14. This Is Too Much Like Sex Between Lovers (2)

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It resembled a device used in a novel.

Hearing that expression naturally brought one of Team Leader's secrets to mind.

…Even the countless erotic novels she'd written as a hobby were, technically, a kind of fiction.

"She's such a fox—a fox. For a mere Eve, she thought things through pretty well, didn't she?"

A small hobby became an ingrained habit.

Eventually, that habit began to show in her actions, too.

While I was making those reasonable guesses, Erzel's splashing footsteps caught up beside me.

The heavy rain was still pouring, and the ground was thoroughly soaked.

"Or did she use me as an excuse to avoid Mr. Dowon? Hmm~ There's a tiny chance of that, I suppose, but surely that's not it. She bragged about Mr. Dowon to me so much."...