Watching Shane's expression, as if resigned to an unlovable existence and indifferent to whatever happens, Chafne still had a smirk on her face, her eyes seeming to contain the laughter as she looked at Shane—with a gaze entirely different from before.
In the past, the men who had seen her were either completely dazed and lost in her presence, unable to maintain any self-control, or they behaved obsequiously, posturing in an exaggerated manner or flattering her to no end, never daring to misstep.
Initially, Chafne found these people amusing, and would playfully tease them a bit, but after thousands of years, with everyone by her side being , Chafne naturally grew completely bored.
Even the Goddesses of the Divine Race would falter in Chafne's presence.
Those who could maintain their composure in front of an Enchanting Demon, hold true to their own hearts, reveal their true nature, and face Chafne naturally were rare; even in all of Omni Potanssen, there might not be ten such people.
And these people were either the Three Great Goddesses of the Divine Race or the sisters of the Demon Clan.
Only in their presence could Chafne relax and really get along with them; everyone else had long since failed to attract Chafne's attention.
This was also why Chafne loved to play and tended towards entertainment.
She truly found everything in this world quite dull.
Her situation was somewhat similar to that of Supreme God Ominis.
Supreme God Ominis was an almighty being who could easily create anything and obtain everything, hence naturally could not care too much for things so easily attained.
Chafne, on the other hand, found most things in the world boring because what she wanted, others would deliver to her willingly, with hardly anyone who would refuse her.
Her favorite things were those not easily obtained.
Thus, she liked Ai Yi, because Ai Yi always resisted her reluctantly, openly dissatisfied with her, and would show it directly, without any pretense, which Chafne found very interesting.
Although her other sisters were also composed in front of Chafne, as the second of the Six Great Demons, her younger sisters largely respected her, and her older sister took her opinions and wishes very seriously, meaning they would mostly indulge her; thus, good as her relationship was with them, her favorite was still Ai Yi.
As for the Three Great Goddesses of the Divine Race, they were longstanding enemies, their enmity towards Chafne not from their own will but from their positions, and Chafne had her own stance too, so she was rather wary of, and naturally not too fond of, the Goddesses.
Originally, Chafne had thought that apart from existences on her own level, there were no more people in this world who could satisfy her tastes.
Yet here was this Hero in front of her, who had surprisingly piqued her curiosity, giving her a pleasant surprise.
Chafne could see that he, too, was intimidated by her charm, often showing signs of wavering.
But he seemed to resist this wavering, not wanting to become Chafne's captive and thus striving to stay away from her.
She had never seen such behavior before.
Furthermore, while he wavered and resisted, his actions never changed, clearly facing Chafne with his true self, not hiding behind a facade of gentlemanliness or panic in the face of Omni Potanssen's number one beauty—this made Chafne unavoidably happy.
At this moment, Chafne somewhat understood why her somewhat aloof younger sister was so fond of this Hero, and even her elder sister had said he was quite special.
This Hero was indeed very special.
Chafne silently gave him an extra three points in her mind, awarding him a score of ninety-five.
Such a score was truly unprecedented.
To date, no other man had ever held such a rating in Chafne's heart.
"His background must not be simple," Chafne reflected thoughtfully.
Why, after a thousand years, was the Hero once again summoned?
This Hero, with such a remarkable Holy Sword and astonishing potential, even out of reach for Mitra, was it merely a coincidence, or was there another reason?
Such a being, if he truly reached Transcendence, who within Omni Potanssen, aside from that retired one, could control him?
When he became the most influential existence in the world, what interference would he bring to a world that had been at peace for a thousand years?
Thinking this, Chafne suddenly understood.
"The reason my eldest sister wants Little Aiyi to enter into marriage with this Hero is probably not just to soothe the stir the Hero's current existence brings to the Demon Clan, but also to seek some future protection for the Demon Clan, isn't it?"
Now was not like the past.
In an era of peace, the Hero might still be the natural enemy of the Demon Clan, but no longer an irreversible foe.
If the Demon Clan could break free from the chains of the past, not fighting to the death against the Hero as before, instead forming a good relationship and befriending him, then even if something happened in the future, the Hero should take the Demon Clan into consideration.
Others might harbor grudges against the Demon Clan due to past wars, but the Hero would not.