Chapter 202

Chapter 202: Solitary Reflection Under the Moon

“Sorry, sorry.”

Looking at Eulalie on the ground, Lolan Hill dispersed the magic-infused spear she had condensed. She then squatted down, and with a gentle touch, wiped away the wound, cleaning the blood off her face, leaving her forehead unblemished and fair.

When it came to healing effects, angels, demons, and nature were the most proficient in the three sequences, though each had their own focus.

After healing the wound on her forehead, Lolan Hill helped the young lady up and comforted her until Eulalie stopped crying.

“It’s really all better.” Looking into the small mirror in her hand, her reflection remained flawless as before. The young lady breathed a sigh of relief, then looked somewhat embarrassed at Lolan Hill.

“Thank you, sister.”

After a brief exchange, seeing that Lolan Hill was about to move on to the next match, she left the underground combat room in a hurry.

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The following battles weren’t as dramatic. Many were new students who had just learned to fight with wooden swords and knives. Although their swordsmanship was decent, it was still within the realm of normal human understanding.

Two wooden swords clashed repeatedly on the ground. After a minute back and forth, one wooden sword was knocked away, and the referee declared one side the winner.

Lolan Hill slowly retracted her wooden sword, and her opponent nodded respectfully.

“Even though you’re a girl, your swordsmanship is impressive. Thank you for the guidance. I’ll continue working hard.”

This boy was from another class and met Lolan Hill for the first time today. Initially, he was surprised by her appearance but underestimated her ability because many noble ladies were considered mere ornaments. However, after this match, he grew increasingly anxious as they fought, and even more so when his opponent gave him a few pointers. Though he lost, he genuinely admired her.

After saying this, he slowly left the arena, and Lolan Hill’s match for the day ended.

The preliminary round format involved five matches according to the schedule, with four wins required for advancement. Lolan Hill naturally won all five matches safely.

When she returned to the dormitory after leaving the combat room, it was quite late. The cold moon hung in the sky alone, without any stars.

When Lolan Hill opened the door, her other roommates were already asleep. After washing up, she didn’t light a lamp but walked to the desk in the central hall, which faced the window, allowing her to see the quiet night scenery outside.

Her hair was still damp after bathing. She sat quietly on a wooden chair, pushed open the window, and let the night breeze gently blow through her hair. Taking advantage of everyone being asleep, Lolan Hill allowed her hair color to revert to silver.

Bathed in the cold moonlight.

After entering Emanas, she inevitably met many people. Many were quite nice, and at first, everything was quite fresh and exciting. But after the initial excitement, she longed for some time alone.

She felt her personality was somewhat contradictory, Lolan Hill thought to herself.

When alone, she wanted some liveliness, but after being lively, she wished to be quiet again. Being called a Great Sage initially excited her, but later she wondered what merit she had that so many people respected her. She even feared meeting Pullman, afraid she couldn’t live up to their hopes. The sage they admired was not mature or steady, just a naive young lady.

She wasn’t as powerful as everyone imagined; sometimes she made mistakes, sometimes she wanted to take it easy, and sometimes she felt inexplicable guilt. Because she hadn’t done well enough, she caused others much hardship. During the Calites Trading Guild, if she had acted sooner, her cultivation progress would have been faster, and fewer people would have sacrificed themselves. But no one blamed her at the guild; instead, they thanked her, perhaps because of her appearance.

If she weren’t a witch, and her appearance was average, wouldn’t she have taken another path? A regular young girl living alone in the forest, occasionally trading fruits she grew and cloth she wove with nearby villages, sometimes hiring hunters to clear out the demonic beasts around her.

Living like this, occasionally reading books and writing, gradually growing old, being called a grandmother, and finally passing away peacefully in bed.

This kind of life wasn’t bad; it was exactly what she had hoped for in her previous life, but unfortunately, that life was unattainable.

Life’s various aspects were like invisible shackles, dragging you forward relentlessly, unable to stop your hurried pace. The people around her urged her to work hard, saying this was a crucial moment. You needed to achieve good grades in these few years, get into a good university, find a good job, earn lots of money, then find a suitable partner, get married, have children, raise them, tutor, work, build a career, and support the elderly.

Although reason and those around her told her this was right, when night fell and all was quiet, her emotions grew like wild grass on a desolate mountain, sorrow like clouds trapped in a box, rolling endlessly but with nowhere to vent or speak.

She didn’t come to this world for these things.

As a child running through the wilderness, she/he yearned for something other than becoming such an adult.

Life shouldn’t be this way; it should be more vibrant and colorful. Like the clear wind blowing over the mountains, leaves rustling in the sunlight, and colorful kites flying in the sky.

Perhaps she was destined to disappoint those people.

She was not what they expected.

She did not want to fully comply with the System’s tasks, becoming a puppet on strings under its manipulation, nor did she want to follow the arrangements of those witches to go to their domains. Sometimes, she didn’t even want to play multiple roles because it wasn’t honest to everyone.

Lacy was just her alias; she was not the legitimate young lady of the Callithes商会, nor was she the erudite sage people expected her to be, and she did not wish to become the witch that people revered and feared.

She was not Lolan, not Lohil, not Lacy—she was merely a silver-haired girl who longed for a peaceful and leisurely life.

After stripping away everything imposed upon her by the outside world, this was her only essence.

She would walk through the world with kindness and curiosity, offering some people genuine help to make the world a little better. But she wouldn’t let a momentary act of kindness bind her. If someone tried to force her to do something she disliked, she would use her own strength to overturn the table.

Because the life she aspired to was like the wind—unconstrained and free, clear and pure like the sky. This was not only her personality but also the origin of her talent.

After understanding some things, Lolan Hill sat by the window, tapping her fingers gently on the windowsill and humming a song from memory.

[I never imagined I could be so strong in this lifetime.]

[Find back what you once had.]

[Now I am alone.]

[Head held high.]

[No matter how fierce the]

[winds and rains on the road may block me, I will not give up.]

[Don’t make me live your way, I refuse.]

Just as Lolan Hill was softly singing, the bedroom door opened, startling her so much that she quickly changed her hair color back.

“Lolan? You haven’t slept yet?”

“Mm, I was thinking.”

“How rare, what were you thinking about, Lolan? Do you have worries too?” Letis asked curiously.

“Yes, but I’ve figured it out now.”

“What is it?”

“Do what you like, don’t do what you dislike.”

“Oh, isn’t that obvious?”

“Right, but sometimes I forget such a simple truth.”

System tasks? I’ll do them, but I’ll also try hard to figure out your true intentions and the truth of my rebirth. If you can’t satisfy me, I won’t mind tearing you apart. As her Sequence rank increased, Lolan Hill could faintly sense the presence of the System. Since she could perceive it, there was also a possibility of destroying it.

Thank you to Yi Wang Xi Sui Yue Ru Suo for the reward~

(End of Chapter)