"Urgh...!"
With a cry of pain, the twitching body finally came to a slow stop.
"Ahaha... ha..."
In the silent outskirts, Regis lay limply on the ground, eyes wide as he gasped for breath.
Through his blurred vision, he saw a petite figure slowly crouch beside him and reach out to gently stroke his face.
"Hmph~ At the peak of Diamond-grade, are you...? Not bad. Considering the potential of your body, I'd say it's pretty good."
Moss's voice made Regis daze slightly. He felt the power surging through his body, along with the sense of intimacy from the depths of his soul that was conveyed through his skin.
"Mother..."
Regis narrowed his eyes in confusion and murmured involuntarily.
Moss was not surprised in the slightest by Regis's form of address.
It was guidance from the depths of his soul, an effect of the Kin Contract.
Moreover, the contract he had signed was the strictest form of low-level contract, and its influence had nearly altered his perception.
Moss smiled softly. Her right hand swept across his cheek and gently stroked his short golden hair as she said warmly:
"My child, you did very well."
Regis's eyes widened slightly as Moss's words echoed repeatedly in his mind.
Happiness, joy, attachment...
Emotions he had never experienced since birth erupted continuously in his heart!
A single word of praise was like the most perfect and sweetest poison, completely soaking into Regis's soul.
At that moment, he surrendered completely.
His blurred vision gradually cleared. Regis gazed at Moss with tear-filled eyes for a long while, crawling on the ground like a pilgrim before a sacred figure.
"Regis offers you his loyalty, my master."
He did not say his surname, not even in this most important moment.
Because he had already cast it aside.
From then