Chapter 012: Responsibilities

"Was that what she was looking for earlier? How clumsy?"

Dante remarked casually, shrugging right after before making a quick turn to leave the room.

The moment he tried stepping out through the opened door, he bumped into the incoming figure of Lyra, her head slightly brushing against his chest.

"Oh…Oh sorry." She mumbled awkwardly, waving apologetically.

Dante, who had been equally startled at first, soon regained himself, stepping back and waving back slightly to say,

"It's fine."

Then, after a small, uneasy pause, Lyra fumbled with her hands and asked without exactly looking at his face.

"Still hungry? Because I made you some noodles."

Dante raised his brows. "Noodles? Is that the only thing you know how to cook?"

Lyra's gaze met his own for a moment, then she hurriedly looked away again, making a sharp, furtive gesture.

"Not really... You didn't seem to have much at home. I only prepared what was available."

Dante sighed tiredly and walked out measuredly, heading for the dining