Simultaneous Transmigration: We Share a Role-Playing System

Chapter 101 I Will Deny My Future as Emperor

Type-Moon Locke: "So, Gilgamesh suddenly launched an attack because he felt we seriously threatened his plan to reshape the world?"

Naruto Rock: "That should be the case, otherwise he would have made his move ten years earlier. It means that he didn't think our distorted futures could succeed from the beginning, so he made his move when he saw that you had actually summoned it."

DC Rock: "So what should we do next? We can't continue without knowing the future Gilgamesh saw."

One Piece Locke: "It should be related to the Warhammer world, but we need to find out how much he saw before we can know how much it can be modified without giving ourselves away."

Type-Moon: "Why don't we just go ask him? Don't we still owe him a favor? We asked him to kill the old bug back then. Let's use this as an opportunity to make a deal with him."

Locke's group: "Hey, great idea!"

Kimi: "I never expected you to dare show your face in front of me."

Locke, in a display of utter extravagance, bought the VIP lounge of the motorcycle repair shop used by the racing gang member Jin Shanshan. He then sent everyone away and negotiated with Jin Pikachu alone.

This action both horrified and pleased Kim Pikachu.

After the battle, Kim Pikachu found that he had completely forgotten what had happened and could not recall it no matter what he tried, until Locke reappeared in front of him.

Therefore, he acknowledged the other party's courage and respect for him, and thus gave Locke a chance to hear what Locke had to say.

After taking a sip of tea, Locke revealed a knowing look on his face. After ten years of getting along, he had a very clear understanding of Gilgamesh's personality. Although he was completely unable to communicate with normal people, it was different with someone like Locke whom he respected.

To them, Kimihika is like a cat that likes to get angry. As long as you understand his temperament and go along with him, he is actually quite easy to talk to and can achieve his goals.

For example, a few years ago, in order to play the noble person that Kimpeka believed in, Locke made a bold attempt. He told Kimpeka about his advantage of knowing the plot and pretended to have limited precognitive abilities, and made a deal with Kimpeka.

He asked Gilgamesh to kill the old worm Matou Zōken, who had lived for a hundred years, and rescued Matou Sakura, who had been tormented for a whole year, from the swamp.

This incident also indirectly altered the trajectory of Shinji Matou's life, turning the originally twisted and obsessive boy into the truly harmless "Shinji-sama," and the two even became close friends.

However, after doing all this, Kim Pikachu asked him a question: "Why did you do this unnecessary thing? This has nothing to do with you. Do you believe this is wrong, and that's why you had to intervene?"

For Gilgamesh, this question was never about finding a black-and-white answer.

He had seen countless people in the world caught up in the struggles of good and evil, right and wrong. He simply wanted to use this sentence to guide the boy named Locke in front of him to think about what is right and what is wrong, and to wonder what kind of answer the boy would eventually come to. He was curious about what kind of thing a noble soul that should not belong to this era would become.

Locke, however, simply met his gaze calmly and gave this answer: "I have never known what is absolutely right, nor do I know what evil is eternal. I simply see misfortune happening around me and try my best to change it, nothing more."

In retrospect, his initial choice was absolutely correct. He not only convinced Kim Pika of his identity but also changed a girl's tragic fate, perfectly fitting the role he was now playing.

It was precisely because Locke owed him a favor that Kim Pika, who had been deceived by Locke for ten years, believed in Locke's character and was willing to give him a chance to hear his revenge plan (crossed out) the details of the deal.

"Ten years ago I told you that although the fire took away my leg, it also gave me the opportunity to see many things. But I didn't finish my sentence. At the same time, I also saw your purpose."

Upon hearing Locke's words, Kim Pikachu instinctively tensed up, then squinted at Locke, his threatening intent unmistakable.

"I never expected you to lie."

"I didn't lie. I just didn't tell you that I saw it. If you ask me, I will definitely tell you."

"Hmph! How arrogant. However, if it were you, I wouldn't mind. But since you saw what I was preparing to do in this war, you should know that I am naturally on your side."

For Locke, who wanted to end all suffering in the world and save everyone, Gilgamesh's desire to bring evil to the world was something he absolutely could not allow.

But Locke's answer was also very simple.

"I know, so I will never allow you to do that now. If you ever try to do it, I will stop you, that's all."

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These remarks quickly enraged Gilgamesh. He frowned, and ripples appeared in the void behind him. The golden light from the Gate of Babylon threatened Locke.

"Locke, my acknowledgment of you doesn't mean you can be so presumptuous before me. You are not the future you, and you are not qualified to persuade me!"

Faced with Kim Pikachu's threat, Locke remained calm but continued, "My attitude will not change, but that's not why I came to you. The future I saw does not include my existence, so I need to know what you saw."

"Why? You can learn about your future from the stragglers under your command, can't you?"

"False god! How dare you!"

Locke, the heroic spirit who had transformed into Helblechette, suddenly materialized. His towering body, as majestic as a mountain, was filled with overwhelming killing intent. His posture clearly indicated that he intended to tear Gilgamesh to shreds on the spot.

"For my sake, forgive his sharp tongue, Helbrightchett."

"My Lord, how dare I blaspheme like this?"

Upon hearing the Emperor's decree, Helbright instantly suppressed all his surging psionic energy and killing intent. The red light in the power armor's visor slowly faded, and he respectfully knelt on one knee with his head bowed, canceling his physical transformation without the slightest hesitation.

This scene made Gilgamesh very wary. A powerful Servant who obeyed his Master's orders 100%, plus a strange True Name and Class, led Gilgamesh to guess that the other party should be a special Heroic Spirit similar to a special class, rather than an existence composed of a single individual.

After the brief interlude, Locke looked up at Gilgamesh and continued to state his core purpose: "Yes, I glimpsed my future, but I also eventually discovered that it was never the future I wanted."

That's why I've come to understand a principle: good intentions don't necessarily lead to a happy ending; more often than not, they only result in irreversible consequences.

Upon hearing this, Gilgamesh's golden vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and fragmented pieces of the future, obscured by chaos, flashed through his mind.

Especially the images of warriors wearing the same heavy power armor, fighting, conquering, and burning everything in countless different worlds.

Thinking of this, the apprehension in his heart was instantly swallowed up by the surging curiosity. The servant that Locke summoned clearly came from the "future that will lead to disaster" that he had mentioned.

What happened in the future that made this young man, who had vowed to end the suffering of the world, so resistant to his destiny of reaching the summit?

He leaned forward slightly, his body pressing forward, his voice trailing off with a seductive, playful urgency: "Oh? So, what do you want to do?"

Locke's gaze met his eyes without flinching, each word resounding with a resolute denial of fate: "I want to know how many fragments of the future you've seen in the river of time. I want to know if I have any chance of changing all of this."

I—I will utterly deny my future as Emperor, as Omnissiah, the God of Machines.