At this moment, Aoto suddenly noticed—Elodie looked a bit strange.
Since a while ago, Elodie had been slightly lowering her head, staring unblinkingly at the tatami in front of her rounded knees.
Her lips were tightly pressed together, and her small hands naturally rested on her legs, twisted together.
She looked like she was pondering something, wanting to say something.
Suddenly being called by name by Aoto, Elodie's body trembled slightly.
"I…I'm fine."
Elodie forced a somewhat unnatural smile towards Aoto.
"Just…just a little distracted, daydreaming that's all."
A faint abruptness arose in Aoto's heart…he always felt that Elodie seemed to be hiding something.
But in this situation, Aoto wasn't in a position to question Elodie too much, and could only look at her inquisitively a few times before withdrawing his gaze.
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Anthony truly lives up to being a merchant, his social skills are outstanding.
