The Shadow of Hope (2)

"Why are you looking like that, Lunea?" Millonia snickers. "Come on, you know the absolute outcome—it wouldn't have mattered if we didn't do that. Things would also go the same way."

"B-But…to do that to children…I think it is very unfair," Lunea mutters.

As she was extremely determined to go down herself and kill the second person who intended to sell the girls, I decided to kill all of them at once. I told Genelos to burn the man and the girls to ashes, so she wouldn't mind them anymore.

She didn't scream hysterically or shout at me in disbelief; however, her gasp of shock and the gaze she gave me at that time told me how unamused and disappointed she was by my action. She didn't say anything until a few moments ago and she still sulks up to now.

I am focused on riding Genelos but I can feel the gaze planted on my back. It is neither hostile nor affectionate but I can tell it is begging for my attention.