Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 412 Hard Encounter (Part 3)

"That... that was my brother's weapon, wasn't it?" Glara asked in a trembling voice looking at the red book.

Their hands were still firmly grasping both sides of the book, which seemed to have a will of its own, but no one noticed it. Well, to notice something like that, one had to have a sense far superior to what K2-Phantom possessed.

"Yes, I'm sorry this happened, but if you don't accept this Nexus, the military will simply disassemble it for biomaterials. You as a family member have the right to keep Lero's Nexus as a memory of him." Adam said calmly.

He had come here for one purpose, to give Lero's Nexus to his family. He didn't have any ulterior motives, he just wanted to put an end to this story, primarily for himself.

"I get it... Thank you, I'm sure you did your best to prevent what happened, but... none of us can change the past, right?" Glara muttered with a bitter smile on her face.

Adam nodded deeply, finally letting go of the book, allowing Glara to wrap her arms completely around it and press it against his chest.

'How strange... Why do I feel like I'm sensing something from Glara? It feels like she's just gotten closer to me, not in terms of a relationship but in physical form...' Adam muttered internally, not quite sure what was going on.

Then, he scratched the back of his head with a confused face.

'Well, I guess I'm just imagining things. After all, killing monsters in Dead Lands is one thing, but informing a younger sister of her brother's death is a different story, probably considerably more difficult than most fights...' Adam pondered, deciding not to give it too much significance.

Silence.

Adam and Glara just looked at each other, not knowing if they should have said anything.

"Khm, Glara forgive us, but we have important business to attend to, so we'll have to leave early." Silvana coughed, breaking the awkward pause and saving them both.

"Y-Yes... Silvana's right." Adam nodded a few times, realizing what Silvana was doing.

Glara smiled.

"Of course, I understand. Lero always had a lot on his plate, but despite that, he found time to be with us, with his family..."

Adam and Silvana glanced over as Silvana turned around, leaving the Fratto Family's house grounds.

Tap.

Adam's hand fell on Glara's shoulder, making her eyes go wide for a moment.

"I know it may sound trivial, but Lero died like a hero trying to protect his mate."

Glara only smiled weakly. She realized that it was an honorable death, but... it was still a death that was worse than life in any way. At least because once a person was dead there was nothing they could do, as long as a person was alive they always had the chance to affect their fate.

Adam nodded deeply, realizing that they hadn't seen each other in a while and he didn't warn her of his arrival.

"Jena... I think we should talk, about our relationship..." Adam mumbled uncertainly, but before the last words his look changed and his voice became serious.

"I think it was a mistake, my mistake."

...

At about the same time, a girl with shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes walked out of the store, returning home with her purchases.

Today, something good happened for her, but it still couldn't cover the tragedy their family was facing.

Step.

Suddenly, a man in a black coat and a dark shirt like a butler appeared in front of her.

Bam.

The girl crashed into the man's chest as her gaze was directed towards the ground.

Out of surprise, Glara looked up to see a man with short black hair and attractive facial features, his eyes were narrowed and a sly smile was on his face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there."

The man said respectfully, leaning over and extending his hand.

"Let me help you."

Glara nodded slowly taking his hand.

"By the way, I have one question for you." The man smirked.

"Hmm?" Glara looked at him baffled.

"Would you be interested in visiting Morton Observatory?"

A dangerous gleam passed across his eyes.

"No refusal accepted."