The atmosphere in the dining hall became suffocating when Ryu lashed out with his powers.

However, even though the mood became gloomy and even though it seems like fists and swords will come flying out soon enough, the woman still didn't answer Desire's question.

Of course, this made Ryu...pop a vein in his forehead, but he didn't say anything.

Why? It was because...Desire stood up and spoke as he turned his head towards Ryu.

"Get a new one," Desire said, but he was not done as he continued.

"I'll wait for the new healer at the room where I woke up. Let's go, Jarina," Desire said as he turned his head towards Jarina.

Of course, Jarina...just stood up and didn't say anything. Desire and Jarina were about to start walking, but then...Desire stopped as he looked back, "Ah, follow us, Amelia. I'm still not satisfied with the information you gave me, so I'm gonna ask some questions."

Desire said those words without hesitation, and he also began to walk towards the hallway where he came from.

And this scene was...it was shocking. After all, Ryu and Rick Roll both didn't expect that...Desire would just blatantly ignore the woman.

They thought that he would get angry and order for her death or something like that, as that was common, and this made the current scene for them shocking.

They...didn't know what to reply to in this situation. At least, it stopped their brain cells for a moment as they watched with a dazed look on their faces.

Even Amelia didn't know what to do in this situation as she just stared at the back of Desire and Jarina who both were starting to walk away.

"Are you sure you want a new healer?" Jarina said as she asked Desire.

"Yeah..." The two shared a conversation as they began to walk side by side.

And before they could pass the strange woman who was staying silent all the time...Desire could hear the woman murmur something.

"Monster's Way...?"

And this made Desire stop walking, and aggressively turn his head towards the woman.

"You...what did you say just now?" Desire said with a sharp tone as his right hand...started to blacken all over.

However, that was not all as he even began to churn up his mana and instinctively released some sort of aura.

And the aura was...it was even greater compared to Ryu when he used his powers to make the air suffocating.

And because of that aura...the hood covering the woman's face suddenly got blown away, and her face was naturally revealed.

Of course, this made the various people turn their heads to look at the woman's face, and all of them got the same reaction.

Even Desire, who was ready to kill the woman in a heartbeat, had his eyes...wide open.

Why? It was because...

"E-e-ELF?!!" Rick Roll shouted out loud as he drew the sword sitting on his waist.

Of course, it was not only him but also Ryu readied himself for a battle as he...appeared right in front of Desire, "Please, stay back!"

It was then that the well-lit up dining hall...turn dark as something like a cloth began to cover the whole dining hall in a single snap of Amelia.

This just shows how worried the Lion Clan members are considering that they didn't even do something like this when the woman...the elf didn't answer Desire and disrespected him.

And the elf...needed no introduction. With her long and pointy ears that symbolize her race and her white braided hair that just seems to show that she was prim and proper, the elf was extremely beautiful.

However, that was not all as the elf's eyes...were white as well.

And it seems that the elf didn't mind the rough treatment that the Lion Clan members were giving her as she just stood still...while facing Desire.

"Monster's Way..." She then murmured again, which made Desire's two eyes widen even more.

'Shit! Why does this woman know about that?!' Desire thought as he turned his eyes towards Ryu, Rick Roll, and then Amelia.

However, it seems that they didn't hear the elf's words as they were just focused on not letting the woman escape.

'Anyway, I need to tone down this situation, I must...have this woman at all costs!' Desire thought as he...walked forward and breezed past Ryu, who was standing in front of him.

"Stop it!" Desire shouted out loud as he signaled with his right hand, making his robes wave around in the air.

"I will talk with this woman in my room!" He continued, and as soon as he finished saying those words, he then disappeared...as he reappeared right beside the woman.

"Don't move and don't do anything, or I will kill you!" Desire said as he grabbed the woman in the head and went towards the direction of the hallway.

However, as Amelia's clothing was covering the whole dining hall, the hallway was blocked...no, Desire already tore up the cloth as he disappeared with the elf.

Of course, all of this happened very fast, which even embarrassed Ryu as he couldn't follow Desire's movements at all.

"H-huh? What happened?" Ryu murmured as his mana began to return back to his Core.

However, not one of them was talking as it was just like...a storm breezed through this place and left straight away after making a mess.

It was then that a clap resounded out in the room as Jarina...spoke, "Now, now, that's enough. Ryu, return to your station and protect this place, you, too." Jarina said as she looked at Ryu and Rick Roll.

Of course, when they were given orders by Jarina, the two of them just bowed their heads, "Yes!" and disappeared.

Well, they couldn't think about things now that they were given orders by Jarina herself.

Even though they wanted to confirm the situation, Desire's words restricted their freedom.

After all, Desire literally said that he would talk with the woman, and there was nothing that they could do about that.

It's not like they can just disobey his orders. Well, they could if it's for the context of safety, but...after seeing him move at that speed and easily tearing Amelia's special clothing apart, Ryu knew that Desire needed no bodyguards.

That was why he didn't decide to pry any longer when Jarina told them to do just that.

"You, Amelia, will come with me. We will go to Desire's room and check things out," Jarina said as she turned around and started walking.

And it seems that Amelia has already made her cloth go back to her as the dining hall was no longer covered.

Of course, when Jarina ordered her, she just followed her words and began to walk right after Jarina.

And while she was walking, there was something that was bugging Amelia.

'He was able to tear away my Rose that easily...that's impossible...impossible...'

Right, it was the fact that Desire was able to tear her cloth, Rose, easily and with no effort at all as he even had a woman in his hand.

That was just...straight up ridiculous! After all, Amelia, with her hidden identity also got her hidden powers!

And her hidden powers were not something that one can just underestimate and destroy just like that!

'Although he's the Lord, tearing my Rose when he hasn't even got that much experience...'

Unbelievable. Amelia thought, but there was no denying it that Desire indeed tore away her Rose.

And it was because of this that Amelia...had a weird smile on her face as she walked down the hallway together with Jarina.

****

While Jarina sorted things out with Amelia and the others, Desire was already in his room together with the elf.

The elf was...she was sitting on the ground like a damsel in distress as she held her head, which was the part that Desire grabbed.

And as Desire's grab was tight and secure, the elf's head was definitely hurting.

However, even though she was hurt and in pain, the elf didn't cry at all and she didn't even ask why Desire did something like this.

She just stared at Desire with her white eyes as if to say, 'What are you planning to do to me?'

And it seems that Desire didn't mind that look too much since he just cut to the chase as he spoke.

"How did you know those words?" Desire said as he crossed his arms.

His right hand was still using the power of the cracks and the pressure coming from him was tantamount to the power of the cracks.

However, the elf wasn't really that pressured since she...was using her powers to protect herself, and her mental strength was strong, too.

"Monster's Way...?" The elf said as she tilted her head.

The way that she tilted her head was cute and made her look innocently charming, but...Desire didn't give a fuck about that at all as he spoke with a heavy tone.

"That's right! How do you know those words!? No, that's not important..."

"What do you know of the Monster's Way!"

"You better tell me everything you know of the Monster's Way or I'm going to make sure you won't see the sun ever again!"

Desire said as he rolled up his right sleeve, revealing his blackened right hand and arm.

And it was at this moment that something changed. And that was...in the elf's vision, Desire...got bigger - as big as a mountain.

And it was with this size that Desire spoke again as his red eyes ominously glowed.

"Now, tell me!"