I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

He had never wronged her in any way.

"You don't understand..." Aurelia laughed in exasperation, then chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Yes, it's me, Aurelia, being unreasonable. I really don't know what I was thinking, traveling to thousands of worlds in the past ten years."

"..."

"You're not talking again... Fine, Book, let me ask you a few questions that might embarrass you. Just in terms of appearance, am I uglier than the others?"

"No."

"Do you spend more time with me or with them?"

"you."

There's no good way to say it.

"So, you chose them because you like them. What about me... or rather, why am I not as good as them? I don't want to argue with you, really. I've already been very restrained."

So she didn't even want to cry.

"..."

Well……

It quieted down again.

Ok……

What on earth is going on?!

Does Brother Anshu have any emotional debts? Does Sister Weizhi know about this?

If she doesn't know, should I tell her when I get back?

The girl became even more obedient.

I used to be able to hold the teacup and gently blow on it, but now I don't even dare to.

###Chapter 436 Old Stories (Part 1)###

"Not going to say anything again... oh well..."

Aurelia sighed.

But all we can do is sigh; what else can we do?

she does not know.

You can't just cry, can you?

Unlike the sadness and disappointment of a child having their toy taken away, it is the sadness and regret of suddenly losing limbs or missing a part of the body.

When something is still there, you don't feel anything, but once you suddenly lose it, an overwhelming sense of loss will well up in your heart and linger.

Perhaps it's even more than disappointment, but I can't find the words to describe that feeling...

My feelings are complicated, but there's nothing I can do.

She gently changed the subject.

"While searching for the book, I thought that if I ever saw you again, I would throw myself at you."

"I don't think I have the charm to make Aurelia, who is perfectly fine but refuses to get out of her wheelchair because she's too lazy to walk, stand up."

She was just sensitive to the cold; apart from being a little weak, she was otherwise healthy.

An Shu used to love joking about this with her because she was even lazier than him.

"Hmm, maybe," Aurelia said, shrugging.

The atmosphere seemed to have warmed up and was no longer gloomy.

"Why don't you ask me what happened between us after you hid away in the shadows and became withdrawn?"

Following the example of the girl opposite her, Aurelia also picked up her teacup.

She only used it to warm her hands, not to drink it.

"...There's no need."

Are you still angry about that?

"No, what's there to be angry about?" An Shu smiled.

There's really nothing to be angry about.

She was just severely injured by her own sister who wouldn't listen to her explanations, and then dumped in a place like that.

It's just because this older sister was once the person I trusted the most.

I didn't resist simply because I thought she wouldn't do that to me.

He was almost beaten to death if it weren't for other people stopping him.

Hmm... I've just figured it out.

The person I trusted most is now a thing of the past.

Aurelia didn't offer any commentary or ask whether it was true or false; instead, she changed the subject.

"The day your presence appeared was probably the day you left. Someone couldn't stand it and went to cause trouble for your sister."

"……who"

"The one who's always been at odds with Sylphella."

Hmm, Sylph?

She is the holy "light".

If one could avoid being at odds with her, the only option would be...

"Ceril"

Only this serene "darkness" remains.

"Hmm~"

"Was she beaten up?"

"No, your sister was in the wrong, so I ignored her."

"Oh."

"It seems... the book isn't very surprised."

"Indeed, there's nothing surprising about it."

"Hmm, I thought Shu would be very worried, at least in terms of behavior, Celia loves you the most. Well, let me tell you, since you left, a lot of people have fallen out. Then, because all the worlds stabilized, about three years later, Big Sister sent everyone out. Well, I'm different. After Shu left, I went with her. Big Sister told me this when we were communicating."

"Break up..."

"Yeah, isn't that normal? Take Sylphella and Celia for example, they often have disagreements, don't they?"

"But everything was fine when I was there..."

"Because there was a book before! You're everyone's mascot."

"Huh, I've been reduced to the status of a mascot."

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem wrong.

Because when people argue over what they want, it's always me who goes out and mediates.

Generally, after persuasion, even if the other person is still unhappy, they will make up for the sake of their own reputation.

"Yes, I think so," Aurelia nodded matter-of-factly, the aroma of tea wafting from her cup prompting her to take a small sip.

"I really want to argue, but I have no reason to."

"Well, of course."

“But Aurelia just said she sent you all out.”

"Yes, even she herself has left the place we used to live in."

"It's not all just to find me, is it?" An Shu shrugged and joked.

But this joke didn't amuse Aurelia; her expression remained serious.

It's true.

Anshu checked it briefly.

Then I received an affirmative answer.

"Yes. Because we can't get in touch with you, and we can't find your location anywhere. What's even more worrying is that until about five years ago, she said that your presence was intermittent, as if you were about to disappear."

At this point, Aurelia suddenly put down her water glass, clutched her stomach, and burst into unrestrained laughter: "Hahahaha, that damn stupid woman almost went crazy with worry. It's hilarious! That girl, if it weren't for her, none of this would have happened, hahahaha… She even told me to notify her if I found you. Pfft, does she even deserve that? She thinks she has everything under her control, that the books are like those childish dolls in her room, that she can do whatever she wants with them… If we hadn't sensed the fluctuations in the air, we wouldn't have known the books were treated like that…"

"Tch... If I weren't lacking in strength, I'd also like to beat her half to death and leave her to fend for herself in the void without anyone helping her."

"Aurelia..."

"Well, I see..." Aurelia stopped laughing because of An Shu's words, "It was always the same, you always protected that woman An Yu, tch... let's not talk about that."

"Well, things have gotten a bit tangled up, let's go through it one step at a time. First, there's what we didn't finish talking about earlier. It's about Celia. When she went to find your sister, that stupid woman ignored her and didn't say a word, so Celia left empty-handed..."

"Hmm, and then?"

"Then something very interesting happened! Aurelia, who was still there and very clever, gave her some advice."

At this point, Aurelia blinked excitedly.

In that very instant!

The girl who had been sitting quietly to the side listening but couldn't understand anything saw into her eyes.

It is as deep as the starry sky!

This is not an exaggeration, nor is it praise; it is a factual statement!

No whites of the eyes...no pupils...

It was pitch black, with tiny white dots twinkling, much like the stars.

She seemed to have truly captured the starry sky in her eyes.