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"I won't lose, no matter what!"
"Why?! Why are these things happening to ?!"
"Mother! MOTHEEEEERRRRR…!"
"rn?"
"Yes… I will bring you a safer place."
The voice of Aquarius echoed from the three mory Orbs I held with my hands. More than mories, it was like a record of his thoughts, his words, and his life. I couldn't particularly sense his soul on it, but there was sothing very close to that, his mind, his mories, fragnted, but they were still there.
But… what is a soul? I've always wondered what it was since I discovered it existed when I was reincarnated. What makes us aware of having a soul? What is the soul to us? What is the composition of a Soul?
A soul is where the deepest mories are stored, where our emotions are stored, and also where our sense of self remains. Yet… at the sa ti, it is a condensation of our true selves, beings made out of Soul Energy, a power that composes souls.
Could a souls till be called a soul if it is stripped of the soul energy it holds and only the mories remains? As long as it has a sense of self… Maybe Aquarius… lives within these orbs.
Maybe… could there be a possibility to… revive him, sohow?
Though his soul might had died when he did but… could these mories count as his life as well, I wonder?
It makes rather confused, to be honest.
However, right now, I feel like if I ever try to do anything, it might result in sothing bad. I don't want to try out anything for now, as I am… honestly quite afraid.
I am sure there must so more clues sowhere else in this Dream Dungeon. Now that the Bridge to the Temple at the end have opened, we're finally able to confront Aquarius…
Or well, what remains of him.
I don't want to sound soft but… After seeing him grow since he was a little dragon, I've developed a sense of kinship. Maybe it reminded of my own life, and my own struggles as well, of my own growth.
Even if my growth was much faster and accelerated than his, I have still spent years in this world now, I've gone through my fair amount of troubles, which have made grow even more than I thought I would, seeing how I was already an adult.
"Are you there, Aquarius?" I asked.
The three orbs suddenly stopped glowing.
Was it a signal?
"Can you hear ?"
FLASH!
Suddenly, they shone brightly again.
"R-Really?"
However, the orbs suddenly turned off.
"…Maybe it is just my imagination?"
I looked ridiculous by trying to talk with so inert orbs. Maybe I am acting too naïve, hoping for a miracle.
With my current powers, I can't really revive him with just this. I need sothing more. Even if a tiny, small piece. If only a small fragnt of his soul remained…
Perhaps his body, which had been turned into sothing else, could hold that hope.
"Daddy? Is the fuud ready?"
"I'm hungy…"
Suddenly, Benladra and Kate appeared behind , pulling my robes.
"Ah, right. It should be almost ready." I said with a smile, quickly storing back the mory Orbs for now. "Let's enjoy so good food before we step into the next and last challenge."
"Alright!" Benladra seed pumped up.
"Nn!" Kate nodded.
As I was finishing cooking, I spoke with the System.
"Is there a way?"
[I can sense so possibilities. There's… sothing.]
"So it's possible?"
[Maybe… Hahh, I wish I could help you more, but I cannot… simply revive sothing out of just mories. Even with all of your powers and magic, it's not possible.]
"It's fine."
[Are you sad?]
"…Perhaps."
[I can feel that there's sothing special about this Dream Dungeon, a greater purpose. Let's see the end of it together then, Drake.]
"Yeah, I can feel it as well."
[Ahh, that food looks good. I wish I could eat…]
"Can't you taste things through ?"
[Not really…]
"Hmm… What about your mories so far?"
[I am getting back so more but… There's another area within the mainfra that seems clogged… with glitches.]
"I should get there with Kate soon, once we're over here. We'll take the ti to get that done. She has recovered from the last ti already and seems much stronger. Your daughter has developed many unique abilities."
[My daughter… I guess she truly is, huh? And her abilities… it feels as if she's making them to heal . Does she knows?]
"I can tell she knows. I've told her before her real mother was sothing like a Spirit nad System that lives inside my soul."
[Oh, maybe I was busy when you told her that…]
"Yeah, you're not attentive of everything all the ti, I appreciate you leave so privacy like this… Nonetheless, she said she wanted to heal her mom and see her smile one day."
The System suddenly fell silent, as her voice was slightly emotional once she finally whispered to once more.
[I see… Kate…]
I guess she might be smiling right now.
"Anyways, dinner's ready. Everyone let's eat sothing good for the soul before going in!" I said, quickly using many cooking spirits and Benladann and Miranda's help to distribute several plates of food all over a long table.
Ding!
[You have made [Seafood Curry Accompanied with Soft White Rice (A )] x7!]
[You have made [Giant Kraken Takoyaki Accompanied with Homade Mayonnaise (B )] x8!]
[You have made [Grilled Tyrant Fish Filet Accompanied with French Fries And Tart Sauce (A )] x6!]
[You have made [Seafood Curry Filled Stead Buns (B )] x30!]
[You have made [Seafood Paella With Smoked Salmon (A)]x 10!]
[You have made [Dungeon Minotaur Spicy Cheeseburger (A )] x5!]
[You have made [Exquisite Black Wyvern Beef (A )] x6!]
[You have made [Golden Cow Ribs Seasoned With Sweet Sauce (A )] x5!]
[You have made [Dreamy Strawberry Cheesecake (B ) x5!]
[You have made [Sunlight Lemon Pie (B )] x5!]
[You've created several delicious als! You earned Cooking Divinity Proficiency!]
[You gained so Divine Power!]
Everyone's faces were filled with happiness as they saw a large amount of delicious dishes.
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