THE THORNY PATH

TO BE HONEST, Neoma thought it was a little creepy to see Yule in that state.

[Could it be that his fake eyes were…]

"I thought I told you not to call me by a weird pet name, Lord Yule," Nero complained, frowning– interrupting her thought process. "Please, just call me by my name normally, thank you very much."

The Moon God just laughed.

But it was different from Yule's usual jolly laughter.

"Lord Yule, what happened to your eyes?" Neoma asked worriedly. "Did you cry blood or…"

"My eyes were poked out."

She gasped softly, accidentally squeezing Nero's hand a little too tightly.

[My hunch was right.]

"I'm fine since my eyes were fake anyway," the Moon God said. "You haven't forgotten that my real eyes were stolen a long time ago, have you?"

Right.

[And I was supposed to look for them.]