least five days—no, maybe a week?’
It wasn’t easy to decipher Beruel’s code, considering he was an expert at mechanics.
Every road had led to a dead end for Kuzon.
Besides, Ana had to backtrack the signal in a way that the owner wouldn’t know about it.
That meant she’d had to take a roundabout turn—something that was more difficult and time consuming.
Yet, she’d pulled it off in two days!
“Ana, you’re so wonderful!” Kuzon swept her off her feet and raised her in excitement.
“W-what are you doing!!!”
He had forgotten how much she hated that—or perhaps he hadn’t.
The boy spun around , holding her high up as he laughed and congratulated her even more for her achievement.
“H-hey… s-stop it! STOOOOOPPPP!!!”
In the end, Kuzon had to be stopped violently.
Whether or not he had desired this outcome was left to the boy’s mind.
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“So, this is the compass that will lead us to his location.
The general area has already been established by it.
The signals of the two devices which you gave me to cross reference last came from the West—though it is an extreme region that is apart from the Western Continent.”
The Compass Ana held projected a map, and she pointed out the general location where they would find their target.
“It’s close to the Fairy Kingdom.
I suppose that is to be expected.” Kuzon murmured, narrowing his gaze on the many islands that drifted away from the Western Continent.
“It wasn’t easy transcribing the location.
If you hadn’t gotten two, I doubt I would have made any progress.” Ana added.
“Then I suppose were in luck then.
Thanks, Ana.
I’ll take it from here.” Kuzon smiled, stretching out his hand to collect the compass.
His words surprised the girl, and she instantly leaped back—her expression transforming into a glare.
“What?” Ana’s tone clearly depicted her thoughts, same as her facial expression.
“Don’t be like this, Ana.
I needed you to help me find the location of Beruel.
I already established this from the beginning.” Kuzon sighed, drawing closer to her.
“And after I was done, you’d just throw me away and go on your own way, right?”
“Exactly! Wait, no… don’t put it that way!”
Ana’s glare intensified, making the young Midas groan in exasperation.
“It’s not like I want to relegate you or keep you out of the loop, okay? It’s just… you don’t stand a chance against Beruel.
It’s going to be the most difficult fight I’ve ever engaged in, no doubt.
And that’s saying something…”
Ana’s face softened a bit, though it didn’t exactly help the state of her heart.
Being left aside because of her weakness wasn’t going to appeal to her in any way.
“I can still do something, can’t I? I can help!” She argued, albeit hesitantly.
“But, Ana… you’re not strong enough.”
Kuzon’s face depicted how he felt about the whole thing.
He truly wanted her by his side.
In fact, having Ana with him would probably be for the best.
However—
“I can’t allow any harm to come to you.”
“Because of the dumb promise you made to Jared?”
“No.
Because I actually care about you.
This is difficult for me too.”
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