No Evil Lady in the World (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 92

Sediloi seemed to ponder Meiana’s words for a long time. Meiana waited patiently, allowing him space to gather his thoughts—an extraordinary display of patience she rarely showed.

“I want to choose a way that hurts Ariante as little as possible.”

At Sediloi’s words, Meiana looked at him with a faintly pitying smile.

“No matter what you do, Lady Ariante will be hurt. But there are parts of us that can only grow through pain. If one becomes an adult without ever knowing what it means to be hurt, they’ll never understand another’s suffering. I understand what you worry about and what you hesitate over… But if you’re even slightly considering taking that boy in—not just protecting him, but adopting him as your heir—you must be prepared to wound the Lady.”

Sediloi, who had been listening quietly, finally lowered his gaze with a silent laugh after a long while.

“You truly refuse to say anything but the truth.”

Meiana replied.

“There’s no point in telling lies that won’t work anyway.”

Sediloi once again pressed his clasped hands to his lips as if in prayer, his eyes fixed on the distance.

In that moment, Meiana silently empathized with the turmoil he must be feeling—the absurd loneliness, confusion, and fear she’d sensed on their way home… Emotions strikingly similar were flowing downward, downward through Sediloi’s gaze, as though he were weeping invisibly.

“Even if it wounds Lady Ariante, this is something only you, my lord, can do—because you alone can heal that wound.”

Having spoken, Meiana rose quietly and carefully. Sediloi cast a questioning look toward her.

Meiana said,

“I must attend to Lady Ariante’s dinner. If you have nothing further to say, I should take my leave now.”

Sediloi’s gaze, which had lingered briefly on her face, was withdrawn indifferently. His consciousness seemed to sink instantly into some distant place, far from here.

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