A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 69 Prophecy (Part )

She sat on the sofa chair, with her legs sandwiching the man between her and the desk. This posture would arouse people's imagination no matter how you looked at it.

But she just lowered her head, like a little girl waiting outside the operating room. She had been waiting for a very long time. In her eyes, the red operating light that symbolized life never went out. As long as the doctor didn't come out, her father would still be alive.

But now the doctor has come out, like Schrödinger opening the box containing the cat, and she can finally get the answer she has been looking for for nearly ten years.

However, although she had always believed in herself, she was now filled with fear. Even Qiyi huddled in a corner, fearing that the birthday her father had promised her would never come.

She didn't dare look, afraid to read anything in Quinn's eyes that would make her uneasy.

Her head was almost buried in Quinn's arms, and the back of her beautiful head was trembling slightly.

Quinn didn't know how to respond.

Putting aside the content directed at myself, just look at the last sentence: Take good care of my daughter. It seems like entrusting an orphan to someone else.

In fact, the answer is obvious.

This world can only accommodate two travelers.

I am one, the seventh brave man in secret is one, and there is no room for the third traverser.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Quinn's eyes. Is that why she wants to go to Earth?
If my father is not in this world, could he have gone back to Earth?
Apart from the Demon King's summoning technique, the only way Quinn could think of to cross the world was space magic. And the most famous person who studied space magic was Grindelwald, so Amamiya Ningning came to Grindelwald to be his teacher.
"What's your father's name?" Quinn asked evasively.

Amemiya Ningning shook her head.

"I do not know."

Quinn was shocked. You don’t even know your father’s name?
"I haven't been able to remember his name since three years ago."

There was an indescribable numbness in her tone: "Not only his name, but also everything about him, his appearance, his words, bit by bit I forget them all. I tried desperately to remember him, to remember that I had a father, but it was like a layer of fog was covering my mind, and all the memories were becoming less and less real."

Quinn suddenly remembered what Borna had said—

"Whether searching through underground channels or in the newspapers, there's no information about her father. Lord Cavendish's beauty is unrivaled in the southern continent, and even King Roan was once her suitor, yet there's no news of such a person getting married."

"There are no photos, no names, no records. It's not that they're intentionally covering it up, but there really isn't anyone. There's not even anyone who knew her father. Everyone suspects Amamiya Nene is the illegitimate daughter of Lord Cavendish."

A chill ran up my spine.

Impossible. Judging from the Chinese prophecy Amamiya Ningning just said, there must have been a traveler from Earth in this world decades ago. He was a very powerful fortune teller. He left me a hint, and he wanted me to do something.
But why would all traces of such a living person be erased, and even his own daughter almost forget him?

".How many people still remember your father?"

"Very few."

Amamiya Ningning said weakly, "I suspect this has something to do with mental strength. There are some people in the academy who remember my father, but they never noticed their cognition had been affected. When I reminded them, their memories of him were minimal, leaving them with no useful clues at all."

"...Did he tell you he didn't belong to this world?"

"He said he was from the same hometown as the hero and came to awaken the last hero."

Amamiya Ningning stared at Quinn: "So, is it you?"

What the fuck, Quinn thought.

"Your father is missing. What does that have to do with the hero's hometown?" He had no choice but to continue avoiding the topic.

"He's no longer in this world."

Amamiya Ningning spoke of her efforts in a hollow voice:

"No occult methods can find him. There are no clues, no traces. I've learned divination and consulted many people, both better and worse, to find him. I don't want to give up, but he's no longer in this world. Where else could he be except in the hero's hometown?"

"Have you found a way to travel through the world?" Quinn couldn't help but ask.

Wangcai woke up at some point and lay on the table looking at his owner worriedly.

Amamiya Nene was silent for a long time before she said:

"If the world is like an egg, then spatial magic can only move from the left side of the yolk to the right side of the yolk, or from the top of the egg white to the bottom of the egg white... Even gods can only move from the yolk to the egg white."

"But what you're talking about, wanting to pass through an eggshell, or even through a mother hen's belly, and escape to the outside world, is impossible with magic or even supernatural powers. Perhaps only a brave warrior from the outside world can do it."

She raised her head and gave a sad, forced smile. After so long, her voice finally stopped trembling: "So, what's the answer?"

".I am not a hero."

"That's not what I asked!"

"calm down."

Quinn grasped her ankles and tucked her long legs back onto the sofa. He tilted his head back for a long moment, then glanced at her and raised it again.

Is this the key future determined by the system?

He had only been in contact with Amamiya Ningning for less than a day, but he knew that if he answered "Your father is dead" at this time, Grindelwald would immediately lose a divination teacher.

She had no reason to stay in this college any longer. She was going to lose her job and had to pack up and leave.

But if the answer is "Your father is still alive", then he can continue to stay in the relative safety of Grindelwald before killing the hero, which is definitely better than the other option.

I should have lied to her.

But for some reason, Quinn's mind flashed back to the previous scene -

Fireworks burst into life, and the little witch smiled brightly, holding his hand. "You're actually a hero, right?"

She has no expression now, like the ash falling after the fireworks have burned out.

Quinn's throat moved. He wanted to say, "Your father is still alive," but what came out of his mouth was, "As for your dad, I don't know where he is now. He didn't tell me."

Amemiya Ningning lowered her head mechanically and said "Oh" softly.

"thank you, I know now."

"But your dad said he is Spider-Man. Well, you probably don't know what Spider-Man is. In a movie called No Return, Spider-Man has a famous line: I'll see you around."

She raised her head again and looked blankly at the man who was chattering nonsense.

"That's what the line means," Quinn shrugged. "See you later."

"Maybe your father is really in another world. There's no need to look so sad."

He didn't want to be the doctor who announced the results, but he could light the red light in the emergency room again for the little girl who was waiting for the results.

This is completely nonsense. Whether you believe it or not depends entirely on Amamiya Ningning.

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly a beautiful head buried itself in his arms, revealing only the graceful hairline and a small whorl.

This wasn't a hug, but Amamiya Ningning leaned against him and asked in a muffled voice:
"…..Can you take me outside the eggshell?"

"I'm also looking for this method," Quinn said with a wry smile.

"I can play with your feet every day."

"I don't like playing this kind of thing."

"Above the knees is fine, but only a little bit higher."

".Stop talking about useless things."

Quinn said seriously, "I can help you find your dad. But I have a few conditions."

"You said."

Amemiya Ningning raised her face from his arms, her beautiful eyes were bright and the little witch was back.

"First, you can look for him, but I can't guarantee whether your father is dead or alive. Don't blame me if you can't find him."

"Okay, pinky promise." She smiled and held out her little finger.

"It's not over yet. Second, you are not allowed to tell anyone about my identity. You must keep it absolutely confidential. Absolutely. And don't ask me why I should keep it a secret."

Amamiya Ningning nodded seriously.

"Wangcai, burn the letter to stepmother."

Wangcai spat out a fireball the size of a firecracker with a "ka" sound, burning all the letter paper on the table.

"Third, help me when necessary. For example, I need you to use the power of your family to help me collect all the information about the hero, the demon king, and the demon war."

Quinn paused and said, "I need to know how to be a hero."

"Hmm, anything else?"

Quinn's eyes were a little vague.

"Well, when you said the knees should be raised a little bit, how much higher did you mean?"

(End of this chapter)