"???"
At that moment, Shien's mind was filled with nothing but question marks.
Fallen for someone?
Fallen for whom?
As Shien thought that, a terrifying guess suddenly came to him.
"You don't think I wanted to see the succubus because I fell for her, do you?"
The corner of Shien's mouth twitched as he looked at Shariom and Shajina.
Yet Shariom and Shajina both wore expressions as though it were only natural.
"Please don't feel embarrassed, my lord," Shajina said. "We've heard of such things many times before."
"Yes." Shariom sighed emotionally. "Her Highness the Succubus possesses beauty that overwhelms the entire world. Everyone who has seen her eventually becomes utterly bewitched. More than once, we have heard of powerful people from the Human Realm being conquered by Her Highness the Succubus's beauty, coming to the Demon Realm at any cost just to see her once more."
Upon hearing that, Shien was instantly dumbfounded.
No wonder Shajina had looked at him so strangely when he said he wanted to see the succubus. She thought he had been bewitched by that succubus and was doing this because of it?
"I didn't. I'm not. Don't make things up."
Shien almost reflexively delivered the threefold denial.
Unfortunately, they did not believe him.
"We are from the Succubus Territory. We know very well how intoxicating Her Highness the Succubus is to the people of this world. My lord need not feel ashamed of it."
Shajina looked understanding and well-intentioned.
"But, my lord, I still wish to advise you not to become too obsessed," Shariom comforted him as well. "You are a Legendary-tier expert, so it is possible for you to meet Her Highness the Succubus. But Her Highness is not someone any individual can possess. You may wish to see her, but do not