The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

"Such a shame."

Mobius sneered under the moon's glow, wiping the blood off his lips.

Then, searching and taking the spiritron vein from Mr. Shrode's body, he nodded in satisfaction. "Along with the Bloodcrane Spiritbloom that Huub Droitner mentioned, my master will transcend mortality." "Guh..."

Mr. Shrode was glaring from the floor even as he watched the spiritron vein being taken away. He raised a shaking hand to snatch it from Mobius' grasp...

That was when it happened.

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Feeling a numbing sensation in his neck, Mr. Shrode strained himself to lower his gaze and found a swarm of black bugs crawling out of his chest.

It was a harrowing sight, and when Mr. Shrode saw it, he realized that they had entered his body when he drank Mobius' wine.

"Guh..."

was chewed through. He could only watch helplessly as more of those bugs

was left of the living, breathing person on the floor-not even a drop

Early next morning...

were the ones who told

Frank was shocked.

breakfast, when she told him that she came because the Lionhearts had tipped her

such, a tip from them had to be taken seriously, even sending

was neutral toward the Lionhearts, Frank considered

Lionhearts were aware of Frank's connection with Silverbell as well. That in turn made Frank suspect that this was a ruse that the

him

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the Lionhearts' style, which was why he and Silverbell must stay on their toes from here on

You've really come, Mr.

breakfast, a

was but asked nonetheless,