Only Belong to Each Other
"What wish... do you want to fulfill?"
Mashu murmured without realizing it.
Looking at Mashu like this, how could Luo Zhen not understand?
"You never thought about a question like this at all, did you?"
Luo Zhen smiled wryly.
Having obtained a wish-granting machine like the "Holy Grail," an ordinary person would have gone wild with joy at such an opportunity. Magi were even more so. Even if they had not obtained it yet, merely knowing there was a way to acquire such a thing would make them willing to pay any price for it. After all, they were a group driven by personal desires. Whether they wanted to reach the Root, obtain rare magical materials, or gain wealth, knowledge, and technology, the "Holy Grail" could satisfy them to a certain extent. It was impossible for them not to go mad over it. Yet Mashu had never seemed to consider using the "Holy Grail" for herself at all, leaving Luo Zhen at a loss for how to describe her.
"Are you really free of all desire?"
Luo Zhen looked straight into Mashu's eyes. He even crouched down, keeping their gazes level, as if trying to see through her innermost thoughts. He had never been so serious before.
"I..."
Mashu was rendered speechless, a lost expression appearing on her face once more.
Luo Zhen did not rush her. He simply waited quietly for Mashu to sort out her thoughts.
The surroundings fell silent.
Not long afterward...
"I..."
Mashu's voice rose as softly as a mosquito's buzz.
"I want to see the sky once."
Mashu voiced that wish.
"The real... genuine... boundless blue sky."
Her words were like the gentlest breeze in the world, brushing across the soul.
The girl's pure and innocent wish seemed capable of