Chapter 123



The moment the words left my mouth, I was engulfed in a wave of awkwardness.

I couldn't help but berate myself for being too blunt, thinking surely Ernest would feel just as embarrassed.

But instead of stepping back, he took nearly half a minute before responding with a simple, "Oh."

Oh?! That's it?

His calmness caught me off guard.

When I looked up at him, he finally straightened up, leisurely saying, "You've got poor eyesight. You said you couldn't find it, how am I supposed to help if I'm not close?"

His logic seemed sound, making me feel like I had overthought the situation, letting my mind wander where it shouldn't.

Ernest casually moved to sit down, picking up his tablet to work on something. I sneaked a few glances at him before grabbing a cup of coffee to sip and refocus on my tasks.

issues in the document Ernest had marked, but

me to confirm, instead of having me stay up late for this. It felt a bit unnecessary.

me feel like I was being paranoid. Still, I finished addressing the marked issues and turned to him, only to freeze. Ernest had fallen asleep on the hotel's lounge chair,

type who never got tired, but I guess I

some tireless deity, even the gods in the series

him

he looked asleep,

light, making him look every bit

Covel

special effects-enhanced TV

protagonist.

though he'd ask me to do this and

be worn out to have fallen asleep like

the curtains flutter,

Ernest in his short sleeves, I quietly got

my movement was

instincts

as

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