The Debt of a Son
Leon led Selena back to his residence.
It was a tiny, dilapidated room.
In the middle of the city’s run-down district.
The kind of place where the walls were peeling.
Where the floorboards creaked with every step.
Yet Selena’s face showed not the slightest hint of disgust.
She knew—sooner or later, Leon would leave all of this behind.
He would become a great figure in this world.
Rising like a dragon on the wind.
After all, he had taken her—an A-rank Thunderclap Tiger Soul—and evolved her into a top-tier Divine Beast.
If he could do that for her...
Couldn’t he do the same for other beast-girls?
That seemed unlikely, didn’t it?
And today, it was clear that he had taken a strong interest in Evelyn Blackheart of the Blackheart family.
Leon returned to his room.
He sat cross-legged on the bed.
Selena obediently moved behind him.
Her soft hands found his shoulders.
Kneading away the fatigue of the long day.
Her touch was gentle.
Practiced.
Each press releasing the tension coiled in his muscles.
Leon sighed with pleasure.
"Your hands are magic, Dear Selena."
Selena smiled softly.
"You work hard, Leon. You deserve to relax."
"I’m glad you’re here."
Her cheeks flushed.
She didn’t respond.
But her hands continued their work.
Leon scanned Selena’s status panel.
After a full day of leveling, she had already reached Level 19!
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**[Character Status]**
**Name:** Selena
**Beast-Soul:** Divine Beast White Tiger
**Contractor:** Leon (Forced Soul Contract)
**Level:** LV.19 (68%)
**Aptitude:** SSS-Rank (Divine Beast Body)
**Spirit Power:** 470 (Current Growth: 30/level, Rating: Supreme)
**Combat Power:** 675 (Current Growth: 45/level, Rating: Supreme)
**Attack Effects:** ① Lightning Strike, ② Golden Radiance, ③ Execution, ④ Frenzy Dance, ⑤ Bloodthirst, ⑥ Curse Break, ⑦ (Sealed)...
**Equipment:** None
**Beast-Soul Skills:**
[Sacred Beast Domain · White Tiger]
· [Sacred Beast Skill · Tiger’s Thunderous Roar]
· [Sacred Beast Skill · White Tiger Judgment]
· [Limited Skill · Sacred Beast Heavenly Fall] (Forbidden Curse Level)
...
**Equipment:** None
**Hidden Evolution Progress:** Already at Final Evolution Form!
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"Hiss."
"Spirit Power: 470!"
"Combat Power: 675!"
"Even an A-rank beast-girl at Level 40 would average around 200 in both stats. This growth is just insane."
"No wonder—she’s a Divine Beast-tier beast-girl!"
"This year’s martial exams are in the bag," Leon thought to himself.
There were only a few days left until the exams.
If he could contract Evelyn—the Tyrant Woman—before then, and raise his level a bit more, his chances would be even stronger.
Better to be overprepared than caught off guard.
With his plans laid out, Leon’s thoughts began to wander.
On his shoulders, a pair of delicate hands continued their gentle work.
A soft, intoxicating fragrance drifted to his nose.
Clean.
Feminine.
Impossible to ignore.
A man and a woman alone together...
Leon felt his composure waver.
He rose slowly.
He drew the curtains shut.
Selena’s breath caught.
"Leon... isn’t this... a bit inappropriate?" She lowered her head. A blush creeping across her cheeks.
Leon turned to face her.
His purple eyes met her golden ones.
"Inappropriate?"
He stepped closer.
"Inappropriate how? Tell me, Dear Selena. What’s so inappropriate about it?"
Selena’s heart pounded.
Her cheeks burned.
"You and I... we..."
"We what?"
"We shouldn’t..."
Leon’s lips curved into a smile.
He reached out.
His fingers brushed her chin.
Gently.
Tilting her face up to meet his gaze.
"Dear Selena. Your son bullied me for three years. He trampled my dignity every chance he got. He made my life miserable. And I’m supposed to just... let that go?"
Selena’s eyes widened.
"That’s not... I didn’t mean..."
"A son’s debt is his mother’s to bear."
Leon’s voice was soft.
But firm.
"That’s only natural, isn’t it?"
Selena’s lower lip trembled.
She knew he was right.
Evan had been cruel.
She had seen it.
She had done nothing to stop it.
She had even mocked Leon herself.
In that classroom.
That very first day.
She had called him worthless.
She had called him a loser.
She had tried to buy him off.
*I deserve this,* she thought.
*I deserve all of it.*
But another part of her whispered something different.
*He’s not cruel to me.*
*He’s been gentle.*
*He’s given me power.*
*He’s given me respect.*
*He’s given me a new life.*
Leon’s thumb brushed across her cheek.
Leon felt like he was dreaming.
No—even his dreams had never been this bold.
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