"Happy?"
Chen Li asked with a soft chuckle.
"Mm."
Castorice nodded blankly.
"Then you're happy too soon! I was lying! I merely used Zagres's trickery to delay death. In a little while, I'll die right in front of you! Then you'll have to suffer through daily hiatuses!"
Chen Li suddenly burst into laughter.
"Ah!"
Castorice, who had wiped away a tear that had slipped from the corner of her eye without warning, instantly froze upon hearing Chen Li's words.
What on earth was this guy saying?
Even though I've used hundreds of pen names and left over ten thousand poems unfinished, but...
Hardcore fans were terrifying!
"Now you know how scary a hiatus is, right?"
Chen Li sternly warned Castorice.
"Eh?!"
Castorice once again wore that blank yet adorable expression.
"Don't worry. I truly possess the authority to resist death. I really wasn't lying to you this time..."
"Really?"
Having been frightened by Chen Li, Castorice still doubted the truth of his words.
"Even Cipher, the demigod of trickery, didn't dare touch you, yet I did. Doesn't that explain everything?"
Chen Li explained.
"I... I suppose so."
Castorice nodded blankly.
Cipher had inherited the Core Flame of trickery, and even she, a demigod, had not dared touch her. Could there possibly be anyone else in all of Amphoreus more proficient than Lady Cipher at wielding the divine power of trickery?
There probably wasn't.
So Chen Li's joke just now had to have been a lie.
"Then... would you like me to find you a job in Holy City Ohema so you can settle down here?"
Having figured this out, Castorice unconsciously twisted the hem of her skirt between her fingers. She tilted her head slightly, letting her silver hair conceal her faintly flushed cheek. Rare hesitation, along with a trace