162. The Thing I Fear Most, the Best Ending
Aurora, who had been brought home, was locked in a separate room under Angelis’s instructions.
The room was set up with countless protective shields, from the inside out…
Even when lying in bed, Aurora could feel the omnipresent magic observing her.
Yes…
Because of the Lekadis incident, she was suspected by many of being “possessed” by the dark apostle.
Even though Celes had explained that Aurora’s soul had no stench or other impurities, Angelis was still unwilling to let her out.
There were many reasons.
One of them was that Reina had fainted.
To deal with the invading god who was attacking the world, she had borrowed a lot of Calysia’s power. But in her weak state, the overuse of power had caused her to faint.
Although every direction had a reasonable explanation, and there was no communication or reckless talk between them, this incident had happened so suddenly and was full of coincidences.
Aurora had thus completely become an “outcast.”
She held her head and sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the bed.
In the afternoon, Guangying came to visit Aurora.
“I’m sorry, Aurora, I… actually, I don’t know either… I’m sorry.”
Aurora looked up, glanced at Guangying coldly, and then lowered her head again.
“Mama’s condition has improved. There’s no problem. She should wake up in the afternoon. We’ve discussed that as long as she thinks Aurora is safe, then it’s fine…”
“…” Aurora remained silent.
“Thank you, Aurora. If it weren’t for you, I would have been injured. I’m sorry for always doubting you.”
“…”
Guangying then said a lot more and only left after an hour.
Five minutes later, the curled-up Aurora muttered to herself in a tearful voice filled with resentment.
“What kind of older sister… not a single one is trustworthy.”
“They clearly wanted to do this to me long ago…”
When Aurora had fought against the god-like opponent, her heart had almost cheered.
She wanted to be good to Reina, to her daughter.
But the reality was so cruel…
She understood that the source of trust could not rely on speculation and guesses, but she had never wanted to hurt them.
But now, whether it was the high-ranking officials of Lekadis or her older sisters, they must all be suspecting that it was all her fault.
Even if it wasn’t found out that she wasn’t the one who had brought the monster, and that she wasn’t the cause of Guangying’s danger… she had originally planned to run away from everyone.
Suddenly, Angelis passed through the protective shield and entered the room.
She walked straight up to Aurora and sat on a chair by the bed.
“If something really happened, you can explain it to me, Aurora.”
But she couldn’t say anything. At this moment, in her eyes, she thought that explaining anything to these people was meaningless.
Angelis, seeing that there was no result from the communication, gritted her teeth and also lowered her head.
“Aurora, actually, it was Guangying and I who discussed it and decided to keep you at the last moment.”
“…”
Silence, followed by a cold laugh.
Yes… if I leave, Mama will be very sad.
If Angelis lets me leave, it will be a dereliction of her duty as an older sister.
The words that had been specially designed to scare me, how could they become a reality?
“You’re really selfish.”
“I am very selfish. I want to turn this family into an orderly one. I want to make Mother Reina worry less,” Angelis’s voice was softer than ever.
“That’s why I’m saying this to you. I’ve also said it to Sister Celes.”
“Apologizing now, you also think it’s very hypocritical, right? But I’m sorry, I really still want to wait for Mama to wake up before saying anything.”
Saying that, Angelis left.
However, in the end, Aurora discovered that she didn’t care at all.
What did her older sisters doing have to do with her?
Being suspected, being hated, even being eliminated, she didn’t care.
But in the depths of her heart, she was afraid of one thing happening.
That thing was the reason why she had been dejected all day.
She was afraid that Reina, like everyone else, would be afraid of her, suspect her.
Although she had always thought that Mother Reina was a dummy, she also believed from the bottom of her heart that she trusted her.
Therefore, Aurora would imagine what would happen if Reina began to suspect her and became wary. After all, her indifference for the past year had been witnessed by everyone.
Aurora felt as if a lump was stuck in her throat. Whether she shouted it out or cried it out, it couldn’t be relieved. But keeping it in her heart was like a dagger, piercing her every moment.
She hugged her legs and decided not to do anything before she came to a conclusion.
To dispel the resentment in her heart, for herself, for her older sisters, and for Reina… she began to silently count in her heart.
1, 2, 3, 4…
This was the only way to ease her mood and temporarily forget the “dagger” buried in her heart.
Just like before, Aurora had no expectations for the future.
But this time was different.
To counter her, the protective shield was cleared by a force, and a young woman opened the door and gently walked to her side.
It was Reina.
She had woken up and had probably already talked to her daughters a lot…
“Aurora, I’ve kept you waiting.”
Aurora didn’t dare to look up, and her tail also retracted.
She had long been mentally prepared, but it was of no use. In front of this woman, Aurora’s mind went blank, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
“Really, that battle was still quite easy. Calysia’s power is indeed invincible, but it seems I can’t have so many in the future…” Reina seemed to be talking to herself.
“My good daughter, I knew everything when I woke up. In short, I believe you.”
Suddenly, Aurora’s hand was held.
“You took so long to express your sincerity to me, to tell me your feelings, just as I took so long to expose you. We’ve both made a mistake. Actually, I knew a year ago that Aurora was such a cute, tsundere little girl. Therefore, I’ve never hated you.”
“Mmph…”
Aurora’s arms were tightly pressed against her eye sockets, trying hard not to make a sound, but her tears flowed down like a waterfall.
“Aurora, I’ve always trusted you. Since you can be my child, it means that your heart longs for survival.”
“I will not give up on you, just as I have promised before.”
“I said that you are very much like me, Aurora. You say you don’t like it, but your body is very honest.”
“Sob, sob, sob…”
Aurora still couldn’t help but choke up. Her hand sank, trembling.
“Come on, Aurora. I’ll take you home.”
After looking up, the tears in her pink, gem-like pupils burst forth.
This was the first time she had cried so sadly in front of Reina.
