Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the two stood with their foreheads pressed together. One was illusory and transparent, while the other seemed bathed in sunlight, giving off a gentle radiance. Miss Maxim stared blankly at the sight, while Professor Evans watched it with satisfaction.
The scene was dreamlike and moving, though Miss Teresa's lips twitched several times as she tried her best not to make a clicking sound. Even so, once the maid and professor recovered from the scene, they immediately noticed her expression.
This only made the young witch even more unhappy.
Shade and the girl with the illusory body did not maintain that pose for long. When she took the initiative to let go of his hand, she turned and looked toward the setting sun again. Her transparent body seemed to have absorbed that trace of divine radiance from Shade's surface. Her body remained translucent, but her eyes and hair seemed to have become a little more solid.
With his hands behind his back, Shade also gazed at the sunset:
"Live on, and gradually leave your own footprints in this world. See more and more stories. The question of 'Who am I?' isn't something you can answer just by thinking about it. Every child knows neither who they are nor what their meaning is when they are first born, but as they grow up, one day they will understand. There is no meaning in facing the sunset and lamenting your own emptiness. The ocean is so vast, and your voyage has only just begun."
A flicker of light appeared in those deep blue eyes as she faced the sunset. She pursed her lips without looking at Shade again and asked:
"But do I really still have a future? I saw destruction. I saw disaster. I saw