Chapter 115: Lady Anna (2/2)

”Mom! I won't die. I can fight for myself. Why can't you trust me?” John said in a desperate voice. He wasn't unable to understand why his mother is being so stubborn in letting him go and make a name for himself.

”With what?” His mother, Lady Anna suddenly said.

”Huh?” John's eyebrows raised.

”What, what?”

”Are you going to use your lousy martial arts to defeat the monsters? Do you think your tiny limbs are fast enough to reach them before their claws rip yours apart? You'll die before doing anything to them. I don't want you to die. Can't you see I'm worried?”

The man she loved had already died. John was her only son, and she hated him as much as she loved him. If he wasn't born, then she would still be the respectable lady of the Crimson Family, after all. But he was her only son, the only proof the man she loves left to her. Losing him meant losing her world.

”I am not going to use my fist, mom.” John breathed out, feeling frustrated due to dealing with his hypersensitive mother. ”Were you even listening to me?”

”What are you going to use then?” She looked at him sternly, a gaze that said that she was ready to force him into agreeing with her if his answer doesn't satisfy her.

John showed her the artifact that Elliot recommended for him to his mother.

”What is this?”

”This artifact can create and shoot out powerful bullets that can harm even demonic monsters. Mom, I can use this to protect myself. If things get dangerous, then I will use the life-saving item. I promise. So please give your consent.”

Instead of hearing what he wanted to hear, John heard something entirely different.

John's mother said, ”Where did you get that? Did you steal it?”

John was so taken aback that he didn't even manage to roll his eyes at him.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

”No, he won it.” Elliot stepped towards them,

”My useless son did?”

”He truly did,” Theo said.

”So mom?” John asked while looking at Lady Anna with expectations glittering in his eyes.

”I will allow you to go, but if you don't return in a month, I will take my life.” Lady Anna said without a single hint of hesitation in her eyes.

John knew she wasn't joking about it. Although she never helped him, she did give him as much allowance as he wants, never letting him experience what it means to have no money. She also cooked meals for him and took care of him when he was sick. Though, she didn't do anything to help him when he was being abused.

He liked her, but at the same time, didn't.

Of course, he liked her more than he didn't, and he didn't want her to die.

However, he wanted to explore the newly discovered settlement as he believed that the way for a hollow to awaken lies in that place.

”I will return within a month, I promise.”

”And we will make sure of that!”

”So, aunty, you don't need to worry about him.”

”We got his back.”

Lady Anna reluctantly agreed.

The guilt that arose in her heart of given consent to sending her son to a place where he could die was enough to haunt her to commit suicide if he truly dies.