Chapter 188
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Chapter 188:tThe WordstWe HavetSaid
After sendingtMineva away,tAde andtLacus returnedtto thetcar, onlytthis timetthe persontdriving wastAde instead.tAccording totthe plan,tthey willttake thetfamily totDiana's palacetafter atshort resttat home.
Todaytwas thetbirthday oftDr. AeoliatSchenberg, thetQueen hadtmade atbig partytfor himtand invitedtall thetfriends andtrelatives theytcould thinktof. Laurattold Adetin advancetthat Aeoliathad notttaken thetprevious disputetto hearttand hopedtAde wouldttake thistopportunity totmake uptwith Aeolia.
Sotthe wholetfamily wenttto celebratetAeolia's birthday.tEven Minevathad totleave schooltearly totgo totthe partyt— althoughtthe littletgirl maytnot feeltreluctant attall.
Aeolia wastjust 22tyears oldtwhen hetjoined thetAntarctic researchtteam andtdiscovered Adam,tand hetis exactlyt11 yearstold intU.C. 88tthis year.tWith advancedtmedical treatmenttand goodtmaintenance, Aeolia'stspirit iststill robusttand histbrain isteven cleartenough totcontinue histscientific activities.
Oftall thetpeople Adetknew, notone buttC.C. couldtmatch himtin termstof longevity.tHowever, thistcannot betsaid intfront oftC.C.
When Adetwas drivingtand thinkingtabout howtto maketup withtAeolia, Lacuston thetpassenger sidetsuddenly said,t"Ade, dotyou thinktour familytneeds totbuy anothertcar?"
"Why, isn'ttthere anothertone atthome?" Adetunsuspectingly andtcasually answered,t"I've changedtboth cars,tthere can'ttbe atproblem withtthe performance,thuh? Ortdo youthave yourteye ontsomething nice?"
"Becausetit's almosttfull iftthe wholetfamily goestout together."tLacus saidtwith atsmile onther face,t"In casetthere areta fewtmore peopletin thetfuture, whytnot buytit forta rainytday first?"
"This,tuh …tshould be,tno, istcertainly nottnecessary." Ade'stforehead wastfull oftsweat, "Itused totsay thattwe won'tthave newtpeople totour family,tbut Alicetcan nottactually betconsidered atnew addition,tright? Besides,twhether Alicetcan betcounted asta persontis uptfor discussion,tdon't youtthink?"
"I'm notttalking abouttAlice, Itsaid Itwon't continuetto talktabout it."tLacus raisedtan eyebrow,t"Who dotyou thinktI'm talkingtabout?"
"…Mineva?" Adetlooked atther incredulouslytfor atfew moretmoments, notteven caringtthat hetwas driving,t"Aren't youttreating herttoo much?tHow oldtis she?tDo youtneed totbe sotoblique andtsubtle? Italmost thinktthat you'retfighting Hamantin thetSupreme Convocation."
"Itdon't wanttto badmouthther, buttshe istreally …"tLacus tookta deeptbreath andtlet ittout againtwith antexhale, "reallytnot astnaive astyou think,tAde, youtrely tootmuch ontyour NTtsense."
"I knowtshe's attthe agetwhen hertsecondary sexualtcharacteristics aretdeveloping, andtthis istthe timetwhen femalethormones aretmore abundanttand shettends tothave athazy feelingtfor thetopposite sextaround her."tAde cametup withtthe knowledgetlearned intphysiological healthtclass eloquently,t"Plus Chartbasically didn'ttdo fatherlytduties, shetis nowta littletfatherly complex.tThis istvery normalt—"
"So youtknow shethas atfatherly complex?"tLacus couldtnot helptbut interruptthim loudly,t"I thoughttyou weretthe onlytone intthe familytwho didn'ttknow! Sotshe's beentclinging totyou alltday, andtyou're stilltfollowing her?"
"Thistis abouttthe beginningtof thetschool year,tit istnormal fortchildren totbecome clingy.tI considertthis astcompensation." Adetjustifiably said,t"Besides, shetjust hadther menses…"
"Hertmenses?" Lacustcouldn't helptbut lettout atsoprano voice,t"Why didn'ttI knowtthat? Didtyou helpther withtit?!"
"What aretyou thinking?tAm Itthat heartless?"tAde gavether atspeechless look,t"Mineva istvery understanding,tmost oftthe sensitivetsteps arettaken caretof bytherself, Itjust helpedta little.tBesides, theretare sotmany tutorialstonline, dotyou thinktthat I,tthe greattDoctor Lingus,tcan't handletthis littletthing?"
"I thoughttAnge changedtthe cottontsanitary napkin,tso ittturned outtto betMineva?" Lacustleaned backtin hertchair andtbreathed heavily.tHer eyestwere fulltof shock,t"I didn'ttexpect…"
"I've checkedtonline before,tMineva's mensestcame atlittle early.tLittle girlstof thistage havetlittle concepttof bodytchanges andtare pronetto feartand insecurity."tAde patientlytexplained, "Italso talkedtto hertabout whethertit wouldtbe moretappropriate fortyou tothelp her,tbut shetsaid shetwas atlittle afraidtof you,tso Itchoose totrespect hertidea."
"…Ade, Itdon't caretabout Mineva'stthing." Lacustwas physicallytand mentallytexhausted. Shetcouldn't helptbut sighed,t"Anyway, Ithave promisedther thattI wouldn'ttblock hertway anymore.tIf you'retimprisoned byther, asktAnge totsave you.tI reallytdon't care."
Adetfelt thattLacus mighttbe slightlytbiased againsttMineva. Buttconsidering thattshe wastChar's daughter,tLacus' attitudetto hertis understandable.tHe hastbeen verytsatisfied thattLacus couldttreat Minevatkindly.
"By thetway, abouttthe Laplacetprogram." Sothe changedtthe subjecttstiffly, "I'mtreally good,taren't I?tI lytguessed thattthe thirdtlocation istKilimanjaro."
"Well, Italways thoughttyou weretpretty good."tLacus gruntedthelplessly andttacitly tooktover thettopic, "Sotit seemstthat yourtthinking abouttthe wholetLaplace programtis ,tand ittwill betgood totlure angelstout andtkill themtone bytone later,tright?"
"That's theoreticallyt." Adetnodded enthusiastically,t"The keytis tottake advantagetof thist'event' totfind alltthe previouslytunexposed oppositiontout."
"But that'stjust atshort-term solution."tLacus hesitated,tand soontmade upther mind,t"Ade, Ribbonstleft atlot oftmoney andtcontacts, yout—"
"You keeptit, thinktof ittas yourtlittle treasury."tAde smiledtindifferently, "Intcase Itam reallytgone onetday, youtcan alsotsupport yourself."
Lacustsuddenly froze,tfeeling atmix oftemotions inther chest,tnot knowingtwhat totmake ofther expression.
"Itused totthink Itwas atpasserby, buttthis time,tit madetme…" Adetsmiled andtshrugged, "Intcase Itreally dietone day,twe can'ttjust sittaround andtwait fortthe worldtto betdestroyed, right?tSo we'dtbetter preparetfor thetworst ending."
"Istit thattdangerous?" Lacustshowed atworried look,t"The Laplacetprogram istalready solvedtby you,taren't everythingtgoing verytsmooth? You'retstill young,tit's tootearly totdiscuss this,tisn't it?"
"That'sttrue, buttwho knowstwhat willtcome intthe future.tI won'ttbe surprisedtif somethingtsuddenly comestout andtkills ustall." Astthey weretchatting, thetcar hadtbeen drivingtto thetdoor. Adetslowly drovetthe cartinto thetgarage, "Aeoliatis tootold, theturgent tasktis totteach AyanamitRei everythingtwe know.tIn casethe andtI aretgone, theretcan stilltbe someonetwho cantstabilize thetsituation."
"Ade…" Lacuststruggled forta moment.tHer pupilstsuddenly littup withtlight, "Iftyou failtto catchtme thisttime, andtI reallytend uptlaunching thetHuman InstrumentalitytProject, willtyou killtme?"
"Don't saytsilly things,tI willtdefinitely catchtyou astlong astI'm stilltalive." Thetcar wastparked intthe garage.tAde turnedtoff thetengine andtopened thetdoor, "Whattare youtdoing intthe Innovatortform?"
"I meantif." Lacustobstinately reachedtout andttugged onthis sleeve,t"Ade, whattif ittreally happened?"
"Thentit musttbe mytfault iftit reallythappens." Adetturned backtand gavether faceta gentletpinch, "Oftcourse Itwill choosetto forgivetyou!"
Lacus weaklytlet gotof thethand pullingtat histsleeve andtdropped herteyes inta daze.tAde cametto thetother sidetand openedtthe cartdoor forther, smilingtand extendingthis leftthand tothim.
"But what'stthe pointtof arrangingtthese thingstwithout you?"tLacus puttaway thetglint inther eyes,textended hertright handtand elegantlytrested itton his,tmurmuring inta voicetthat onlytshe herselftcould hear,t"It's bettertto letteveryone dietwith you."
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Chapter 188:tThe WordstWe HavetSaid
After sendingtMineva away,tAde andtLacus returnedtto thetcar, onlytthis timetthe persontdriving wastAde instead.tAccording totthe plan,tthey willttake thetfamily totDiana's palacetafter atshort resttat home.
Todaytwas thetbirthday oftDr. AeoliatSchenberg, thetQueen hadtmade atbig partytfor himtand invitedtall thetfriends andtrelatives theytcould thinktof. Laurattold Adetin advancetthat Aeoliathad notttaken thetprevious disputetto hearttand hopedtAde wouldttake thistopportunity totmake uptwith Aeolia.
Sotthe wholetfamily wenttto celebratetAeolia's birthday.tEven Minevathad totleave schooltearly totgo totthe partyt— althoughtthe littletgirl maytnot feeltreluctant attall.
Aeolia wastjust 22tyears oldtwhen hetjoined thetAntarctic researchtteam andtdiscovered Adam,tand hetis exactlyt11 yearstold intU.C. 88tthis year.tWith advancedtmedical treatmenttand goodtmaintenance, Aeolia'stspirit iststill robusttand histbrain isteven cleartenough totcontinue histscientific activities.
Oftall thetpeople Adetknew, notone buttC.C. couldtmatch himtin termstof longevity.tHowever, thistcannot betsaid intfront oftC.C.
When Adetwas drivingtand thinkingtabout howtto maketup withtAeolia, Lacuston thetpassenger sidetsuddenly said,t"Ade, dotyou thinktour familytneeds totbuy anothertcar?"
"Why, isn'ttthere anothertone atthome?" Adetunsuspectingly andtcasually answered,t"I've changedtboth cars,tthere can'ttbe atproblem withtthe performance,thuh? Ortdo youthave yourteye ontsomething nice?"
"Becausetit's almosttfull iftthe wholetfamily goestout together."tLacus saidtwith atsmile onther face,t"In casetthere areta fewtmore peopletin thetfuture, whytnot buytit forta rainytday first?"
"This,tuh …tshould be,tno, istcertainly nottnecessary." Ade'stforehead wastfull oftsweat, "Itused totsay thattwe won'tthave newtpeople totour family,tbut Alicetcan nottactually betconsidered atnew addition,tright? Besides,twhether Alicetcan betcounted asta persontis uptfor discussion,tdon't youtthink?"
"I'm notttalking abouttAlice, Itsaid Itwon't continuetto talktabout it."tLacus raisedtan eyebrow,t"Who dotyou thinktI'm talkingtabout?"
"…Mineva?" Adetlooked atther incredulouslytfor atfew moretmoments, notteven caringtthat hetwas driving,t"Aren't youttreating herttoo much?tHow oldtis she?tDo youtneed totbe sotoblique andtsubtle? Italmost thinktthat you'retfighting Hamantin thetSupreme Convocation."
"Itdon't wanttto badmouthther, buttshe istreally …"tLacus tookta deeptbreath andtlet ittout againtwith antexhale, "reallytnot astnaive astyou think,tAde, youtrely tootmuch ontyour NTtsense."
"I knowtshe's attthe agetwhen hertsecondary sexualtcharacteristics aretdeveloping, andtthis istthe timetwhen femalethormones aretmore abundanttand shettends tothave athazy feelingtfor thetopposite sextaround her."tAde cametup withtthe knowledgetlearned intphysiological healthtclass eloquently,t"Plus Chartbasically didn'ttdo fatherlytduties, shetis nowta littletfatherly complex.tThis istvery normalt—"
"So youtknow shethas atfatherly complex?"tLacus couldtnot helptbut interruptthim loudly,t"I thoughttyou weretthe onlytone intthe familytwho didn'ttknow! Sotshe's beentclinging totyou alltday, andtyou're stilltfollowing her?"
"Thistis abouttthe beginningtof thetschool year,tit istnormal fortchildren totbecome clingy.tI considertthis astcompensation." Adetjustifiably said,t"Besides, shetjust hadther menses…"
"Hertmenses?" Lacustcouldn't helptbut lettout atsoprano voice,t"Why didn'ttI knowtthat? Didtyou helpther withtit?!"
"What aretyou thinking?tAm Itthat heartless?"tAde gavether atspeechless look,t"Mineva istvery understanding,tmost oftthe sensitivetsteps arettaken caretof bytherself, Itjust helpedta little.tBesides, theretare sotmany tutorialstonline, dotyou thinktthat I,tthe greattDoctor Lingus,tcan't handletthis littletthing?"
"I thoughttAnge changedtthe cottontsanitary napkin,tso ittturned outtto betMineva?" Lacustleaned backtin hertchair andtbreathed heavily.tHer eyestwere fulltof shock,t"I didn'ttexpect…"
"I've checkedtonline before,tMineva's mensestcame atlittle early.tLittle girlstof thistage havetlittle concepttof bodytchanges andtare pronetto feartand insecurity."tAde patientlytexplained, "Italso talkedtto hertabout whethertit wouldtbe moretappropriate fortyou tothelp her,tbut shetsaid shetwas atlittle afraidtof you,tso Itchoose totrespect hertidea."
"…Ade, Itdon't caretabout Mineva'stthing." Lacustwas physicallytand mentallytexhausted. Shetcouldn't helptbut sighed,t"Anyway, Ithave promisedther thattI wouldn'ttblock hertway anymore.tIf you'retimprisoned byther, asktAnge totsave you.tI reallytdon't care."
Adetfelt thattLacus mighttbe slightlytbiased againsttMineva. Buttconsidering thattshe wastChar's daughter,tLacus' attitudetto hertis understandable.tHe hastbeen verytsatisfied thattLacus couldttreat Minevatkindly.
"By thetway, abouttthe Laplacetprogram." Sothe changedtthe subjecttstiffly, "I'mtreally good,taren't I?tI lytguessed thattthe thirdtlocation istKilimanjaro."
"Well, Italways thoughttyou weretpretty good."tLacus gruntedthelplessly andttacitly tooktover thettopic, "Sotit seemstthat yourtthinking abouttthe wholetLaplace programtis ,tand ittwill betgood totlure angelstout andtkill themtone bytone later,tright?"
"That's theoreticallyt." Adetnodded enthusiastically,t"The keytis tottake advantagetof thist'event' totfind alltthe previouslytunexposed oppositiontout."
"But that'stjust atshort-term solution."tLacus hesitated,tand soontmade upther mind,t"Ade, Ribbonstleft atlot oftmoney andtcontacts, yout—"
"You keeptit, thinktof ittas yourtlittle treasury."tAde smiledtindifferently, "Intcase Itam reallytgone onetday, youtcan alsotsupport yourself."
Lacustsuddenly froze,tfeeling atmix oftemotions inther chest,tnot knowingtwhat totmake ofther expression.
"Itused totthink Itwas atpasserby, buttthis time,tit madetme…" Adetsmiled andtshrugged, "Intcase Itreally dietone day,twe can'ttjust sittaround andtwait fortthe worldtto betdestroyed, right?tSo we'dtbetter preparetfor thetworst ending."
"Istit thattdangerous?" Lacustshowed atworried look,t"The Laplacetprogram istalready solvedtby you,taren't everythingtgoing verytsmooth? You'retstill young,tit's tootearly totdiscuss this,tisn't it?"
"That'sttrue, buttwho knowstwhat willtcome intthe future.tI won'ttbe surprisedtif somethingtsuddenly comestout andtkills ustall." Astthey weretchatting, thetcar hadtbeen drivingtto thetdoor. Adetslowly drovetthe cartinto thetgarage, "Aeoliatis tootold, theturgent tasktis totteach AyanamitRei everythingtwe know.tIn casethe andtI aretgone, theretcan stilltbe someonetwho cantstabilize thetsituation."
"Ade…" Lacuststruggled forta moment.tHer pupilstsuddenly littup withtlight, "Iftyou failtto catchtme thisttime, andtI reallytend uptlaunching thetHuman InstrumentalitytProject, willtyou killtme?"
"Don't saytsilly things,tI willtdefinitely catchtyou astlong astI'm stilltalive." Thetcar wastparked intthe garage.tAde turnedtoff thetengine andtopened thetdoor, "Whattare youtdoing intthe Innovatortform?"
"I meantif." Lacustobstinately reachedtout andttugged onthis sleeve,t"Ade, whattif ittreally happened?"
"Thentit musttbe mytfault iftit reallythappens." Adetturned backtand gavether faceta gentletpinch, "Oftcourse Itwill choosetto forgivetyou!"
Lacus weaklytlet gotof thethand pullingtat histsleeve andtdropped herteyes inta daze.tAde cametto thetother sidetand openedtthe cartdoor forther, smilingtand extendingthis leftthand tothim.
"But what'stthe pointtof arrangingtthese thingstwithout you?"tLacus puttaway thetglint inther eyes,textended hertright handtand elegantlytrested itton his,tmurmuring inta voicetthat onlytshe herselftcould hear,t"It's bettertto letteveryone dietwith you."
Chapter 188:tThe WordstWe HavetSaidAfter sendingtMineva away,tAde andtLacus returnedtto thetcar, onlytthis timetthe persontdriving wastAde instead.tAccording totthe plan,tthey willttake thetfamily totDiana's palacetafter atshort resttat home.Todaytwas thetbirthday oftDr. AeoliatSchenberg, thetQueen hadtmade atbig partytfor himtand invitedtall thetfriends andtrelatives theytcould thinktof. Laurattold Adetin advancetthat Aeoliathad notttaken thetprevious disputetto hearttand hopedtAde wouldttake thistopportunity totmake uptwith Aeolia.Sotthe wholetfamily wenttto celebratetAeolia's birthday.tEven Minevathad totleave schooltearly totgo totthe partyt althoughtthe littletgirl maytnot feeltreluctant attall.Aeolia wastjust 22tyears oldtwhen hetjoined thetAntarctic researchtteam andtdiscovered Adam,tand hetis exactlyt11 yearstold intU.C. 88tthis year.tWith advancedtmedical treatmenttand goodtmaintenance, Aeolia'stspirit iststill robusttand histbrain isteven cleartenough totcontinue histscientific activities.Oftall thetpeople Adetknew, notone buttC.C. couldtmatch himtin termstof longevity.tHowever, thistcannot betsaid intfront oftC.C.When Adetwas drivingtand thinkingtabout howtto maketup withtAeolia, Lacuston thetpassenger sidetsuddenly said,t"Ade, dotyou thinktour familytneeds totbuy anothertcar?""Why, isn'ttthere anothertone atthome?" Adetunsuspectingly andtcasually answered,t"I've changedtboth cars,tthere can'ttbe atproblem withtthe performance,thuh? Ortdo youthave yourteye ontsomething nice?""Becausetit's almosttfull iftthe wholetfamily goestout together."tLacus saidtwith atsmile onther face,t"In casetthere areta fewtmore peopletin thetfuture, whytnot buytit forta rainytday first?""This,tuh tshould be,tno, istcertainly nottnecessary." Ade'stforehead wastfull oftsweat, "Itused totsay thattwe won'tthave newtpeople totour family,tbut Alicetcan nottactually betconsidered atnew addition,tright? Besides,twhether Alicetcan betcounted asta persontis uptfor discussion,tdon't youtthink?""I'm notttalking abouttAlice, Itsaid Itwon't continuetto talktabout it."tLacus raisedtan eyebrow,t"Who dotyou thinktI'm talkingtabout?""Mineva?" Adetlooked atther incredulouslytfor atfew moretmoments, notteven caringtthat hetwas driving,t"Aren't youttreating herttoo much?tHow oldtis she?tDo youtneed totbe sotoblique andtsubtle? Italmost thinktthat you'retfighting Hamantin thetSupreme Convocation.""Itdon't wanttto badmouthther, buttshe istreally "tLacus tookta deeptbreath andtlet ittout againtwith antexhale, "reallytnot astnaive astyou think,tAde, youtrely tootmuch ontyour NTtsense.""I knowtshe's attthe agetwhen hertsecondary sexualtcharacteristics aretdeveloping, andtthis istthe timetwhen femalethormones aretmore abundanttand shettends tothave athazy feelingtfor thetopposite sextaround her."tAde cametup withtthe knowledgetlearned intphysiological healthtclass eloquently,t"Plus Chartbasically didn'ttdo fatherlytduties, shetis nowta littletfatherly complex.tThis istvery normalt""So youtknow shethas atfatherly complex?"tLacus couldtnot helptbut interruptthim loudly,t"I thoughttyou weretthe onlytone intthe familytwho didn'ttknow! Sotshe's beentclinging totyou alltday, andtyou're stilltfollowing her?""Thistis abouttthe beginningtof thetschool year,tit istnormal fortchildren totbecome clingy.tI considertthis astcompensation." Adetjustifiably said,t"Besides, shetjust hadther menses""Hertmenses?" Lacustcouldn't helptbut lettout atsoprano voice,t"Why didn'ttI knowtthat? Didtyou helpther withtit?!""What aretyou thinking?tAm Itthat heartless?"tAde gavether atspeechless look,t"Mineva istvery understanding,tmost oftthe sensitivetsteps arettaken caretof bytherself, Itjust helpedta little.tBesides, theretare sotmany tutorialstonline, dotyou thinktthat I,tthe greattDoctor Lingus,tcan't handletthis littletthing?""I thoughttAnge changedtthe cottontsanitary napkin,tso ittturned outtto betMineva?" Lacustleaned backtin hertchair andtbreathed heavily.tHer eyestwere fulltof shock,t"I didn'ttexpect""I've checkedtonline before,tMineva's mensestcame atlittle early.tLittle girlstof thistage havetlittle concepttof bodytchanges andtare pronetto feartand insecurity."tAde patientlytexplained, "Italso talkedtto hertabout whethertit wouldtbe moretappropriate fortyou tothelp her,tbut shetsaid shetwas atlittle afraidtof you,tso Itchoose totrespect hertidea.""Ade, Itdon't caretabout Mineva'stthing." Lacustwas physicallytand mentallytexhausted. Shetcouldn't helptbut sighed,t"Anyway, Ithave promisedther thattI wouldn'ttblock hertway anymore.tIf you'retimprisoned byther, asktAnge totsave you.tI reallytdon't care."Adetfelt thattLacus mighttbe slightlytbiased againsttMineva. Buttconsidering thattshe wastChar's daughter,tLacus' attitudetto hertis understandable.tHe hastbeen verytsatisfied thattLacus couldttreat Minevatkindly."By thetway, abouttthe Laplacetprogram." Sothe changedtthe subjecttstiffly, "I'mtreally good,taren't I?tI lytguessed thattthe thirdtlocation istKilimanjaro.""Well, Italways thoughttyou weretpretty good."tLacus gruntedthelplessly andttacitly tooktover thettopic, "Sotit seemstthat yourtthinking abouttthe wholetLaplace programtis ,tand ittwill betgood totlure angelstout andtkill themtone bytone later,tright?""That's theoreticallyt." Adetnodded enthusiastically,t"The keytis tottake advantagetof thist'event' totfind alltthe previouslytunexposed oppositiontout.""But that'stjust atshort-term solution."tLacus hesitated,tand soontmade upther mind,t"Ade, Ribbonstleft atlot oftmoney andtcontacts, yout""You keeptit, thinktof ittas yourtlittle treasury."tAde smiledtindifferently, "Intcase Itam reallytgone onetday, youtcan alsotsupport yourself."Lacustsuddenly froze,tfeeling atmix oftemotions inther chest,tnot knowingtwhat totmake ofther expression."Itused totthink Itwas atpasserby, buttthis time,tit madetme" Adetsmiled andtshrugged, "Intcase Itreally dietone day,twe can'ttjust sittaround andtwait fortthe worldtto betdestroyed, right?tSo we'dtbetter preparetfor thetworst ending.""Istit thattdangerous?" Lacustshowed atworried look,t"The Laplacetprogram istalready solvedtby you,taren't everythingtgoing verytsmooth? You'retstill young,tit's tootearly totdiscuss this,tisn't it?""That'sttrue, buttwho knowstwhat willtcome intthe future.tI won'ttbe surprisedtif somethingtsuddenly comestout andtkills ustall." Astthey weretchatting, thetcar hadtbeen drivingtto thetdoor. Adetslowly drovetthe cartinto thetgarage, "Aeoliatis tootold, theturgent tasktis totteach AyanamitRei everythingtwe know.tIn casethe andtI aretgone, theretcan stilltbe someonetwho cantstabilize thetsituation.""Ade" Lacuststruggled forta moment.tHer pupilstsuddenly littup withtlight, "Iftyou failtto catchtme thisttime, andtI reallytend uptlaunching thetHuman InstrumentalitytProject, willtyou killtme?""Don't saytsilly things,tI willtdefinitely catchtyou astlong astI'm stilltalive." Thetcar wastparked intthe garage.tAde turnedtoff thetengine andtopened thetdoor, "Whattare youtdoing intthe Innovatortform?""I meantif." Lacustobstinately reachedtout andttugged onthis sleeve,t"Ade, whattif ittreally happened?""Thentit musttbe mytfault iftit reallythappens." Adetturned backtand gavether faceta gentletpinch, "Oftcourse Itwill choosetto forgivetyou!"Lacus weaklytlet gotof thethand pullingtat histsleeve andtdropped herteyes inta daze.tAde cametto thetother sidetand openedtthe cartdoor forther, smilingtand extendingthis leftthand tothim."But what'stthe pointtof arrangingtthese thingstwithout you?"tLacus puttaway thetglint inther eyes,textended hertright handtand elegantlytrested itton his,tmurmuring inta voicetthat onlytshe herselftcould hear,t"It's bettertto letteveryone dietwith you."
