"Tap—Tap—Tap—Tap—"
It was the sound of footsteps, unbearably clear.
Right there, in a crowd-filled square, on a battlefield of those lying on the ground, unable to rise, this sound echoed like a drum beating on everyone's heart.
The unparalleled demoness walked out of the Bezut family home, graceful, as if on a leisurely stroll.
Her figure, her beauty, seemed to eclipse everything else.
"Ah ah..."
Misji, Joseph, Nobu, and others had their eyes widened in trembling.
"————"
People around fell into a daze, their eyes filled with shock.
"Enchanting demon... Your Highness..."
Even Yule couldn't help but tremble slightly at heart, looking at that elegant figure unseen for years, his hands clenched tightly.
Lying in a pool of blood, seemingly on the brink of death, Mordo arduously lifted his head, saw that figure, and his eyes opened wide, completely stunned.
Not just those present, even people from the Bezut family witnessed this scene.
"She... She..."
Riley stammered, full of bewilderment and helplessness.
"Enchanting Demon Chafne..."
Vivian also lost focus momentarily.
"So... So beautiful..."
Lu Muya murmured, as if looking at something unimaginable.
"Is that the enchanting demon?"
Even Tielle's breath caught, staring at that astonishingly beautiful figure, her voice full of awe.
Chafne made her entrance naturally like this.
It was so abrupt, so sudden, yet instantly became the focal point of the entire scene, capturing everyone's hearts.
"Sigh, why did she come out?"
Yulin showed a troubled expression.
"Why did you come out?"
Shane also looked at Chafne, his tone full of displeasure.
That woman, does she think this occasion isn't chaotic enough?
He'd asked her to stay quietly in the room to wait for him, yet she came out, truly asking for trouble.
Shane's heart was full of resentment.
However, the spirited Chafne didn't glance at any of the surrounding people, under the gazes of daze and disappointment, she turned her eyes directly to Shane.
"Don't look at me like that, little man." Chafne smiled lightly, causing countless hearts to flutter, and said merrily to Shane, "I've come to stand up for you, aren't you happy?"
"Stand up for me?" Shane pouted, dismissively, "Do you think I can't deal with a so-called Great Mage spouting nonsense?"
Who does she think she's looking down on?
Unexpectedly, Chafne shook her head.
"It's not about whether you can deal with it, but I can't help it, I want to step in," Chafne glanced at Mordo, who was blankly staring at her, with a mocking smile, "For someone defeated utterly, yet slanders the strong due to a little unwillingness, wouldn't you think if you stepped in, you might spare them too much?"
With Shane's stance, amidst the conflict, beating these guys wasn't an issue, but if he went too hard, the problem would no longer be merely a dispute.
Thus, Shane would relentlessly teach every one of them, and wouldn't mind letting them experience desperation, yet couldn't directly be too ruthless.
Otherwise, Shane might be fine, but those around him might face some consequences.
Therefore...
"Let me put some pressure on them for you, isn't that good?"
Chafne smiled sweetly, her words sending chills down Mordo's spine.
The others also looked at Chafne, whose gaze was not on them, as if she didn't see them at all, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss and melancholy.
So, to put it this way...
"Since this trouble arose because of me, it might be good if I resolve it." Chafne naturally smoothed her long hair, speaking in a detached tone, "Although I never really kept them in mind to begin with."
The merciless words pained everyone's hearts.
Especially Misji, Joseph, Nobu, and others, felt a mirthless smile internally.
"Indeed, Her Highness doesn't even notice our existence."
At this moment, no matter how high their status or strong their power, the distinguished figures felt a chill in their hearts, somewhat disheartened.
Shane's vigorous strikes hadn't brought such discouragement, yet Chafne managed to achieve it with merely a few words.
However, that's just the truth.
Chafne truly didn't care about their intentions, even didn't regard their presence at all.
The world's madness, obsession, enchantment, and loss over her was something Chafne had witnessed endlessly.
For her, it was just another boring, unchanging scene in the long years of her life.
If it were any other time, she would surely ignore these people, remain in the residence, eat as she liked, sleep as she pleased, utterly indifferent to their arrival.
Just as Shane had said, Chafne had no intention to meet them, even if they successfully visited the Bezut family, it was impossible to see her.
But today was different.
Today, not only did Shane harbor resentment due to disturbed affairs, Chafne's mood also wasn't good.
Simply, because Shane wanted to come out to vent, she chose not to intervene and watched idly at home.
Until Shane dealt with everyone, then Chafne felt that his business was done.
In that case, am I next?
In other words, all that talk about helping Shane suppress them is false; Chafne simply wants to teach those ignorant fools a lesson herself.
Mordo, unfortunately, got caught right in the crossfire.
Thus, Chafne moved her steps forward and came to stand in front of Mordo.
"You... I..."
Mordo looked at the breathtaking enchanting demon who seemed to outshine the heavens and earth, his lips quivered a few times, yet no words could form.
His heartbeat had accelerated to the fastest it had ever been.
There was nothing he could do.
The woman before him was simply too beautiful.
It was a beauty that did not belong to this world.
A beauty far surpassing a dreamscape.
Mordo had seen beauties, but never someone as stunning as this.
Such extreme beauty made Mordo feel like every woman in the world had become plain, and the most beautiful person he had seen before became an ordinary face, incomparable to the person before him.
At this moment, Mordo finally understood why so many prominent figures in the world felt so entranced by this woman.
It wasn't that those people were too vulgar; it was this woman who was too beautiful, so beautiful that she made everything in the world pale in comparison to a piece of her skin or a strand of her hair, giving one the feeling that to possess her was to possess something more beautiful than the world itself.
Mordo just stared at Chafne, gradually losing himself in her gaze.
But...
"If you keep staring, I'll dig your eyes out."
Chafne's offhand remark was like the coldest winter, instantly cooling the heat in Mordo's heart.
Chafne didn't let him off the hook just yet.
"Though I'm used to the gazes of others, for those who displease me, even their gaze makes me uncomfortable."
Chafne's words, like a sharp sword, tore into Mordo's heart.
Mordo's heart hurt—hurt profoundly.
Why?
Why would you say such a thing?
So cruel!
Mordo screamed in his heart.
It seemed Chafne might have heard Mordo's inner cries; she lowered her gaze, looking down at him as he lay in a pool of blood.
"Honestly, how you people, who are insignificant in my life, feel, has no value to me."
"I don't care about your life or death, nor about what you wish to do. Even if you claim it's your admiration for me, that you wished to see me, and that's why you did all this, I would still think those are your issues and unrelated to me."
"In contrast, how that rival brother-in-law of mine feels is something I do care about."
Chafne smiled—a smile so beautiful, but equally heartless.
"In the end, you insignificant individuals claim the person I care about is occupying me?"
"What do you mean by 'occupying'?"
"Taking someone else's thing, that's occupying."
"Taking another's woman, that's occupying."
"If something meant for everyone gets taken by one, that can indeed be called occupying."
"But who are you?"
"Do you mean to say I am your possession, your property?"
"Does who I choose to be with require your approval to be deemed correct or normal?"
"Come now, tell me, is this what you mean?"
As Chafne questioned, Mordo was speechless, even breaking out in cold sweat.
"I... I'm not..."
Desperately, Mordo tried to say something, but he couldn't.
Chafne didn't want to waste time on a person whose name she didn't know, nor cared to know.
"As punishment for your reckless words, I'll give you a curse."
"You will never have a partner again in your lifetime, only watch helplessly as the ones you love fall into others' arms."
"I will show you what it truly means 'to occupy.'"
As she said this, Chafne extended a slender finger, at the tip of which a chilling magic power gathered.
"No... don't...!"
It was only then that Mordo reacted, begging for mercy.
But to beg for mercy now was too late.
"Boom!"
The magic power at Chafne's fingertip hit Mordo, boring into his body.
"Ahhhhh...!"
Mordo let out a deathly scream, as if all his life force were being extinguished under the curse of the chilling magic power.
Before long, Mordo passed out, completely losing consciousness.
"————"
Silence descended upon the plaza.
Everyone present watched this scene, finally rendered speechless.