Not only that, even the standards of her own daughter's funeral had to be compromised.
As a mother, and a member of the Mosgla family, had she ever been subjected to such humiliation?
Since none of you want revenge, then I will take this vengeance upon myself!
When the carriage slowly stopped in front of Great Imperial Princess Hillena's residence, Lynn subconsciously raised his head and glanced across.
At that moment, Ivyst, wearing her familiar black patterned mask, stared silently out the window.
Her long hair, seemingly meticulously styled, curled slightly as it fell on her shoulders, her slender body wrapped in a black form-fitting gown. Her dainty feet, encased in strappy high heels, peeked out slightly from the hem of her dress, gently swaying.
Since the incidents of last night, Lynn had been restless all night, tossing and turning in bed.
And all day today, he had tried several times to approach Ivyst and speak to her.
All he got was a rejection from the butler, Kasha.
"Her Highness does not wish to see you."
That's what she had said.
Having been passionately pursued by Ivyst for so long, Lynn had subconsciously come to see it as quite normal.
Although he always appeared reluctant, he had actually grown accustomed to this routine.
The routine of being entangled by that passionately warm body.
Although they had never gone all the way, Lynn was very sure.
All he had to do was put on a pitiful look, beg her a bit, and maybe badmouth Miss Witch a little, and Ivyst definitely wouldn't be able to resist throwing him down and piercing through that final layer of tissue.
But as a man, bearing the responsibility of saving Miss Witch, his conscience would not allow him to act like such a scoundrel.
Moreover, if he truly did that, he would be tightly bound by her for life.
This was something he felt incredibly conflicted about in his heart.
And the Imaging Magic Stone he discovered last night had thrown his thoughts into complete disarray.
He had always regarded Miss Witch as a faith in his heart.
After all, it was she who extended a helping hand when he was most desolate, bestowing upon him incomparable strength.
Despite the aid of the system, Lynn was aware that no other deity would accept him, a God Forsaken, except for her.
Thus, he had always wanted to repay her.
Not only had he repeatedly attacked the Heavenly Principle Church for her, but he was now risking his life, ignoring the correcting power of the world's will, to draw close to the female lead beside the original male protagonist.
All this was not only due to his pride as a transmigrator but also due to a faint admiration for that cold figure.
But what had he seen on that Imaging Magic Stone last night?
His memory had been altered?
Thinking of this, a faint bewilderment appeared in Lynn's eyes.
If his memory had been modified, combining the scene and dialogue at the time, the truth seemed apparent.
In reality, he hadn't first encountered Miss Witch but had interacted with the Princess long before that.
Moreover, through some inexplicable hypnosis, they had developed an unexpected intimate relationship.
If this were the case, it's no wonder they always said he had lost some of his memories.
He had thought it was just a normal phenomenon following the Level 0 Sealed Object incident, assuming any memory loss wasn't anything significant.
But now, he had heard that it might be Miss Witch's doing.
Lynn took a deep breath.
If this is true, then why?
Why would Miss Witch want to alter his memory? What would a high and mighty deity gain from it?
Additionally, the positioning of the stone also seemed deliberate.
It was normal for Miss Witch not to notice, after all, it was like an ant on the roadside—if not deliberately searched for, it would not attract attention.
Moreover, she was only manifesting here as a strand of consciousness, and the vessel he provided for her was merely a Second Rank body.
With just these conditions, being able to defeat Sixth Rank Demigod Ivyst was already enough to make him exclaim "Miss Witch is awesome!".
Therefore, what really puzzled Lynn was the Princess.
That stone was most likely placed there by Ivyst.
And the recorded images were incomplete, revealing only the side that was favorable to her.
As if she was just a pitiable victim, wanting to recover her beloved pet.
While Lynn had to admit,
he indeed was touched by the sorrow revealed in the Imaging Magic Stone by her and even felt a bit softened.
But looking at the woman's stature, this behavior seemed somewhat deliberate.
As if intentionally guiding him to consider things in a direction unfavorable to Miss Witch.
But why hadn't Miss Witch denied the claim about memory modification?
Due to the dignity of the strong, did she disdain to lie?
Moreover, if everything that happened last night was indeed guided by Ivyst, why didn't she seize the victory after Miss Witch left and instill in him some concepts smearing her?
Not only that, she even refused to meet him.
It was only by relying on a previous dinner invitation from Great Imperial Princess Hillena that he had barely managed to sit in the same carriage as the Princess.