As the saying went, one day apart felt like three autumns.
Although Shien had only been gone for a few days, and he had contacted Roxie every night, for a man and woman who had just tasted forbidden fruit, not sticking together all day was already unbearable.
Especially for Roxie. She had always been a very lonely, solitary person, so Shien's absence had been quite difficult for her.
No one would ever imagine that the Human Realm's greatest beauty, Mitra's Princess, the Kingdom's Treasure, could have such a feminine and dependent side, would they?
Under such circumstances, Roxie had imagined more than once just how inseparable they would become after Shien returned, how much they would miss one another.
Their reunion was bound to be warm and touching as well. That was only natural.
Don't ask why she was so confident. Everyone was like that.
Unfortunately, Roxie had been wrong.
"Ow, ow, ow! You're going to rip it off! You're going to rip my face off!"
At that very moment, cries of pain like that kept coming from Roxie's bedchamber, leaving the female knights of the Sacred Sword Knights outside exchanging glances, unsure whether they should barge in.
Inside the room, Shien was forcefully pinching Roxie's breathtakingly beautiful face. As though filled with rage, he pulled hard to both sides while ignoring her struggles and tearful pleas, speaking with a forced smile.
"You really gave me one hell of a surprise, my Princess. I'm so touched I'm starting to feel murderous. Tell me, how should you compensate me? Hmm?"
Shien seemed utterly merciless. Like he was about to put righteousness before family, his hand pinching Roxie's cheeks continued to exert force.
"It's coming off! You're going to pull it off!" Tears streamed down Roxie's face from the pain as she