You think you're worthy of saving the world?

But this time, there was still no response.

Ignored.

In an instant, Amelod felt extremely sad; it was the first time she had ever been ignored by someone.

The other person was a girl three years older than Amelod, named Berna.

She has a cheerful personality and is considered a leader among the children in the Papacy.

As she began to treat Amelod coldly, the originally harmonious atmosphere gradually became awkward.

"Um, did I do something wrong?"

Amelod asked, but the girl did not answer.

Nevertheless, Amelod did not lose heart.

Perhaps I did something bad to her without her knowing, which is why she got angry.

But they were initially good friends, so as long as he doesn't give up, she will eventually change her mind.

"Gui'an."

"I found a really good storybook."

Did I do something to upset you?

"I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable."

I hope we can remain friends.

Despite being ignored many times, Amelod tried to talk to her every day.

"If I have done anything wrong, please tell me and I will correct it immediately."

This is Amelod's true thought.

She couldn't bear the fact that her relationship with her friends had become irreparable, just like her parents'.

Nevertheless, the other party's attitude did not change.

After about a month of this, Ruby and Safia finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Isn't this a bit too much?" "Poor Emerald~"

They tried to incite the other children, but one of the girls whispered, "There's nothing we can do, Berna is pitiful too."

Then the girls exchanged a subtle glance.

"?"

Ruby and Safia had no idea what was going on.

The girls stopped getting close to Amelod because of Berna, but Ruby, Safia, and the boys from the Papacy still wanted to play with her.

Until one day later.

"I like Emerald!"

A baron's son confessed his love to her.

This wasn't the first time Amelod had been confessed to, and she was very troubled by it.

At her age, she didn't quite understand what love was, and the examples of her parents made her deliberately avoid and ignore such unpleasant topics.

Amelod preferred playing hide-and-seek with everyone.

She hopes everyone can become friends.

She wants a friendship that will never break.

"I'm sorry, I've always thought of you as a good friend."

A few days after Amelod rejected the confession, she was called out by the girl who had previously ignored her.

Amelod was overjoyed; being called out meant she could finally speak to Berna.

That evening, she dressed up more beautifully than usual.

Wearing the pink dress with lots of lace that her father had bought for her, she wanted Berna to think she was a good person.

“...Emerold.”

Berna pressed her lips together tightly, as if she were about to explode in anger; her lips trembled slightly.

"Um, Berna. Did I do something wrong? It seems like you've been avoiding me lately."

The other person stared intently at Amelod: "...Why did you reject Jess's confession?"

"Huh? Because Jess is a friend."

"You two are usually very close, right? And then you rejected him. Are you playing with his feelings?"

Amelod was dumbfounded.

She had never thought about such a thing, and she believed that she had responded to the confession very seriously and frankly.

"No, I didn't mean that."

"I've always felt that, Emerald, you actually really enjoy being pursued by a lot of guys, don't you?"

"It's just about spending time together normally, and I want to become friends with everyone."

In fact, it was precisely because of the other party that Amelod was surrounded by boys.

“Jace is my childhood friend, but lately… he’s only been focusing on you.”

"..."

Aimerod thought for a long time and seemed to understand what the other person meant.

"sorry."

She apologized profusely.

"It's all my fault. I've already told Jess that we can only be friends. If Berna wants, I'll support your relationship. So..."

"No need! Don't do anything!"

Berna was both angry and annoyed, and stomped her foot.

Amelod lowered her eyelashes in distress; all she wanted was to be friends with everyone.

"I'm sorry, I'll do anything... I won't do anything to make you hate me anymore, okay?"

"...Wait! You're terrifying! Don't you have any dignity?"

Under Amelod's coercion—which was less pleading and more threatening—the two reached an agreement.

From then on, Amelod stopped talking to the boys.

She won't be friends with boys anymore.

In contrast, girls would all become her friends, including Berna, of course.

"Great, we're friends again!"

Amelod stepped forward and hugged Berna tightly, startling her.

After that agreement was reached, Berna and Amelio reconciled the next day.

Although the other girls were initially hesitant and observed, they quickly realized that the girls had reconciled and began to actively communicate with Amelio.

We all go out together on weekends, and in the afternoon we gather to drink black tea.

Meanwhile, Amelod almost never spoke to the boys anymore.

Although she was very sad, and each conversation with a boy who was usually friendly to her ended with her sadness, gradually, this sense of distance became natural.

Amelod no longer initiates conversations with boys, but when they approach her, she responds with humility.

Although she still receives confessions of love from time to time, Amelod calmly rejects them all.

Later, Berna and Jess started dating.

Seeing the two of them so sweet together, Amelod was convinced that she had made the right choice.

In this way, everyone can become happier.

In this way, one can obtain what one desires most—a bond that will never be broken.

Of course, there were also some people who were very displeased and angry about this incident.

"Who does Berna think she is? She's so arrogant." Safia clicked her tongue.

"I'm going to beat her up! Oh, and I'll beat up Jess too!" Ruby rolled up her sleeves.

It took Amelod a lot of effort to persuade them.

This was the first time she realized that the two of them seemed different from their other friends.

She couldn't quite understand what was different about it.

Then, when the three reached school age, they entered St. Cromwell together.

Amelod's parents have been inseparable lately.

It seems they've made up.

The father broke up with his mistress, and the mother dumped her sugar daddy.

The couple apologized to their daughter, repenting for their neglect as parents, and then hugged her, saying, "From now on, our family will live a good life together."

The girl felt nothing and was not particularly moved.

The love between her parents made Amelod feel very insecure.

This is not what she is looking for.

"Emerold! How about joining the Lily Cross?"

One day, Ruby suddenly asked.

"Lily Cross?"

Upon hearing the name, Amelod blinked.

……