Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 60

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#60

 

“If you’re going that way…”

 

“My quarters are nearby.”

 

Sonnet’s face hardened. As commander of the First Kingdom Army, he didn’t need to stay here and could go to the main manor or had relatively free access to come and go.

 

Besides, it wasn’t wartime now, so there was no need for him to stay here.

 

“Do you usually stay at the garrison?”

 

Aiden opened the dining hall door for her as he answered.

 

“Yes.”

 

He held the door and looked down at Sonnet. Sonnet frowned slightly as she left the dining hall. Aiden approached from the side.

 

Since earlier, a familiar mint scent had been coming from him. Every time Sonnet caught that scent, her heart felt heavy and throbbed.

 

Moreover, his shoulder subtly seemed about to touch her head as he walked, making her feel strange. Sonnet stepped slightly to the side.

 

“I’ve always been curious.”

 

At his sudden voice, Sonnet looked at Aiden in confusion. He still matched her pace while looking ahead as he walked.

 

“Why do you keep avoiding me?”

 

When Aiden turned around, his face looked sensitive as if slightly angry. His eyes darkened.

 

“Did I do something terribly wrong to you?”

 

“…”

 

“Ah, didn’t you say that you were the one who wronged me?”

 

Sonnet couldn’t speak right away. She hadn’t expected Aiden to be observing so keenly.

 

While Sonnet bit her lower lip and thought, Aiden let out a light sigh.

 

He naturally blocked Sonnet’s path. The coldness in his eyes had disappeared and become gentle. He stared down at Sonnet intently without taking his gaze away.

 

“My memory hasn’t completely returned yet.”

 

“…”

 

“There’s definitely something there, but every time I try to remember, I can’t recall it properly and it’s frustrating.”

 

Sonnet’s chest ached as if pierced, but she didn’t show it and asked.

 

“If it’s frustrating and you can’t remember properly the more you try to recall, why do you insist on trying to remember?”

 

She hoped Aiden would stop obsessing over the past and live perfectly in his world now. Though one side of her heart still ached at that thought, Sonnet had no particular desires anymore.

 

After all, she couldn’t be happy in Aiden’s world.

 

Besides, what Aiden wanted to remember wasn’t particularly important in the current situation. It was just a process to get to where they were now.

 

“I feel like I’m missing something.”

 

“…”

 

“So I thought it might be related to you.”

 

Sonnet was momentarily surprised but tried to look at Aiden nonchalantly.

 

“I told you back then. I treated you really badly…”

 

“How did you treat me badly?”

 

His eyes had sunk low. Though soft lanterns were lit around them, there was a strange darkness visible on his face.

 

Sonnet wasn’t used to the current Aiden. Compared to before when he would deliberately smile warmly, his current atmosphere was cool and dark.

 

‘Is it because of the war?’

 

Just as Sonnet’s pointless thoughts were dragging on.

 

“Sonnet.”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened in an instant. She had been surprised when she heard her name earlier, but now her heart was beating rapidly.

 

“Did you treat me so badly that it’s embarrassing?”

 

“…”

 

“Is that why you keep avoiding me?”

 

Aiden seemed to have made his own guess. Sonnet immediately nodded.

 

“That’s right. I treated you rather badly, so you don’t need to remember it. And there probably aren’t any particularly important memories from Rosefield either. At most there’s winning the Madou Matches, but other than that, they’d be worse memories than now.”

 

Aiden didn’t answer and just stared at Sonnet. A strange smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

 

As Sonnet watched in confusion, he slowly opened his mouth.

 

“You know me well.”

 

“Rather than knowing you well, you were so famous in Rosefield that I knew about you.”

 

Aiden just chuckled without answering. He turned his body to clear the path for Sonnet. Sonnet immediately walked forward.

 

Aiden followed leisurely from the side. The headquarters building was quite large and the surroundings were slightly dark, so the corners weren’t clearly visible.

 

As Sonnet continued walking, Aiden grabbed her arm. When Sonnet looked at him in confusion, Aiden spoke calmly as if it were nothing.

 

“This way.”

 

Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to look directly at Aiden and turned her body. Her arm was still caught in his hand. When Sonnet lowered her gaze to her arm, Aiden slowly let go.

 

Aiden climbed the stairs first. The stairs were narrower than expected, so her arm subtly touched Aiden’s, making her heart beat wildly and feel tense.

 

Moreover, walking side by side felt strange. With her heart fluttering, Sonnet deliberately walked almost pressed against the wall.

 

The surroundings were quiet with only the sound of footsteps echoing. In the heavily settled atmosphere, Sonnet felt increasingly suffocated.

 

Moreover, the mint scent kept entering her nostrils, and the strange feeling kept tickling her heart.

 

Climbing one more flight of stairs, Sonnet was getting tired.

 

“How much further do we have to go up?”

 

Aiden stopped and looked down at Sonnet.

 

“We’re almost there.”

 

“Why am I the only one with different quarters?”

 

Sonnet grumbled for no reason. Even if it was a place divided between women and men, she hadn’t expected it to be this far apart.

 

Sonnet climbed one more step and spoke as if lamenting.

 

“You’re staying in this remote place?”

 

The more she walked with Aiden, the more her heart seemed to flutter and feel soft. She was walking as close to the wall as possible, but their arms subtly touched, making her feel even stranger.

 

“I’ve been staying here since I was assigned here.”

 

At his low voice, Sonnet’s heart fluttered even more than before. It was a voice that suited the slightly dark atmosphere well.

 

“And the women’s quarters would be safer here than in a place with many men.”

 

Aiden had just climbed to the top of the stairs and opened a door for her. As Sonnet headed toward the door, she noticed there was also a long door beside it.

 

Sonnet looked at it curiously when Aiden said.

 

“It’s an elevator.”

 

“What?”

 

As Sonnet looked in surprise, she could see subtle amusement in Aiden’s eyes. He held the open door and asked gently.

 

“Aren’t you coming in?”

 

Sonnet entered the corridor with a stiff face. The surroundings had a different atmosphere from the dining hall. The corridor was quite wide and there were only two rooms.

 

As Sonnet looked around curiously, Aiden stood right next to her. At the same time, the sound of the door closing behind them echoed. Aiden gestured with his chin toward the room right in front.

 

“This room was my bedroom, and the room I use was originally the study.”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened as she turned to look at Aiden.

 

“You want me to use your bedroom?”

 

“I’ve already cleaned it all up, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

 

“No, but still…”

 

“Still, you came here to do research, so we should treat you this well.”

 

No matter how she thought about it, Sonnet believed there was a reason why Aiden was going this far.

 

Something special beyond just the ordinary reasons he was stating outwardly.

 

“Rest well.”

 

Just as Aiden was turning around, Sonnet asked.

 

“What’s the real reason you’re going this far?”

 

Aiden turned around with his gaze lowered. Sonnet looked at him and said.

 

“We’ve never been treated this well before. Even the research we’re doing must be additional troublesome work for the military unit, so why exactly…”

 

“Do you really want to know?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Aiden strode toward Sonnet. The thick mint scent swept past Sonnet’s nose. Facing him directly, Aiden was definitely tall, making her unconsciously shrink back.

 

The atmosphere was different from the Aiden she had experienced in Rosefield. Back then, he had been affectionate while maintaining boundaries, but the current Aiden seemed like he would cross the line completely if she made the slightest mistake.

 

Sonnet looked up at Aiden nervously. Aiden’s breath spread slowly. His eyes looked at Sonnet languidly, somehow making her face feel flushed.

 

When Sonnet slightly averted her gaze, he lowered his head. In an instant, his breath spread near her lips as Aiden met Sonnet’s eyes.

 

As Sonnet held her breath nervously, he burst into brief laughter.

 

“You still like me, don’t you.”

 

Sonnet’s eyes widened as she stepped back.

 

“Still like you?”

 

Aiden looked down at Sonnet with an amused expression.

 

“You said you used to follow me around because you liked me.”

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