Give Me a Reason

Until that moment, this was the first time Angewomon had asked him this question.

In Dongfang Yu's memory, Angewomon had never cared about this question. At most, she would only tell him to give up on that woman.

But now that Angewomon had broken from her usual behavior and brought it up, Dongfang Yu was caught somewhat off guard.

LadyDevimon continued drinking by herself, as though she were indifferent to everything.

"Am I really that obsessed with her?" Dongfang Yu asked Angewomon in return.

Angewomon looked at him calmly. "Ever since you awakened your Martial Soul, she has been using you. She even wanted to kill you countless times. Once you gained the ability to protect yourself, even if you did not leave her, you should have come to hate her. But you didn't."

A faint change came over Dongfang Yu's expression, but he said nothing. He seemed hesitant, as though he wanted to speak but held himself back.

"She told you to kill, and you killed. She treated you entirely as a tool for murder. Perhaps because I am not human, I cannot understand why you still refuse to give up on her even so."

"I remember telling you that this woman would one day hurt both others and herself."

Dongfang Yu's Adam's apple bobbed. He picked up his wineglass and took a sip.

Seeing that he still did not answer, Angewomon continued, "Don't you know that the Inner Demon within you was released by her? Don't you know that if she had not made you stain your hands with blood, you would never have become like this today?"

At the mention of the Inner Demon, Dongfang Yu's hand holding the wineglass stiffened.

"Is that so?"

Angewomon said with certainty, "Yes. If you claim to like her, then why