Faded Dream Secret Poison

Ash didn't ask which route Sword Maiden was going to choose—he knew it would be hard for her to decide right away.

Silence was her past ideal; clamor came from her restless mood. The two routes represented two desires Sword Maiden couldn't make coexist. It was like wondering, as a child, which of the country's two top universities to attend—Sword Maiden really did need some time to deal with this sweet dilemma.

But heaven's will was like a blade, and the human heart was hard to predict. Even if Sword Maiden made a decision, reality still had to agree to it. Perhaps Sword Maiden would make up her mind here, only for Fate over there to insist on playing a joke on her: if she wanted adventure, a situation might arise where her family needed her care; if she wanted stability, an accident might push her into the eye of the storm...

By comparison, the Witch's Rainbow Blessing was much more stable:

```"Black White Witch" "Human Race · Female · 19 years old" "Bond Level: 4 (75% Experience Sharing)" "Silver Blessing · Witch's Taboo: Secrecy grants you power, concealment is your weapon. The fewer people in reality who know your true inner self, the stronger you become in the Void Realm. Black White Witch's current concealment level is 80% (known to few), granting an 80% bonus to Artificery recovery speed." "Golden Blessing · Witch's Rebellion: Rebellion grants you power, desire is your weapon. The more you want to rebel against those who love you, or even harbor ill intentions toward those who love you, the stronger you become in the Void Realm. Black White Witch's current rebellion level is 96% (filial piety gone bad), granting 96% additional Artificery." "Rainbow Blessing · Witch's Trouble: Trouble grants you power, dissatisfaction is your