A drove of bees descended from above and came together above Suho’s palm. It was Arsha, the Queen Bee. As soon as she revealed herself, she bowed with a hand on her chest. “A pleasure to see you again, Sung Suho. How have you been?”1

“You’ve gotten smaller.”1

Arsha smiled wryly. “Yes. My body has already left this village.” She floated before Suho, the size of a small doll. “This is just a copy of myself, made with the scouting bees that remained in the vicinity.”1

“Scouts?”0

“Aha! You’re in cahoots with the demonic spirit, then!” Beru spat, snatching Arsha’s waist with a powerful grip. Because she was so small, even Beru looked much bigger in comparison.0

Terrified, Arsha quickly replied, “N-not at all. I did intend to side with him at one point, but we parted ways a moment ago. We did not see eye to eye.”0

“Parted ways?” Suho asked.0

“Yes. In fact, I had no intention of fighting against you at all—”0

“Wait, she’s...0