However, Elena soon raised her head. She had already heard this exact speech so many times and had been hurt by them that they had now formed scabs on top of another, and now, she didn’t feel much pain from it.

Thus, Elena could indifferently say, “It’s all right. I expected this.” 

However, the two people who watched Elena knew she was still hurt. Lyla and even Zich clicked their tongues inside their minds.

‘No matter how many times you’re hurt, there are pains that you can never get used to.’ From what Zich saw, Elena perfectly exemplified that statement. Even though Elena was saying that she was used to getting hurt, it was as if blood was flowing out from her heart. Even though Zich called himself trash and a villain, he never stopped people from doing what they wanted. That was the reason why he was raising Snoc and Hans even though they would probably become obstacles to him if he decided to go back to becoming a Demon Lord.

Therefore, Zich felt a bit sympathetic towards Elena who was unable to do what she wanted—but that was only a little bit. Zich was still Zich. “Could I perhaps also check out your mana?”

“Yes?”

“Since all the...