Chapter 147 Yulia's Rebirth
After dealing with Lily's affairs, Aiwass did not go to school with her.
Since I have already taken today's leave, I might as well stay at home and rest with Yulia.
Before, when Aiwas was at home, Yulia would run to Aiwas's place with her doll and sleep with him from time to time.
Her body was always so hot that even without holding her, just lying next to her was like a stove radiating steam. Winter was fine, but summer was unbearable for Aiwass. It even occasionally burned Aiwass' mouth dry and his lips chapped.
But he never rejected Yulia.
Because Aiwass deeply understood that the pain he endured was nothing compared to Yulia's. The two had supported each other since their orphanage days and had a deep bond until today.
But Aiwass couldn't share Yulia's pain. She had been suffering from fever since she was six or seven years old, and she was almost always weak.
If it were someone else, their soul would probably wither like a flower. Depression, anxiety, and rage are mild symptoms. It's normal to be unable to bear the pain and get angry at family members, throw things, or even think about suicide.
But Yulia never did.
The more painful and depressed she is, the brighter her soul becomes.
Yulia took all the pain she endured and transformed it all into a desire for knowledge.
Mathematics, physics, architecture, geology, history, alchemy...
She likes things that give her room for thought, things that allow her to experience the profound texture of the world without leaving her home.
When Aiwass visited Yulia in her bedroom, she was either dismantling the electrical appliances that her adoptive father had bought at a high price - at least in Avalon, many electrical appliances were scarce, and not many families had access to electric lights and telephones.
But Yulia, who was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, had successfully disassembled and reassembled the electric fan, radio, telephone, electric iron, phonograph and camera.
At that time, Aiwass had not yet recovered his memories of his past life... He often sat next to Yulia and watched her assemble those electrical appliances. Seeing those broken pieces put back together in her deft hands, he would marvel at this magic-like skill.
And every time that happened, Yulia would smile softly, like an elegant little lady.
A satisfied smile would appear on her delicate little face, and her eyes would shine like gems.
Compared to Yulia, whose intelligence was obvious to the naked eye, Aiwass felt deeply that he was inadequate. When Yulia was in pain, he could do nothing but watch her and whisper comfort.
Later he realized that Yulia didn't need comfort. She was strong enough to adjust on her own...all she needed was companionship.
Therefore, whenever Yulia was in extreme pain, Aiwass would stay with her for a night. When Yulia woke up because of a headache, Aiwass would gently squeeze her hand or touch her head and whisper to her, "I'm here, don't be afraid."
——Until today.
Aiwass sat quietly on the bed, next to Yulia, flipping through a book. He leaned against the pillow, curling up his left leg. His left hand supported the spine of the book, gently placing it on his knees.
On the cover of the book, "Comprehensive Interpretation of the Six Classics" is written in the language of golden irises.
The room was utterly silent, with only the occasional rustle of pages turning and the almost inaudible sound of Aiwass's breathing. The afternoon winter sun shone onto the bedside table and onto Aiwass's head, warming it slightly. His smooth, platinum hair took on a golden outline in the sunlight.
When Yulia woke up, this was the scene she saw when she opened her eyes.
She opened her eyes wide in shock.
My headache is gone...
Even the skin and bones all over my body no longer hurt.
Her body was no longer weak, her hands no longer unable to clench. Her breath no longer burned her trachea, her heart no longer pounded, and she no longer felt breathless. The auditory hallucinations that occasionally echoed in her head also disappeared.
Yulia felt hungry. It was an appetite she almost never had.
A big part of the reason why Yulia was so thin and weak was that she never had an appetite and was even a little anorexic.
Is this... a healthy body?
At that moment, tears flowed from Yulia's eyes.
Aiwass suddenly heard a faint sob. He immediately closed the book and put it aside, asking with concern, "What's wrong, Yuli? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yulia shook her head vigorously and then threw herself into Aiwas' arms.
The small sobs suddenly grew louder, muffled in Aiwass's arms, where only Aiwass could hear them. It was like the grievances accumulated over a decade were pouring out all at once.
Lily, who had been sitting quietly on the sofa reading a book, also raised her head and looked at Yulia with some pity.
Only at this moment, they, the members of the Moriarty family, could truly realize that... Miss Yulia, who seemed to know everything and could learn everything, was, after all, just a fifteen-year-old girl.
Aiwass felt Yulia's released emotions. He felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
He hugged Yulia tightly, resting his chin lightly on the back of her head, closing his eyes, and patting her back as he used to do when he coaxed her to sleep.
It took her a long time to calm down.
She silently pulled herself out of Aiwas's arms, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped her face.
"I'm so happy, brother..."
She made a soft sound, but it was no longer as soft and sticky as before. That light and floating sound was not her own voice, but the weakness of a patient caused by her anorexia and weakness.
"It's not because you cured me, but because I can continue to be with you. I won't suddenly leave you at some point in time.
"Really. I had a vague feeling before that day might not be far away..."
He spoke pessimistically and discussed his previous death date.
But Yulia's eyes seemed to be shining: "But now, I can finally continue to live... It's great."
For the first time, I was completely away from the shadow of death.
At this moment, Yulia was like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. She struggled to break free, spread her wings, and finally took flight.
Her whole face was radiant with a bright and hopeful glow, which made her look so beautiful.
"A fifteen-year-old girl, at her flower-like age, should live her life as it should, happily and full of hope."
Aiwass touched her head and said softly, "This is what the world owes you. I took it back for you."
Yulia didn't respond. She just squinted her eyes like a puppy and rubbed Aiwas's hand earnestly.
Finally, Aiwass hugged Yulia again, took a deep breath, and looked up at the sky.
“I’m actually scared too.”
Ai Hua answered frankly: "Because I am actually not sure whether I can seal the phantom demon in your body. I also don't know if you can be safe in this way...
"But I also vaguely sensed that you might have reached your limit. That ominous premonition made me anxious and impatient. It prevented me from experimenting on others, and instead used my first opportunity directly on you, Yuli.
"Thank you, Sizhu, thank you, Snake Father... and also a little thanks to the Fallen Angel. I really succeeded."
These were words he would never dare to say before the ceremony began.
That might undermine Yulia's confidence, and it might also make him shrink back - strictly speaking, the experiments he conducted were only on Phantom Demon Cards made by extracting Phantom Demon power, not the Sin Cards that sealed the Sin Beast.
Now that the Fallen Angels have not yet fallen, it is possible that they will fail.
Aiwass simply overcame the fear of failure and completed it with the determination to win.
But now that he has won, he can calmly look back and review his own journey.
Aiwass sighed. "What scares me is that I saw during the ritual that you had indeed reached your limit. If you lose control again, you can no longer be safely sealed... The Flame-Butterfly will completely devour your life. And after the seal, the illumination technique revealed to me the extent of your physical condition.
"Your body seems to have been eaten away by the Flame-Bearing Butterfly, leaving it as a hollow shell. Like a butterfly's cocoon, the nutrients within have been almost completely drained."
Yet, under such circumstances, Yulia's life could burst forth with such brilliant flames...
Aiwass sincerely admired his sister.
Now that Yulia has freed herself from the dangerous shackles that bound her fate and intended her death, her soul, endowed with balance, wisdom, devotion, and transcendence, will burst forth with its own brilliance.
She could become an alchemist or a mage. Because there was still some flame left by the Flame-Bearing Butterfly in Yulia's body, her flame was naturally more intense than others.
And when the Flame-Rebellious Butterfly is fully developed and out of its larval stage... Aiwass can also inject its power back into Yulia's body.
Pastoral law does not permanently weaken Aiwass's own power, but he must choose his limited pastoral quota carefully.
Just like Lily is very suitable for the power of Shadow Demon.
The person who is most suitable for the power of the Flame Butterfly is undoubtedly Yulia.
"By the way...where's Dad, brother?"
Yulia suddenly thought of her strange little bear doll. She felt a little uncomfortable when she left her doll.
Dud is a character from the popular Avalon children's comic strip "Commissioner Brown".
It was white, with a round face like a bear and large, drooping ears like a jackrabbit. Its face was pierced with a series of large crosses that ran like sutures, and its two eyes were small crosses. It looked like it had been stabbed.
In that comic, he was a stupid villain. Aiwass had also read that comic with Yulia.
It's set up as an undead Jason-like monster that wields a butcher knife to hunt down the protagonist, a brown bear named "Brown," who serves as the Director of the Inspectorate. But Dad is so weak that he dies immediately upon encountering him, becoming a rather comical character.
But for some reason, Yulia likes it very much. Aiwass asked her about it before, but Yulia always avoided answering.
Now that Aiwas asked the question again, Yulia finally gave an answer.
"...There's no particular reason. If you insist, it's just superstition."
Yulia touched a strand of hair hanging on the corner of her forehead with some embarrassment.
"I just feel that... I look a lot like it. We're both white. Our eyes are red, and our bodies are tattered."
The girl whispered, "I wish I could be as vigorous as it is, so that I can't be killed."
——That was just the girl’s extremely simple desire to survive.
This was an extremely strong desire to survive that Yulia had never shown in front of Aiwas and other family members.
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