After Fang Cheng left, Ye Yuqing stood rooted to the spot as if her soul had left her, stunned for a long while.
Nearby, Kanzaki Rin had slowly sunk to the ground and covered her face with both hands.
She had once thought she could do anything, that she could solve every problem on her own.
Only later did she realize how childish and ridiculous that idea was. A team or organization would always be stronger than one person fighting alone.
So Kanzaki Rin had joined Fang Cheng's team and started plotting to take control of Machine City, preparing to build a strong collective and organization.
She wanted to support Fang Cheng and help him, not be sheltered behind him like the other girls.
But Isis's appearance had made Kanzaki Rin realize she was no different from the others. She, too, was sheltered by Fang Cheng.
All she could do was watch helplessly as he went to his death. She couldn't even lend him a hand. From beginning to end, she had been nothing but a burden.
Helplessness, powerlessness, and despair intertwined inside Kanzaki Rin, cutting into her heart like sharp blades and leaving bloody wounds.
The two remained silent by the roadside for a long time, until Asaka Akie regained control of her body.
Her eyes were a little swollen and red, as if she had already cried once.
Asaka Akie wiped the corners of her eyes, walked over to Kanzaki Rin, and wrapped her arms around her. "You've already done enough. It's just that in life, there are always things beyond our control."
She understood Kanzaki Rin's personality very well. She knew what everything she did was for, and that she had done it admirably.
But faced with a calamity like Isis, the strength of any individual or