"I''m also curious about it, Alex.
You might not know this, but your mom had her own experiences with ungrateful people who bit the hand that fed them.
In her words, she would say, ''That''s why the world never changes.
Everyone keeps acting like that.
It''s not that I am selfless, Olivia.
If anything, I am selfish.
I want to change the world to suit my own wishes; it''s just that my wish is a little different from others.
I want a world where even orphans living on the street don''t need to face what I experienced.
Instead, they have many ways in their path to a better life without compromising their integrity.''"
"Why would Mom want such a world, Big Sis?"
"She says it''s for her descendants.
She would hate it if one day, one of her great-grandchildren faced the same problems as her."
"How do you know all these?"
"Uncle Silva and Aunt Ariadne told me about it," Olivia chuckled.
"Uncle Silva was also a friend of your mom in the past."
"Didn''t you say before that only Aunt Ariadne survived with Mom and Dad?"
"Yes, even those from your father''s village were not spared.
But Uncle Silva is the one that left the camp because he and his ex could not stand each other."
"What happened with his ex then? Is she still alive?"
"No, she was Zold''s mother.
After leaving the camp, they somehow met again and then made up, but they were too ashamed to return to the camp after how they made a scene.
Even after the dungeon happened, it took them a while to meet up again, and by that time, Zold''s mom was already dead."
Olivia''s tone then turned solemn.
"That''s why, Alex, don''t kick me out of your life again, no matter what kind of fight we have.
We never know if it will be our last meeting."
Alex had wanted to say something, but it got caught in his throat.
In the end, he could only say he was sorry. Both of them then had turned silent as they had gazed at each other.
After some time had passed, Alex had said in a low voice, "Sis, can you get up already?"
Olivia had smiled. "Why do you feel shy?
Didn''t you say you don''t like me anymore?"
"It''s not that, Sis," Alex had said in a low voice.
"What is it then?
Can''t a big sis see her own brother''s face?"
Alex''s lips had quivered for a moment. "I... I need to go to the bathroom, Sis. Nature calls."
Olivia had been stupefied by his words since they had not been what she had expected.
Then, a loud noise filled the air, making Olivia stand up and burst into laughter while Alex''s face turned red.
He quickly left the area, saying, "Don''t talk about this."
"Don''t worry, Alex. Farting is normal," Olivia had said with a laugh.
Seeing Alex''s back disappear into the forest, Olivia had mumbled, "He is still like a kid, yet he tells me he will become a king that will resurrect a whole species." She had shaken her head.
Then a question had appeared in her mind: why would Alex not panic at all when she had told him the truth about his mom?
That was not his typical behavior, except he had known it beforehand.
Olivia had refused to believe Alex could change just because of her speech.
People don''t change that easily.
Then she remembered the only time she had mumbled about this had been when she had left the forest.
Her smile had grown wider as she had put her hand over her chest, feeling her heart beat faster and warm inside.
"Did he send the goblin to protect me, even though I just slapped him?" Olivia had asked herself.
Her cheeks had turned a little redder, then she had shaken her head.
"Forget it, Olivia, it''s too late now."
Olivia had not been completely honest with Alex, even though she had really never thought about him that way in the past.
After his confession and his ignoring her, she started thinking of Alex as the opposite gender.
The more she had thought about it, the more her feelings had grown.
Despite looking more like his mother, there had still been some similarities between Alex and his father, Edward, and Olivia had looked up to Edward.
Every time she saw Edward and Luca being lovey-dovey, she felt a little jealous, wishing she had someone to do the same.
It was not like Olivia had liked Edward; she had seen him as a father figure, but many of his characteristics had become criteria for Olivia''s ideal man.
That''s why she felt hurt when Alex turned his gaze away despite her confession back then.
"If I had told him I liked him at that time, how would he have answered?"
Her gaze had turned distant, and then she had dismissed the notion.
"No, that would just make it harder for Alex. He has already decided to move on."
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Meanwhile, in the cultivation world, deep underground in the Qi crystal mine, Mingyue''s eyes had fluttered open; she had woken up with a headache, feeling like her head had split into two.
After some time, memories of what had happened had returned to her.
[Queen, are you alright?]
"I''m fine. Show me my status, Vesa."
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Name: Mingyue Xueqi
Power Level: 7
Progenitor Transformation: 7.35/100%
Life Force: 500/500
Cultivation Level: Foundation Stage - Late-Level
Secret Arts: Absolute Zero Tempest Sweep
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Mingyue had frowned, mumbling in annoyance.
"I really failed back then.
Tell me what happened, Vesa."
Vesa had then started narrating what had happened after Mingyue had gotten hit by the backlash in her cultivation, how she had healed her soul, taken out all her life force stockpile, and then had asked Alex to help her.
Hearing Alex help her without hesitation made her feel warm.
''I will need to thank him later,'' she had thought.
She had closed her eyes and then had started looking at her body condition and the inner world; seeing no lingering wound had made her feel relieved.
[Queen, since you returned back to the Foundation Stage, you might as well strengthen it first.]