After the others left, Velin looked up at the sky, wondering whether he should go back and sleep a little longer.
"By the way, where's Kyle?"
"I don't think I've seen him these past few days."
After searching the area and finding his target, Velin flickered and immediately arrived at a small courtyard on the north side of the manor.
"Big Brother isn't here. Perfect, I can slack off for a bit."
"Let's see whether this storybook is really as good as that Moon God Priest bragged."
Under the pavilion, Hebrew sat before a stone table, holding a book in both hands. He had just turned to the second page and had not even made out the words when the book vanished.
Watching this happen, Hebrew thought his eyes had deceived him. He blinked several times, only to find that the book really was gone.
"When did you start taking an interest in this kind of book, brat?"
The familiar voice sounded beside him, and Hebrew's body stiffened as a bad feeling surged in his heart.
"Hmm?"
"You seem to have a little too much energy, brat. I should tell your brother when I get back."
Hebrew immediately jumped down from the stone stool and, with lightning speed, wrapped his arms around Velin's leg. "My lord, please don't tell my brother."
"That won't do." As Velin flipped through the book in his hand, he said with a straight face, "You're already married, yet you still like reading this sort of thing."
"My lord, who says married people can't read it?" Hebrew replied instinctively.
"You still dare talk back?"
Velin closed the book and pretended to look around, as if searching for somewhere high enough.
Seeing what his lord was doing, Hebrew immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. If he