Chapter 78: Failure

A sense of belonging.

Until when would it take before she could feel at ease? That her identity was truly that of Estelle Clareste and not just a dysfunctional version of a human being?

She always had troubles mixing in with the environment, but it did get better as she progressed through the years.

However, one thing was for sure.

She hadn't escaped the stage of denial yet. At least not that she knew of.

Her perceptions were half deluded, with her reality zoning in and out at random times.

She was a powerful being. Albeit possessing a great power, she also had desynchronized outlooks upon the world.

A strange cloud that floated around her heart and mind, causing her to never

The fact that somewhere deep within her heart, she was still treating this entire thing as a simulation. A stupid simulation.

A mastermind working behind everything she faced.

Like a game.