"I really didn't know what to say."
After listening to W's account, Shen Fei finally understood why W had been so shocked. He then looked at Little Cecilia, who was hiding behind her mother with a timid expression, his own feelings complicated.
The races of Terra could intermarry freely, but a child could only belong to one of the parents' races. Mixed-blood children of two races, becoming Chimeras, were basically unheard of.
This was especially true for marriages with Sankta. Their descendants would certainly not be Sankta, with neither halos nor wings. This was practically one of Laterano's laws.
But Little Cecilia's birth had broken this ironclad rule. Especially since the other half of her heritage came from a Sarkaz, once Little Cecilia's circumstances were made public, the blow to Laterano would be devastating. If things became serious enough, it could even cause the Sankta Church to collapse.
Little Cecilia's existence might mean that the Sarkaz and Sankta shared the same origins. That alone was enough to destroy Laterano's laws.
"A Chimera? A hybrid of angelic Sankta and demonic Sarkaz—does that make her a child of light and darkness? If I didn't know Amiya was the Demon King, this one sounds even more like one."
Cecilia, the child of light and darkness—if someone with ulterior motives made use of her, she truly could bring Laterano down. Yet her existence also represented another possibility: completely resolving the hatred between the Sarkaz and Sankta.
No wonder W had been so eager to return and see Theresa. Upon encountering something that overturned all common sense, of course she had to report it to Theresa.
"Um, actually, there's no need for you to rush into entrusting your daughter to someone else. She's still so young. Wouldn't it be a shame if she lost her