Before long, Shien, Roxie, Ria, and Shana left the King's bedchamber.
Anxi and Aridia watched them leave, but their expressions were different.
Anxi was faintly worried.
Aridia, meanwhile, remained expressionless. Only those familiar with him could notice the slight flickers in his eyes.
"Is this really all right?" Unable to hold back any longer, Anxi asked, "You should know that child is absolutely no match for you, right?"
Thinking of the name Shien had just mentioned—the person who was supposed to fight Aridia—Anxi only found it absurd.
He had never imagined that the person facing Aridia in the end would actually be that one.
The problem was that Aridia had agreed to it.
It truly made Anxi wonder whether he had misheard.
But Aridia was clearly serious.
"Though we do not get along very well, I still understand my daughter's personality somewhat." Aridia said indifferently, "She is not the type to overestimate herself or act impulsively. Since she dared challenge me through Lord Poztut, then she must at least have some means she believes can defeat me, right?"
That made Anxi freeze.
He began to doubt his ears again.
"You're saying that child is confident she can defeat you?"
Anxi did not believe it. His face was full of disbelief.
"That is what I think." Aridia remained as calm and cold as ever. "Some time ago, that girl ran off to the Empire herself and apparently caused quite a stir. Perhaps she obtained something extraordinary?"
What kind of extraordinary gain could give a sixteen-year-old girl, not even level eighty yet, confidence that she could defeat a top Legendary-tier expert at level ninety-nine?
Anxi thought it over and could only come up with one possibility.
"She couldn't possibly..."
Anxi looked rather startled.
It was not only Anxi. Aridia seemed to have