NOVEL NEXT Chapter 178: Lily Bloom~
Chapter 178: Lily Bloom~
Ais stood by silently, listening to the conversation between Luke and Ryuu.
This time, there was no strange emotion rising in her heart that she couldn't understand, but another emotion that she could understand lingered in her heart.
That was, empathy!
Ais saw the same pitch-black flame of vengeance buried deep within her own heart in Ryuu's eyes.
However, unlike Ais's will for revenge, which was suppressed deep within her heart due to Luke's existence, Ryuu's will for revenge was now burning fiercely.
The same extreme emotions between two girls resonated with each other.
It wasn't pity for Ryuu, nor sympathy, nor compassion.
But driven by another emotion, Ais directly stepped forward and grabbed the blond elf's hands.
"I'll help you get revenge!"
"Eh?!"
Ais's sudden action shocked the elf girl.
Ryuu never expected that her selfish and narrow-minded thoughts would be approved by others.
After all, when she voluntarily ignited the pitch-black flame of vengeance in her heart, she had already prepared herself to fall into the abyss alone.
So, Ais's current action, and the words "I'll help you," directly shook her soul.
After the shock ended, it was followed by emotion.
It wasn't the feeling of redemption of being pulled up from the abyss, but the touch of someone willing to fall into the abyss with her.
At this moment, Ryuu also realized something.
Besides Alise and the others, she also had other close friends!
"Ais..."
The two girls held each other's hands and looked at each other 'affectionately'.
At this moment, it was as if lilies were blooming…
Bang!
Bang!
"Don't go deciding something on your own!"
Ruthless iron fists landed on Ais and Ryuu's heads, accompanied by Luke's helpless voice.
Afterwards, the pure and beautiful lily flowers were directly smashed to pieces.
"Guu—!"
"Woo—!"
The two girls immediately covered their heads and squatted on the ground, crying out in pain.
The tears of emotion that had been lingering in Ryuu's eyes turned into tears of pain and flowed down.
"Guu... why did you hit me..."
"Woo... why did you hit me..."
Looking at the two girls squatting on the ground with tears in their eyes, complaining about his "evil deeds" in a resentful tone, Luke said angrily:
"If I hadn't woken you two up, you would have probably rushed off to 'take revenge' in a few seconds with your brains heated up."
Although his tone was unfriendly, Luke still rubbed the places where the girls had been hit and pulled Ais and Ryuu up from the ground one by one.
"Let's go back first, this isn't a suitable place to talk."
Having just seen goddess Astraea and the others off, Luke and the two girls were still standing near Orario's city gate.
Explaining the seriousness of matters regarding "revenge" to these two problematic girls would involve some sensitive topics, so it definitely couldn't be said on the street.
Therefore, without giving Ais and Ryuu a chance to refuse, Luke directly dragged them back to the Stardust Garden.
Since the Astraea Familia had not disbanded nor been expelled from Orario, their property in the city was still retained.
And the Stardust Garden, as the residence of Astraea Familia, was originally designed to accommodate twenty or thirty people living together, considering future development.
According to Alise's thoughts, Ryuu should join Loki Familia.
So, with the idea of "the house is empty anyway," she gave Luke and Ais a key each, telling them that they could use the place freely as they pleased.
Of course, this action was also approved by goddess Astraea.
Although Luke had seen through from the beginning that Ryuu had no intention of joining Loki Familia, he was afraid that Ryuu would have all sorts of wild thoughts if she lived alone in the empty house.
In the end, he still accepted the key.
When he had time, he could let Ais come over to accompany the elf girl, and Luke even planned to try to get Riveria to come over.
As an elf royalty, Riveria was probably much better at comforting her fellow elves than he and Ais were.
Bringing the two girls back to the Astraea Familia's residence, Luke and the others finally sat down in the meeting room of the Stardust Garden.
The atmosphere fell silent…
Luke first looked at Ais, who had an aggrieved expression of "you actually hit me".
Then he looked at Ryuu, who for some reason had become shy and didn't dare to look at him.
"Sigh."
Knowing that it was unlikely for them to speak first, Luke took the initiative to break the silence.
"Let's talk about Ais first."
As Luke spoke and his gaze shifted, Ais immediately put her hands on her head and made a "it hurts" expression.
"...Alright, stop pretending, it can't possibly hurt for this long."
However, Ais's "trick" was instantly exposed by Luke.
"Ais, I'm not against you helping your friend."
Luke reached out and touched the blond girl's head.
His serious look made Ais gradually put away her other thoughts and listen to Luke quietly.
"Helping a friend is of course a good thing, but you have to distinguish whether your actions are really helping her."
Luke's words prompted Ais to think further, and Ryuu also felt depressed after hearing this.
"Moreover, as a core member of our Familia now, your every word and action represents Loki Familia."
"So, do you think 'Loki Familia' should help Ryuu 'take revenge'?"
Looking at the thoughtful Ais and the increasingly dejected Ryuu, Luke knew that this topic could only be put aside for now.
Shifting his gaze from Ais to Ryuu, Luke used an uncertain tone to guide Ryuu's thoughts.
"Ryuu, I ask you, how do you plan to take revenge?"
"How to..."
Luke's first question stumped the elf girl.
To be honest, Ryuu's mind was currently filled with "revenge," but she hadn't really thought about how to "take revenge."
'As expected,' Luke thought to himself.
He knew that Ryuu was simply hotheaded, or rather, it was because of the extreme nature of the elven race that she made such a decision.
Not only did he know about this, but goddess Astraea and Alise probably realized this too.
This was also the main reason why Alise didn't support Ryuu's plan to take revenge.
"If you want revenge, you need a target, right?"
"The Rudra Familia, Jura!"
This time, Ryuu didn't hesitate at all.
Negative emotions such as anger, sadness, and hatred instantly appeared on her face.
"So how are you going to deal with him?"
"Kill!"
"What about the ordinary members of Rudra Familia?"
"Kill!"
"What about the merchants who colluded with them?"
"Kill!"
"What about the Guild staff who were connected to them and led you into the trap?"
"Kill!"
"What about the ordinary people who acted as informants and provided them with information?"
"...Kill!"
Gradually, Ryuu began to feel that something was not quite right.
But she couldn't quite put her finger on what the problem was.
Those who were related to the Evilus were her enemies, and there was nothing wrong with wiping out her enemies... right?
Looking at Ryuu like this, Luke shook his head silently in his heart.
"Have you ever thought that among these people, there might be innocent people, people who were unknowingly used, people who knew nothing about the incident?"
!!!
Ryuu was stunned.
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