Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

He thought so.

However, the voice that appeared in his ears told him that the owner of the voice was not her.

"You have a chance to survive." A familiar yet unfamiliar tone.

It's him...

The regretful look on Floyd's face slowly disappeared.

"Mernadette...Mernadette..." he murmured softly.

This was the last voice he wanted to leave in this world. Although it was only a name, Floyd was sure that the people around him would hear it and understand it.

After all, he is the person he recognized as the one who can bring happiness to Mernade...

"Are you really not considering staying here?" Charles asked gently, looking at the ruins that looked like a slaughterhouse and Floys who seemed to have let go of everything.

"You would be a good protector."

"She might need your protection."

In Charles' heart, from the beginning to now, Floys has always been a scum, a person who can be abandoned at any time.

But when he was really abandoned, Charles felt that this guy didn't seem as annoying as before.

Especially recently, everything he did in the mutual aid group, his patience, his belief, and his choices were all seen by Charles.

It's too late...

Floyd did not answer Charles' words, but slowly relaxed his body so that his body would no longer hurt.

"It's a little late indeed...but...Mernadette is a forgiving goddess."

"She might..." Charles suddenly didn't know what to say.

Mernadette is a gentle and kind goddess who is willing to give a second chance to those who make mistakes. Among her believers, there are always people like Charles.

but...

The only people she saved were those like Charles who hadn't done anything excessive.

Floyd... maybe he has corrected himself now, maybe the reason he was like that was because of the influence of his extraordinary characteristics, but... some things are done and they are done... there is no reason or cause.

This is also the reason why Floyds chose to die.

"I... don't want her because I'm entangled..."

"I want to be like her... I want to be in her heart..."

Charles did not receive Floys's last thought, but he understood what he meant.

"I respect your choice."

Charles stood up, bent down and slowly picked up Floyd's body.

The next moment, his figure appeared in Rocks Manor.

There is an open space behind the manor's private chapel.

Charles put his body on the ground, then picked up a shovel and slowly dug a grave for him.

"May the Mother Earth protect you. If there is an afterlife, I hope your soul will be as pure as it is now. I hope your life will be as you wish."

"Mernadette will cry, so I will never like you who makes her cry."

"But...you fulfilled the oath you made to yourself."

"To this country, you are a madman but also... a hero!"

"You really should take Melnadette with you to fight. She is not as weak as you think." Charles said seriously as he placed his body into the dug grave.

"If she were here, you might not have died."

"But... perhaps compared to your past life, where you were tormented by your own inner pain, this kind of life is more peaceful and suits you better."

"Floyce, go in peace."

"I will protect Mernade just like you did."

Charles slowly filled the soil, then looked at the other party's tomb. Soon a tender sprout emerged from the tomb and grew rapidly, and then slowly grew into a fruit tree.

There is a bright red fruit on the fruit tree.

"This is your last strength. It will become Mernade's strength as you wish, and be eaten by those she needs."

"Of course...it's up to you to judge whether they are qualified to eat your fruit." Charles reached out and touched the new tree. The tree seemed to have consciousness and slowly lowered its branches into Charles' hand.

Ciel smiled and then disappeared into Rocks Manor.

At the same time, Arthur, who was patrolling in the manor, felt a lump in his heart for some reason, and then slowly walked to Floyd's tomb.

【An executioner, but also a hero who saved the country.】

Next to the tree, Arthur saw this handwriting.

I don't know why tears kept falling from his eyes.

No one told him anything, but he couldn't stop his tears.

Antilia, who couldn't hold on any longer, fainted and had a dream.

In the dream, there were only Floyd and her.

She couldn't hear what the other person was saying, but she could feel a sense of warmth and happiness.

Despite this happiness, she felt empty inside.

She wanted to wake up.

This was clearly the sweet dream she most wanted to have, but today she didn't want to indulge in it and wanted to wake up.

But no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape the dream.

In the city of knowledge, Wesdel, Morin, who had been forgotten by Charles for a long time, stopped flipping through a book.

"Ms. Pandora, what does this sudden heartache mean to the extraordinary people?"

Pandora, who was quietly flipping through a book beside him, frowned, then turned and looked at him.

Then the impatience on Pandora's face slowly disappeared.

"Did you see that?" Morin smiled, a forced smile that was completely different from his previous one.

"Has someone left me again?"

Pandora didn't say anything, she just stood up, sighed, patted his shoulder, and then turned and left.

"Ah... why do I feel so bad... is there anyone else around me who is important to me?"

"I clearly just treated those guys as interesting objects to be exploited..."

"Ah...what is this?"

Looking at the water droplets on the back of his hand, Morin kept asking himself. At the same time, he wanted to stop his strange behavior, but for some reason, the water droplets on the back of his hand were getting more and more.

The extraordinary person... He would rather not have such high inspiration.

Because of this, he won't feel many things early on.

"Don't be sad, he just followed his own will and walked towards the destination he chose for himself." In the Valley of Existence, Pandora looked at Charles who was frozen in time and then saw the life story of Floyds.

"I have seen countless people like him. Sighing and grieving for him is nothing but an insult to his enlightenment." Pandora said calmly.

Here, she has seen countless touching stories, and it is not uncommon for people like Floyds to find themselves and make awakenings.

"I understand. There was a guy like this around me before." Charles looked at Pandora with a smile.

"It's just... no matter what, I can never agree with their choices, and I can't understand their awareness."

"After all... being alive... everything can happen, and all hope can burst forth."

"Why would you choose to die?"

Ciel's tone was a little complicated.

"But...I will respect their choice."

"Perhaps for most people in this world, death is not such a terrible thing."

Pandora shook her head. "Death is scary, but carrying despair and embarking on the road to death to practice one's beliefs is not scary at all."

Charles was silent for a moment, then slowly turned around, waved to Pandora, and walked towards Theresa and Peroz.

-

Chapter 312: Mernade's Path

Ciel was used to seeing death.

Although he still retained the memories of his previous life, in the final analysis, Charles had now completely integrated into this world.

In his previous life, he lived for only more than 20 years, but in this life, he has been here for more than 60 years. Under the influence of power, friends, and even home, his three views have also undergone some changes.

For example, in terms of his attitude towards death, he can watch a country fall into devastation with indifference and choose whether to take action based on his own interests and mood.

He could lie among the dead and sleep on guard.

He could even make a city or a country disappear from this world without batting an eyelid—if necessary, he could do so without hesitation.

Floyds was hardly his friend, and theoretically his passing wouldn't affect him.

but...

Charles felt a little choked up inside.

Perhaps it was because before realizing his passing, Ciel had seen the existence of Niber Ross.

His presence and Floys's death caused some of the emotions that Charles had been suppressing in his heart to stir up again.

"Everyone...will die...even gods."

"Teacher Alford...I missed you a little."

In this world, Ciel had many friends, or rather, he had many friends in the past, but he had very few family members, and Alfor was the first one.

"What's wrong... You look a little depressed." Peroz, who was excitedly talking to Theresa, saw Charles first and said strangely while waving at him.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little sad after confirming that my friend has passed away." Charles said with a smile.

Theresa held Charles' hand, wanting to comfort him, but she didn't know how.

After all, she is not very good at this kind of thing.

Peroz thought for a moment and then patted Charles' shoulder earnestly, "Isn't it a joyous thing for most people to be able to see their friends?"

"At least we can still talk to him after he passed away, just like me... I never dreamed that I would see my father here." While Charles was chatting with Nibel Ross, Peroz also gained his own insights.

She saw her father after a long time.

"What you see here is just his existence, not the real him." Charles said seriously.

Peroz nodded seriously, "I know."

"Even his mere existence is a very lucky thing for us."

“There was a moment when I wanted to stay here forever.”

"It was my father who encouraged me and supported me in continuing my adventure. He believed that I would be the one to end the Krolov family's fate."

Peroz said happily, then burst into tears while laughing.

This was the first time she had such a happy conversation with her father, and also the first time she had talked with her father for such a long time.

It was obviously a very happy thing, but when she thought of that smile, tears kept falling on her face.

Ciel held her in his arms and gently stroked her back.

"You...you were clearly comforting me, how come I'm the one comforting you?"

Peroz didn't say anything, but just cried silently in Charles' arms.

The Valley of Existence...

It's really a place that makes people want to stay forever.

Especially with the blessing of Pandora's power.