The human race possessed many beliefs that could be called sources of motivation.
Curiosity, hatred, affection...
Ye Qiyan's heart filled with curiosity because of the name Nami Enli.
By contrast.
At that moment, Shaya showed little interest in it, but Ye Qiyan could sense one thing.
"You're very angry."
A statement, not a question.
The smile on Shaya's face did not fade. She merely raised her eyes and watched Water Ice, who was fighting the War Princess and the others at the boundary between worlds.
"Just what I'd expect of you, noticing so quickly. Yes, I'm actually very petty, even if everything that happened to me was only because I was too confident.
"And losing my memories completely here could even be considered a good thing.
"After all, no matter what, I would have lost my memories sooner or later. Only today, you were here.
"You saved me once again.
"But..."
Shaya's long golden hair stirred without wind.
She clenched her seemingly delicate fists, twisting and shattering the space around them.
"But in the end, even though I don't believe this Water Ice could have known about my condition, and the Void must have been behind it, Water Ice is still the enemy who made me lose my memories completely.
"But...
"Ye Qiyan, tell me... should I take revenge?
"Should I let go of my hatred? It was because of Water Ice's existence that I was here, and because you appeared that I survived. If it hadn't been Water Ice, if I'd lost my memories in some other world...
"That would have been just as terrifying as Miling Town...
"I waited fifteen years in Miling Town. If I'd gone through that door, if my past had been abandoned completely, I would no longer have been me...
"So, should I... not