Crane tail salted fish from the Academy of the Brave

Chapter 778: Rest in a peaceful place

The dream seemed to have no intention of ending, so Lauren simply sat down and concentrated on being his audience.

The scene at the top of the Spiritual Peak has changed slightly. The Holy Phoenix, who has transformed into a human form, kneels gracefully and leans quietly against the roots of the sacred tree. In the past, Laurent quietly rested his head on her thigh. .This gesture without any sense of distance seems like that of lovers being intimate, exuding a peaceful and warm atmosphere.

"Hey, does this plot have too much jumping around?"

But in the past, Laurent didn't seem to be taking a nap. He still couldn't feel any obvious breath on his body. Although he was still alive, his consciousness had almost fallen into silence.The previous injuries have not fully recovered, but the Holy Phoenix seems to have been taking care of him like this, never abandoning him.

Laurent could probably guess why there was such a change before and after.The Holy Phoenix, who was originally independent of the world, has been constantly harassed by greedy humans, and has accumulated countless resentments.But no one has been able to really withstand her anger, so after burning the intruder to death in anger, she will soon fall into heavy self-blame because of her impulse.

After such a continuous cycle of negative emotions, she may have already fallen into an abyss from which she cannot escape.

But the mysterious humans who came here not only fully withstood her wrath, but also did not die.After the resentment was finally subsided, her kind and gentle nature reappeared.

That's why she would save the person she hurt.

"You are like a human but not a human. I hope you wake up from your slumber soon."

"……Well."

I don't know if it was a coincidence or the dream deliberately fast-forwarded to a critical time, but Lauren in the past suddenly let out a slight groan.But the Holy Phoenix, who realized that the person in his arms seemed to be about to wake up, suddenly seemed to be in disarray.

"What...I...can you hear me?"

"I...am not dead yet?"

Of course, Loren knew that his past self would not die so easily. Heroes born directly from the origin will not really disappear until they complete the task of saving the world.Even if the body is shattered or the soul is annihilated, it will soon be reborn from the source.

Not to mention that the past self is not really dead.

"You are...Sorry, I don't know...your name yet."

Although his body seemed to be quite stiff, Lauren struggled to sit up slowly in the past.On the other hand, Lauren, who had been an audience all the time, pouted. Although this was something he had experienced in the past, it felt very awkward no matter how he looked at it now.

"I don't have... a name I can call you." The Holy Phoenix, who seemed a little uneasy, turned his gaze away. "I was just born from the primordial flame of chaos, and it's just a foreign object that keeps reincarnating in the world."

As if he had found some kind of common ground, Laurent slowly raised his head and let out a long sigh.He used his arms to support his body, which was still unable to stand, and moved a little, slowly turning his gaze to where the Holy Phoenix was.

"It doesn't matter, because I don't have a... real name either."

Tools don't need names. Even if they look the same as humans, heroes are fundamentally different from humans.He does not need to rely on the society constructed by humans to survive, nor does he need to establish contact with any humans.

The hero only needs to find the scourge that endangers the world and destroy it.

"But you are not, the monster that destroys the world."

"Why? Why are you looking for that kind of existence?"

Perhaps it was because they were also born under the blessing of the original source. In the past, Lauren did not hide his identity this time, and slowly told the Holy Phoenix about himself.As a hero, he has not yet found any clues of threat, nor has he gained great power, but even if the road ahead is at a loss, he has never forgotten the responsibility he bears.

Because that's what he exists for.

"Travelers from other worlds kept telling stories about monsters, so I came here... But now it seems that this was just a misunderstanding."

However, the heroes who came here believing in the legends of mankind found that what existed here was not a scourge that would destroy the world.

"Maybe I really am a monster."

The seemingly sad Holy Phoenix did not look directly at Laurent, and slowly began to tell his story.She didn't know the meaning of her birth, nor what she should do.And it is precisely because of this confusion that she is coveted by greedy humans.

"...Those humans who claim to be gods are afraid of my power, so they bound me here. I can't leave here, but humans are climbing the mountain one after another, asking me for the power to fulfill their wishes."

After being rejected and driven away by her countless times, the greedy and arrogant human finally attacked her.She had to fight back...but that ended up being the beginning of a nightmare and a curse that would keep her imprisoned.

But now, that anger has miraculously subsided temporarily.

"Really? It turns out that we are all 'nameless people'."

Perhaps because of this, the two of them had some resonance in such a brief exchange.Lauren, who was sitting quietly in front of the audience, couldn't help but feel a sense of comfort in his heart... Although this memory has not been preserved to this day, at that time, the lonely hero did find someone who had the same fate as him.

"But, since you are not the target I am looking for...then it's time for me to move on."

However, Laurent, who did not possess human emotions at that time, only had a simple thought in his heart - he must leave this place as soon as possible and continue to search for the disaster that threatens the stability of many worlds.The existence of the Holy Phoenix has no important meaning to him, and he does not want to have too much contact with the human world.

"Really... I wish you all the best on your subsequent journey."

But if the story continues in this way, the two people who have not really established a relationship may soon be separated, and the hero may never step into this world again, and the Holy Phoenix may always be imprisoned on this mountain. Above, the endless anger was once again provoked by greedy and arrogant humans.

There must be some opportunity to change your destiny.

Just as Laurent was guessing what would happen next, a figure suddenly and slowly appeared on the other side of his field of vision.It seemed to be another person who had climbed the mountain, and the uninvited guest's visit immediately put the human form of the Holy Phoenix and the past heroes on alert.

"Huh? Didn't you say there is a strong guy here... Why are there only two humans?"

The words that came out of the visitor's mouth made one feel frivolous and arrogant.But the slightly hoarse familiar voice surprised Lauren who was planning to watch a good show and stood up all of a sudden.

Because he would never mistake the owner of that voice.

"Could it be that you took care of that guy who was said to be very strong? But it doesn't matter...it doesn't matter who I fight."

Her unadorned, messy purple hair was dancing gently in the breeze, and her slightly slender body was only wearing a set of shabby clothes.Although he looked like an ordinary adventurer, the alien black gun blade hanging casually on his belt was constantly emitting an icy cold light.

"...I hope you two can last a few more rounds."

That is the perfect person who has been favored by the multi-dimensional world...the cruel and mean tyrant in his youth.

Ophelia.

(End of this chapter)