Quadruple split.

Chapter 2706 Cocoon

Sora Euryphise is the fiancée of Kenneth A. Archizolti, the Sage of the Mist. The reason she appears at the Kishua Spirit Tower is to take care of Kenneth's sister, Diana A. Archizolti, one of the three great astrologers of the world, at Kenneth's request.

Despite being a direct descendant of the prestigious Ulfitan family of mages and the most beloved niece of Nazele Ulfitan, the second-in-command of the Council of Truth, she never put on airs in front of Kenneth. Not only did she always maintain a dignified and proper demeanor, but she also never lost her temper or threw a tantrum. When taking care of Diana, she did everything herself. Even though she was a young lady who had never taken care of anyone before and was even taken care of by countless people, she was meticulous and hardworking towards Diana from the very first day she arrived here.

Although Diana had been assessed by Kenneth, Twinleaf, and Tarashat as needing no food and not falling into weakness due to insufficient nutrition even if left unattended, basic wiping and light massage were still necessary.

Ultimately, although the great astrologer was in a state similar to an energy-saving mode, time did not stop flowing for her. Even without eating or drinking, her physical strength continued to diminish due to prolonged bed rest. Therefore, even though she was easier to care for than most people who were unable to take care of themselves, these demanding tasks were still not easy.

Sora did a great job. Although she didn’t have much experience in caring for people, she quickly found a professional to explain and teach her how to take care of someone who had lost consciousness. From then on, she took care of Diana herself and even added an extra bed to the room to stay with her day and night.

It must be said that, in terms of taking care of Diana alone, Sora did a better job than Kenneth, Diana, and Tar Rasha combined.

This is truly incomprehensible...

As Kenneth watched Sora, who was looking at him with slightly furrowed brows and beads of sweat still visible on her forehead, he couldn't help but think of Tarasha and Futaba's overly harsh comments about his fiancée, and he couldn't help but furrow his brow as well.

"Feel sorry……"

However, after Kenneth's expression subtly changed, Sora immediately lowered her eyes and said softly, "I was too talkative, Lord Kenneth."

“I’ve said it many times, Sora, you can always call me by my first name.”

Kenneth gave a smile that was rare to outsiders. He walked to Sora by the bedside, leaned down slightly, and stared intently into her amber eyes, which were deep and tinged with a hint of timidity. He spoke softly in a gentle tone that he was not good at, "My displeasure just now was only because I remembered some unpleasant things. It has nothing to do with you. And as my fiancée, you don't actually need to be so considerate of my feelings."

Sora shook her head and gave Kenneth a dignified smile: "Precisely because I am your fiancée, I should be even more considerate of your feelings, Kenneth."

“By my side, you don’t need to worry about anything, such as… feeling inferior to the [Sage of the Mist Moon] because you are not a direct descendant and therefore cannot inherit the core magic formula of the Euryph family.”

Kenneth knelt before Sora, gently taking her hand. His sharp features softened, and he said sincerely, "In my eyes, we are absolutely equal. So at least when we are alone, you don't need to care about your status as the heir of the Archizorti 'Crescent Moon' lineage or the [Mist Moon Sage]. I, Kenneth A. Archizorti, am just your fiancé, and you, Sora Ulphis, are just my fiancée."

Sora chuckled softly, looked up at Kenneth, who had a sincere expression on his face, and said, "Your observation skills are far more acute than they appear, Kenneth."

"My observation skills are not very strong."

Kenneth shook his head and said seriously, "But I will at least pay close attention to the people I care about, because it will bother me if you feel unhappy."

"That statement does have the air of the 'Sage of the Mist Moon' in people's eyes."

Sora smiled gently, squeezed Kenneth's palm lightly, then turned to Diana with a worried expression and said, "So, our great astrologer, when will your beloved little star in this waning moon finally wake up? Although I don't mind taking care of her for the rest of my life, Diana is still young, and she should have all the happiness and freedom she needs."

Kenneth sighed and shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Diana's case is so special that even though I've exhausted all my resources and even brought in people with expertise in the field to help me trace the cause, it remains a mystery that leaves us completely baffled."

“I plan to visit Uncle Nazerai in a few days.”

Sora pursed her lips and said seriously, "Although he has been quite busy lately, Diana is your sister, and her affairs are my affairs. Moreover, Uncle Nazele's achievements in mental magic are obvious to all. If he helps, there is a good chance that things will turn around."

"..."

Although she didn't really want to owe that eccentric "Sage of the Spirit Corpse," looking at Diana on the bed—who looked exactly the same as before she went to Academy City, but seemed much thinner and weaker in Kenneth's eyes—this "Sage of the Mist Moon," who could remain calm in the face of anything, hesitated for a long time before finally asking with a wry smile, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you?"

“It’s alright. Uncle Nazelai has always liked me and has always felt guilty about my awkward position in the family. Besides, he has admired you from the very beginning…”

Sora gently patted Kenneth's hand and smiled, "It'll be fine, don't worry about it, Kenneth."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Sora."

Kenneth breathed a sigh of relief, then carefully gave his fiancée a light hug and whispered in her ear, "Please ask Lord Nazerai to help my little star. She will be the most dazzling sight at our wedding besides you."

Sora nodded slightly: "I will."

"Well then, I have a few partners to meet with regarding mercury magic, so I'll head out now."

Kenneth took a half step back and gave Sora a graceful bow: "Wait for me to come back tonight so we can have dinner together, okay?"

Sora gracefully returned Kenneth's mage's salute, smiling gently, "Try not to let me go hungry."

"As ordered."

Kenneth smiled contentedly, then left the room like a gust of wind.

"..."

Sora's smile gradually faded, and her gentle expression turned cold and deep.

A moment later, the young lady of the Euryphus family took a deep breath, stood up, and slowly walked to the window.

Sora could see herself clearly through the stained glass window that Diana loved most, which reflected the stars.

It was a vase trapped in a cage, rarely seeing the light of day.

It was an ornament that had succumbed to fate and convinced itself to accept its fate passively.

Beneath the glamorous facade lies a soul, empty and lifeless, imprisoned within a cage.

“It’s alright, this is fine.” Gazing at the pitiful reflection in the mirror, Sora Uliffe raised her right hand, stroking her pretty face in the mirror as she murmured, “I love my life now, I’m content with everything I have, I should accept… I should enjoy… but…”

Sora trembled slightly, and something unsettling seemed to be brewing deep within her dull eyes.

After a long while, she gently closed the window and walked back to Diana's bedside at an extremely slow pace.

Finally, Sora could no longer hide the emotion in her eyes that was extremely unfamiliar to her, yet dazzlingly terrifying, and she reached out her hand to Diana with trembling hands...

The letter beside my pillow.

"Frank."

Sora held the letter, which had arrived a long time ago and was about two pages long—just one of the hundred or so letters Frank had sent—in her arms, her eyes filled with a morbid longing and emotion.

Frank Hughes.

She murmured that name again, holding the letter in her palm, and gently inhaling the faint scent of cologne that lingered on it.

That must taste like Frank!
Despite never having met or seen each other, Sora felt an unwavering connection with that passionate and sincere man, believing it with such conviction.

Indeed, although Ta Rasha had long seen that Sora Euphoria was a person with a certain morbidity and no 'core' in the position of Kenneth, she did not expect that this elegant, noble, and proud young lady would go so completely insane.

So much so that she even fell in love with Diana's most cherished lover, the unsettling 'Frank Hughes'.

Without a doubt, this was a disastrous development that was so terrible that it was beyond comprehension even by normal standards.

As Kenneth's fiancée, Sora absurdly falls in love with a complete stranger, who happens to be Kenneth's most cherished sister, the person he takes care of, and the lover of one of only three great astrologers in history, Diana A. Archizolti.

This is insane, outrageous, and incomprehensible.

But from a certain perspective, it seems quite reasonable.

As we mentioned before, Sora Euryphus is a very morbid person. Although people who grow up in such a large family are all a little bit strange, Sora is one of the strangest among these humans.

If one had to choose, perhaps only the direct descendant of the Lehman family could rival Sora in terms of 'twisting,' but the two had chosen completely different paths.

After realizing that she was powerless to change anything, Sora Euryphus chose to accept everything and let herself be controlled by everything around her.

Compared to futile resistance, finding joy in hardship at least offers a little bit of 'pleasure'.

With this in mind, Sora, who had never been deprived of anything materially but whose spiritual world was almost dead empty, took the initiative to cooperate with the family's plans and tried to find a bit of happiness in the process.

If you're lucky, you might even get two or three strands.

For a long time, Sora gradually adapted to this life and even slowly learned to enjoy it. If given more time, this girl, who was once unruly in her childhood but was ruthlessly defeated by reality due to her gender, talent, and many other reasons, may really be able to find her own happiness.

For example, becoming the wife of the [Sage of the Mist].

If you don't think of it as just a political marriage between two families.

If you set aside your longing for a love as passionate and beautiful as in a fairy tale.

Kenneth A. Archizolti was undoubtedly the perfect marriage prospect.

His talent was so remarkable that he became a member of the Council of Truth before he was even forty, earning the title of Sage of the Mist Moon through his own abilities.

His family background is reassuring. Although the Archizorti family is slightly inferior to the Euryphus family in terms of heritage, in this generation, the Stars line produced Diana, one of the world's three great astrologers, and the Crescent Moon line produced Kenneth the Sage of the Mist Moon. The latter has already risen to prominence, and given time, the Archizorti family will surely gain greater influence.

Moreover, besides his family background, Kenneth was also an exceptional individual. He was handsome, tall, and not too old. His talent was something that ordinary people like Sora could hardly look up to. It is no exaggeration to say that, despite Kenneth's reputation for being harsh, strict, and arrogant, he still had countless suitors, enough to circle the City of Miracles several times over.

In this situation, Kenneth, who had almost no romantic history, fell in love with Sora at first sight. Although the premise was that the meeting was supposed to be a matchmaking meeting on behalf of their respective families, Kenneth's attitude towards Sora was far better than the attitude that the Sage of the Mist should have towards a mediocre eldest daughter of the Euryph family.

And so, almost on the same night Kenneth and Sora met, the two families decided to hold an engagement ceremony for them on a chosen date.

On the Archizorti family's side, it was Kenneth, who had become the head of the [Crescent Moon] lineage, who was in charge.

As for the Euphoria family, Sora only received the news that 'you are engaged to Kenneth'.

In short, it wasn't long before the two became engaged in name only, and at least on the surface, they were both gentle, considerate, and passionate towards each other.

The truth is, Sora did not leave the 'cocoon' she had woven for herself.

Perhaps she didn't dislike Kenneth, and even genuinely felt that he was her ideal fiancé.

Even so, the emptiness and void deep inside Sora could not be filled by Kenneth's unreserved affection.

Perhaps, once the two truly become husband and wife, the [Sage of the Mist] will eventually be able to fill the void in his lover's heart with genuine affection.

However, unfortunately—

Sora saw the letter Frank Hughes wrote to his lover.

Chapter 2697: The End