Volume 6, Chapter 75 – The Flame Greatsword Glowing Once Again

Agreeing with Fia would make herself look unfaithful; clearly she had Claire, yet she was thinking about another woman. However, if she didn’t agree with Fia, she couldn’t bring Anastasia and Fia together, and thus wouldn’t be able to exploit the loophole for herself later. She had really dug a massive pit for herself.

That said, the fact that she was seriously pushing for this method was just too despicable. What would Claire think? The person she had always treated as a niece became her sister—if she were in Claire’s shoes, the atmosphere during future meetings would surely be awkward enough to freeze water. No, even without putting herself in Claire’s shoes, the atmosphere would be icy enough.

I am truly despicable…

Fortunately, Fia was unaware of Nola’s “true” thoughts. Looking at the silent Nola, she assumed the tone of a senior and counted on her fingers with a straight face to explain.

“See, my thoughts are the same as Nola’s. Since I have Claire in my heart, if I accepted others, wouldn’t that make Claire seem unimportant to me? Tilulu indeed has a sincere heart, and her background and situation are sympathetic, but love must be mutual to work. Accepting someone because you feel they are pitiful isn’t called love; it’s charity, or more like making do with life. Hmm… although that’s not impossible, since feelings can be cultivated slowly and any love must start with understanding each other, I feel this is unfair to Tilulu.”

“Tilulu is too young and lacks life experience. If I were the same age as Tilulu, of course it wouldn’t be an issue, but my experience is much richer than hers. She likes me because she has only met someone like me. It’s like a frog in a well thinking the sky above its head is the most beautiful. If she saw the wider world outside, she wouldn’t think the sky at the well’s opening is her only option; she could have more choices. That’s why I rejected her. It’s the same for Liti. They haven’t seen the wider world yet and shouldn’t tie their lives to me. This is good for everyone.”

“Ugh…”

These overly righteous remarks choked Nola’s voice in her throat. Although Fia’s statement was the exact opposite of the frivolous Fia she had imagined, when these words came out of Fia’s mouth—especially with that extremely serious expression—the image of Dofilia in her heart couldn’t help but improve significantly. The real Fia wasn’t as casual as she thought at all; on the contrary, she was impeccably serious and exceptionally reliable.

Flying slowly in the air, she pondered for a long time before answering.

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“But… Fia, have you considered that even if one searched with a lantern, it would be hard to find someone as outstanding as you in this world?”

“Huh?”

This time it was Fia’s turn to be stunned.

She had the self-awareness that she was a genius, so Nola’s words were particularly convincing. It was indeed hard to find someone as strong as her in this world. Aside from herself, only existences like gods, Absolute Evil, and the Sovereign were at this level, and those were choices beyond normal imagination.

Her gaze drifted, and her expression was quite awkward.

“Outstanding refers not just to strength, but also character…”

“But Fia’s character is also very good. Even someone with a terrible personality like me received a helping hand from you, let alone others. I’m not clear what happened between you and Tilulu or Liti, but in terms of character, Fia has no problems.”

Actually, Nola wanted to be more specific. For example, Fia was kind and gentle, wise and understood how to care for others’ feelings, and emotionally delicate. But saying it bluntly would be too shy-inducing; the next step would practically be a confession. She didn’t have the courage to take the praise that far.

Yet even so, Fia still sensed something unusual. She looked Nola up and down with a surprised look.

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“What is wrong with you today? It’s like you’re a different person, constantly praising me. To be honest, this makes me very uncomfortable…”

“Then does Fia want me to scold you a bit?”

“Better forget that.” Fia looked disgusted. “Anyway, my thought is to wait until Tilulu grows up and can take responsibility for her own decisions before discussing it. I’m still five years away from being a hundred anyway. Let the future self decide future matters. That’s the end of the matter regarding Tilulu.”

Then according to this logic, don’t I have no chance either?

Fia said it very clearly: love requires mutual affection. Right now, it was just her unilaterally falling for Fia, a person she shouldn’t like. Following this trend, she would only follow Tilulu’s old path—Fia only treated her as a friend, not a lover.

No way. With Claire as a warning example, I can’t just give up like this.

Looking at Fia’s back, Nola gritted her teeth and chased after her.

“Then what about Anastasia? She is an adult.”

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Clearly hit in a soft spot, even Fia’s expression stiffened.

She could brush off Liti and Tilulu using age, but Anastasia was the only one she couldn’t. In fact, because of Anastasia’s importance in her heart, if Anastasia really brought it up, she wouldn’t know how to react.

Although sorry to Anastasia, better to shut this noisy Fire Cat up first. Nola was strangely weird today, not only actively holding her hand but also constantly praising her. If not for remembering that Claire still lived in Nola’s heart, she would have suspected if Nola had fallen for her… That would be too strange, right? Nola was very cute, but… this was her niece.

Fia waved her hand, pretending to be relaxed.

“Anastasia is my maternal half-sister. It’s normal for a sister to take extra care of a younger sister. Besides, Anastasia was saved by me back then. Just like how Nola feels grateful and wants to help Claire and the Goddess after being saved by them, Anastasia should have the same psychology. Nola is thinking too much.”

“I don’t think so—!”

Her voice came to an abrupt halt. As if discovering something, Nola’s eyes suddenly widened, and she immediately brought the Flame Greatsword she was carrying on her back to her front.

Even in daylight, it was clearly visible that the Flame Greatsword was emitting an unusual glow.

As if seeing something incredible, Nola’s mouth opened slightly, and her eyebrows knitted together tightly.

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“No way… Fia, I sense Lady Goddess’s aura.”

“Are you sure it’s the Goddess and not something else? There are many powerful undead creatures in the Weeping Mountains; couldn’t it be them triggering the Flame Greatsword?”

“Impossible. I have been familiar with the Flame Greatsword for a long time; I wouldn’t fail to sense even this slight difference. This aura can only belong to Lady Goddess or someone of Helian’s strength. The person emitting the aura is right in the depths of the Weeping Mountains!”

With Nola speaking to this extent, Fia’s expression quickly became serious. If the facts were as Nola said and the comer was Nola’s Goddess, then she could find her to verify if the World Tree Continent really only had one god left. And if it was Helian sneaking back, then she would leave Helian here forever.

“Understood. Let’s go.”

No longer tangling with words, Fia and Nola turned into two trails of flame, one black and one red, flying straight toward the Weeping Mountains.