Invisible Shackles

"He seemed far too perfect in your eyes. Aside from being somewhat promiscuous in his personal life, he had virtually no flaws as a leader. Sometimes, I even wondered whether there was an even more powerful soul inside him."

Her expression solemn, Winnie focused her mind and looked at everything outside through Shimada Yukimi's body.

Shen Yi and Mei Fu's speeches had been nearly flawless.

Clearly, Shen Yi had plenty of ways to force the other Elves to work for him, yet he had chosen to let Mei Fu make the request. He had merely mentioned Xilos, then used Xilos's style of doing things to mark the more than forty Elves willing to fight the monster insects with his retainer mark.

More than forty auras gathered around Shen Yi like stars around the moon. Through him, they could keep track of everyone else's condition at any time. There was no chance of anyone being overlooked. That sense of shared connection alone greatly encouraged the Elves willing to take part. In the end, aside from Kolun and a small number of Elves, three-quarters of the Elves joined Shen Yi's team to resist the monster insects.

"They clearly aren't even the same race. They had agreed not to interfere with one another before this. Shen Yi only gave the Elf race a brand-new place to live out of consideration for Xilos, yet he has practically taken over the entire Elf race with his own methods..."

The more she watched, the more familiar it felt.

Watching the Elves being inspired by Shen Yi's few simple words, Shimada Yukimi found the scene especially familiar.

Once upon a time, seemingly because of her as well, the entire Neon Country Shelter—including her brother—had gradually fallen under Shen Yi's control.

But now, viewing such crude tactics from