[Protagonist's POV]
"…So you're saying it's just a friendship?"
"Yeah. We met up after a while yesterday, right? But then I got dragged off to the Martial Alliance right after heading to work—she freaked out and followed me."
"Hm…"
"Yep. That's how it is."
Sweating bullets inside, I fed the Sword Empress excuses about me and Dang Ayeong—
'How do I tell her we had sex—her first, no less—and I tried to brush it off like it never happened?'
What a colossal disrespect—
Sure, it's my mess, but I couldn't muster the guts to spill the truth—
['…You said that to me, then came here and fooled around with another woman?']
['S-Sword Empress, it's not like that…']
['No excuses, you lecher.']
[—Slash!]
"…No way I'm saying it."
"Hm?"
"N-Nothing!"
Knowing how ruthless she gets with villains, I couldn't risk her turning that blade on me—
Sure, hiding it might blow up worse if she finds out—
'But if I don't hide it now, I could die now.'
