Chapter 592: Doing whatever we can to prepare for the future is the virtue of mortals
"Val," Zia held my hand on the way back, biting her lips nervously. "I’m sorry..."
I looked at her wordlessly, wondering what she was apologizing for. Was it because she also looked at the Demon King with sparkling eyes without realizing the questionable way he looked at Shwa?
"You...must have been so disappointed," she muttered while chewing her cheek, looking down sadly and apologetically. Even her palm felt damp, showing me her anxiety.
To be honest, I couldn’t blame the other demons. They didn’t have an alpha seed like Natha, so they had no natural defense against the heightened affection. Besides, unlike Natha, she and the other demons didn’t have the promise to raise Shwa. They weren’t Shwa’s parents, who were supposed to put him as a priority above anything else.
That being said...I did feel a bit disappointed. It was hard watching the others look infatuated with someone who screamed danger to me. That was why I couldn’t say ’it’s alright, it’s not your fault’ as usual.
"I’m sorry..." she muttered again, getting quieter and quieter--probably because I hadn’t been responding.
Well, this much remorse was more than enough to get rid of the little disappointment that I had. "Okay," I nodded and gripped her hand.
Immediately, relief spread across her anxious face, and she hugged my arm tightly, leaning her head on my side. "Haa...I wish I could help you with anything..."
"You have your own stuff to do," I chuckled and patted her head. "I appreciate the thought, however. Thanks."
"Mm..."
Our dear succubus was no longer a reclusive author who ran away from home due to ideological differences from her family. She was a new matriarch of a ruling clan, so she still had a lot of things to do before she could take it easy and let the management do the work.