Childhood Friend of the Zenith

A Sword Queen.

The woman who introduced herself as Sword Peak — there was no doubt.

She was the Plum Blossom Sword Queen I knew.

…This is unexpected.

Not only was she someone I recognized, but she looked almost the same as I remembered.

Of course, given her high cultivation level, it made sense that she aged slowly.

But even so—there was barely any difference.

“Was she here from the very beginning?”

I had known she had ties to my father, but I never realized they were both in Azure Dragon Squad.

“Is something wrong?”

I had been staring too long.

Sword Queen—no, Sword Peak Soi—tilted her head slightly, looking at me with curiosity.@@novelbin@@

It took me a moment to respond.

“Ah, I apologize. You resemble someone I know.”

“Oh… I see.”

She hesitated slightly, her expression turning somewhat awkward.

Why is she reacting like that?

Before I could figure it out—

“Oh, come on. I get that our senior is beautiful, but isn’t throwing flirtatious glances the moment you meet a little too fast?”

Do Yun.

That damn guy smirked as he whispered beside me, clearly entertained.

And suddenly, it clicked.

Ah… damn it.

Soi probably thought I was flirting.

If that’s why she reacted that way, it made sense.

“No, that’s not what I meant—”

I hurried to explain.

But—

“It’s fine. I don’t really care.”

Soi cut me off before I could even begin.

…Oh.

Did I just ruin my first impression?

It seemed like our first meeting was already off to a bad start.

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