Pride, who had been hit by Theo’s Thunderbolt, was quicker to recover than Aquilo. Theo didn’t know what traits Pride had armed itself with, but its red eyeball blazed angrily.

This was already the second time. Pride recovered its flesh and started growling.

- You again, monkey.

The air was tense, but Theo just looked over with a nonchalant expression.

“Hah, it’s funny.”

- What?

“You‘re the one who fled last time, and now you’re back. That should be my line.”

The ice beneath Pride’s feet shattered as it lost control of its strength for a moment. This was Pride of the Seven Sins, and Theo’s words cut it to the bone.

All of Pride’s eyes, over a dozen of them, were concentrated on Theo, not Aquilo.

- Pretentious monkey! You were the one who lost that day, not me! If that female monkey hadn’t come, your body would’ve become part of me by now!

Fury rose in Theo’s heart, but he wasn’t shaken this time. No, this time, he stared back at Pride in cold ridicule.

“Do you think there is any point in discussing what ifs? You might boast about all the species you’ve usurped, but in the end, you’re just a weak chimera.”

- ... You.

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