Chapter 417 - Agata
"What are you going to do after this?" asked Agata before realizing her words weren't right. "I mean—"
Theo waved his hand casually and explained, "I don't have any plans to be honest. I'm just planning to reach level 350 within three months."
"Three months…" Agata furrowed her eyebrows. "If I am not wrong, your birthday is in four months. What was it again? 29 June?"
"Yeah." Theo nodded. The reason he wanted to rush this process was due to the target set by his brother. His brother told him that he had six months for the time limit, but he realized his brother was going to talk about his parents.
Instead of using that time limit, he used his birthday as the time limit.
And Agata seemed to have made a connection between the two dots and nodded her head. "In that case, I have one piece of advice."
"Hmm?" Theo tilted his head in confusion.
"You shouldn't focus on two Aspects for the time being. I can see that you are almost at Master Level for your Control. It's better to reach that level first and learn the materialization before learning about Awareness."
"Yes. That's what I'm planning to do." Theo nodded without hesitation. He already learned it from the God of Mischief and the skill that the Goddess of Death wanted to teach him seemed to be interesting as well.
Seeing Theo's expression, Agata smiled and said, "Then, I have nothing to worry about. I am planning to stay in this country for the time being because I have the feeling you will encounter a certain problem soon."
"Ehm, don't jinx it."
"Haha, sorry. It's just… The problem is not with this country. Instead, it will be coming from other countries."
"What do you mean?" Her statement piqued his interest as Theo's expression became serious.
"According to our spies, China doesn't plan to support you and they are convincing other countries to do the same. In other words, instead of letting you become the biggest winner, they want you to be desperate enough to choose.
"They have asked us as well, but if not because of your grandfather's insistence in supporting you, I don't think Italy's Prime Minister would agree to send me here. I heard that the moment your grandfather heard this matter, he stormed the Pope's house to discuss this matter.
"I mean, your grandfather said he can only give you equal love, but he always told others that he wanted to make it equal first. He hadn't given anything during the past seventeen years, so he did all those." Agata chuckled. "That's why I said you should see your grandfather's reaction. Despite his age, he is very willful."
"…" Theo let out a long sigh. "You are not telling me this to convince me to go to Italy, right?"
"Of course, I am trying to convince you. But you can be assured… I haven't lied to you this whole time." Agata raised her hand as if she surrendered and told him the truth. "I truly wish you could come with me right now. Well, I don't mind if you come later. After all, I am still trying to steal those lips."
"Please don't joke about it." Theo looked away and continued, "How many enemies do I need to face if the world knows about this? I won't be able to sleep during the night."
"I am not joking. I'm serious." Agata raised her voice a bit while staring at him with a grim expression. She had been planning to say this after noticing their relationship had grown a little bit.
Alea was also in her mind. She didn't wish to hand Theo to her because Alea would just mistreat him again. That was why she gathered her courage and said it this time.
Her heart was racing, waiting for Theo's answer. Her hands were shaking as she clenched her fists in anticipation.
Theo waved his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Are you serious about it?"
"Yes." Agata put on a genuine smile to show him her feelings. "When we first met, you said you pitied me. I'm wondering, what is your opinion about me this time?"
"I just want you to make sure you don't choose the wrong person." Theo wasn't dense, so he knew her feelings and her approaches. However, there was another thing that made him a bit repulsive.
After thinking about it for a moment, Theo decided to tell her. "Let me tell you a story, there was a girl who had been in an abusive relationship. Her parents also treated her the same. Having such a life, the girl suddenly experienced comfort from a boy.
"She thought she wanted to be with him for a long time. Unknowingly, the girl mistook her feeling as love, even though it was the comfort that she sought. In the end, the girl started regretting it after a long marriage… The end."
Theo rose from his chair with a calm expression. He didn't reject her nor accept her.
Agata had been living a life where she was surrounded by lustful desire. And with him showing such indifference because of his twisted perspective, he was afraid Agata mistook that feeling.
So, he wanted to remind her once again.
After that, Theo quickly rose from his seat and reached the door, opening it.
Agata was startled and could only see him off from her seat. Her eyes were blank as she looked at his back.
When Theo was about to leave, he stopped for a moment to leave one message. "Still, thank you for sharing your feelings. I appreciate it."
Agata's body shook as she blinked her eyes a few times. She opened her mouth, but all the words stuck in her throat.
She just couldn't do anything as her mind focused on Theo's little story. It was obvious he was talking about them.
Still, she remembered the last thing he said. That "Thank you" was embedded in her mind as her lips couldn't help but curved. She shook her head in defeat. She murmured, "You can't simply leave after saying those words… It's not fair."
