April was wearing a plain brown dress—something that would allow her to blend seamlessly into the crowd of villagers. It was clearly meant as a disguise.

Seeing her in a dress felt strangely unfamiliar, but her face remained exactly as I remembered.

Long, golden hair that shimmered with clarity, bright green eyes reminiscent of nature, and a face that looked as youthful as a girl’s.

“Ah, g-good evening….”

Just earlier, when I saw the emperor’s face, Winter, and Aquila, I had thought about how time had changed everyone’s appearances.

Yet April alone seemed untouched by the passage of time.

‘What is this? Does time itself avoid her?’

And that only made her more terrifying. She looked exactly as I had once known her—that same kind and gentle face.

No, that wasn’t kindness. It was the expression of someone holding something back. I understood that now.

I turned my gaze toward the others, silently pleading for help, but even Karon—who had displayed nothing but unwavering loyalty to me—averted his eyes.

No way. Is this a character break? I never really evaluated Karon’s status as a male lead before, but in this moment, Karon, your male lead score is -40.

“You can talk casually with me.”

I tried my best to avoid eye contact, but April continued to smile sweetly, either ignoring my discomfort or deliberately pretending not to notice.

“I’m not even your senior anymore.”

“Haha, there’s no way I could do that….”

“If you keep acting like this, it feels like I never even got discharged.”@@novelbin@@

Realizing that her words were less of a suggestion and more of a demand, I made an attempt.

“Ah, got it… g-got it, uh… I will….”

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