I Will Lead the Way

Chapter 677

"I..." Klayya's gaze flickered. After struggling for a long while, she sighed. "I... can't understand it."

"Is that so..." The deep affection in Evenson's eyes instantly turned lonely, and he looked deeply regretful. His hands, resting on Klayya's shoulders, slowly fell away.

He could understand Klayya's reaction. To put it in familiar terms: I understand all the reasoning, but...

After all, no matter how much of a shut-in or how naïve Klayya was, she was still an adult with a firmly established worldview. Without resorting to other means, trying to overturn someone's deeply rooted beliefs and replace them with something entirely different through mere persuasion was asking too much.

But before Evenson's disappointed hands had fully dropped, Klayya grabbed them tightly. "Although I can't understand it, I know what I should do."

By saying that, Klayya had effectively agreed! Joy immediately filled Evenson's chest, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. But he quickly restrained it. "If you do this... it'll hurt."

To do inhuman things as a human, to commit utterly inhumane acts while preserving one's humanity—such inner contradiction was endless torment. The pain was beyond words, yet Klayya had chosen to bear it. Evenson was both surprised and heartbroken.

"Maybe it will hurt... but this is my choice." Klayya pressed her lips together and said firmly, "Compared to all of you, I really am naïve and childish. War... perhaps it really is as terrifying as you say, perhaps even more terrifying. But I still don't know what it truly looks like..."

"Ha... so you won't turn back until you hit a wall." Aurelles toyed with her hair and mocked her. "Just make sure the wall isn't too hard. If you smash your head bloody, no one will care if you start crying."

"That