Few days have passed after the incident, we all were all rested when jisuk asked to spar with jiwoo again.
And there we are at the arena, it's like last time.
But this time, jisuk lost. He was then left alone for a while as we worry.
I stayed in my room for a while to gather my thoughts and calmed down then I remembered the box duke grane.
I get it under my bed and open the box since I was alone.
I opened it and inside was a snowman keychain and wilted rose and also a letter.
There read...
Dear y/n,
By the time you read this, I've won against Jiwoo. It doesn't really matter. I just wanted to say something I probably wouldn't say out loud.
I didn't mean to, but I ended up liking you. Quietly. Slowly. It just happened. You've been on my mind more than you should be, and I guess I got tired of pretending it's nothing.
I'm not good with words, and I won't make this dramatic. I just… like you.
— Duke Grane
...
Duke grane likes me?!?!
I jumped in surprised at my bed. I hesitated whether to tell the others or not but I felt like I should kept this as secret from them for a while, not until I confronted duke again.
Or should I reply him with a letter? Either way, I need to tell him how I feel and reject his offer calmly or how would I do it? I'll have to find a way or a chance to tell him, for now, I should worry about jisuk's condition.
Suddenly I sensed another awakened outside of our house, I stepped out quietly and looked around, looking up the roof, I saw a silhouette and fly there and saw no one there.
I looked around and finally I turn, summoning my sword and pointed the sword at them and it was....
"Amyeong?"
"I came in peace" he raises in surrender.
"What are you doing here?" I questioned but he kept looking down and then there I saw what he was looking at, my cat patterned pajama pants.
"What's wrong with it?"
"It looks ridiculous"
Before I could speak up my mind, I tried to slash him but failed as he stepped back.
"Like I said I came in peace"
"What do you want then?"
"You"
There was a moment of silence. I then retract my sword and stood by him.
"So?"
"I just....wanna check"
"Check what?"
"I heard you defeated theone"
"You mean the girl disciple of iodore?"
He nodded and sat down the roof, I sat beside him, looks like he really came in peace.
"Is that all you came for?"
"Like I said, I wanna check on you"
"What's there to check about me?"
"You changed"
"Changed?" I asked and explains.
"You changed, you're not shy anymore and more braver unlike before but still, you're still kind and...nice"
"Have we met before?"
There was a pause and I knew he knew something.
"We met before didn't we?"
"You might not remember anymore"
He blurted before standing up. I stayed sitted there as I watch for him, ready to leave.
"What do you mean I don't remember?"
"And you still asked a lot of questions like before" he chuckles.
Questions?
He then hand me a cat pendant and laced around it my neck.
"For you"
He said before he left.