Chapter 2: Ah, poor holy maiden.
Hmm? He sees through everything. Like tearing silk, he stripped away every layer I built to protect myself...
Am I truly this transparent? This weak?
No... No! I... I can't be this transparent that anyone can see through me.
Did this for Ye Chen?
No, for myself! To stop needless bloodshed, to keep him alive... because he still has a chance... a hope I lost long ago.
It's my humanity that led me here.
But why did I even do it... Isn't he just another wandering person?
But could it be true?
But why... why does it feel like I'm the one exposed?
Like I've sacrificed something more than just dignity?
He speaks like he holds no desire, like he's above it all... and yet, his words cut deeper than any blade.