Chapter 205: Derangement (1/2)
Chapter 205: Derangement
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
Ma Xiaoru wasn't aware that her troubled thoughts had already been slowly nibbling away her sea of consciousness. The state of derangement started quietly from inside the cultivator and gradually manifested itself through changes in physical appearance. The whole process would take days on end, so when the cultivator noticed the apparent changes, it would already be too late.
After considering the situation, Samantha decided to clear the air with Ma Xiaoru. She felt that without Ma Xiaoru's consent, she would never feel the same while being with Wang Tong.
Even without talking to Ma Xiaoru, intuition had told Samantha that her best friend had already learned about the secret affair. The lack of communication was a telltale sign. She knew that she had been Ma Xiaoru's only support system, but then Ma Xiaoru should not even seek help from her since she was the main instigator of her distress. A sense of guilt rose inside of Samantha as she approached her room.
”Xiaoru...Xiaoru!”
Samantha rushed to Ma Xiaoru, who had passed out on the floor. As Samantha was about to move her body to the bed, she jerked her hand back immediately as if zapped by lightning. Although Samantha was not a METAL fighter, she guessed based on Ma Xiaoru's current condition that she was likely in the state of derangement.
Never touch a deranged!
Samantha informed house guards about the development, and soon lights were lit up in every room and workers were bustling about, trying to find any help.
”Miss Samantha, please remain calm and do not let anyone go near our lady. Have the house medic take a look first, and we will be there in a second.”
Unable to do anything, Samantha felt useless and overwrought.
The painful look on Ma Xiaoru's face made her heart sink, ”Could it be because of me?” She thought to herself.
When the masters of the Ma family had finally arrived, they immediately started to stabilize Ma Xiaoru's soul energy, despite the difficulty imposed by the powerful Tactics of the Enchantress.
Meanwhile, Wang Tong was enjoying a beautiful morning. He was surprised to see that Samantha's skynet was offline, and Ma Xiaoru was absent from class. It was difficult for him to imagine Ma Xiaoru skipping a single class, so he wondered what had happened to her.
Wang Tong had guessed many reasons for Ma Xiaoru's absence, but none had come nearly half as close to the reality. Eventually, he got a message from Samantha around noon. She sounded extremely worried for Ma Xiaoru, and told him about her suspicion that Ma Xiaoru had fallen into the state of derangement mainly due to their secret affair.
The message unnerved Wang Tong and made him reflect on how things could have developed to such a dire state.
According to Wang Tong, everything had been fine and dandy just a couple days ago. He could tell that Samantha felt extremely guilty and regretful, and her feelings made Wang Tong's heart ache.
Wang Tong knew that he would be lying if he said that he didn't feel anything for Ma Xiaoru. After all, it had been a tough choice to choose Samantha over Ma Xiaoru. Although he had never intended to hurt her, neither had he foreseen what was happening right then. Therefore, he never took any precautions to prevent such an event.
He blamed himself for not noticing the beautiful things around him as the memory of Ma Xiaoru flooded his mind. He remembered her warm smile every morning and her patient tutoring; the scenes appeared in front of his eyes like images from a projector.
Wang Tong felt regret, not for choosing Samantha, but for the fact that he didn't keep his distance from Ma Xiaoru and had given her false hopes.
”How can I help?” Wang Tong thought to himself.
Wang Tong decided to skip the class in the afternoon and visit Ma Xiaoru, despite the fact that he was about to skip Gansus's class.
”The Tactics of the Enchantress was the most dangerous tactics... Qait... I have the tactics of the Blade, and I remember that Mr. Wannabe told me that it was the best cure for derangement!”
After remembering the unique ability of his tactics, Wang Tong shot a dozen messages to Samantha, explaining why they should let him give it a try.
Wang Tong had helped Ma Xiaoru improve her level of cultivation before using the same tactics. Therefore, Wang Tong was very confident that his tactics would be helpful.
”If I can improve it, I can fix it!”
Ma Xiaoru's unpredictable and vicious sea of consciousness might seem horrible to others, but not to Wang Tong. He had already gotten used to danger.