Chapter 1319 Free Will (2/2)
Strange, wouldn't she usually leap at this opportunity to eat her fill? Roland was baffled Why did she suddenly beco? Was today's co it on TV”
”That's good then Once you come back from the holidays, I'll take you to watch a few more live competitions I am a member of the association after all, it shouldn't be too difficult to get tickets”
They crossed the road along the sidewalk and walked side by side on the streets The snow beneath their feet had alreadyover it, their only presence was the s noises under their shoes But ht sky, and it was dyed into brilliant colors by the ceaselessly flashi+ng neon lights If this continued, the city to was likely to become a plain of whiteness once more
Slowly, Zero fell a step behind him
Roland felt the corner of his clothes catch onto so and looked back in surprise
The little girl was pulling at the corner of his clothes with her head lowered She didn't say a single word
”What's wrong” Roland was stunned for ayou, but work”
Zero shook her head ”I don't want to go back”
”What?”
”I don't want to go back to my hometown, Uncle” She raised her head, bit her lip and said, ”Can I continue living at your place for the two-month holiday? I'll find a way to pay the rent, I've scraped together roceries before, I'll definitely be faster this time, I pro at the the se, Roland couldn't speak for ain her diary e
It was no secret that Zero's faed He could tell fro that her family was very likely extremely harsh and strict to her But Roland never intervened or intentionally tried to maintain their current relationshi+p either
Because she was the other creator of this world
In order to let the Drea inertia was undoubtedly the most stable et Zero to join the association after she awoke
Will changing the current situation increase the chances of awakening her other side? If she turned back into a Pure Witch, what changes will occur to this world?
He had always been guarding against so
But Roland had overlooked the feelings of Zero, a fifteen year-old girl
”Do you really believe that this world is fictional?”
When Lan asked hiative answer But his treatment of Zero contradicted his words
”I I can't?” The courage the little girl ed to muster slowly faded away and her voice became smaller and suardian If I let you stay in the apartment, it would be fine for one or two days, but after a period of ti on the door When that ti you are, it would be iet into quite a bit of trouble too”
The light in Zero's eyes diet around this” Roland said as he squatted down and brushed away the snow on her shoulders
”Really?” She abruptly swung her head up
”All you have to do is join the Martialist association The association is an Awakened's legal hosting facility at all ti as you decide to stay, nobody can force you to change your e,” Roland said with a se of a martial artist so, do you want to become a martial artist?”
”I”
”But even if you do join the association, you still have to attend school—don't think you can just drop out of school because of this” He raised his eyebrows ”Don't worry about co, it's okay if you don't participate”
His last words seemed to lift a burden off Zero's shoulders She breathed in deeply and nodded her head with vigor ”Then I'll join”
”Okay, e get back I'll fill out an application form for you After that, you can live wherever you want”
”Can I live in 0825?”
Roland extended a hand to her ”Of course”
The inertia had been broken
What happened next may be unknown
but it would be a result of a decision made out of free will
Under the snowflakes, the two blended into the sea of pedestrians and walked towards the city square which was alit under the night sky