Supreme Ruler Dena stared at Yuan, her eyes widening in surprise. Though she had offered to become his servant of her own accord not long ago, being asked by him now felt entirely different.
She opened her mouth only to close it without a response, repeating this several times, as if dumbstruck by it.
Supreme Ruler Grant and Lev stared at her with puzzled faces, wondering why she was suddenly hesitant on accepting Yuan's blood when she'd asked for it recently.
After a moment of silence, Supreme Ruler Dena closed her eyes and sighed, "If I am going to prove myself, I must do it alone, or it'd be pointless. I also don't want to hear any excuses from her later, so I cannot accept your blood now."
"…"
Yuan fell silent for a brief moment before a small smile tugged at his lips.
"For some reason, I knew you'd say something like that," he said, not surprised by her rejection in the slightest.
"Although it's a reckless—even foolish thing to do, I respect your resolution."
