Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 182: Farewell

Cyra first talked a bit about what she'd been learning from Cylaren. Then she shared her plans for the future, like how she would keep her faith and work hard to spread the True Church. Finally, she couldn't avoid talking about Raydwin.

Of course, Raydwin only found out later about the identity swap. After all, who could be sure if a guy who always looked for Cyra to kill time would really notice she'd been replaced?

So after a few mix-ups, Cyra just decided to tell him the truth.

No need to worry about keeping it secret. Raydwin for sure didn't want Cyra to leave Earth. But seeing Cyra smile a little when talking about him, I couldn't help asking:

"So have you two decided to be together?"

"No way! I'm going to be the boss of Horayze Medical Group. How could a homebody poor guy like Raydwin catch my eye?" Cyra quickly denied. "Even if I had to find a man, it wouldn't be him! I'd at least want a handsome guy. Does Raydwin deserve me?"

This stubborn attitude was so familiar. I guess I was probably like that before too.

Listening to her go on and on listing Raydwin's faults to prove her point, and thinking back to how she used to have girls on both arms in the elf village, I couldn't help saying:

"You've really changed a lot!"

"...Haven't you too?"

We both went quiet for a while. Then Cyra suddenly stood up and gave me a really long hug for the first time.

I knew we didn't have much time left to talk. From now on we'd all go our separate ways, maybe never to meet again.

"Classmate, if you see Nicola, say hi to her for me!"

Before leaving, I think I saw tears in her eyes. I didn't expect Cyra to mention Nicola. I only put my raised arm down after she turned invisible and flew up into the sky.

"Woo-woo-woo!"

Suddenly a loud alarm went off all over the base, ruining the quiet farewell.

Oh no! I knew right away what that sound meant.

Lately the H-country military had learned more about elemental magic. To defend against invisible outsiders like angels, they put infrared cameras all over the base and even in the airspace nearby.

Cyra must have let her guard down when saying goodbye and got caught on camera.

In an instant, bright spotlights all pointed to where she was in the air. All the H-country soldiers in the base started running around, like a battle was about to start.

I was so worried I almost flew up to help. But then a second later, the alarms stopped and all the lights went out...

Everything went back to like nothing had happened. People in the base just kept doing what they were doing earlier.

"What's going on now?"

I didn't believe what I saw before was all in my head. But I could feel Cyra's light element aura slowly flying away. I couldn't help rubbing my eyes and ears.

I wasn't dreaming while standing here, was I?

But when I turned around, I happened to see someone with wings standing alone in a quiet corner, waving at me.

"Is that..."

Before, I might have thought a person appearing out of nowhere at night was a ghost. But now I'm braver. I followed where she was pointing and finally saw her clearly.