Persephone stuck her tongue out. What he said hit the mark. He was always like this— when it was about himself, it was just a brief, "I'm doing fine."

When it was about Persephone, he would ramble on and on.

Persephone thought, 'Morpheus has been in Centrolis for a while now. Due to my family's connections, many people try to curry favor with him. But those who know him say he's enigmatic, solemn to the extreme, and maintains an icy demeanor toward everyone.

'Theodore told me that Morpheus inevitably attends some events in Centrolis, where there are always flashy socialites and heiresses. Initially, these girls surrounded him, but eventually, not a single one dared to get close.'

During her phone call with Theodore.

Persephone joked, "Is Morpheus hitting women?"

Theodore said, "Sis, of course, he wouldn't hit women. In his eyes, you're the only woman. Would he hit you?"

Persephone blushed and hastily hung up on Theodore.

"Sephy?" Morpheus' voice came through again.

back, pretending to be annoyed. "Don't think that by changing the subject, I'll

Morpheus just chuckled.

got a bit

I'll tell you," he murmured softly. "I... I had a sparring match today. My face is all bruised up.

"What?" Persephone's heart clenched.

he possibly get hit? He would always emerge unscathed, leaving others battered and bruised in the underground matches in Flinge, where life

he's in Centrolis with regulated rules and well-lit arenas, how could someone have possibly beaten him

don't want to video chat with me because you don't want

shouted on the other

urgency and panic in that one

didn't offer

didn't push further

"Actually, I wanted to video chat with

"Yeah, what's up?"

beautiful and wanted us to see

"Is it the fireworks you set

Southeast Aciatic and always reminded her

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