Ring of Fate

Chapter 857 Translation (ask for guaranteed monthly ticket at the beginning of the month)

Hearing Franka's answer, Janna bit her lip and said:
"Is this factor also a factor influencing your decision just now?"

"Maybe." Franca said with a wry smile, "I think if I don't do this, I will always have that grudge in my heart, and you and I will definitely drift apart. When the mission is completed, when there is no external force to bring us together, maybe we will just break up like that, but I don't want this to happen...

"I went out with a dagger in my hand because I really wanted to cut Lumian to vent my anger. But as I walked in the shadows of the street and felt the cold wind, I sobered up a lot. Then I thought, love is really annoying. If there was no such thing as love, the three of us could still be together happily like before.

"With this thought, I suddenly felt that if I excluded love, and the possessiveness and jealousy that arise from love, maybe, perhaps, I could...

"Ms. Judgment has been telling us that the end of the world is near, and it will come in a few years or even a dozen years. We must be prepared, both mentally and physically. Although we can't see any signs of the end of the world yet, we usually forget about it and keep a good mentality to avoid going crazy due to excessive tension. However, in Trier alone, we have personally experienced two major disasters, the Shadow Tree and the hostel plan. No matter how much we try to avoid them or how unwilling we are to face them, we cannot ignore them.

"In this situation, someone among us may leave, say goodbye, or die at any time, so why should we care so much? Although that choice is very strange and I can't accept it, why not give it a try?

"After trying, our future may be better, closer, and more attentive to each other. Or it may be worse, and we may drift further and further apart, becoming the most familiar strangers or the objects of mutual hatred. But how can we know which result it will be if we don't try? It can't be that bad.

"Of course, human emotions are uncontrollable. Even if our future will be better, the hidden love and the possessiveness and jealousy that come with love cannot be completely eliminated. Pain and joy will coexist for a long time. This may be the background of the 'witch'.

"But no matter what, I still like that sentence:
“Life is short, why not give it a try?”

Janna listened to Franca's statement very attentively, and said with gentle eyes:
"That's why I have a strong sense of urgency and make some selfish choices."

She immediately laughed:
"I heard Lumian tease you before, 'Life is short, why not give it a try', is it because you did something strange when you said this?"

Franka smiled awkwardly:
"I was actually quite hesitant and conflicted about whether to drink the 'witch' potion, and then someone said this to me."

Janna suddenly realized what was going on. She did not laugh at Franca, but just asked curiously:
"Did you and Gardner Martin also rely on this sentence to encourage each other later?"

"Right... At that time, I didn't know you yet, and I didn't pay any special attention to you." Franca was even more embarrassed.

Seeing this, Jana laughed softly:

"Have you ever thought about giving it a try with Lumian before?"

"This..." Franka was almost about to run away from home because of the question, "Oh my, you innocent girl, don't talk about such inappropriate topics!"

Janna deliberately swore:
"Fuck! When I was singing in bars and dance halls, I heard vulgar jokes and saw obscene scenes that were much more explosive than these topics. Not only were there jokes between men and women, but there were also jokes between men and men."

Seeing that the sadness and heaviness of the atmosphere had eased a lot, Janna stood up and said:

"You look very tired, which is what happens when your emotions fluctuate drastically. I'm going to go back first, and you should have a good rest."

"Yeah." Franka stood up.

She opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Janna was very sensitive to the details in this regard, and said with a smile:

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You've already made that decision, so why shouldn't you ask?"

Franca hesitated for a moment, looked into Janna's eyes and said:
"If, if I told you from the beginning that I used to be a man, and after we've been together for a while, I really pursued you, would you, possibly, fall in love with me?"

Jana thought about it carefully and said:

"I can't answer such hypothetical questions, I can only say maybe."

She looked back into Franka's eyes and said:
"I've told you before that during that time, you were a ray of light that shone into my life. To me, you were not only my best friend, but also my half-sister who always protected me. After my mother passed away, I even projected some of my feelings for her onto you. Maybe that's why I sometimes think that I can't give you illusions and it's better to end it sooner rather than later."

At this point, Janna smiled:

"In my mind, if I rank the three people I value most right now, the first is Julian, the second is you, and the third is Lumian. Love may fade away one day, but the feelings between us will not."

Franca was relieved and said with a smile:

"You have a really good line delivery."

"Of course, I studied very hard at the beginning!" Janna walked towards the door step by step.

After walking a few steps, she turned around, looked at Franca, hesitated and said:
"I can't accept your joining yet. Well, I only mean my part."

At this point, Janna laughed:
“But in the future, who knows?”

Franka smiled:
"That's just a saying."

Janna turned around, walked to the door and opened it.

She gripped the brass door handle, paused again, turned sideways, looked at Franca standing in the middle of the living room, and asked in a low voice:
"If, if one day, you find a way to go home, and Lumian and I want you to stay, will you stay?"

Franka had her back to the crimson moonlight, her face seemingly hidden in deep darkness.

She was silent for a long time before she spoke slowly:
"do not know……"

The voice seemed to be squeezed out from the heart, yet it was light and powerless.

…………

Two days later, in underground Trier, inside a quarry cavity.

Franka, Janna and Amandine, who had just arrived from Matanibong in the southern continent, all stood inside the "Spiritual Wall" and watched Lumian set up the altar.

Anthony, who had never been discovered by Amandine, was responsible for guarding the outer area.

Lumian completed his preparations calmly, lighting the candles, dripping essential oils, taking two steps back, and standing next to Franka.

He did not feel worried because there was no demigod protecting him at the scene. Firstly, there was Amandine, and secondly, he mentioned this matter when he sent the bottle of water from the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain" to the "Magician" lady.

Seeing the flickering candlelight, Franca suddenly became nervous, while Amandine looked confused. She had no idea how she should help or how she could help.

After Franka nodded to indicate that she was ready, Lumian recited in ancient Hermetic language:

"I!"

Then he switched to the Hermetic language:
"I call in my name:
"A spirit wandering in the void, a combination of many shadows, Lumian Lee's contracted creature..."

This was something Amandine was quite familiar with, a part similar to summoning a messenger, so she didn't watch it too carefully. While she was curious about the description of the spell, she also observed the eye contact between Ms. Franca, the lady whose name she just learned, and Lumian, trying to find ambiguous factors in it.

To her disappointment, Franca, Janna, and Lumian were now focused on the ceremony.

Not long after, the blurry shadow wearing fish-scale armor walked out from the candlelight. The dark scales on its body had been dyed with pure gold in many places, making it look solemn and sacred.

The transparent faces on the scales were much clearer than before, and they were becoming more and more twisted and hideous, like evil spirits.

They screamed silently, expressing hatred and malice.

Amandine started suddenly.

This was not because she was scared by the image of the armored shadow. This level of terror was not enough to scare her after she had experienced the "Dream Festival", summoned Bayinfer, and visited the catacombs.

The reason why she showed signs of stress was that the armored shadow and the devil-like faces on the scales were looking at her at the same time!

This almost made her breathing stop, and her body was completely enveloped in coldness.

The armored shadow made a sound, still using that strange language.

Only Franca could barely understand what the other party said:

"The disciples of Haoli..."

I really recognize the power of Amandine's gift... After Franca muttered, she found that the Armored Shadow's ostentatious malice had been restrained a lot, and it seemed that they could communicate more peacefully.

Lumian also noticed this change, and quickly asked Franka to place 10 Felkin worth of gold on the altar, and he said in Hermes:

"I offer you a sacrifice and ask you to do one simple thing and answer two questions."

The armored shadow conveyed the thought of "yes", and the transparent faces on the surface of its scales looked greedily at the gold at the same time.

Lumian immediately placed the information handed over by Franca on the altar.

This is not the one that Mr. "Star" gave to Franka, nor is it the original material. The order of the former has been completely disrupted, making it difficult to interpret through similar questions and answers. The latter may contaminate the Armored Shadow and cause the ritual to develop in an unpredictable and dangerous direction.

So, after Franca expressed her intention, Mr. "Star" gave a new document through Ms. "Judgment".

The new data extracted several complete sentences from the original data, and the hundreds of words contained in these sentences are also frequently used in other parts of the data.

"The thing is, I want you to translate this document." Franka listened to Lumian's request with great anticipation and nervousness.

She wasn't sure whether Armored Shadow would agree to such a deal.

Amid the whistling sound of the wind, the two pages of information flew up and floated in front of the armored shadow.

After a few seconds, the armored shadow spoke again in a language that Lumian and others could not understand.

Franka's ears pricked up:
"Yin alone cannot grow, Yang alone cannot be born. Yin contains Yang, Yang contains Yin. When Yin and Yang combine, everything begins. This is the way of heaven..."

That's it? Franca's mouth twitched slightly.

Although she hadn't actually put it into practice yet, she had some suspicion that the Armored Shadow was implying something about herself, Janna, and Lumian.

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