Chapter 116: When Liss Fell Silent

She felt it like a blade.

An echo, not of pain—but of loss.

Something inside her unraveled. Not from battle. From doubt.

She sat by the river where she once rewrote Tenma. And whispered:

"Am I making things better… or just louder?"

Phantom sat beside her.

"You're allowed to question."

Mirror sat on her other side.

"You're allowed to rest."

Thessaly arrived last. Didn't say a word. Just held her.

Liss cried. Then breathed.

Then stood.

"The world doesn't need me perfect.

Just present."

And she returned to the House. Where the world waited.