The air in the terrace garden became very quiet.

Both of them looked a little embarrassed.

Only the slow, gentle harp music, coming from who knows where, seemed to let the summer breeze flow under the night sky.

Hyperion pretended to be calm, but her pursed lips trembled slightly. Recalling what had just happened, she felt tears about to fall from her eyes.

She actually did that in front of the Ickrietes Academy... no, probably the entire Hutton Kingdom would hear about it.

Hyperion didn't dare imagine the reaction at the Ickrietes Academy now.

But she was sure that this incident between her and Rand would be wildly rumored around the school. After all, Headmaster Loren's scandal was a cautionary tale.

She and Rand were always like this.

Most of the time, they could get along well.

Occasionally, when something happened suddenly, and they realized that "their relationship wasn't like this," or that they might have crossed a line or perhaps hadn't, it was as if breathing and blinking became manual, and they couldn't even do the most basic things.

Normally, without thinking about anything, they could talk about anything, without minding that the other was of the opposite sex. In short, they had a very good relationship.

Fortunately, on the summer terrace, the night view was wide open, and there were many things to distract them besides each other.

Finally.

"Rand."

Hyperion spoke.

Her eyes were lowered.

"Hmm?"

Rand looked at Hyperion beside him.

Usually, he would wait for Hyperion to calm down a little before speaking to comfort her. This time, Hyperion took the initiative to speak first.

"Actually, I don't blush easily. I've been used to being the center of attention since I was a child. Maybe it's because I have half-demon blood, but I can always stay calm and cold. Even if I want to act more like a sentimental human girl, some of it might be acting."

She said.

Gradually, she raised her head and looked at him.

The words that followed didn't need to be said.

Because her red cheeks had already explained everything—

The reason she changed was all because of him.

Rows of carefully trimmed demon realm exotic flowers and plants swayed gently in the garden breeze, shimmering with subtle luster, as if whispering the secrets of the night sky.

After telling the truth, Hyperion gradually seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed. She leaned on the terrace railing, looking at the manor and the sea.

"When I first met you, I thought you were a cool girl, very distant. Although you were a reliable teammate and friendly to me, I always felt that it wasn't easy to get close to you."

Rand followed her gaze into the distance, his arm resting on the stone railing, speaking slowly beside her as if to himself,

"I didn't expect that later, unknowingly, I don't know if it was just getting used to being with you every day, or if I was already subconsciously unwilling to imagine what it would be like without you."

They returned to normal again.

They started chatting again.

Occasionally, they would look at each other, as if pondering some unresolved question, and the awkwardness had completely disappeared.

They didn't even notice that behind them, at the entrance to the third-floor terrace, Cat Boss had used psychokinetic magic to open the door and call them for dinner.

Cat Boss walked onto the wooden floor of the terrace, looking at the backs of the chatting pair with confusion.

Although in Cat Boss's eyes, Rand and Hyperion usually interacted like this,

It always felt that the shoulders of the two people seemed to be a little closer today.

But according to the time it took to cook, Hyperion had only been awake for a while. Rand took her all the way down from upstairs, so there couldn't have been any progress between the two in such a short time.

"Meow meow meow, although I don't want to disturb you, it's very late."

Cat Boss never disturbed boys and girls talking, unless it was really too late to eat.

Besides, Hyperion had slept for most of the day and hadn't even eaten lunch, which would be bad for her health.

However, neither of them noticed it.

"Meow meow..."

Cat Boss looked at the two people chatting under the starry sky.

The noise from the downstairs restaurant could be heard by the terrace railing. It was indeed not easy for them to hear if they shouted from such a distance.

"Meow!"

Cat Boss gradually approached, meowing from time to time, deliberately making various noises on the floor, almost knocking over the chairs on the terrace.

It finally confirmed that these two people couldn't hear anything.

Hyperion's face still had a faint red glow, like makeup, making her look even more beautiful.

And Rand was no longer so prim and proper at this moment. He smiled from the bottom of his heart from time to time, like a high-spirited young man who had found a treasure.

Cat Boss turned its head and sighed.

It walked back, no longer disturbing the two.

Fortunately, there were also tables and chairs on the terrace courtyard, so it would be a waiter for them again, helping them bring all the meals.

Before long, accompanied by the busy figure of Little Black Coal Ball in the night, one could see a candelabra and dinner set on the pure black textured dining table in the courtyard garden.

The light leaped in the corner of the terrace, the crystal-clear handmade ice, the luster of the wine bottles, the mist of the newly served dishes, all became more stunning under the refraction of light.

Cat Boss ran to the feet of the two people.

"Dinner is ready, meow!"

The little black cat looked up and said to the two people in its childish voice.

Rand and Hyperion lowered their heads at the same time, as if waking up from a dream, noticing Cat Boss's dark figure and the only bright eyes in the night.

Turning around, they realized that the dining table on the terrace courtyard had been completely renewed.

The open-air suspended scenery became the background beside the dining table. Only here would they realize more strongly that this was a palace restaurant by the brightly lit bay.

"Thank you, Cat Boss."

Rand and Hyperion said happily to Cat Boss, walked towards the dining table, and sat on both sides of the square table.

When night fell, the starlight seemed to be reflected on the dining table, giving them a color that was both absurd and dreamy.

"Guests, please look at this first, meow."

Cat Boss used psychokinetic magic to float a rhombus-patterned black cowhide guide onto the table, showing professionalism and ceremony, and handed them a preview of the dinner menu.

Rand opened the menu and placed it in front of Hyperion so she could see it.

Currently on the table was an appetizer of fresh grilled beef cut into small pieces, sprinkled with herbs, fried salt grass leaves, and transparent pear slices, then spread on thin black bread.

There was also thick-sliced venison marinated in salt and black pepper, seared until the skin was crispy and the inside was soft, and pan-fried venison with black truffle slices placed between the slices of meat.

"Isn't this the dinner we had at the Demon King's Imperial Restaurant? Cat Boss, when did you learn to cook Demon Realm cuisine?"

Hyperion knew what Rand had Cat Boss prepare for them for dinner after seeing half of the menu.

(End of this chapter)