Only now did Fang Li understand what Minamoto no Yorimitsu had meant by those words earlier.
"I will treat you like my son and make you my everything."
She had meant it literally.
After Fang Li agreed to form a contract with Minamoto no Yorimitsu and acknowledged her as his Servant, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's maternal instincts completely erupted.
Thus, before Fang Li could say anything, Minamoto no Yorimitsu had answered like this.
"Because Mother is happy."
Minamoto no Yorimitsu seemed genuinely delighted. She stroked Fang Li's head as she spoke with a beaming smile.
"Master has accepted me, one who bears Demonic Nature blood. If I did not offer you my everything, it simply would not be right."
No, it was just a contract between a Master and a Servant. Was there really any need to go this far?
This had already gone beyond loyalty—and beyond ethics, hadn't it?
Fang Li did not voice those thoughts.
Recalling the description of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's Madness Enhancement, Fang Li let out a deep sigh.
She did not lose her reason. Rather, she remained as rational as before, but her mind had been tainted by the blood of an oni, causing her to display maternal love so profound it was abnormal. For the sake of love, she could permit all sorts of actions that disregarded social morality.
Was that why Minamoto no Yorimitsu had become a Berserker?
How...
As endless sighs welled up within Fang Li, Minamoto no Yorimitsu also stopped moving.
"Master..."
At once, Minamoto no Yorimitsu spoke softly, as though she were on the verge of tears.
"Do you not like this?"
Seeing how she looked as though she might cry at any moment, Fang Li was certain.
If he said yes, this avatar of motherhood would burst into torrents of