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.

few minor issues in the

just called me to confirm, instead of having me stay up late for this.

being

the type who never got tired, but

deity, even the gods in the series I've been watching do take their

watched him silently, noticing

he looked asleep,

overhead light,

Covel

special

protagonist.

how Deborah always complained about being tired, Ernest had to be even more exhausted. Working with him these past days even though he'd ask me to do this and that, he was the one constantly moving around, physically and mentally taxing himself with the

to have fallen asleep like

curtains flutter, and I

in his short sleeves, I quietly got up, fetched a blanket, and

movement was

instincts were

because as soon

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