Chapter 549 ·Janna’s Choice

Yoya–Bauhinia’s ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍words fell into Janna’s heart like a massive boulder, rippling through her mind without warning.

“Your ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍meaning is… that I should give up my current wizard path and instead completely switch to cultivate the 【Law of Beauty】?”

“That’s ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍right. Though to be precise, it should be the 【Law of Love and Beauty】.”

Seeing ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the clear resistance in Janna’s eyes, Yoya–Bauhinia didn’t stop speaking but continued:

“I ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍don’t know if you’ve realized it yet—you not only possess an exceptional advantage in the 【Authority of Beauty】, but also an extraordinary gift in the 【Authority of Love】——”

Ding! ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Just as Yoya–Bauhinia was still speaking unceasingly, explaining her thoughts to Janna, a crisp system notification suddenly rang in Janna’s mind.

【Today’s Quest: Follow the Choice of Your Heart:

Quest Content: Listen carefully to the advice of the 【Dream Demon Witch】 and follow your heart to make the final decision;

Quest Reward: 100 Talent EXP, 500 Skill EXP, and a random reward.】

“This… triggered a new quest?”

Looking at the white letters on the quest panel, Janna’s once turbulent heart unexpectedly calmed down.

It wasn’t a forced temptation, nor was it a compulsory order. Even the quest’s rank was the lowest—White Level Quest.

Moreover, this quest’s content was clear: Janna only needed to listen to the advice of the 【Dream Demon Witch】, Yoya–Bauhinia, and then make her final decision based on her own heart.

“It’s just that since you’ve never received any guided training regarding the 【Authority of Beauty】 or 【Authority of Love】, your understanding of these two 【Laws】 remains rather shallow—”

“But I have to say, even under such circumstances, the fact that you’ve managed to comprehend the 【Fragment of the Law of Beauty】 to this level, and even successfully grasp the 【Authority of Emotion】—it’s truly astonishing. It only makes me more certain that your talent regarding the 【Law of Love and Beauty】 is extraordinary—”

During Yoya–Bauhinia’s persuasion, she noticed that Janna’s once-resistant emotions gradually settled, and that she was now sincerely listening and thinking over her words.

This deepened Yoya–Bauhinia’s admiration for Janna and strengthened her determination to nurture her.

“I’ve looked into your background and understand your origins. For someone who came from the Lower District as a Lower-Rank Apprentice, to reach your current level is no easy feat. Precisely because of that, I believe you cherish your life more than anyone else.”

Memories long sealed seemed to awaken. Even though much time had passed, whenever Janna recalled them, a faint bitterness always welled up within her.

“Yes… only by staying alive can I continue fulfilling my wish in this extraordinary world—to explore the mysteries of witchcraft, to search for the path to immortality, to achieve dreams yet unrealized…”

Yoya–Bauhinia’s voice, as if carrying a subtle magic, gently stirred memories buried deep within Janna’s heart, along with the emotions hidden behind them.

“So, what is your decision?”

After saying everything that needed—and didn’t need—to be said, Yoya–Bauhinia, who had already given Janna all the patience she could, finally handed the choice back to her.

Hearing this, Janna only pondered briefly before raising her head seriously, looking firmly at Yoya–Bauhinia’s mist-shrouded face.

“Madam President, I am truly grateful for your advice. If it weren’t for you, I might have continued wandering in the shadows of unknown danger, unaware of the risks. Therefore, my final decision is—I am willing to learn about the knowledge of the 【Law of Love and Beauty】 under your guidance. However—”

Taking a deep breath, as if steeling her resolve, Janna continued, “—I will not abandon my original path. Even if it’s filled with danger, I still wish to try.”

“Reason.”

Yoya–Bauhinia wasn’t surprised by Janna’s answer, yet she couldn’t understand why Janna would persist in pursuing the 【Law of Nature and Life】 despite knowing the risks.

Sometimes, people could indeed be greedy—but to lose one’s life for the sake of that ‘greed’ was the height of foolishness.

“I honestly don’t know. I just feel that if I recklessly abandon this path, the danger facing this world might never vanish. And if the world is destroyed, then my life, and the lives of those I cherish, will cease to exist.”

Silence.

Upon hearing Janna’s vague reasoning, Yoya–Bauhinia’s first reaction was—silence.

Until the sea of flowers around them was once again swallowed by dense mist, Yoya–Bauhinia finally spoke again after a long silence.

“To be frank, your idea is childish. Not to mention whether you have the qualifications to once again command the 【Law of Nature and Life】—even if you did, before you reached that point, those Outer Gods would have already erased your soul. They wouldn’t even grant you the time to grow.”

Her tone rose slightly toward the end. Yet even so, Janna, who had already made up her mind, continued to look firmly at Yoya–Bauhinia, showing no intention of retreating.

“Yes, I’ve already thought carefully about what you said. That’s why my final decision is to pursue both paths. As you mentioned, I possess a high affinity with the 【Law of Love and Beauty】, so I intend to use that talent to protect myself—to avoid being erased by dangers hidden in the dark.”

Another long silence fell.

This time, however, with her mastery over the 【Authority of Emotion】, Janna could clearly sense Yoya–Bauhinia’s emotional changes.

At first, Yoya–Bauhinia’s feelings toward her were simply admiration for an exceptionally talented individual—but now, Janna could feel something different: a sense of being regarded as an equal.

“Your behavior just now reminds me of an old friend I once knew. In the beginning, she too lived only for herself… yet in the end, she was always bound by many trivial things—until she sacrificed her life because of them.”

“I don’t plan to sacrifice my life.”

Hearing Yoya–Bauhinia’s nostalgic, slightly sorrowful tone, Janna couldn’t help but silently grumble in her heart, realizing that the other seemed to have misunderstood her intention.

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