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Beelzebub's face grew serious as the light radiating from Arachne enveloped him, repairing the last imperfections and completing his evolution.
He felt her power surge through his new body. His eyes widened, and a single tear slipped down his cheek before he wiped it away with a kind, warm smile.
Now, a part of his apprentice would always live within him, accompanying him so he would never feel alone again.
Or rather...
"...! Sylphy?"
His eyes widened as he noticed that the repaired sections of his body also contained fragments of her.
A piece of her soul. A piece of her body.
"Even now, you helped me..."
He gazed at the tall silhouette before him, his face etched with guilt.
"Is this really okay?"
She could not speak, but she nodded.
"I see..."
Beelzebub took a step forward, and the world around him warped. A blue floor materialized beneath him as dirt and trees vanished from sight under the force of his presence.
