"Come On, Say It Again and Make Me Believe You."

Holding Lilith, who had rushed into his arms and buried her little head completely against his chest, Shien seemed utterly oblivious, his expression dazed.

He looked just like a man who had just walked out of a brothel, his face full of blissful indulgence.

As he recalled all those unforgettable, wonderful memories from before, the expression on Shien's face gradually became unrestrained.

"Hehe. Hehehe."

The next second, Shien began to giggle stupidly.

"..."

Hertia watched this scene with an indescribable expression.

"...What exactly did he do last night?"

Sera held her forehead and smiled bitterly.

Aiyi said nothing. She simply approached the foolishly grinning Shien with a dark expression.

Yet Shien had not noticed her at all and was still standing there, grinning stupidly.

Seeing that, Aiyi's anger flared.

"Bang!"

Without any hesitation, the Dragon Demon's little fist shot out like a bullet and slammed heavily into Shien's abdomen.

"Gah...!"

The dazed Shien felt a sharp pain in his stomach, jolted all over, and finally bent over before reality.

"Awake now?"

Aiyi stood before Shien, looking at him coldly. Her gaze made it seem as though she were looking at a rutting gorilla.

"A-Aiyi?"

Only then did Shien come to his senses. He clutched his abdomen while holding Lilith, his face twitching from the pain.

"Tell me." Aiyi showed not the slightest hint of sympathy as she coldly asked, "Where did you go last night?"

Her words sounded exactly like a wife interrogating a husband who had failed to come home all night.

Shien finally understood the situation and realized that things had gone terribly wrong.

"I-I didn't go anywhere."

Shien could only give a dry laugh and weakly say that.

"Really?" Aiyi sneered. "Do you think you look convincing right now?"

"How am I not convincing?" Shien hurriedly tightened