Capítulo 750: You Never Loved Me - V

Thus, Nine spoke with tenderness: "But this is what you've longed for, isn't it?"

"After arriving in the Western Lands, you undertook numerous commissions, accomplished so much. It wasn't merely to distract yourself, but to... rectify past regrets. You desire to become the sun more than anyone, don't you?"

The aspiration to transform the empire, to enable the common folk of the Western Lands to live with dignity - these thoughts, these musings, are utterly genuine, devoid of any falsehood.

If Nine could discern the torment and anguish Ansel now endures, how could she fail to perceive... that fervent desire?

Is it not evident whether he continuously yields to Seraphina and Ravenna due to favoritism, or if he equally harbors that benevolence in his heart?

— If Ansel of Hydral truly lacked even a modicum of goodwill, how could he possibly feel hypocritical about his instinctive act of salvation... born from his desire to defy fate?