novelraw Chapter 313: Exchanging Secrets
Chapter 313: Exchanging Secrets
“Fine, don’t show me then, stingy!” Adele clutched her head, looking indignant. The “Profiling” ability, when used on people, was more like a mental connection. Seraph’s sudden disconnection reminded Adele of forcibly shutting down her computer when it froze. Although the computer seemed fine and could restart normally, who knew what was going on inside?
So Adele had reason to suspect that Seraph had damaged her precious brain. Therefore, she couldn’t care less and tearfully questioned the angel girl, “Seraph, you have to compensate me!”
“Waaah, if I become stupid, you’ll have to take care of me!”
“I’m easy to take care of...I don’t eat much, I’m just a bit of a homebody, I love buying games...N-No, why am I saying this!”
“Am I really becoming stupid!?”
“...” Seraph silently stared at the girl before her, thinking that she must have been overthinking. No matter how she looked at it, Adele was carefree. Such complicated matters couldn’t possibly be related to her.
But undeniably, Adele’s act of peeking into Seraph’s memories also made Seraph recall those ancient events that even she now found moving. Among them, one girl was almost the most crucial key figure. She was the strongest witch in history...or perhaps the first witch. She single-handedly orchestrated many falls, including the fall of the Archangel Lucifer, said to be created by the “Lord” in his own image. Lucifer was also the first angel to fall. Afterward, many angels had the idea of approaching that girl, and all of them fell without exception, becoming traitors to the heavenly kingdom.
Chacoco was one of them. Her real name was Maiyami. Angels far stronger than her died in the great war that marked the end of the Mythical Era. Lucifer was also taken back to the kingdom of God by the “Lord” as a sinner. What happened to Lucifer afterward wasn’t something Seraph could know. Lucifer never appeared again, so Seraph guessed she had been killed by the “Lord.”
Unexpectedly, Maiyami survived. She didn’t seal herself away like Seraph and other angels in the ancient temples built by humans to worship God, waiting for the “Lord’s” return after his departure. Instead, she used her long lifespan to play in the human world. Chacoco should be Maiyami’s most recent identity, a retired idol singer.
When she met her, Seraph was surprised to find that her first reaction wasn’t anger or concern for the endless feud between them, but rather a sense of melancholy and emotion. But the angel Seraph hid this well, not letting Maiyami discover it.
As for that ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) girl’s ending, she and her city were destroyed by divine punishment. That marked the end of an entire mythical era. Actually, Seraph didn’t understand her, never understood her, only watching from afar, listening to other angels tell her stories and legends. But for some reason, Seraph vaguely saw her shadow in Adele.
It must be...an illusion. Because thinking of that girl, Seraph only felt a sense of unattainability. But looking at Adele before her, she only felt the urge to get closer to her.
“...Okay, I’ll take care of you.” Seraph promised the pouting Adele. Money meant nothing to an angel. Because it was originally something that didn’t exist, a consensus. Only when people truly believed a banknote could buy something, and the seller also believed it had the value to exchange for their goods, did it become money. Otherwise, it was just waste paper.
Seraph couldn’t create real money, but if it was waste paper, or older currencies like gold and silver...Seraph could give Adele as much as she wanted. She could easily search her memories and find the royal treasures buried underground after the destruction of many ancient kingdoms.
As for the time it would take to care for Adele, Seraph also had plenty of that. Although she wasn’t sure how long her lifespan was, taking care of a human, whose lifespan ranked as medium among various races, shouldn’t be a problem. No, Adele was also a half-blood vampire, so add a few more decades.
But that was insignificant, only a few dozen days for Seraph. In the past, angels had no fear of death itself. As for now, Seraph thought carefully and found that she didn’t want the thought of parting with Adele, of being separated by life and death, to enter her mind.
So Adele saw the angel suddenly shake her head vigorously. It was more strange than cute.
“What’s wrong, Seraph?”
“...Nothing.”
Despite saying nothing, Adele saw a trace of panic on Seraph’s face. She didn’t know if it was an illusion or something. But if it wasn’t, it would be quite interesting. Because it was on Seraph’s face. What happened? What surprised her so much?
But soon, Adele would tell the angel girl something even more surprising. The reason she told her was because, in Adele’s heart, Seraph was already someone she deeply trusted. She was always so unguarded with the girls she trusted.
“How about this, I’ll tell you one of my secrets!”
“But in return, Seraph has to tell me one of your secrets!” Adele proposed a trade.
Seraph tilted her head, seeming puzzled. But after a while, she agreed to the girl’s request. Because a strange emotion, a desire to understand Adele, was at work in her heart. Not just because Adele could peek into her distant memories with her “Profiling” ability, but also because the girl herself was worth caring about.
“Okay...I agree.”