Sunset Shimmer said that what she sought was not Princess Celestia's throne, which was different from what Aurora had anticipated.
Was Sunset Shimmer just being stubborn, or did she really misunderstand?
"Anyway, leave here first..."
Aurora turned to leave in a daze, but forgot that the room's door was locked. Distracted, she ran straight into the door.
"...This is terrible."
Aurora rubbed the part she hit, then left using the way she came.
Her body mechanically executed the command to walk. In Aurora's mind, every sentence Sunset Shimmer said to her kept looping. This completely contradicted her preset expectations, gradually making her fall into self-doubt.
Perhaps she really took everything for granted, forgetting that they weren't entirely characters set by a script; they also had their own thoughts and would take paths completely different from the presets due to the slightest variables.
Even if Sunset Shimmer still chose to head to the Human World, thinking back carefully, her mental state when she left was not consistent with the original her.
Such changes might cause her to take actions different from the original work when attending Canterlot High School.
But Aurora ignored this tiny difference, only thinking that she would definitely become a villain like in the original work, and even used words to provoke the most sensitive part of her heart.
No one or pony would think her progress could make her better. When Sunset Shimmer knew this fact, she must have felt very hurt, right?
"So it's my fault? Did I force her to leave?"
"I am the real villain."
Aurora never thought that because of the advantage of knowing the plot, it actually made her unconsciously carry a hint of arrogance when facing these "characters" she was familiar with, trapping her in an information cocoon she wove herself, hurting the pony who truly treated her as a friend.
Absolute rationality made her ignore the importance of emotion, ultimately leading to an irrational choice.
The subsequent self-reproach and regret flowed into her heart along her blood vessels, twisting it painfully like a swirling knife.
"I should go apologize to her, even if it means staying in the Human World with her—"
Having figured it out, Aurora's eyes lit up, and she wanted to return through the mirror again to find Sunset Shimmer.
"When you put on a high-and-mighty attitude to accuse her, you already lost the qualification to stand beside her. This is what you chose yourself, right? You don't think there's a cure for regret in the pony world, do you?"
"..."
Aurora slowly lowered her head; a crystalline drop of liquid fell and quickly disappeared into the ground.
She looked up at the sky, thinking that today's weather forecast did indeed say it would rain at this time.
"Damn it... don't rain so appropriately!"
Because of the rainy weather, no passing ponies saw Aurora going crazy on the street.
Facing Aurora's baseless accusation, the rain clouds remained silent, only letting the rain get heavier, instantly drenching Aurora to the bone.
"...This is terrible."
Drenched by the rain, Aurora gave up resisting, letting herself walk dejectedly on the street like a defeated pony.
The soaked eye mask covered her eyes, and the wet mane stuck to her body, making her skin itch slightly, which was very uncomfortable. But she knew that Sunset Shimmer must be feeling even worse than herself right now.
Asking herself, Aurora was unwilling to have her relationship with Sunset Shimmer end today, and end so hastily.
All these faults were her own; she had to admit her mistakes and take responsibility.
Aurora didn't ask to be forgiven by Sunset Shimmer, but she would definitely make amends for what she did wrong.
"I need to think carefully about how to make amends. She definitely won't want to see me again, so I can't appear in front of her..."
Rainwater began to seep into her eyes through the gap between her eye mask and eyelids. Feeling the stinging pain in her eyes, Aurora had to pull the eye mask off and throw it into the trash can nearby.
It was also then that she remembered she had left her glasses and glasses case in the castle. In order to chase Sunset Shimmer, she had left them at the room's door.
But she really didn't want to return to that castle for the time being, so she had to wait until she remembered to go back and get them next time.
Sunset Shimmer's departure was too sudden, and many things had to be rearranged. After calming down, Aurora felt she had to remember today's lesson and reflect deeply.
At such a time, she could actually still think calmly, even though her best friend had just left her.
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