" It looks like you finally found someone to put you in your place. "
" I am being serious here. "
" Yeah, me too. "
" She made me wait for four hours, then acted like it was my fault. "
" Because it was. She made sure you will never be late again. She taught you a lesson while also getting her revenge, and she did it all effortlessly while you were agonizing. She sounds like a great teacher to me, honestly. I should meet her someday. She may teach me one thing or two. "
" Careful with those words, Miyeon. You may be my cousin, but I will not forgive you if you try to steal my master from me. "
" Oh? Looks like someone is already getting possessive after only knowing her for a few hours. And when did she upgrade from your tutor to your master? Did you already decide to have her as your master? "
" Yes. She will be my master. "
" Wow, that's the first time you yourself chose your own master. She must be really talented. What's her name? "
" ….. "
" You're joking, right? "
" You've decided to make her your master already, but you never considered asking her name? "
" ….. "
Avner had no excuse.
" Sigh… "
After that, there was silence—but it didn't last long, as it was soon interrupted.
" Young master, someone wants to see you. "
" Who is it? "
The servant didn't answer, because he didn't have to. The guest had already entered the room and presented himself.
" Your dear cousin. I hope I'm not interrupting. Who am I lying to—I do hope I interrupted. "
" Amabilis! "
Both Avner and Miyeon were happy to see their cousin. They stood up from the table they were sitting at and walked to the door to hug him.
" It's been so long. How have you been? "
" I'm not going to lie, it was tough. "
" I bet. "
" Come sit with us, we were having a drink. "
Amabilis looked at the table before commenting.
" I wouldn't necessarily call that a drink. That's pure alcoholism. "
" Let's just say something has been bothering our dear Avner. "
Amabilis and Miyeon looked at Avner before Amabilis made one more comment.
" Something… or someone? "
Avner looked at his cousins giving him that knowing look, so he defended himself from unnecessary misunderstandings.
" It's not like that, you fish heads. "
" Sure. "
After the sarcastic reply, Avner could only sigh in annoyance. He knew that if he explained any further, he would just end up tiring himself out, and they still wouldn't believe him, so he decided to let it go.
" Never mind that. Let's just sit down. "
Avner gestured, and the two had already started walking toward the table, chatting with each other.
The servant was about to leave as well but was stopped by his master.
" Yes, my lord. Can I help you? "
In a low voice, Avner said,
" What is her name? "
" Excuse me? "
The servant was confused about who he was referring to.
Seeing his confusion, Avner tried to clarify—but not before glancing toward his cousins to make sure they weren't paying attention.
" My new tutor. "
" Master, I'm afraid I did not hear you. "
By now, Avner was getting annoyed, so he raised his voice.
" The new tutor, damn it! "
After blurting that out, he once again checked to make sure his cousins weren't paying attention to the conversation.
" Ahh… the new tutor. "
The servant spoke in his normal tone, but to Avner it was far too loud at that moment, so he slapped him lightly on the arm.
" Auw. "
" What do you think you're doing? "
Avner whisper-screamed at him.
" Is everything alright, cous? "
" Yes, yes, everything is alright. I was just telling him to bring us some snacks. "
" Alright. "
Once Avner was sure his cousins were convinced and no longer paying him any mind, he continued his interrogation.
" Be quiet. Why do you have to shout like that? "
The servant didn't think he had been shouting, but nonetheless, he apologized.