Deal

The carriage was steadily moving forward.

Isabelle was very weak. Even though her potential had been unlocked, leaving Madeline's carriage while bringing Marvin was obviously very taxing.

She had overworked herself too much.

Marvin looked at the pale stubborn little girl and felt pained.

This child was truly too outstanding.

He carried her in his arm and and gently asked her what she went through. The latter slowly recounted what had happened to her since they parted ways.

...

After Marvin single-handedly annihilated the Acheron gang, he gave her some money.

She was about to use this money to save her mother's life. But things didn't go as expected.

Her mother wasn't able to hold on until Isabelle brought a Priest of the Silver Church. She had already died in her small slum house.

"When she died, a man suddenly rushed in. If not for the Priest protecting me, I might have already been taken away."