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What? A Group Chat? Chapter 72: Weiss Regret 1
🕑 Added 2022-10-08 15:47:02 +0000 UTC-Jaune-
-Location City Of Vale Secret Camp-
Jaune took off his mask as soon as he was in private, not that he disliked the mask, in fact, he found it rather cool.
But it wasn't the mask that made him want to take it off, it was himself feeling complicated about his situation.
He needed to wear a mask all the time because of the hatred of the people of this world toward his counterpart.
If he didn't wear his mask, he would surely cause panic around the camp, the reason why he didn't yet is that when they arrived no one noticed them or him particularly.
Showing his face in front of the public would default people's hatred toward him, not really him but his appearance.
Hate toward his counterpart that he took the lives of their family, friends, and lovers.
Hate toward the destruction of the city.
And many more reasons to hate his counterpart.
Honestly, he too hated his counterpart for what he has done, it's not really his counterpart but a reincarnator, still counts.
Once he met that evil bastard surely….
He gripped his katana tightly, and his hand was showing veins.
Suddenly he heard a careful footsteps approaching his direction, whoever is coming is someone really skilled with their legs.
If he wasn't trained physically and mentally by his sensei, he wouldn't have noticed this, due to his heightened senses he knew someone was coming.
Shifting his attention toward the culprit, he almost lost his breathing seeing them.
It was Weiss, the Snow Angel of this reality, an older Weiss, a mature Weiss.
He could see her womanly portion grew as well, unlike her younger self who is flat as a board.
"Arc, I don't like the way you're looking at me," Weiss spoke in a cold tone.
Ops, she noticed that?
Jaune started sweating like crazy at his back, and he quickly denied her. "What are you talking about? I wasn't looking at anything particular."
"If you want to lie, do it better, it's so obvious." Weiss rolled her eyes at him, it was so obvious, she had seen better liars than him, and that's why she knew.
Living in Atlas as a Schee, she had been in a lot of political meetings, she had seen liars on a daily basis, that's how she knew.
Now that she thinks about it, it's quite ironic she didn't realize Jaune's genuine attraction to her, she thought of him as a lying opportunist pig who only wanted her for her family name and wealth.
But then again, she was quite immature back then, plus her narrowed view of reality, which is why she fell for Neptune and his confident attitude, not to mention handsome.
She wasn't aware of Neptune's flaws back then, she was just too attracted to him, completely blind that he was a complete playboy and a big fat liar.
But that was in the past, she knows better now.
"Hahaha…" Jaune let out an awkward laugh and continued, "Sorry, it's just I'm not used to seeing Weiss, well you as an adult, you look even more…beautiful."
A red tint appeared on Weiss' cheeks as she heard his words. "W-well, I suppose I am.."
She was confident of her beauty, and now that she had proper clothes and hygiene, she couldn't help but shiver imagining the scenario where Jaune from an alternative universe and his group didn't appear in Vale.
In just a month or a few they would have died of starvation and thirst, they were at their last straw.
This is why from the bottom of her heart, she was really grateful for their assistance, now with the items they gave them, she could see a hopeful future.
Now everything would be perfect if they managed to kill the Remnant Overlord Jaune Arc.
But she knew that it wasn't Jaune, unlike others who believed that it was him.
"So Weiss, why are you here? Not that I dislike talking to you, but there should be a reason why you're here following me right?" Like Blake, Jaune also realized that this alternative version of Weiss was paying attention to him more than anyone else in his group.
Weiss stared at Jaune, while he did the same as Weiss.
Then finally Weiss was the first to look away then she admitted. "Yeah, you're right I do have something to say to you."
"Alright, what is it?" Jaune asked curiously.
Weiss took a deep breath and said. "I'm sorry."
"....Huh..?" Jaune had question marks on his head, not understanding why she apologized.
He couldn't remember anything she did wrong aside from literally impaling him with her Myrtenaster but that was due to a misunderstanding.
Still, is it truly the reason why she apologized to him?
No, he felt like there was more to that, something deeper, not because of their previous encounter.
Weiss sighs expecting his reaction, then she closed her eyes and continued. "I know you're confused, but listen I'm apologizing to you not because of the attack my team did to you but…because of Jaune…my Jaune the original one, not the fake who is using his body for its own gains!"
She almost growled saying the last sentence.
"I know that it's not really you, but the fact you two are similar might as well do this, this is low even for me you know? Apologizing to a person who is his look-alike?" Weiss let out a bitter laugh.
"This wouldn't really change anything, aside from relieving my guilt…" Weiss bit her lips in frustration, she knew that she was using Jaune so that she could relieve this guilt that she had been carrying for years.
"Jaune, I'm sorry…I'm really sorry…b-because of me…you died…" Weiss' eyes began to water, she stared at Jaune with a despaired look.
In her mind, her Jaune and this Jaune were overlapping, she couldn't look at his face any longer she bowed in shame and said. "I-it was supposed to be me…the one who was supposed to die…b-but I didn't…because you sacrificed your life for me…."
Flashback was happening inside Weiss' mind, the day that everything changed, the beginning of the catastrophe that is happening in the present.
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-Weiss-
-Location Beacon Academy-
3 years ago,
The Beacon Academy was under attack by the White Fang, the students were fighting its members.
Including Weiss, except that she's fighting a lieutenant, which was equivalent to fighting a full-fledged huntsman.
Without her team helping her, she naturally struggled to fight the White Fang lieutenant.
Not to mention, the lieutenant hated her, just because she was a Schee, while she managed to somehow scratch the White Fang lieutenant, that's it she couldn't defeat him.
It was too much for her to handle, losing all hope for survival.
All of the sudden like a knight from fairy tales, he appeared, the dolt who she was least expecting to help her, took a blow for her and his aura immediately shattered.
Despite the obvious pain, he looked at her with a smile and asked, if she was okay?
Of course, she was not, however she did not know what possessed her that day, she answered, yes.
And the dolt smiled and said that he was glad that she was okay.
At that moment her heart skipped a bit, but she didn't realize it at that moment because they were still in a dare situation.
With the two of them, together they somehow managed to beat the White Fang lieutenant, the dolt wasn't as skilled as her, but he was definitely not bad.
Compared to back then, he's simply better now, suddenly her cheeks gained a red tint.
Her heartbeat quickened when she stared at his cheerful mood because they won.
His smile was contagious and couldn't help but smile herself, however, if only she paid attention…
None of this would have happened, the event would later be her biggest regret.
The White Fang lieutenant suddenly awakened behind her, she didn't notice but Jaune did, the lieutenant swung his sword at her.
Weiss only realized when it was far too late, expecting the sword to hit her, but it didn't.
Instead, it was Jaune who took the damage and received a grave injury.
Weiss was frozen at her feet as she saw the dolt, Jaune the wannabe knight.
Her knight.
Fell into the ground, she couldn't remember what exactly happened after but she knew that she screamed so loud that it sounded almost inhumane.
The first memory that she had after her state was that the White Fang lieutenant's body was ruined beyond recognition.
Instead of being terrified, after knowing she took a life, she didn't instead she felt like the White Fang lieutenant deserved it.
Then her eyes wandered and saw Jaune who was barely breathing, her heartfelt true fear seeing him in that state.
Hurriedly she approached him and hugged him. "Jaune? Jaune! Please don't die…!"
"W…Weiss?" Jaune managed to speak despite his current condition.
"Jaune! S-stay with me o-okay? I'll find some help, y-you will survive…!" Weiss' determined voice was heard, but both of them knew that it was a lie.
A beautiful, yet cruel lie that won't happen.
Jaune smiled and started coughing with his own blood. "We-weiss…it's o-okay…you don't have to cough* lie…I know my body m-more than you…"
With that, he knew that his time in this world would soon come to an end.
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Yeah, I'm cutting this one cause it would be quite long, I'll add the continued part next chapter.
