The fiery red hair bloomed on his face, cascading down, while two pairs of black horns began to emerge. Simon stared at the scene as if he were seeing a mirage; the image of the boy he knew had completely transformed into an adult man.
It had been ten years suffering from the consequences of what happened. His mistress had turned into a lifeless cocoon, his queen had withered away while seeking a solution to the problem.
Morgana's witches' tower had declined without a mistress managing it, and that was just the beginning of the problems.
Witches have a strong sense of camaraderie, despite being selfish. Simon was included in this because of his spatial powers, which the witches valued highly.
When his mistress returned, she seemed almost like a different person. Previously, Morgana was a simple and mischievous woman who sought fun in magic and hardly made an effort to improve it. That's because she had always been at the top. When Dante died, for Morgana, it was as if her safe haven had been taken away.
Simon witnessed Dante's entire childhood alongside his mistress, who always told him to treat him as her own master. Simon never took it seriously, as Dante was just a child, but now he understood what Morgana meant.
Dante, the only one capable of making Morgana try to transcend life and death to bring him back. And even failing, he knew Dante was something different.
When the man in front of him transformed into Dante, he simply couldn't deny it, even if he wanted to. After all, everything led to Dante; Morgana's existence was based on this man.
Was Simon shocked? Of course, how could he not be? It was like seeing a ghost in front of him, but he had no doubt.
"The aura is different, but it's him, it's definitely him," Simon thought, seeing that Dante's body was indeed different.
"It seems like my mistress is trying something impossible, after all... he was alive," he chuckled lightly, thinking about his mistress's efforts.
"And how can you prove that you're Dante?" He questioned with a smile that Dante understood very well what it meant.
"Do you really want me to talk about how devoted your mistress was when she slept with me?" Dante questioned, laughing, but with a serious tone, and Simon stared at him with a piercing gaze.
The look almost said 'Open your mouth and you'll end up at the planet's core.'
"Are you going to accept it so easily?" Dante questioned, as his form returned to having black hair and his horns disappeared.
"Do I have another choice? Besides, no one would dare to speak your name so easily, Dante. You might think it's nothing, but the scale of that incident in Nightsphere is colossal," he commented, and Dante raised his eyebrows. "You and Valentina now have almost the same fame," he replied.
"Hm? What do you mean the same form? I didn't do anything," Dante replied, and Simon shook his head. "For those who were there, when you transformed into that monster, even Valentina and Morgana couldn't stop you. That was enough to 'overestimate' your strength, and you killed a lot of people..." Simon commented.
"Still doesn't make sense...," he said, and Simon looked at him. "You're a Demon King, did you know?"
The two fell silent for a few seconds, and Dante finally spoke. "As I said, talk to Morgana that I'm alive, I need help here."
"What's going to happen?" Simon questioned.
"This body is temporary, the awakening of the Demon King will happen soon, and that will trigger many things that can happen. I'm afraid of losing my mind completely," Dante revealed, and Simon raised his eyebrows.
"Are you really a Demon now?" he questioned, and Dante nodded. "For now, I'm a hybrid. I still don't know about my original body."
Dante really didn't know what would happen to him after the awakening. In fact, he also had several doubts that would only be resolved when it finally happened.
"I don't have much time left, my subordinates are already working on filtering out beings with demonic energy inside, and Ethan is possessed by some high-ranking demon. His strength almost doubled when I faced him," Dante said as Simon listened attentively and looked at him, serious.
"What's the plan, Young Master?" Simon said with a smile. He had no doubt that this was really his former little young master.
"Sylvia and Yrniel, stop eavesdropping and show yourselves," Dante said aloud, and Simon chuckled lightly. He had also felt the two women, but remained quiet.
"Uh? H-Hi, y-young master!" Sylvia was the first to speak, however Yrniel remained quiet. She still had a... slight issue with Dante.
"You two, get to work, lazy witches. Contact Morgana as soon as possible and tell her to come immediately to see Simon. Tell her there's a surprise gift she would love to receive," Dante ordered, and Sylvia quickly snapped to attention while putting her hand on her head like a soldier. "Understood, Commander!" she shouted quickly, pulling Yrniel along with her, and they disappeared.
"Where's Morgana?" Dante questioned Simon, who just commented: "She was going to kill Titania."
The room fell into complete silence. Dante didn't even know what to say, after all... "Are you really talking about Morgana? I mean, I see Valentina doing that more than Morgana."
"Believe me, I also don't understand what she wanted with that, but... well, she's been looking for a way to revive you... for ten years," Simon revealed, and Dante's expression turned slightly dark.
"Damn, that crazy woman was sealed studying?" Dante questioned, and Simon flinched, seeing that he was clearly angry.
"Damn it!" Dante shouted as he got up. "That lunatic! She's the one who created this cultivation thing? Of course it was her! Alice doesn't have that ability, or she would have done it already! Damn it, Morgana!" Dante shouted, looking very angry, and Simon couldn't understand...
until "Because you're so perfect?" he said with his eyes... almost melting with love, while Simon was... completely puzzled.
'He's definitely the young master... he even resembles Valentina.'