Would She Ever Fall for a Mere Man?

In the end, the sky slowly brightened.

With the arrival of daylight, Succubus Castle gradually began to bustle with activity.

Liel appeared in Succubus Castle early in the morning and, as Shafna's top subordinate, began directing the people within the castle to work.

Because today, Shafna would be setting out for Central City in the Moon Demon Territory.

Thanks to that, Succubus Castle had naturally become lively as well.

Shien was forcibly dragged out of his sleep by Liel, who had suddenly come over.

"We're about to leave, and you're still sleeping?"

Liel's tone was full of dissatisfaction with Shien.

That dissatisfaction was not only directed at Shien's behavior today, but also at his behavior over the past few days.

Seeing Shien looking as exhausted as ever made Liel furious.

"You've already taken so many supplements. Haven't you recovered yet?"

Clearly, Liel was angered by Shien's "frailty."

If it had been before, Shien would inevitably have been somewhat hurt by Liel's words.

Yet today, there was only a trace of strangeness in Shien's eyes as he looked at Liel, along with a little sympathy and pity.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Liel had no idea why.

"N-Nothing." Shien yawned and said casually, "I was just wondering whether you'd explode with rage on the spot if you knew who exactly was responsible for making me this weak."

"Huh?" Liel did not understand what Shien meant.

Naturally, Shien had no intention of announcing it everywhere.

"Don't mind it. I was just talking nonsense." Shien forced himself to perk up. "Are we leaving already?"

"Of course." Though Liel cared somewhat about what Shien had said, she had no intention of pursuing it. "I've already had everyone gather. Only you and Lady Shafna haven't arrived yet."

"Everyone?" Shien paused slightly in