Archonlight System Genesis

CHAPTER 46 - CONFESSION UNDER THE MOONLIGHT

CHAPTER 46 - CONFESSION UNDER THE MOONLIGHT

There’s something different when Lizzy grabbed my sleeve. Most of the time, I could instantly feel the murderous aura surrounding her fingers. Now, there’s none of that.

“Will you stay a little bit longer?” Lizzy’s voice is filled with compassion, and it’s like she’s begging me.

When I looked at her face, I realized that she’s a little bit red. Her twinkling golden eyes are telling me that she needs me right at this very moment.

“Please.” Lizzy continued.

It’s one of those super-rare five-star chances where Lizzy actually begged me for something. I don’t even know if this is the first time she used the word “Please” to me.

I faced her with my full attention. I erased the funny look on my face as I examined her. Water slowly crawled from her bangs before dripping to the lake. Her wet clothes are now a little bit transparent, making me see her flawless skin.

She clenched her fists for a moment and then held her heart.

“I… I did it… I killed my father.”

“Lizzy.”

The sorrowful princess slowly shook her head. “Just hear me out. I’ve been lying the whole time, so now I’m now confessing you the truth. I am the one who killed my father.”

Suddenly, I remembered what happened on the battlefield. That terrifying crimson eyes on her forehead that lay waste to everything. 

“It was Mimosa’s doing,” I muttered.

Lizzy nodded without showing her face to me.

“When I was summoned in the throne room, only Mimosa, me, and my father were there. Mimosa showed her eyes behind those blindfolds, and I don’t know what happened. That terrifying eye just appeared on my forehead and vaporized my father in an instant. I don’t know how she did it. I don’t know how she controlled me. But I know… I know that my father was killed by my own hands.”

Lizzy started wailing. She covered her face with her hands and bowed lower. Desperately trying to stop her tears from falling, she tried to wipe her face as fast as possible.

“I lost everything, John. I lost my father. I lost my mother. I lost my brother. I lost my honor. I lost my kingdom. I lost everything that I cared for. Everything. Everything. Everything! And that is all my fault! I’m the one who’s the loser! I’m the one who’s the stupid donkey!”

“Lizzy.” I held her shoulders.

“Uwaaaaah!” Lizzy immediately hopped and hugged me tight, so tight that it made me hard to breathe. With her face resting on my left shoulder, she wept without restraints. 

“Don’t worry, Lizzy. I’m still here. I’m still here.” 

I continued to rub her silky smooth and quite slippery hair. I also returned the hug she gave me, my hand holding the back of her waist. This is the first time I had a woman cry in my embrace.

Her cries are the only ones that echoing the melancholy moonlight.

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It took five minutes flat before Lizzy’s arms released me. She took a few steps backward and then forced a chuckle.