In the past, he had indeed simply desired the Divine Body and power of the Dark Maiden. Yet, as they spent their days together, he found himself gradually falling in love with her, a descent from which there was no turning back.
For her sake, he had even abandoned his empire. Even when she betrayed him time and again, he chose to forgive her. Had it been anyone else, he would have destroyed them long ago; how could he have ever reached the point of forgiveness?
It was precisely because he loved her so deeply that he even gave up the breakthrough to the Small World, all to suppress her and demand an explanation. It turned out she had already learned the truth.
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