woc, box!

Although she thought this in her heart, Su Mo didn’t dare to actually say it out loud, so she could only force an awkward smile and speak.

“Ah haha, what a coincidence, Miss Lophiel. I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon.”

When Lophiel heard Su Mo say this, she couldn’t help but snort coldly in her heart. If she hadn’t just heard his true thoughts, she might… well, she still wouldn’t have believed his words.

However…

Lophiel stared intently at Su Mo in front of her. She felt as if he had become a completely different person. If this had been before, her actions would have already made him explode in anger.

But now, not only was he not losing his temper, he even managed to show a smile and chat with her—although that smile was clearly fake.

Still, compared to before, this was an earth-shattering change.

‘Come to think of it, when I saw him again last night after returning to the cave, his behavior and personality had already changed.

Could it be… someone possessed him at that time?’

Thinking this, Lophiel secretly shook her head. Impossible. What was there about a useless nobody like Noah that would make anyone want to possess him?

More importantly, the sweet, mouthwatering scent coming from Su Mo made Lophiel subconsciously feel that sitting in front of her wasn’t a boy at all, but a super unbelievably beautiful girl.

Her radar hadn’t stopped pinging since just now.

And Lophiel’s radar had never been wrong, so she was sure the problem lay with Su Mo.

“You… know Edenia?”

Recalling how he had just thought of that name—which sounded like a girl’s name—Lophiel asked cautiously.

Then she saw Su Mo’s pupils instantly widen, his face filled with shock for a split second before returning to normal.

As if nothing had happened.

But he couldn’t fool Lophiel—she had already heard his inner thoughts.

【Woc, crap! How does she know the name Edenia? Did something go wrong with my mask? Or… was she hiding in the shadows last night when I transformed, watching me secretly?

I’m doomed, doomed! I haven’t even started and I’m already about to get exposed in real life!

Where’s the little assistant?! Help me out! Didn’t you say you’d give me some support? Then do it already!】

At this moment, Su Mo was panicking inside, his hand subconsciously reaching to touch his own face—only to find nothing unusual.

Meanwhile, Lophiel, who had heard every word, raised an eyebrow and thought.

‘Oh~ I think I just heard something incredible. A mask? Transformation? And something about a little assistant?

Looks like this guy really is hiding some kind of secret.’

Looking at his now-calm face, Lophiel couldn’t see any sign of him wearing a mask.

‘So… this isn’t his real appearance, huh? Then what kind of face is hiding under that ugly mug? I’m really curious now.’

Lophiel’s heart was now fully hooked by curiosity about Su Mo’s true face.

If his current look was fake, then her radar was practically screaming at her that the person in front of her was a cute girl.

But she didn’t know for sure, so curiosity had completely taken over her mind.

Still, she couldn’t ask directly. Lophiel had a feeling that if she acted unreasonably because she could hear his thoughts, she would lose that ability.

For example, if Su Mo thought to himself that he was wearing a mask, and Lophiel, without any reason, just reached over and ripped it off—that would be an unreasonable action.

So no matter how curious she was, Lophiel didn’t make a reckless move.

“That sounds like a girl’s name, but sorry, I don’t know her.”

Su Mo chose to play dumb and cursed his little assistant in his heart for being completely useless.

‘Anyway, I’d rather die than tell her that I’m Edenia.

And what’s with this Queen of Edge today? Didn’t she hate being near guys?

Has she gone crazy and started getting horny for men?’

A “#” practically appeared above Lophiel’s head. If she weren’t afraid of revealing her ability, she would have beaten Su Mo to a pulp by now.

But now she was completely certain—the Noah in front of her was a girl.

She didn’t know exactly what he looked like, but if her radar reacted, then he had to be an incredibly cute beauty.

And that would also explain why his personality had suddenly changed.

‘So was he always a girl, or did dying once awaken some unknown power and turn him into this?

No, the Noah before still gave me that strong sense of disgust, so that means he became a girl after dying.

So… does that mean I literally sliced him into a girl with my sword?’

Lophiel pondered this, while Su Mo didn’t want to stay any longer.

Taking advantage of her being lost in thought, he slowly stood up without making a sound, then sprinted away in an instant.

“Hey, you—”

Lophiel looked up, only to find that Su Mo, who had been sitting opposite her, was gone.

Turning her head, she just caught sight of him pushing open the library door and running out.

Lophiel was about to chase after him when she noticed something had fallen where he was sitting.

Walking over, she picked it up—a red fragment.

Looking at the thing in her hand, for some reason Lophiel felt like she knew what it did.

“A Fool’s Fragment that can dispel disguises for one second?”

The method to use it appeared in her mind—just crush it.

Instinctively, Lophiel felt this fragment was related to Su Mo, though she didn’t know why she had this feeling.

It didn’t feel like mind control or hypnosis—more like something destined to happen.

Clutching the fragment tightly, Lophiel turned into a flash of light and vanished.

“Phew! Should be safe here, right?”

After running wildly out the door, Su Mo finally stopped when he reached a place where there wasn’t a single person.

The sun outside was still blazing, making Su Mo feel like his skin was drying out again.

Looking around, he saw a quiet little path lined with trees. Their dense leaves blocked some sunlight, and under the shade, there was a bench every few meters.

Seeing this, Su Mo picked the shadiest spot and sat down.

Feeling his skin slowly recover, Su Mo let out a sigh of relief.

He leaned back on the bench, staring at the cloudless blue sky, his heart vaguely confused.

A wave of drowsiness hit him, and Su Mo slowly closed his eyes, intending to take a short nap on the bench.

He had no idea that Lophiel was standing behind a big tree not far away, holding that red fragment in her hand.

As a faint sound rang out.

The red fragment in Lophiel’s hand shattered…