Sister-Caught in the Act

Ever since... far, far ago--

Auroria seemed to have already foreseen the ending before her.

Youzi--

would definitely be found and brought back by the friends and family who loved her, by her beloved elder sister.

And after that... she herself would once again be left all alone, returning to the forgotten state where no one cared about her and no one remembered her.

It was just... something she had clearly foreseen a very, very long time ago.

Yet when such a sight, such a scene, truly played out before her eyes, Auroria found that she still couldn't bear it.

Because she had lost it before, she treasured it all the more.

Because she had once possessed it, she found it all the harder to let go.

I could have endured loneliness if I had never felt warmth.

I could have walked through the long, endless night if... I had never seen the light, never seen... you.

She let out a soft sigh.

Auroria stared blankly at Youzi, who seemed to be on the verge of no longer seeing her.

Youzi was smiling, but the smile on her face gradually became uglier than crying.

In the end... the entire world was once again left with only her.

The greatest difference between Auroria and Su Youzi was that she truly had no ties, bonds, or connections to the world anymore.

She had always been a child with no one.

Although, for the sake of the so-called greater good of human civilization, she had resolutely chosen ascension and cast herself aside.

But after savoring that hard-won warmth, she had gradually become unable to bear letting it go.

In the end, she was merely a drifting duckweed floating beyond the world.

Rootless and fruitless, when the tide came to carry Su Youzi away,