I, the final BOSS of the beta test server!

The motivation for all this was not because of what Noah called "the primitive reproductive impulse between male and female creatures caused by the secretion of stimulating hormones by the glands", but because of sympathy.

As characters in the same play who are trapped in a dream and unwilling to wake up, they sympathize with each other.

Last paused at the edge of the living room, hesitating a bit.

If it were in the past, the things he was just worrying about would have been forcibly interrupted by Last as soon as he started to think about them.

After all, for all machines that prioritize maximum efficiency, the entanglement and hesitation over gains and losses are nothing but meaningless self-consumption and unnecessary emotions that must be discarded.

But just as Cecil said at the beginning.

Since you have chosen to become a shore guardian and chosen to embrace human nature... then while bathing in the glory of human nature, it also means that you must accept human flaws.

Because we once had something, we are afraid of losing it, and we are worried about losing the people we cherish... This is precisely the weakness that is unique to human beings.

In the past, he would choose to deceive himself and ignore this kind of anxiety and fear of loss.

But at this moment, Rast was neither able nor willing to escape from this weakness.

……

"Last."

"Last..."

The scent of sandalwood and the pleasant sound like midnight wind chimes brought Last back to reality from his trance.

In front of him, Amis had come closer at some point and was looking directly into Last's eyes from a very close distance.

Her long, pale golden hair bathed in the morning light, swaying gently in the morning breeze. Her voice, as clear as a silver bell, was tinged with worry: "Did something happen in that dream world?"

"I'm fine, Xiao Ai. I'm just a little sleepy and haven't woken up yet."

Rast smiled and forced all the distracting thoughts in his mind.

He waved his hand and walked towards the nearby dining table: "Let's go, it's time to have breakfast... If you don't eat it now, the mushroom porridge will get cold, and then it will be a waste of your effort to get up early."

But then, Rast felt someone holding his hand, with a soft touch.

He turned around and found that Amys was holding his right hand with her soft and boneless white hands.

"It doesn't matter what breakfast or cream of mushroom porridge or something like that is!"

"I care about you more than that."

The blonde girl's usually gentle sky-blue eyes were now filled with an unyielding determination: "Laster, you can't hide it from me."

"I know every detail of your daily habits and movements...so I can be 100% sure that you are different from before."

Her words slowed down slightly and became softer. "In that dream world that I cannot understand and cannot accompany you to, many things must have happened, right?"

"That's why you've undergone such a big change, a change you've never experienced before."

Looking at the girl in front of him who was looking straight into his eyes seriously without a trace of retreat in her gaze, Last couldn't help but sigh.

He thought he was the most perfect actor, who could switch between various personality masks without revealing any flaws... But he also knew that he could deceive the whole world, but he could not deceive the blonde girl in front of him.

Amis had truly witnessed herself when she was not wearing a personality mask, her most confused and cowardly, but also her most real appearance.

And in Amys's eyes, Last did not have the mysterious filter and halo that others saw.

They have lived together for a very long time, so long that they have grown old and gray-haired, so long that they no longer need words. Just a subtle glance or an unintentional gesture is all they need for both parties to understand each other's feelings.

So of course Last couldn't hide the secret from Xiao Ai. Even if his acting skills were at the peak of his powers, it would not have any effect in front of his closest relatives.

Besides, there was actually no need for him to hide anything from Xiao Ai...

With such a feeling, Rast also spoke softly:

"A lot has happened, and I've changed a lot."

"only--"

He gazed at the rolling hills outside the window, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "To be honest, I'm not sure whether this change is good or bad..."

"After accepting the weakness of human nature, sometimes I feel like I've become a selfish person, worried about gains and losses, wasting my time and energy on meaningless mental exhaustion all day long—"

Luster smiled. "From a righteous comrade who was willing to sacrifice everything for his beliefs, an ideal martyr, to now a coward who spends all day and night worrying about gains and losses, clinging to the things he cherishes and refuses to let go..."

"If Xiao Ai knew this, she would probably dislike me too..."

"No, I will not."

Before Last could finish his self-deprecating humour, he was interrupted by Amys's serious answer that didn't seem fake.

She stretched out her hands and gently held Rust's face with her soft, white hands: "How could I possibly dislike you, Rust."

"If you are a comrade of justice, a martyr who has reached the end of his rope in pursuit of his ideals... then I will be crucified with you and buried with you in the flames."

"If you are an unforgivable criminal who has committed countless murders, then I will be your most loyal accomplice and partner in crime... just like what you once told me about the Joker and Harley Quinn, Luster."

"If you fall into the abyss, I will fall into the abyss with you... If you choose to give up on yourself and lie down, then I will lie down with you and lie down."

"If you, Rust, become a cowardly, selfish person who loves life and fears death, then I will hide with you in the deep mountains and forests and live freely... Even if the outside world is flooded and all human beings are exterminated, it has nothing to do with us."

Amy's clear voice paused slightly.

She used her slender white fingers to gently caress the boy's face. "I said before, I am willing to accept and tolerate everything about you, Last."

"No matter what choice you make, no matter how your mentality changes, no matter how hideous and hideous you become, even if you are betrayed by all your former companions and condemned by thousands..."

"But Amis will always stand on the side of Rast."

"so--"

The blonde girl leaned over and whispered in his ear.

The warm breath fell on Rast's neck, making him feel warm, wet, and a little itchy.

"Tell me about it."

"Everything that happened in that dream world..."

"Also, the story of you, the Queen of the Underworld named Helen, and the shore guardian."

Chapter 177 Even if Canaan is broken, I will definitely fall in love with you again (5k)

"...Then, Gray and I said our goodbyes on the beach."

"Using the Fool's Library, I passed on everything I knew... from the basics to my fantasies of the future world, all to that little gray-haired girl."

The morning air is very fresh.

The pale golden sunlight filtered through the glass window, leaving mottled shadows on the wooden table.

Rusty sat at the wooden table, eating breakfast and talking quietly.

Amys sat across the table, listening quietly to Last's story.

This girl has always been accustomed to having her breakfast in advance, and then watching him eat quietly beside him... After seeing that Rust had eaten up all the food she prepared, Amys would show a very satisfied expression.

The quiet time filled with golden colors passed by bit by bit.

"Although strictly speaking, what Leader Sissel and I did undoubtedly looks a bit like we're just being hands-off."

"Everything that followed was handed over to Gray, forcing her to bear the weight of human souls on her fragile shoulders."

"However, as Leader Cecil said, I also believe it from the bottom of my heart—"

"In that vast new world where legends no longer exist, Grey might truly be able to lead people and find a bright future for civilization."

Rast paused for a moment and drank the last half bowl of soup in his hand.

"above……"

"This is the final story of the shorekeeper, Last, in the Sixth Epoch."

And on the other side of the wooden table.

As Last stopped his story, a look of lingering satisfaction appeared on Amy's delicate white face.

"Leader Cecil..."

"And the mission he inherited, called 'Shore Keeper'?"

She blinked, a hint of heaviness still lingering in her sky-blue eyes.

It was as if she had come to that dark and depressing broken coast with Rast and was witnessing the tragic and fatal battle with her own eyes.

"That is indeed an ideal that glitters and shines like gold."

"But, precisely because that ideal is so brilliant and dazzling..."

"So much so that those who chase after the dazzling light are often blinded by it and ignore the happiness that belongs only to them beneath the light."

The blonde girl's whispers mixed with the morning sunlight, carrying a faint warmth.

"Just like you, Rast, in the past, you have never known what happiness is, and naturally, you have never thought about cherishing yourself."

"And at the end of that road lies the abyss of destruction."

Just as Amis herself said—

No matter what happens, no matter what Rast becomes, whether he is just or evil, brave or cowardly... Amys will always stand on Rast's side.

Therefore, Amis, who has been with Last from the beginning and knows very clearly his obsession with the "Shore Keeper", will never deny or try to change Last's paranoia.

All Amis could do was to stay by Rast's side, accompany him at all times, and keep a close eye on him - to ensure that even if Rast was trapped in the desperate time loop of Deep Blue Harbor, he would never degenerate and cross the final bottom line, and there would be no turning back.

If Last's past life was compared to a machine driven by gears, then Amis's existence was like a machine repair shop, patching up the damaged and dilapidated body time and time again.

Time and again, he used the warmth of his soul to warm Last's cold and broken heart, preventing him from falling into the abyss of self-destruction.

She knew that Rast had never been happy for her in his life, and therefore had never cherished herself... That was why Amys had taken so much trouble to research various kinds of dishes, because she wanted Rast to have his own happiness in her heart.

And now, Amy's efforts that have lasted for who knows how many years have finally paid off.

The young man who used to be like a machine, driven by gears and only knew how to act towards the preset goals in the program - now, in his heart like the core of a steam furnace, the yearning for his own happiness has finally been ignited.

"To be honest, I actually have very complicated feelings about Leader Sissel."

"Because if it weren't for his instructions, you, Rast, wouldn't have to take such a huge risk to sneak into the gravekeepers and fight against an ancient legendary powerful man."

"But I also have to thank him..."

A slight glint flickered in Amy's eyes. "Because, if it weren't for Cecil pulling you out of the abyss and teaching you a profound final lesson, Last."

"With your stubborn, stubborn mind, Rust... I wonder how long it will take before you truly understand the importance of cherishing yourself."

"But no matter what, the final result is finally good."

"If that's the case, that's enough."

The blonde girl's voice became lighter. She collected the tableware after Rast finished his meal with light movements and took it back to the kitchen.

"Yeah, thankfully it ended well."

Last lazily leaned back in the wooden chair, feeling the tiredness and warmth rising from his lower abdomen spreading throughout his limbs.

It was not until this moment that he felt for the first time that he had truly escaped from the tense combat state in the previous night world.

The air around him was no longer as oppressive and suffocating as it was during the Battle of Broken Coast, and the tense nerves in his heart slowly relaxed.

For him.

This border town called Canaan, and the blonde girl not far away who had tied her long hair into a side ponytail with a hairband and was washing dishes in the kitchen with light movements, was Rast's spiritual haven.

So no matter what happened in the night world, whether it was facing a legend or fighting a life-and-death battle with the remnant spirit of an ancient god in the spiritual world, Lust would never be confused or waver...

Because he knew that in a distant place, there was a girl sitting in a small wooden house in the town, quietly waiting for his return.

"In that case, I'm really lucky."

"The battle at Mingyuan was actually the first time the forbidden weapon, the Zenith Sword, was used in actual combat. Yet, it worked flawlessly, successfully killing a Legend instantly..."

"As expected of the Second Princess Ophelia, the most gifted mechanic in the entire empire? The mechanical constructs she produces are truly of guaranteed quality."

This was just a casual remark made by Rast while sitting on the sofa.

However, just as he finished speaking, he noticed some strange gazes coming towards him from the kitchen.

Rast looked in the direction of the gaze and saw that Amis had already put the washed dishes back into the closet and was looking at him with puffed cheeks.

Stare~~

"Ophelia...is she the half-sister of Miss Hiltina that you and I were talking about, Rust?"