The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 72 - The Weapon of Freesia V

TAP

"Huh?"

George's body was stiff, he felt a warmth in his head. There was a slow clap, then the hand rubbed George's head full of tenderness. At first George was silent, but when he came to his full consciousness, George shook off the hand.

PLAQUES

"ouch!" Screeched Clara.

He stroked his hand and looked at George. "You sure about your choice? I can keep it on sam-"

"SILENCE!!"

Unknowingly George screamed loudly, he covered his ears so that the annoying sounds he did not hear. He hates Clara for always forcing his will, but on the other hand George feels this girl's offer is not bad enough.

Soon George shook his head, wiping out all sorts of distorted thoughts from the stance he had all along. It had only been over a week and the rowdy gun girl made her stance waver.

In fact, Clara just went to George's room every day and asked the same thing. That's all, nothing else. But George admitted, Clara's actions made him no longer lonely in this cold palace.

But that doesn't mean he just nodded when Clara asked him again for the umpteenth time. George doesn't want to be inedible - he said himself.

"Go..." Whisper George.

Clara could hear him, she was surprised to see the change in George's emotions were quite drastic compared to usual. Is it possible that it was all because Clara brought up a sensitive matter just now?

Should I not interfere? I just want to do all this for my peace. However, if the war does not happen, the profit is not just me, right?

Am I being too selfish and not thinking about how she feels?

"George..." Persuade Clara.

"Hurry away...!"

"Follow"

"KUBILANG GO! STOP TAKING ME AWAY! What do you know about my life?!" George shouted louder and louder, Clara would not be surprised if the scream could be heard to the outside of the palace.

Clara's shoulders were trembling, she had never seen a man yell at her so badly. Even if someone had done this to her, she was just rebuking.

Even before Clara got into the world of novels, no one had ever done that to her.

Maybe it was because he had always been ignored by both of his parents, so no one cared about what he did.

Clara almost cried, she realized that she had gone too far. Forced George for more than a week to run away with him. Though Clara's own motives are not clear in George's eyes, this girl is seen just playing.

Clara took a slow step back.

In front of him George started to mess up, he looked uncontrollable his emotions. He recalled how upset he was for expecting affection from someone who was insane anymore. Worse, Clara made George remember that. He tried very hard to ignore the facts and the whole truth.

He just doesn't want to feel the pain. But it turns out that all this time he always felt it, he was only able to withstand all that.

To be honest he did not hate Clara's presence. Because the presence of others around him did not make George feel lonely anymore. Unfortunately this girl could not keep her words, she always forced George to flee Freesia without saying where the destination would run. It pisses George off at Clara.

Plus at this moment, the girl knew too much and opened George's heart wound easily only for his strange, unknown goal to be achieved.

The selfish girl.

George hates that and as a result he's cursing Clara now.

Clara has reached the doorway. Before leaving, he turned his head and said something to George. "I promise I won't bother you anymore. And sorry for my selfishness. Sorry..."

After saying so, Clara closed George's room door slowly. Meanwhile, the owner of the room can only shut up and continue to cry. He was forced to recall his bitter memories after the first weapon was kidnapped by Ranunculus.

George ruffled his hair in frustration.

"YARROGGGHHH!!!!"

...❀...

Outside George's room, Clara fell silent. He had already hurt the hearts of others just for the success of his mission. He had to stop doing this so as not to hurt a lot of people. Don't know if Clara will still be visiting George or not.

No one wants to know.

*This mission has failed, this is a small reply compared to my mistake with him. Can I make amends for the mistakes I made?

I'm sick of myself*.

...❀...

The next morning, nothing changed at the dinner table. Clara remains at breakfast alone with no one to accompany her. The servants are out not knowing where. Suddenly Clara missed the atmosphere in Ranunculus and Hortensia.

"It's okay if I have to go back to Hortensia without George."

Clara peeked into the corner of the room where there was a room next to George's room. He felt like there was no life in there. There was no waiter to deliver breakfast to George's room.

"Has she had breakfast?"

Then Clara's gaze was distracted on the one empty plate available in front of her. "What if I just bring him breakfast? At least if I hadn't offended him yesterday he wouldn't have gone berserk again."

Clara took the bread and put jam on it. He has memorized the schedule of the food menu in this palace. For breakfast of wheat and cereal, lunch is usually a side dish of meat, and dinner is rather free of the menu but everything is not too weighty.

With a slight nervous feeling Clara brought George's breakfast plate to her room. Clara held onto the door leaf and turned it around, as usual, the door opened. He always forgot to lock his door, bad habit.

What if there's a criminal and he enters your room? You'll still suck at killing. Seeing blood is nauseous, especially if it splashes on you. Hadeh.. address fainted!

"George?" Clara whispered to George who was still curled up in his bed.

Clara walked slowly so as not to make a sound that would wake George up. Clara realized that if George cried all night, his eyes looked swollen and almost swollen. Clara's guilt is growing.

He can't treat George's heart. But at least he could do something to her, even if only accompany George every day before he returns.

Clara was a little stunned by George's face. It was still red after crying. But it is undeniable that George has a handsome face. Well, Clara admits it, but she thinks the Emperor is more handsome than her.

Understandably, Clara was pregnant but also tried to ignore her love for the Emperor. For as Jean had said, so far the wife of the Hortensian emperor was all noble.

"What are you doing stupid? Examining my face?"

A voice shocked Clara. Clara doesn't realize that George has woken up from his sleep, her eyes reddened. Clara almost threw the plate in her hand if she wasn't careful.

George grunting. He took a sitting position, and slightly glanced at Clara who was still gawking. "Why are you here?"

Clara regained consciousness, she thrust the plate in her hand at George while grinning the horse. "Give me breakfast for you, because I see - look, no one's brought it into your room since then."

"Not yet, but there isn't." Imbuh George's.

Clara was shocked again, "Then what about your breakfast? You're not having breakfast? Is your stomach that strong withstanding hunger?"

"Your question is too much of a fool. I've eaten an apple, too."

"Why don't you ever have breakfast?"

"I'm lazy to get out of my room."

That right? That only? Frightened servants entered your room and the reason you didn't eat breakfast was just that? Not maen.

"Then I eat this, I have breakfast first."

George took a plate in Clara's hand, ate jam-filled bread while the plate he put on the table next to his mattress. George was too lazy to get out of his bed, he would only order the waiter to clean his mattress if the bread crumbs fell.

Quiet - silent George looked at Clara who was leaning on her bed. He could only see his nape and hair that had decomposed backwards without being tied up. This somewhat made him palpitate, he seemed to forget that this girl was the unforgiving executioner.

George also feels calmer when Clara doesn't carry the sensitive topics she used to bring along like when you want to run away and stuff. This is what George had expected for a long time.

"Clar."

"Yes?" Clara looked at George.

"No one, I feel this better."

A sweet smile was etched on Clara's lips. "Is that? Good."

"If only everything would stay this way."

Clara was silent, she was reluctant to talk about it but George did it first. Clara would not answer, but if she gave George more hope that would never be realized, then she would feel more grounded.

"I won't always be by your side. But I'll always be here until I can't do it anymore." Clara said she turned her back on George.

"You're going?"

Clara heard George's voice. It was normal for George to cry all night, maybe even all day, even if it was just as much. But somehow Clara even thought there was another reason George became sad.

"Freesia is not my home." Clara answered briefly.

George's eyes were round. Though he has accepted the presence of this Clara, who does not bring - bring the past and other sensitive issues. If Clara leaves, no one will care about her anymore.

She was happy, even when she scolded Clara out of anger. George hates being alone, but he always creates conditions where no one wants to be by his side. Clara knew very well that George always isolated himself from the outside.

"Please don't go, you said you'd always be by my side." George's voice was getting louder.

"But this is not my place. Even if I lived here. My real home is Hortensia. You can't come with me, so I can't be with you either. It's break-even. We just need to be two people who don't know each other like the first time we met."

Clara looked at the window on the right side of George's room. He was reluctant to look at George's current expression. Clara can only let it all end this way, George's abduction mission will end with no results at all.

In order to avoid war, Clara wanted to take George out of Freesia's hands. But the way is wrong. He also had a big wound in George's heart. It's not nice if he stays here longer.

Clara hoped time would go faster.

[Master is really going to leave it?]

Eh? Claire's?

[The Master can touch his heart. At least if Master doesn't want to die, this way is right to do. The devil cares what the weapon thinks. Master also needs to know how to finally let Freesia attack.]

Humanity is not wrong, Claire. I can't play with her heart just for a happier ending for me. Because he wasn't necessarily happy with the ending I was hoping for. Only so far I can do.

[Must Master stop feeling. It is not fitting that we both have it, even Emperor Sieg who helped the Master was also not as good as his intentions. Master only has me.]

Even so, hurting someone is not the answer. It's my choice, Claire.

There was only silence between the two of them. Clara thinks she'll be here every day before she leaves. Maybe he'll say goodbye to George. Well, it's still a long time so Clara's gonna act like nothing right now.

"Ah, I'll keep this plate in the kitchen. Don't forget to eat lunch with me, okay?" Clara spread her sweet smile.

"Come on, I'm lazy to get out." George replied nonchalantly while continuing to devour his bread.

"Then I'll bring your lunch straight to your room?"

"As far as you go."

Clara nodded happily, at least it's not as bad as yesterday. The relationship became a little better, it made the departure of Clara 2 weeks again not as heavy as the beginning. The burden on his heart would not bother him like this.

George kept looking towards Clara who was leaving. Then looked down at the bread in his hand. George doesn't hate him, he's just pissed off that Clara's starting to slurp. This is a common thing that both friends do.

"...Best friend?"

Clara's existence is already valuable to George.

You guys are always there for me, why just disappear? I hate your attitude, but you know? I love it when you come and make me feel not alone. You're the only one beside me. So then...

"Don't go..."

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