Defiled by That Detestable Fallen Angel Cadre?

(Heartfelt thanks to 'Wufeng Haotian', 'Yunkong Realm', 'Eternal Chaos Truth', and 'Divine Extreme￡Chaos' for their rewards!)

"Phew... phew..."

Amid rhythmic breathing, Koneko lay curled up beneath the covers, her small body tucked tightly together. Her cat ears twitched from time to time, while her cat tail swayed unconsciously every so often. She looked especially adorable.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Noah gazed at Koneko's sleeping face without saying a word for a long time.

A month was neither particularly long nor particularly short. It had passed in the blink of an eye.

But that brevity was relative.

For someone like Noah, who had spent the entire month improving his strength through harsh special training and living each day to the fullest—so fully that it was exhausting—a month passed in an instant.

But for Koneko, who had remained lying in bed without waking for so long, sleeping for an entire month was far too long no matter how one looked at it.

Basically, every day Noah came here, all he saw was Koneko sleeping.

Even during his special training, Noah still set aside around thirty minutes each day to come and see Koneko.

Though one could never grow tired of Koneko's adorable sleeping face, watching her lie here without the slightest sign of waking would make anyone feel somewhat sad.

"...Sigh." Noah could not help but sigh.

"You should wake up already. The Koneko I know isn't someone who would run away for so long. If you're really that upset, that sad, then do what you always did—throw your iron fists and knock it all away. You're a Rook, aren't you?"

In terms of value, a Rook was equivalent to five Pawns.

And Evil Pieces evaluated their target's abilities, potential, talent, and other aspects based on value.

In other