After Wiener left.
The atmosphere in the ward quickly became warm and harmonious again.
Waz was reluctant to leave Lorraine's embrace. It nestled against Lorraine's chest and asked, "Old Lorraine, just now... I was really scared."
"Afraid that I'll agree to be with it, right?"
"Well, it's not really appropriate for me to say this, but compared to what Venarida can give you, I... really can't give you anything. I didn't expect that even so, you would still be willing to stay with me. Waaah, Lao Lin, you're the best."
As they talked...
Vaz was so moved he almost cried.
The water goddess Sayo, Amakawa Kaoru, and Hanabi Haruka, who were standing nearby, were also happy about Lorraine's decision.
Although Qi Wu, Zhen Zhu, Mo Mo, and Gu Li Xi belong to an evil organization, they also do not want to see Lorraine get together with Venalida.
Everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.
——
Lorraine looked at everyone and comforted them, "You're all overthinking it. Actually... I made up my mind from the very beginning. No matter how tempting the conditions Venarida offers, even if it conquers the whole world and offers it to me as a gift, I will not agree to be with it. I would rather go back to the life of a beggar than follow it."
"Why is that?" Waz asked, puzzled.
"None of you knew?"
Lorraine looked at everyone.
The girls all shook their heads.
Water Goddess Xiaoye: "If it were anyone else, they would definitely have accepted its invitation immediately, after all, it has painted such a big picture."
Kaoru Amakawa: "Yes, in this world, how many people can resist that level of temptation? Once you have absolute power, it's like having everything."
Hua Lingyao: "Brother Lin must have seen through its sinister intentions, which is why he wasn't tempted by its sweet talk!"
Qi Wu: "That guy is always two-faced. Who knows if he's hiding something more important from us? Going with someone like that is like pushing Xiao Linlin into a fire pit."
Pearl: "It kept many things from us from the beginning, including the Dark Flower."
Momo: "Thinking about it now, the appearance of the little Shion might actually have been a good thing. At least Venalida's plan didn't really succeed. Its goal was Lorraine's body, right? If it had actually succeeded and merged into Lorraine's body, I can't even imagine what the consequences would have been."
Guli nodded, indicating that everyone was absolutely right.
——
Watts concluded, "In short, old Lin, that guy is wicked. Don't believe anything he says, and definitely don't get too close to him."
Listening to everyone's discussion.
Lorraine sighed.
He specifically gestured to Watts, asking her to put a soundproof barrier around the entire room to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
Then.
Seeing that he seemed to have something to say, the girls all quieted down.
Lorraine leaned against the headboard, looked up at the sky outside, and said in a somewhat weary voice, "Venarida's purpose has been made very clear to us through this incident. What it desires most is not something from me, but to merge with my soul. In my opinion, this is no different from possession."
The water goddess Xiaoye spoke up, "Do you think it wants to possess your soul?"
That's probably what it means.
Waz began, “But it swore back then that it wasn’t about taking away souls, but about merging and coexisting. I don’t know if it was telling the truth or not.”
Speaking of this...
Lorraine explained earnestly, “You need to understand one thing clearly: no matter which world you are in, while you enjoy power, power will eventually kidnap you. Once you embark on this path, there is only one outcome: you will die on the road of endlessly pursuing power, and there will be no way to back out.”
"......."
The girls looked at each other, their minds racing, trying to understand the sentence.
Lorraine explained.
"Even if what it says is true, that it wants to merge with my soul and guarantees it won't possess me, and that it's generous enough to lend me its power for my use, no one can guarantee that it won't change its mind in the future. This relationship is very much like a slave contract. The real power is still in its own hands. If I want to use it, I have to get its consent. In this sense, I've become its puppet."
The girls seemed to understand immediately.
A chill ran through me.
"You are all aware of what happened before. I possess the magical ability to travel between worlds, so I can never truly die completely. If I die in this world, I will randomly travel to other worlds. So... if my soul is truly bound to Venalida, then I will be bound to it for eternity, restricted by it, unable to live or die, and it can do whatever it wants to me."
This situation.
If Venalida were to harbor evil intentions in the future, Lorraine felt that she might very well be completely controlled by her, thus becoming her puppet.
so……
When it really comes to that, it's no different from being possessed.
Lorraine looked at everyone and questioned them in a heavy tone.
"So do you still think... I really would agree to be with it? Would I still crave the so-called power it gives me?... Do you really think I, Lorraine, would gamble my entire future on the conscience of a mascot?"
His words.
Like cold needles, they pierced deeply into the hearts of every girl.
Only then did everyone realize just how terrifying the dangers and schemes were hidden behind this seemingly tempting invitation.
——
Lorraine knew that they all understood.
"So you can rest assured that even if I, Lorraine, die, I will never agree to be with it, much less let it merge with my soul. The appearance of the little Shiyins can be considered my saviors in this respect. By a twist of fate... they just happened to interrupt Venalida's conspiracy. Otherwise, who knows whether it would be me, Lorraine, or Venalida sitting in front of you now?"
Everyone nodded.
The water goddess Xiaoye took his hand and solemnly promised, "Don't worry, if that bad guy dares to do anything reckless, we will all protect you!"
"Thank you, I understand."
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