Chapter 136: The hidden Defect 2

136- The hidden Defect 2

“Oh! What about your feeling for Armelia?”

I looked at Sheela and found that she was staring at me intently, or to be precise she was looking me in the eyes to see if they were truthful or not.

I know that if I lie right now, then she would be able to discern it and things could nasty or worse... but I never had any intention to lie, so I answered.

“Yes, I was touched by her actions and have feelings for her. And I love her.”

“But if I was honest, then I would say that it would be a lot better if she would stay in the forest.”

“Oh, why would you say that?”

Asked Sheela.

“Being her mother, I am sure that you aware of your daughter’s character or personality, right?”

“I am, but please do tell what your opinions.”

After sipping some tea and I said,

“Armelia has a very good nature and she has a kind character. And in the world of cultivation, this is very rare, finding these kinds of people is like finding a rare treasure. But people like Armelia can hardly survive in this cruel world.”

“True, I do agree with your words. This world is cruel, especially you humans who are infamous for cunning and cruel nature. But I don’t understand why would you want to confine Armelia, in the forest and not take her out to explore?”

Asked Sheela, and for that, I answered

“The reason is my strength being low. Right now, the strength I possess is barely enough to protect myself, and protecting anybody else is not something I can afford. I might be able to become a powerful character in the country from which I belong or in any other similar country, but I won't be able to raise any storms/waves in either Kingdoms or Empires. I would be crushed with just from the flick of their hand [people from kingdom and Empire]. And my goal is not just limited to some Country, my goal is to stand at the top of the Pagero continent.”

“Brat you speak big words, aren’t you simply daydreaming?”

Bertha who was listening to my words sneered from the side. So, I simply answered,

“Just give me 10 years, I just need 10 years to gain the power to protect everyone close to me and another 5 years to stand at the top of the Pagero continent.”

“OH?!? If you could achieve such a feat then I, Bertha Urag will serve you as your maid.”

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

Sheela and I simultaneously looked at Bertha weirdly.

I was shocked and confused, why is she overreacting on this, but thinking about it, I concluded that my words might have felt overconfident and baseless to Bertha, and they are indeed too much. If anyone says this kind of sentence, then everyone will look at that person with contempt, ridicule, etc.

But how can these people know the power of the System?

With the system, I can reach greater heights than any person on the Pagero continent, ever could.

“Ahem”

“Alright, leave this matter behind. The reason we called you back here is, that I wanted to tell you something related to Armelia.”

To change the atmosphere, Sheela intervened and then continued.

“Did you ever wonder why Armelia’s physique looks similar to a child?”

I nodded.

“There are few women in this world who have a similar physique to Armelia, and even one of your acquaintances, Julie has a similar physique.”

“But Armelia’s condition is different.”

“When I gave birth to Armelia, her body size was very small and she was very weak. We were worried that there was something wrong with her.”

“Later, when few experts checked her condition, they concluded that Armelia was born with a rare defect, which resulted in making her body weaker than any average Lamia at the same level. And it also resulted in making her cultivation speed slow. You have been here for almost 2 years now, so you must be aware of her cultivation progress.”

I nodded.

“In these 2 years, she barely managed to reach the low level of Demi-Monster stage. While her younger sisters, Emily and Emma, have already reached the peak of Transmutation stage.”

“She might look happy from the outside, but as a mother, I understand that she is very sad and frustrated due to her weak constitution. Due to her weak constitution, I never allowed her to play or practice with other Lamia people, so she was very frustrated with this caged life and ran away from home. But then you came into her life and brought some happiness.”

“So, I will be honest with you. There are two reasons, for me to put forward the marriage condition.”

“First reason is that Armelia has feelings for you. So, as a mother, I want to give my daughter things that can make her happy, so I put forward the first condition that you have to marry her.”

“Second reason is that, when Bertha first came into contact with your blood, she found that your energy has produced certain mutation, I don’t know what kind of medicine or herb you ate or if it was due to [Devil’s breath] that lead to that mutation and I won't pry into your secrets, but the final result is that your energy is beneficial for Armelia’s cultivation. And as your cultivation increases, it may even be possible to heal Armelia’s defect.”

“I know that my actions might seem overbearing or unreasonable or unfair for someone like you who risked his life to save my daughter and I must treat you fairly for it, but I hope that you understand that there have been many conflicts between the human race and the monster race. And I also know that there might be some dissatisfaction inside you, so to eliminate it I will now make the second condition. And so will Bertha make use of her first condition.”

“My second condition is that you take care of Armelia and protect her.”

“Yes, my first condition would be the same.”

Bertha said

‘ding’

‘Sheela Lama has issued the second condition: Protect Armelia.”

‘Berth Urag has issued the first condition: Protect Armelia.”

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Quick Recap:

(Cultivation division)

1. Mortal realm

- Awakening stage

- Beginning stage

- Refinement stage: Skin Refinement Level, Muscle Refinement Level. Tissue Refinement Level, Organs Refinement Level, Bone Refinement Level

- Evolver stage (Low, Mid, High, Peak)

- Demi-human stage (Low, Mid, High, Peak)

2. Transformation Realm

- Human Stage

- Super Human stage

- Transmutation stage

- Actualization stage

- Fulfillment stage

3. Royalty Realm

(subdivisions will be added later)

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