After an opening that was not exactly friendly but still fairly warm, Serilef finally managed to break free from Solam's boring jokes. Still, she was rather proud of how surprised Solam had been. Didn't that just prove she had been born beautiful?
"I actually came this time to confirm something," Serilef said seriously.
It was the first time Solam had seen Serilef being so serious. In the past, although Serilef had always liked to keep a straight face just like her father, everyone knew that was merely a child's clumsy imitation of the adults in her family. But now, the little girl from back then had developed a presence of her own.
Just as Solam was about to ask what was going on—
Someone could no longer stand being ignored.
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That person was Irvincent.
When everyone in a room was happily enjoying themselves, an outsider would naturally feel awkward sitting there. Irvincent was exactly like that. Clearly, everyone else understood Solam's old, terrible joke, because they had all seen Serilef as a child.
So after Solam was left bewildered, they all showed knowing smiles. The atmosphere was strange—at least, Irvincent could not fit into it. He was an outsider. That made him feel awkward, but it also made him deeply uncomfortable. Everyone here had been part of his goddess's childhood, while he knew nothing about it.
Especially Solam. He actually dared to comment on his goddess so recklessly, even using such a lousy joke to tease her about how much she had changed. It made Irvincent jealous. Yes, jealous.
Once a man developed feelings for a woman, he was not much different from a rutting beast. When another man appeared around the person he liked, he would naturally feel displeased. It