From the Past, Together Toward Tomorrow

"Aemeath, this is what you've been trying to hide from me all along, isn't it?"

Rover looked at Singulum lying on the ground, then turned to Aemeath.

"Rover... Mm..."

As Rover turned to her and spoke gently, Aemeath seemed to have regained her senses—or perhaps finally come to terms with things.

At any rate, she no longer tried to catch Rover off guard and keep attacking Singulum as she had before.

In the battle, she had pressed forward without hesitation, tearing out Singulum's core to strengthen herself.

Now she simply lowered her head before Rover like a child who had done something wrong.

"Aemeath, you know I don't want to just stand by while my friends run themselves ragged for me."

With that, Rover brought Aemeath over to Mo Bai.

Thanks to Mo Bai's help along the way, she had felt a lightness she had almost never known before.

It wasn't that she had never relied on companions in the past.

But having someone like Mo Bai take almost everything upon himself while she watched from the sidelines was a first.

Taking care of most things alone—that used to be her job, it seemed.

And because she knew how hard that was, she was grateful to Mo Bai.

She had also seen how much he had grown since Lahai Luo, and everything he had contributed to Solaris.

Looking at the young man before her now, she felt a surge of emotion.

But as she had just said, she didn't want to stand by while her companions worked so hard for her.

Those words were meant not only for Aemeath, but for Mo Bai too.

Come to think of it, she had hardly ever had a proper conversation with Mo Bai.

Listening and opening up—she knew how important both were.

Later,