Thou, lone one.

The employees who heard the song were at a loss and opened their mouths blankly. Their eyes fluttered incessantly until they understood what it was.

Young Madam.

She spoke in a clear and mellow voice. She sings a song that is transparent and pure like a stream.

Ill not leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the stem.

They didnt even think to express the question of how or when.

They couldnt help but hold their breath.

They couldnt even open their mouths.

Because none of them wanted to miss a single moment of this song.

Vincent and Cloud also rushed to hear about the incident late.

Tristan, Sabina, and Lloyd were also watching over Arias safety.

Gabriel was so surprised that he was stunned, but couldnt take his eyes off her as if he was possessed by Aria.

And Laura.

Since the lovely are sleeping, Go, sleep thou with them.

The song gently softened and comforted the wounded, exhausted, weary, and defiled soul.

It washed them clean.

Treated them kindly.

How can they feel so many emotions in one persons singing voice? Truly, it was a wave of emotions.

Infinitely soft, infinitely warm, infinitely calm, infinitely happy.

Thus kindly I scatter, Thy leaves oer the bed, Where thy mates of the garden, Lie scentless and dead.

A soft voice came crashing down like a rushing wave. It embraced them with the blazing spring sun.

Everyone in the space was helplessly drenched in the rushing waves. They were immersed in the rush of emotions and felt a sense of happiness that was so deep that they could die.

Peace, comfort, and rest.

When friendships decay, And from loves shining circle, The gems drop away!

The gentle tone that decorates the finale of the short and calm song whispered.

Now let go of all your regrets and relax. There is nothing here that you have ever valued. It was as if it was saying that.

Ugh

Laura bit her lip. Uncontrollable tears welled up, and immediately dripped onto the grass.

I, I

Laura, shaking her hand, eventually dropped the dagger on the floor. Tired, she murmured as she looked down at her palm.

Im already dead.

Shes dead. The moment she realized that, Laura put Marronnier down and stepped back.

Aria watched Laura silently, then pulled the necklace around her neck.

No!

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Laura desperately reached out her hand, despite the fact that the divine power that was bound to the necklace crystal had disappeared.

She looked desperate. She showed a tenacity to take the necklace at any cost.

Aria held her outstretched hand tightly. It was then that she faintly felt an eerie energy that could not be described in words.

Chimera.

A human body that has renounced humanity, making a dead body move like a living person.

Laura is a chimera.

She is a chimera.

There was a reason Aria didnt notice it earlier.

Laura didnt have the horrible stench characteristic of a chimera at all. The reason was soon known.

I can feel a divine power.

It was different from the gutter rat, which had various energies mixed in various ways.

Aria felt only pure divine power. Laura is a chimera that was created only with divine power and moves only with divine power.

I think shes a more evolved form of a chimera than the gutter rat.

She doesnt know how this was possible, or who did it. It was possible to infer.

The only person who can achieve this is Hans.

Currently, Hans is in the Kingdom of Brutos research lab, and there was speculation that the Holy Empire, Garcia, might be behind the Kingdom of Bruto.

Theres no way this little child would have wanted to be a chimera on her own.

So she must have been forced to become a chimera by the Holy Empire.

Laura.

When Aria opened her mouth, Lauras shoulders trembled. Her eyes, full of anxiety and regret, fluttered helplessly.

Aria spoke more firmly as she looked down at the child that was agitated and didnt know what to say.

Its okay to stop now.

Lets stop.

Laura blinked and shook her head.

And more desperately she clings to Arias arms, waving in the air to take the necklace, and in the end, she clings to the hem of Arias skirt and weeps.

No. No. Give it back.

As the tears dripped onto the pink fabric, it began to turn red. It was as if she shed tears of blood.

I dont want to be abandoned

Arias brow furrowed deep.

Because it matched exactly how she felt before she turned back time, when she was just Lauras age.

It was a sign of blatant abuse.

Then, do you think youll get compliments if you get this necklace back?

No. Laura was a smart kid.

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Shell know it best herself.

By the time she was caught stealing in front of the Valentines people, she knew that she was already going to be abandoned.

Laura, I dont know where you came from

In fact, she can only guess. Aria had something to say.

dont ever go back to the place where children get abandoned and killed.

Only you will get hurt.

I, I dont want to. Its scary. Im already too late. Im broken. No one wants a monster like me.

Aria actually knew. That its already too late.

After Lauras abuse, she became a chimera, neither living nor dying.

No matter how much Aria sang the Sirens song, she could not turn the chimera, which was nothing more than a corpse, back into a human. Her limit was to just soothe her soul.

Have you ever killed anyone?

N, no.

Then lets stop here.

Aria put Laura in her arms and wrapped her arms around Lauras trembling back and stroked her hair.

Laura, dont ever let your heart be broken. Itll stay with you after you die.

Laura probably just didnt want to be abandoned. She couldnt see anything as she was terrified of being left alone in this world. But she couldnt bear to let the people and animals do things they didnt want to do.

Then Laura will just give up everything and leave herself to instinct.

She should not think that she is broken both physically and mentally and become desperate. Because that was the most dangerous situation.

Ill take care of all the injured people and animals. Lets pretend it didnt happen. Laura didnt hurt anyone.

really?

Yes.

Laura didnt say anything for a while. Desperation and anxiety filled her lifeless eyes,

Its okay. You can sleep. So that your precious heart doesnt get broken any more.

A word sweeter than a lullaby began to slowly spread relief in her heart.

Lauras legs lost strength and slumped into place. And Laura closed her eyes.

A dreadful suffocation came over.

Aria sat in the garden and laid Laura on her lap.

Huuu

The child took a deep breath.

Laura realized. That she was dying.

No, shes already dead.

Its not that shes dying, its that she accepted Arias song the moment she heard it.

Her own death.

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The child whispered slowly. Her voice was so low that only Aria could hear it.

I was told to secretly find and steal something that would increase divine power from the Grand Princess.

Something that increases divine power. There was only one person who came to mind from those words.

Veronica.

Aria glanced at Gabriel for a moment.

A lot of confusion was read in his gaze, which had been directed at Aria from the beginning.

And the mysterious heat.

Hes the most suspicious, but I dont think he mentioned it directly to Veronica about the necklace.

Because Laura said that she was told to find something to increase divine power, not a necklace.

Who made you like this?

The director did.

Director?

The orphanage director?

Yeah, after the death of the director, the wizard did.

How did they do it?

I was locked up in a room with no one around, and I kept getting injections. I was fed strange things. They hung strange things on my body. I woke up sick enough to die, but I lived alone among my close friends.

Laura stuttered as if recalling her painful memories.

They said I was the first to succeed. The grown-ups said I was a chosen child. I was blessed.

But, there are still a lot of kids locked up in the room other than me. There are so many.

Is it because she heard the song? Or is it because Laura has decided to stop now? She blinked her eyes very slowly, as if drunk from sleep.

Sister, Im sorry

And she apologized.

The saint told me to infiltrate the imperial palace and kill the animals. And she told me to hide and watch.

But Im afraid. Laura snorted and spoke.

I couldnt let them kill each other, so I made them fight each other.

Yes, I know.

It was a courageous confession. However, Aria answered bluntly. Lauras eyes widened in surprise.

As if Aria didnt know how to react calmly without being angry.

Actually, she asked me to find out exactly what Sisters identity was. If I didnt tell her, she would throw me away, so I told her everything. That Sisters song seems to have a special ability

Laura revealed Arias identity to Veronica. That would mean that the words also went to Garcia.

Aria didnt answer for a while. She didnt know her identity would get out so quickly.

Youre really going to hit me this time.

Laura thought as she was dying. After she said this, even after death she might be beaten and spit in her face.

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Aria whispered in Lauras ear with her eyes closed in resignation.

Its okay. Those bad people, I just need to get rid of them all.