However, seeing how her Master was being strangely silent, Ayana couldn't help but feel that something fishy was definitely going on between these two.
Nyissa never imagined that she would feel so embarrassed in public like this. She could feel a dozen stares in her direction from her own people. All of their expressions were filled with confusion, bewilderment, and anger since Viktor acted rudely with her.
They couldn't understand why their respected Young Mistress was not punishing this ignorant and brash tourist who dared to lay hands on her. He was even brazen enough to proclaim her as his fiance, which could result in him getting issued with a death warrant if the patriarch catches wind of this.
Some young men of the clan were already on their feet to grab and throw Viktor away. They were brimming with determination and energy to punish this impudent tourist for their Young Mistress the moment she gave a signal.
But no such signal came from her, and they could only stand helplessly on their spot since they wouldn't dare to do anything without her orders.
However, as moments passed, these people were not idiots to not see that there was something strange between these two since Nyissa was not acting as per their expectations.
"Everyone, please continue on with your work. I will come back later to check," Nyissa hurriedly said before slipping away, trying her best to maintain an impassive expression while avoiding the confused looks of her people.
Viktor decided to let Nyissa settle her mind alone since he knew some things Nyissa had to settle herself. He wouldn't want to forcibly make someone marry him, but that was why he tested her feelings by confessing to her.
If she showed any signs of displeasure or disgust, he would have dropped the matter since he wouldn't want to marry someone who wouldn't love him.
Ayana's jaw slacked as she saw her Master running off even though it seemed like she was elegantly walking away. This was the first time she saw her Master being flustered like this and displaying emotions she never thought she would see on her.
"You know you should be careful talking to me like that. I am going to be your Young Master soon," Viktor said with a smirk, making Ayana gulp since she didn't feel as if Viktor was kidding even though it sounded ludicrous.
For centuries the Fujo Clan never had any Young Master since Nyissa did not marry anyone, nor did she have any siblings. So if anybody else heard Viktor, they would dial up the number for the nearest mental hospital.
However, Ayana knew Viktor was no ordinary tourist, and she also had no idea what transpired between these two in the Naraka Bridge while she was not there.
By her Master's reaction, it was obvious that something was going on, and she didn't even refute Viktor's words which only added to her suspicion.
"Lady Ayana, should we take care of this tourist?" Some able young men of the Fujo Clan stood behind Viktor with hostile looks, as if they were trying their best to hold in their urge to bash up Viktor because of his rude behavior with their goddess.
Ayana knew that these men were talking about not only throwing Viktor out but to make him forget about what happened in the woods, just like how they were making every other unconscious tourist forget about the strange events that transpired so that no unnecessary panic would break out.
When they wake up, it would only seem like they had a bad dream in the worst case.
Ayana had a strange expression on her face suddenly before she stared at Viktor as if he did something unbelievable.
She then looked at the young men and said, "No need. He is a special guest of our Young Mistress. No harm should fall on him, nor should he face anything unpleasant while in our care. This is an announcement I am making on behalf of the Young Mistress. Does everyone here understand?" Ayana raised her tone so that everyone else also heard her.
Viktor raised his brows, wondering why Ayana suddenly changed her tune but then he guessed that Nyissa must have passed some message to her on her way out.
The young men standing behind Viktor had their expressions look like they swallowed a pile of dung. How could they or anyone else in the camp expect the tables to turn around like this?
Being a special guest of either the patriarch or their Young Mistress meant that the guest was no ordinary person but someone who should be given the best treatment by everyone else in the clan.
The hostile glares that were on Viktor immediately disappeared as if they were afraid of causing him displeasure.
An order from the Young Mistress was still an order, and no matter if they liked it or not, the young men had no choice but to bow and leave while not daring to make Viktor feel uncomfortable.
Viktor was amused to see how easily these people changed their behavior upon learning about his identity as a special guest.
"I guess you got the memo," Viktor said with a slight smile as he looked at the discomposed Ayana.
"What did you do to...Master? How did you make her favor you? I don't understand…" Ayana voiced her confusion since she knew that some misunderstanding had happened between them.
But at the same time, she knew the misunderstanding was soon resolved, and in fact, she also came to learn that what Viktor told about their history being flawed was true, especially about Borin with her own eyes.
"I already told you the truth though you can just wait and see how things pan out. So, tell me about your patriarch.. What kind of a man is he?" Viktor wanted to learn about his future father-in-law in advance so that he wouldn't be in for any surprises.
