At those words, her emotions instantly erupted in an intense reaction.
Almost without hesitation, she tried to forcibly activate her power, making her will-which was already as rootless as drifting duckweed-collapse ahead of its time.
But the moment she reacted, Lin En sensed her intention. The black mist poured into her suddenly surged, instantly devouring and suppressing the tiny sliver of power she had summoned. She let out an agonized wail.
"Hey, is that really necessary? I already said I wouldn't let you die. Why are you still trying?"
Lin En tilted his enormous eyeball.
"You need to understand that you belong to me now. That means you can only die if I let you. If I don't, you can only stay alive. Do you understand?"
The Crimson Shadow's eyes brimmed with fury and sorrow.
Sensing the fluctuations in her emotions,
Lin En leaned closer to her and continued coaxing her softly.
"But my offer still stands. Just move that little mouth of yours and tell me every plan of your true self that you know, and I can swear to you that I'll release you immediately. That isn't difficult at all, is it? All you have to do is say it."
"After all, I'm still more interested in your intentions than in torturing you."
"Well? Have you decided?"
The Crimson Shadow held her will taut, but then, suddenly, she relaxed.
"I only feel sorry for you."
Lin En immediately tilted his eyeball.
"Oh?"
For the first time, a look of contempt and cold mockery appeared in her eyes.
"An abomination of the Warp, actually believing itself to be a human... heh. I don't know how you came to harbor such an absurd belief, and I don't care whether you're trying to fool me. The fact that you could say