Now come clean!

"Sorry!"

Cecile turned her face away and blushed. It was the fluid from her stomach that she vomited from when Arthur took her running so fast.

Arthur smelled acid from the liquid and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In all his life no one dared to do anything rude to him but this girl even dared to vomit on his neck?

Seeing the girl who looked down with a regretful face, Arthur finally refused to make things difficult for her.

It was only natural that she felt queasy until vomiting after going through the journey so fast like the hurricane.

Moreover, a human girl like her who wasn't used to it at all.

"Ah, let me help you clean it"

Feeling guilty, Cecile did not hesitate to take responsibility. She also took out a brown handkerchief from her bag.

Then she took a step closer to Arthur. But the problem was, the man was too tall for her to reach.

Cecile was not a petite girl and was still growing up, but it looked very small when compared to that man.

"You bend down a little"

Arthur knitted his brows, stared a few seconds at Cecile's face he thought for a moment.

"You are so short, if I have to bend over to your proportions it will be very tiring and my back will hurt"

"Just for a moment, I make sure it doesn't hurt your back"

"But I'm not used to bowing to other people."

When he said that, his face was serious. His blue eyes which a few minutes ago looked seductive, now look calm and distant.

Like that, somehow the man carried a different aura in himself. The aura that made those around submit to him.

Somehow Cecile suddenly remembered his father, who also had the same aura.

'I never expected that careless and playful man would also have such a strong aura.'

"Well then you can clean it yourself."

Then Cecile handed a brown handkerchief to Arthur. She had not vomited too much before, it should have been enough to wash away a little acidic fluid around his neck.

Arthur took the handkerchief Cecile offered him. At the same time he also grabbed the girl's wrist. He could feel Cecile's skin surface which felt smooth and supple.

Cecile was a little surprised. She felt confused by Arthur who suddenly took her hand. Cecile hadn't yet had time to pull her hand back.

Arthur immediately pulled her hand even harder. And with a single thud. Her body was made to float into the air.

Cecile felt panicked finding losing her footing on earth.

It happened extremely fast.

Her heart was beating harder and her breath that was choked up.

Then it was like a rock that had just been thrown into the air. It quickly fell back down under the pull of gravity.

Just when Cecile thought she would fall embracing the ground. A sturdy arm swiftly greeted her. Reflexively she put her hand around the man's neck.

Cecile who had yet to recover from the shock, met Arthur's eyes in a daze.

She felt treated like a little baby who playing with a father.

It was made to fly into the air for a moment. Then the father caught it back.

"Now let's clean!

"W-what?" Cecile still hadn't recovered from the shock.

"Your vomit on my neck, you don't want to clean it?"

Cecile finally regained consciousness. Nervously she dropped her gaze on the man's collarbone.

A smooth white surface like snow supported by a charming curve of bones. Cecile was stunned by the sight.

Not only that, she just realised that Arthur had a distinctive scent. It was a calming sandalwood scent.

A person hugging him would definitely feel comfortable with that scent. Choosing to stay in his arms and refuse to let go.

"You don't want to clean that up?"

Cecile was nervous at the question.

Her straight lashes fluttered slightly. Lifted her eyelids widely. She could see Arthur's face clearly.

The smooth surface of the face was like cotton. There were purple vein streaks that appeared on his both cheeks. It would only be seen up close.

At that time, the distance between the two was so close to feel each other's breath.

"Hm .. I'll clean it"

Nervously Cecile stretched out her hand to wipe the acidic fluid around Arthur's collarbone and neck.

Because Cecile looked down. Arthur couldn't pay attention to her face. But he could smell the fresh rose in her hair. And her body released a fresh, natural scent.

Arthur had never let a girl get so close to him. Moreover, taking them in his arms like this.

And Cecile was the first girl to receive that treatment.

Maybe it was because Cecile was different from most of the girls he had met.

Cecile had a soft and hard stature which collaborated well in herself.

This was a little different from the girls he had met before. Which was irritating and annoying.

Cecile was clearly different from those girls. She was cheerful and energetic. An innocent and natural girl.

Maybe that's why Arthur treated her a little differently.

"It's done! hurry up and put me down!"

Cecile felt uncomfortable lingering in such a position.

Arthur immediately put her down.

That way Cecile could freely step on the earth again. She looked around then.

Cecile caught a crowd in the distance. Turned out, they were very close to the market area of Akez tribe.

Arthur and Cecile rushed to the centre of the market crowd.

The market was very crowded with visitors. Echoing the sound of shouts from sellers and shoppers became into a bunch of melodies in the hustle and bustle of the market.

Cecile never thought that a tribe with a very small population like Akez would have the same crowded market atmosphere as her tribe.

Initially she guessed, the market that was quietest one and away from the crowd would definitely be the market in the Akez tribal region.

But who knows? her guess was wrong.

Knitting her brows Cecile stared at the density of the market and muttered.

"Has the Akez population started increasing lately this year?"

Arthur could hear the girl's murmuring. He generously answered.

"The population of the Akez tribe is not increasing at all. But it's the amount of immigration that continues to grow from year to year."

"Then did any of the immigrants choose to stay?"

"Yes, but only within the time limit they agreed on from the start. For example, if at this time you decide to stay a few years in this place, then you have to report to the head office. There is a department that deals with permits and time limits for immigrants to stay. If you don't report, you don't get a residence permit. It will be discovered at the time of an annual inspection and will be subject to an on-site eviction sanction. "

Cecile never found out about that before. In the Zeath tribal area, immigrants could stay freely as long as they want after reporting and passing the examination results free from any crime.

The inspection will later work with the security centre from their the tribal area.

"Even with regulations like that, the Akez tribal area is always the most targeted by immigrants. You know why?"

"Why?"

"Because they are free from any inspection. They only need to report, make an agreement on time and finish."

Cecile thought for a moment, 'if free from any checks does that mean that many of them are blacklisted in their tribe who made the escape to this place?'

Instantly Cecile felt panicked by that fact.

"Are there a lot of crimes going on in this place, such as immoral acts for example?"

If that was true, then Cecile had chosen the tiger cage as her escape.

Why didn't she check the security level of the tribal area first before leaving?

"It seems so!"

"What?"

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