Chapter 166 - Visiting Aunt Vora (Part 10) (1/2)
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[Please note: We're still in Hora's POV - continuing their discussion about Senara and the world's balance…]
”If it's not Kaiden… do you mean that in order not to cause anymore disruption… t-that they should… separate? And not be together?”
'This can't be. Sena will definitely be hurt. She's so in love with him right now. And Kaiden feels the same. How are we supposed to separate them?! We can't! And we shouldn't! But then… if we don't do it, Sena will be in danger from the Fatum.'
”Yes, my dear. Especially that Kaiden's family is a highly influential family. Maybe that's why the effect of their meeting was so apparent to the point that it affected the world's balance.”
”I don't understand… So what if Kaiden's family is highly influential?”
”I'm afraid it matters so much, my dear,” Aunt Vora answered. ”Because every decision that they make, whether in the business world or their personal lives, everything will affect other people's lives as well.”
”What do you mean?”
”Let's take the life of Kaiden's destined person as a sample. Instead of her, Senara took her place. Together, Kaiden and his fated person could have accomplished lots of things in the future but Senara—who's not supposed to be in that position—took that position. Therefore, all of those things they were supposed to do—let's say it's about business—from the employment of people under them, their career growth, up to the country's growth, will be affected. And since they're the biggest company in the East, we're not only talking about a handful of people but millions, or even billions.”
My mouth fell silent from Aunt Vora's words. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
”Not only that,” Aunt Vora continued. ”Since Senara took that position, she too, will start creating a future that wasn't supposed to exist. And if she somehow does something that will also affect the lives of millions of people, the world balance will shift more. And when that happens, not only the Fatum Praeses will take action. Even the world itself will take action. And that is the last thing we want.”
”Why?”
Aunt Vora held her chest and clenched her hands.
”Because… just like how a human's body protects itself from sickness, the world will also protect itself.”
Another moment of silence.
”So… if not the Fatum, the world will try to eliminate Sena? Like a virus that's not supposed to be there?” I asked again, like a lifeless doll, despite my wretched expression.
”That's why we will do our best to prevent that,” Aunt Vora tried to encourage me. ”First, we need to separate her from Kaiden since he's not her fated person. And next, prevent her from doing things that may affect many people's lives. What course is Sena taking in college? If it's something along the line of doctors or lawyers, or a course in technology, or business, too—there's a high possibility that she'll affect many people's lives.”
”She's taking Creative Writing.”
”I see… If she's going to be a popular author, there is a high chance, too. Especially if her books will be turned into movies, or series. The people working on creating those, and those that will watch—”
”Yes, her first book is being turned into a movie.”
”In that case, the second will be to stop her from doing that as well.”
”Ha-ha-ha-ha!” I laughed hysterically. ”So basically, we need to separate her from her happiness! How amazing! It's either the world restores its balance in exchange for Sena's happiness, or Sena will continue to be happy but then the balance will be disrupted and she'll be eliminated!”