How To Ruin The Original Work (16 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 78

“……!”

Contrary to the expectation that they would be overjoyed, Nox’s face still looked utterly powerless.

Nigel saw resignation within that very powerlessness.

When each day was spent in agony so severe it felt like dying, hope was not something one could hold lightly. The sense of loss, emptiness, and despair when one’s sole, cherished hope shattered was indescribable.

Yes, they had given up on expecting anything. Just to endure, just to survive one more day.

‘It’s just like……’

Unable to finish the thought, Nigel clenched her fist tightly.

At that moment,

Someone tugged at Nigel’s sleeve.

Nigel turned her head and looked down.

There, gazing up at her, were eyes redder than sunset, brighter than fire—innocent eyes that had not yet lost hope.

It was a young Nox, unseen among the others. Like the rest of them, the child wore the same collar and appeared to be around Beni’s age, the youngest in the orphanage.

Perhaps the adult Noxes had hidden this child away, fearing that any human entering the room might harm him, for several of them now reached out desperately toward Nigel without daring to approach.

The young Nox let go of Nigel’s sleeve and pulled something from his pocket, holding it out.

It was none other than a round egg, about the size of a fist.

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