“That girl… is she really not lying to me?”
Sitting rather dazed at the dining table in her own room, Ange still couldn’t completely believe what Huayin had said about winning the lottery.
Right? How could that be possible?
Even if the Phoenix wasn’t an ordinary being, they were both women—how could they possibly have a child together…
Right…
Ange really wanted to keep telling herself that, but she couldn’t forget the aggrieved look on Huayin’s face just now.
That shame and anger couldn’t possibly be an act.
It was hard to imagine someone like her would ever put on such an expression on purpose.
If everything she said was true, then Ange was really in deep trouble.
She had gotten involved with her own student in such a way; it absolutely could not be known by anyone.
If it got out, the consequences…
And the “taking responsibility” that Huayin mentioned… Ange could hardly accept that either… She couldn’t be that unlucky, right?
According to Huayin, the Egg—or rather, the Ovum inside her had absorbed her Life Essence, which was already rare enough; that was like winning the lottery once already.
There’s no way… like she said… she’d win the lottery again… right…? No way… she couldn’t possibly be that unlucky…
But what if she really did hit the jackpot again? Ange started subconsciously imagining the future where this might actually happen.
If Huayin was really pregnant, carrying her child… Even though it was odd for her, as a woman, to say so, that’s what it meant.
Was she really going to become a mother?! Or a father?!
Even more! If Huayin’s parents—the Elders in the Phoenix Family, those so-called Patriarchs—found out their precious granddaughter had been sullied and was even pregnant…
Two possibilities… First… she’d be annihilated. Ange would be hunted to the World’s End.
It might be an exaggeration, but the outcome probably wouldn’t be much different.
Or… she’d really have to marry Huayin in a Marriage by Pregnancy!
“No way!”
Damn it! She’d grown up without ever having a real romance! When she was little, her parents were killed, so she became a Demon Hunter for revenge.
After finally taking down her enemy, she got cursed and turned into a woman during that incident six years ago.
And now, out of nowhere, she might have to get married?! To her own student?! Someone she’d just met for the first time?!
“No, no, aaahah—!”
Ugh! All the fault of this damn Magic Mark! She used to think the thing just made her as uncomfortable as having something stuck in her, but it wasn’t until the first outbreak that she realized, at first, it was just a simple physical reaction—but if she didn’t deal with it…
She’d turn into a beast named Ange…
“What am I supposed to do now… What do I do!”
In her panic, Ange immediately thought of her old friend, that green-haired troublemaker, Rita.
“Tazi!”
“Ange, as far as I know, if you call me like that, I should hang up immediately instead of letting you call to trouble me.”
On the other end of the line, Rita’s impatient voice came through.
She’d received plenty of these kinds of calls from Ange before, obviously only reaching out when she needed something.
She was already thinking of not helping her this time.
Well, maybe she’d at least hear what the trouble was.
“Tazi! I’m in big trouble!”
Yeah, maybe she really shouldn’t help… but she wouldn’t hang up yet.
She’d at least listen to her plea for help~
After all, this was the Demon Hunter’s number one asking for help.
That kind of thing was so, so, so rare—maybe she should even record it.
“What did you do, Ange?”
“I… I…”
“Let me guess, it’s probably got to do with your Magic Mark, right? After all, you’re a well-trained Demon Hunter, the only reason I can think of for you to get into big trouble is your Magic Mark.”
“Yeah…”
“Knew it, heh. Hey, hey, hey, Ange, what’s going on with you? I’ve never heard you sound so meek before~”
“I… I…”
“Just tell me, Ange. Even if I might not help, you have to at least say it.”
“No! You have to help me! Sis!”
“Don’t call me sis. If you call me that again, I’ll pretend I don’t know you.”
“No! No! No! I’ll tell you… I’ll tell you…”
“Okay, go on.”
“I slept with Huayin.”
“Oh, I see, you—”
Huh? What? What did Ange just… say? What did she do? What?
“You said you did what?”
“I slept with Huayin… s…l…e…p…t…”
“Is that what I think it means?”
“……………….Yeah…”
“You mean the Huayin Phoenix who just arrived at your place today? Not some other Huayin with the same name?”
“Huayin Phoenix… the Phoenix Family’s bloodline… red hair, likes to throw fireballs, arrogant little brat…”
“Oh, I see, I see, I see.”
“Tazi?”
“As far as I know, the Elders in the Phoenix Family are all very disappointed with the family’s dangerously low birthrate. If she’s really pregnant, she’ll definitely be forced to keep the child.”
“No…”
“And also,”
“There’s more?!”
“If you really manage to win the lottery twice and actually get Huayin pregnant, you’ll probably be seen as excellent breeding stock in their eyes.”
“What do you mean?”
“Get ready to get married. To your student.”
“No way! Please! Help me! Tazi!”
“What do you want me to do? What’s done is done. The only thing you can do now is pray you don’t win the lottery a second time.”
“Then!”
“Don’t even think about hiding it from Huayin’s family. They’re very protective of their young lady.”
“No! Think of something! I— I owe you one!”
“One favor isn’t enough.”
“You actually have a way?!”
“Not really, but even if I did, one favor wouldn’t be enough.”
“Damn!!!”
“Don’t be discouraged. Not everyone gets a chance to marry into a wealthy family. And if you two really become, uh… wives, won’t your Magic Mark problem be completely solved?”
“Solve my ass!”