Lorelei's alluring, gentle voice kept surging toward Leo from beneath the Metal Neck Ring.
She reached both hands toward Leo, but the shackles binding her wrists still did not move in the slightest.
Leo looked at Lorelei, took a light step forward, and reached toward her hands almost involuntarily.
Lorelei saw this as well. Her concealed face finally curved into a smile that she could not hide.
"Yes, good. Listen to me, and you can become my favorite person."
"Are you an idiot?"
Leo stopped in front of Lorelei, reached out, and tapped the shackles on her hands as he casually replied.
Countless rays of Golden Light extended along Leo's arm and fingers toward the metal shackles, and the golden energy seeped into Lorelei's skin.
Lorelei had not yet fully processed Leo's words, but upon seeing what was happening before her, she instinctively tried to retreat.
The metal shackles on her legs and hands, seemingly anchored in space, made that impossible.
Her eyes stared at Leo in terror, yet she continued reaching out, trying to touch his skin.
Leo took another slight step back. Looking at the fear that had returned to Lorelei's eyes, he smiled.
"All right. Now, release your control over those men. I believe you can do it. Remember, every single one of them!!"
Lorelei had no idea what had happened. As soon as she could move, she hurriedly wiped at her hands again and again, completely ignoring Leo's words.
However, the golden energy on her arms had already vanished. How could she wipe it away?
"I don't think you understand the situation you're in yet."
The smile finally disappeared from Leo's face. Looking at Lorelei, who still had the shackle around her neck, he beckoned with one hand.
The neck ring returned to its original form