"Alright, I Agree."

"You can try."

This was not the first time Aiyi had said those words.

Back when Shien's identity had just been exposed and both Shafna and Kamina had been preparing to make trouble for him, Aiyi had warned them with those very words.

Shien had not known how dangerous the atmosphere had been at the time, but the Demon Lords present had known all too well.

Now, Aiyi said those words once more, yet instead of making the atmosphere hostile, they merely caused the Demon Lords' gazes to flicker as they looked toward Shien.

They truly wanted to ask Aiyi whether it was worth going this far against her own sisters for the sake of a single human.

And if Shien's performance today had not barely reached the point where he could stand on equal footing with them, they might already have asked.

Shafna included.

Though Shafna clearly knew that Aiyi cared deeply about Shien, and Shien cared deeply about Aiyi, the two of them had only been together for roughly half a year at most.

Had their feelings already reached this point in just half a year?

The more Shafna thought about it, the worse her mood became for some reason.

But immediately afterward, Shafna could not help having another thought.

(At the very least, my progress with him has definitely been faster than little Aiyi's.)

There was no doubt about that.

Remembering those nights a few days ago, when she and he had been tangled up in every imaginable way, Shafna's pretty face flushed. She hurriedly stopped her wandering thoughts.

Yet once those wandering thoughts were gone, Shafna began to feel strangely excited again.

(Big Sister and the others surely don't know that I've already become this Hero's woman, do they?)

Shafna wore an odd expression, feeling an