After finishing a bottle of cola, Lilliana finally calmed down and asked, "Sir Lin Luo, what exactly do you want?"
"Didn't I just tell you?"
Lin Luo glanced at her and said, "I want you to become one of mine. In other words, a devil familiar."
"Of course, there are benefits, too."
"Benefits?"
Lilliana blinked in surprise.
"I am a devil, you know. I'm very fair in my dealings."
Lin Luo explained, "If I take you in, naturally, I'll grant your wish."
Hearing this, Lilliana caught on.
Right.
Devils really can grant wishes.
At that thought, she asked cautiously, "Can I choose not to have my wish granted?"
"Of course."
"Then can I leave?"
"That's fine, too."
Lilliana blinked, finding it a little hard to believe. "You're that easygoing?"
"Is there a problem with that?"
Lin Luo shrugged. "I'm not in the habit of forcing women to become my familiars."
"Of course, since you're a woman I've taken an interest in, I'll drop by from time to time to ask you again."
"Huh?"
Lilliana's eyes widened.
Had a devil just latched onto me?
That doesn't sound good.
"Don't be so surprised. I'm quite persistent about certain things."
Lin Luo chuckled and said:
"Besides, don't be prejudiced against devils. Aside from our race, we're not that different from humans."
"Look at Crusch. Doesn't she govern the country well?"
"Huh?"
Lilliana's mind froze again.
King Crusch was a devil, too?
Then what he said really must be true.
After all.
She herself had sung praises of Crusch's wisdom.
Right.
Sir Lin Luo belongs on that list, too.
Thinking it over carefully.
Aside from being a devil, Sir Lin Luo...
...really was a genuine hero.
Lin Luo watched her, the corners of his lips rising slightly.
That reaction.
There's a chance.
He gently