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Matt was surprised by the very accurate prediction of where he would strike and not being fooled by the frozen reality, but quickly realized there was an ability trying to catch him and smiled.
'Hehe, isn't that wise of you, Charlotte.' He smiled softly and then activated his Icy Curse domain.
At that moment, Charlotte's ability and the Icy Curse Domain merged into one, creating a huge fog field all around. The fog field was strange, and it was hard to know which way to go when they were there.
But from inside, for Charlotte and Matt, this was different.
They could see a huge ice field that had been created, like a large icy world, different from the common sights in this world.
Both were standing in the same position, not moving even an inch. Both swords still clashing.
It wasn't that they didn't want to move.
It was that they couldn't.
Charlotte smiled a little when she saw this. "It looks like you still can't use it in its full glory, Matt. You used to be able to get out of my ability and leave me trapped in this one," she said, and Matt smiled.
"Haha, not bad either. Even though you've dedicated yourself to developing that ability very well, and this is the first time I've used this domain since coming to this world, you still can't get rid of me." He replied, and she sighed.
"In this world, your power is more potent. With enough time, you'll be able to even freeze me, so being able to fight that power right now is already good enough." She said, and Matt nodded.
They both stopped pointing their abilities at each other at that moment but did not deactivate them. No one could see or hear what they were talking about here, and with Charlotte present, Matt had no fear of being spied on.
But in the end, he smiled.
"No, I think you were the one who taught me that you can't blame someone else when you make a mistake, so you must blame me for my incompetence. I was powerful, and I thought that was all I needed. And my dependence on you never hurt me. I didn't need your permission to do anything, nor did you control me; it's just that, having the best strategist in the world on the side, how could I not use her?
At the end of it all, I became dependent on you in many ways without realizing it, but during our days on earth, that wouldn't matter."
"At that time, our fate was to die on earth, and such a thing would never come to matter. It became relevant when we got here because things had changed drastically, but that's the least of it. This is a new life in which I needed to reframe myself in order to grow. I needed to start from scratch, so that my skills didn't go to my head, so honestly, I consider all of that a gain.
If I hadn't had that problem, I would possibly never make it to the Human Empire and it would take longer to see you. It would take longer to get stronger, so everything that has happened is totally fine and is the course I want to walk, without being influenced by something else, isn't that enough?"
Charlotte was a bit stunned after hearing all this and couldn't find words to say.
"At last... It seems you've become smarter and more capable than me," she said, smiling a little. He shrugged, but before he could respond, Charlotte did.
"That night, seeing you made me change my plans. I don't need to hurt you, showing myself as your enemy. I just need to see that you really don't want to walk that path anymore." She said and disappeared from Matt's embrace to walk away from him.
"I only want one thing from you, Matt. You have to walk a path that you have chosen and that you are going to find yourself. Matt, you can do it. You can walk a different path than everyone else. You are not tied to anything, and I, who was your tie, am no longer your tie. From today, you must get rid of my ties.
That's all I want, then my plan can proceed without fear of being wrong." Her firm voice as she spoke caused Matt to frown.
"You want me to sever our soul connection?" he asked, and she nodded. Experience new tales on мѵʟ
"The one we made on earth, you must cut it off. That is your last tie." She was sure that this tie was the hardest to cut.
Because it's not just something that can be simply changed. It is a deep connection, one that demonstrates something more. It demonstrates the longing of their souls.
But she was convinced this was something Matt didn't need to grow, so no matter what, today, she must make him break it.