“Elvin and many of the suspects disappeared from the demon realm without a trace, making them very suspicious. We have also found traces of the same group of people’s magic during these incidents. Regarding the incident during your knight academy years, many other students also quit the academy the same way you did. We believe it was all Elvin’s actions. He seems to be working in some kind of organization in the human world.” Kazuya continued as he observed Mr. Stell’s reaction.

“This time’s incident is probably because Lilica is pregnant with my child, making her a target. I am sorry that I made this happened. This was all my fault for not protecting her properly.” Kazuya apologized and stood up as he bowed his head. He regretted it so much that he wasn’t there to protect her the whole time.

“I know that if Lilica continued staying with me, she would constantly be put in danger. However, I love her to the point that I’ll die if she isn’t with me. I know that by making her stay with me, I’ll be putting her in danger, but I am prepared to risk my life to protect hers. Please let me have your daughter.” Kazuya sincerely asked Mr. Stell as he continued bowing his head.

“…” Mr. Stell stayed silent.

The air was heavy and silent. The two of them didn’t even open their mouth to say anything.

“… If you could save only one, between Lily and the child, which will you chose to test?” Mr. Stell slowly spoke up. He wanted to test what Kazuya would do if he could only save one.

“…” Kazuya was surprised at the sudden question. He didn’t know what he would choose. On one hand was the person he loved to the point of death, on the other hand was the product of his and Lilica’s love.

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“…I… I’m sorry but I can’t choose. The both of them are equally important to me. If I could, hen I will gladly exchange my life for the both of them. As long as the both of them are safe, I don’t care what will become of me.” Kazuya answered honestly. Although he knew Mr. Stell’s answer was probably to save Lilica, he didn’t want to lie to his feelings.

“…” Mr. Stell stayed silent when he heard Kazuya’s answer.

The atmosphere was once again filled with silence.

“…Sigh… Alright, you pass.” Mr. Stell spoke up after a while. The reason he had tested Kazuya with such a question was to test how he thought of Lilica.

If he had chosen Lilica, then it was possible that he would disregard the child in the future. If he had chosen the child, then that would mean that he didn’t love Lilica and only stayed with her for the child. Therefore, Kazuya’s answer was correct in his heart. Choosing to protect your loved ones was more important than protecting your own life. At least that was what Mr. Stell believed. Even if he was stubborn, he still wished that his daughter would have a warm and loving family.

“!” Kazuya couldn’t believe his ears. The stubborn Mr. Stell finally accepted him?!

“I was asked the same question back when I was courting my wife. At that time, I also answered the same thing as you did. Therefore, I have no choice but to accept you.” Mr. Stell revealed the reason why he had asked Kazuya such a question.

“Thank you, Dad.” Kazuya immediately changed the way he addressed Mr. Stell.

Mr. Stell gave him a glare but didn’t say anything. He stood up and exited the room to go check on his daughter. Kazuya felt joyful that he wasn’t corrected. That meant that he really hadn’t misheard. He then followed after Mr. Stell to check up on Lilica.

In Ven’s car

Ven had actually left his car at the mall so he told the butler to drive it to Sharon’s place earlier. Ven and Ventina boarded the car. Tis time, Ven let the butler drive the car. He was focused on his phone right now.

“Why are you so focused? Are you playing games?” Ventina asked when she saw that his eyes were glued to his phone. She leaned in to see what he was doing.

However, what was on the phone made her heartbroken. Ven was chatting with Sharon. When she saw how Ven was so interested in her new friend, a wave of sadness slowly filled her heart. Even though she thought that with Lilica’s rejection, Ven would finally see her, another obstacle came up. Was she bound to never succeed in love? Ventina regretted asking Sharon for her contact information in front of Ven so much since Ven also found an opportunity to ask her for her contacts too.

Ven noticed that Ventina was peeking at his phone. His first instinct was to close the chat, hiding it away from her. Somehow, he felt like he was cheating on Ventina even though there was nothing going on between them.