Del's face didn't change at all, as he still had his poker face on, but his black eyes seemed to get darker. The atmosphere around him also turned more sinister because his turmoil of anger was unstoppable, overflowing, and menacing.
It was like a bottomless abyss that pulled all things into it.
Only Kylia who was standing in front of Del noticed this change immediately. Kylia shivered, she didn't know the basis of Del's anger, so her small mind could only blame herself.
'Why?'
'Why is he angry?'
'Is he mad because he doesn't want me as his student?'
'Does he not want to live with me?'
'Does he hate my ugly looks?'
'Then why did he say that I am his and he is mine?'
Kylia forgot the little anxiety she felt when she heard that Julia would leave her at the orphanage. Like a candle burning in front of the rising sun, the sadness of being abandoned by her mother could not be compared to the fear of being hated by Del.
"Del…" Kylia tremblingly squeezed Del's pinky finger that was intertwined with hers.
Suddenly when he felt a squeeze on his finger, Del realized what was happening and his strong soul pulled back his consciousness from unreasonable jealousy. Releasing him from the anger and killing intent that was overflowing in his mind.
Del shivered in fear. A fear that he had not felt in hundreds of millions of years. Even against strong beings like Groda, Del was undaunted. But when his body and mind were consumed by jealousy he knew that he was in big trouble.
A Fate companion with 99.9% compatibility was downright dangerous. The Possessiveness that arose from the fear of being abandoned was able to detach his body from the control of his soul. As Del almost used his soul power to attack Julia.
If that were to happen not only would Julia's soul be hurt but also his own body. Currently, his body was still unable to accommodate his enormous soul so if he used his soul power to attack her then his new body would be affected as well.
Del took a deep breath and exhaled. He tried to calm his pounding heart again. The only thing Del could do now was to get used to Kylia.
All the disturbances and loss of control that occurred were a result of his body's euphoria of meeting the perfect partner. By getting used to Kylia's existence, this effect would slowly decrease as they spent more time together.
Luckily Julia decided to leave Kylia with him. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine what would happen if they were separated.
Del glanced at Julia whose pale face had regained color. Even though everything happened in the blink of an eye and it was only known by Kylia, the desire to kill Del was aimed at her so it was still felt by Julia. Right now her mind was still confused by the grave danger that had almost happened.
'What kind of luck does this girl have that she can become the mother of my Fate Companion?'
Del knew that even if he could get used to Kylia's presence so that he wouldn't easily lose control again, he still wouldn't be able to separate from Kylia. Del would do anything to make Kylia his partner. So as a mother and the person closest to Kylia at this time, Julia would also have a degree of control over him.
This was especially noticeable as Kylia was able to take her eyes off Del when Julia said she would leave. Kylia was just an ordinary child with a soul that was not as strong as Del's, but her love for Julia was able to make her forget Del, even if it was only for a split second.
Julia was confused by what had just happened, she suddenly felt like she had fallen into a bottomless, dark abyss. The sense of death that was so clear suddenly disappeared and this rendered her confused, and as a result, Julia could only stand still, transfixed.
Luckily someone who didn't feel anything at all immediately changed the topic.
"Hmm.. hmm.. Del, how about you take Miss Kylia on a tour of the orphanage? She'll be living in this place, it's good if she gets to know her new environment soon." said Madam Yeva with a stiff smile.
These few minutes had really left her speechless. Kylia's abominable face, Del who suddenly fell in love with Kylia, and Julia's flat expression seemed to predict that all of this would happen.
As the head of the Flower Garden orphanage, this place was her domain. Even if there were influential people who came here, they still had to respect her. But right now she was completely out of control of the situation. Because of that, she wanted to immediately speak privately with Julia to find out what really happened.
Seeing this as an opportunity to be alone with Kylia, Del immediately answered loudly, "Okay, Madam Yeva! Kylia let's go!" while pulling Kylia's pinky.
"ah.. ehh.. yes" Kylia could only nod and come out with Del from Madam Yeva's room. She didn't even turn around to look at Julia even though after this they probably wouldn't see each other for a long time.
Madam Yeva's door closed and silence returned.
"Madam Blume, can you tell me what just happened?" Madam Yeva started her interrogation.
She had only been told that Julia was looking for a teacher who was the same age as her daughter. The reason was that Kylia had special needs and she could not be taught by adults. When Madam Yeva received the request, she immediately thought of Del.
Madam Yeva immediately agreed to this meeting because Julia only asked Del to be Kylia's temporary teacher. If Julia asked to adopt Del then Madam Yeva would immediately refuse. Del was the most expensive treasure in this orphanage, so she wouldn't easily give this little genius to anyone that easily.
But she never thought that Del would fall in love with Kylia immediately after he saw her. The expressions and promises of love that he said were very clear to Madam Yeva and it seemed that Kylia also felt the same way.
Julia didn't answer right away, she paused to adjust her still-pounding heart, then smiled, "Madam Yeva, do you believe in Fate?"
"Fate? I am sorry, Madam Blume, I am not too keen on religion, can you help me to understand what you mean?"
Even though the clothes worn by the Flower Garden Orphanage staff looked like nuns, they did not base their teachings on any religion. The purpose of the clothes was just to look decent and make it easy for them to be trusted by the public.
Julia didn't judge Madam Yeva, she just smiled because she was sure that after seeing Kylia and Del, Madam Yeva would also have the same beliefs as her. She casually said, "Madam Yeva. Del and Kylia are Fate Companion"
"Fate Companion?" Madam Yeva couldn't understand what Julia was saying anymore. Talking to an occultist like Julia made her even more frustrated and she really wanted to grab Julia's neck and scream "WHAT THE FUCKING HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BITCH?!"
Seeing Madam Yeva's contorted face, Julia just chuckled while covering her mouth. She used to be like her, and she didn't believe in the existence of fate, she lived with a heart full of pride as if she could control her own destiny.
But the numerous trials that were experienced after Kylia's birth made Julia realize that she was very small compared to this world. All her accomplishments, her beauty, her intelligence, and her reputation meant nothing before the eyes of the great one.
Currently, Julia has become someone who is humble and admits her weaknesses. She considered all the suffering she was experiencing as just a small trial from the great one to change her for the better.
The dream that she experienced was a clue as well as a commandment for her to act on. Julia didn't know what really happened to Kylia, but she knew that her child was not an ordinary girl. She believed that one-day Kylia would be charged with great responsibility for this world.
Meanwhile, Del, as Kylia's Fate Companion, would be her partner in carrying out this responsibility.
For Julia who had attained enlightenment, this was not unusual. However, for a normal person like Madam Yeva, what had just happened was very confusing.
Kylia had a very abominable appearance, not only that when Kylia is out of control, she gives off a very fishy smell and even Julia herself sometimes can't stand it. For a child of Del's age, not crying when he saw Kylia's real face was a very extraordinary thing.
However, what happened was that Del fell in love with Kyila at first sight. He was like someone who was unable to control his lust and wanted to lick Kylia's hideous face. His eyes seemed to be glued to Kylia's golden eyes, unable to escape from them until the end of time.
If only at that time there was no interruption from Madam Yeva then Julia was sure that Del would kiss Kylia right then and there. His lovelorn face told it all.
And Julia had a hunch that the sudden appearance and disappearance of the eerie feeling of death came from Del. Julia had heard of this from web novel stories, the so-called killing intent. Indeed, normally there's no way a five-year-old child-like Del would be able to emit such strong killing intent that almost made her faint.
However, the current Julia was not like before, she believed that the Fate Companion, of a child as unique as Kylia, was also not an ordinary child. So it was only natural that Del also had a big secret that she didn't know about.
But Julia didn't care about that and she didn't want to find out. She just followed what fate decreed.
'But… Why is he aiming his killing intent at me?'
Julia returned to remembering what happened before the taste of death came to her. Back then she said she would leave Kylia in the Flower Garden Orphanage. Kylia then turned to her for a split second but later she returned her gaze to Del.
'Ah! Fufufufu… Are you jealous already? I am her mother, you know. Hehehe Del, you are so greedy'
A beaming smile formed on Julia's face as she realized the reason why she almost got killed a few seconds ago. But she didn't feel annoyed, she just felt amused with the lovebirds' behavior.
"Hmm… Madam Blume… Can you explain it to me?" Madam Yeva woke Julia from her reverie.
"Fufufu… Madam Yeva, that's not important, right? How about we talk about more important things… like how much the Blume family has to pay so that Kylia can live in this place and make Del her teacher"
"Ah… Okay, you are right"