As the final King born from [Extreme Darkness], Little Cocoon was like a fish in water in the current environment.
To be honest, if Bai Zhi had not subdued her from the very beginning and successfully made her acknowledge him as her Master, he might not have been able to keep her in line now.
Even so, after Bai Zhi summoned Little Cocoon, she still acted incredibly smug. She used to grovel before him like a lackey, but now, this cat-eared loli in a black-silk maid outfit treated everyone alike, practically looking at people out of the corner of her eye. She perfectly illustrated what it meant for a Villain to get ahead.
Compared to before, Little Cocoon's greatest change was that she no longer needed to hold up little wooden signs. Words formed from darkness would simply appear behind her out of thin air.
[Dispel the Black Domain? Of course that's not a problem.]
Sitting with her legs crossed on the tiny Sofa custom-made for herself, a cup of fragrant tea in hand, Little Cocoon looked utterly calm and composed.
[But Xiao Bai, you're only offering me this little reward, and you aren't showing me much respect either. That makes things difficult for me.]
Bai Zhi: "..."
...It was obvious that this girl had gotten seriously full of herself.
"Difficult? Are you sure?"
Looking at Little Cocoon, whose attitude and swagger were both dialed to the max, Bai Zhi wore a faintly mocking smile.
"The rain's stopped, the sky's cleared up, and now you think you're capable again, huh? You might not be able to see my possibilities right now, but do you want to try taking a look at your own future possibilities?"
[...]
After several seconds of silence, as if she had been frightened by the future