Chapter 52

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"Leo, is there something wrong with me?" I asked the knight beside me as we walked down the hallway.

I've been noticing the awkwardness and hesitation from the staff since breakfast. They look very cautious and even deliberately avoid me. I don't think I've done anything that deserved to be treated like that. Well, not something within their knowledge, though.

Today, my schedule is only doing translation for the report Darren asked for. Easy peasy. I stayed in the library and finished an hour ago.

"You really don't realize, Sir?" Leo asked.

"How many times did I tell you to call me Caden?"

"I need to show some respect when we are here," he said in lower voice.

Yeah, understandable. We are in Sealgair manor and he's talking to the Lord's partner. Even Harry called me 'Sir' when people were around. "So?" I followed up my previous question.

"The smell around you,"

Huh? Did I forget to take a bath? No, I certainly took a bath this morning. I'll feel too filthy if I don't. After yesterday.

"I took a bath this morning," I defend myself.

I hear Leo letting out a long sighed. "Sometimes, I forget how dull you are regarding this," Leo commented. He calls me 'Sir' but is brave enough to utter those remarks. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, didn't grasp what he's talking about. I wait for his answer.

"Master Darren's scent thickly lingers around you. Not everyone is able to withstand Alpha's pheromone that strong," he explained briefly, "Sir."

Oh! I read Alpha also emits pheromone to mark their possession. Wait, isn't that only happening between Alpha and Omega? I guess I don't learn enough. I tried to study more about this world's secondary gender, but reading books that only contain general facts, old customs, and society's expectations which was written by the authorized party is no fun. Where all of this secondary gender system come from? Why do they use such a hierarchical system? Is there any effort for emancipation and equality? My research with Rose which focuses on the origin of evolution, genetic difference, and treatments, is more interesting.

I probably just biased.

Wait! "And you are not affected?" I suddenly realized and asked Leo who's been following me everywhere today.

"I'm trained to resist this situation," he answered. Well, I expect nothing less from this infamous knight.

I plan to visit Yuuri and Kei later this evening, I hope the smell lessens by then. Does perfume help reduce the scent?

"Caden," a voice called me and I saw Darren approaching me.

"Hey," I greeted him back.

I looked at his companies who are staying behind and found Caleb with two other men dressed in military uniforms. Ah, that's why he asked me to work in the library instead of his office today. Caleb was looking at me with a displeased eye but kind enough not to talk with me. It's been a while since I saw him here. I mark him ignoring me as an improvement itself.

"Where are you going?" Darren asked.

Yuuri's place. "Out," I said. Darren raised his eyebrow as he hadn't heard about it. To my defense, I actually want to head him first to inform my walks to town. "Leo will be with me," I add. I haven't told Leo but by having him with me, I raise the probability of my request getting passed. Well, Darren should be accustomed to my little outing knowing how often I went out.

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