Nathan stepped into the cave. The atmosphere was dim and calm. In the right corner, Domina and Livia were already asleep. Their breaths were slow, barely audible.
He didn't take off his cloak.
He just laid down in the left corner of the cave, his head resting on a bed of straw.
"Heh…" he chuckled softly. "Back then… I acted all tough."
"If only I'd been more honest… maybe things would've turned out different."
He inhaled deeply, then let it out. "But whatever. That's the past."
His eyes half-closed as he turned to the right, turning his back to the caramel mommy.
"I still have a chance… to meet her," he whispered.
Then a faint smile appeared.
"And the Monster Girls… meeting my mom?"
He turned his body to the right, resting his right hand as a pillow.
But suddenly, a face flashed in his mind.
Ah. Why… am I thinking of that strict senior?
A woman with neatly tied hair and sharp eyes that always looked at him like he was beneath her.
Sophia.
Nathan let out a breath.
