「Thank you for the meal!」 Within the young girl’s shadow, Laplace was about to devour the girl with his jaws wide open…

「… huh?」 Laplace could feel an icy coolness run down his spine. Right behind him…Vimalacitra suddenly appeared and swung Shizu Sword at Laplace. Since the Black Gubitara was condensed in its final form on the sword, if the Black Gubitara exploded, Laplace’s ego would be blown away into non-existence even if Laplace was residing within the relative safety of the shadows. Laplace could not understand why Vimalacitra was responding in such a manner.

Right before clashing with Yeon-woo, Vimalacitra had suddenly changed his location. Laplace did not really care if he perished in this place since he was largely doing what he did for his own entertainment. However, that was not the case for Vimalacitra. Moreover, by taking such drastic action as attacking Laplace, Vimalacitra was leaving himself wide open to Yeon-woo’s attack. Essentially, Vimalacitra was giving himself up.

Vimalacitra did not seem to care about any of this. The only difference was in Vimalacitra’s eyes. His eyes had been filled with glee and interest while fighting against Yeon-woo, but currently, another emotion was being exhibited: concern, fear of something happening, anger.

Vimalacitra definitely considered this girl differently than all other beings. His emotion of concern for her was true. As a previous administrator, Laplace could not help but be surprised by Vimalacitra’s weird, abnormal behavior. ‘Vimalacitra, who never cared about anyone else, is concerned...