Thump.
"......."
Thump, thump.
"......."
Pitch-black darkness. The only sound was the pounding of my heart, echoing loudly from within my chest.
Clutching my chest as if to hold back my bursting heart, I prayed silently that this moment would pass safely.
Creak.
"...L-Lilith. I'm back."
"......."
I didn't respond. From this point on, I had to act with the utmost skill.@@novelbin@@
Drawing on the acting talent I had once used when I temporarily played the lead role in the Academy Festival's play of Leon and Julia, I slowly sat up in bed, pretending to be nonchalant.
"Yaaawn... Ah, welcome back, Master Ethan...?"
"Lilith?"
"Yaaawn, my apologies. I seem to have dozed off."