People Aren't Meant to Be Fixed! (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 192

“You say you wish for my happiness—how kind of you.”

I gave what I considered a rather well-behaved reply to Ronowe’s sincere words. Gentle and soft-spoken remarks were the sort only someone like Jeff or Hecate could manage; even if slightly prickly, this was me making a deliberate effort to speak kindly.

“But do you understand what it truly means for me to break free from my shackles and find peace?”

I asked Ronowe, who claimed more fervently than anyone else that she wished for my liberation from the restraints God had forged.

“It means death. And even if I am reborn, I cannot promise we will meet again in the future.”

Before she could even reply, I laid bare this grim reality.

Right now, you hold me so dear and precious that you earnestly desire my deepest wish to be fulfilled—but have you truly considered what comes after?

“I know.”

I had expected her to grow a little downcast, but Ronowe looked me straight in the eyes and answered calmly.

“But I have yet to repay the kindness Your Highness showed me on that day.”

Folding my arms, I spoke to Ronowe, who insisted she would do her utmost to ensure my wishes came true.

“If you’re so set on repaying me, what you did that day—the night of the debutante ball—is more than enough.”

When I added that her actions that day had left quite an impression on me, Ronowe’s face lit up with joy.

“It’s only natural to rush to a friend in danger.”

Ronowe insisted that such a small act could never fully repay the grace she’d received since the beginning of time, and added that even aside from gratitude, she genuinely wanted to help as a friend.

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