Shien, on the other hand, had also noticed something unusual about Roxie.
What's gotten into this girl?
Shien frowned slightly.
In the past, Roxie would never have tried so tirelessly to recruit him like this.
After all, if she handled it poorly, Shien might think that she only valued his abilities and wanted to get close to him because of them.
There was no need to mention Roxie's status. She was extraordinarily noble—not only the Princess of the Kingdom and a descendant of the Hero, but also someone blessed by the Goddess of Fate. Even the God Race wanted to invite her to live in the Divine Realm. If someone like her was not noble, then who was?
Yet precisely because of her high status, all of Roxie's actions could easily be overinterpreted and seen as having ulterior motives.
Like now, Roxie was inviting Shien as the Princess of the Kingdom. Shien might suspect that all her previous kindness had been for this very purpose—that she had only valued his abilities, wanted to use him, and had never sincerely wanted to be his friend.
The actions of people in high positions or those with excessive fame were always overinterpreted like this. Like celebrities in his previous life, even though everyone else did the same things, they could not; people would magnify their actions and feel uncomfortable about them.
Because of that, Roxie had always deliberately avoided such behavior. She only ever helped Shien unilaterally. Even when she wanted him to do something for her, it was merely a private request, such as asking him to bring her desserts or accompany her outside to investigate unusual conditions around the royal capital. None of it was particularly burdensome.
That was also why Roxie had been so considerate, giving Shien help unconditionally in