The Dimensional Book of Collapse

Qin Mo didn't walk fast, and Bell caught up with him in a few steps. The Happy Street in the early morning was much quieter than the previous night, and most people chose to spend the night together in warm rooms.

"Brother Qin Mo, why do you do this?"

Bell still hadn't forgotten his previous doubts, and asked immediately after catching up.

Qin Mo: "Aren't you happy?"

"How can I be happy?"

Qin Mo stopped and saw Beier: "I said three hours, right? Why did you come out only now?"

"what……"

Bell was speechless for a moment. Indeed, he was the one who forgot the time because of the chat. Although he felt ashamed to come to such a place, to be honest, Bell felt that chatting with Miss Haruhime was a very happy thing.

"Just admit it, you like that little girl named Haruhime."

Seeing Bell's expression, Qin Mo knew that he was just being stubborn. He chuckled and continued walking forward.

Bell quickly followed: "No, no, how could that be, I just think Miss Chun Ji is a very good girl."

Qin Mo: "What's good about it?"

"She is very gentle and considerate, and she knows a lot about Heroes' Tales..."

Is this an advantage? Well, it might be for Bale.

Looking at Bell who still missed the chat just now, Qin Mo secretly confirmed that his action of bringing him here was correct, but it was not enough.

Now, for Bell, Haruhime is just a like-minded confidant with common interests. It is estimated that she cannot guide Bell's beliefs at all, so she still needs to add fuel to the fire.

"Then come again tomorrow."

Now let's get familiar with each other first.

"No, no, no, I'm not coming."

Bell, who was still recalling the previous conversation, was immediately awakened and quickly refused.

"Oh? You don't care about your Haruhime anymore?"

"It's not mine. It's just the first day that Ms. Haruhime and I met."

Looking at Bell who had a clear attitude, Qin Mo thought for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Bell, after chatting with Chun Ji, do you know why she came here? This Orario, this Happy Street, and she is engaged in this profession."

Qin Mo paused and looked at Beier: "You should know what her job is."

"I……"

Bell certainly didn't know, and Chun Ji had no reason to tell others about her tragic life story: "Ms. Chun Ji only said that she came from the Far East..."

"Then let me tell you, she was trafficked here, so do you know if she chose her current job voluntarily? Or is she satisfied with her current position?"

Bell shook his head in confusion: "I don't know."

He was only concerned with talking about the hero story, and the extent of his knowledge of Haruhime's affairs was only the little that she mentioned at the beginning. In his mind, this kind girl was very considerate of other people's emotions and did not vent any negative things to him...

"So, Bell, you admire heroes, right?"

Bell nodded. Although he didn't know why Qin Mo suddenly mentioned heroes, he did admire heroes very much. In fact, this was the reason why he came to Orario.

"So do you know how to be a hero?"

"How to become a hero..."

Bell never thought about it. He tried hard to recall the heroic stories in his memory: "Work hard to train, conquer dungeons, become stronger, and then help those in need and defeat powerful enemies."

It is a popular and clichéd heroic story, but it is loved by people in this world. After all, they don’t have much entertainment.

"So, Bell, what do you think is the most important thing for a hero, great power or helping others?"

"Strength and helping others..."

To be honest, Bell thinks both are important: "It should be strength, because only with strength can we help others and lend a hand when others are in danger."

Qin Mo shook his head at Bell's words: "No, if there is only power, then he is just a strong man, or even an executioner."

"But if you have a heart that is willing to help others, even if you don't have the power, you can still achieve the results you want through wisdom, friends, and the help of others. I think that in heroic stories, heroes never fight alone."

Hearing Qin Mo's words, Bell thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, even in the story of the Argonauts, there are teammates who can rely on their backs."

"So, Bell, the so-called hero is not a title for the strong, but a recognition for those who are willing to lend a helping hand to others."

Seeing that Bell was still hesitant and couldn't understand, Qin Mo struck while the iron was hot and said, "Bell, are you willing to help Chun Ji?"

"Of course!"

Although he hasn't come to terms with it yet, he's not reluctant to lend a helping hand to others.

"But... Miss Haruhime needs my help... and can I really help her..."

Chapter 27 What is a Hero?

Bell is still a complete newcomer and is very unconfident in himself. After all, it is normal. He has only been in Orario for a few days and is exactly the same as an ordinary mediocre adventurer.

The people around him all have skills. Compared with others, Bale is too ordinary. The reason he was not seriously hit is because of his good mentality.

"I don't think she wants to do this job voluntarily. There is a rule in Happy Street that customers can redeem their bodies. Of course, this requires a lot of money."

Qin Mo showed a veiled smile: "Bell, if you want to help Chun Ji, then go and find out what she wants tomorrow. Lending a helping hand to the weak, isn't that what a hero would do?"

"Can you lend a helping hand..."

Bell lowered his head and thought about what Qin Mo said. He had never thought so much before, but after Qin Mo's reminder, he also realized that what Qin Mo said was right.

The two of them walked back step by step. When they were about to return to the base, Bell suddenly spoke.

"Brother Qin Mo, what do you think is a hero?"

Qin Mo stopped and looked back at Bell who suddenly spoke: "A hero, I think, is someone who can lend a helping hand to others, whether it is one person or a group of people, whether the purpose is to defeat the enemy or to provide help, to save others from their suffering. Even if you are not a hero of the world, then you will become a hero to someone."

"Someone's hero..."

Bell had never thought about this kind of thing. He did not comment on Qin Mo's answer. He was just thinking about the answer in his heart.

After returning to the base, the two did not disturb others and fell asleep one after another, but Bell couldn't sleep.

……

"Bell! Qin Mo! Where did you go last night!"

Early in the morning, the two were woken up by Hestia who came out of the room. Last night's late return was not without cost.

"Ah, that..."

Before Bell could stammer out what happened last night, Qin Mo said, "I'm going to take Bell to study."

"study?"

Bell stared at Qin Mo who was talking nonsense with wide eyes, and then looked at Hestia who had a puzzled look on her face.

"You can't lie in front of God, but you actually went to study?"

The definition of lying is too subjective. Qin Mo really feels that he is going to enlighten Bell and let him learn to find his own way.

"Forget it, don't come back so late next time."

After Hestia confirmed that Qin Mo was not lying, she did not plan to investigate further, but Qin Mo was not satisfied: "I should go a few more times in the next few days, at least I still have to go today."

"Really? Is it important?"

"Very important!"

Hestia nodded, "Then let's all go together."

When Hestia spoke, she did not notice that Bell's eyes had turned a little terrified. Qin Mo said calmly, "It's not appropriate. Bell and I can go. Besides, that is only suitable for Bell. I am only going to protect him. After all, Orario is not absolutely safe, especially at night."

"OK then."

Hestia did not see the frightened look in Bell's eyes, but the others did. They looked at Bell with some confusion, then looked at Qin Mo, but did not open their mouths to expose anything.

After seeing Hestia leave, Bell breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Qin Mo: "Brother Qin Mo, how did you..."

How to fool the Lord God without being discovered?

Although he didn't say it out loud, Qin Mo understood it.

"Because what I said is the truth. You should think about your own path instead of me."

His own path? Bell didn't sleep well that night. He came back very late, and he had dark circles under his eyes because he had been thinking about yesterday's conversation all night.

"Ugh……"

Poor Bell, he has to bear the entanglements that he shouldn't have to bear at his age.

After sitting alone on the sofa for a long time, Bell seemed to think of something. He looked around and then saw Mei preparing food in the kitchen and Kiana trying to steal food.

"Um, Miss Mei, Miss Kiana."

Bell thought for a moment and walked over.

"What's wrong, Bell-kun?" Mei put down the spoon in her hand and looked at the rabbit-like boy in front of her, and by the way, she tapped Kiana's hand that was trying to steal food.

"Well, I want to ask, in your opinion, what is a hero?"

If you can't come up with the answer yourself, just ask other people.

Although I won't completely follow other people's answers, it can at least give me some ideas.

"Hero?"

Mei didn't expect Bell to ask such a question, and his attitude was obviously very serious, so she didn't answer casually but thought about it.

Kiana on the side didn't think too much about it. She smiled and said to Bell: "A hero is someone who protects the people! Our Kaslana family has been the people's knights for generations, fighting to protect the people. My stinky dad has also always fought to protect others. In my opinion, stinky dad is a hero!"

"Protect others, fight for others..."

Bell put himself in his shoes and realized that at least he didn't have the strength to fight for others right now.

"My thoughts are different from Kiana's." Mei expressed her own opinion at this time: "In my opinion, my hero is someone who can lend a helping hand when I need it. I once fell into despair, but he saved me when I needed help the most. I don't have big ambitions, but in my opinion, he is my hero."

Bell may not understand, but Kiana understood what Mei said. She hugged Mei and immediately asked: "Mei, what about me? What about me!"

Mei immediately responded, "Hey, Kiana is my best friend too."

Just one sentence was enough to coax Kiana, and Bell took the opportunity to leave the kitchen and come to the yard.

Every morning if Fu Hua was not helping in the kitchen, she would definitely be boxing here. At this time, Bell also saw Fu Hua boxing with great vigor.

As if she saw that Bell was in trouble, Fu Hua quickly stopped and looked in Bell's direction, and asked in a calm tone: "What's the matter?"

"Um... Miss Fu Hua... In your opinion, what does it mean to be a hero?"

"Hero..."

Fu Hua put a hand on her chin and thought for a while: "I think as long as you are positive, constantly resist fate, and constantly defeat your past self, you can be considered a hero. Strength can be trained and improved, but a person's state of mind determines his upper limit. If you can constantly defeat yourself, you can be your own hero."

"My own hero..."

Bell didn't quite understand Fu Hua's point of view, but that didn't stop him from writing it down.

Chapter 28 Knee Pillow

Bell knocked on Bronya's room and found Bronya.

"A hero?"

Bronya did not refuse to answer the question of the boy who was the same age as her, but before answering, she asked Bell: "What do you think?"

"Well, I don't really understand either. I originally thought heroes were like those in heroic stories, strong and brave, defeating powerful enemies, saving the world, and so on."

Bell recalled the heroic stories he had read: "But everyone else seemed to have different opinions, and I thought they were all correct."

Bronya nodded.

"If it's just about killing the enemy, not only heroes can do it, but they are more often called killers, or executioners."

Bronya thought about the days when she was called the Ural Silver Wolf. At that time, she killed many enemies, but she was definitely not a hero.

"So Bronya thinks that everyone can be someone else's hero. There's no need to get too hung up on it, because as long as there's someone still waiting for you, you'll be her hero."

The time she felt most like a hero was when she met Xier for the last time and they made an agreement.

"The one waiting for me..."