If He Did, He Would Be Heartbroken, Wouldn't He?

He and Byakuya Kuchiki were not close, and that matter stood between them, making things awkward enough already. Now that there was no one else here but them, it was even more awkward.

He did not want to keep staring wide-eyed at Byakuya Kuchiki here. When was Feitan going to find him already?!

"What a coincidence. You fell down too," Luo Ye said, racking his brains for a topic to make the atmosphere less awkward.

After all, no one knew when the others would find them. Not talking at all just felt strange.

"Not a coincidence," Byakuya Kuchiki answered seriously. "I specifically came up with a way to bring you here so we could be in the same place."

That was why, despite Trap Tower being so large, the two of them had ended up in the same place.

Only this way could they talk quietly without being disturbed by anyone else.

Otherwise, he estimated that before he could even say a few words to Luo Ye, Feitan would come charging over to kill him.

Luo Ye's face stiffened. What was that supposed to mean? He had thought it was a coincidence, but it had been deliberate. No wonder the two of them had fallen into the same place.

"Did you need something from me?" Luo Ye felt a little uneasy. He and Byakuya Kuchiki had never had any connection, so why was he looking for him? Could he really have taken his words seriously?

No way! It was one thing to use him to deal with Feitan, but he didn't want to actually deceive anyone!

Thinking that, Luo Ye hesitantly said, "Actually, um..."

How was he supposed to tell him that he did not actually like him and had only used him as a shield?

"Actually, you don't like