That night, Lucia met Lilith in the Virtual World.
She didn't know whether it was an illusion or caused by something else, but Lilith gave her... an indescribable feeling.
You could see that she was right there, yet your senses told you that she wasn't.
It was a deeply contradictory feeling.
They still ran into each other in the Virtual World from time to time. Lucia carried out the task Aurora had given her, helping more people find that light.
And she would become a beam of light herself, shining upon the darkest places on this planet! In fact, she had already accomplished quite a bit.
Thanks to her, the Slums had improved tremendously. People's lives had gotten better. They still couldn't compare with the lives of those in the Upper Class cities, but at least things were no longer the way they used to be.
Lucia had taken out all the money she had and used it to buy food and materials and renovate the Slums.
There was more greenery here than before—not toxins, but plants. There was also more laughter.
She had even introduced some holographic screens, allowing people to learn what the Upper Class cities were like.
The smiles and contentment on people's faces made her happy. Everything she had given was worth it.
"Makuli came today. He wants to return to the dojo," Lilith said softly.
They had joined the Trade Alliance, and their main job was dealing with those demons. More than five hundred disciples from the dojo trained alongside them. Some had progressed faster and were already capable of standing on their own.
But most were still relatively ordinary.
Lilith had also become an important figure in the Upper Class cities. Everyone she interacted with belonged to the Upper Class, and her speech had