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"Chen, when did you say your friend would visit us? I want to meet them soon. Waiting around for good things to happen is different from my style. I want to invite your friend for a meeting soon."

Father's words were not questioned, but for Chen to hurry up and invite Yoko Tsurugi for dinner. Chen had everything planned out inside his head, but it would need a lot of changes now.

'Father looks impatient today. I wonder what is wrong with her. Should I ask her? Would father reply to my worries?'

It was tough to judge Kori's mood. So, Chen decided to withdraw his concerns and allow Kori to do as she wished. If Father wanted to invite Yoko to dinner, then that was what Chen would do.

Chen would have to hurry his plan so he would stay caught up. He had one chance left.

"I will send a message to Sherina Tsurugi and confirm the arrangements. As far as I know, Yoko is away, and no one would tell me where she went either. Should I investigate this?"

Chen asked, but Kori shook her head.

"There is no need to look for Yoko's whereabouts. Whatever Yoko was doing should be finished by today. You need to send the invite."

Again, Chen had no idea how his father knew all this. But Father had never been wrong about such topics before. So, Chen decided to stop doubting Father.

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"I understand. I will send the invite today and inform you once I get a reply. Then, I will meet you in the evening."

Chen quickly made his escape. His father was looking at Chen with expecting eyes. Chen needed clarification about what Kori wanted from him. So, he promptly escaped before he could be caught in any mess.

"Looks like our desired meeting would have to be pushed earlier than I wanted. Alas, this is the end of our journey."

Kori looked behind her. The giant blue ocean reflected its light on her, matching Kori's cold eyes and turning them even darker.

Meanwhile, Chen took out the traditional pen and paper to draft his letter. He would use every method possible to convince Yoko to come here.

But once he sat down to write the letter, his decision changed. He had been about to address this letter to Sherina and Albus, but he ended up writing it to Yoko Tsurugi.

His instincts told him this letter would only hold value if he wrote it directly to Yoko. With this, Chen had extended his hand toward Yoko. Now, it was up to her to agree or not.

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Sakura's arm was in pain. She had no external wound, but the energy inside her body was fighting with itself, trying to express itself.

"I'm sorry, but this is not a medical condition I have seen before. I have no idea what to do about her condition."

The doctor admitted once she checked Sakura. The doctor had a remorseful expression about not being beneficial to Lady Suzuki. It was a huge disgrace for one of the biggest hospitals in the world.

"Don't worry. It was not your fault. You did your best with the resources you had. This might be a curse; in that case, it is out of your jurisdiction."

Charlie quickly assured the doctor, and the doctor calmed down. But Sakura chose that exact moment to moan, and the doctor went into panic mode again. Even Charlie and Amane were beginning to fear for Sakura's life.

"Excuse me, but let me check on Sakura once. I might be able to discover something."

Amane was still determining if her powers would work against a goddess's curse. But this was the best bet she had. She hovered her hand over Charlie's arm and tried to feel around the curse, but she was pushed back.

A goddess's curse was too much to handle for the current Amane. Static electricity flashed between Amane's hand and Sakura's arm, pushing them away from each other.

"Are you alright? That static shock did not harm you, right? Yoko, say something to me."

Charlie asked these questions in rapid succession. It was impossible to answer her at the given moment. Amane's head was spinning from being pushed back by that power.

"It's impossible to cure Sakura without the goddess's core. We need to find the middle of the rift. Do we have anyone currently searching for it?"

Amane asked, and Charlie made an offended expression.

"Of course, I have someone searching for the core. What do you take me for? Sean volunteered to stay behind and head inside the rift once it was safe. He will give us good news soon."

Charlie was banking on Sean, finding something valuable inside the rift. But it had been about three hours, and he had not replied.

"I will head toward the rift as well. Sean is good at his job, but he might miss some things. It would be best for me to check up on him."

Amane offered and tried to stand up. Amane did not realise how tired she was until her legs refused to support her weight, and she collapsed.

Charlie quickly moved toward Amane and helped her up. Amane mirrored Charlie's surprised expression as her legs refused to work.

"H-Huh? My legs are shaking? My hands as well? Now that I think about it, I don't have any energy in my body. Ugh, this is the worst feeling imaginable."

Amane groaned as she felt her body ache. Her head was ringing due to a lack of energy as well. She had only touched Sakura for a minute, but this had ended up happening.

"This looks bad. Amane, you should rest for now. I will head out and search for the core in your place. You need to rest."

Amane did not want to burden Charlie by sending her after the core. A goddess's core was a powerful item. It could cause ordinary people to die if they tried to use it. And Charlie should not take that risk.

"Charlie, you should not…it's too dangerous…"

Amane warden, but Charlie turned her back to Amane. It was impossible to tell what expression Charlie had on her face at the current moment, but her words chilled Amane.

"Is it because I am not a goddess? Are you worried about me? Look, I might not be as resilient as you, but I also spent a good portion of my life with a goddess. Ah, but you would know all about it."

Charlie's words made it sound like she knew what was happening with Amane. It was tough to guess when she found out, but her actions meant she did not care.@@novelbin@@

So many did not bother asking the stupid questions and decided to ask the important ones.

"A goddess's core can cause incredible pain if mishandled. Are you sure you want to take this risk?"

Amane asked, now looking directly at Charlie's back. Charlie didn't miss the glaring gaze looking at her at that moment. But Charlie did not look back, indicating that she would accept whatever happened to her.

"I will bring the core back for you. So, you should not be so worried about Sakura and her future. I am sure everything will be alright soon enough."

Charlie assured, but there was one last thing Amane wanted to ask Charlie. She had noticed it during her investigation but had never brought it up. And that had something to do with Sean.

"I know you are ready to accept everything that happens to you, but does that also extend to your family? Can you look at your children and condemn them to rot in prison for their choices?"

Amane asked with a conflicting voice. She knew how difficult it was for someone to look at their kids and condemn them for their crimes. Amane needed help with doing so as well.

Charlie paused once she heard Amane's question, and her body language turned sad and lonely. Charlie was not looking at Amane, but it was easy to tell what kind of expression she was making.

"Unfortunately, this disgrace would fall on me. I was the one who failed to provide a safety net for Sean. I told him often that he could come to me if he needed help."

"But this is the route he chose. So, he will have to own up to his mistakes as well. Let's hope he has a good excuse ready to give me."

Charlie did not sound happy. But she was still willing to give Sean a chance to explain his side of the story. She looked more mature than she had at any other time.

"You grew up well. The years that passed served you well, huh?"

That was as much confirmation Amane would give Charlie about her theories. But I knew Charlie had stopped theorising about her identity long ago.

"Duty and responsibility make everyone grow up after a while. I could not always remain a child being protected by others. I had to be the one to look after others soon."

Charlie admitted and finally walked out. Amane relaxed in her chair and sighed. After about an hour of waiting, her energy returned, and Amane could finally stand.

She opened the window to get fresh air, but a white bird flew in her direction. Amane tried paying attention to it, only to find that it had a paper-like texture.

"A messenger bird? Who would want to send me an emergency message like this? Oh my! I did not expect such an invite to be sent to me."