The next morning, Serena took Kiro to the village center. It had been a while since she'd gone there, but after dealing with Liz yesterday, she decided not to push her luck. That stupid system was bound to nag her about working too much.
Granted, she could understand where Liz was coming from…
But she couldn't help but push herself. A little voice in her head kept telling her it was not enough, that she was still weak, something bad was going to happen and she'd be too weak to stop it.
A voice that had been with her forever. The reason she got to where she was in her home world. Because she kept pushing herself, never stopping for a second.
And now she was stuck here because she'd been too blind.
"Sister, is something the matter?" Kiro asked as they walked to the village center, catching Serena's self-loathing. "You don't seem happy…"
Serena gave him a faint smile. "What are you talking about? I'm happy right now…"
