"First thing! You can't tell anyone about what happened yesterday."
Li slowly nodded. "Of course, that won't be a problem. What else?"
"Second, from now on, you have to stand with my family. Although my father is currently helping the Alvarez Principality, no one knows what might happen afterward. If anything happens later on, I demand that you help my family!"
"Hmm? I can agree to that." Li continued nodding.
"Third, if Angel gets into trouble in the future, I want you to help me!" Timaria said, enunciating every word.
Li gave a hum. "Those three demands are simple enough, but I have conditions too. Regarding what happened yesterday, I guarantee that only the two of us will know. I can also help your father reach the pinnacle of the secular world, but I want to be able to use your family's influence, and... I want you to marry me!"
Timaria had initially been nodding slowly, but upon hearing that last sentence, she nearly jumped up in fury. She glared at Li and paced two steps back and forth, looking as though she wanted to cut him down with a single stroke. Yet Li looked utterly unconcerned, as if he did not take Timaria seriously at all.
"You're dreaming!" Timaria practically roared.
Li slowly yawned. "Not to be rude, Miss Timaria, but this matter can certainly be discussed. Still, while you do have some strength, you're ultimately just a spoiled young lady who likes to charge headlong into things. You act impulsively and are willful. You have some looks, but you're far too barbaric. If we work together but you refuse to listen to me, it would be like carrying around a ticking time bomb. If you want me to agree to your demands, then at the very least, you