Dias engaged in a major hunt under the Tower Lord’s order. He released ten hunting dogs, instructing them to kill someone.
Rochika Sedro had meticulously prepared for a hunt, an absolute must-not-fail endeavor.

However, things took an unexpected turn for an absurd reason. One of the hunting dogs that had to obey its owner suddenly went mad and released the captured prey.

The hunting dog, Dias, who betrayed his owner, was destined to be disposed of without mercy.

Therefore, he devoted his final moments to Ivy. Instead of escaping alone, he chose to return to the tower and take Ivy with him.

Knowing this fact, Ivy couldn’t stay silent.

Three years were enough time for the captive girl and the growing young man to become each other’s only company.

“At that time, it was Dias who let you go…”

Ivy mumbled absentmindedly as she took a step.

“Yeah, it was me,” said Yuvia, who was walking beside her, nonchalantly.

Considering that Dias belonged to the Night Tribe known to Yuvia personally, Ivy thought they might have met this friend who did bad things during the dog days. However, she never expected the connection to be like this.

“Wait, can he stay with us?”

“Can’t he?”

“No, what if the Tower Lord finds you?”

If what Yuvia said is true, this guy is the target that Rochika failed to eliminate. In that case, Yuvia shouldn’t be strolling around here peacefully; she should be hiding. Of course, that terrifying woman would surely find and chase after the runaway, but still.

“It’s okay.”

However, despite Ivy’s concerns, Yuvia remained unperturbed.

“Now she won’t find out.”

Does that mean the Tower Lord won’t target Yuvia anymore?

Ivy tilted her head, surprised and puzzled.

“Yuvia was the one who Rochika aimed for by releasing ten hunting dogs…?”

Ivy thought the Tower Lord she knew disliked wasting resources. And the Tower Lord’s hunting dogs were capable of conquering entire cities with just three of them—phantoms, silently approaching messengers of death, and the darkest shadows of the tower.

So, Ivy vaguely thought that if Rochika aimed for a valuable hunting dog, it would be at least on par with the Lord of Beast. However, it turned out that it was this little white kid who was the cause of such disturbance.

“Well, does that mean the Tower Lord won’t target you anymore?”

Ivy, surprised inwardly, casually asked. In response, Yuvia gazed at Ivy as if pondering and then said.

“It’s fine.”

A somewhat mismatched response came back.

So, when Ivy sneakily glanced, Yuvia added, as if reassuring Ivy.

“Don’t be afraid.”

At those words, Ivy couldn’t help but feel truly frightened.