Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts

Chapter 276: Selenaʼs Fear

”Heh? Youʼre nothing compared to me.” Selenaʼs second mother slapped Selenaʼs biological mother.

”You…” Obviously, she wanted to fight back, but her second mother simply smiled, ”What? You donʼt have a position anymore. Who can you rely on?”

”You slut. You donʼt hesitate to betray your husband and just cling to the Ashton family.” She bit her lips.

”The only thing I hear is the excuse of a loser.” She smirked.

The first wife bit her lips and walked away. ”Just you wait.”

The young Selena was peeking from the corner. It didnʼt take long for her second mother to do such a thing.

And because of this fight, she ended up suffering. The anger that her biological mother contained in her heart ended up being unleashed upon her, which was the cause of her suffering in the past decade.

Why would they fight? Shouldnʼt they work together to pass the crisis?

Selena couldnʼt get an answer for a long time.

”!!!” Selena suddenly opened her eyes, her head still on Nathanʼs arm. In fact, she was hugging Nathan as if she were clinging to her dear life.

”…” Selena remained silent. ʼWhy would I dream about it? Is it because I resemble both of them? For most people, having multiple women is a sign of a prosperous family. After all, it shows the wealth to maintain their status and solve their problems.

ʼIn addition, if each person has significant status in their former household, their families can also help with that problem.

ʼHowever, thatʼs also how my family began to crumble. The moment my father went missing, my biological mother, who was his first wife, lost her status, especially because the one having the most support from the family was not her but my uncle. If she had that support, she would have been fine.

ʼThatʼs why I need strength… I need to be stronger than anyone else in the family, so that I can ensure the stability of the family even if something happens, which I never hope to happen.

ʼBut the problem will be how easy it is for others to switch their allegiance. My second mother immediately remarried to my uncle so that she could gain the status surpassing my biological mother.

ʼIn the end, for them, status and benefits are the only things in their mind. Once the one holding everything together is gone, it will crumble fast.

ʼEven though my biological mother beat me, she was loyal to my father until her death. It was because they had been helping each other when they needed it. Meanwhile, my father married my second mother because he was forced too due to my mother having a hard time conceiving a child. Although she ended up giving birth to me one year after her, it was too late.ʼ

Selena closed her eyes. As a noble, she had always thought that it would be normal to have several wives.

At the same time, her experience made her think it wasnʼt fine.

ʼNow that I think about it, I have been telling Nathan a lot of things, even when Victor was trying to mess with me. Have I been telling him things about myself?

ʼRight now, Serafina is similar to my second mother. She is doing it because of the pope. The first one to mess with the family in case something happens will be her.ʼ

Selena bit her lips. ʼFrom the looks of it, there have been a lot of women around him. Alavenya, Noelle, and Flora. As someone who has a unique summoning ability, Nathan really needs to be very careful, since the people around him will be more likely to approach him for that reason.

ʼMaybe this is just me being paranoid. Knowing Nathan, he probably understands it better than anyone else.ʼ

Selena took a glance at Nathanʼs face and noticed Risa in the corner of her vision.

ʼShould I just summon a lot of female familiars to ensure that he wonʼt need another woman? Unlike people from this world, they donʼt really need status within the family. They donʼt give birth.

ʼAnd during the summoning ritual, or more like the chant, there are three agreements established. The first is to not hurt each other. If the familiars or the summoners do such things, the other parties have the right to fight back.

ʼThe second is to be supportive, to a certain extent. Last but not least, the return of the familiar.

ʼThen again, I donʼt think people will like it, since Nathanʼs bloodline is unique. If I donʼt let people near him, they will most likely try to remove me. Nathan will protect me, but it will be him against the world. I donʼt want it to happen.

ʼOr is this just because of my experience? Am I being selfish? Why do I even think about this in the first place?ʼ

Selena sighed. ʼMaybe Iʼm just overthinking this matter. Has something changed in me? Have I become too soft?ʼ

When she thought about it, she noticed that everything had changed. Her emotions had come back to a certain extent, her abilities had developed much faster than she originally thought, and her view toward the world had drastically widened.

Selena fell into deep thought for a moment.

At the same time, there was a soft groan coming from Nathan.

”Mhmm?”

Nathanʼs body shook but soon noticed he was unable to move and stopped. As expected, the first thing that he did was open his eyes wide as if to check everything wasnʼt a dream, only to find her staring at her.

Nathan blinked his eyes a few times. ”Good morning… Selena.”

Selena was embarrassed after last night, but she still nodded her head. ”Good morning.”

Nathan wanted to say something, but Selena suddenly stopped him. ”Nathan. This might be a little random, but do you mind answering my questions?”

”Questions? Sure. I donʼt mind. ”Nathan nodded while lowering his voice so that Risa didnʼt wake up.

Selenaʼs expression turned serious as she dropped a bomb. ”Do you really want to have multiple wives?”

”…”