Successors of all mankind

Yu Le stood by the window, looking at the outline of the Zero Ruins in the night. The fire was not completely extinguished, and he could still see some figures emerging below.

She looked down at the palm of the hand she had just held.

Warm, soft, obedient...like a well-trained German Shepherd, quietly waiting for its owner to give it the next command.

Then he shivered.

"Master?" the knight finally spoke, "Are you alright?"

“I’m fine.” Yu Le turned around and leaned against the windowsill, trying her best not to look at the 'masterpiece' hanging above the bed. “I’m just… a little curious. Curious why, in every place I go, a princess makes me some kind of… similar suggestion.”

At this point, Yu Le couldn't help but add another sentence:

"And they all surprisingly look somewhat alike. Should I say they're definitely good friends?"

Forget it, I'd better not think about it anymore.

Yu Le discovered that his thoughts were uncontrollably wandering into completely unrelated things.

"By the way, Serena, shouldn't you also be called Your Highness?"

The female knight paused for a moment, then lowered her head, her ears turning slightly red.

"Yes, master, the House of Windsor is a Grand Duke no matter what."

Looking at her reaction, Yu Le suddenly felt a little relieved. At least she would still feel shy because of such words, which meant that the world had not completely gone mad.

So much so that everything can develop in ways beyond one's comprehension.

After bowing his head and smiling, Yu Le asked again:

"Serna".

"Owner?"

What kind of person do you think she is?

The knight lady looked up and thought seriously for a moment:

"Princess Jade... is she very precise? But I don't think it's indifference. It's more like a state of not knowing that she can have what she 'wants'."

“It’s like being told ‘this is right, so do this,’ and then many years pass by like this, forgetting that you can still ask ‘is this really right?’”

Yu Le looked at her for a while:

"You seem to have a lot of experience with this?"

The knight lady stood guard at the door, watching Yu Le from afar, then smiled softly:

“Master, because I was once like that. The curse of the Windsor family made me feel like I had no choice. Until I met you!”

"You gave me a new life, so I feel I have found a new choice and have the right to choose it!"

Moreover, this was approved by His Majesty.

Serena Windsor, if you want to do something, then do it.

There's no need to dwell on the old stories of the two elderly people.

She had hesitated greatly about her family and her own thoughts, but His Majesty saw through her and directly freed her from her family responsibilities.

So although she was a knight of pleasure, she was still full of gratitude towards Albion, especially the King of Glory.

He truly deserves the title of a wise king!

The knight lady's answer left Yu Le silent for a few seconds.

He had intended to say something else to lighten the conversation, but now it seemed he had returned to a topic he was completely bad at handling.

Then he walked to the center of the room, stopped in front of the "masterpiece," and looked at the five people in the painting who should absolutely not be together, and the two funerary figurines below them...

Yu Le said from the bottom of her heart:

"I hope tomorrow goes well. I've already seen too many crazy things today."

But it might be a good thing that these have become 'cultural relics', because they show that we are not that... uh, serious?

To be honest, even now, I still don't know what the god 'humanity' looks like in people's eyes today.

It feels like it has everything, but it lacks 'fun'.

Come to think of it, God can be serious, merciful, and angry, but He absolutely cannot be 'like a human being'.

Gods can only ever resemble humans, yet they are absolutely not humans.

Otherwise, no one would idolize a bunch of people.

Thinking of this, Yu Le shrugged and prepared to go to sleep.

Finally, Yu Le couldn't help but say to the knight lady:

"You don't need to listen to what Her Highness said. How can people not sleep? I'll make a bed on the floor!"

Yule is ready to promote the spirit of gentlemen.

But the knight lady lowered her head, looking both frightened and slightly puzzled, and said:

“Master, sleeping is not a necessary option for me, and how could I possibly let you sleep on the floor?”

"Sleep isn't necessary for you? Don't you need rest?"

"At least we don't use it normally. After all, I'm one of the closest to humans."

Haha, because we are among the closest to humans or even gods, we don't actually need to sleep!

But I, a perfectly normal human being, the god you speak of, can become incredibly sleepy if I don't sleep for a day, and might even die if I don't sleep for three days...

You've successfully made me doubt my own identity...

As the night deepened and all was quiet, I glanced at the knight lady who had turned away and closed her eyes because of my insistence.

Yu Le couldn't help but turn on the soundproofing device by the bedside and whispered to Pandora to confirm:

"Pandora, am I really human?"

"Sir, how could you not be human?"

"Then why are they so outrageous, while I, the 'prototype,' am so out of place? Completely contradicting their claims?"

The closer you are to humans, the closer you are to gods or something.

Yu Le didn't see any joy in himself at all.

"Respected sir, please do not doubt your identity because of the ridiculous words of a group of aliens. That is just the buzzing of flies. I and any AI you encounter are proof of your noble status!"

Once associated with aliens, Pandora's voice is forever filled with disgust and contempt.

"Then how do I compare to the Normans?"

"..."

"Times do change, and there will certainly be some differences. You are both unfortunate and fortunate to have been placed in the past! But you are definitely human, and you are one of the originators of this civilization!"

Wow, that's really tactful...

I wonder if Pandora just wanted to steer the conversation away from the topic.

It looked at the knight lady at the door and said:

"She has chosen you, sir. Perhaps you could reveal your identity to her; this would deepen her loyalty!"

"Although the aliens' respect for humans often remains merely verbal, and they are almost always enemies once real humans appear, all their worship of humans becomes real once they stand together."

Yu Le then looked at the knight lady, and shook her head, saying:

“I never intended to hide it from her, but she wasn’t ready yet.”

The emergence of humankind will completely shake the foundations of all rulers of this world.

This naturally includes Albion, to whom the Windsor family has served for generations.

"You're right, but she should be ready by now."

“Pandora, it’s not that she was prepared, it’s just that she was prepared to make a choice.”

The female knight clearly sensed something, but neither of them dared to bring it up.

"Serna is the first pure kindness I've encountered in this world. I want to give her more time and choices!"

They did help and save him, but it wasn't out of pure kindness; it was out of fear and a desire for mutual benefit.

Only Serena, the one who walked with him in the slums wrapped in a coarse cloth coat, stood by him out of pure goodwill.

Blue light flashed continuously on the bracelet.

A moment later, Pandora also answered Yu Le seriously:

"So, this is the only reason we can accept her, sir."

"Go to sleep, I'm tired."

Good night, sir.

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Earlier, when the explosion occurred in front of Ruins Zero.

Crown Prince Bourbon II, who was far away, also received the message.

Looking at the Zero ruins engulfed in flames on the screen.

Crown Prince Bourbon II leaned forward in disbelief, bracing himself against the screen.

I carefully observed everything in the picture.

A moment later, Earl Lorraine rushed in; he hadn't had time to leave yet.

"Your Majesty, we are not ready yet, why are you starting to act?"

Even the Earl of Lorraine, the prime minister who had held power for decades, was filled with indescribable shock and anger at this moment.

He thought he had found a suitable ally and a new lord.

But how could you be so stupid?

The attack on Site Zero was indeed necessary, and it was the top priority of the plan.

After all, this would allow France to successfully divide its two golden bloodlines.

But definitely not now!

It's too early; they're not prepared at all!

At this point, the Crown Prince gave Earl Lorraine a deep look and said:

"not me."

"Not you?"

Earl Lorraine was stunned.

Then he suddenly looked behind him. Could it be that group of lunatics?

This is indeed the most likely scenario, because they simply wanted to destroy Site Zero.

They might indeed make their move beforehand, and in that case, whether it succeeds or not, they'll both be completely dragged into it.

But as soon as this idea came to mind, the sinful monks rushed in as well.

They gestured with their hands very quickly:

"Are you all insane? How could you attack Site Zero ahead of schedule?"

This prompted Count Lorraine to question:

"His Majesty said it wasn't him, and now you all say it wasn't you either, so who is it? Who did it? Me? Me, someone who hasn't even left here?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's these lunatics, because only they can reap enough benefits regardless of whether the explosion succeeds or not!"

Both he and Bourbon II needed time to prepare for a decisive blow.

But these madmen don't care; they only care about destroying the Zero Relic, and even detonating it prematurely would be more advantageous for them.

Because this completely disrupted the situation, they had ample time to gradually reorganize.

There's not even a worry that the two of them will break their contract for the Zero Relic!

At this point, the sinful cultivator standing in front of the two gave them a deep look and said: