With the demon and the queen of the harpies becoming serious, the mountaintop was no longer able to contain their fight.
Annette watched their exchange from a distance, ready to step in at any moment. Though it did not look like she would need to, because her master was completely suppressing the Harpy Queen.
The level of growth he had undergone in the past couple of months, was mind boggling to say no less. It would not be an exaggeration to say that their master had undergone another transformation of sorts.
This transformation wasn't as obvious as when he became a Demon Earl, but it definitely occurred. Annette could tell because she had been observing him since the beginning.
While doing her own training, she would glance towards Simon from time to time. He would falter, he would fall and even get depressed sometimes; nevertheless, he tackled every obstacle with an unbending willpower and determination.