Lann put away Saito Dosan's handwritten commission and stood up, while that nimble yet terrifying brain began to operate.
But as the Demon Hunter stood up, he saw from across the small table the half-demon beauty gazing with a cold yet innocent tilt of the head.
"...?"
With a transcendent aesthetic beyond human comprehension, Ah Xiu with her cold-colored skin and azure eyes stared at Lann.
"Don't know what to do?"
Originally supposed to have difficulty communicating with everyone, this mute half-demon beauty's thoughts were easily read by Lann.
"You can relax, Ah Xiu," Lann joked as he half-squatted in front of her, still much taller than the kneeling Ah Xiu.
"Strictly speaking, you're the Princess of this city. I'm just watching over your home. You're free to do whatever you want here."
Whatever... I can do? Here is... my home?
...Can't understand. Can't adapt either.
Ah Xiu tilted her head again in confusion, but in the opposite direction.
