The maid blinked, clearly caught off guard by the complete lack of response to her silent efforts. She lowered her gaze with a quick nod.
"Right away, my lord."
And with that, she turned, cheeks still warm, and left the study, her footsteps quicker than before.
Michael didn't even glance at the closing door. He was already lost in thought again, fingers drumming against the desk.
Yes, Michael indeed planned to use the two boys as test subjects.
That had always been the idea.
Originally, it was to test the limits of his [Taming] skill—specifically, whether it could be applied to intelligent beings.
He never got the chance to find out.
Back then, it was just theory. Idle thoughts he hadn't followed through with, not because of morality, but because timing hadn't allowed it.
But now?
Now, the situation had shifted entirely.
Though the path had changed, the destination remained oddly familiar—Ace and Lia were still headed straight into the role of experimental pigs.
