The most popular phrase in the Dark Moon Residence lately was, "You're already dead."
This had nothing to do with the Death Omen Star, Kenshiro, or anything of the sort. It was because a man named "Chen Rui" was about to die.
A rumor had long been circulating through the Darkmoon Territory: the former foremost capable minister of the Demon Realm, the former security officer and finance officer of the Darkmoon Territory, the husband of Darkmoon's Lord and Third General Athena—the human Chen Rui—had never adapted to the Demon Realm's environment. Frail and sickly, he had repeatedly hovered on the brink of death, and now, at last, he was truly at death's door.
Some had personally witnessed Chen Rui collapsing in the streets. Emperor Shea of the Fallen Angel Empire had also visited Darkmoon four times in three months, each time remaining in the palace for several days. This only further confirmed the rumor's authenticity.
Her Majesty's visits were naturally presumed to be for seeing this "old servant," consoling Lord Athena. Yet the truth was often beyond all expectation. Who could have guessed that Her Majesty's way of "visiting" involved doing it? The reason she stayed for days at a time was because she had overdone it and could not get out of bed. Since Her Majesty was occupied with state affairs and could not settle it all at once, she adopted a "treatment in installments" approach. That was the truth behind Shea's four visits to Darkmoon in three months.
The girls of the Crystal Palace merely giggled over this, with someone joining in from time to time to assist Her Majesty in battle. They had all been through it themselves. If anyone was to blame, it was the side effect of that pseudo-god soul imprint, which required such a