Her voice carried a hint of panic, a touch of shyness, and a trace of bewilderment.
'Even if he really wanted to hold me, he... he shouldn't have picked this time and place!'
"Phew~"
Lynch let out a long sigh of relief.
'The Priestess Mother is finally gone.'
However, in that very instant.
Suddenly.
The moonlight seemed to dim.
A chilling aura, as if from the Netherworld, spread out at an incredible speed, instantly enveloping the entire Lake Heart Island and everyone on it.
Everyone couldn't help but shiver violently as all emotion receded within them.
"Hm?"
A lazy, noblewoman's voice, tinged with a hint of playfulness, echoed leisurely in the depths of Lynch's mind.
"That aura from just now… where did it go?"
Lynch's scalp tightened, and his body tensed in an instant.
He didn't turn around.
He didn't even dare to move.
Because he knew that the gaze from the Netherworld was currently fixed upon him.
"Mmm~?"
