After the white light faded, Jean did not return to the dilapidated building where she had waited for departure, but instead arrived in a pure white room.
Just as is common in infinite-genre novels, a large sphere of light floated in the center of the room.
But none of this attracted Jean's attention; she remained immersed in the emotions she had just experienced, unable to pull herself out.
Until a familiar voice rang out: "Welcome back, Jean."
Hearing this familiar and comforting voice, tears flowed like a broken dam, unable to be held back any longer, and she threw herself into Shiro's arms and began to cry.
Shiro gently stroked Jean's hair, and only after her sobbing had gradually ceased did she ask, knowing the answer: "What happened? Who bullied you?"
Jean lifted her head, and although her eye sockets were still red, her eyes revealed determination as she answered with a smile:
"It's nothing, I just ran into a scumbag woman, and one day I will collect on this debt!" She then took out the pendant wrapped in a piece of white spider silk and said to Shiro: "You're right, Sister Bai Zhi."
"You discovered it, huh." Shiro patted Jean's head, filled with doting affection.
Before the shockwave caused by Milim erupted, in a trance, Jean seemed to see a strand of silk pull a sphere of light from Esdeath's body into the pendant.
However, the whole process lasted only an instant, and Jean couldn't even confirm if it was just a hallucination, but after calming down in Shiro's arms just now, she suddenly realized that the remaining piece of spider silk was exactly the kind Shiro often used.
"This is just a chance; if fate allows us to return to that world, it might be possible to call her back." Shiro used the remaining piece of spider silk to make a new lanyard for the pendant and hung it on Jean, saying, "However, that person was already determined to die; she might not even want you to call her back."
"It doesn't matter! Since she didn't care about my thoughts and went ahead and did such a stupid thing, why should I care about hers!"
Perhaps Esdeath had long been prepared to give up her life; after all, the pendant should have been able to block the effects of her Teigu, yet Jean had still been frozen.
Based on what Jean had learned from Esdeath during this time, such an operation could only take effect if set up in advance; in fact, she had already decided on the final outcome the moment she handed the pendant to Jean.
Jean understood this too. Perhaps her original plan was to end everything under the sun, but Milim became a better choice; dying while swinging her sword at a stronger opponent was the end she had hoped for.
Therefore, after it was over, Jean had wanted to thank Milim, because she had displayed her true strength, as a sign of respect for Esdeath's will.
However, Jean had stood there for a long time, unable to speak a word, until finally, Milim saw through this and took the initiative to talk to her.
'Although I said I would surpass her or whatever, I do owe her quite a lot, so I should thank her properly one day.'
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