Aina shifted in Leonel's arms. When she realized where she was, she began to blush profusely. But, as much as she wanted to run away, she didn't dare to at this point. She really regretted throwing all her clothes away now. And why was this damn water so clear?

Leonel's chuckling awoke Aina from her own thoughts. By now, her entire body had turned into a deep shade of red. Unfortunately, the only place she had to hide was Leonel's chest.

"Oof… Don't squirm so much…"

Though Leonel was laughing at Aina, he too wanted to shed tears. Didn't this girl realize where she was sitting? He had displayed enough will power for a lifetime today.

Aina blinked, peaking up from Leonel's chest. A bright smile spread across her lips, her embarrassment suddenly vanishing.

"It's not like this is the first time I've seen it."

Leonel almost choked on air again.

"That wasn't me!" Leonel defended himself.

It wasn't his fault. It really wasn't. Back then, the primitive man had had control over his body.

Damn, by now, he had already forgotten about that embarrassing moment, only for Aina to bring it up again. He felt as though he had suffered a lethal combo.

Aina giggled. Only she knew that that wasn't what she was referring to. But, if Leonel knew that she was referring to a certain event that happened in the Joan Zone, it was unknown how he would react.

had been conscious, at this very moment, he was suddenly very much aware of two

"I'm sorry."

thoughts he had had vanished like the wind

a hand to Aina's cheek, forcing her to look at

have nothing to apologize for." He said seriously. "In fact, I'm sorry. I was so

Back then, he purposely left the Segmented Cube with Aina as a sign of exactly that. He had only taken the

things hadn't worked out

details and analyze them logically. If he was in Aina's place, he would have seen through the fact he left behind the Segmented Cube as a good sign. But, that didn't mean that Aina herself

a sign of pity. After all, it had the

her head

I'm the one who pushed you away. I couldn't even answer a

even she couldn't quite explain why she had dodged Leonel's

only tried to downplay things to reassure him,

that she had made it out alive, so it wasn't a big deal.

how your day went, most would give a perfunctory answer even if your day really had been terrible. Only when in the presence of those you

back then had practically treated Leonel as though he was an acquaintance she was sharing a few words with rather than a man she could give her heart to. It was no wonder Leonel had chosen to pull away at that

and

it. It's not

again. "It is a

deep breath and began to speak. She didn't allow Leonel to cut her off or say that it was fine again. She knew that Leonel cared too much about her, if she really allowed him to say that it was fine, he would simply never ask about such sensitive topics

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