"Oh~~, what is it? Go ahead."
"After all, you went to great lengths to create this situation because you didn't want Rimuru to hear, didn't you?"
Hearing that, Mo Li raised his brows, seemingly surprised by Ciel's response, and replied meaningfully.
Mo Li was genuinely curious about what this Divine Consciousness Core wanted to say to him.
He did not recall having any particularly deep connection with the recently born Lady Ciel.
I... hate you.
Ciel took a deep breath, her crimson eyes fixed firmly on Mo Li as she spoke those words.
Her tone was serious and filled with a chilling coldness.
Clearly, Ciel meant it.
Mo Li froze upon hearing this, his peerlessly handsome face filled with astonishment at Ciel's words.
After all, he had anticipated Ciel saying anything.
His secrets, his trump cards, questions about his purpose, even... his opinion of Rimuru. But... he had never expected Ciel's first words to be that she hated him!
That was truly something Mo Li had not anticipated.
Or rather, it was completely unexpected.
Mo Li briefly considered it. In an instant, he searched through his past actions for anything that might have made Ciel hate him, but he gave up just as quickly.
Then, Mo Li sighed helplessly, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.
"May I ask why?"
"My memory is not poor. I don't recall having any past grievances with Lady Ciel."
This was no joke. Although he had never considered building a good relationship with Ciel, he had not wanted their relationship to worsen either!
Though Mo Li was not afraid of Ciel, he did not wish to offend an existence like her if he could avoid it.
After all, for a BUG-level existence like this to trip him up from the shadows would be far