"What's your relationship with Tea… this Brian Copper?"
"He is my father."
"…"
Silence. The entire settlement seemed to grow even quieter than before.
Michael slowly closed his eyes.
"…I see."
Internally, he let out a long sigh. Of all people.
He had hoped the connection would be insignificant. Something he could ignore. Anything but this.
Unfortunately, reality rarely cared about what people hoped for. She just had to be Teacher Brian's daughter.
Michael rubbed the bridge of his nose. His thoughts, which had been perfectly settled only moments ago, became slightly chaotic.
It wasn't because she had once been human. That alone meant very little to him. If Aurora had been a religion-based realm and she had been its founding god, Michael would still have added her to his legion, if only for collection value.
Before hearing Brian's name, he had fully intended to make her part of his forces regardless of her identity. That decision would not have changed.
