Even if the things that stirred her emotions were different, what did it matter?
The current situation and the feelings welling up from deep within her heart were enough for the girl to begin understanding what was happening.
Or rather, anyone who saw it would realize something was wrong.
Especially someone who could sense emotions so clearly.
In that case…
She would resolve everything as quickly as possible.
Elysia extended her slender finger and, without hesitation, selected the third and most urgent option.
[Go see Edward!]
[Go see Edward!!!]
[This is the only thought left in Edward’s heart.]
The feelings she had suppressed countless times in favor of rational choices finally had a chance to break free.
[Edward never truly looked down on himself in that way.
It was simply that time was always taken up by so many other matters.]
[It does not matter anymore.]
[Nothing matters now.]
[He must go.]
[He has to go!]
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At this moment, Elysia could not think clearly.
[Perhaps there were many other choices.
Perhaps the other party was simply chatting casually.]
[If Edward had been thinking rationally, such a reckless action would have been the worst possible decision.
Unfortunately, his rationality could not overcome his emotions.] [In fact, among countless people, he was the one who valued his feelings the most.] [From the very beginning, he had known he was not an ordinary person.
Yet he still wished to live like one.]
[He had a human appearance and human feelings.
He laughed when happy, felt sad when hurt, and got lost or encouraged like anyone else.
Naturally, he was swept up by human emotions.]
Elysia left everything behind.
She lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and hurried over to Edward and Vill-V on her long legs clad in white silk.
Edward seemed very surprised that she had come looking for him.
At his usual birthday parties, she could usually only spend ten or so minutes with him.
Yet he still smiled at her and waved enthusiastically.
Beside him, Vill-V, who usually looked at her with clear displeasure, also wore a smile that felt completely unlike her normal self.
A smile that made Elysia feel uneasy.
Strange…
It really was strange.
There did not seem to be any problem.
It was just an ordinary conversation at a birthday party.
She was probably overthinking things.
But no matter what, the emotions she had held back for so long finally had a chance to be released.
Even if the conversation with Vill-V was nothing more than a misunderstanding, she would find another way to express what she felt.
She wanted to make up for all the times she had neglected Edward.
She wanted to make amends for ignoring him in the past.
However…
How should she say it?
She had been too arrogant.
She had kept fantasizing arrogantly. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Because she had made too many mistakes.
So many that she could no longer face them, nor dare to open her eyes or remove the veil that clouded her vision.
Until her beautiful dream was completely shattered…
“Elysia, regarding the upcoming journey, I’m sorry, but I can’t accompany you anymore.”
Watching the boy hold up a unique card between two fingers, smiling with narrowed eyes as his dark pupils met her own pink ones, speaking in a tone as light and joyful as if he had finally broken free from invisible chains.
“For now, I will be accompanying Vill-V to help this genius make full use of her talents.”
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…
…
“Wh…
What…?
Eh?”
Her emotions came to a sudden halt.
Her mind turned into complete chaos.
The usually perfect and flawless Elysia looked like a girl caught in a dramatic misunderstanding.
The small trace of pink in her blue eyes revealed the raw, unprocessed emotion she was feeling.
Even someone as powerful as the future Flame-Chaser of Ego, the Herrscher of Origin who would one day rewrite fate, was powerless before such overwhelming and complicated feelings.
Her thoughts completely froze.
She could only stare blankly and helplessly at the boy in front of her.
For the first time, a dull, empty look appeared in those beautiful pink-blue eyes that usually sparkled like blooming flowers.
“Didn’t you hear clearly?”
“Perhaps I spoke a bit too fast.”
Edward slightly turned his index and middle fingers, flipping the card in his hand to show the front clearly.
Four large characters reading [Spiral Workshop] were now visible.
Looking at the confused eyes of the flawless girl, he curled his lips slightly.
“From now on, I will be joining Vill-V at her Spiral Workshop as a participant.
As for traveling, there is actually no need to see the entire world in one journey.
I am not someone who particularly longs for a life of constant wandering.”
“Freedom means different things to different people, and so does the way one travels.
I have been walking for too long.”
“From the age of seventeen until now, having seen most of the world, I am a little tired.
I’m really sorry, Elysia~?”
The boy’s clear voice carried a light tone.
It was a happiness and joy that Elysia had almost never seen on Edward’s face before.
The only time she clearly remembered him smiling like this was during their very first meeting.
Although he said he was not someone who yearned for a life of freedom and travel, his current posture made him look like a bird finally released from its cage, feeling the wind on its wings and touching the vast blue sky for the first time.
This was a sense of liberation that any intelligent being could understand, a feeling that surpassed all other pleasures.
Except for Elysia.
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…
Hmm?
?
?
???
????
Seeing the boy’s pure, untainted eyes, the color gradually drained from Elysia’s face, even as she tried to maintain her perfect smile.
Her usually sweet and playful voice finally failed her.
“You want to…”
“Do what?”
Why did Edward want to end their journey?
Why did Edward want to leave?
She really had not…
Misheard him, right?!
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…
Looking at the clearly flustered girl who was lightly biting her lower lip, with tears welling up in her pink eyes while still trying her best to appear gentle, the boy felt nothing.
“Ah…”
“Even if you want to show your support, you don’t need to repeat it so many times.
I know you mean well.”
Edward seemed completely unaware of the girl’s feelings.
A relaxed smile still played at the corners of his mouth as he lightly waved the golden invitation card.
After experiencing such a long period of being ignored and neglected, he no longer believed he held any special place in Elysia’s heart.
The girl was equally kind and wonderful to everyone.
If he could not even receive much of her time, then he was no different from a stranger to her.
Although he did not hate this truly adorable girl because of it.
Given the chance, the boy also wanted to do something for himself.
He did not hate Elysia, but he was tired of this endless journey.
…
“That’s right, that’s right.”
“Edward has already decided to move into my Spiral Workshop.”
Vill-V no longer hid behind him.
She took half a step forward to stand beside the boy at the same level.
Her silver-gray eyes, bright with light, met Elysia’s gaze without any hesitation.
Even when facing the near-perfect social butterfly who was charming and flawless from every angle…
So what if there were ten more Elysias?
The girl who had taken this step had already learned what greed felt like.
She would hold onto Edward tightly and never let go.
Not even a god could take him from her.
But the perfect rival she once thought she had to fight against because of her greed…
had completely fallen apart at this moment.
At that moment, Elysia could not understand what was happening.
It was simply too outrageous.
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As if everything around her was suddenly moving far away, her ears rang incessantly.
The girl lowered her head and released her grip on her skirt, yet it felt as if her hands had been empty the entire time.
She simply stared ahead, looking for something to focus on.
Her elegant fingers felt unreal, like a reflection in a mirror or on the surface of water.
Pressing against the edge of the table, the smooth surface made it impossible for her to find any strength.
In her pink-blue eyes was the image of someone endlessly pushing a boulder uphill, only for it to roll back down again.
Why did it turn out like this?
Why did something like this happen?