Chapter 35: Sincerity

The man was slightly surprised, but he didn’t even blink at hearing May’s question as they sat down. When he was planning to say something, however, someone knocked on the door and spoke without opening it.

“Sir, that young man, Lucas, is here looking for Maylin Angels.”

“Okay, let him in.”

The man answered behind the door and looked at May who looked more comfortable. A few seconds later, the door opened, and Lucas came in with a strange expression. When he saw May, he smiled and walked over.

“Hey, how are you?”

When May turned her face in his direction and he saw the bruise on her face, however, Lucas’s expression went cold and he looked at the man in the room, who at that moment quickly got up from his chair with his mouth open in shock.

May was more comfortable with Lucas’s arrival, and when she saw the angry expression on his face, she was happy inside.

‘Hey, isn’t he cute? Getting mad on my behalf.’

She thought as a small smile appeared on her face.

“Who touched her?”

Lucas asked in a hoarse voice, instilling fear in the heart of the man in suit, who at the moment was shaking slightly. He approached quickly and said it eagerly.

“C-Colonel Price?”

Lucas’ eyebrows shot up as the strange feeling in his heart grew. He already suspected when he entered the place and saw a lot of cross-dressers, but he didn’t expect his guess to be right.

He looked the man in the suit up and down, causing the big man to shake slightly, before finally saying it.

“Have we met before?”

The man swallowed his saliva in his mouth as he thought what words to use to answer, but Lucas remembered it before he could open his mouth.

“Ah, Major Miller! I hardly noticed it! True, you’re using the original artifact so I can’t see through you.”

Lucas nodded with a satisfied expression when he realized who the man was. Looking at May’s face, however, his cold expression returned and he said.

“Who hit her?”

The tall, strong man was speechless. So far, he hasn’t even been able to speak properly, he was still trying to process Lucas’ presence in that place and soothe his anxious feelings in his heart.

“Colonel Price...”

When he started to say something, Lucas raised his eyebrows and looked with disgust at the man, who quickly swallowed and said.

“It was a misunderstanding. Let’s sit down and talk, so I can explain the situation.”

Lucas still looked unsatisfied when he didn’t sit down and continue looking at the man with the same expression. Major Miller tried his hardest to use his brain to find out what was upsetting Lucas when he suddenly remembered something and said.

“Ah, I beg your pardon!”

Straightening up, he gave a military salute and said.

“Major Miller at the behest of Colonel Price!”

Lucas nodded with satisfaction as he sat on the couch next to May. With his feet on the table and an arm behind May, he smiled arrogantly at Major Miller, who smiled bitterly and said nothing more as he sat down.

“Sir, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on the promotion you will receive in the coming days.”

“I don’t plan to accept.”

Lucas replied without a single second of delay.

“But...”

“They decided on their own, I don’t want this promotion. The objective is very obvious, I will not become their bridge.”

Lucas didn’t say it directly, but Major Miller understood it instantly. With a sigh, he thought about how complicated things are at the top of the army.

“I hope you haven’t been offended...”

“With the surveillance around my apartment? I thought it was because of Maylin’s daughter, but there’s more to this, right?”

“Yes...”

“I’m surprised. You were watching us, but you didn’t know it was me.”

“The operation in the city is very large. Although guarding the apartment was important, my attention was taken by other details of the operation, I apologize. If I had known you were there, I would have gone quickly to find you to explain the situation.”

“Before anything, go back to your original appearance.”

Lucas said shortly afterward and Major Miller quickly nodded. From the pocket of his jacket, he took a pen and squeezed it. As if by magic, the big, strong man turned into a tall, beautiful woman with a ponytail.

“Much better. Could you tell me now what’s going on?”

While the conversation was going on, Lucas was teasing May by the side, poking her in the arm or legs. Although she was following the conversation and had many questions, she knew it was not the time to ask and remained silent.

“Honestly, sir, I don’t know how much I can tell you...”

“Then go ask the old fogy who’s giving you orders.”