A Distraction (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader "Jekuint" 12)

An Jing Shizhi had come in person?

A presence that had appeared without a sound, one that even two demigods could barely detect—there seemed to be only one possibility: a divine envoy.

After all that circling around, our judgment had still been right?

We'd really drawn out someone of a higher level. We might even have gone straight to the top.

The jump was a little drastic, but in a way, it made more sense than Asao Sakura coming by again.

Fu Qian seemed to see an invisible snake, slick and slimy, coiled around them, ready to strike a deadly blow at any moment.

But he still couldn't be completely certain it was An Jing Shizhi. And there was another problem: how had it managed this?

Based on his past experience, the gap between a divine envoy and a demigod shouldn't be this absurdly large.

What was more, his and Su Gao's perceptive abilities were unquestionably exceptional.

Yet the facts were right in front of him. None of the three people in the room had noticed its presence, and all he had was a guess.

Su Gao was the most unusual. She clearly wasn't consciously aware of it; otherwise, she would definitely have found a way to hint at it.

But because of her unique abilities, her body had still reacted instinctively. For instance, her presence had weakened, like an unconscious defensive response after being attacked.

"Forgive me for speaking frankly."

At that thought, Fu Qian cleared his throat, as if about to deliver his closing remarks.

"Those promises you mentioned earlier don't seem like something Lady Asao should be making, do they?"

The meaning was simple: given her status, her promises weren't very convincing.

"Mr. Dancy is right. I'm indeed not in a position to make promises like that."