The Demon King only felt his heartbeat quicken—if he still had one of those things.
The sensation that had accompanied him since he awoke had become unbearably intense upon arriving in the Royal Capital, and today, it had reached its peak!
He felt his entire soul trembling. He could sense that what he had been longing for had finally come before him.
He had to find her!
Eve only felt the heat of the necklace scorching her skin. She wondered if His Excellency was all right, feeling somewhat uneasy, since, in this unfamiliar place, the enigmatic stranger was her only guarantee of safety.
"Hurry! Move it, you lot! The gladiator fight is about to start; Lord Barton has already warmed up, it's time to put these little ones up there!"
Indeed, the people at the underground beast-fighting arena had taken good care of Eve these past few days, but she also had come to understand what kind of place it was.
