Seo Yuhui was waiting in the back of a cave in front of a small bonfire.

He could see a white pot with a closed lid hanging over the fire, along with dishes and eating utensils.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

He had honestly been slightly nervous since she asked him to secretly follow her in the middle of the night. This was unexpected.

Seo Yuhui tilted her head before gathering her hands and gently speaking.

“You’re always training until late at night every day. I figured you would be hungry around his hour… It’s not much, but I prepared a late night snack for you.”

Seol Jihu was at a loss for words. It was because the light from the bonfire suddenly looked like a halo behind her back.

'An angel?'

Could a person make such a warm and gentle smile?

Just the sight of her made him lose his wits, so Seol Jihu didn’t realize that his mouth was wide open.

Finally coming back to his senses, he scratched his head and fidgeted with his hands.

"Ah… You even prepared a snack for me… I’m so sorry…”

"No, no. You pause your training to protect me, don’t you? I felt like I was taking your valuable training time, so I should be sorry instead.”

Strictly speaking, she was right, but Seol Jihu had never thought of her as a bother. Not even once. Rather, the time he spent with her was close to healing.

Even Agnes emphasized that eating well and sleeping well was an inseparable part of training, hadn’t she?

He was forced to train to his limits the last time he came because he had to earn his qualifications of attending the Banquet. But since he wasn’t in a hurry this time, he was free to rest in the middle, rather, he had to rest. Jang Maldong, too, emphasized ample...