"I choose Task Three."
[Very well]
Elashia forcefully pulled the kneeling Cecilia up and held Cecilia's right hand with both of her hands.
"I don't want you to fight for me for life, I only want you... to find your original self."
"Compared to who you are now, having learned to compromise in the darkness of the imperial capital, I prefer the you from ten years ago who didn't know your limits."
[Task completed]
[Task Reward: Mage level increased by one]
Cecilia was stunned.
These words truly touched the depths of her heart.
This was the second time she had heard these words.
The first time was when her sister, after being confined here, said it to her during their first meeting.
In truth, how could she not miss her past self?
Gallant and free-spirited.
But she had to protect her sister; she had no choice.
Cecilia didn't know what to say and didn't withdraw her hand, just remained silent.
After a long while, Cecilia suddenly pulled her hand back and spoke toward the bushes in a resigned tone:
"Come out, stop hiding."
"Hehehe~" ^-^
Sophia, who had been hiding behind a large tree, pushed her wheelchair out.
She had actually just arrived not long ago.
Hearing her sister's voice, Sophia hid behind the big tree to eavesdrop on their conversation.
She only saw her sister kneeling before Sister Ela saying: "I am willing to fight for you for life."
Then she watched Sister Ela forcefully pull her sister up while her sister looked bewildered, holding her sister's hand and saying:
"I don't want you to fight for me for life, I only want you... to find your original self. Compared to who you are now, having learned to compromise in the darkness of the imperial capital, I prefer the you from ten years ago who didn't know your limits."
Woohoo!
Sophia loved shipping couples the most!
Although Sister Ela didn't say it, combining what Sister Ela had said earlier—"Sister has already defeated the bad person who wouldn't let you meet"—with what her own sister just said—"I am willing to fight for you for life"—it wasn't hard to deduce—Sister Ela must be amazing!
Great!
Plus, one was her own dear sister, and one was Sister Ela who defeated the bad person that even her sister had no choice but to obey.
They looked so close! ^-^
Today not only could she meet her sister normally, but she also witnessed such an incredible scene!
The delighted Sophia crashed from her wheelchair straight into her sister's arms.
Cecilia, who hadn't had intimate contact with her sister for a long time, moved very stiffly.
Beside them, Elashia watched the lively Sophia and the bewildered Cecilia, revealing a gentle smile.
In most storylines, the sisters never truly reunited even at the end. After all, whether "Elashia" wanted to "do good deeds" or truly wanted to do good, she always had to control Cecilia through Sophia. Only in very few routes, when Elashia gained Cecilia's genuine trust, could this pair of unfortunate sisters at least reunite for a while before the Undead Calamity destroyed humanity.
It was so fortunate to have obtained [Dead Wood Comes to Life].
But when she thought about how the beauty before her would be destroyed by the Undead Calamity before long, Elashia's mood grew heavy again.
The more beautiful the scene of the sisters' reunion before her, the more cruel the almost inevitable future of world destruction seemed.
And in this Abyss Marsh continent, how many such tragedies would there be?
Just thinking about the tragic endings each character faced in the calamity made Elashia's mood somber.
But, regardless of how tragic and inevitable the ending might be, at least the beauty before her eyes was real.
Whatever the case, except for the route where Cecilia took her sister and left Elasia, in all the routes Elashia had played in the game, Cecilia had never reunited with her sister this early—not even in the most humane route "Elashia" took.
She had at least broken some of the so-called "unchangeable reality."
Looking at the excited Sophia nuzzling back and forth in her sister's arms and the bewildered Cecilia whose eyes were nonetheless filled with tears, Elashia's eyes also moistened.
This was truly... wonderful...