Chapter 1497 - An Entirely Different Scenery (1/2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Under the afternoon sun, the warm and gentle breeze blew into the room, lifting up the few scattered documents along with Tilly’s hair.
It might had been her annoying hair that had poked her eye, or it might have been for some other reason, Tilly suddenly felt her eyes turn sour. But even so, she did not dare close her eyes, afraid that the scene before her might disappear once again.
The other party didn’t plan to give her the opportunity to stare in a daze.
She threw her luggage on the ground and took large strides around the mahogany desk, then threw her arms out and grabbed Tilly into an embrace.
Feeling the firm and vivid sensation of her clothes made Tilly realize that what she was facing… was no illusion.
“Ash… es?”
“It’s me.” Ashes adhered herself to her cheeks. “Long time no see.”
The instant she heard Ashes’s voice, Tilly’s vision blurred.
It was like having restrained something for the longest time and finally having the opportunity to let it pour out in torrents.
Even though she knew that such an act was not dignifying, she didn’t wish for it to stop—she never needed to hide her emotions in front of Ashes, be it in happy times or sad.
And now, she was no longer sad.
Not one bit.
Ashes gently caressed her hair and quietly gave Tilly her time. The two maintained their postures with the sunlight blanketing over them.
It took a long while before Tilly finally calmed down.
She wiped away the tear stains on her face and stared at Ashes. “Exactly what happened after the Battle of Divine Will? Why are you only back now? What is Brother doing away for so long?”
The latter smiled and caressed the blushing face. “Relax, I will tell you everything I know in time. To be honest, I was surprised to be able to see Roland—in the Dream World.”
Following that, Ashes recounted her entire experience after waking up.
In Roland’s words, although he had gained full command over the Cradle, searching for a witch’s consciousness within the civilization memory banks was extremely time-consuming and tiring work, along with the fact that her physical body no longer existed. Considering that he wanted the most precise restoration, Ashes stayed in the Realm of Mind for a very long period of time.
During this entire process, she slowly restored herself by searching for scattered fragments of her life. But considering that she grew and adapted inside the Realm of Mind, the current Ashes was unsure of the differences between her and her past.
As for her physical body, Roland relied completely on his own impression of her and reconstructed the form, even though Roland had hoped to undergo a few trials before execution, Ashes no longer wanted to wait. Fortunately, the merger between her consciousness and body went extremely smoothly. When she opened her eyes to the world once again, she was standing on the island above the Bottomless Land.
“So that’s why your face no longer have your scars?” Tilly asked.
“Err…” This time, it was Ashes’s turn to be embarrassed. “I used to think that it was a reminder for me to always be cautious and to be extra vigilant in battle, so I left it there. But now… there is no longer a need for continued slaughtering, I thought you… might…”
Seeing the other stammer, Tilly burst out laughing. “I will not deny that. But that will not be a factor in who I choose to like. Are these the clothes that you wear frequently in the Dream World?”
“Yeah. Not just the clothes, but the money and luggage as well—Roland kept repeating that these things are far easier to obtain than reconstructing a consciousness.”
The two looked at each other for a moment, before Ashes continued, “I do not know whether I’ve lost anything during my insentient drifting. So much that compared to the old me, the current me isn’t even sure if I am the Ashes in your heart. But one thing that I know for sure is that the yearning to see you has never decreased since the beginning—”