253 Pride & Naivety

"Gin, your mother's a host to a shadow lurker. Even if Aello did not kill her, I would have done it later…"

W-What?

The sudden revelation came to Gin like a huge slap. It was hard, painful, as well as disorienting. What did his father mean that his mother was a host to a shadow lurker?

He couldn't believe it.

After all, if there was indeed something within her, he'd have known about it as Aello would have reacted. But wait…

Aello did react.

Gin's eyes widened as he realized now that he thought about it, Aello had always refused to hide when he still lived here when he was young. From the moment he was born, the harpy was always a constant presence – like a guard dog ready to pounce on anyone who'd come to harm him. The elemental had exuded malice, making everyone in the Kazehaya House spurn him.

Most especially his mother.