As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

She pushed so hard that the white knuckles could be seen.

But Sharan herself seemed to have not noticed this situation at all.

She just stared at Yuanhui with her big blue eyes, as if she was listening to the answer to the question with her soul.

Who would have thought that after hearing this question, Yuan Hui was stunned at first, and then couldn't help laughing.

It wasn't a smile that was funny or sarcastic.

On the contrary, it was a very simple smile that came purely from happiness.

It's like a ray of refreshing sunshine that pierces the clouds after a rainstorm.

This reaction was completely beyond Sharan's expectations. Just when she was at a loss as to what to do, the boy's body leaned slightly towards Sharan.

The distance between the two people sitting opposite each other across the table seemed to be shortened all of a sudden.

Faced with this oppressive approach, Sharan's shoulders trembled slightly, as if she instinctively wanted to lean back.

But she reacted immediately and forcibly suppressed the impulse.

If you keep running away like this, nothing will change.

The relationship between her and Yuan Hui would continue to be unclear...

She had obviously worked hard to muster up the courage, and she didn't want to get that kind of result.

Absolutely not!

Sharan had made up her mind. Not only did she not retreat, but she leaned her upper body towards Yuanhui, showing an attitude of not backing down.

The two people who were originally sitting at separate tables could even feel each other's breath at this moment.

"Why do you suddenly ask such a question?" Yuan Hui's smile still did not fade. He looked at Sha Lan's dreamy and delicate face and asked softly, "Based on what you have always done, I thought this question was not important to you at all."

The relationship between the two began with a wrong start.

The relationship that derives from this false start is naturally distorted.

Force and be forced.

To dominate and to be dominated.

Such role swapping is commonplace between Sharan and Yuanhui.

"I originally thought it was unimportant." Sharan's voice was a little faint, like a stream gurgling through the mountains and forests.

The stream water was so clear that one could even see the pebble called "regret" in it.

"[Where are you going] is the [stigma] that was branded on my body when I was very young."

"For me, dominating others is like eating and drinking. It is an instinctive ability."

Just think about it, you can completely control the other person's body and soul just by letting him look at the palm of your right hand.

Such a powerful ability will naturally distort a person's personality.

But even so, although her self-esteem was a little higher, Sharan did not become a lawless devil.

She never dominates others for her own benefit or desire.

Just like when Sharan used "Where Are You Going" to control Yuanhui at the beginning, her purpose was just to make him familiar with the work of the Student Union so that he could become the vice president of the Student Union.

It's not because Yuanhui is a 'Judas' that Sharan treats him differently.

In fact, she was like this to almost everyone she controlled.

[Saint Peter] was the Messiah’s personally chosen successor, to whom he had personally said words such as “Feed my sheep!”

So, for Sharan, as Saint Peter, guiding people in the right direction is her innate duty.

The holy mark of "Where Are You Going" is the blessing of the Lord and also the external manifestation of her mission.

Therefore, she never felt anything wrong with this behavior.

until--

She met Yuanhui.

"To dominate others and make them do the right thing, this should have been the rule I set for myself." Sharan took a deep look at the boy in front of her, "But in your case, I broke the rule without realizing it..."

For most people, the "service" that Sharan provides to Yuanhui is truly enviable.

But no matter how you look at it, this behavior is far from the word "correct".

When educating Jingu Mako, Sharan once taught her that if she ever met someone who wanted to do something wrong to her, she should protect herself and come to her and Yuanhui immediately.

But does she really have the qualifications to say such things?

What's the difference between what she did to Yuanhui and what those people did?

It was at that moment that Sharon suddenly realized that she seemed to have gone further and further down the wrong path.

As for the reason why she did this -

"Yuan Jun." Sharan moved closer again, and the two of them stared at each other from a very close distance.

The lustrous lips exhale a warm breath mixed with a pleasant aroma;

His eyes were as clear and bright as the blue sky, gradually filling with water-colored ripples.

"When I was educating Princess Mako today, I told her that things like that can only be done with someone you love."

Saran whispered about what happened today, completely opening her heart, exuding amazing charm.

"She then asked me back, if that's the case, do I like you?"

“This is obviously an extremely simple question, but it stumped me.”

“Because I never thought about it.”

"Like, love, admiration... Although I know what these feelings mean, they have never danced in my heart before."

“So, I don’t know what love is.”

"But I know one thing, that is—"

The girl's words were solid and sincere.

These were the words she squeezed out from the depths of her soul after careful consideration.

"I just want to do things like that with you."

"I don't want anyone but you."

"In that case—"

"I think I do like you."

Saran confessed her feelings to Yuanhui.

This might be the first time she faced her own heart so directly.

She wasn't quite sure where this liking came from and when it occupied her heart.

But judging from their first meeting, perhaps the tiny seeds of love had already sprouted in her heart from that time.

...It's really unreasonable.

Sharan had to admit that maybe she was attracted to Yuanhui at the first sight.

Is there a natural attraction between the twelve apostles?

Maybe.

But no matter what, the conclusion will never change.

"That's why I care about what you think of me."

Before she knew it, Sharan's eyes were already filled with tears.

She smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, her slender body trembling slightly——

"Very shameless, isn't it?"

"I did such a thing to you, committed an unforgivable crime, but in the end I shamelessly confessed my feelings to you, and even prayed in my heart that you would have the same feelings for me..."

"It was the first time I realized that I was such a troublesome and shameless woman."

"But even so, I still want to get an answer from you—"

After thoroughly dissecting her inner thoughts to Yuan Hui, revealing her fear, confusion, and fiery emotions, Sharan finally asked the boy in front of her her original question again:

"Gen-kun."

"do you hate me?"

Under the girl's extremely nervous gaze, Yuan Hui shook his head slightly and responded in an equally serious tone -

"it's OK."

Before coming to this space, Yuan Hui's impression of Sharan had not yet reached the point of disgust, but it certainly was not good either.

However, Sharan is really trying to rescue Jingu Mako.

Moreover, during these two weeks of living together day and night, well, only living together day and night, he had a deeper understanding of the girl's personality.

Although it’s definitely not to the point where I like it.

But if you ask whether I hate it or not, the answer is naturally no.

"Don't you hate it...?" After hearing this answer, Sharan looked a little dazed.

Although I just [don’t hate] it’s not [like] it.

This was much better than the answer she expected.

The moisture condensed in the girl's eyes finally turned into water droplets, flowing down her fair and smooth cheeks, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing a sincere smile.

As long as you don't hate her.

Now, Sharan no longer has too many extravagant hopes.

Sharan, with tears in her eyes while smiling, raised her right hand, and the red scar was revealed in front of the two men.

This is the chain that binds her to Genki, and it is also the root cause of why their relationship is so twisted.

But now, Sharan no longer needs it to maintain their relationship.

"Lord, where are you going? (Domine Quo Vadis)"

Along with this sigh-like prayer, a blue light began to shine on Yuanhui's chest.

There was a sound in the ears of both men, as if chains were breaking.

The invisible shackles that bound the boy's soul and locked it tightly were twisting under the will of their owner, and then breaking bit by bit.

But at this moment——

"what?"

Amid Sharan's extremely surprised voice, "Where Are You Going" which had already shown signs of collapse, for some reason suddenly ignored her will and solidified again.

The shining light particles began to gather in a vortex at the boy's chest, and almost instantly condensed into a definite shape -

This is a golden key.

After the key appeared, it rushed towards Yuanhui's chest at a speed that neither of them had time to react, and finally sank into the boy's chest.

Yuanhui felt a burning pain in his chest, as if flowing sunlight was being poured into his body.

He lifted his clothes and looked down at his chest.

There, there was a bruise that looked like a lock.

That is the sign of "Where are you going?"

And now, a key is being inserted into the keyhole of this lock.

The two fit together so perfectly, as if they were meant to be this way.

"How did the mark of Where Are You Going become like this?" Sharan's eyes widened. "John never told me such a thing."

"John?" Yuan Hui looked at Sha Lan, obviously a little surprised why this name appeared here, "Is it Saint John?"

"Yes." Sharan bit her lower lip and nodded. "Saint John is the most favored disciple of the Messiah and the one who wrote the chapter of Revelation."

"and……"