The space in Antanas's cell wasn't particularly large, but the walls were painted pure white, giving the illusion of endlessness.

Light refracted unevenly from above, falling on the three figures, creating a subtle and complex interplay of light and shadow.

The Great Poet's posture seemed relatively relaxed.

Without words, it was as if they were silently transmitting some kind of information.

Hyperion couldn't understand anything anymore.

Lan Qi looked at her triumphantly, as if asking, "I've helped you fulfill your request. Antanas is very cooperative now."

"Please rest assured, I will have a good talk with you next."

Antanas nodded slightly, understanding what the Great Poet meant, and added.

"This..."

Hyperion needed Antanas's help, but it seemed that Antanas needed Lan Qi's help, and Lan Qi listened to her, Hyperion.

Before she knew it, another difficult level had been skipped.

"Miss Antanas, if you want us to take you out and assist us, please state your demands first."

Hyperion said quickly.

The atmosphere in the cell had subtly shifted from tension to a delicate balance.

"I... I want to be sure about Talia's whereabouts, and then I will go with you."

Antanas looked at the Great Poet without a mask again with a complex expression.

"Can you let me see your original appearance? Are you also a demon?"

Logically speaking, if she were a pure human, she shouldn't naturally look so much like Talia; she should at least have some demon blood.

It was likely that she had the same disguise magic as Hyperion, which could deceive the Protoss Empire and allow her to infiltrate the Helrom prison as a human.

"Sure."

Lan Qi didn't hesitate much and deactivated the [Great Poet Transformation: Human], reverting to the Great Poet's original skin with gray hair and a red dress.

The difference from Talia was only that the hairstyle and style were slightly different, and the Great Poet's pupils were blue, while Talia's were gold. In addition, with Lan Qi controlling her consciousness, her temperament was very different from Talia's.

"You... actually!"

At this moment, Antanas was finally convinced that the demon in front of her must have a relationship with Talia!

She even had the aura of a demon royal family.

The Great Poet nodded, preparing to explain briefly that this was a creation made by Talia herself, and that he was Talia's caretaker.

"Are you Talia's daughter? Is Talia doing well?"

Antanas asked with excitement and concern.

"...?"

This made the Great Poet a little confused.

Why did this demon think this way?

"No, I am not Talia's daughter, but she is doing well in the Southern Continent. Please rest assured. You can see me is proof that she is still alive and well."

Lan Qi replied.

He understood a little. After not seeing each other for a hundred years, it seemed that even the great demons couldn't completely remember Talia's appearance. When they saw the Great Poet, their reaction was "similar" rather than "identical."

"...That's great, that's great."

Antanas stroked her chest, as if the hopelessness and sorrow of many years had all turned into joy and expectation at this moment, and the flame that was about to go out in her heart burned again.

Then, Antanas looked at the Great Poet again.

"But why did you say Talia is not your mother? Could she be your grandmother? Great-grandmother? How can you look so much alike after so many generations?"

"..."

Very reasonable, but incorrect.

"No, none of that. This thing is not Talia's descendant."

The Great Poet pointed to his body and explained patiently,

"Actually, this is a very realistic summon, and my real body is at the other end of the imperial capital, Helrom, controlling this body to talk to you."

Lan Qi's deal with the Great Demon was based on honesty.

He really wanted to get Antanas's help and reunite her with Talia. He didn't intend to deceive Antanas about anything.

"A summon? Do you think I, a dignified great demon, can't tell the difference between a summon and a living being? Helrom prison isolates communication magic, and now it's even more impossible for someone to be commanding you. You don't need to deny your relationship with Talia like this."

Antanas was very puzzled.

"..."

Lan Qi didn't expect that the Great Poet's characteristics would sometimes have negative effects.

It seemed that from Antanas's perspective, the Great Poet looked like a living being, after all, even Helrom prison had been deceived.

But now he couldn't perform an immortal body for Antanas, otherwise, after committing suicide and re-summoning the Great Poet, the Great Poet would take over the body for a short time.

If he controlled the Great Poet's body to commit suicide, she would be particularly angry.

He had to communicate well with the Great Poet before he could regain control, and he didn't know if the Great Poet would suddenly cause trouble in the middle.

According to the Great Poet's personality, she might describe things even more messily.

"Anyway, I didn't lie to you. When you know the truth, don't think I'm fooling you."

Lan Qi could only spread his hands helplessly in the end.

"Who is your father? Did he make Talia happy? How did he and your mother meet? Is he good enough?"

Antanas seemed particularly concerned about this issue now, asking questions in quick succession in a short period.

She now felt that this demon in front of her looked so much like Talia, she must be her daughter. But even she didn't want to recognize Talia, so was Talia really doing well?

"..."

Lan Qi was speechless.

"She's not married."

He couldn't understand why this great demon would rather believe that Talia could get married than believe that this was a summon?

"...!"

Antanas suddenly covered her mouth in shock.

She understood many things in an instant.

"..."

The Great Poet pressed his forehead, feeling that the great demon in front of him was thinking more and more off track. It seemed that Talia had become an unmarried mother.

He couldn't explain it anymore. This Antanas was a gossip-loving brain-supplementing monster.

While the Great Poet and Antanas were communicating.

Hyperion had been in a daze for a long time.

"What... what are you talking about?"

Hyperion felt like an outsider.

She could probably understand what they were saying, but she couldn't understand it at all.

She had some guesses in her heart, but she didn't dare to be sure because it was too absurd.

Why did Antanas insist that the Great Poet was Talia's daughter after seeing the Great Poet's face?

Didn't the Great Poet look exactly like Miss Tata?

And why could Lan Qi say things about Talia so confidently? It was as if they had been familiar with each other for a long time.

Could it be that... Miss Tata, who had been with her all along, was that great demon, and also her biological mother's sister, Talia?

(End of this chapter)