"Mr. Shien?"
Seeing Shien freeze up, Merika looked uneasy, as though she had done something wrong.
"What is it?"
Tier looked at Shien as well and asked.
"Ugh..."
Lumya, on the other hand, had a trace of fear in her eyes as she looked at Shien. It seemed she really had become more afraid of him.
Yet Merika did not seem particularly afraid, which surprised Shien.
This Elven girl seemed unaffected by what had happened last time. She was still the same as before.
No, judging by Merika's behavior, she had become even more proactive about talking to Shien, as if she did not want to put distance between them.
And that was indeed the case.
Leaving Lumya aside, Merika's impression of Shien had not changed.
For one thing, Elves like Merika could be ruthless toward demons. For another, Merika's fondness for Shien had been growing day by day. Not having spoken much with him these past few days had already made her feel uncomfortable, or she would not have suddenly shifted the topic onto him.
Shien did not know any of this. He assumed that, because of Magray, kind-hearted Merika was grateful to him and thus had not grown afraid of him.
That put Shien somewhat at ease.
"I'm fine." Shien shook his head and returned to the original topic. "I'm different from you. I came from the sea of stars."
That single sentence left everyone stunned.
"The sea of stars?"
Merika looked lost. Lumya was equally baffled, and even Tier frowned, seemingly searching her memories to see whether she had ever heard of such a place.
But that was obviously a waste of effort.
After all, Shien was just talking nonsense.
He could not exactly tell them that he came from Another World, could he?
So Shien spoke