Yendere daughter.
Meanwhile, inside the house. Erina and Aria were concerned for me, It's been a while since I left them alone. With each second that passed, their worries for me increased.
"He is out for long; who was this person that knocked on the door?" Erina looked from the window slightly and saw a luxurious car standing in front of her house; she was shocked at first to see a car so expensive come all the way to meet Evan.
"A luxury car! Someone from a rich family has come to our house? But who is it, and why does Evan go to talk alone?" Erina was stifled in one place and was unable to take her eyes off the car at the entrance of her house. The memory before her divorce resurfaces in her mind. She used to travel in expensive cars and wear branded clothes; at that time, it was normal for her. But her life changed once she was left alone with her son.
"Why isn't Papa back yet? Did he leave me?" Aria mumbled in a low voice, and her heart pounded in fear once again at the thought of I will not return.
Erina heard Aria's low voice and saw small tears in her eyes, her body was trembling, urging her to feel my warmth to calm her down.
Erina moves towards her, she holds Aria's face and tenderly wipes her cheeks, "What happened to you, and why are you? Are you missing Evan?"
Erina got the idea behind Aria's tears that she might be missing me.
Aria nodded her head as she stepped back from Erina. She didn't like anyone else coming closer to her except me.
Erina's heart squeezed as she saw her granddaughter distance herself. "I want my papa, I only want my papa."
Aria repeated the same words and was desperate to meet me.
Erina finds herself helpless in the situation, "Don't cry, he will come back, he won't leave you and me."
She could only speak to reassure Aria. "Evan, please come back quickly."
Meanwhile, inside the car.
Olivia and Lila were stunned, their eyes widened in shock at the incredible blue flame that appeared in my hand. Their body couldn't stop trembling after feeling such a pure and frightening power that appeared for a few seconds.
"It's impossible, these flames... How did they become so frightening? They were so pure, like a gem, just like Lord Emma used her powers." Lila's bewildered expression was visible on her face. She still remembers the glimpse of the flames and thinks how beautiful and clean it is. Unlike what she saw in the dark and like flames, it was shown as unreal, beautiful craftsmanship.
"Maybe even better than Lord Emma's flames," Lila murmured. She looked at me and wanted to ask me many questions. However, Olivia chimed in and asked before her.
"W-what was that? What did you do? I felt a surge of energy flowing through me. It wasn't mine, and unlike anything I experienced, they were so... So..." Olivia's cheeks turned red, remembering the energy surging through her veins; her body felt a soft yet pleasurable current. She felt that the part between her legs was getting wet. She was embarrassed to speak any further.
"They were so powerful, beautiful, and amazing, right?" I completed her sentence with a grin on my face. She was caught off guard, and her face turned crimson.
"Who are you really?" Lila asked, her patience had finally broken. She finds it hard to believe that someone like me, a poor boy living in the slums, could possess the power that a fighter like her couldn't imagine gaining. She suspected that I was hiding my true identity and the strength I possessed.
"If I were to tell you or not, the outcome would be the same. You won't leave me alone. I won't tell you then."
"You brat!" Lila clenched her fist; she had never felt humiliated by a commoner boy. She would have already taught me a lesson if her inner intuition hadn't held back.
"Evan!" Olivia called my name suddenly. I usually had a calm demeanour, but her voice made my body freeze in one place and slightly open my eyes.
"Evan, please tell me what that energy was and how you used it." Olivia leaned closer to my face, just a few inches away from my lips. She was unaware of the space between us; the mere glimpse of those flames ignited her body, filling her with excitement.
I blushed, making some distance between us and spoke. "Wait, you are so close, I can teach you how to control your flames like I did, but stop moving closer to me."
When Olivia realised that she was about to touch my lips with hers. She instantly backed up, as her face turned red from embarrassment, in disbelief that she almost had kissed my lips.
"This woman, she may look older than me, but from the inside, she acts like a teenage girl. With some light magic or trick, they will turn into a few-year-old child. It's not something new for me; I have met many of these girls before. They are very easy to spoil."
Lila wanted to hit, even though Olivia had made the move first. For her, anything that made her lady angry, sad or embarrassed. She will make that person pay for the deed he has committed.
However, when she listens, I will teach her. Lila's anger diminished.
"You will teach?"
Both Lila and Olivia spoke at the same time and glanced at each other.
"Yes, you heard it right. I can teach you how to control your flames and increase your strength so that no demon could lay a single scratch on you." I finish speaking with a confident voice. Olivia and Lila froze in one place; I looked into their eyes and saw hesitation, laughter, confusion and rage. But their choice is to remain silent.
"Huh? What's with that face? Did I say something outrageous?" The silence lingers in the car.
"Please teach me, I will become your disciple and follow everything you say." Without any second thought or hesitation, Olivia agrees to become my disciple. Lila was left stunned at her decision.
"No! My lady, you cannot become a disciple of a commoner; your reputation will be tainted in the eyes of the other nobles, and Seraphina will be angry if she learns you had this commoner as a teacher." Lila protested in no time, as she glared at me.
"This is up to her, whether she wishes to become strong or not; it is her choice." I put my words with a firm voice. Lila's eyes turned red as she clenched her fist.
She thought. "This bastard! He is testing my patience. You are lucky that Miss Olivia is here. Otherwise, you would be in hospital."
While Olivia was lost in thought, she wondered how majestic those flames were dancing in her palm. "Those flames, there wasn't anything like I felt before. I've been weak and trying to get stronger, but I don't see any changes in myself. I wanted to become strong and prove myself to my mother. But flames I witness in his hand as felt as if I have surpassed her for a second."
Olivia glanced at Lila with a determined gaze. Lila could see her lady had made her decision and would not have changed her mind. "Lila, I have made my choice."
Olivia turned her gaze towards me and spoke. "I'm ready to become your disciple."
"Huh? My disciple!" An awkward smile appears on my face.
"It kind of feels weird to have a disciple, especially since she is older than me... Anyway." I mused. I shrugged my shoulders with a sigh. I nodded my head and accepted her wish.
Lila found herself defeated, she failed to convince Olivia not to let me become her teacher. She remained silent and observed our conversation.
"Okay, but before that, there are a few things I want from you."
Listening to me, Olivia's eyes narrowed, she must have expected this coming. "You want money, don't you?"
"I couldn't deny that, but yes, I need money." There is no denying that I don't want money.
"Our financial situation is not good, no, it's dire. Mom could barely afford three times the meals for two people. But now Aria is with us, I have to share my food, and she can't earn enough to feed everyone, as her health is not good either. I have to earn money to feed my mom and Aria and give them a good life." Now, the responsibility falls on my shoulders for my home and family. I would not mind teaching her some techniques of swordsmanship to earn some money. However, those techniques are not simple, any single is very powerful. If a normal person learns how to use it, he or she could easily defeat a mid-level demon.
"Done, you will get money when I see visible changes in my strength. Is there anything you want?" Olivia guessed that money wasn't the only thing I could wish for. There might be something else I wanted from her, like her body.
"I can give him money, but if he wants to sleep with me, I will leave immediately." Olivia clutched her dress tightly and frowned. Although she could see and feel that I had no lustful intentions towards her, she struggled to trust any man and their desires.
"Whatever you see here, keep this a secret. Don't let anyone know about this conversation, that's all I want," I spoke and read Olivia's eyes. She had thought I would want to sleep with her. But I was more concerned about how to keep my family safe.
Olivia's eyes flicker, she stares at me with a lingering gaze and thinks she has heard something wrong.
"Wait, is that all? Don't you want anything else?"
"No, I don't want anything else," I once again verify myself and speak softly.
"Why do you wanna keep this a secret?"
I stare at her for a moment before I answer. "I want to keep my family safe."
Olivia paused in disbelief. She thought of me as a delinquent person who only desires a woman's body. But listening to my answer, she understands how wrong she was.
If the world came to know the power I had, my life would have become hard. She nodded with a smile. "I understand, I swear I won't tell anyone about this talk, right, Lila?"
Confused, Lila looked at Olivia. She tilted her head in confusion and asked. "Miss... I don't tell this to your mother."
Lila reluctantly agreed. Olivia smiled at me and asked. "So when should we start, master?"
"Call me only Evan, no master." I feel awkward being called master.
"Tomorrow at 6 am, be present here and don't wear tight clothes," I said, unlocking the car's door. Olivia became saddened to see me leaving so soon. She wanted to talk with me more, she approached me to call and extended her hand towards me. However, Lila stopped her in mid.
"Miss Olivia, wait!"
Olivia turned around and stared at her. "What happened? Why did you stop me?"
Lila was speechless to see her elegant lady, who despises men, now want to chase after a boy she just met.
"*Thud!*"
The sound of the door closing reached their ears, they looked in the direction and saw, I had already stepped into the house. Olivia's urge vanished immediately, she glanced at Lila as she balanced herself. Olivia didn't speak a single word; the talk she had with me kept lingering in her mind.
"Miss Olivia, we should inform Lord, your mother. That boy is not ordinary," Lila said, she was desperate to tell this to her lord.
"No, didn't you hear the promise I made?" Olivia rejected Lila's advice. Lila looked at her in a bewildered manner.
"Miss, you can't be serious, right? I need to tell this to the Lord—" Before Lila could have finished her sentence. Olivia gave her a sharp look.
"..." No word came out from Lila's mouth.
Olivia glanced back at the house and pondered. "Let's see what you will teach me tomorrow."
Inside the house.
As I returned. I saw two figures standing at the entrance. They both turned around and saw me.
"Papa... Papa! You didn't leave! I-I was scared... Why didn't you come back quickly? I won't leave." Aria immediately clung to my waist when she saw me return, her eyes were filled with tears. She wrapped her hand around my thighs tightly as if someone would separate us. Erina sighed in refile as I returned. She approached me.
Seeing Aria's cuteness filled my heart with butterflies as her warm body brought me comfort. I carried her to my embrace and wiped her tears. I spoke in a gentle voice. "You missed me? I'm very sorry, Aria, Papa had someone important guest. I couldn't ignore them. Don't cry, I won't leave you. I'm here."
Aria lay her head on my shoulder, she didn't meet my eye. I thought she might be tired waiting for my return. I let her rest on my shoulders and looked at Erina.
"Evan... I saw from the window... Who were those people in a luxurious car, and what do they want from you?" Erina had an eerie feeling after seeing the car. She couldn't help but ask who they were and what they wanted.
I sighed and realised I couldn't hide anything from Erina. She needs to know that tomorrow we have a guest who will train here. "Okay, I will tell you. Let's go inside first."
Erina was still uncertain about this. However, she nodded her head to listen to me. As we head inside, Aria raises her head. "Aria, you are awake—"
My world died when I saw her dark pink eyes, heart pupils full of obsession. A cold current went through my spine as I forgot to breathe for a second. "Papa... There is another woman's smell coming from you."