I Held the Leash of a Blind Beast (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 84

“Smile for me. I want to see your smiling face.”

At Illeon’s words, Elicia’s eyes widened.

“You’ve been wearing a strained expression all this time.”

“Me?”

Elicia was surprised. She hadn’t been particularly aware of it. Her life itself had always been difficult and wearying, after all.

Could it really be showing on her face?

As a priestess, she usually spent most of her time quietly with an impassive expression.

Elicia herself knew she didn’t have a very expressive face.

Because crying, laughing, getting angry, or feeling sad never changed anything.

Even when faced with something that stirred strong emotions, she simply let it pass—after all, it was always meant to happen, she hadn’t been unaware, it was just that the inevitable had finally arrived—and never reacted personally.

Except for exactly once.

The only exception was when Sabiel massacred the priests heading to Grerosa and tried to force her down.

Back then, she truly couldn’t bear it anymore, so she channeled all her rage into a blade and stabbed Sabiel.

At that moment, Elicia genuinely wanted to hurt him.

Beneath her resigned heart lay such a dark, honest truth.

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