The feeling was the most important, as if her father had been watching her all along. For the first time, Atreus, who had never felt any father-daughter relationship before, sensed the existence of familial affection.
She performed more diligently than ever before.
But now, it all seemed like nonsense.
Her father had never really watched over her, never... He had only wanted to find a suitable host to wield the Demon King's demigod-level Strength, and these words might have been spoken not only to her.
McDonald, Yodora, Delna... even Luo Meng, who had been hiding in the Demon King City until now, had all been treated so tenderly by her father... This process would excite and thrill the Demon King's sons and daughters, but they didn't know it was just a process of selecting a host.
Recalling the warmth that had once emerged in her heart because of this, Atreus even felt an urge to laugh... she was such a foolish woman, foolish, foolish, foolish...