In Lica's final moments, the Emperor remained by her side.
Because for the Emperor, she had indeed been raised by Lica; if it hadn't been for Lica, she would have awaited death amidst her parents' corpses.
She always regarded Lica as her own mother.
Yet this foster mother, in the end, was just like her biological parents.
Giving her the same curse.
Sometimes, the Emperor would wonder if she might not be uncursed at all.
Perhaps her curse had always been within her soul.
Whether it was the curse from her biological parents or her foster mother, it accompanied her, never disappearing.
Yet her body had never been tainted by the curse.
But still, the Emperor couldn't understand why Lica chose to do such meaningless things in the end.
Why did someone who fought against the curse her whole life end up fearing death?
After that, she encountered the Holy Beast.
