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.

-

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..."

speak as his throat was chewed through. He could only watch helplessly as more

ten minutes, nothing was left of the living, breathing person on the floor-not even a drop

Early next morning...

were the ones who told the Martial

Frank was shocked.

she came because

Martial Alliance and had considerable influence. As such, a tip from them had to be taken seriously, even sending out their

the Lionhearts, Frank considered them his mortal

Lionhearts were aware of Frank's connection with Silverbell as well. That in turn made

eliminate him

QUMS

style, which was why he and Silverbell must

really

Frank and Silverbell were having breakfast,

who he was but