Totu was silently stunned.
He hadn't expected Toku to suddenly ask such a question.
The teacher noticed Totu's reaction at once. From the corner of his eye, he observed him carefully, wanting to know what was going on in Totu's mind.
Totu thought for a moment. Then, with a solemn expression and a faint smile appired his face, then he said,
"I don't want to marry."
He spoke only that single sentence—and then fell silent.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Both the teacher and Toku looked at him with puzzled expressions.
On the surface, the three of them seemed to be speaking casually, as usual.
But in truth, this was not a casual moment at all.
The teacher and Toku were both quietly testing Totu—
testing his state of mind, what his heart nature, and his future intentions, even they see totu growing in front of them but ,
They wanted to know what Totu truly planned.
Totu, however, did not care anything.
To him, questions about the future did not matter yet.
That time had not come—it was still far away.
For a moment, none of them spoke. Only silent lingering a moment all around them.
Toku thought for a bit… then spoke again, a playful smile on his face and he suddenly Said,
"Totu, you're lying."
The moment Totu heard that, his expression turned cold.
He looked at Toku sharply and said,
"Toku, don't push your luck."
Totu clenched his fingers slightly, a clear threat.
But Toku didn't retreat at all.
Inside, he laughed smugly.
Heh heh… If you said that somewhere else, I might be scared.
But now? Impossible. I'm sitting on the teacher.
If you've got the guts, come fight me—come, come, come.
His face showed an openly shameless, provocative expression.
Totu understood immediately why Toku was suddenly so confident today.
Hmph. Reckless puppy…
You've planned this carefully.
Still, Totu remained calm on the surface.
Toku looked at Totu and said lightly,
"Totu, you say you want to stay in the mountain.
You say you've already decided.
But I think… you're hiding something."
Totu rejected it immediately.
"You're the most suspicious person here," then he said flatly.
"I'm not hiding anything.
And there's no need for me to hide anything."
Toku smiled and replied,
"Mmm… but then why didn't you tell me earlier that you slapped the backs of the five butterfly fairies airies princesses?"
His tone remained playful, but his words were sharp.
"At first, I was just curious. I didn't doubt you.
But when you said you don't want to marry…
that's when I realized something."
He tilted his head.
"I was shocked when i realised that your scamming, you're really planning something deeply, Totu even i didn't compare to you."
Totu stopped leaning back.
He sat up straight, his posture stiffening.
He stared coldly at Toku and spoke angrily,
"Hmph.
Toku, don't let your imagination run wild."
His eyes were sharp.
"First, I'm not hiding anything.
Just because I didn't tell you doesn't mean I hid it.
It simply wasn't important—or I forgot that."
He continued firmly,
"Don't accuse me.
I'm telling you seriously—I'm not planning anything.
I'm not hiding anything.
I'm a good boy."
Then he added coldly,
"And unlike you, I'm not a cunning, shameless little puppy."
He pointed toku slightly.
"Listen carefully to what I'm saying."
Totu finished speaking and leaned back against the reclining chair.
He turned his gaze to the shadowed sky, but his expression remained cold.
This little puppy's imagination grows more dangerous every day, totu thought.
One day, I'll have to bite him properly, totu thinking himself.
Toku, however, didn't give up.
"Totu," he said eagerly,
"I know you're a good boy. A handsome, good boy."
That softened Totu's mood just a little.
Still, he looked at Toku coldly and asked,
"What's are you playing now?"
He didn't expect anything unusual, toku always like a old man story teller.
Toku leaned forward slightly and finally asked, in a soft but cunning tone,
"Totu… you say you don't want to marry.
Then why are you planning to kidnap the five butterfly fairy princesses?"
Totu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He stared at Toku in disbelief.
For a moment, his mind went completely blank.
He couldn't process what he had just heard.
He was deeply shocked—
so shocked that even anger came late.
Totu stood up slowly, fixed Toku with a cold glare, and shouted,
"TOKUUU!
Don't talk nonsense!"
Shock flashed across his face. His breathing quickened.
Toku was shameless, he knew that.
But now even Toku's imagination had gone completely out of control.
Inside Totu's mind, thoughts erupted chaotically.
Kidnap them?
Who does he think I am?
Do the Butterfly Fairies Clans even allow such a thing?
Then another thought slipped in—
Those five… their tempers are terrible, but they are beautiful…
Totu froze.
What am I thinking?!
His face darkened as he glared at Toku angrily.
The teacher had remained silent all this time.
But when he heard Toku's accusation, he too was slightly shaken.
He looked at Totu's angry face with a meaningful gaze, yet said nothing.
Totu noticed the teacher's look.
He stared at him with a dumbfounded expression, his mind going completely blank, and spoke hurriedly,
"Teacher… do you also believe that kind of thing?
That's all just this puppy's imagination."
His voice trembled.
"If I wanted something, I would tell you directly.
I've never hurt anyone, I am not a person to kidnap someone forcefully,
If I wanted to marry them, I would say it openly."
Tears welled in his eyes.
"Why would I hide something from you?"
His voice broke as he asked,
"Teacher… tell me.
Am I a good boy… or a bad boy?"
The teacher realized then—
he had think something wrong.
Totu was truly hurt.
Calming him now would not be easy.
The teacher thought for a moment, then spoke gently,
"You are a good boy, Totu."
His voice was calm and sincere.
"And yes—if you ever want anything, tell me.
If you wanted to marry them, I would go and ask them properly.
If they agreed, I would marry you.
If they didn't, I would find you another good partner."
When Totu heard this, he realized something was wrong.
Slowly, he understood and he also helpless ,
All of this confusion had only one culprit.
He turned his head coldly towards Toku, looking as if he wanted to swallow him whole.
But then he froze.
Toku was lying there calmly on the teacher's stomach, eyes closed—
completely indifferent, as if none of this concerned him at all.
Totu's face darkened.
He wanted to say something.
But the teacher interrupted gently.
Totu swallowed his words, and again he go leaned back against the reclining chair, tried to calm himself, and looked once more at the shadowed sky.