Chapter 221 Part 1

Chapter 221 Part 1: The High Paper Defense of Charlotte, the Original Material, Pure White Authority (1)

The glowing arc by the river shimmers brightly as several fish jump and splash in the water.

The residential area in Vienna twinkles like fireflies, while a deep, soft sound from a cello drifts in from the distance, and an unknown passerby sings softly in the wind.

Chu Yuanqing listened to the breathing on the other end of the phone, her heart pounding with nervousness, shyness, hope, and joy—feelings that felt too fresh for her, swirling and spreading in her chest like a whirlpool.

The Pure White Witch pressed her hand to her chest, her fingers tangled in the fabric’s folds, touching the colored Lantern Gem. Her lashes drooped, and she appeared dazed, filled with a wonderful sense of lightness.

She said it out loud.

How strange, how many years has it been since I felt this way?

Chu Yuanqing gazed at the distant Danube River, as if caught in a web of memories, returning to the early days when she was first taken back to the orphanage and met Charlotte.

At that time, both of them had lost their parents, and the adults in the orphanage taught them to treat each other like family.

After that, like most childhood friends, there was not much ambiguity between the two. There was only the comfort of having each other nearby and the shining feelings of valuing each other as treasures.

There was fondness and love, marriage, and even the most natural process of having children.

These processes, which should have happened naturally, were swept away by the growing Disaster Wave, when the Supreme Disaster Beast began attacking the city, and the Calamity God’s forbidden area showed signs of spreading.

Chu Yuanying awakened the blessing of Immortality.

Charlotte awakened the blessing of Funeral.

Thus began a long and tumultuous journey.

During this time, they naturally separated. The young savior was just a human, unlike Charlotte, who could easily defeat the Disaster Wave with her Funeral ability and guard the Final City. Her Immortality blessing meant nothing to 99.9% of people in the world and felt like a joke.

Therefore, figuring out how to believe that he would not die became the first and hardest trial.

This was not something that could be achieved with sheer bravery. Perhaps in the future, Chu Yuanying could rely on hard-earned willpower, unwavering faith, and unchanging obsession to overcome his fear of death, hesitation about resurrection, and distrust of himself.

But at that time, she thought the only way to control immortality was through memory modification, forced hypnosis, and self-deception… and other such wrong paths.

Chu Yuanqing forgot the choice she made back then; she only remembered that Charlotte cried because of it.

The girl’s tears burned like they could melt through her heart, and those beautiful eyes, like a broken kaleidoscope, let sparkling droplets bloom, like rain falling on her cheek, sliding down with the cold wind, filling the air with the smell of blood.

Those past events were broken and unclear, not even the cries could be truly heard, but they unknowingly laid the foundation for the tragedy to come.

Chu Yuanqing closed her eyes, not wanting to remember anymore; those images were too blurred and mottled, yet the feelings in this moment were so vivid, as if reminding her not to be such a fool and be so slow to understand.

So,

The Pure White Witch lifted her gaze, and without waiting for a certain saintess to snap out of her confusion, she continued seriously:

"Charlotte, I want to see you. I have felt this way ever since I learned you were in Austria, that you were on the ‘Dazzling Stage,’ that you chose to be an idol, and before I even knew how to contact you."

On the other side, over the shimmering lake.

Charlotte’s fair skin flushed with a rosy hue, and her gemstone-like eyes sparkled with light. She snapped back to reality from her daze, unable to suppress her embarrassment and squatted down, allowing the light fabric to curve around her bottom like a wave. Like a fool, she covered her ears and muttered that she wouldn’t listen.

Cunning, so very cunning!

How annoying! We’ve only just met, okay? Even if… even if she truly believed her intuition was right, why was it so straightforward?

At least… it should wait another week before being so direct!

Coming now is simply frivolous! Careless! Clumsy! Insincere! It could only score a 90… no, only 10 points!

Miss Saintess awkwardly controlled her magic, making her phone float beside her flushed earlobe. A cute smile appeared on her lips, and instead of feeling dissatisfied, she felt embarrassed and annoyed that the usually wooden Chu Yuanqing had turned the tables on her.

Charlotte had it all planned out. She would sing the beginning of a love song, and while Chu Yuanqing was lost in thought, she would say goodnight and hang up, capturing the girl’s reserve and mystery, leaving the best impression in her heart, which would greatly increase her favorability rating.

But… but this person is just being unreasonable, completely disrespecting my girlish feelings!

Charlotte, feeling embarrassed, couldn’t help but sulk, yet unknowingly felt happy. She didn’t even know what she was thinking. Her usual calm exterior was shattered, and inside, she was a tangled mess, like a silly goose who got teased when she tried to tease others.

At that moment, the Pure White Witch, who did not hear a reply, decided to say something else.

As soon as Charlotte heard the voice, she covered her burning face. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she could no longer hold back. She conceded and said, embarrassed and angry:

"Stop talking, stop talking! I just agreed to meet you!"

Hearing this, Chu Yuanqing’s eyes lit up, and she asked seriously:

"When? Where are you now? Are you free tomorrow?"

Charlotte felt dizzy. Her mind was struggling to process these tender and confusing feelings, so she bit her lip and said:

"I… I am very busy right now. I have a performance in Bregenz tomorrow. Maybe the day after tomorrow? I will be free then."

Chu Yuanqing thought for a moment and said:

"Then I will come to Bregenz to find you the day after tomorrow."

Chu Yuanqing and her team had been in Vienna for quite some time. Tomorrow, they would finish their street performances and visit a few famous landmarks. Once they completed their planned activities, they could set off to travel to other places.

So, asking her little idols to accompany her to Bregenz at this moment was just perfect.

As for whether others would feel jealous…

To find Little Shu’s mother, these "details" were temporarily ignored!

In any case, meeting Charlotte was essential. She needed to find out if the other person was the "beacon," understand how much memory they had from the previous timeline, and whether they would have the same feeling as the little idols around her.

"No way!"

Charlotte rejected this suggestion. If they handed over control of this place to Little Qing, wouldn’t that be like waiting to be ambushed in real life? What if that person was as forward in person and wanted to kiss her right away? She was not that easygoing!

The girl kept thinking about it and felt she was right. She had to take back control and boldly declared:

"You report your schedule to me every day, and I will come to find you."

Chu Yuanqing thought for a moment and asked:

"Is this a game of hide and seek?"

Pure White Witch honestly said with worry:

"But I am very silly; I am afraid I won’t be able to find you."

When Charlotte heard this, her heart softened. She couldn’t help but feel happy and made little circles on the water’s surface with her fingertip, saying softly:

"I already said I would come to find you; I promise I won’t break my word. Don’t worry, after the show, at most in a week… no, at most in three days, I will definitely appear in front of you; the one who lies is the little dog!"