"Hey! How dare you say that?" Phoenix barked, and Lavana suddenly let go of his ears. 

"Lavana, did you have to exert that much strength? What did I do to you?" he whined.

"What did you promise me?"

"To filter my words," Phoenix replied, looking at the floor.

"And what did you do now?"

"The opposite," Phoenix said meekly.

Dante tried his best not to laugh but couldn't help it. He covered his mouth as his body trembled. Here he was thinking Lavana would be pitiful in this relationship. Who knew ...