As the second song ended, Hezel lightly kissed her trembling cheek and disappeared into the crowd. Her whole body heated up as he vanished after blatantly forecasting a lewd roleplay. As Evelyn was breathing heavily, looking in the direction where Hezel had disappeared, a dark voice was heard.

“How do you know the Master of the trading company, Evelyn?”

Nox, who had been nowhere to be seen until now, was looking down at her with cold blue eyes she had never seen before. He supported the staggering Evelyn, putting strength into the arm supporting her waist. As their lower bodies naturally pressed together, Evelyn’s eyelashes fluttered.

“Nox, ngh. Why is this standing…”

“Someone might hear you. Just answer how you know that dangerous man.”

Before I thrust my c*ck into you in front of everyone.

In Nox’s eyes, which made him seem like a completely different person from when they first met in the forest, a quiet flame flickered. As Nox’s p*nis pressed firmly against her lower abdomen, Evelyn, while panting, stammered an explanation about her relationship with Hezel.

“So you’re saying that the clothes and accessories Evelyn is wearing now, and even the items needed for the upcoming purification ceremony, were all provided by that man?”

“Yes, he suddenly came to the separate palace.”

“That’s strange. He’s famous for never making the first move unless it benefits him.”

Unlike his calm voice, the movement of his p*nis thrusting against her lower abdomen was obscene. Perhaps it was her mood, but the melody flowing through the banquet hall seemed even more sticky than before.

To avoid collapsing on the spot, she barely managed to grasp Nox’s uniform, and with each turn, her voluminous dress skirt fluttered. However, beneath it, lewd acts continued to the point where she felt her lower abdomen was on fire.

“Are you aware of the recent incident where a Grade 1 magical beast appeared in the slums?”

“I saw it in the news, nngh, Nox. This is a bit dangerous…”

“That day, I spotted a woman resembling the Saintess at the location where the Grade 1 magical beast appeared. Coincidentally, the man who just conversed with the Saintess is also presumed to have been there. No, he was likely behind the auction held that day as well.”

In the empire, participating in auctions without imperial permission is illegal. However, Hezel, who was entangled in business with various nobles and consistently bribed the imperial family, escaped the investigation net like a slippery loach.

“I wonder why I think the Saintess was with that man.”

“……”

“I also think the Grade 1 magical beast that disappeared without a trace is related to the Saintess.”

What are you hiding from me?

Evelyn kept her mouth shut at Nox’s chilling voice probing her ear. She had felt that Nox’s attitude toward her had changed somehow recently, but she hadn’t realized that Nox had already spotted her at the auction.

If she lied here, Nox’s affection might instantly hit rock bottom. But to tell the truth, she would have to reveal the system messages as well. Therefore, Evelyn chose to mix lies and truth appropriately.

“You’re right. I didn’t first meet that man two days ago at the separate palace, but at a secret auction.”

At her frank confession, Nox, who had been vigorously rubbing his ominously er*ect p*nis against Evelyn’s lower abdomen, paused.

“Why on earth did the Saintess participate in such an auction? And how did you get an invitation?”

“At the previous welcome banquet, I happened to overhear some high nobles talking. They mentioned that a magical beast’s core, which amplifies magical power when processed into a potion, would be auctioned.”

Nox was dumbfounded by Evelyn’s explanation that she had sneaked in among the crowd without an invitation, thinking it might help with the upcoming purification ceremony.

“Even so, do you know how dangerous that illegal auction was? If something had happened to you there that day…!”

Overcome with emotion just imagining it, Nox unconsciously raised his voice before gritting his teeth. The glances from people who had been eyeing them were becoming increasingly blatant.

This was the first time Nox had danced with someone at a social event. Moreover, sensing that the atmosphere between the two was unusual, they openly stared and gossiped. Taking a moment to calm his boiling anger, Nox removed a strand of hair stuck to Evelyn’s cheek and whispered:

“Promise me you won’t do such dangerous things again without telling me.”

“Yes. I promise.”

Seeing Evelyn nodding without protest, the edge in Nox’s eyes softened.

“I remember the entire building turning into a maze that day. How did you deal with the magical beast?”

“While wandering through the maze, I encountered the magical beast’s core.”

Nox’s sigh deepened at Evelyn’s excuse that she had attempted purification because she felt she had to do something, and the magical beast had disappeared without a trace.

“…Because of the Saintess, I truly feel like I’ve aged ten years in a moment.”

“You’re still handsome, so don’t worry.”

“Let’s continue this conversation tomorrow. I’ll visit the separate palace tomorrow night.”

Why are there so many men saying they’ll visit tomorrow? Luinel in the morning, Nox at night. If they end up exploring her body simultaneously again, that would definitely confirm a death-by-exhaustion ending.

Watching Nox kiss the back of her hand and walk away with blurry eyes, Evelyn walked to a corner, ignoring the glances directed at her.

Now, only the Tower Master remained among the male leads to complete the quest. Before she could go to Hezel, who was probably waiting for her in the garden dressed as an attendant, she absolutely had to dance with the Tower Master.

‘He hasn’t left already, has he?’

Recalling the Tower Master’s setting as someone who detested social events, Evelyn’s gaze frantically searched the banquet hall. Then she found him. In a particularly empty corner, the Tower Master was waiting for something with a face that looked bored to death.

“Hello. We meet again here, Tower Master.”

With no time to hesitate, Evelyn handed him a glass filled with champagne. Though she was smiling brightly on the outside, her back had been soaked with cold sweat for a while. The Tower Master, Ian, who turned to look at Evelyn smiling with her lips forcefully upturned, let out a hollow laugh.

“This is the first time I’ve encountered this type of human.”

“I often hear that I cross the line of common sense.”

“Seems like you carry around spare lives.”

“I want to become friends with the Tower Master. Is that not possible?”

Whether she dies by Ian’s hand here or dies from failing the conquest, dying is the same in the end. Ian’s expression became peculiar at Evelyn’s words, delivered not with a straight face but with a brazen tongue.

“If you want to die, just jump from the top of the imperial palace. That would be less painful.”

It sounded like he was saying that if she died by his hand, he would never let her die peacefully.

“My life goal is to live as long and quietly as possible.”

“Your actions seem to be the exact opposite.”

“You look bored. Would you like to dance with me?”

“I hate physical activity. Though a dance of death might be interesting.”

Is that what you want?

As expected, even just dancing once with the official psychopath of <Evelyn’s Estate> wasn’t easy. Putting on the most pitiful expression she could muster, Evelyn threw out the bait she had prepared as her last resort.

“Last time, you said you wanted my blood.”

“Are you asking me to kill you here?”

“If you dance with me just once, I’m quite willing to go to the Magic Tower for a voluntary blood donation.”

At Evelyn’s emphasis on “voluntary blood donation,” a precarious smile formed on the Tower Master’s lips as he habitually stroked his chin.

“That’s not bad at all. The analysis results of the bodily fluids Luinel entrusted to me were quite interesting.”

“That’s good to hear. So, shall we dance one song?”

While boldly proposing to dance in exchange for blood donation, the hand she extended toward his face was trembling. The Tower Master looked alternately at Evelyn’s smiling but pale face and her hand shaking like someone with palsy, then stood up.