The room was silent, nobody dared to speak, and the only thing that could be heard was the sound of the candles burning as they dimly lit the room
Max was still standing on the stage, and Iris was behind him, her eyes widened.
The assassin didn't know what to do, he wanted to deal with those assassins and then go back to his original location, but his timing had been bad.
"I-" he tried to speak.
"Thank you," Iris suddenly spoke, interrupting him, "you saved my life."
She was bowing, trying he hardest to look tough and hide the upcoming tears as she had been extremely scared.
"If it weren't for you..." she stuttered, "I-I..."
"It's fine," Max replied, and as Iris looked up to see his face, she saw that he was smiling, "if I didn't do it, then nobody would have."
[Good job, Host, I didn't know you were much of a seducer but keep going and the harem might grow]
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