Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 146: Luo Lin's Inhumanity

"No need." Luo Lin said without hesitation. His smile remained unchanged. His eyes fell on Azik, but his words were cruel:
"I have done everything I can. If he can't make it, it is his own choice."

The Archon of Death seemed stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only said, "I thought I had a friend."

"Of course we are friends." Luo Lin corrected him with an unwavering smile, saying, "Precisely because we are friends, I respect the outcome he chose for himself."

Is Azik his friend?

Rowling felt that it should count, although the elements might not be as real as Klein and Medici, but Rowling felt that he also regarded Azik as a friend, otherwise he would not have asked Azik if he was willing to choose the original ending.

Even though Rowling considers Azik a friend, it does not prevent him from taking advantage of his emotional weaknesses.

Rowling has always been this kind of person, gentle yet cruel. He will not miss any opportunity to exploit, and he doesn't mind his friends taking advantage of him.

In a sense, Rowling is actually very inhuman. He doesn't care about, or cannot understand, the negative emotions that trouble countless people.

Just like normal people would get angry when they are exploited or deceived, although Rowling knew this would happen, he could not empathize with them, so he cared more about the outcome. But this does not mean that he does not have negative emotions. He would also be sad, angry, and embarrassed. It's just that he seems to have a barrier with ordinary people in some things.

"You are a cruel friend." The Archon of Death seemed to have noticed something and said softly.

"I thought you were used to it. Isn't that what all high-sequence friendships are like? Or do you, Your Excellency the Archon of Death, yearn for pure friendships?" Luo Lin smiled at him, his eyes full of interest, as if he was genuinely interested in your answer to this question.

The Death Archon lowered his eyes and was silent for a second before saying, "I've read about it in a book before, and I suppose I've really longed for it."

This time, Luo Lin was silent. He looked at the unexpectedly understanding Death Archon in front of him, laughed again, and said, "That's a pity. I have never been a pure friend."

The Death Archon stared at him for a few seconds and said, "...There's nothing wrong with that. I'm not just a friend either."

"Are you comforting me, Your Excellency the Archon of Death?" Rowling raised his eyebrows and said excitedly.

"Is this a consolation?" the Archon of Death asked back.

"I think so." Luo Lin smiled and said.

"Then I am comforting you." The Archon of Death said calmly.

"Ha!" Luo Lin laughed again, then said, "You remind me of someone."

"Is he also your friend?" asked the Archon of Death.

"Probably not. We can only consider him an ally." Luo Lin pinched his chin and thought for half a second before coming to a conclusion. He continued, "You may have heard of His name, the Angel of Destiny Ouroboros. You bear a resemblance to Him."

The Death Archon was stunned for a moment, then revealed a surprised expression. He said, "I know Him. Are we alike?"

"How should I calculate it? In terms of your innate nature, you two are quite similar." Luo Lin glanced at Azik before continuing, "But your innate nature is due to emptiness, which was filled in subsequent reincarnations and constructed into your self, while He..."

"I can only say that this is His personality. This is His true self." The Archon of Death looked a little bewildered, probably having never expected someone to be so naive. But then He thought of something, smiled, and said, "Then He should be doing pretty well."

"Well, even though almost all my friends are dead, it's still pretty good!" Rowling recalled Ouroboros's life and nodded.

Luo Lin then looked at the Archon of Death and said, "So, what are your expectations for life?"

The Archon of Death probably didn't expect Luo Lin to jump to such a topic. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "I've read many books. Those books describe all kinds of life, but they always involve family, friendship, and love. If I could choose my own life, I would probably want to try these relationships."

At this point, the Death Archon tilted his head to look at Azik, his gaze softening slightly as he said, "Now it seems I may have gotten what I wanted."

"You are so easy to satisfy." Luo Lin smiled.

"No." The Archon of Death shook his head. He looked at Luo Lin and said, "I am greedy. It is precisely because of greed that I hope to obtain these emotions. For an angel, for the offspring of the God of Death, wanting to obtain these is the most greedy thing."

Luo Lin raised his eyebrows, then smiled and said, "Then do you want to be more greedy?"

"What do you want to do?" The Archon of Death looked at him calmly.

"It's just a try." Luo Lin greeted him, then showed a surprised expression the next second and said, "I didn't expect it to work."

"What did you do to me?" The Archon of Death looked confused.

"It's just a mask, a mask that you hope represents love." Luo Lin replied with a smile. He had just tried it on a whim, but he didn't expect that the emotional mask could actually be worn on the summoned Shadow of Time.

So when the summons is canceled, will the Shadow of Time who returns to the past take the mask back with him?
Luo Lin was very curious about the answer, so he smiled and said, "If you can bring it back to the past, then hide it well. Perhaps it can bring you some surprises."

The Death Archon seemed a little surprised and confused. After a few seconds, he said, "Aren't you sure I can take it back?"

"After all, I am not omniscient, nor omnipotent." Luo Lin said frankly.

"...I will hide it well." The Archon of Death nodded.

"Then come on, take a walk outside with me and witness the world a thousand years from now." Rowling extended his hand to the Archon of Death again.

This time, the Archon of Death did not refuse. He stood up following Roland's hand, then let go. The two of them walked out of the villa one after the other and walked on the street like ordinary people.

"How is it?" Luo Lin turned his head to look at the Archon of Death and asked with a smile.

The Death Archon looked at him and said, "There are many things I haven't seen before, but the person himself seems to be no different from before."

"Indeed, but it's only been 1000 years after all. You can't expect people to grow wings." Rowling nodded and started chatting with the Archon of Death. They didn't talk about serious things, mostly daily topics. Rowling shared some interesting stories of this era, and the Archon of Death would talk about his daily life.

(End of this chapter)