I Became The Mother Of The Strongest Villain

danger.”

“What… do you mean?” Fren, who had deliberately ignored Cain’s existence, responded immediately to the words that suggested that Yuria might be in danger.

“Even though you’re a hybrid, you have devil’s blood running through you.
Besides, the energy inside must have gotten stronger thanks to the first awakening.
If you don’t properly control that energy, Yuria will get hurt.”

“…I can do that by myself,” Fren refuted.

“Even when you’re losing energy like this?”

If it were any other human being, Yuria would have suffered from being affected by Fren’s energy.
For some reason, Yuria didn’t seem to be affected in the slightest, yet at least.
Of course, Fren was trying to control his energy to make sure Yuria didn’t get hurt, but by Cain’s standards, it was definitely clumsy.
Originally, devils were born with some knowledge of how to use energy that they trained while in the mother’s womb.
However, since Fren was born in the belly of a human woman, he didn’t have a chance to learn such things.
As a result, even at this moment, Fren’s energy had lost its direction and was scattered around.

Fren attempted to object,”That…”

“She’s not affected by your aura right now, but it’s because of her uniqueness, not because of your unskilled control,” Cain said firmly.
Fren was unable to say anything against that, so kept his mouth shut.
He didn’t want to admit Cain was right, if he acknowledged his words as the truth, it would mean he accepted his help.
Despite Fren’s overflowing hatred for Cain, this was about Yuria, so he couldn’t fake ignorance.
What if what he said was true? Fren wished to eliminate even the slightest of chances that Yuria could get hurt, even if it was a 0.0001% chance.
Fren knew Cain was fond of Yuria, and was unlikely to lie about her, hence Fren figured he should believe Cain.
Nonetheless, Fren still didn’t want Cain to be remotely close to Yuria for the fear that he would take Yuria away.
Fren debated the decision tirelessly in his head, realizing that his selfishness could hurt Yuria if he chose wrong.

“You’re not pretending to be immature, you are immature.” Cain said coolly after reading the hesitation on Fren’s face.
Fren only glared at Cain with an angry expression in response, powerless to refute his words.

“Fren, I’m fine.
Do whatever you want.” Yuria honestly wanted to hold onto Cain.
As a human being, she knew very little about devils, and as a result was incapable of properly helping Fren if anything happened to him in the future.
With Cain, it would be different.
Above all else (fatherhood included), Cain’s help was desperately needed, for Fren’s safety.

“…Okay,” Fren answered in a rather dejected voice.
Yuria told him to do whatever he wanted, but he saw her true feelings hidden behind those words, and even if he didn’t, he still would’ve chosen Yuria in the end.
Because what he wanted the most was to please Yuria.

“Thank you, Fren.” Yuria replied gratefully, knowing that it was a very difficult choice for Fren, and tenderly patted Fren’s head.

Cain’s expression morphed into a dissatisfied one, looking at the sight of their warm embrace.
It was laughable.
That little brat had chosen all for himself, why did Yuria have to say thank you? Cain couldn’t understand it, but apart from that, he envied the affection contained in Yuria’s every gesture towards Fren.

The kid recognized Cain’s gaze and hugged Yuria even tighter with the desire to own her entire world, refusing to concede even the smallest of things.
In the middle of the bloody nerve battle between the two, Yuria opened her mouth.

“More than that, Fren, aren’t you hungry?” Yuria questioned, although the relationship between Fren and Cain had not been resolved yet, at least the important issues were now somewhat sorted, so all that remained were worries concerning Fren.

“…All I need is Yuri, mom,” Fren stated, staying with Yuria was the one thing that mattered to Fren, in comparison hunger wasn’t a problem.

“I guess I’m a little hungry.”

“Then Fren is hungry too.”

Knowing Fren, Yuria couldn’t say she didn’t need to eat.
“Then rest here.
I will prepare the meal.”

Fren was barely awake, so she wanted to stay by his side, but that didn’t mean she could starve him.
At Yuria’s words, Fren quietly nodded, choosing to stay put as he didn’t want to be a burden to her.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” Cain asked, worried that she might get hurt.

Making food with those little hands.

“I think… staying still helps.” Yuria gently refused, while apologizing in her head.

I’m sorry, but it’s true.

She needed to make food for Fren, who had been starving for a few days, as soon as possible, but if Cain came out to help and created more work, it would inevitably take longer to prepare the meal.
At Yuria’s cold words, Cain put on a sullen expression, but he listened to Yuria obediently, and stayed where he was.

While Yuria was preparing the meal, Fren and Cain were both sitting idly.
Fren, who had a childlike expression on his face when he was with Yuria, was completely expressionless beside Cain.
Cain quietly watched Yuria cooking, engrossing himself in her image, suddenly, Fren’s voice could be heard in his ears.

“…Don’t expect me to treat you like a father.” His words were so cold that his previous child-like tone seemed like an illusion.