At that moment, the entire reception hall fell silent.
Everyone stared blankly at the seductive Witch who had entered hand in hand with Lilith, their minds utterly blank.
That included Harvis and Capeline.
It included Iris, Oz, and Mafy.
Naturally, it also included Rocket, Tilly, Carol, Geno, Ryley, Vivian, and the others.
The newcomer was none other than Shafna.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing this, Shien's mouth twitched slightly.
Shafna, however, smiled charmingly as though she had seen nothing at all.
"You seemed to be discussing something quite interesting, so I came over to have a look."
Ignoring the impact her smile had on everyone else, Shafna released Lilith's hand and sat down beside Shien.
Lilith immediately threw herself happily into Shien's arms, and he caught her.
"G-Goddess Lilith...!"
Iris finally snapped out of it. Seeing Lilith throw herself into Shien's arms, she instinctively rose to her feet.
Oz and Mafy's expressions had also stiffened completely.
To them, Lilith was no stranger.
As the evil goddess who had destroyed Cosmos and been guarded by the Beastmen Race for a full thousand years, Lilith's reappearance naturally made the three of them tense.
Thanks to that, everyone else came back to their senses as well.
"...I never expected to see you here, Your Highness Shafna."
Sophie was one of the very few people who had not lost herself upon Shafna's arrival. After a moment of silence, she finally stood and bowed to Shafna.
After all, this was not the first time she had met Shafna.
"G-Greetings, Your Highness the Succubus!"
Leia and Nia hurriedly bowed as well.
The three of them had participated in the final battle a thousand years ago and had lived for several millennia. Naturally, they could not possibly have never met Shafna, who had once been their enemy.