Chapter 27: I Refuse
Meanwhile, Itsuki unconsciously pulled her husband's arm and hugged him tightly to her chest. Her attentive eyes looked at Ren with deep concern.
"Hubby... If you're a Campione, that means you do dangerous things, right?"
Ichika, who had been skeptical from the start, now looked at Ren with a serious expression.
"I don't want you doing dangerous things. I also don't want my younger sister to become a widow and a single mother raising a child alone."
However, although her words sounded like a joke, her tone carried genuine worry.
Ren remained calm and looked at both of them with a serious expression. "When someone becomes a Campione, their peaceful, everyday life disappears forever."
"That power gives Campione the most overwhelming strength, allowing them to reach the pinnacle of the world and enjoy all the pleasures that come with this identity. Even if they sleep on a golden bed every day, drink the most expensive wine as if it were water, and are surrounded by the most beautiful women every night, no one dares to oppose their commands."
Pausing for a moment, Ren looked into Itsuki's teary eyes before saying firmly, "Campione are the strongest group of people in the world, and also the most dangerous group of people in the world."
Sighing, Ren reached out to gently pat Itsuki's head.
"I've already become one of them, and there's no turning back for me now. But one thing you must know... For the sake of gaining the power to protect you, I'm willing to bear this heavy fate."
Itsuki's eyes trembled upon hearing those words, and without hesitation, she hugged her husband even tighter. "Hubby... I believe in you."