After a bout of roughhousing, Lanchi patted his sleeves and sat down beside Talia again.
"Sorry, how much mana do you have left?"
Talia seemed to realize that their earlier exchange had barely counted as entering combat mode.
Although it had not been a true all-out battle, her mana consumption had certainly been much higher than usual.
"I still have more than half. Chatting is fine, so if there's anything else, let's discuss it quickly."
Lanchi shook his head listlessly.
"Speaking of which, why did I still get a little stronger?"
Talia sensed the changes in herself and asked him in confusion.
Although her final attributes should have been her own attributes plus the Poet of Great Love's, multiplied by one hundred percent, the Poet of Great Love's attributes themselves were practically negligible.
"Maybe it's the Hopeless Mark? The mark of the ancient ninth-tier Great Demon Race, Hopeless Sadia, can slightly strengthen all of its summons."
Lanchi thought for a moment before answering.
In terms of versatility, this was the strongest Great Demon Race Mark he had seen so far.
"I've always wanted this mark, but the Hopeless Extinction War was too difficult. I never thought about trying to obtain it. Hm? Wait."
As Talia spoke, she suddenly noticed something amiss.
She had assumed Lanchi had learned about the effects of the Great Demon Race Marks from Planai.
She hurriedly checked her Soul Space.
The next second, she checked it again.
She suspected that she had seen it wrong.
How did she have nine Great Demon Race Marks?!
"One, two, three, four... eight, nine."
After counting them one by one, Talia sat dazedly on the edge of the bed.
I got up too fast. I've become a Demon King.
"What's wrong?"
Lanchi waved his palm in front of Talia's eyes,