Skretil's Ignorance Walker

"Then...are you willing to release all the souls you captured earlier?"

Himawari asked Alia expectantly, but the latter didn't seem to be interested.

"Why do you think I do these things?"

Alia said unhappily, but Himawari still held out a glimmer of hope.

"To revive Tulip?"

After spending some time together, Sunflower has roughly figured out Alia's thoughts and her obsession over the years.

"Yes."

Alia seemed to be feeling a little lost. She sat on the bed and looked out at the night. The stars in the dark night echoed with the lights on the ground. The starlight was like a beautiful dancer, showing off its charm in the Milky Way.

Looking at the starry sky, Alia was a little absent-minded. She walked to the window and said to the sunflower:

"Look, the stars in the sky are so beautiful..."

"Eh?"

Sunflower, who was a little confused by Alia's sudden words, also walked to the window and looked at the night sky following Alia's gaze.

"Well, today is a full moon, and the stars in the sky seem to be brighter than usual."

Alia put her hands on the window glass, and the stars in her eyes gradually gathered into a beautiful face. That was the most important person to her and the closest person in her life.

The dark night sky is like her smooth hair, the bright stars outline her face, and the two brightest stars are her sparkling eyes.

But unfortunately, Alia could no longer remember her face. Under the light of the stars, what Alia saw was actually the face of a sunflower.

"Eight years... No, nine years... For nine whole years, I have missed her all the time, and have always wanted her to return to my arms."

Alia withdrew her gaze and then cast it on Himawari.

"For this, I even do this taboo..."

Sunflower also looked at Alia, and she felt a different aura from her.

"But until now, I still haven't made any progress. I clearly know that death is irreversible... When she died, it was destined that we would never meet again. After the baptism of time, I will not only forget her appearance and her voice, but one day, I will even forget her name. When that time comes, she will finally disappear from this world..."

Alia looked very melancholy, and Sunflower seemed to see a few tears from the corners of her eyes.

"But I just don't want to accept it, so I have been doing this kind of thing. For this reason, I have already held the souls of hundreds of people in my hands... I always fantasize that one day, I can sacrifice these souls in exchange for her life."

"Alia..."

Sunflower noticed that Alia's tone was becoming a little agitated, and she wanted to go forward to comfort Alia, but the latter signaled that she was fine.

"Maybe...it's time for me to wake up from this dream..."

After that, Alia looked at Sunflower affectionately, stroked Sunflower's face with her hand, and then said slowly:

"Are you willing to spend the rest of your life with me? From the first time I saw you, you gave me a familiar feeling, and I did see her shadow in you. But I know you are not her, so I keep convincing myself not to forget her.

But now, maybe it’s time to put the past behind us.”

Alia's tone was so gentle that Sunflower seemed a little dazed, but when Sunflower saw Alia's face approaching, she came back to her senses.

"I'm sorry...I can't promise you that."

Himawari hurriedly distanced herself from Alia, and seeing her performance, Alia looked a little disappointed.

"I will teach you all my magic, including my own magic. As long as you learn and master it, you will definitely become an A-rank adventurer like me. At that time, you won't have to worry about survival anymore."

"not like this……"

Alia wanted to continue to persuade Sunflower, but Sunflower interrupted her. Faced with Alia's confession, Sunflower felt very frightened, but now she could not respond to Alia's feelings.

"I'm sorry, but I already have someone in my heart."

"..."

Hearing this, Alia fell into silence. She stood there motionless, like an exquisite statue.

After an unknown amount of time, Alia finally spoke:

"Is it Lu Ren?"

"……Um."

Sunflower nodded. She was a little afraid of Alia now, worried that she would do something extreme, so she wanted to leave here temporarily.

"Well...it's getting late, I should go back..."

After saying that, Sunflower ran out of the house as if escaping. She didn't have the energy to care about Alia's current mood and just wanted to leave here quickly.

When Sunflower walked out of the house and came to the street, she saw a familiar figure waiting for her on the street.

"Lord Lu Ren?"

Sunflower was very surprised to find Lu Ren standing here. She had not told Lu Ren about her relationship with Alia, and what happened just now, so she was worried that Lu Ren would think too much.

"Sunflower, are you okay?"

Lu Ren did not question Sunflower, but checked her body with concern, which made Sunflower feel relieved.

"Master Lu Ren, why are you here?"

"I sensed that your emotions seemed to be fluctuating greatly at home, so I rushed over."

This answered Sunflower's doubts. It turned out that it was the magic that Lu Ren set on them that lured Lu Ren here. If this was the case, Sunflower felt that she might be able to get away with it.

"Alia?"

However, Lu Ren's somewhat doubtful words shocked Sunflower. She turned around and found Alia standing at the door, confronting Lu Ren.

Even Lu Ren himself did not expect that Alia would dare to appear in front of him on her own initiative, and it seemed that she was not very happy.

"This……"

Himawari wanted to explain something, but Alia's words shocked her even more.

"Lu Ren! Haven't you always wanted to find me? Now I'm standing right here, do you dare to have a fair head-on duel with me?"

"Oh?"

After hearing what Alia said, Lu Ren looked at Sunflower curiously. Could it be that something happened between them that caused Alia to do such a stupid thing?

"Are you crazy?!"

Sunflower was also very anxious. She didn't want anyone on either side to get hurt, but Alia ignored Sunflower's feelings.

"What? Don't you dare?"

Facing Alia's provocation, Lu Ren sneered. Since Alia came to him on her own initiative, don't blame him for being rude.

"Humph, why not? Tell me, how do you want to die?"

"Tomorrow, come to this place and I will fight you to the death."

After saying that, Alia threw a scroll to Lu Ren. Lu Ren opened it and found that it was a map. The points marked on it were some distance away from Yi Wanhua City.

"Okay! It's a deal then. Don't be afraid to come tomorrow!"