With one hand, Rosetta pushed open the door and led Roman onto a sunlit balcony.
Roman placed his hands neatly in front of him, stepping lightly as he entered and looked around curiously.
Seeing Roman’s genuine curiosity and happiness, Rosetta couldn’t help but let a small smile tug at her lips.
She arrived first at the empty dining table and set down Roman’s breakfast.
“It feels completely different from what I first imagined.”
After admiring the view, Roman turned to Rosetta with a smile.
“What did you imagine at first?”
Rosetta responded as she prepared breakfast utensils, laying out the napkins.
“When you first brought me here, I thought the atmosphere would be very strict—like a military unit, with strict discipline and harsh management.”
“And now?”
Roman pinched his fingers lightly, thinking before speaking.
“Now, it feels more like an academy. People here seem free, and there’s none of that cold, oppressed atmosphere.”
As he had walked through the crowd earlier, the way those Knight Order sisters looked at him reminded Roman of the way female classmates had gazed at him back in his previous life during school.
That mixture of curiosity, intrigue, and subtle glances intertwined to create a youthful, academy-like vibe.
“And?”
Rosetta sensed Roman still had more to say and pressed further.
“Well… not only that. On the way over, I could clearly feel everyone’s friendships and bonds linking them together.”
“Each person is full of youthful energy, their eyes bright, sweat mixed with vigor, nothing like the emotionless war machines described in rumors.”
“They even have that competitive spirit of the young, teasing and joking with each other—scenes you’d only see in a school.”
“And the interior decor isn’t like a military base either. It’s more like a refined academy—luxurious yet elegant.”
The balcony they stood on was exactly like that—clean and tidy, with neatly arranged storage cabinets beside them, and a spotless, shining floor.
After a moment of hesitation, Roman pursed his lips and smiled.
“To see such a scene in the strongest Knight Order of the Cathedral, honestly, it felt strange at first. But then… I started to think it was pretty nice.”
Rosetta was silent for a long time after listening.
Roman thought maybe he’d said something wrong, and while he blinked and wondered, Rosetta’s expression suddenly turned serious as she walked toward him.
No way.
Just as Roman was puzzling over it, Rosetta stood in front of him and asked, “On your way here, did anyone show you disrespect?”
In fact, that was already a mild way of putting it.
What Rosetta really wanted to ask was: Did anyone harass you just now?
Roman’s definition of harassment at least involved physical or verbal contact.
After all, when he used to work part-time, he was almost used to being teased or having his hand touched.
So he naturally shook his head, indicating that no one had disrespected him.
“That’s good.”
Rosetta finally relaxed.
Honestly, if Rosetta had been present at the time, she probably wouldn’t have been so calm.
If she’d seen that group of girls—almost all sweating and half-naked—staring at Roman with fiery eyes, she might have made them all train for another hour as punishment.
Still, it wasn’t really their fault.
After training, hormone levels were high, and those young, energetic girls could hardly help feeling restless when seeing a boy like Roman.
Supporting Roman’s small hand, Rosetta gently helped him into a chair, then stood behind him in a dignified knight’s stance, silently watching over him.
“You haven’t had breakfast yet, have you?”
Roman asked, raising his head without rushing to eat.
From Rosetta’s perspective, Roman’s right eye—adorned with a white flower—was almost right before her.
She stared for a few seconds before shaking her head to refuse.
“You eat first. I’m not hungry.”
However, reality shattered her lie in the next moment.
“Grumble…”
A rosy blush immediately appeared on Rosetta’s pure white face as she pressed her lips together in embarrassment.
Normally, one should replenish energy after such physical exertion, not before.
But Rosetta was always one to push herself and often exercised on an empty stomach.
Now, she’d made quite the spectacle of herself…
“Hehe.”
Roman couldn’t help but laugh softly.
The proud Rosetta Captain of the Saint Key Knight Order, a Domain Transcendent, had lost face in front of someone important and almost wanted to crawl into a hole.
Not to mention what happened this morning—the incident she had forced herself to suppress was now rising unavoidably to the surface again…
To be honest, what troubled her wasn’t being seen by Roman.
To her, he was a special child, so she didn’t mind.
What she cared about was whether Roman would now think she was a rude, unrefined person behind the scenes and look down on her for it.
After all, her appearance at that time had been too wild, and her image had completely crumbled in front of Roman.
Just by looking at her, anyone would have thought she was some wild woman from a tropical rainforest…
As Rosetta struggled with her thoughts, Roman suddenly stood up.
“If you’re hungry, then sit down and eat with me~”
Roman naturally took Rosetta’s hand, pulling out the chair beside him and trying to get her to sit.
Feeling the smoothness of Roman’s hand, Rosetta hurriedly waved her hand to refuse.
“No, if you do that, I’ll be in trouble…”
Even without any formal appointment, Rosetta had already considered herself Roman’s guardian knight in her heart.
How could a knight sit and eat breakfast beside her own princess?
“But you’re clearly hungry?”
Roman’s wide eyes were filled with sincere emotion, pure and captivating like a fawn.
“And you were exercising this morning, right? I saw you drenched in sweat, so you must have used a lot of energy.”
It would have been better if Roman hadn’t said anything, but in front of Rosetta, he openly admitted to having seen her in that state earlier.
Visibly, the noble white knight began to show signs of turning red from embarrassment.
Roman realized that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t pull Rosetta over.
He turned his bright eyes and shifted his words with a smile.
“Besides, it’s a bit troublesome for me to eat by myself.”
“I haven’t used these knives and forks much before, so it’s a bit tricky…”
“Can you sit beside me and help me?”
Hearing this, the shyness and embarrassment in Rosetta’s heart were instantly replaced by a pounding excitement.
His Highness’s intention…
This was a clear request for help.
Rosetta lifted her flushed face and hesitated.
“Then…?”
Before she could finish, Roman had already pulled her to sit beside him.
“Thank you.”
Roman smiled at her.
As Roman’s smooth touch gradually left her hand, Rosetta felt a subtle sense of reluctance.
PS: Three chapters left.