“…”2

A heavy silence loomed over the banquet hall.0

Vier stared blankly ahead, dumbfounded at how his master stroke had been thwarted so easily. And the surrounding students, still surprised by the sudden explosion, were moving their eyes back and forth, unsure of what was happening.0

Meanwhile, Aria, the blonde woman who had caused the situation, was ignoring them all, waiting for an answer from Se-Hoon.0

Should I be relieved about this…?1

Se-Hoon wore a grim expression.0

It was a good thing that everything had been neatly resolved without him needing to intervene, but he wasn’t thrilled about the encounter with Aria. To him, she was the last person in all of Babel that he wanted to meet.1

Damn it Jake. You should have told me if she was going to attend the Noblesse too… He unendingly cursed Jake, who had left earlier, in his mind.2

“Hm…”0

Approaching until she was right in front of him, Aria looked upward at his face with a curious expression.1

“Did you not hear my words?” she asked, her tone gentle yet sharp.0

Se-Hoon internally sighed.0

“No, I did hear you. I was just a bit startled by what happened just now, so my response was delayed.”0

“Ah, right. You could have been seriously injured…”0

Seemingly smiling in understanding, she scanned his body. Before long, her eyes sparkled.0

“No, it seems like it might not have been a big deal for you after all.”0

“…”0

Hearing that whisper, a shiver ran down his spine. He felt like she had seen through seventy percent of him with just that quick scan.0

I hope she didn’t notice Soul Honing.… Though, she must have realized that I have no injuries.0

Quickly accepting that it was impossible...0