Ever since Ms. Bargot joined the task force, Ms. Bargot and Zich always hung out together. Even though Zich didn’t have much medical knowledge, Ms. Bargot seemed to be fond of Zich for sharing the formula to Igram’s cure, so she shared little bits of medical knowledge with him. It looked like she was one-sidedly dragging him to places, but Zich also followed her without any complaints and listened to what she said.

And because of that, rumors about the two began to spread. Zich was a handsome youth from a noble lineage, and Ms. Bargot was also a beauty. When such noticeable people hung out together, rumors began to naturally spread. There was a significant age difference between them, but that fact only made their relationship sound more romantic.

Nosy people began to gossip and make conclusions about the two. Both of their efforts to quickly calm the Igram situation also played a significant part in improving their image. Although gossip usually led to tarnishing one or both parties’ reputation, hardly anyone talked badly about their relationship. 

“What are you looking at?”

As Zich was...