"!" Upon hearing that familiar number—the one that made her heart ache every time she thought of it—even Sellviya froze.
The air blade slash she had been about to unleash also came to an abrupt halt.
Her gorgeous vertical pupils locked tightly onto Mephisto as she spoke in an icy voice brimming with killing intent:
"You're lying! When I escaped the laboratory, I saw with my own eyes that you ordered them to shoot her!"
"No, I didn't. She used the 'Painted Mirage' Formula to evade that shot. You know, Experiment Subject No. 1875..."
Whoosh!
Before Mephisto could finish speaking, a howling blast of air swept past him. The next moment, a bloodied ear fell heavily to the ground.
Thud!
"!"
The agonizing pain of having his ear forcibly severed by the terrifying air blade instantly swept through Mephisto's body. Yet, feeling the presence of that damned Half-Dragon experiment subject before him—the one who had performed this strike with a flick of her finger and monstrous control—he did not dare let out the slightest cry.
He feared that even a scream might displease her and drive her, in her fury, to kill him outright.
Thus, even though the pain was so intense that he was nearly incontinent, Mephisto clenched his teeth tightly and did not make a sound from beginning to end.
"Let me repeat myself. She has a name. She is not some damned experiment subject, nor is she so-called No. 1875. Her name is Celestine!"
"Celestine Voidmirror!"
It was as though she were not speaking the name of a girl with a tragic fate, but the name of something that embodied all the beauty in this world.
Even though the flames of vengeance had nearly filled her chest, threatening to turn her completely into a horrifying monster capable