coobybook Chapter 159: Sora's sister complex is confirmed.
Chapter 159: Sora's sister complex is confirmed.
A moment of silence fell, and Kong's meaning was self-evident. There could only be one explanation for this flower appearing here.
Kong gritted his teeth, but ultimately couldn't resist reaching out to touch the flower. With his touch, the events of the past replayed before his eyes…
memory---
"Your Highness, you've finally agreed?"
Beside Ying, an Abyss Apostle was accompanying her, seemingly in some form of mourning.
Ying: "By focusing excessively on the great cause of fighting against 'Heavenly Principles,' the mission of 'restoring the nation' has been forgotten."
"Indeed, I shouldn't have been so indecisive."
Yingyan's emotions were very complex, including anger, grief, reluctance, memories, and determination.
Abyss Apostle: "The 'device' is nearing completion and awaits your orders, Your Highness."
How confident are you?
Ying stood up, composed herself, and her eyes held only indifference and the tone of a superior.
The Abyss Apostle immediately knelt and said, "Please forgive us, Your Highness. We failed to capture the God of 'Order' at the time, and he escaped, making it impossible to obtain accurate values and specific details. But theoretically, it's probably..."
“Forget it,” Ying waved her hand, signaling him to stop talking. “Meeting that God of Order back then was just a coincidence. Even if we had succeeded, given his abilities, he might not have been able to escape. As for now, even if there’s only a one percent chance… we should still try.”
Ying looked at the lifeless Hilichurl beside her again and continued, "Aren't we the same? We're already in the abyss."
"For 'them,' it's better to return to the 'cycle' sooner rather than live without dignity."
Ying: Don't let "them" continue to bear...those undeserved sins.
The Apostle of the Abyss bowed deeply to her: "Your decision is a blessing for the Order."
Empty: "Ying..."
The projection ended there. Sora looked back at the hand he wanted to touch, still staring blankly.
(younger sister…)
Dain: "You seem to have seen something. Can you tell me about it?"
Paimon: "Yeah, you seem to have been spacing out for a long time."
Seeing that Kong had finally come to his senses, and recalling his earlier actions, they realized they had found some clues.
Empty: "I just saw my sister..."
"Sister? Oh, it's that 'princess.' Looks like we came to the right place. What did she say?"
He recounted everything he had seen in detail.
"It also mentions the god of 'devices' and 'order'."
"I suspect they originally planned to use the God of 'Order' to determine the feasibility of that so-called 'device,' but judging from their brief statement, it seems they haven't put it into use yet, meaning they haven't succeeded."
Paimon: "Wait, the God of 'Order,' isn't that...?"
Dain: "The last remaining deity of Liyue in public."
Kong nodded and gently squeezed Paimon's little hand to reassure her.
"Could this be considered a strange connection unique to the 'Twins'..." Dain analyzed briefly, "It sounds like they're trying to use some kind of device to purify the curse, possibly the item we saw before."
"Your suspicions are not without merit, and...she also mentioned [restoring the kingdom], didn't she?"
Empty: "That's right."
“This stubborn fellow hasn’t given up after all.” Dain shook his head, half sighing and half reminiscing, “It seems the Order plans to use this place to purify the curse on the Hilichurls, hoping to restore them… and thus lay the foundation for the restoration of Kanria.”
"After all, without 'citizens,' there can be no 'nation.'"
Kong crossed his arms and looked at Dain with a strange expression, but still asked for his opinion: "Do you think they have a chance of succeeding?"
"Hmph, utterly foolish. There's not even a one percent chance."
Dain shook his head, his tone full of disapproval: "I should have said it before, as someone who has lived with the curse for five hundred years, no one understands better than me... there is absolutely no redemption. The curse is irreversible."
“If you try to remove the curse by force, you will get nothing but pain. So, stay clear-headed and keep telling yourself—those are no longer human.”
"Being fixated on this and investing too much emotion will only lead you deeper and deeper... Eventually, you'll end up like them, trapped in the mire of hypocrisy."
Although Dain did not name names, her words were pointed, causing Kong's face to darken and clearly showing some anger.
"Oh, why should I believe you?"
Dain was taken aback, but then he reacted and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Haha...that's right. Our relationship is just that of employer and employee, while she is your blood relative. It's perfectly reasonable for you to choose to stand by her side."
"Whatever choice you make, it won't shake my resolve. Stopping the abyss is the path I've chosen. If we can't reach a consensus, then let's leave it at that..."
"Sigh, I believe you this time." Kong interrupted Dain's speech with a frown.
What angered him wasn't that at all. He could clearly see who was right and who was wrong, even if it was his own sister. Wrong was wrong, and there was no point in arguing.
However, speaking ill of her sister in front of him is going too far.
Looking at Dain's thoughtful eyes, Kong put his hands on his hips and said with dissatisfaction, "What, in your eyes I'm the kind of brother who spoils his sister all the time?"
"While there is a one percent chance of salvation, the possibility of a painful death is ignored. No one has the right to make such a choice for another life. Moreover, those Hilichurls had already chosen their own destiny."
"But my sister's intentions were good; she just chose the wrong method. As her brother, I will correct her. And please, don't speak ill of my sister to my face again, or don't blame me for being impolite."
Paimon, who witnessed the whole thing unfold, said: (So that's why I was suddenly so angry, it's all because of my sister...)
(This is definitely a case of late-stage siscon.)
Dain finally realized what was going on and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Okay, I understand."
"It seems that the three questions I asked you back then weren't meaningless. You've found your own unique way of looking at the world."
"Now that you've revealed your true thoughts, I don't intend to hide them any longer. Right now, more important than simply stopping the abyss is—"
"We must not allow the Abyss to trample on Hafdan's 'last wishes' with such arbitrary actions."
This was Dain's ultimate goal; he didn't care about himself. But his former subordinates and comrades-in-arms were here, their former glory still shining brightly on them, and they persevered.
He did not want anyone to disturb this peace and tranquility, and no one could.
"I understand. Let's continue the cooperation and move forward." Now that we've brought this up, we can't waste any more time.
"Yes, always be wary of invasions from the Abyss," Dain finally reminded her.