“As you live, the complacent thought that revenge will somehow be achieved.”
Flames coil around the blade.
“The delusion that even if you turn your back on the world, there will be someone who will take your side.”
In the midst of flames that scorch the entire field of vision, a girl preparing for battle in a world of heat where not even fire shadows exist.
It was a scene like a painting. The fact that it was an illustration of tragedy only wrung Ian’s heart all the more intensely.
Celine’s words continued.
“Of course, I don’t resent you. It was a natural choice, right? If it were you, Ian oppa, I knew you’d do that.”
“Celine, please… let’s talk a little more……!”
“You said something like this happened before, didn’t you?”
Staring at the sky with eyes devoid of any light, the girl murmured like that.
“Then let’s do it again. I have no intention of listening to you like back then, and you want me to listen to you somehow, right?”
One step.
It was just a single step forward, but with that small gesture alone, Celine’s atmosphere changed completely. The flames in the area boiled fiercely, raising the temperature that was already suffocating.
If he hadn’t reached High Expert level, he would have long since suffocated or burned to death.
“So, win.”
And…