Lightning Is the Only Way

Silence.

Gravis looked at the equipment he had carelessly thrown to the side with regret.

Gravis had assumed that Stella was creating the Formation Arrays, not the entire equipment.

Stella had put so much work into everything, but Gravis had thrown everything to the side.

"I'm sorry, Stella," Gravis said slowly. "I didn't know that you have forged all of this equipment."

"Does that change a thing?" Stella asked calmly.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not about you caring for my feelings or anything. It's about the truth, and the truth is that all my efforts have amounted to nothing."

"As always," Stella added with a regretful expression.

"Hey, your equipment is still very good! After all, I didn't lie when I said that I hadn't seen these Formation Arrays before. If you created them, that's wonderful!" Gravis said with a reassuring tone.

Stella sighed.

"That's not it, Gravis," she said as she looked at him with complex eyes.

"I know why you did what you did. You saw something that bothered me, and you took care of it. You care for me, and that's why you went out to spend a ridiculous number of God Stones just to get this huge chunk of ore. You thought that this entire thing was troubling me, but you thought incorrectly," Stella said with a sigh.

Gravis wasn't sure what he should think right now. "What do you mean?" he asked again.

"Gravis, put yourself in my shoes for a bit," Stella said. "I love you, and I want only the best for you, and I know you feel the same way towards me."

"You give me equipment. You give me safety. You give me Laws. You give me everything."

"Yet, what do I give you?" Stella asked.

Gravis raised an eyebrow.

help with your equipment," Stella

can't help with your

help

you when you're in

to help you with something, but there's absolutely

you. I gave it my all! I taught so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered

did that do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What was

that Orpheus dealt with 30% of your debt and that the Myriad

my help even made a difference? You know that, even if I didn't help, you would have had no issues in

and it's my duty and desire to help him. Yet, I'm just a small pebble

Gravis remained silent.

Stella continued. "All the power I have also comes from you. I'm only this powerful because I

Nearly all of my Laws come from you. I see how hard everyone else is

only have to wait

ground for a million years and not do anything, and you would eventually still give me several

even have to temper myself since I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A Will-Aura isn't necessary when I learn all the relevant Laws

to the side with absent eyes. At this point, she wasn't even

nothing. I could spend time with you whenever

would only stay home and

the extent of everything I can

is such a thing still a

better at some things, but there

anything, all of this

not a partner

"I'm a pet."

thing I'm

all I

Silence.

deep pain at Stella. He knew that these weren't some irrational thoughts created by impulsive emotions. No, the things Stella was telling Gravis

this is what

got reminded

felt like he had to protect her. However, Stella's

catch up to Stella, no matter how hard he

was in the