blueteamnovel Chapter 218 : Holding Her Hand
Chapter 218 : Holding Her Hand
Benita held Celitia and cried for quite a while before gradually calming down.Looking at Benita's red-rimmed eyes, Celitia thought for a moment and deliberately tried to lighten the mood:
"Speaking of which, your dream was just as interesting as the Saintess's."
As soon as she spoke, Ariel over there couldn't care about anything else and glared over with murderous eyes:
You clearly promised not to tell anyone!!
Celitia shrugged—she hadn't said anything yet.
"Her Majesty Marianne becoming Queen Mother and marrying Countess Meilenn..."
Celitia smiled. "If such a thing actually happened, who knows how many people's jaws would drop."
Marianne becoming Queen Mother and marrying the newly promoted Duchess Meilenn, Sophia should have become Queen, and Benita inherited the Countess title.
So only she and Gorman got the short end of the stick... This was too unfair!
Seeing that Celitia didn't continue exposing her dream, Ariel breathed a sigh of relief and said casually:
"Mother and Lady Meilenn are old friends with a very good relationship. There's nothing strange about dreaming this. Even if you told Mother, she'd just find it amusing."
"Right, unlike a certain someone," Celitia laughed quietly. "If I told Sophia, she—"
"Shut up!!"
Ariel immediately flew into an embarrassed rage, pouncing over to firmly cover Celitia's mouth.
"Mmph, mmph mmph, mmph mmph mmph—!"
Hey, using force goes against the Saintess's dignity!!
Celitia's words were all stuck in her throat, leaving only a series of muffled sounds.
As the two scuffled, Benita's face grew even paler.
"Mother, and Her Majesty Marianne—"
Her words ultimately couldn't continue.
The two over there didn't notice Benita's hesitation.
Celitia finally pried open Ariel's hands, patting her chest and gasping for breath.
"Stop fooling around," Ariel gave her a look. "There should only be one person left in this dreamscape, right? If we find Monica, can we get out?"
Celitia looked thoughtful:
"Indeed, the dreamscape's power has weakened considerably. Once we find Granny Monica and bring her out of the dream, we should be able to end all this."
Ariel immediately said: "Good, then you stay here and rest while Benita and I go find her."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ariel opened the door and was about to stride out energetically.
Celitia quickly grabbed her:
"Wait, you're planning to leave me here and go find her with just Benita?"
"I told you to rest properly, so rest properly." Ariel frowned. "Since I'm the Saintess, protecting believers is my responsibility at times like this."
Celitia was somewhat helpless: "But can you control that mysterious dream energy?"
"How will I know without trying?" Ariel gritted her teeth. "Even if I can't do it, I'll find a way to force it."
Celitia was speechless.
Forcing something you couldn't do—was there such reckless behavior?
In some ways, this Saintess was actually more stubborn than herself, wasn't she?
Celitia had to try persuading her from another angle:
"But you can't just leave me here alone. Going together means we can look out for each other. If something really happens, I'll obediently hide behind you and promise not to cause trouble, okay?"
Ariel listened and felt Celitia's words made sense. After thinking for a long time, she reluctantly nodded:
"Then you promise!"
Celitia raised her hand: "I promise."
...As if she'd really promised.
Since she was a cute girl, lying would be forgiven, right?
Celitia felt completely at ease with herself.
Seeing her raise her hand in promise, Ariel finally relented:
"Then let's go together. Stay close."
Without further ado, Ariel took Celitia's hand and pulled her outside.
"Wait, why are we holding hands?"
Celitia struggled a bit, feeling somewhat strange.
When she struggled, Ariel gripped her hand even tighter.
Ariel was brief and to the point: "So you don't get lost."
Celitia pondered—she'd never gotten lost.
You two were the ones completely fooled by the dreamscape, relying entirely on her for rescue, okay?
She was clearly the MVP, yet these freeloaders had the nerve to say such things!
Celitia complained frantically in her heart.
Ariel's palm was very warm, her five fingers particularly strong, gripping her hand tightly like an iron band, yet inexplicably giving a sense of security.
Forget it, Ariel was probably just being kind—there was no need to overthink it.
Between girls, holding hands was normal.
Not just Sophia, but Shanie and Benita often held her hand too.
Nothing strange about it.
Thinking this, Celitia gave up struggling.
...She couldn't break free anyway.
The three walked outside, and just as they stepped out of the house, the scene before them flickered slightly and suddenly changed.
The luxurious manor and bustling crowds disappeared, returning to an ordinary village.
"It completely changed?!" Benita said in surprise.
Ariel had experienced this once and was even starting to get used to it.
"Because your dream has ended, this is a normal reaction."
Celitia nodded reassuringly to Benita. "Let's go this way."
With the second dream's disappearance, Celitia could already vaguely sense the source of the dreamscape's power.
She led the way, walking with Ariel and Benita toward the village's depths.
Before long, Celitia saw a somewhat familiar house.
She remembered this building.
This morning, Monica had been selling apples here when she encountered Ariel who had come to help, only to scold her instead.
"Look over there!" Ariel pointed ahead.
At the village house's entrance stood three people.
Monica, looking much younger than now, a young man, and a young woman.
"That man is Monica's son Yurian, right?" Ariel judged. "I met him once and have some impression of him."
Benita pointed at the woman's back: "Look, doesn't that lady look a bit like Lily?"
"I've never met any Yurian!"
Celitia immediately denied it. "Granny Monica probably just inserted my image after seeing me."
Ariel nodded: "Monica did say before that a woman dressed like a noble lady had deceived her son away."
"Seems she really does hate me quite a bit." Celitia shrugged.
Fortunately, she had encountered Ariel first and played an actor in her dream.
Otherwise, if she'd encountered Monica first and been cast in the role of the deceiving woman, wouldn't she have suffered a scolding for nothing?
The current Monica was having a heated argument with that young woman.
Yurian stood to the side, wanting to intervene but constantly being interrupted.