# Chp 166: Hell is a bitch (4)
[Nea Alba. Noon.
Naraka. Ebon.]
"Ok, now you guys hide."
"Eh, should we have let the master take the child? Won't she be in trouble with Master's proactive nature?" Ivan's little suckling asked.
"He needs protection though?"
"He needs protection after kicking my and my friend's ass as if it was nothing?"
Huh.
Come to think of it.
I have never seen Ivan lose despite being injured.
Even if he has the magic circle that lets him detect attacks firsthand. How could it be like this?
"That guy…" Vanessa sighed and said. "He's pretty strong, you know? He taught me how to fight hand to hand in the first place."
"Just what all has Ivan taught you?" Eric asked sarcastically.
Vanessa was in a strange mood today since she thought of it quite openly. After a second, she answered. "Starting from reading and writing."
Fuck.
Meekeh didn't mention any of this?