A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

Chapter 129  An Unacceptable Answer - II

"But—"

The girl leaned forward, her eyes full of hope and pleading, "But Ansel, can you tell me why? Why can\'t I become stronger? Don\'t you need me? Or... or will I cause you trouble in the future?"

"Ansel, you won\'t lie to me, right?"

The self in the depths of Seraphina\'s soul roared in anger, it seemed to be furious at her current self, at such weakness and pleading. This anger infected Seraphina\'s emotions, making her feelings more chaotic. Even so, Seraphina was still waiting for Ansel\'s answer, no matter what, as long as Ansel was willing to answer her, and as always, sincerely give an answer, Seraphina could accept any answer. But such expectation, in the long silence... turned into torment. Ansel didn\'t answer Seraphina\'s question, he was just silent. "...Ansel?"

Seraphina\'s voice trembled slightly, "Ansel, why... why don\'t you answer me?"

"Seraphina."

After a long silence, Ansel looked into Seraphina\'s eyes and calmly replied, "I think, not answering this question is better for both of us."

"Because you..." The young Hydral looked into the pair of dark red eyes and the beast hidden deep within them, which was almost starting to roar at him, "will definitely not accept this answer."

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Seraphina murmured in a low voice, her body gradually began to tremble, then she suddenly raised her head, grabbed Ansel\'s collar tightly, and shouted in grief and anger:

"I accepted even that kind of absurdity! I\'ve told you so much... and you\'ve promised me so much! Now you\'re telling me, I won\'t accept?!"

"Ansel! Tell me! What about you... what about you can\'t I accept?!"

The emotions that had been surging during this time, the ambiguity experienced, the expectations harbored... all at this moment, due to Ansel\'s cold and alienating words, turned into a cruel blade. "How could I..."

The hand clutching Ansel\'s collar gradually slipped off, Seraphina leaned her head against Ansel\'s chest in a daze, murmuring in confusion and sadness. "How could I, not accept what you say to me, Ansel."

"..."

Hydral looked down at the trembling white hair on his chest, his hands resting on the armrests, his fingers involuntarily lifted slightly, but only slightly. He remained indifferent. Seraphina\'s body was still trembling slightly, but Ansel didn\'t hear any sobbing. Unconsciously, she was no longer that weak.

"... I\'m sorry, Ansel." After a while, the young girl whispered, "I spoke harsh words; I was too willful." "... No," Ansel touched Seraphina\'s hair with his fingertips and softly said, "It\'s alright if you hate me now, for all I\'ve done is for my own sake." "I won\'t hate Ansel." Seraphina lifted her head and tried to smile at Ansel, "I just... need to calm down." She thought she had come close to Ansel, being the closest person to him in this world. But now, Seraphina suddenly realized that even though Ansel shared a secret with her as fantastical as a fairy tale, there was still an incomprehensible chasm between them. — She could never truly understand Ansel, nor could she see through the emotions and the... reality hidden beneath his ever-gentle and handsome smiling face. Seraphina didn\'t hate Ansel; she just felt a little sad and heartbroken. "When you need me to ascend, come find me."

The young girl whispered, "I won\'t go anywhere these days; I\'ll stay here." She stepped back, retreating while looking at Ansel\'s face, saying, "Goodbye, Ansel." Ansel and Seraphina gazed at each other, his expression remaining calm and unruffled. He simply nodded and calmly replied, "Goodbye, Seraphina." As the study door closed, the room was instantly filled with a visible surge of dark matter, dancing wildly on the walls, floor, ceiling, desk, and bookshelves. The great and mysterious unknown spread in all directions through this dance. An ordinary person stepping into the study would be captured by the pervasive element, witnessing sights they could never see in their lifetime. They would then collapse completely in madness and ecstasy, their fragile essence unable to bear the mystery, their entire existence reduced to nothingness. Under a sigh from Hydral, the endless mysterious factors vanished in an instant, as if they had never appeared. "So, you prepared everything earlier, just as I had tried to restrain Seraphina\'s wild nature earlier?" Ansel had never underestimated fate, having tasted the bitter fruit of countless perceived successes that ultimately ended in failure. So, at that moment, when Seraphina made her promise to him, Ansel merely thought he had gained a slight advantage over fate, an insignificant edge that could not determine the true outcome between them. "...Beast." Hydral, preparing for his final game with fate, closed his eyes and murmured complexly, "Seraphina, why must your essence be that of a beast?"