Chương 126: Prelude To The Selection (Pt 2)

The thought of Anabelle finding out that I was the very man she worshipped and actively competed with, made me throw away any idea of revealing my true identity.

Besides, it was too risky to begin divulging such secrets.

'Haa… how long do I have to put up with this, though?'

I looked at Anabelle and saw that she was still talking. She looked almost as a child would, and her cheeks were already getting red. The girl was most likely getting angry and flustered that I hadn't said anything.

'I better end this quickly…'

"Shh… that's enough. You're right." I quickly interrupted her while removing my magical ear blocks at the same moment.

Slightly raising my hand to her face, one of my fingers planted itself on her lip. With this gesture and my words, Anabelle finally fell silent, her eyes bulged in surprise and her face grew even redder than before.

'What? She's getting more flustered? Why?'