Chapter 565 - 327: Confession (2)

Chapter 565: Chapter 327: Confession (2)

"I have been a bit busy lately."

’I did come to the White Tower, but only in the pre-enactments...’

’In the real world, there was no need to go.’

"Actually, yesterday..."

"Yesterday, someone came to see me. He said he was a high-ranking member of the White Tower and wanted me to go with him to the Tower of the Sages, which is the White Tower’s headquarters."

"He also told me that I might become a candidate for the next Wise One."

Yuna’s voice was very soft, and she fidgeted, rubbing her small leather shoes together.

"The reason?" Lu Cang asked.

Yuna shook her head. "I don’t know."

Lu Cang knew Yuna might be taken away, but he was puzzled as to why.

Yuna was just an early awakener. Although they were rare, she wasn’t the only one in the world.

’Yuna must have something special about her to be noticed, right?’

’She can’t be getting taken away just because she’s someone close to me, can she? On what grounds?’

Lu Cang had seen countless geniuses in this world. To put it bluntly, while Yuna could be considered a genius, she was by no means an exceptionally dazzling one. She couldn’t compare to the likes of Saint One or Yelieya.

Besides, Yuna just kept a low profile reading books in the tower. It wasn’t worth the White Tower coming all this way just to snatch her.

In his pre-enactments, Lu Cang had also found the person who invited Yuna to the Tower of the Sages.

A Level 7 Scholar, the master of this White Tower.

But the answer he gave was that it was the will of those above...

He said that the Tower of the Sages periodically searches the world for promising young people to undergo the Trial to become a Wise One.

Yuna had been chosen.

And so, they selected her.

This was a long-standing tradition of the White Tower, something they did every so often.

It sounded like a good enough reason.

But thinking about it more carefully...

’Does he mean that some great being in the Tower of the Sages ordered the master of a branch White Tower on a continent in the Moon Sea to go and grab a little girl who was just quietly reading her books, bothering no one?’

’An unremarkable Level 3 Scholar.’

’How is that any different from the general headquarters, a world away from the front lines, ordering a machine gun turret to shift five centimeters to the left?’

It was just too strange.

’Or could it be that Yuna has some hidden secret?’

’A secret that even I can’t see?’

Lu Cang touched Yuna again. They looked at each other... and information about Yuna flowed back into his mind.

However, after perceiving the information once more, Lu Cang sighed internally.

It was still the same as before. Yuna was just Yuna. There was no hidden information he had failed to notice.

"Yuna, do you want to go to the Tower of the Sages?"

Yuna paused. "I..."

"Honestly, I still want to stay by your side."

"But I’m starting to feel like I’m drifting further and further away from you."

"Lu Cang, you always talk about so much knowledge I don’t know, you always see a wider world. Even when you’re not studying with me, you learn so many new and fascinating things."

"I feel like I’m becoming more and more inessential in your world."

"If this continues, I’ll definitely become someone completely useless to you..."

The words struck a chord in Lu Cang.

He thought, ’It’s not...’ but in the end, Lu Cang didn’t say those two words out loud.

’Is it really not true?’

’I really am selfish. I don’t really consider others’ feelings. I just want to get stronger, and it’s true I haven’t made an effort to see Yuna for a long time.’

’Part of it is probably that I realized Yuna has feelings for me, so I’ve been deliberately avoiding her.’

’I don’t want to face it.’

’On the other hand, it also seems like I’m gradually running out of things to talk about with her.’

’Yuna isn’t an expert in Potions, and my own skill and rate of progress with Potions far outpace her speed of learning.’

’In the end... I really am a person who prioritizes personal gain.’

’I have no right to say ’it’s not.’’

Lu Cang swallowed his words.

Yuna cupped Lu Cang’s face in her hands, her expression very serious. "Actually, I’ve always cared about you, Lu Cang."

"You’re not really a cold person. You care for people when they’re down, and you lend a hand when you can help. Even though you say you don’t want to get involved in troublesome things, your actions are completely different."

"You’re awkward and not as straightforward as you seem. I often hear you ask me about things you’re conflicted about."

"Even though you’re really strong, you’re also someone who’s extremely insecure, like you’re always worried something bad is about to happen."

"At first, I felt I could achieve Resonance with you. Then I found myself understanding you more and more, becoming more and more curious about you, and able to comprehend you better. Your every move and every word seemed so new and fascinating to me."

"But gradually, I felt the distance between us growing. I gradually stopped understanding what you were talking about, I gradually lost track of what you were thinking, of your worries..."

"Maybe it’s because my perspective is too narrow, so I can’t see the same world that you see."

Yuna said, biting her lip.

"So, I won’t accept it."

"I want to see the world through your eyes, too. I want to know just how vast this world really is..."

"I like you, Lu Cang. I don’t want to be left behind you forever. I want to stand at the same height as you, so I can understand you better."

"I know I’m still young, so I’ve read a lot of books. I wanted to understand this feeling."

"I want to go to the Tower of the Sages. I want to become a Wise One."

"I won’t ask for any answer from you. In eight years... when we’re both grown up, you’ll surely be famous throughout the world, and I will have become a Wise One, someone useful to you."

"By then, we’ll both be adults, and you definitely won’t be able to call me childish."

Glistening teardrops rolled down from the corners of Yuna’s eyes, but she still stared at Lu Cang, her eyes wide with defiance.

’Yuna...’

’Sigh, your temperament is already much more mature than a normal child’s.’

’In this world, you can change your class at sixteen. Sixteen is also the age of adulthood.’

Lu Cang hadn’t expected Yuna to confess her feelings so directly. In the pre-enactments, she had never said this.

"Yuna, if you go to the Tower of the Sages, you will inevitably face danger."

"This world is far more dangerous than you imagine."

Yuna gave a teary, bitter smile. "Lu Cang, whenever you face a question you don’t want to answer, you always change the subject..."

’Sigh...’

’This is so hard to answer.’

’How am I supposed to respond to an eight-year-old girl’s feelings?’

’If I treat it like a child’s game of house, it would be too disrespectful to her feelings. But a serious answer... Lu Cang felt that would be too heartbreaking.’

Yuna wiped away her tears, still smiling. "It’s okay. I already said you don’t need to give me an answer, Lu Cang."

"I’m not afraid of danger."

"You all must have faced a lot of danger while getting stronger, right?"

"If I want to stand at the same height as you, I’ll definitely have to go through many hardships. So, I want to go."

Lu Cang could feel Yuna’s determination.

The path one chooses to walk is their own decision.

If a friend he knew was walking into a danger that offered no benefit, Lu Cang might pull them back.

But this was a fortuitous opportunity.

When it comes to such opportunities, one either contends for them or does not.

Yuna wanted to contend for the opportunity that belonged to her. Lu Cang no longer had any reason to stop her.

"Then, Yuna, I wish you success..."

Yuna blushed and nodded slightly. "Mm... After I become a Wise One, I’ll come find you."

"If... if there’s no one else by your side then, I hope you’ll consider..."

Lu Cang gave a helpless smile, interrupting Yuna’s confession. "Let’s wait until we’re both grown up to talk about this."

’If I ever become so powerful that I can ignore everything else... we’ll talk about it then,’ Lu Cang thought to himself.

Yuna fiddled with her fingers, her face a little red.

The direct confession from just now felt so embarrassing now that she had calmed down.

Suddenly, she thought of something else. "Right! I heard that in the Land of the Moon, there’s a woman known as the most beautiful in the world... You, you can’t fall in love with her!"

Hearing Yuna’s sudden outburst, Lu Cang couldn’t help but laugh. "What are you talking about... How could I just fall in love with someone I don’t even know? Do I seem like that kind of person?"

Yuna pouted. "Well, no."

"But I heard that woman is really, really beautiful... Anyone who has seen her, even with just one glance, will fall hopelessly in love with her."

’Is it really that absurd?’

’It does make one curious... Just how beautiful could she be?’