“Y-You’re…”
Lana took a few steps back in shock.
James put away his Ousias and said offhandedly, “It’s nothing special.”
“What in the…?”
Lana had a solemn expression. She stared at James, trying to discern more about him. However, James seemed impossible to read and was very mysterious.
He had more than ten Ousias.
The Heavenly Path only permitted one to possess nine.
How was it possible for him to have so many?
“Are you truly human?” Lana exhaled shakily.
James reminded her. “I regard you as a family. That’s why I’m telling you my secret. Don’t tell others about it because it might get me killed.”
“Why would you tell me specifically if you knew how contentious this information is and deliberately endanger yourself?”
James simply smiled in return. “You’re like a sister to me! Family shouldn’t keep secrets from one another, right?”
To be accepted by the Callahans, James knew he would have to develop a good relationship with their family members.
He planned to start with L