When the two arrived in front of Theo's house, standing while staring at the door. They felt a chilling sensation from the inside.
A wave of killing intent then spread to the entire surroundings like when Theo learned from Fenrir back then.
Instead of the fierceness of a God Killing Wolf, they felt overwhelming killing intent.
Avarice couldn't help but protect Ava while trying to suppress this killing intent.
However, Ava calmly touched Avarice's back.
"!!!" Avarice trembled for an instant and turned to Ava, seeing her shaking her head. "What are you doing?"
"I have experienced this back then. Besides, there is no human other than him in this house." Ava finally spoke the human language, telling her mother everything was under control.
Avarice also knew that there was no one inside other than Theo, but she couldn't help but worry.
Ava jumped to the side and tried to enter the house through the back, wanting to show her mother the actual situation.
Looking at her fearless expression, Avarice decided to follow her and saw Theo sitting on his bed.
"He is…" Avarice muttered and stopped for a second.
Suddenly, Theo opened his eyes as he had finished his training.
Ava widened her eyes and jumped to the window, knocking it a few times.
Knock.
Knock.
Hearing the knocks, Theo's body shuddered, thinking the Lange Family was going to attack him. However, the moment he turned around, he saw Ava waving to him with Avarice standing next to her.
Theo hurriedly rose from the bed and reached the window, opening them.
Not being able to endure her excitement, Ava leaped toward him while saying, "Theo!"
She had a high pitch voice like that of a young kid and a weird accent. However, it was enough for Theo to understand what she was talking about.
Theo hurriedly took a step back and caught her with both hands as gently as possible.
"It's been a while, Ava." Theo smiled.
Ava didn't say anything and just tried to hug Theo while rubbing her cheek against his cheek.
Avarice jumped to the window frame and looked at Theo. "I believe you have made your decision."
"Yes. I have checked that it's possible to bring Ava with me. However, I need to register her as a monster pet… The name aside, it's just a prevention measure. I will bear everything Ava does when she is with me."
"Is that so?" Avarice closed her eyes and nodded. "I don't really care about that kind of title as long as it doesn't bully my daughter. After all, I know that you are going to take care of her. I just want you to promise something…"
"Please say."
"Never abandon her."
Theo raised his eyebrows when he heard that word. It was a very specific word.
She didn't say, "Protect her" or "Help her in everything." Instead, she emphasized the word abandon.
Avarice wanted to tell him that anything could kill both him and Ava. Even in the case where her daughter died, she wanted Theo to do everything he could do first before making the decision. Also, she indirectly implied that she wouldn't do anything if her daughter tried to sacrifice herself for him.
Her words were truly heavy but filled with trust.
Theo knew what to do. His expression became serious and his tone was calm. He looked Avarice in the eyes and said, "I will never abandon her."
Avarice nodded. "Okay. In that case, I will leave her to you."
"Yes."
"What do you plan to do now?" Avarice asked.
"I am going to pack up my belongings. I have asked the other party for the contract, so I should be moving in a few days. Would you like to stay for a while?"
Avarice thought for a moment and nodded. "Sure. I'd love to."
"That's great." Theo smiled, wondering if Avarice liked Pizza since it was Ava's favorite food.
"Before that, I am going to tell you a few things." She waved her foot, stopping him from thinking about something else.
"Please."
"Ava is not allowed to talk in front of other people. I don't know much about your society, but I believe it's better not to say anything in public. It's just to avoid unnecessary problems since only General Class like her can speak. I'm sure your society views her as an important thing."
"I understand. As long as Ava agrees to it, I am good." Theo nodded. "If there's really a need for a discussion, I will make sure we are alone or… Ava will. Her ears are better than mine anyway."
"Good. Then, move on to the second thing. I'm sure that you know about how we can get stronger by eating others, right?"
"Yes."
"There are several types of monsters we can't eat even if the other party is a Mythical Rank Monster. Ava will tell you about what she can eat or not, so don't force her to eat them."
"Don't worry. I will never force myself to eat shit, so why should I force Ava to do the same? In fact, I prefer something I like, so you don't need to worry."
"One last thing, Ava can help you but don't make her ears known easily. It's going to invite so many problems. After all, she can be used for spying on someone's conversation. If she has a bounty, please send her back here. Ava has agreed with this."
"I will do my best." Theo nodded a few times.
"That's all I want to say. Where are you going by the way?"
Theo smiled as he said, "I will go to…"
…
A few days later.
Theo had arrived at his destination airport with Ava sitting on his shoulder.
There was a golden ring on Ava's ear, indicating that she was a monster that had an owner. She wouldn't normally attack someone, but they still needed to be careful around her.
Theo had also registered Ava as his "monster pet" to allow Ava to follow him in the open. As worse as it sounded, Ava didn't care much about her title as long as she could travel with Theo.
Of course, Theo didn't know how smart a monster could be to be someone's pet, so he asked Ava to look like she was intelligent enough to reply to him but wasn't enough to communicate with the human language.
"Ava, it's our new home."
"Kyu!"
He smiled because he would stay in this place for a long time and looked forward to his future.
The speaker resounded in the area, saying, "Thank you for arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport and welcome to Italy."
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Author's Note: Nella art is below!