Chapter 121: I Will Continue
Bellatrix smiled and then asked, "Do you wish to be my personal student, young lady?"
Irene nodded her head directly and then said, "That has been my wish since the first day I conversed with you, my lady, thanks to Lady Cordelia. Forgive me, I was unable to fulfil the task you gave me."
Bellatrix smiled for a few seconds when she heard those words and then giggled and patted Irene on the head.
Neither Atlas nor Irene could understand what was going on.
"I gave you a chance to push your limits. Do you think I don’t know how powerful Atlas is? He has unimaginable potential, he could kill you in maybe three seconds. Yet you, Irene, dared to choose to push your limits, even though he was your best friend and you really cared about him."
As Bellatrix began to speak, everyone began to listen intently:
"You can be sure, the same thing happened to me. When Lady Cordelia took me under her wing tens of thousands of years ago, she recognised my brilliance in our fights with Cain. You may be a shy girl, but I wanted to see the result of your courage."
With each of Bellatrix’s words, Atlas was getting more and more relaxed. All these words, of course, were enough to tell not only him, but every single person in the coliseum that Bellatrix already wanted to take Irene as her student.
"I’m going to take you as my personal student. Now tell me again," Bellatrix said and then stroked Irene’s hair and added, "Do you accept this offer?"