For a long while, the only sound left in the large bathhouse was the sound of water.
Shien and Tier sat facing each other in the bath. One stared fixedly at the person across from him, constantly reinforcing the memories in his mind, while the other remained calm as though the person before her were not of the opposite sex at all. Their reactions could not have been more different.
Silence spread between them.
"Uh..."
Before long, Shien began to feel dizzy.
This scene, this situation, made him unbearably uncomfortable.
If this continued, Shien felt like he might awaken something.
Fortunately, just as Shien was about to awaken, Tier finally spoke.
"You followed me because someone told you something, didn't they?"
Tier had actually asked him such a question.
"Huh?" Shien failed to react for a moment. Only after he understood did he stammer, "Well, more or less."
Logically speaking, Shien should have denied it here.
If this had been any other situation, he definitely would have brushed it off.
But in his current state, his will was being violently shaken, and his mind kept drifting where it should not. His attention and reactions were much slower than usual, and even his thoughts had become somewhat sluggish.
As a result, Shien realized that before he could weigh the pros and cons, he had already instinctively given an honest answer.
Could this have been Tier's aim all along?
Shien suddenly came to his senses.
Did this girl know this would happen, and deliberately put on this act to fish for information?
Shien seriously suspected that was the case.
However, Tier gave him no time to dwell on it.
"Who told you?" Tier remained calm. "Vivian, or the Princess?"
"You're so sure it was one of those two?" Shien recovered some of