“Indeed… You know, at the start, she swore that she’d never get married till the day she got her revenge. Still… love isn’t exactly something we can freely control… I’m sure you’re aware that we were in a relationship back when we were still studying, right, professor? Though I love her to bits, had I known that our love would bring this much trouble to our child, I’d have rather died than continue being in that relationship with her!” replied Marcel in a slightly remorseful tone as he recalled his past.

“…I’m assuming you said that since you eventually found out that the child would die by the age of ten if she failed to avenge her family and obtain a Divine Fruit? I’m guessing you’re also worried that through her child’s death, Phoebe’s identity could potentially be exposed to her enemies… Did I get that right?” asked Gerald after taking a deep breath.

“Bingo. Truth be told, it wasn’t really a big problem when we found out that she had gotten pregnant back in university. However,