Chapter 325: Chapter 210: Tiya, Whose Heart is Greater in Sorrow Than Death
“I’m sorry, Tiya, the hypnosis was fake.”
As these words slowly escaped his lips, time seemed to freeze at that moment.
He had finally spoken them.
For some reason, Lynn felt as if a heavy stone weighing on his heart had suddenly been lifted.
In fact, he had been hesitating all afternoon.
Hesitating about how to properly say goodbye to Tiya.
A goodbye was necessary.
Otherwise, continuing this obscure and mistaken relationship would inevitably lead both of them to taste the bitter fruit one day.
Being one of the chosen protagonists by the World Will, she abandoned her duties and responsibilities, and even switched to the enemy’s side, mixing in with him, a disdainful presence like an “impurity.”
Lynn did not know if there was such a thing as “disqualification” from the side of the World Will.
But if Tiya continued down the wrong path, she would eventually be punished by destiny.
It was already extremely difficult to change the destiny of Ivyst alone, let alone the original female protagonist.
If there really was some possibility that could safely extricate Tiya from Xiya’s team and bring her to his side, Lynn was equally pessimistic about it.
Firstly, she is a woman, and a very beautiful one at that—especially considering that Ivyst’s curse on her face hasn’t been lifted yet, making her extremely sensitive to this aspect.
To let such a murky woman enter his household, Ivyst would never tolerate it.
Secondly, even if he managed to hide it from the Princess using some method, the crisis was not resolved.
It is important to note that this time, he defied Miss Witch’s orders unprecedentedly. He did not use the Fallen Hour to turn her into a puppet, and even though he knew “the future Bright Moon Goddess is the chief culprit imprisoning her,” he attempted to help her break away from the original plot.
This was undoubtedly a betrayal.
And Tiya’s future body is currently located in the Pantheon, ten thousand years later.
It could be predicted that, whether out of anger or jealousy, Miss Witch would undoubtedly kill Tiya without hesitation.
Aside from her already prophesied “destined tragedy,” this represents the fourth dead end for Tiya.
That’s why Lynn couldn’t do it, no matter what.
However, what truly made him resolute to cut ties completely was the scene that had just taken place.
When Tiya had just returned, he was still struggling over how to start speaking.
When he learned that she had found a way to leave Glostit, Lynn felt a mixture of emotions.
It wasn’t in a derogatory sense, but rather, he felt it was somewhat magical.
It wasn’t long ago that the two of them were enemies, and she had even stabbed him in the chest.
But just through the travels of these few days, a series of misunderstandings made their connection increasingly close, and the way they looked at each other changed a lot subliminally.
Even if they never contact each other again, or even become strangers, Lynn would probably remember this experience for the rest of his life.
No matter how you explain it, no matter how you hypnotize yourself, telling yourself to be loyal to Miss Witch and the Princess, the joy and anticipation deep inside are not feigned.
Perhaps at first, he approached her with the mindset of completing a mission, yet having read the original work, could he really have not even a slight filter?
They say the point of reading novels is the sense of immersion.
During those nights spent reading books, didn’t Lynn also immerse himself in this fantastical and magnificent world, fantasizing about interacting with these girls one day?
Therefore, from start to finish, he could never truly face the girl named Tiya Yohusti with a completely cold heart.
Or perhaps, at this very moment, there’s also some degree of loss in his heart.
However, when Tiya staggered into the bathroom, Lynn, out of curiosity, followed her and saw the ferocious wound on her shoulder, alarms immediately went off in his heart.
What arrogance, and what recklessness?
From the beginning, he never felt that this escape could be successful, and he always had the option of returning to the manor to seek protection from the Princess.
Therefore, along the way, what Lynn struggled with was how to save Tiya.
However, the problem was that Tiya herself did not know this.
She had been deceived from the beginning, like a young girl leaving the control of the Church for the first time, full of curiosity about the outside world, earnestly planning this escape journey, and always praying to safely take him out of Glostit.
She really thought so and acted accordingly.
But he chose to remain silent.
This was the most shameless and most indecisive choice.
Therefore, up to now, the vicious wound on the girl’s shoulder was like a needle piercing harshly into his heart.
The relationship between the two started from the guilt in Tiya’s heart.
But by this point, did Lynn not also have similar emotions plaguing his heart?
Otherwise, it would only cause her more pain.
They say the best way to break up is to make a clean break.
Although it would be extremely painful in the short term, it would prevent the aftermath of lingering complications.
Besides, their relationship had never been that kind from the beginning.