I want to be a faded person for life

The Forgotten One raised his staff, and all the magical power of the pyroxene magic was used to transform it into a new structure—

A moon that exudes a cold breath.

The insect gun, meteorite and shining sword were all crushed and swallowed by Han Lan's moonlight.

"Why...the moon?"

A blank space appeared in the sky, and all the magic used by the lamp lost its effect. Even the blessing that was about to go out was re-lit.

The Forgotten One suddenly said something silently, and the lamp understood her lip language.

"Wait, don't go!"

"I have not--"

Deng suddenly felt a sharp pain in her source stone, which made her feel the remnant of her heartbeat, which had stopped in her chest for a long time.

The Forgotten One suddenly turned the second ring on his hand.

It was not a spirit horse whistle, but a ring that appeared on the thumb at some point. It seemed to be a medal engraved with a trident pattern, and its surface was covered with blood and rust.

A pool of blood appeared under the feet of the Forgotten One. She waved her hand and her body sank down, being swallowed by the pool of blood.

At this time, the lamp finally got rid of the moon, which was only beautiful in appearance but actually did not have much magic power.

But Xiangzi was no longer on the ground, only the blood-stained grass leaves remained.

The lip language of the forgotten is.

Goodbye, Xiao Deng

The lamp sat on the ground, its eyes turned back to amber, and the insect's limbs slowly retracted into its body.

For some reason, she always felt that the Forgotten One must be someone she was very familiar with.

-

The world became dark.

Xiangzi felt that there was no part of his body that didn't hurt, but compared to these...

Xiangzi knelt on the ground in despair.

[Hey, I'm almost exhausted... How long are you going to be discouraged and depressed?]

Still that annoying habit.

"Oblivionis..."

[Seriously, if you really plan to keep calling me by this name, aren't you tired?]

However, Xiangzi had no intention of discussing this with her.

"Why did it become like this? I didn't..."

【You are so annoying! 】

The dead man yelled in anger and waved his fists, causing the fan to shake.

[Can't you figure out something so simple? ]

"My existence should be meaningless..."

"Are you a bit too self-centered? Why do you have to dwell on this? Do you really have the right to say to Nagasaki Motoyo, 'Your mind is full of yourself'?"

"Eh?"

[Let me ask you, even though Deng herself said it was simple, do you really think she could live easily in the borderland?]

Even someone like you—okay, you could be considered a genius with great adaptability—who died several times just walking from the Chapel of the King to the Church of Ere, and if you hadn't met Melina, you probably wouldn't have been able to enter the fortress of Storm Peaks until now—just think about it, what kind of suffering did a child like her go through when she first came into this world?

"this..."

Of course Xiangzi could imagine such a scene, and his face turned pale, but he still forced himself to say something.

"What does this have to do with me..."

[You're still being stubborn. I really want to strangle you to death.]

The dead man gnashed his teeth with a creaking sound.

[Even though it wasn't you who saved her from Stonewell, but for someone who has endured so much hardship in this world, what kind of feelings would Deng have when she saw you and Toyokawa Shoko in the Round Table Hall?]

The Forgotten One's voice suddenly paused, then became heavy.

[...That was probably the happiest day since she came into this world.]

"But that's why I came to the border..."

[Don't tell me that—you came to this place because of Deng's death...and you're saying such nonsense.]

[According to your own logic, the lamp died accidentally and has nothing to do with the notebook you gave away.]

"So your death was simply a misunderstanding, and had nothing to do with Deng. Based on this, neither of you owes the other anything."

"That's right."

[You love to use these words to excuse yourself, using the so-called right and wrong, gains and losses, or debts.]

So, on the night you reunited with her... you went on a long, unspoken phone call, explaining why you'd quit crychic and then used Deng's thigh as a pillow without her permission.

"I don't..."

[After you had done all this and resolved the misunderstanding from the previous world, you left without permission again.]

"..."

Because of your denial of self-worth and cheap self-esteem, you hurt this girl for the third time on what should have been the most beautiful night.

"I..."

[How dare you say that the lamp has become like this... and it really has nothing to do with you? ]

"..."

Xiangzi looked at the dark cave ceiling and spoke slowly after a long time.

"...I'm so damned, I can't complain even if I'm trapped in a cocoon with the lights on."

[Very good, then let's put aside all the boring causes, misunderstandings, self-esteem, and the even more boring right and wrong debts, and return to the most important essence of the problem.]

"Nature?"

The essence is, you now have an opportunity.

[An opportunity to make something that was once impossible possible, to save a dear friend who passed away in an accident... a miraculous opportunity.]

The dead people took themselves off the old fan, and the narrow and cramped rental house disappeared in an instant. They seemed to have returned to the old house, the practice room, or the home of the lamp, which made people feel comfortable.

What's your reason for not grabbing it?

Xiangzi opened his mouth wide and breathed in the air like a dying fish.

Gradually, her dim eyes became bright again.

"Oblivionis...tell me who you really are."

"Knowing so much, you can't be just an Origin Mage who wants to take over this body, right?"

【Heh, you are so high and mighty desuwa.】

[——Who do you think I am? ]

Chapter 17 The Power Is Out

"I have so many questions right now that your identity has become the least important one... Anyway, there are only a few possibilities, and I can just eliminate them slowly."

Xiangzi picked up the sword and groped in the dark to light the torch.

[You seem to be really thinking. Tell me, what questions are left?]

Xiangzi walked forward in the cave, recalling the strange feeling expressed by the lamp.

"First of all, Deng's condition is clearly abnormal, whether it's her eyes or those... insect-like features."

The lamp on Earth was undoubtedly a human being, and she had touched the other person's body before. There was definitely no limb-attaching tentacles or anything like that on the girl's body.

[The risks of the Origin School, as well as corrupt beliefs... the characteristics of corrupt followers.]

"I know a little about origin magic, but corrupted faith...it sounds terrible. Since you know all this, how can we solve it?"

Xiangzi was stunned. He didn't expect Oblivionis to tell him the answer directly. This could eliminate one of the few remaining possibilities for the other party's identity.

[Neither of these is easy to resolve. The former should be something Seren should be able to solve, but the latter will require you to go to Gayleed yourself. Perhaps you'll even need to bring the lantern with you to meet the Full Moon Queen in the future to resolve the hidden danger.]

Xiangzi didn't expect to be able to solve the problem with the lamp easily. If Oblivionis could do it, he would have done it just now.

"That's right. Now... there's another problem."

When Xiangzi said this, he looked around but couldn't find the man.

[Don't worry, Little Wood isn't here right now and can't hear our conversation.]

"You really see through everything."

The girl forced a smile.

"I was wondering what the guy who killed me once in the flophouse meant by that."

That unkempt yet incredibly powerful knight, Greg, wouldn't even have the chance to chop off his hands and catch the dragon's head before he would be chopped into a human stick.

"You mean sending her to her death smoothly?... Wait until you realize that everything you do is just adding fuel to that damn cauldron."

The other party's mocking words were still echoing in his ears, and the fear of being beheaded by an unseen attack still lingered in his throat.

In fact, Xiangzi was very concerned about the words of the Down-and-Out Knight from the very beginning. If she had not been interrupted by the appearance of the lamp, she would have immediately asked Melina what that sentence meant.

[I don't know who that knight is.]

[However, regarding Melina's issues... now is not the time for you to know. You'll have to wait until you obtain your second Great Rune before you're qualified to learn more.]

"Why, wouldn't it be better to get intelligence in advance and prepare early?"

[Is it hard to understand? If Melina leaves you now, who will help you transform runes into power?]

Xiangzi clenched the torch tightly, and the knuckles of his hands turned white from the force.

The Forgotten One described their relationship too bluntly, but it was an undeniable fact.

"So what Melina's hiding...will cause a rift in our relationship, right? Maybe even cause her to abandon our agreement and leave?"

You absolutely cannot agree with her fate, just as she cannot tolerate the pity of her collaborators - you are destined to not reach a consensus on this point.

[At least, that day is still a long time away... Before you have enough cards in your hand, don't take the initiative to ask about Melina.]

The other person's appearance appeared in Xiangzi's mind, the wooden one-eyed girl.

She had long been accustomed to having Melina follow her, perhaps because of the agreement, or perhaps because she looked very much like her half in another world.

Xiangzi never thought that the other party might betray him one day.

But when she thought about it seriously - she realized that this trust was unreasonable.

Melina is just a collaborator who proposed a deal upon their first meeting. She is a suspicious spirit who has never revealed her true feelings. Her silence may be precisely because she doesn't want to have any communication with me other than cooperation.

Shoko Toyokawa doesn't understand Melina at all.

It was like she might never have understood crychic's companions, and it was really arrogant for her to talk about a community of shared destiny without authorization.

"I'm glad you think this way... Then I can sleep peacefully."

"Don't suddenly say you want to fall asleep!"

Xiangzi panicked.

"At least tell me the current situation—where on earth have I been teleported to?"

"That battle just now consumed too much of my energy. Deng has come a long way in the path of pyroxene magic. He is much stronger than you are now."

"How long can you hold on?"

【ten】

"Ten minutes? That's easy..."

【Nine...】

"Why seconds?! How can you say you're out of battery when the countdown to shutting down is on?!"