Faced with the young female's sweet, cheerful voice, the Duke found he couldn't refuse.
'He didn't want to see her disappointed.'
'He didn't want to see the smile vanish from her face.'
'A snake, yet named Yu Meng.'
'Yu Meng it is, then.'
"As you wish." The Duke tapped his long, thin smoking pipe, and his expression softened considerably without him realizing it.
However, the thought that she was now so far away made the warmth in his golden, vertical pupils gradually fade.
"A place like Paradise isn't meant for normal people. Go to Divine City and find Geoffrey. He'll arrange everything for you," the Duke said, his tone casual.
'Geoffrey?'
'The jeweler who bought the Mermaid's Eye?'
It all made sense now.
No wonder!
That explained why Geoffrey had agreed to the trade last time. He had only taken a single jewel before handing the Mermaid's Eye over to her.
'It was all because of the Duke...'
