"You Don't Come Any Closer!"

When Shien's casual, utterly natural sarcasm left his mouth, silence descended upon the place once more.

This time, however, it was not dead silence, but the suffocating stillness before a storm.

Liel's expression vanished.

She was no longer angry, nor was she solemn. She simply looked at him as though she were looking at a dead man, calm in an eerie way.

Seeing Liel like this, the expression on Shien's face disappeared as well.

Because the extraordinary sixth sense brought about by his Outer Perception of Heaven told him that something dangerous seemed to be awakening.

Liel merely looked at Shien coldly and said nothing more.

But an unknown, inexplicable radiance began to shine from her eyes.

Just as the strange light in Liel's eyes fully lit up, a slender, ivory-white hand rested on her shoulder.

"Stop, Liel."

That sweet, alluring voice instantly dispelled the oppressive atmosphere hanging over the scene.

"Lady Shafna..."

The light in Liel's eyes faltered. She turned her head and looked at Shafna beside her.

There, Shafna had regained her composure, a smile once again blooming across her face.

But Shafna was not smiling at Liel. She was smiling at Shien.

Compared to before, she seemed even more interested in him.

Jealousy immediately surged within Liel's heart.

However, Liel did not defy Shafna's order.

No matter how jealous or resentful she was, Liel would never disobey Shafna.

Thus, reluctant as she was, Liel restrained her magic power and let the radiance fade from her eyes.

Shien immediately sensed that the dangerous thing he had felt moments ago seemed to have vanished.

That made Shien's gaze toward Liel grow especially profound.

Clearly, Liel's earlier behavior had caught his attention.

Shien had no idea that, upon seeing his reaction, the smile on Shafna's face became even more