Can't Quite Hold Back?

"----"

A brief silence spread through the entire training room, leaving the four top Legendary-tier experts present speechless.

Liel frowned but said nothing.

Grey gave Hart a thoughtful glance.

Hart, meanwhile, watched Shien with a smile, as though he had not been the one to say that just now.

As for Shien, his face was utterly blank.

Well, damn. It really is another cliché jealousy drama.

Not only did Shien not feel angry, he even wanted to sigh at the sky.

Women were troublesome creatures. The prettier they were, the more trouble they tended to attract.

Shien had understood this truth from the very beginning after arriving in this world. Because of it, he had once wished he could stay as far away as possible from everyone in Vivian's Squad, and even Roxie.

Now that he was being treated this way by the Number One Beauty in the Three Realms, it would be strange if it did not bring him unnecessary trouble.

However—

"It's really too much trouble. Could you forgive me for declining?"

In front of everyone, Shien said this to Hart with an openly irritated expression.

"Oh?" Hart immediately smiled meaningfully. "Could it be that—"

Hart never got to finish.

Because Shien cut him off first.

"You were going to say I'm scared, weren't you?"

Interrupting Hart, Shien suddenly smiled.

There was not a trace of emotion in that smile.

"It's a pretty low-grade provocation, and if possible, I really wouldn't want to fall for it." Shien spoke leisurely. "But my temper isn't exactly good. If things really reach that point, I might not be able to hold back."

As he said this, Shien's grip on his sword tightened slightly, and magic power surged into it like a rushing current.

At that moment, Shien used the power of