Chapter 250
"Since you’re here, I’m guessing you’ve made your decision, right?"
Inside the ARK, Arthur’s copy stood before him, looking at the grim yet serious expression of Arthur . Hearing no reply from the other party, the copy resud talking:
"I can tell you the worse has yet to co but you already know that, I can tell you that you’re going to lose but you’re aware of that too . Arthur ah!... Arthur, you’ve beco quite weak, so weak to the point of choosing such a path, one without a return, without a happy ending . "
Arthur still didn’t reply, he stared at his copy, who waved his hand, changing the endless space into sothing else, just like last ti .
The two of them were standing on the roof of a skyscraper . In the past, this was the headquarters of Arthur’s main company, it was situated in Seoul . Arthur passed most of his ti in his office, managing his companies and doing his job as a CEO .
"Tell , Arthur, do you know why ’X’ chose you? There are trillions of people in the system’s Universe alone, so why choose you out of everyone, out of all those who suffered more than you? Those who fell into endless despair that you could never imagine . Have you ever wondered about that? Did you think you’re special? Or perhaps you thought it was just pure luck and nothing else? Reincarnation isn’t a simple thing, even for soone such as ’X’, only Fate is capable of reincarnating people, so ’X’ only had one chance and he chose to gamble on you, Arthur Bilgart, a human from Earth... betrayed, vulnerable, vengeful, angry, and so goes the long list... why is that?"
Arthur wanted to reply but he couldn’t find the right words, there was no answer to such a question .
"Let clarify this for you, from ’X’s point of view, you were the perfect subject for his experint, that’s it . As to why he thought you were the perfect subject, it’s because soone told him about you and ordered him to take care of you but ’X’ opposed that order and decided to use you instead . "
"Who’s this ’soone’?"
The copy laughed heartily and said
"A close friend of yours I would say . You will et him, or more precisely, you’ll et him again as you’ve t in the past . The concept of ti is difficult to understand and hard to explain, tilines are interconnected so you’ll definitely et him soti in the near future, if you do not die, that is . "
"Does this friend have a na at least?"
Arthur didn’t like how his copy was talking in puzzles, not spitting the truth straight out but circling around the subject as if purposely hiding the truth .
"Knowing too much is a sin, don’t you know that? I can tell you sothing about him though, he’s known as ’The Naless Knight’ . "
Arthur tried to rember if he read or heard about this na before, alas, no matter how much he searched through his mories, he found no one with such a title or na, not even in Zodiak’s notes or books .
The copy clapped his hands as if to wake up Arthur, then he resud his long speech:
"Let’s talk about your decision now, could you tell why you chose that path?"
"Astria is my ho, I do not wish to see its destruction . I simply want for my family to live a peaceful life in this world . "
The copy let out a small chuckle then retorted with a scorning tone
"Bullshit! That’s not the true reason . You could build a ho in any other world, there exist millions of worlds that are devoid of fighting and wars and you know that too . Lucy wouldn’t insist on living here if it ans risking your life . You are against fleeing because you know that those who will leave this world will be holess, if Astria is obliterated by the beasts, all its citizens will either be killed or transported to another world, where they’ll perish too, one way or another, sooner or later . You do not want that to happen, you’re simply denying that fact and forcing yourself to think otherwise . "
The copy didn’t even let Arthur retort before he continued
"Mayhap you think differently, but those inside of you yearn for their ho and its safety . How many people, beasts, and plants did you possess? The majority of them were born on Astria, sure, you were not affected ntally but they are still a part of you, after all, you obtained everything from them, their stats, talent, experiences, and of course, mories . Did you think such a heaven-defying Racial ability cos with no cost, you must’ve guessed the consequences when you started experiencing their lives, from their birth to their miserable death . The Parasite is affected directly by the law of equivalent exchange, you get sothing, but you give sothing in return . You wonder what is it that you give? It can be a small piece of your soul in exchange for a part of their soul to rge with yours, you provide their mories a place to rest at, a place to exist forever .
When you first reincarnated, you only harbored anger and hate toward all living beings . Fortunately, you t Lucy and learned how to differentiate between bad and good and spared those who should be spared, but in my opinion, that is the wrong way to proceed . Lucy always agreed to your decisions because she loves you, if it were up to her, she would kill anyone who annoys her, she just holds herself and follows your steps, a wise and obedient woman . The Soulbond Lucy cast saved you, however, it created a small gap that allowed those lost souls you collected to dive in and stay in that gap . Their presence there affects your decision but in a minuscule way . To be honest, this was the first ti they affected your decision . "
"Why are you telling all of this?"
"To explain to you why this is happening . Don’t get wrong, I’m not against your decision, in fact, I’m quite eager to see what will happen, but I want you to know that being a parasite is a double-edged weapon, and in more than a way, the consequences it can bring are more than the advantages . "
No response was heard from Arthur, he looked at the skyscrapers all around him, then he gazed down, seeing all the cars and humans crossing the roads, in a hurry to go to work .
He rely looked at this scene for a couple of seconds before he decided to leave the ARK, not wanting to rember his life on Earth .
Before he left the ARK, his copy stopped him, muttering a few words into his ear then disappearing after giving him the usual friendly smile .
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