After hearing Oko's matter-of-fact words, Fente's face instantly twisted into a vicious grimace, and he ground his sharp fangs together with a clacking rasp.
"Hunter. Hunter—again, that damned word."
"Back then, I pulled Oulin back from the brink of death and sincerely invited her to join our family. Yet she killed Bibotum, destroyed Sweet Home, wounded me, and abducted you."
"And now, you, whom I painstakingly raised with my own hands—not only did you personally kill your own kin, you even used their corpses as props in an attempt to turn around and trap me to death."
"Momo, you've truly changed."
"You're no longer the adorable daughter I once knew."
"You've become a despicable wretch just like Oulin—someone who loves repaying kindness with hatred and stabbing me in the back."
"You've completely become a second her now."
"This old woman is disappointed."
"Truly disappointed."
"Your fall, your betrayal... they break my heart beyond measure."
As his words fell, two streams of tears immediately flowed from Fente's aged insect eyes, and he began to whimper and sob.
Seeing her former adoptive mother suddenly burst into tears, Oko remained silent and said nothing more.
After crying softly for a while, Fente raised a hand to wipe the tears from his cheeks. He swiftly regained his composure, as though he had fully accepted reality, before continuing to question Oko.
"Tell me, what became of that Oulin now?"
Oko answered calmly:
"She has passed away."
"The poison you injected into her body back then, along with the wounds you left on her body..."
"After Oulin returned to the Holy Light Pure Land and lived with me for over five years, they caused her to peacefully fall asleep in her sickbed."
Upon hearing this, Fente drew a rough breath, his gaze complicated.
"Hmph, is that