"Yo-Young Master Babel," Chiffon stuttered upon seeing Babel at the door. Babel had been confined to his room without food or water for days, ever since his second fight with Joshua. Of course, Chiffon was completely unaware of the reason for his confinement, and he had been forced to stare at Babel's closed door, clutching his chest.

Yet here the kid was, neatly dressed.

"Babel von Agnus has arrived to greet the Duke." Babel bowed. Duke Agnus eyed him contemplatively for a moment before granting him a nod of approval.

"You haven't been showing up for some time… Though you’re late, it’s good that you still made it for this meeting." Duke Agnus remarked.

"I apologize," he continued. "I needed time to myself to think."

‘Has something… changed?’ The Duke's eyes bored into Babel, making him duck...