Chapter 787 – Do You Enjoy Competition? [Part 3]
For a moment, the garden felt smaller.
Not physically.
But emotionally.
Like the world had zoomed in just enough to isolate the two of them in a silent frame while the music blurred into the background.
Vira didn't blink.
Lux didn't look away.
And then…
Lux saw it.
That glint.
The slight narrowing of her pupils. The almost imperceptible shift in her aura. The way the air around her shimmered faintly, threads weaving themselves into something subtler than smoke and far more dangerous.
Ah.
There it is.
The system flared immediately.
[Warning: Envy Royal Manipulation Skill Detected.]
[Cursed Lover (Royal Variant).]
[Emotional Suggestion Field Attempting to Attach.]
[Target: Lux Vaelthorn.]
[Do you wish to dismiss?]
[Yes / No]
Lux's lips curved slightly at the corner.
Not outwardly enough to alarm anyone.
But internally…
He almost laughed.
'So we're escalating now.'
