After a chaotic commotion, Lidas finally managed to break free from Shien's grasp, ran to Anima's side, and hid behind her.
"I told you you're a bad guy! You really are a bad guy! You bully me all day long! Brutish! Rude!"
Lidas hid behind Anima and shouted provocatively at Shien.
"You still want to talk?"
Shien clenched his fist and waved it a couple of times, making Lidas shrink behind Anima in fright. She no longer dared to come out.
"Say less, Lidas."
Anima spoke irritably to Lidas behind her.
Roxie also came to Shien's side, took his hand, and pressed down the fist he had been waving.
"Well? Is it over already?"
Roxie seemed to be deliberately changing the subject.
Shien could tell that the girl seemed relieved. Clearly, Lidas had annoyed her as well, but she had not dared to say or show anything. Only now had she been saved.
Shien really wanted to say, who told you to end up with a chief goddess like that?
However, he also knew that, as a Blessing Bearer, Roxie definitely did not want to embarrass herself in front of Lidas, nor did she want to embarrass Lidas. So, he let Roxie handle it.
"I'm done on my end."
Shien truthfully told Roxie.
Before Roxie could ask anything, Lidas poked her head out from behind Anima.
"Judging by how you look, you definitely didn't gain anything worthwhile."
Lidas went out of her way to disparage Shien.
Yet in truth, Lidas had a feeling that Shien seemed to have gained some extraordinary insight.
Perhaps no one else had noticed it, but Lidas had discovered that Shien's aura and temperament were somewhat different from before.
That natural bearing, as though he had become one with the world—or rather, with the World Principle—actually