When Eugene opened his eyes, the very first thing he did was check his underwear. He was worried that he might have wet himself, just like Melkith had warned.

Fortunately, his underwear was soft and dry. However, Eugene couldn’t feel reassured by this fact alone. Mer’s gaze, who was standing nearby and looking in his direction, felt somewhat unusual.

“Did I do something shameful while I was out?” Eugene asked as he desperately tried to remain calm.

“Well, it was a bit shameful for you to faint like that,” teased Mer.

Eugene bit out, “Apart from that.”

“Were you worried that you might have peed your pants?” Mer asked with a mischievous grin.

As Eugene felt his heart sinking, he shook his head desperately and said, “There’s no way I could have done something like that.”

“Haven’t you heard that the truth almost always hurts?” Mer sighed.[1]

“Please, don’t feed me such bullshit. Because, as I said, there’s no way I could have done something like that!” Eugene’s tone grew even more desperate.

Mer finally let up on poor Eugene, “Stop worrying about it. At the very least, you didn’t pee your pants, Sir Eugene. Although you did froth at the mouth a bit.”

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