"Anyway, I changed clothes here to meet Roxie Lusti Mitra, not for some shady purpose!"
From the bushes, Capeline angrily said this to Shien, even glaring fiercely at him.
"Are you trying to stop me?"
Capeline's tone was full of provocation, as though she were saying, "Are you afraid your future wife will lose to me?"
In truth, Capeline did think Shien might stop her.
If Shien chose to stop her, then she could only give up on this challenge.
After all, Capeline knew perfectly well how strong Shien was, not to mention that he seemed even stronger now than before.
The news of Shien making so many faction leaders and top experts leave empty-handed in front of House Poztut was still spreading like wildfire.
Naturally, Capeline did not think she could resist Shien anymore.
Of course, even if she could resist, she would not.
Though Capeline looked incredibly aggressive right now, she truly had no hostile intentions toward Shien.
Leaving aside the fact that his strength was beyond her ability to contend with, he had once saved her, allowed her to return to the Imperial Capital, rescued the entire Empire from Moro, and enabled her elder brother to ascend the throne. Those were already immense favors.
Furthermore, Harvis had made a deal with Shien and had long since secretly sworn loyalty to him, vowing that for the rest of his life, he would use all of the Empire's resources to support Shien and obey his every command. It could be said that the Empire's true highest authority was no longer Harvis, the Emperor, but the Hero standing before her.
In other words, Capeline had to obey Shien's every command as well.
Forget Shien stopping her from going after his wife—even if he truly told Capeline to become his wife,