Thanks to Agares's reliable support, everything went exactly as Somnus had hoped, and Li Shen acted just as expected.
The only problem was, if Li Shen realized that everything had been arranged as part of Somnus's plan, it could very well ruin his mood.
So, it was best to make everything look as natural and spontaneous as possible.
Somnus reminded himself of that over and over, and yet… when he finally saw Li Shen in the clothes he had chosen with his own hands, fitting them so beautifully, far beyond what he had imagined, Somnus could not stop himself from being truly, almost foolishly delighted.
He hated one thing deeply though—that he had not been the first to see Li Shen dressed like that.
But it would be wrong to blame Agares, who had been serving faithfully as attendant and guard. Still, the bitterness remained.
Afterward, when he finally brought Li Shen into the meeting of the great nations, everything went just as planned.
