I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

"Ms. Manjusaka, thank you for your help this time!"

"You are truly worthy of being Miss Manjushage. You have easily accomplished something that we cannot do!"

"You saved Streamer City!"

After instructing others to deal with Gruul's accomplices, Mekalos, Rujing and others surrounded Manjushage and kept praising her.

"This is all thanks to everyone." Manjushage said with a smile.

It's not that she has to be modest, but the clues were all provided by others, and she didn't help much in catching the man. Even Grusel approached her thanks to her mother.

Lycoris just happens to be somewhat related to everything. The real hero must be Erica, but she is not seen anywhere.

I guess it was too much of a blow to her when Grusel's identity was revealed.

Erica made a huge effort just by expressing her doubts.

After all, she is the closest person to her. Even though she knows that she has been deceived, Aunt Red Heart, who has been with her since she was born, undoubtedly occupies the vast majority of her life.

Others might be happy about having defeated Ilivia Grusser, but she just felt that she had lost another close person.

Perhaps in Erica's heart, the real Aunt Heart had already passed away the moment her identity was revealed, along with her deceased parents, Spades and Diamonds.

When the crowd dispersed, Manjushage found Mekaros and said to her, "Find a chance to comfort Erica."

"Well, that child made the greatest contribution this time, but judging from her expression, she probably won't be happy." Mei Carlos also felt bad.

When I recruited Erica, I simply thought that she was a bit similar to myself, and she also had certain abilities, so I wanted to keep her by my side in the name of atonement to prevent her from suffering what I had experienced.

Who would have thought that after arriving in Liuguang City, Erica would take a big step towards her.

If Wuxin hadn't been there with him, Mei Carlos would probably have really thought that Erica was actually his past self.

When important people around you leave one after another, even the strongest person can’t bear it.

If it weren't for the blessing of the Holy Spirit of Fire, it would have been difficult for Mekalos to survive until now.

Even so, she was still confused for a while after the fire.

Without anyone to rely on, it subconsciously wanted to protect itself, so it inherited the name of the foreign sparrow and lived in a daze for a while.

It would be a lie to say that I'm not worried. While everyone was busy being happy and celebrating, Erica, the biggest contributor, could only hide in a corner and feel sad. How could she accept that?

Carlos looked for Erica everywhere and finally found her and Wuxin in a corner of the clock tower.

At that time, the two were praying silently in the Angel Hall.

It is solemn and dignified here during the day, making people feel peaceful in their hearts involuntarily.

Seeing that they were silent and didn't even have the energy to salute him, and looked exhausted, Carlos immediately dismissed everyone who had accompanied them and walked over alone.

"What are you hiding here for? Aren't you going to attend the celebration party?" Carlos wanted to praise Erica for her outstanding contribution, but his words changed as soon as they came to his lips.

Thanks to your willingness to sacrifice your own personal interests for the greater good, we were able to successfully resolve a big problem - how could you say such a thing?

It goes without saying that Erica and Wuxin must have been more sad than happy after learning the truth.

This feeling is not difficult to understand. If someone suddenly told Carlos that Manjusaka was actually a bloodthirsty villain who brutally killed many innocent people, she would definitely find it incomprehensible, and even think that there was some misunderstanding and try to excuse her at the first moment.

Erica confided in Manjushage, and she probably felt the same way.

Perhaps even she did not expect that those clues that she thought were just misunderstandings were precisely the decisive evidence that revealed Grusel's true identity.

No, that's not right. In fact, she had realized it a long time ago, but she never dared to think about it seriously.

She didn't even consider how to accept this result, but reality mercilessly threw it all in front of her.

The melodious bells kept ringing in the bell tower to celebrate today's victory.

But in this silent hall, the cheerful bells sound so harsh.

"I'm hungry. I'm going to go to the celebration party to eat something." Red Heart saw that Carlos wanted to say something to Erica, so he saluted and left.

As a magic puppet, she has lived a long time that is simply unattainable for ordinary people. Compared with Erica, who is less than 20 years old, she can obviously adjust her emotions faster.

It’s not that she is so cold, but after hundreds of years of long time, she, who has an almost infinite life, has long been accustomed to separation.

Not shedding tears does not mean being heartless. On the contrary, it is really heartbreaking to subconsciously swallow your tears when encountering sad things.

"Erica, are you okay?" After a long silence, Carlos finally spoke.

"There's something I don't quite understand." Her expression showed no emotion, which was even more frightening in this situation.

"what?"

"I did the right thing this time, right? But why can't I be happy at all?"

With Carlos's greeting, tears blurred Erica's vision and her voice became hoarse.

Last time, because she was instigated to do something wrong, Erica apologized to Carlos over and over again.

From then on, she told herself that she must never be stupid again.

I finally made the right decision this time, but I don’t feel any joy in my heart. Why is that?

"There are not so many black and white things in the world." Seeing her pretending to be strong, Mei Carlos said softly: "You are just a victim who was deceived. You made the right decision. You should be prouder than anyone else."

Erica's lips trembled slightly, and tears flowed silently. Even though her emotions were filled with pain and sadness, she remained strong and calm: "Don't shed tears for people who are not worthy. I know that, but... even if I know the truth, I still can't hate her."

In my memory, Aunt Hongxin was always weak and sickly. Even though she was ill herself, she always spared no effort to treat others.

When Erica was lying in bed with a high fever, it was she who stayed by her bedside, sang lullabies to her and used magic to heal her.

After learning the news of the Pritts' death, the old aunts were afraid of upsetting Erica and dared not mention anything about them.

Only Hongxin was afraid that she would be depressed, so she stayed by her side almost every step of the way.

Obviously, the old ladies had already shed enough tears, but they still took her feelings into consideration.

How could that considerate old woman who didn't want those around her to be sad even if she had to suffer a lot, and who was kind to the core, be Grussell?

In Hyacinth Town, she could be anyone, but she definitely couldn't be Ilivia Grusser!

Erica even hoped that Red Heart was just confused for a moment and might come to apologize to her in a couple of days.

Unfortunately, from the moment Grusel's identity was exposed, she could never go back.

Even after the death of Spades and Diamonds, Erica believed that at least Hearts and Heartless were still by her side.

However, being deceived and betrayed by the person closest to you is a thousand times more painful than watching her grow old.

"Old Lady Redheart has passed away peacefully. What you need to do now is to cry loudly for her passing." Mekalos stepped forward and hugged Erica's shaky body, patting her back gently.

"I'm sorry... I really can't help it... I'm not sad..." Erica tried to hold back her tears at first, but then she was infected by Carlos' tenderness and kindness and couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

Even when she was with Wuxin, Erica was afraid that her emotions would infect her.

That guy seems heartless on the surface, but he actually has met very few people and is very sentimental.

Only in front of this person who had seen her at her ugliest, could Erica cry without restraint.

No matter how bad the impression is, it can't be worse than the last time we met, right?

So, even if it’s just my willfulness, Lord Mekalos, please let me hold you for a while and listen to my crying, Erica thought to herself.

She is 19 years old and unmarried this year. She should have moved further towards maturity, but at this moment she hugged Carlos tightly and cried like a child.