The joy after becoming partners quickly faded. He was struck by the sad realization that he had nothing to offer that would give him the right to stand by Ah Jin's side. His good looks were useless—in fact, they would only earn him the resentment of that Snake Beast.
For all he knew, that Snake Beast was already secretly planning to chop him to pieces.
...
By the time they returned to the city, it was already evening. The better part of the day had passed.
An atmosphere of panic permeated the entire city.
The Beastmen were still frantically searching for An Jin, who had been missing for half the day.
In the middle of their search, they suddenly found the Lord City Lord standing before them, safe and sound, offering them a small smile.
The Beastmen froze, rubbing their eyes. They thought they must be hallucinating.
