“…Your Highness.”
Sungjin, who had been taking a brief nap, frowned without realizing it as someone’s voice woke him. For some reason, he could faintly smell alcohol in the air.
“Your Highness, it is about time you woke up.”
When he opened his eyes, Sir Kurt was looking down at him.
“The messenger we sent to the marquis’s residence has returned. Shall I bring the messenger to your room?”
“Huh? No. I’ll go downstairs. Everyone’s gathered, right?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Sungjin sprang to his feet and stepped into the corridor with Sir Kurt accompanying him. After walking slowly for a few steps, he suddenly turned around.
“By the way, Sir Kurt?”
“Yes?”
“Don’t tell me you were drinking while on duty?”
“…….”
Kurt cautiously studied Sungjin’s expression.
It was true that Kurt had lightly accompanied lunch with a drink. But was that not something Kurt had always done? An Aura User did not get drunk anyway.
Besides, despite the laid-back impression Kurt gave, Kurt took assigned duties quite seriously. That was why Kurt never drank heavily while on duty and would circulate Aura the moment a meal was over, effortlessly dispelling any trace of intoxication.
‘There shouldn’t be even the slightest trace of alcohol left in me now, so why would His Highness say that? Ah, can he really smell the lingering scent? Well, with His Highness’s keen Sensory Perception, I suppose it wouldn’t be impossible for him to detect the faint smell of alcohol clinging to my…