Once the Princess responded, whether with praise or derision for this painting, it would seem as if the Demon Race had been utterly humiliated—
Praise would represent submission, derision would signify loss of composure, and silence would suggest ignorance.
"..."
Lord Raeming bowed his head and clenched his fists so tightly that a cracking sound came from his knuckles.
He had long known that these members of the Blood Clan had come to the Demon World with an air of superiority.
From the signing of the "North-South Contract," the Demon Race had never truly raised its head in the presence of the Blood Clan, and now even a Bloodline Viscount dared to mock them.