This was the first time since the "reunion" that Lucrezia saw such complex, such profound, and yet such warm expressions on her "father's" face.
Before this, her father had also smiled at her, had shown many human-like gestures, but for some reason, she always felt a subtle dissonance behind those smiles and actions, always felt that those were "affectionate appearances" her father had tried hard to feign after losing his memory due to the Subspace. This dissonance had always subtly unnerved her.
However, at this moment, she finally saw some kind of emotion emanating from within— a kind of apology and a regret that others might find hard to understand.
But she did not know whether this apology was meant for her or not.
"I still don't know enough," the young witch sighed gently, "I thought I had more or less caught up with you."
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