Lina shouted angrily.
"Then go assassinate Theus for me."
"You think he's that easy to assassinate?! I've tried several times already, and every single one failed! That thing is a monster—Transcendence powers don't work on him. I even used a ritual to summon a [God], and it was useless! Do you know what a [God] is?! No, you don't! You useless piece of trash! Garbage! A maggot crawling on the ground! A Horse-faced Fish that eats shit!"
Lina was genuinely furious. She pointed at Jules and cursed him out for ages, yet Jules did not even blink.
Only after she had exhausted herself cursing did Jules slowly speak. "I told you to assassinate Theus because I wanted to help you meet [Father]. In fact, you should have already met him."
"Met him?" Lina froze, frowning as she thought about it for a long while.
"Could my father be Theus?"
"Pfft." Jules could not help laughing. Seeing Lina across from him about to explode again, he finally began explaining in an unhurried tone.
"I mean Gwen. Not the Gwen who beats you up every time—I'm talking about the Gwen in the Northern Territory. Haven't you noticed? She's been getting stronger and stronger."
"You always thought she was a [Named One], but I think it's precisely the opposite. She's actually your [Father]. He descended into Gwen's shell."
"I've been sending Investigators to the Northern Territory to uncover the truth, and now... we have some leads."
"I don't believe it. My father isn't a woman," Lina said without hesitation.
Jules's carefree expression immediately became difficult to maintain, and a trace of exasperation entered his voice. "Shell. Shell, understand? The shell he happened to encounter was female. It doesn't mean your [Father] is female!"
"He has female shells too?"
"Why wouldn't he? I mean,