Liana returned to her bedroom and lay on the bed.

Living alone in such a large room made it easy to let one’s mind wander.

In these three months, the Lisat Kingdom had undergone significant changes. The authority of the royal heirs had greatly decreased, with the King of Lisat taking direct control.

The Angus Commerce Guild had suffered heavy damage, with its influence sharply declining. Previously, they could threaten and coerce others.

But now, the guild was under scrutiny. If they continued such behavior, it would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.

The Darriss Territory had also become much more restrained, but Liana knew very well that this was only temporary peace. The Darriss Territory would absolutely not let matters rest; their current forbearance was only to enable more excessive behavior in the future.

And then there was...

What Liana cared about most, the Venus Territory.

Three months ago, Erinna’s style of handling affairs had changed completely, becoming extremely forceful, resolving many problems with swift and decisive measures.

But because she was too forceful, many people were dissatisfied. If these dissatisfactions weren’t properly addressed, they might leave behind hidden troubles.

More importantly, smiles seemed to have completely disappeared from Erinna’s face.

She wore a cold expression at all times, unable to show even a hint of kindness to anyone.

Erinna was doing well, but perhaps too well, too absolutely, without a trace of human warmth. This worried Liana greatly.

Although Liana also knew this was her fault, she hadn’t told Erinna about her plan.

When she learned that her kind sister, Liana, had returned, only to die before her eyes, it would be something difficult for anyone to accept.

How should Liana handle this?

What would happen if she suddenly appeared before her?

Or should she gradually give her clues, bit by bit?

Erinna was clever; perhaps she would notice?

However, the most pressing issue was still the demon race. Just from their brief encounter, Liana felt her palms sweating. The pressure exerted by the demons was too intense.

As night fell, Liana quickly communicated with Mephilia.

“Liana~” Mephilia’s somewhat soft voice came through.

She only used this endearing tone when speaking with Liana.

“Mephilia.” Liana’s tone and expression were very serious.

Mephilia also realized that what Liana was about to say was extremely important.

“Come see me tomorrow.” Liana said only five words.

“All right.” Mephilia nodded, not asking anything more.

This communication was very brief. It had been about a month since they last met.

Even if Liana hadn’t called her, she would have gone to see Liana in the next few days. But Liana’s sudden urgency and the simple few words indicated that this visit would be out of the ordinary.

“Minoga,” Mephilia called.

“I’m here.” Minoga pushed open the door and entered.

To prevent others from discovering her communications with Liana, Minoga would patrol outside while she talked with Liana, ensuring absolute security.

“Let’s go. We’re going to find Liana.” With Liana so urgent and serious about meeting her, Mephilia had no intention of waiting until tomorrow to find Liana.

“I understand.” Minoga didn’t ask further, just nodded and led Mephilia under the cover of night toward Liana’s residence.

“This seems... to be the first time I’ve lived alone in such a large place.” Liana looked around.

The room was very bright, but the pitch-black outside the window made Liana uneasy.

This had never happened before. Even if there was no one right by her side, there would always be someone not far from her.

But now, for hundreds or even thousands of meters around, Liana was the only person.

Previously, because Sephirena was still there, Liana hadn’t paid attention to this. But now, being all alone /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ in the room was truly frightening.

Although Liana was clearly aware that her room had many protective spells, psychologically she still had wild thoughts, especially after encountering the demons that morning.

Never mind, Liana closed her eyes and lay on the bed. She just needed to sleep, and tomorrow Mephilia would come to find her. Things would be much better then.

But just as Liana closed her eyes, she sensed something crossing the barrier.

Liana quickly got up from the bed. The timing was very ambiguous—half an hour after ending the communication.

Mephilia could have made it here, but she hadn’t told Liana. Was it because she wanted to give her a surprise? And Liana’s sudden communication and brief conversation would certainly make Mephilia very anxious.

Liana now understood Mephilia completely and could fully anticipate her thoughts and actions.

However, this was just Liana’s guess; she wasn’t certain if it was true.

Liana also needed to be fully prepared.

“Hmm.”

Liana took a deep breath. It was also a good opportunity to test how her training had progressed over this period. She prepared her amplification spells.

[Perception Enhancement]

[Physical Enhancement]

[Absolute Focus.]

Liana could now clearly sense the movement of leaves outside, and even see the trajectories of flying insects in the darkness.

But she couldn’t see the figure of whoever had entered the barrier.

The other person was obviously concealing their presence. Would Mephilia do this?

Probably not? Mephilia wouldn’t hide her presence before; she would rush straight to her. This didn’t seem like Mephilia’s style.

In any case, staying alert couldn’t be wrong.

“「Floral Eyes」”

With nature magic, Liana could make the surrounding plants into her own eyes, transmitting what they saw into her mind.

But even so, Liana didn’t detect anyone entering.

Was it her imagination?

No, that was impossible. Someone had definitely entered.

“Mephilia, come out. Stop hiding.” Liana spoke.

“?!”

“「Create Gun Lance」!”

Liana turned around, raising the gun lance and pointing it at the person opposite. “Don’t move!”

Mephilia raised her hands. “Didn’t you tell me to come out?”

“Don’t scare me like that!” After seeing it was Mephilia, Liana sighed in relief and sat down on the floor. “Really!”

This wasn’t Mephilia deliberately trying to scare Liana. She was just doing what she always did, concealing her presence to come here.

“If I had come directly, others might have noticed,” Mephilia said with a slight apology. “Normally, Miss Sephirena would find me, but this time she didn’t notice for some reason?”

This indeed couldn’t be blamed on Mephilia. It was just that previously, because of Sephirena’s presence, Liana didn’t need to worry about these things. If there was any anomaly, Sephirena would handle it.

“She returned to the Elf Forest,” Liana said.

“She went back?” Mephilia looked at Liana. “Did you have a fight?”

Liana shook her head.

“That’s true. If you really had a fight, what terribly excessive thing must Miss Sephirena have done to make you so angry?” Mephilia tried to lighten the atmosphere.

Mephilia also knew about Sephirena’s situation; she still had some resistance to the Elf Forest. If she went back now, something major must have happened. Perhaps the Tree of Life was experiencing some problems?

“What if I was the one at fault?” Liana asked.

“Then I would take you to the Elf Forest to apologize to Miss Sephirena,” Mephilia smiled.

Liana shrugged.

“But Liana, you’re amazing to be able to detect my approach with your own power,” Mephilia praised.

During this time, with Sephirena’s help and no need to deliberately conceal herself, being able to practice freely, Liana’s progress had been very evident.

But most crucially, Liana had started from a very low level, which made her progress seem faster.

“I’m not just all talk.” Liana’s face showed a moment of excitement, but she quickly realized that her small progress was very insignificant compared to the demonkind.

“What’s wrong, Liana? Your expression doesn’t look like the usual.” Mephilia held Liana’s shoulders, making her look at her.

The previous Liana, no matter what happened, even if she faced danger, would never appear so dejected. The current Liana looked very uneasy and confused.

“It’s nothing.” After seeing Mephilia, Liana felt much more at ease. “Thank you.”

Liana hugged Mephilia, feeling her warmth.

“I’m sorry, it’s my fault for scaring you,” Mephilia gently comforted Liana, thinking her sudden appearance had frightened her.

“It’s not that.” Liana shook her head in Mephilia’s embrace, like a child seeking comfort.

“All right, all right.” Mephilia spoke softly. “Then what is it? What’s so urgent that you suddenly called me over?”

“The demons have begun to slowly awaken.”

This short sentence left Mephilia stunned.

At the same time, it also brought Minoga, who was guarding outside, rushing in. “Princess Liana? What did you say?”

Her tone was also full of shock. News about the demon race had only been learned through elven alliance channels, with some information about their revival. But now, Princess Liana suddenly said the demon race has already begun returning?

Currently, they didn’t have particularly good ways to face them, and the alliance with the elves was still in an awkward position.

Not to mention, the Lisat Kingdom itself was still in chaos. This news could be fatal for the Lisat Kingdom.

“What exactly is the situation?” If it were someone else, Mephilia certainly wouldn’t easily believe them, but if it was Liana, Mephilia would trust her unconditionally.

Liana recounted what had happened today to Mephilia.

Mephilia’s expression was very grave. The demon race had not only appeared but had also attacked Liana?

“Liana, are you all right?” Mephilia quickly asked.

Liana shook her head. “I wasn’t hurt. Sephirena protected me.”

“Is that why she went back? Because of the demon?” Mephilia clearly understood the relationship between the elves and the demons.