Miranda: AHHHHHHHH!


    Miranda: ''You''re my idol, Demon! I can''t believe it! AHHHHH!,


    Miranda: Demon, can I please meet you?


    Miranda: OMG, I can''t believe I''m seeing my idol in the flesh!


    Juniper raised an eyebrow at the barrage of messages. She instinctively angled her


    phone away from Shanley and typed back a simple reply. [Okay.]


    "What is it?" Shanley frowned at her secretive movement, his voice a low rasp. "Who''s texting you? Is it important?"


    "It''s thatdy I met the other day." Juniper gave him a quick nce at her chat screen, where the contact was saved as ''Snack Lady.''


    “She''s a fan of Demon," Juniper exined. "I''m going to meet her for a minute.”


    "I''ll go with you.” Shanley grabbed his jacket, ready to get up.


    "No, it''s fine.” Juniper firmly refused, picking up the cake Shanley had bought her. She looked at him, her delicate face serious. “For... personal reasons, she doesn''t want anyone else to see her."


    “Alright.” After a moment''s hesitation, Shanley decided not to follow.


    "Come back soon," he urged softly. "A big crowd of fans can be unsafe."


    With Demon''s sudden reappearance, the entrance was likely swarmed, and an impulsive fan could do anything.


    "Okay," Juniper nodded, heading out with the cake.


    ...


    In a quiet lounge in the corner of the arena, Juniper sat on the sofa, waiting for Miranda. She had already asked a staff member to escort her, so it wouldn''t be long.


    Soon, a knock sounded at the door. A heavily bundled-up Miranda peeked her head in cautiously.


    "Demon!" Seeing Juniper, Miranda immediately ripped off her sunsses and mask and rushed toward her excitedly, arms outstretched for a hug. She caught herself midway, braking just in time.


    "Oh, I''m so sorry, I''m just such a huge fan, Miranda said, wringing her hands, her eyes sparkling as if she were looking at a priceless treasure. "Demon, could we could we maybe have a hug?"


    "Of course."


    Normally, Juniper wasn''t fond of physical contact with strangers, but for some reason, she felt an inexplicable warmth toward the woman before her.


    "Ooh!" Miranda immediately tossed her purse to her husband standing behind her and wrapped Juniper in a tight embrace.


    "Ahem..."


    The hug was so tight that Juniper could barely breathe.


    Seeing his wife embracing Juniper, Hayden frowned, a pang of jealousy in his chest. But then he thought, “at least Demon is a woman. If she were a man... if my wife hugged him, I''d have to—"


    Never mind. It wasn''t like he could object anyway. A sessful husband knows how to console himself!


    "How on earth are you Demon?" Miranda asked, holding Juniper''s hand, unwilling to let go for even a second. Her eyes seemed glued to her.


    "Surprising, isn''t it?" Juniper gave a small smile. Honestly, I just started ying because I was bored and needed to kill some time. Later on, saw how teams from other countries were trashing our yers, so put together the Neverfall Navigators."


    “After a while, I stepped back to focus on my studies,” Juniper exined, opening


    the cake box and cing it in front of Miranda. "A gift in return."


    Miranda had brought her plenty of snacks before the match, after all.


    "Oh, Demon, you like this brand of cake?" Miranda didn''t hesitate, scooping a piece into her mouth with a spoon. Her eyes narrowed in delights Wow, love it too! was just about to go buy one."