"First Kiss"

Even though Noah deliberately held back his strength, "Momousagi's" breathing still grew rapid under the pressure of his large hand.

From her jade-white neck upward, a blood-red flush spread layer by layer.

Yet she still showed no intention of resisting or speaking. She merely sat motionless beneath the moonlight, quietly gazing into Noah's eyes.

Not talking?

Noah moved a little closer, meeting those peach-pink eyes at close range. His gaze grew colder as his right hand quietly tightened a little more.

Fine if she would not talk.

Any attempt to conceal one's identity was meaningless before him.

Even if she stubbornly kept her mouth shut, he could still learn her true information accurately through the detector.

With a thought, Noah brought up the system panel and activated today's free detector.

The attribute information appeared. He swept his eyes over it and was about to start reading when, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Momousagi's familiar, delicate face rushing toward him.

A sneak attack?

That was Noah's first reaction. Instinctively, he wanted to tighten his grip around her neck, but in the next instant, it was as if his brain had crashed. He froze completely.

—Because at that very moment, something seemed to have sealed his lips.

A cool, slightly sweet sensation came from his lips, carrying a faint fragrance like a small lake deep within a secluded forest. It drifted into his nose and stirred his heart.

Noah felt as though he had been brought to a quiet path by that lakeside, walking deeper and deeper, unable to stop himself. His right hand gradually loosened, and he stared blankly ahead.

In a place only he could see, the attribute panel emitted a faint blue glow.

``` [Name: Clangard Shiya]

[Age: 18]

[Strength: 8]

[Agility: 7]

[Endurance: 10]