Runemaster in the Last Days

Chapter 1119 1122: Ruby (2)

Ruby came from an ordinary family.

To be exact, it was an ordinary patriarchal family that cared more for their son instead of their daughter.

If she wanted something, she would have to work hard to obtain it because her parents would not let her have anything so easily. This allowed Ruby to become an excellent student and earned scholarship.

With the scholarship funds, she did little research on her own that she loved and also saved money for her university.

That's how she managed to enter the same university as Riya and the others.

Otherwise, her parents would never let her go to such a big city on her own and entered a relatively prestigious university.

Other people in their small group didn't have this problem.

First of all, there were a few rich girls in their small group and their family could easily fund their schooling. They didn't need to work so hard for them to enter the university and everything would have been given to them.

It would be a lie to say that Ruby was not jealous at all.

But she knew her family situation and will just work hard to make a difference for herself instead of wallowing in sadness over something that she couldn't change.

Secondly, Riya might not come from a rich family, but her two parents were still sending her money for her living. It was also enough for Riya to study in this university and because of her situation, she applied for lower tuition, which was approved.

This was how the six of them managed to stay in the same university.

Besides...

Ruby also made good friends when she was in this university and she would always be grateful to these people who were willing to be her friends.

After all, not many people liked her rigid personality.

Four years passed by quickly and before they could graduate, the world had already changed first.

Ruby would be lying if she said that she didn't feel at loss.

She was truly confused.

The world she used to know was no longer there and she had to face a completely brand new world that was very unfamiliar to her.

Ruby didn't know what to do.

In the midst of the changing world, Ruby found out that things were not as bad as she thought it would be.

With the help of Riya and Amelia, she quickly settled down in City A Base and managed to live peacefully. While Riya was still out there, fighting against those strange magic beasts and working hard, she was also working hard in the lab.

She couldn't do what her friends did.

Her physical strength was definitely the worst among them and Ruby also knew that it would be difficult to force herself to train.

So she could only follow the magician's training and meditate from time to time.

And the meditation was indeed very useful.

She felt that she had become smarter after practicing and it might be related to the fact that her own concentration had increased and she could focus on her research for a much longer time than before.

Ruby was satisfied.

She hoped that this kind of life could last forever.

But when she heard about what happened out there...

Ruby belatedly realized that her dream could never come true.

They were all fighting a fierce battle with the magic beasts, working hard to ensure that everyone behind them could live safely and peacefully.

But what about themselves?

When there was truly a situation that other people could not handle, they ended up being the one who had to sacrifice themselves.

This made Ruby felt at loss.

She didn't have many good friends.

Riya and the others were among the few people whom she was close to and their relationship had been maintained ever since they were in the university.

Losing even a single one was painful.

And among the five of them, it was obvious that Ruby was closer to Sophia, Amelia, and Riya.

She felt at loss.

Things changed so quickly.

"Even if you can't get used to it so quickly, it's fine," Ruben said as he sat down beside Ruby while looking at the computer in front of Ruby. There was a file filled with nothing but numbers there, making him feel headache just looking at it.

There were also many terms that he could not understand and Ruben didn't try to comprehend it.

Anyway, this is not his job.

"Don't ask me to cry." Ruby didn't want to cry again.

She felt that what she should do was to cherish what Riya had won over for them.

These returnees were all people worthy of respects because they had closed down the passage that brought countless magic beasts to them.

Though their methods might cause sadness for the people who cared for them....

But they could only accept it.

Who made these returnees to be stubborn b*stard one after another?

Once they had made their decision, it would be extremely difficult for others to make them change their mind.

This was something that many people had long realized.

For these people to be selected, each and every single one of them had to be people who would not give up so easily. They had their own stubbornness and things that they would want to achieve no matter what.

Because of that, no one could say anything to these returnees.

Each and every single one of them was simply too stubborn.

"I won't," Ruben said. "But grieve is a privilege that every humans being have, so you don't have to force yourself to work when you're not ready."

Ruby glanced at Ruben and then asked, "Is it the same for you?"

She knew very well that the one who left not long ago was not only Riya but also Samuel. From what she knew, Ruben and Samuel's relationship with each other was really close and it was impossible for him not to feel anything.