Chapter 338: Alls Well That Ends Well (1/2)
Hearing Eleanor's response, Melzarin was left at a loss for words as he did not expect that Argentum's advice for him did not work. Just as he was about to turn around and look at Argentum for more advice, a familiar voice had resounded in his mind, given that the four of them were still connected.
”Try again!” Argentum said through their connection, allowing Felix and Rosalia to listen in. Although they were a bit confused as to why Argentum would say that to Melzarin all of a sudden, it did not take long for his words to click in their minds, prompting them to say the same thing to him.
”Try harder, Melzarin!”
”You can do it, Melzarin! Try your best~!”
Letting the encouraging words of his friends resound throughout his mind, Melzarin had regained enough confidence to try again, even though Eleanor was radiating an aura of disgust towards Melzarin.
”Please, Eleanor! I really love you! Be my girlfriend!” Melzarin shouted once more, to which Eleanor instantly responded with a slightly infuriated tone, ”Is this some kind of sick joke, Melzarin? Get away from me!”
”Listen to me, Eleanor! Just become my girlfriend!” he said amidst Eleanor's harsh words. At this point, Eleanor could not help but be incredibly infuriated at Melzarin, given how he did not stop saying nonsense to her like asking her to become his girlfriend. Even though she had regained her full rationality, her response felt like it was driven by pure anger as she shouted, ”You better get away from me or else I won't listen to anything you say anymore!”
”…” Surprisingly, that statement had worked, instantly causing Melzarin to shut up as he went ahead and looked at the three slightly far away from him. While he was waiting for the three to tell him on what to do next, Felix and Rosalia had come closer to Argentum as they noticed that the domain that bound Eleanor to the ground was still there. Curious as to why that would be the case, Rosalia went ahead and asked Argentum through their connection, ”I'm quite surprised that your domain has Eleanor still bound to the ground. But why?”
”I'm giving Melzarin a chance to sort things out,” Argentum replied, only to let out a sigh soon after. Not long after that, he went ahead and removed his control over the domain, allowing Eleanor to be free of the restriction. Since she had regained a bit of energy from being bound, she hastily distanced herself from Melzarin, only to notice that Argentum, Felix, and Rosalia were there with him as well.
In an instant, she looked at the direction of the three, recalling the bits and pieces that she could recall from what had happened some time ago. Fortunately, the bits and pieces she recalled were enough to get a rough idea of what was happening, prompting her to be on guard as she asked them, ”Are you three…helping Melzarin out?”
”I guess you could say yes,” Argentum decided to respond for the three of them, which elicited Eleanor to get into a combat stance. Unfortunately for her, she did not even have enough energy to conjure a single attack, given how almost all of it was used up in her Samsara form. Nevertheless, she still remained in her combat stance, asking them, ”So, I guess you used a binding skill on me to let Melzarin have his way around me?”
”Not at all,” Argentum responded as he shook his head before continuing, ”I only used the skill just in case you were still in your berserk state. Felix and Rosalia told me how dangerous you were in your berserk state.”
”Speaking of which…” he then said something through the connection he and the other three had, the message being focused towards Felix as he asked, ”Didn't you tell me back then that you were stronger than Eleanor?”
”Hoh? Felix actually boasting in front of someone else? Now that's a rare occasion,” Rosalia could not help but say in response to Argentum's words, while Felix could not help but let out an awkward chuckle as he said, ”I'm not really joking when I said I was stronger than Eleanor…”
”Of course, only when she doesn't get too serious.”
”Right…” Argentum gave off the feeling that he was rolling his eyes before focusing his sense of vision back at Eleanor. Since Eleanor had gradually relaxed after listening to their answer, Argentum thought that this was the best chance for Melzarin to make a move once more. Without hesitation, he sent a message to Melzarin, which the other two heard as he said, ”Try making a move again. This time, stay true to yourself.”
”Wasn't I already doing that in the first place?” Melzarin looked back at the three and asked with a slightly confused expression. In response, Rosalia said to Melzarin, ”What Argentum is trying to say is that you should approach her from how you normally would.”
”Just be you, Melzarin. That's all,” Felix could not help but add.
Although Melzarin still didn't really get what the three told him, he would try his best to follow their advice, this time weighing the pros and cons of their statements. Naturally, with their words having no malicious intent, most of their words to him had lots of pros.
And so, mustering up the courage, Melzarin went closer to Eleanor once again, who was looking at him with a vigilant aura surrounding her. Just as Eleanor was about to tell him to get away from her once more, Melzarin took the initiative to start the conversation with a statement that left her at a loss for words.
”Before you tell me to get away from you once more, let me say from the start that I'm sorry.”
”…” Eleanor went silent after hearing Melzarin's statement, not knowing what to say for a bit. Though, after some time, she opened up her mouth and asked with suspicion, ”Did those three tell you to say this so you could humiliate me again?”
In an instant, Melzarin shook his head as he replied, ”Not at all. These words of mine come from the bottom of my heart. Thanks to Argentum, I've been enlightened that my ways in the past have been the wrongest it could ever be.”
Hearing this, Eleanor went ahead and hastily sent a strand of energy towards Argentum, connecting her to him as she asked, ”Is what Melzarin saying true?”
”Uh huh,” Argentum said with a nod. ”I did tell him that what he has been doing so far to you is wrong, and he's finally enlightened to know that he's wrong. Felix and Rosalia can attest to that.”
With that said, Eleanor then looked at Felix and Rosalia, who were informed by Argentum that they were going to be asked by Eleanor. Taking in a deep breath, Felix went ahead and responded first, saying, ”Although it may not seem like it, Melzarin has really changed, Eleanor. Have you noticed how the arrogant air around him has disappeared?”