What Was He Trying to Do?

Forget it. With Xiao Ai looking neither human nor ghost right now, he'd better not provoke her. He'd do it himself.

Luo Ye slowly picked up the Painting Scroll from the ground.

Elsewhere.

Phinks looked at Chrollo in confusion. "Chrollo, why didn't you say anything when Yezi asked just now? Ellie shouldn't be enough to trouble you, should she?"

Their territories were so close that it wasn't as though they had never clashed with Ellie's group.

After all, before they had taken Rasa's territory, they had already been investigating Owen's abilities. It was only after Yezi's group arrived that Chrollo changed his mind and formed an alliance.

But since they had formed an alliance, why keep it hidden? Shouldn't they share everything they knew so they could better deal with tomorrow's enemy?

Phinks couldn't make sense of Chrollo's move.

"I never said I wouldn't tell them. I just didn't want to say it in front of everyone," Chrollo said as he headed outside. "I'm going to discuss tomorrow's strategy with Yezi. You all carry on."

Since he had made a move, he had to get something out of it.

What a joke. If he said it in front of everyone, he might get the spotlight, but would that give him any chance to deepen his relationship with Yezi?

No. In that case, he might as well find Yezi privately, talk to her, and spend more time with her.

Didn't romance between a man and a woman grow through spending time together?

Phinks watched his departing back, then looked at the dejected Pakunoda. Rubbing his chin, he felt a toothache coming on. Chrollo had taken a liking to Yezi—so what was Pakunoda supposed to do?

Luo Ye had just finished putting away the Painting Scroll and hanging up the alliance document