The Unfettered Ice Princess [ EN ]

Chapter 78 [ Bye, Zeta~ ]

"You won't say goodbye to others?" asked Lenarya.

Zeta smiled slightly.
"They already know that I'm leaving after this is over."

"But they don't know anything about Nee-san. Just leave it like that, Len. There's no need to tell them anything that will spoil the mood. I'll do the rest myself."

".... I see. Alright."

Zeta was discharged from the hospital in just a few days. Although the wound was quite severe, as she had gotten it from breaking the Tower's rules, the wound was so neat that it was not difficult for the doctor to heal the bleeding. Although what was lost would remain lost.

Since reading Delta's diary, Zeta's demeanor had strangely become calmer. She was not as excited and vengeful as before. Though of course, that was just her outward appearance. Zeta was more quiet while in the hospital. Using her recovery time to contemplate and think. When they saw her like that, Lenarya and Bere didn't know how to react. They could only watch her and wait for her decision.

Once Zeta had finished recuperating at the hospital, she visited the morgue where her sister was. Zeta stared at her sister's body for a long time. As a gearborn, Delta's corpse would not decompose as it would naturally become stiff and cold like a machine part.

After brooding in the morgue for about 2 hours, Zeta suddenly decided to leave the 3rd Floor with her sister's body which she put in a coffin. Zeta tidied up the appearance of herself and her sister, she also made sure her sister wore beautiful clothes in a beautiful coffin too.

Carrying the white marble coffin on her back, the woman with short black hair said goodbye to Lenarya, Bere and Ruka. Of course, her sudden decision surprised the three of them. But they respected Zeta's choice that she made after much thought.

"What are your plans from now on?" asked Bere. Honestly, she was a bit anxious. How could she not be? The woman in front of her was still in an unstable state and was desperate to climb the floor while carrying a coffin, you know!

Just imagining Zeta going everywhere with a coffin already gave Bere goosebumps. It was really worrying.

Zeta realized Bere's concern. She still wasn't used to it, considering Bere had always been suspicious of her since the beginning of their meeting. Perhaps it was this tragedy that happened to her that made the girl's gaze soften.

"Nee-san... To the point of giving up her life to protect her younger sister... How could I act rashly and waste Nee-san's sacrifice, right?" Zeta smiled wryly.

She cast her gaze far into the sky.
"I won't be rash anymore. Unlike Madam Lin, Lord Durren will be quite difficult."

"If my opponent is a member of the Big Guild, I can't be careless. I assume he's been rescued by the NRS Guild and is somewhere upstairs. There's no way an ordinary Conqueror like me can touch someone like him."

Lenarya furrowed her brow. She felt Zeta's plan was bigger than she expected.
"Don't tell me--"

"--you want to involve workshop?"

"......."
Zeta just smiled slightly without saying anything.

Instead, she stepped past Lenarya, Bere and Ruka.
"This matter is not just about me and Nee-san."

"If the experiment or whatever Lord Durren is planning involves Gearborn and he's after the Gearborn. Then the Gearborn will be his opponent."

Zeta's expression turned to horror without Lenarya, Bere and Ruka noticing.
"I'm going back to 34th Floor."

"Alpha Nee-sama and the others must know about this."

Lenarya looked at her straight. She was worried too. But...
"Are you sure you can hold it until you get there?"