VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

The party continues, and the one this party is organized for, sits alone in a corner with her Friend.

"Did you also like the show?"

[ "It was decent." ]

She was eating something, or so it seemed with the plate of dessert before her.

"Hmmm…"

A while ago, as they started the celebration of her fun birthday with her dad's speech like they do each year.

Her father had prepared a special surprise for her, a performance from the Elementalists.

It was a surprise performance where a few individuals who had contracted multiple spirits came together and artistically performed with their spirits— a unique but famous entertainment that the nobles of got a high enough status could afford.

"Well, it was fun."

Eve looked around the garden, and a few people met her eyes.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Alex was with Elio, chatting in another corner. They didn't seem to be interested in the other people that had arrived here, and for some reason, she could even tell both of them were bored.

The red-head woman that had come with them was trying to avoid people so she was smiling at Misha from a distance, and Sir Odin was with his familiar, smiling and laughing as he had found some old knights to chat with, and then there was Misha…

"Why's she so happy all the time?"

She was smiling brightly, and she giggled a lot even though she was older than her. She was a simple girl, yet she was pretty.

And because of her smile, she also attracted the attention of many people around her as well.

But, she did not pay any attention to any of them and just played with Miu and Az. Her little friend is still sitting on her head with his upset look.

[ "She enjoys living.

Since she has everything she wants to have in her life, she's happy." ]

"Wouldn't having everything you want in your life make you content? Both are different, aren't they?"

[ "Perhaps. However, looking closely… we just see a child that has all that it wants." ]

She wasn't wearing anything costly, she didn't have any item on her that would have special skills, she didn't even have that much jewelry even though she was traveling with forefingers.

But her dress was pretty attractive, and with her natural appearance, she looked prettier.

She had friends, but her happy nature wasn't exactly a great thing in Eve's eyes.

[ "She has a mom that can always be with her On her Travels, she has friends and people that can teach her about special things, she can have anything she wants with the resources of the people around her, and, more than that… she's healthy." ]

People wanted to talk with her but she avoided them all and just played with the slime that can use magic and a creature that was the same as poison to anyone that got near it.

She was happy…

"And here I am, haaa."

This was her party and people certainly paid attention to her, but since she came and sat down here, no one had even approached her.

She was by herself, and since her mom and dad had many people they needed to talk with at the moment, she didn't mind them doing what they had to do.

But Misha's mom was watching her, and was there for her if she needed anything.

"Why don't I have all that, friend.

Family that can be there for me, special friends that understand me, a simple life, a simple mindset, ability to smile as freely as I want… why not me?"

She wasn't jealous anymore. And she didn't dislike her sweet big sister Misha.

She understood she wasn't like her.

She wasn't raised like her so she didn't understand much of the things around her, and since she didn't have any conditions like her, she also shouldn't be compared with her.

She was different, so she had done nothing to be envied or hated for.

She was Misha. And Eve was different from her, she understood that much.

"Is… something wrong with me?"

[ "No, Eve." ]

The voice spoke from the shadows.

[ "There's nothing wrong with you." ]

And it reassured the little girl.

[ "Everyone is different. She, the two with her, the two in the corner, her mother, the people around her… all of them are different.

Comparing yourself with them will only bring sadness and anger." ]

The Voice didn't want her to feel all those emotions.

[ "You're much better than them, even with your condition.

Experience more content on empire

You're not faulty, you've done nothing wrong either.

You're unique, more special than anyone else." ]

And thanks to the Voice, the little girl cheered up a little bit as well.

[ "You're Eve. And the others are others.

Don't lower yourself to the level of those people." ]

The voice was not right.

"Right."

But the little girl nodded, washed away her anxiety and sadness, and stood up from her chair when she saw her dad looking at her.

"I'm not like the others."

It was time for the gifts, so, instead of being all sad and confused…

"I'm different."

She should just look forward to the fun things that she's going to get this time around.

"Well then…"

Sir Odin had already given his gift, and she wasn't looking forward to the gifts of the other people that would bring the same kind of things this time around as well.

And, since this was her tenth birthday, her mom and dad had given her their gifts in the morning already.

Which she loved, actually.

"How about we start with the gifts?"

It was a tradition in the Noble society of the Kingdom to bring gifts for anyone's birthday.

The kind of gift did not matter since it was more about the emotions behind them, so… Eve who had been seeing all the people giving half-hearted gifts to not her but indirectly to her parents, had never liked them.

But, it was different when it came to people like Sir Odin.

All their gifts were something she had always looked forward to for as long as she could remember.

And this time as well, she was looking forward to seeing the gifts that she receives from Miss Alex, Sir Elio, the Sword grandpa and… the amazing gifts that a certain person sends to her each year.

There were more gifts that she was looking forward to this time around as well, so, when she reached the center of the garden with a few people already present there, there was a glimmer of excitement in her eyes.

[ "…" ]

A bright glimmer that was perceived as a Good sign by many others present in that garden…