75. White Miry’s Love
Liya almost broke down.
Not because of Fred’s insults, but because what he said was essentially the truth.
The confusion and overlooked details from her countless interactions with White Miry, exposed by Fred, were now connected, and that connection was White Miry’s emotionless heart.
She, like a daughter craving her mother’s affection, wanted to look back and understand, but her gaze met that cold face, and at this moment, White Miry was also looking at her. The latter lowered her head and said, as if admitting a mistake:
“No matter what expression I make now, you won’t believe it, will you, Sister Liya?”
“You…”
Liya shook her head frantically, as if denying this cruel reality.
“You… why did you admit it? You could have just kept deceiving me…”
“…”
“Because, if I didn’t say it, you would start to suspect me, and you wouldn’t even be able to sleep well. I’m just telling you the truth. I’m sorry, I…”
White Miry continued to answer in an emotionless voice. Even words that should have been filled with emotion now sounded unconvincing.
For Liya, this was a scene that could only appear in a dream.
In disbelief, she took White Miry’s hand, and found that the latter didn’t resist, but also didn’t show any particular reaction.
“Just as I thought, Miss Liya, you really are a complete piece of trash!” Fred took the opportunity to land another blow. “Now, can you let me hug my daughter?”
Liya’s body twitched, as if her soul were being slowly drained away. A single tear rolled down from her beautiful, gem-like right eye. White Miry lowered her head and wiped it away, but couldn’t stop more tears from flowing like a bursting dam.
But White Miry stepped forward, her head tilting mechanically to the right.
“You really don’t understand anything, Master.”
“I’m the one who knows you best…”
Just then, White Miry pressed a button to release the seal on her own volition. Fred’s ugly, withered upper body was exposed to the air.
White Miry extended a finger, and a ghostly blue flame erupted from her fingertip, like a flint striking a spark, then quickly exploded, surging towards Fred like a blue wave. The latter had no room to dodge and was instantly burned on half of his body.
“Hehehe…”
“That’s right, kill me. The only one in this world who can kill me is you. My greatest creation, remember…”
But White Miry didn’t attack again, just looked at Fred.
“This is your punishment for hurting Liya. I won’t let you go.”
“Are you angry? Or are you rejecting your true self! Your anger, you also think it’s justified, don’t you?!”
Fred endured the pain, the feeling of his soul burning wasn’t pleasant. If it were an ordinary necromancer, being attacked by a necromancer of White Miry’s level, with her restraining attacks, would have had their soul scattered long ago. Even for Fred, a “conglomerate” of countless souls, it was extremely painful.
Fred gritted his teeth, the wound on half of his body quickly healing, but he trembled from the pain. This pain was probably more than fifty times that of being pricked by a needle. An ordinary person would have fainted long ago.
“So, you don’t understand at all. I’m keeping you alive for Sister Reina.”
White Miry said.
“The rest is for Liya.”
Liya looked up with a glimmer of hope, but it quickly faded.
She told herself that she was just carrying out a mission. After the mission was over, they would still be the best of sisters. But now, looking at White Miry, who was staring at Fred with terrifying eyes, she couldn’t reconcile this person with the White Miry she knew.
“What is your purpose?”
Liya, having regained some of her composure, asked angrily.
And Fred just sneered:
“Thousands of years ago, I met the Goddess of Light… I saw what true strength, what true [supremacy] was, hehe… a glimpse of her power, and no one would not envy it, and want to possess it. Therefore, I understand the feelings of those little brats from the [Gate of the Celestial Realm].”
“But that was ultimately an unattainable great power, so I tried, using my dearest necromancer… White Miry, to experiment on her. Can you believe it, in the end, I succeeded! An undead created in the image of the Goddess of Light was born.”
“I had only perfectly replicated ten percent of the Goddess of Light’s characteristics, and I obtained a perfect creation… When I fell into a deep sleep and was awakened, the one thing I hoped to see didn’t happen.”
“You could have become stronger than anyone, but because of a piece of trash, you stopped progressing?”
Liya finally understood.
The so-called childlike White Miry was just an image she had created in her own mind, a handout from a strong person to a weak one. If she guessed correctly, if White Miry was truly Fred’s most perfect creation, she was a [monster] that could absorb souls and make them completely her own.
If she could, she would soon be the strongest necromancer, surpassing Fred.
But she didn’t do that.
She couldn’t believe that White Miry would say so many things about liking and caring for her.
“Because I love Liya.”
White Miry answered.
Liya’s heart skipped a beat.
Fred sneered: “Is that so? Even you, an undead I created without emotions, can fall in love with someone? Ridiculous!”
“Yes, even so, I love Liya.”
Saying that, as if to prove a point, White Miry directly picked Liya up in a princess carry. The latter’s face flushed, and she wanted to push White Miry away, but her arms were suddenly weak.
“I want to chat with Liya, I want to take a walk with Liya, I want to have dinner with Liya, I like sleeping with Liya…”
“…I think about Liya in everything I do, so this is love.”
“Hehehe…”
Fred didn’t continue to refute.
But White Miry didn’t seem satisfied. She actually bent down and kissed Liya on the lips. The latter struggled for a few moments but was quickly held in White Miry’s embrace, forced to feel her gentleness.
“I love you, Liya. I’ll be honest with you from now on. Can you… not dislike me?”
“I…”
The sudden kiss, the aggressive actions, and the contrast with her previous self left Liya speechless.
She stammered, unable to say anything, but her shy expression said everything.
Before Fred could start his cynical remarks, White Miry walked to the control panel, pressed a button with her tail, and with the sound of chains, the four metal panels closed, and Fred was once again sealed away.
Until the agreed time arrived, Liya didn’t say another word.
Gradually, her eyes became determined, and she clenched her fists, as if she had made a decision.
