After saying all that, Soji looked at the mist gathering at the corners of Pakura's eyes and felt a little intimidated himself.
Not only Pakura—even Soji himself had no idea how he had blurted out those words without thinking.
Did I make Pakura cry? Soji wondered worriedly.
Putting himself in her shoes, Soji realized that telling someone he intended to keep deceiving them and even go to their village to snatch them away did seem rather inappropriate.
For a moment, the unease in Soji's heart was truly beyond words.
Just as Soji was about to do something to make amends, Pakura rose to her feet and turned her back to him.
Wiping away the faint moisture gathering at the corners of her eyes, Pakura gradually calmed down.
That was right. She had been deceived for so long already. It no longer mattered.
Then she could just keep being deceived.
At least now, she could be certain that the man who had broken into her room in the middle of the night had spoken from the heart.
He had openly admitted to deceiving her and even wanted to keep deceiving her at his side.
Honestly, that did not sound too bad!
To be honest, if the man before her had tried to argue his way out of it just now, Pakura might not have known whether to forgive him.
But now, there was no need to dwell on that question.
All she knew was that she was happy living in the Land of Snow and working for that man. She was willing to do it, too.
If that was the case, why should she fret over anything else?
At this moment, the knot in Pakura's heart was finally completely undone.
"Ahem, Pakura, well, I..." Looking at Pakura's lovely back, Soji felt