Capítulo 281: Choose Your Side (Bai Ye's Memory)

Silence stretched between them. Bai Ye didn't know how to respond. He didn't know how to match the person in front of him with the girl he remembered, or how to associate this scene with anything he had imagined on his way back.

"… Why?" was the only word he managed to croak out of his throat in the end.

The girl tilted her head. "You mean why I've been waiting for you?" She raised the sword in her grip. "Have you not noticed? Twin Stars is growing stronger now than ever before. I can feel the power flowing inside me, pulsing with such immense energy that I never knew was possible. Aren't you excited for me? Wouldn't you want to be here to witness such an incredible achievement?"