When Jeheon had finished laying out all his guesses and, unable to bear the embarrassment, was splashing cold water on his face, Mac’s eyes darted around nervously. He already knew there was some kind of "ability" between Caesar and Jeheon.

Mac gave Caesar a quick, questioning hand gesture.

“Can I listen to this?”

Caesar mouthed his reply.

“Is it uncomfortable?”

“I'm worried I won't respond properly and I'll hurt him...”

Mac looked worried that if he didn't say the right thing, he might upset Jeheon.

“He's not the sort of person who would say something actually harmful...”

But Jeheon himself was confused. If Mac’s anxiety piled on top of that, it wouldn’t end well.

“Better not to double the confusion.”

Caesar gently wrapped his arm around Jeheon’s shoulder and led him into the room.

“Heon, shall we go in and talk for a bit? I have something to ask.”

“...I must have sounded like a lunatic, right? I knew it would ...

Volume 1 Chapter 8

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