Sarah let out a small sigh, stroking the ends of her messy hair as if it were annoying.
"My parents don't even ask me to gain their approval of how I live. But now my disciple is doing everything he can to say that he doesn’t like it......"
She remembered the faces of Count Millen and his wife, who always looked at her silently, smiling as if they were liberated. The corners of Sarah's mouth loosened a little as she recalled them. Thanks to the Count Millen couple, Sarah learned to live a normal life with this great power. Without them, maybe Oliven’s ugly self could have been her.
'Your power may be a blessing or a curse. If you use that power for the right thing, it will be a blessing.'
She remember the voice of Count Millen, who was seeing her off on the day his daughter, who was born with extraordinary power, headed to the magic tower.
'There is something we are born with, so we may end up walking down a path we don't want. But please know this one thing. We love you so much, my little baby bird.'
She remembered the temperature of his arms when he smiled and hugged her even when she declared that he had to close the family’s door and lived in seclusion to study the power of Ambrosia. She remembered the trembling of his hand as he stroked her back.
'Sarah Millen, my proud daughter. Don't forget that you're a Millen, and always behave according to that honor.'
At one time, he felt terrified by the endless power of his young daughter. One day, he was tired of spending a tearful night patting his daughter's head, who was looking at the empty space like an idiot. Nevertheless, he constantly taught her about the power without reward and taught her about the weight of the power. She was raised by mere ordinary human beings. That was the Great Elder of the magic tower.
"I know it's respect. Because I learned it. I taught you what I was taught, but in the end, you chose to satisfy your greed."
He just wanted to run away from here because it seemed to stab Oliven one by one.
"Say it again."
"Master, I......"
"Ah ah, was it for me?"
There was a faint smile in Sarah's voice that flowed out coldly. As if she had heard an interesting comment.
"What have I gained because of what you gave me?"
"......"
"The First Prince, who had barely been removed, is being installed again in Alton, the Emperor is annoying, the identity that I wanted to hide is revealed in the magic tower, and I have to take care of what you did, Duke-nim is overworked, and Claude-nim is crying......"
Sarah's face, which lists the events that happened because of Oliven, one by one, was gradually stained with fatigue. When she said it out loud, she felt like her temper was rising again because it was all annoying things.
"Master is right. Actually, it was for me."
The last tear around Oliven's eyes flowed down his cheek.