Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 761

Chapter 761: Chapter 761 - Taming the Fifth Year - Apprehension

And there it was... the truth both of them had been avoiding verbalizing but had become impossible to ignore after witnessing what just occurred.

Luna’s expression while dancing had been unmistakable to those who knew what to look for, who understood the subtle language of her unguarded emotions.

It wasn’t the neutral expression she usually maintained in public like a carefully worn costume. Not the perfected mask of a reserved noble lady she used as armor against a world that demanded constant performance.

This had been real in ways Luna, or even the two of them, never allowed others to see, a vulnerability that should have been terrifying to show but somehow wasn’t when directed at Ren.

Like he was the only thing existing in the hall despite hundreds of spectators. Like the rest of the world, judges evaluating, nobles watching, students whispering... all of it had dissolved until only the two of them remained.

Moving together in perfect harmony that went beyond a simple choreography.

Larissa smiled slightly, but there was something complex layered in the expression that suggested her own internal struggle. "It’s normal to be a bit greedy with what you want strongly. I understand that feeling very well myself."

Her own fists clenched subtly in her lap, a small gesture that Liora noticed because she knew her cousin well enough to read the signals most people would miss.

"But according to what your grandmother told us..." Larissa paused, organizing thoughts that needed careful contemplation. "And considering what she and Ren shared about Luna’s situation... In the best case scenario, it benefits us more to share the happiness. A war between the three of us is the last thing our city needs when external threats already demand unity."

It was a cold political truth more than an emotional truth, the type of logic nobles learned from a young age about how most times personal desires had to yield to greater needs. How alliances mattered more than individual satisfaction when the stability of hundreds of thousands was at stake.

But knowing something was true didn’t make accepting it easy or painless.

Liora nodded slowly with a movement that looked mechanical rather than natural. Her smile remained fixed but something in her eyes hardened slightly, not with resentment toward Luna or Ren but with recognition of what chance she chose to sacrifice.

"You’re right," she said finally with a voice that carried both acceptance and suppressed longing. "I "almost" regret it so... What I would have truly regretted indeed was abandoning her, this is even good."

It was just that Luna’s chemistry with Ren seemed "a bit stronger" than expected. Like they were falling behind more than anticipated.

Liora sighted. "We are daughters of high-ranking nobles, so we were somewhat prepared to be used as political pawns if necessary for our families sake anyway, right? And with what my grandmother and Ren told us... what Luna has suffered, what she’s still facing with her uncles and her mother’s heart wearing away... I feel good helping, our poor girl has endured so much..."

She paused, working through emotions that threatened to overwhelm her artificial composure.

"...I suppose giving her a bit of advantage and space makes me feel even better as a person," Liora admitted with honesty. She laughed softly, but there was a note of genuine resignation mixed with the real affection in the sound. "Though it doesn’t make the envy disappear completely. It’s still there. I’m just... deciding not to act on it."

"Yes... No," Larissa agreed in a low voice that shared understanding. "Envy never truly disappears... We’re human in the end, not saints who transcend our base emotions."

Brief silence stretched between them while they continued observing the scene unfolding below. The judges were announcing the scores with ceremonial flair. Perfect in every category. Nobody was surprised but everyone applauded with genuine enthusiasm anyway.

"Yet we can learn to live with those," Larissa finally added with a quiet strength that came from conscious choice rather than easy acceptance. "The envy, the fear of losing what we want... The desire for things to be different. We can feel them and not let ourselves be consumed. Because we are the children of great leaders who are going to govern this city, because Luna matters to us. And if any one of the three of us isn’t happy..."

She didn’t complete the sentence.

She didn’t need to finish it.

Liora understood completely because she felt exactly the same complicated mixture of affection and loss.

Both continued watching while Ren and Luna exited the hall’s center, surrounded by congratulations from other students who crowded around to express admiration. The dress continued gleaming under lights that made crystals sparkle with each small movement. Luna kept looking at Ren with that expression making evident how much she’d opened in these recent days.

Recovered from the broken state she’d been in.

More whole than she’d seemed in years.

And if Ren had been the catalyst for that transformation...

Then Liora and Larissa could live with their envy that burned but didn’t consume.

Could choose the greater good over personal desires that would bring temporary satisfaction but long-term complications.

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