Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 587 - 207. Goodbye Yawen (Part 2)

Chapter 587: 207. Goodbye Yawen (Part 2)

Bang!

Yawen’s cheek took a punch, the force just right to make her feel pain without causing injury.

"...Ah?"

She lifted her hand, touching the spot where she had been hit.

Her face felt fiery hot.

"Controlling the force is such a hassle," Li Aozi said, rubbing his hands together irritably, "Does it hurt? Are you sober now?"

Yawen looked up at Li Aozi, her eyes shimmering. She looked at him with a hurt expression, as if asking ’why did you hit me’.

"Sometimes your thinking is too rigid, and I don’t know what to do. I can only say, perhaps this is the flaw of a Society Citizen."

Li Aozi grabbed her and they both sat down on some steps nearby.

"Over here, Yawen, sit down."

Yawen, puzzled, yet obediently fixed her skirt and sat beside him.

Li Aozi lifted his hand, instinctively making a smoking gesture, but he had quit smoking for too long and had no cigarettes, so he gave up, looking ahead and saying:

"I have to tell you something: no one is born needed. This world once had no life, no light, no darkness—everything merged together, not romantic at all."

Yawen said, "But if I’m not needed, what meaning does my existence have?"

"No meaning. The world wouldn’t stop if Yawen were not here. Li Aozi would not feel sad if Yawen died or left. But that doesn’t mean you’re not needed."

Li Aozi said bluntly:

"First, I have to tell you a fact: you once had a Talent that was very important to me, but I’ve already obtained it."

"So... I’m not important to you anymore?" Yawen said despondently, "As expected, it’s my fate to be rejected..."

"Yes," Li Aozi glanced at her unsympathetically, "You have lost your utility value to me. From now on, I won’t consider you as a being of significant importance."

"I, indeed, am a failure," Yawen said with a bitter smile, "Even you are abandoning me now."

"It’s precisely because you have no more utility value,"

Li Aozi said:

"That we can truly become friends."

"...Friends?" Yawen was surprised.

"Yes, with no utility value, I’m still here talking and sharing with you, what do you think am I after?"

Li Aozi turned his head, looking at Yawen:

"Yawen Heskixin, even though you’ve repeatedly launched fierce romantic advances on me, I don’t think they represent your true feelings. You’re mistaking gratitude for love."

"But, I don’t dislike you, Yawen Heskixin. Our relationship is more than lovers, better than friends."

"You no longer have any utility value to me, and precisely because of this, what remains is our pure friendship Crystallization."

He patted Yawen on the shoulder, saying:

"You are an independent person; you should have your own life. You exist not for someone else but to find the reason for your own existence."

"You’re not my girlfriend or a lover, nor are you a belonging. You are a free person, and you are excellent. Even without the Tailor’s ability, you are still an excellent person."

"I...what’s excellent about me?" Yawen said quietly, "Clumsy and self-doubting, jealous and love-struck..."

"Yeah, at first glance, you seem to have no redeeming qualities," Li Aozi said, "But precisely because you lack everything, you can gain much more than others."

Yawen looked at him, her eyes wide with astonishment.

Li Aozi earnestly said:

"If you think you’re stupid, you can study to improve your Intelligence; if you feel inferior, topple the Secret Society and reclaim ’confidence’; if you’re jealous, then find a soul mate who’s absolutely loyal to you; if you’re love-struck, then date more to clear your mind."

"I truly don’t understand why a President’s daughter, university graduate, Senator of the Society, among the first from Azure Star to enter the Cosmic space, a beautiful girl with fair skin, long legs, who can farm and weave, would feel inferior."

"But I think, if it’s just fear of being unneeded, that’s meaningless."

"You don’t need to be needed by anyone; you only need to need yourself. If you have extra capacity, then consider the needs of others."

He spoke ardently, using simple language to explicitly convey his thoughts:

"Yawen Heskixin, Li Aozi doesn’t need you, this world doesn’t need you, no one can’t function without you—only ’Yawen Heskixin’ needs you the most."

Li Aozi looked into Yawen’s eyes, only to see waves sparkling like twin lakes.

"I’m sorry..."

Yawen began, her voice hoarse with emotion:

"I... I thought you really would come to hate me..."

"The person you should be sorry to is yourself," Li Aozi said, "The more guilty and self-deprecating you are, the more you hurt yourself."

"The Sky Ring Ghosts forced you to consume Desca, not you. How can you call yourself a sinner? You should be seeking Revenge against them."

"The Secret Society turned you into a Tailor, you shouldn’t harm or destroy yourself, but actively help those who are also victims, unite, and confront the Society."