“Let’s hurry to Pearl Palace, Lee Seongjin. It’s already very late.”
“I said I’ll take a walk and then go in, didn’t I? So you go ahead and rest.”
“Listen to me. Only when you go to bed can I return to Blue Rose Palace with peace of mind and rest, right?”
Despite Seongjin’s stubbornness, Logan’s persuasion continued.
“So, have a cup of warm jujube tea and go to sleep. You have to wake up early tomorrow morning and focus on training again. Maybe it’s because things have been busy lately, but the speed at which your aura layers are building up has slowed down a lot compared to before.”
But the more Logan did that, the more Seongjin’s suspicions grew.
‘Why is this guy trying so hard to appease me? Sure, he usually acts all dignified like he’s my Hyung, but he’s never treated me like a kid to this extent before.’
And around that time, Seongjin sensed the presence of a stranger. A faint trace of aura concealment that had been following them from Blue Rose Palace.
His mind quickly spun into action.
‘There’s no way Logan doesn’t know about that presence if I can sense it too.’
In other words, it was someone Logan knew.
‘Pretty skilled at aura concealment. They’re keeping their distance, mindful of an advanced knight’s level, so I won’t…