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Chapter 282 - Interlude

Due to its special purpose, the building had few rooms relative to its size.

To be even a little closer… The room number next to his was secured for a reason she herself found laughable.

In a space filled with cardboard boxes that had just been brought in, except for the one she had hastily pulled her clothes from—

—her heart, as she hugged her knees on a large sofa, was still entirely consumed by 'him.'

"………………—"

Just murmuring his name without a sound made her heart stir.

She had thought that once she saw him, heard his voice, saw his face, talked with him, confessed her feelings—she would regain some composure. She had assumed that on her own.

But the result was this.

Honestly, her priority had been just to see him at any cost… or rather, she had been running wild, so she hadn't thought about the 'discrepancy between players' in both worlds.

His face, his age, they might be different from the him in the virtual world. She only remembered that obvious fact, which she should have considered first, after seeing his 'face.'

'He's the same as in the virtual world'—she had foolishly thought, but that was after she had seen his face and there was no turning back. Although she could guess his approximate age from his voice, which, unlike his avatar, couldn't be faked, it's not a laughing matter to think what would have happened if he had been more than twice her age.

On the other hand, she was confident that even if he were twice her age, this feeling wouldn't have faded… but that, she imagined, would be stopped even by the 'White' family, who prided themselves on their freedom.

She should be genuinely happy that the Haru of the virtual world and the him of reality were one and the same.

Her younger prince was a wonderful boy in this world too—thinking such things without a shred of embarrassment was perhaps a product of 'love.'

"…………Ah."

As she doted on someone who wasn't even her lover yet, she suddenly noticed something. Her voice escaped as her eyes fell on the black hair flowing at the edge of her vision.

—Yes, speaking of appearances.

"I forgot…"

It was the simple silver bracelet wrapped around her left wrist. So engrossed in conversation, she had returned without revealing her 'disguise.'

Removing the ring now, a natural smile bloomed on her lips as she thought, 'Oh well.'

She had already declared war. From now on, she could see him as many times as she wanted… Thinking this made her heart flutter, and she gently closed her eyes.

The moonlight streaming through the gap in the curtains, quiet and serene—gently illuminated her glittering, pure white hair.