Mystery: At the start, you gain the uniqueness of the thief.

Chapter 28 Medici's Choice

Unfortunately, things in this world never seem to go as He wishes.

The sun god chuckled inwardly, then looked at Medici, making a final effort: "I thought that after what has happened, you would want to stay away from me even more."

"Father, what you said is a bit hurtful." Before Medici could speak, Rosen had already come up to her and put his arm around Xiao Hong's shoulder in a very familiar manner, acting like a close friend.

"Get lost! I knew you were up to no good." Medici slapped away Rosen's other hand, which was secretly trying to cut his hair, but ignored the hand that was on his shoulder, which was obviously a habit.

"Your hair is so long, what's wrong with me cutting a little bit? You burned the ends of my hair!" Rosen immediately objected, speaking with conviction.

Incidentally, probably due to the effects of time travel, Rosen now has long hair.

"Heh, isn't that what you deserved?" Medici glanced at him and said with a sneer.

The sun god, who witnessed this scene, did not speak; He simply looked at Rosen.

The latter happened to meet His gaze at that moment, His emerald green eyes like beautiful gems, or like a bottomless pool.

He said nothing, but the sun god knew Rosen's meaning—He would not allow Medici to leave.

The sun god's expression remained calm, only his hands, hanging at his sides, clenched slightly.

He thought of Rosen and Medici's time-traveling journey.

The sun god knew he had made a mistake.

Medici had already been marked by the other party, and even if he left at this moment, he could not truly escape.

Since that's the case, rather than letting the other party leave and become Rosen's toy in a place beyond His control, it's better to keep it in His sight.

That way, at least He can intervene in time no matter what happens.

Rosen had no idea that the Sun God was imagining all sorts of nonsense. He just didn't want the henchman he had worked so hard to poach to leave, so he almost instinctively started exchanging sarcastic remarks with Medici when he came over to interrupt.

At this moment, the Sun God also made a decision in his heart. He looked at Medici, whose emotions were obviously not so agitated after being interrupted by Rosen, and said, "It was my fault. I am sorry. I did not consider your feelings."

These words immediately flattered Medici, and he said in an unusually dry tone, "It was my fault for not controlling my emotions..."

"...I will try my best to avoid that future, but I cannot make any guarantees. So Medici, if we really repeat the same mistakes in the future, you don't have to be loyal to that version of me anymore," the Sun God said solemnly and earnestly.

Medici fell silent at these words. Suddenly, he looked up at the Sun God, raised a flamboyant and unrestrained smile, and said, "I cannot completely let go of this matter, but I also believe in my choice. I choose to be loyal to you because you are worthy now, and if you are no longer worthy in the future, I will leave."

Medici paused, his red eyes meeting those of the Sun God, and said with emphasis, "I am no longer the child who needs others to make choices for me, my Lord."

The Red Angel is proud; He will not regret any of His choices and is confident in His choices.

Therefore, He will be loyal to the Lord He has chosen, until His death.

Therefore, when the other party is no longer worthy of His loyalty, when the other party chooses to betray Him, the proud Red Angel will not choose to lower Him to the dust. He will not forgive, but will leave decisively, or even stand on the opposite side of the other party.

He is like a flame that warms those he loves and burns those he hates.

"...I know, you've always been this way." The Sun God suddenly smiled at this moment. He looked at Medici, then his gaze fell on Rosen beside him, and the deep worry in his heart suddenly dissipated a little.

He almost forgot that Medici was no longer the fragile cub she once was; the Red Angel was now capable of standing on her own.

Medici has His thoughts and His choices, just as He chose to be loyal to Him, just as...

His choice at this moment.

The Sun God wanted to sigh, but stopped himself. He simply looked at Medici and said, "Medici, could I ask you to take care of Rosen and the others for a while? Sasriel still has a lot of work to do and doesn't have much energy."

It's like asking a question, yet it also seems to be making some kind of confirmation.

"With pleasure!" Medici raised his chin, a carefree smile on his face. "I'd love to discipline these brats."

"Then they are entrusted to you," said the sun god.

Finally, probably because he had other things to attend to, the Sun God hurriedly left again. After He left, Rosen poked Medici's head and, as Medici looked over impatiently, smiled and said, "What a touching father-son relationship! Are you planning to spy on me?"

Rosen, of course, saw through the riddle between the two. It seemed that the father and son were quarreling because of the hotpot incident in the future, but in fact, he had also gotten involved.

Even though he hadn't realized what the Sun God was imagining before, Rosen now understood. The Sun God probably thought he was a dangerous element to Xiao Hong, which was why he wanted to get rid of her.

Medici, the mastermind behind all schemes, clearly sensed this, but instead of following the Sun God's lead, he chose to stay by Rosen's side as a spy.

Medici glanced at Rosen, neither denying it nor denying it, but simply said, "...I have my choices, and I have my judgment."

"So?" Rosen asked, resting his chin on his hand.

"I don't understand why the Lord is so wary of you. I will see for myself what kind of person you are," Medici said bluntly, without keeping anyone in suspense.

Rosen, however, wouldn't let him off the hook, and asked with a smile, "What if you've confirmed I'm a good person, but your master believes I'm a bad person and wants you to kill me?"

"...Then the Lord was wrong." Medici paused for a second, his ruby-like eyes meeting Rosen's, and said, "The Lord can also make mistakes; I have come to understand that."

Then Rosen laughed, and laughed very happily.

He knew the impact the future hotpot incident had on Medici, and of course, he remained loyal to the Sun God; this loyalty would not change because of something that had not yet happened.

But compared to the past when he might have simply obeyed whatever the sun god said, Medici now possesses more restraint and rationality. He will still follow the sun god's commands, but he will also choose to make his own judgments and considerations.

The hotpot incident finally made Medici realize that even the Lord he was loyal to could make mistakes.

"That's good, isn't it?" Rosen smiled and patted Medici on the shoulder, saying, "Everyone makes mistakes, and it is a subject's duty to stop his lord from making mistakes. Medici, you are more of a qualified subject than ever before."