"In that case, I'll leave it to you. Freya, you take Norren home first."
Chen Hao looked at Freya and said, while also withdrawing his foot from Noren's head. Then he turned to Kreeher, Eve, and the others, and said:
“Let’s go find the lord of Braniko now. Just like ten years ago when he went to negotiate with the demons to survive, that guy has now turned around and sided with the Kingdom of Geolar to save his own life. Braniko doesn’t need such an opportunist as its lord.”
Norren led the Holy Lance Knights to massacre Braniko, but the human soldiers in Braniko had no intention of fighting back, as they had all been ordered not to move. The lord, who had already betrayed them, tacitly approved of the massacre.
"Noren, I hope you can get along well with your sister later. After all, you were saved because of her pleading."
Chen Hao squatted down and patted Norlen's face kindly, which immediately dampened her joy at surviving the ordeal. Her body trembled with fear, shaking like a sieve.
"let's go."
Chen Hao stood up, flicked the back of his trench coat, and then swaggered toward the lord's mansion. Kreeher and the others followed behind. Now, all that remained on the battlefield were corpses, seven maids cleaning up the battlefield, Freya, and Norren.
“Freya… Sister…”
Noren's gaze at Freya was filled with complex emotions.
[My sister's personality has changed so much after being brainwashed, she's completely different from before... Is she really still my Freya sister?]
But no matter what... she definitely loves my sister... if she were completely brainwashed, she definitely wouldn't have chosen to save me...
"I'm sorry, Noren. I made a lot of mistakes before, and the one I regret most is pushing you away... I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Freya sighed softly, stepped forward to help Norren up from the ground, and gently wiped the bloodstains splattered on her face.
"No...no way...you can't be Freya! She would never be so gentle to me!"
Noren looked incredulous, taking a step back. She shook her head violently, tears welling in her eyes. Unable to accept this fact, she screamed hysterically.
"That woman... how could she be so gentle with me?! She clearly hates me the most and wishes I were far away from her. You were sent by the Healer to play a role in order to subdue me, weren't you?! You brainwashed imposter, don't even think about deceiving my feelings!"
[Actually... I... really wanted Freya to treat me like that too... but... I can't... Freya has already died on a personal level, this woman in front of me is just an imposter, that's for sure!]
“I am not Freya, but I am also Freya. I am a completely new personality based on her personality, plus some knowledge and some new ideas, possessing all her past experiences. At least in my eyes, Norren, you are indeed my sister.”
Freya smiled faintly at Noren, her eyes filled with remorse. She knew perfectly well that her personality was a fabrication by Chen Hao, not Noren's original, real sister, Freya. Therefore, she didn't intend to hide it, and continued:
“The blood ties between us cannot be denied. I will still treat you as my own sister. If you don’t want to acknowledge me as your older sister and want to distance yourself from me, I don’t mind.”
Upon hearing Freya's words, Noren became agitated, grabbed her sleeve, and screamed hysterically:
"No! I don't want to! I don't want to sever ties with my sister!"
Noren's tears flowed continuously from her eyes, sliding down her face to her chin, dripping onto her collar. At that moment, the dark clouds began to gather and rain began to fall, wetting her clothes.
"Absolutely not! I don't want to lose my sister again! I don't want her to leave me again! No matter what you become, Freya, you will always be my sister!"
"I'm sorry! It's my fault! I shouldn't have doubted my sister, I was just too scared..."
"I'm so scared... Could it be that my sister has been brainwashed by the Healer and turned into a stranger who doesn't recognize me...?"
Freya felt a pang of sympathy at Norren's sobs and whimpers. She silently opened her arms and embraced Norren, letting his tears soak the front of her dress.
Freya gently stroked Noren's hair, comforting her while whispering in her ear...
"I'm sorry, Noren. After enjoying power, I gradually lost myself. In my pursuit of power, I was afraid that you would take my power, so I treated you badly and ignored your feelings and emotions."
"Now, after accepting the ideas that Lord Chen Hao instilled in me, I realize that I have unknowingly made so many wrong things. Among them, the person I feel most guilty about is you."
"You worked so hard to learn strategy and military tactics to help me, but I was afraid of the abilities you showed and chose to distance myself from you and reject you."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I promise I'll never make that mistake again, Noren. Please give me a chance. Let's go back to how we used to be, and be those inseparable, carefree sisters again, okay?"
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