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

can't help with

help with your

when you're in danger since you're much

help you with something, but there's absolutely nothing I can do,"

taught so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered myself so many times

that do?" Stella asked quietly again.

30% of your debt and that the Myriad Sect also

was my help worth? Has my help even made a difference? You know that, even if I didn't help, you

my duty and desire to help him. Yet, I'm just a small pebble on the mountain

Gravis remained silent.

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

Nearly all of my Laws come from you. I see how hard everyone else is working, and I'm so impressed with their dedication

only have

anything, and you would eventually still give me

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

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

by doing nothing. I could spend time with you whenever you need me, which is literally the only thing I can

only stay home and do nothing while

everything I can contribute

such a thing still

better at some things, but there are always things that the other partner

anything, all of this wouldn't count as a

not a

"I'm a pet."

take care of me, and the only thing I'm good for is to be

all I

Silence.

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

what Stella

got reminded of

protect her. However, Stella's growth was so incredibly fast that she went further and

up to Stella, no matter how hard

in the same