"The candy was delicious. Thank you," Ismar added after savoring the taste of the candy in her mouth.
"Of course. Not one of those fifty candy beans had the same flavor." Since he had called them candy beans, Chen Luo had naturally altered their flavors.
He couldn't exactly let Ismar's mouth taste like blood every day, could he? What if—Chen Luo meant, what if... what if she pounced on him again?
Still, Chen Luo really wanted to say that Ismar could have simply swallowed it.
"Come to think of it, when we first met, you spoke quite smoothly. Why are you speaking in stops and starts now?" Chen Luo asked curiously.
"..." Ismar fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.
A little Ismar who had already been adorable was trying to appear even cuter in your eyes, so she tried speaking in a cute tone. Because Skadi had done that before...
"???"
Ismar's Confession Quotes? Whoever Bought Them Was ■■!
After Chen Luo left the bar, Ismar also tentatively walked out of the bar while holding his hand.
Once she confirmed that moving around freely caused her no discomfort, Ismar happily gave a little hop and threw herself into Chen Luo's arms.
For Ismar, who did not particularly enjoy sitting still all the time, being able to move around without feeling herself grow noticeably weaker was something worth celebrating.
Looking at the faint shadow covering Ismar, which was not unpleasant to Chen Luo, he had no intention of using his Stripping Ability to remove it just yet.
In a sense, that layer of shadow was indeed protecting Ismar quite well.
Ismar had a bit of fame, after all. There were not many Old Fossils among Talent Users; most were from the younger generation, and anyone who wanted to make it in