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Chapter 618: Chapter 29: The Ceremony of the New Life Chapter 618: Chapter 29: The Ceremony of the New Life As the Defiant Flame Butterfly transformed into a Flame Butterfly and flew back to Aiwass’s shoulder, the glow in Diomedes’s eyes gradually faded.

The once dim room brightened again as the afternoon sunlight began to stream in through the glass windows into the queen’s bedroom.

“Brother…

no, Elder Brother.”

The Defiant Flame Butterfly deliberately used a different term of address than Yulia, and that lazy and gentle voice, like a soft whisper in one’s ear before sleep, arose in Aiwass’s heart, “I remember that you named the Night Fiend…”

“That was her name to begin with…”

Aiwass replied with some helplessness.

“I once had a name too.”

The Defiant Flame Butterfly insisted, “It was Yulia Moriarty.”

Hearing this, Aiwass understood what she was thinking.@@novelbin@@

Little Butterfly thought that Aiwass’s affection for her stemmed from a transferred affection for Yulia…

or rather, she knew it was not the case but still sought verification.

While Aiwass could patiently explain his view of her, that probably wouldn’t make her happy.

“Let me give you a gift instead…”

Aiwass made up his mind, “As a blessing for a new beginning.”

He could feel Little Butterfly’s immense satisfaction in killing Drost.

She had even neglected her image, forgetting to share a few punches with Aiwass…

until after she completely destroyed Drost, she finally calmed down.

For her, this was indeed a moment worth celebrating and engraving as a new beginning.

…After all, not having given Little Butterfly a proper name was indeed a bit inexcusable.

Previously, Little Butterfly lacked a complete personality and even speaking was somewhat difficult for her.

But now, her thoughts and intellect were no different from a normal person, so she must be given respect.

However…

“Let me preface this by saying that I am really not good at naming…”

Aiwass pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke, “Do you remember what I liked to call Yulia?”

“Yuli,” responded the Defiant Flame Butterfly immediately, “I remember that nickname.

I could hear it at that time, too.”

“Then may I…

call you Liya?”

Aiwass explained, “Like Yuli, as the other half of the existence known as ‘Yulia’…

you are not her shadow, nor are you her remnants.

Since both of you could clearly sense my feelings for Yulia; every word I said, every action I took, you could also hear and perceive, it means that the Yulia I knew also included a part of you.”

In Aiwass’s perception, the Defiant Flame Butterfly’s hostility towards Yulia likely stemmed from this.

She was probably not a reincarnated Phantom Demon, but a “newly born species” or rather, a “primeval” Phantom Demon.

In other words, her life began from the moment she awakened within Yulia.

And since Yulia had no kin, the first intimate being she encountered was Aiwass.

If Aiwass was considered Yulia’s brother…

then for the Defiant Flame Butterfly, who has no parents, Aiwass was even closer to being her parent.

But Aiwass did not know that her consciousness was awake and able to perceive the outside world.

Whenever the Defiant Flame Butterfly’s emotions went out of control, causing an increase in the Phantom Demon Power within Yulia’s body and resulting in fever, Aiwass, who stayed by Yulia’s side, thought of herself as a “villain,” a “germ,” a “curse.”

Because of her existence, Yulia suffered pain.

And as Aiwass focused on Yulia’s suffering, that also meant judging her crimes.

If she tried to usurp Yulia’s identity or seize control of her body to interact with Aiwass by posing as Yulia, perhaps the Mark of Sin she would receive could be “envy.”

However, she did not do so.

Upon realizing that Aiwass’s love was directed towards Yulia, she sorrowfully chose self-sealing.

Compared to the “medicine that puts Phantom Demons to sleep” obtained by her foster father, the Defiant Flame Butterfly’s own passive desire was probably the main reason Yulia had survived until now.

She was, after all, a naturally born Superior Phantom.

Even if the medicine could suppress the Phantom Demon Egg, it may not be able to contain a Superior Phantom with a strong desire to break free.

“It is precisely because you did not want me to grieve over Yulia’s death, did not want me to turn from kin to an enemy…

that’s why you chose to maintain the status quo.”

Although she could have done something, she chose to wait and see.

Perhaps it was possible to take some risks to make things better, but in the end, she chose to do nothing.

Indulging in tenderness, she forgot and even abandoned her innate mission—to drain the life force of the host, develop fully, and emerge by rupturing the belly.

Therefore, she bore the great sin of sloth.

——Until she discovered that her procrastination had made everything irreversible.

Yulia died, she lost control and nearly killed Aiwass.

Only when she received the memories of the Defiant Flame Butterfly from another timeline did she realize how fortunate she had been.

That was why her emotions spiraled out of control.

And because of that.

“I have named you Liya.

You’re also a part of the Yulia I knew, another existence equal to Yuli.

You are equally loved by me, and you are loved by me…

family.”

When Aiwass said this, he suddenly paused, something stirred in his heart.

He fell into silence for a moment, then answered, “Sorry, I won’t let you use self-destruct anymore.”

It was only when he realized Liya’s—formerly the Defiant Flame Butterfly’s—intense feelings for him did he finally understand what he had been doing all this time.

Perhaps it was because, during the sealing of the Defiant Flame Butterfly, she had used Yulia’s image to call out to him as brother, pleading with Aiwass to spare her…

This elicited in Aiwass a strong sense of having been deceived.

For the Aiwass of that time, who knew nothing of the truth, she was the culprit causing Yulia’s agony, yet she was using Yulia’s image to stop him from saving Yulia.

Since then, although Aiwass no longer harbored hostility towards her, he did to some extent consider her a tool or a weapon.

…It might also have been because the Shadow Demon always talked to him, while the underdeveloped Defiant Flame Butterfly was not articulate.

Aiwass, in fact, had come to trust the Shadow Demon more than the Defiant Flame Butterfly, who had been sealed as one of the Great Beasts.

The current loss of control by the Defiant Flame Butterfly, however, allowed Aiwass to truly understand her feelings and realize his own mistakes.

The Defiant Flame Butterfly indeed possessed the skill of self-destruction, and she would not feel pain from it.

But “self-destruction” was the very embodiment of the way of dedication—sacrificing one’s entirety for others.

The fact that the BOSS Defiant Flame Butterfly had such a skill was indicative of her inner turmoil and desire for self-destruction.

…What have I done?

Thinking this, Aiwass felt somewhat despondent.

But at this moment, the Flame Butterfly flew in front of Aiwass’s eyes.

It circled gently around Aiwass’s face, its warm wings fluttering against his skin, as if caressing and touching his cheeks with hands.

“I really like the name Liya.”

That lazy and gentle voice rose within Aiwass’s heart, brimming with joy and carrying a faint echo, “But it’s too similar to Yuli…

To differentiate myself from her, I want to change how I address you, brother…

or should I say, master.

Is that okay?”

“Of course it’s okay.

You can call me however you’d like, you can even call me directly as Aiwass.

You could call me brother, call me big brother, anything goes.”

Aiwass let his guard down a bit and chuckled, “You could also imitate that guy Sherlock and call me Fox, or any other similar nickname is fine with me too.

Or…

if you don’t feel that close to me yet, you can also call me Moriarty.”

As long as it wasn’t the last one, he could accept any of them.

That’s what Aiwass thought.

If the Defiant Flame Butterfly were to actually call him “Mr.

Moriarty,” he would probably be genuinely hurt.

However, Liya’s words completely surprised Aiwass——

“I want to call you Mommy, because you’re as gentle as a mother…

growing up with me.”

“…Is Daddy okay?”

Aiwass’s expression was a bit odd, “Of course…

Mommy works too.”

“That’s fine too.”

Liya, as if whispering gently into his ear, making him feel a mix of comfort and creepiness, said, “Then, Daddy…

“——Nice to meet you.”