"Does this count as me finding dog food for myself~?!"
In the adjacent guest room, through a crack, Zeus saw the two already being affectionate. Feeling her mouth stuffed with dog food, Zeus felt a bit thrown off by this unexpected 'sassiness'.
"Is it time to retreat?"
Looking at the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere between the two, Zeus felt her long-gone stomach full, a bloated feeling.
Thinking this, since she had no other matters now, there was only the Herrscher in that black box and Kallen's final trial of life and death. Although she wanted to save her, Zeus's current power couldn't contend with historical correction. That is to say, even if Kallen was rescued from the execution ground, she would still die, she would be corrected. No matter what, she would die.
If Zeus were in her complete state, supported by her divine body, she could help her through the ordeal, but now Zeus only had a divine soul here. To put it plainly, she was willing but powerless.
After much deliberation, Zeus still left a letter and departed. She knew that after this departure, this place would likely no longer exist, but what could she change by not leaving? Moreover, she couldn't prevent Kallen's death. Zeus could only choose to be out of sight, out of mind.
After Zeus left, Sakura prepared the meal and brought it to Zeus, but seeing the letter on the table, she understood. In fact, she had known Zeus would leave, but she hadn't expected it so soon. She carefully read Zeus's letter once before putting it away.
"Who was the benefactor who saved me?"
Kallen, now able to sit up, looked curiously at Yae Sakura, who had come to her alone. She remembered the other person saying she would call the one who saved her, so why was there no one else?
"She left."
Sakura said with a hint of helplessness. She hadn't expected Zeus to leave so suddenly, and without even saying goodbye. This made Sakura feel a little aggrieved. Am I really that 'ugly' that she didn't even have the courage to see me?
Looking at the somewhat melancholic Sakura, Kallen didn't know what to say. Although she had experienced more things than Sakura, she was still very well protected by Otto and had not witnessed many of the 'dirty' aspects of the higher echelons, so her mental growth wasn't extensive. She wasn't very good at comforting others; she was only good at playing with commoner children and sharing her food.
"Never mind, your wounds haven't healed yet, rest first!"
Sighing softly, Sakura said to Kallen with a blank expression.
Kallen, still very weak, nodded and continued to nestle into the covers, falling back into a state of rest.
Calmly looking at Kallen, Sakura brought in the meal that had been left at the door and placed it beside Kallen. When she woke up, she could eat it herself. She still needed to talk with her sister. It had been a long time since they last met, and she had a lot to tell her sister.
Meanwhile, back in the cave, Zeus felt extremely restless and couldn't get into a meditative state at all.
"What's going on? I feel like something is about to happen."
Silently reciting the «Ice Heart Incantation» to clear her mind of Clutter thoughts, Zeus knew what was going to happen, but she tried hard not to think about these bothersome things. She could only manage not to actively think about them, but they kept popping up on their own, preventing Zeus from entering a cultivation state.
A strange phenomenon: Zeus and Sakura, though not in the same place, both uttered these two words. Sakura, at this moment, was very curious about the black box in front of her, feeling as if it was calling her to open it.
"Yes, just like that, I will give you power."
"Come on~! Unleash my power."
"I will help you, possess that woman."
"You like her, don't you? Possess her."
Such words kept echoing in Sakura's ears, making her almost reach out her hands to the black box.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, Sister."
"Rin."
But then, the cherry blossom on her back suddenly emitted a pink light, and Rin's voice directly echoed in Sakura's mind. Sakura's movements stopped. This situation greatly displeased the Herrscher inside the black box. She was so close to possessing this woman! Seriously, she didn't expect someone had already gotten there first, it truly broke her eternally lonely little heart. Damn Dr. MEI, how dare she imprison her in here for ten thousand years.
You imprisoned me, fine! But you didn't even give me any toys to relieve boredom, like a PSP or something, and you didn't even give me any small movies to watch. It truly broke her heart, it was just too boring, ah ah ah ah ah ah!
I really want to eat delicious food, I really want to be with my little sister H... Ahem~!
"Rin, you're finally awake."
But at this moment, Sakura had no time to pay attention to a certain Lao Dao Wan in the box; she was more concerned about her sister's condition. Although what the guy in the box said was very tempting, she liked the feeling of being with Zeus. If possible, she hoped Zeus could return to her side on her own, rather than being forced back.
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