A quiet laugh rumbled from her throat as she shook her head.
"You're kidding, right? Who would drag their beloved mate into a death zone? I lied to them said I was just going scouting and went alone. I'm the only one who saw him… or rather, Reg Regalia, with my own eyes."
…For an instant, Somnus thought he heard Li Shen's breathing change faintly.
Ah, perhaps he was unconsciously using a small sensory spell even while asleep.
It was harmless enough at such a short range, nothing that would hurt his body.
"I see," Somnus murmured. "So, you, a non-magician chose to face a Calamity-class monster alone…"
It was pure madness and a suicidal act.
And yet...
"Heh," she said softly, a smile curling her lips. "You're going to laugh at me for it, aren't you?"
"Perhaps," Somnus replied. "Reg Regalia, would have. He surely noticed you and laughed, laughed at your foolish, hopeless act of self-sacrifice. But even as he mocked you, he found it beautiful. That is the kind of person he was."
