Dependence

"A future hero?"

The Chief Little Rabbit stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous; she had never heard of such a thing before.

"I studied the Goddess's magic and then, by some twist of fate, I came back."

Li Yan patiently explained that the future trajectory did not change because of what she said.

"You're suspicious, but what you say is logical and well-founded."

The Chief Little Rabbit puffed out his cheeks and thought for a moment, then pulled Li Yan toward her residence.

"This isn't the place to talk. If you're a hero from the future, I have many questions."

"Alright, alright, I'll keep quiet about it. After all, as you told Chief Little Rabbit, the future hasn't changed at all."

Li Yan followed with a light laugh.

"Are you telling me the future won't change?"

The Chief Little Rabbit blinked his big eyes, his confused expression growing even more perplexed. What did he mean by telling her that the future would not change at all?

Stepping into the Chief Little Rabbit's house, Li Yan looked at the familiar surroundings, skillfully found a place to sit down, and casually rummaged through the Chief Little Rabbit's snack cabinet, picking out a few bags of snacks. The Chief Little Rabbit's lips twitched slightly, feeling that the other party knew her home better than she did.

"I'll ask you a few questions now, so I can believe you're a hero from the future."

The Chief Little Rabbit looked serious. In fact, she was already somewhat certain that the other person had never seen her before, yet could clearly describe a series of her hobbies, including her tone of voice and the way she felt at ease entering her room.

"Ask away."

Li Yan looked at the serious-looking Chief Little Rabbit with a relaxed and casual expression, finding the Chief Little Rabbit's current state particularly amusing. "Since you know me and understand me, then... then... do you know who my best friend is?"

The Chief Little Rabbit blinked and asked.

"Your best friend? Flamme?"

Li Yan scratched his head. As the guardian of the Holy Sword, the Chief Little Rabbit rarely left the Sword Village. The only person he might have contacted was Flamme.

How did you know!

The Chief Little Rabbit stared wide-eyed for a while before asking his second question.

Did you defeat the Demon King after drawing the Holy Sword?

The Chief Little Rabbit's eyes held a hint of anticipation.

"What kind of question is that? The Demon King was naturally defeated, but peace only lasted for a few decades. The Demons still continue to provoke us, but it's much more peaceful than when the Demon King was alive."

Li Yan couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at the Chief Little Rabbit was pretending to ask if she was really a future hero but was actually just curious about the future.

"Alas! There is still war. Can't even the Holy Sword save the world?"

The Chief Little Rabbit rested his chin on his hand in distress, clearly worried that humanity would still be in dire straits after the Demon King's death.

Even if all the Demons are wiped out, the war between humans will not end. The interests between nations will lead them to constantly provoke conflict.

Li Yan ate snacks and spoke casually.

Even a hero wielding Holy Sword cannot save all the common people.

The Chief Little Rabbit felt lost about the future, originally believing that as long as the Holy Sword was pulled out and the Demon King was destroyed, the world would be completely at peace.

"There's no need to be so sad. Even if heroes can't make all of humanity happy, the world is slowly getting better, and one day it will become the way you want it to be."

Li Yan reached out and gently stroked the Chief Little Rabbit's head, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"But by then I will be long gone."

The Chief Little Rabbit sighed, staring at the ceiling.

"Yes, you will eventually witness the arrival of peace in the future."

Li Yan spoke with complete confidence.

The Chief Little Rabbit's eyes widened slightly. When she noticed Li Yan's unusually serious expression, she couldn't help but bite her lower lip lightly, "Really?"

"I am a hero, don't you believe me?"

"Letter!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Chief Little Rabbit, Li Yan smiled and said goodbye. He planned to spend the rest of his time with Flamme Chief Little Rabbit.

Watching Li Yan's figure disappear in an instant, Chief Little Rabbit was somewhat stunned. If it weren't for the snack shells on the ground that had been eaten down to crumbs, she would have doubted that everything she had just experienced was an illusion.

"What a strange hero. Perhaps, as he says, he came to see me only to see an old friend."

"Excuse me, Ms. Serie, is there anything else?"

Li Yan looked helplessly at Serie, who was about to finish all sorts of strange afternoon tea and magical materials.

"Yes, that's all. You may leave."

Serie waved her hand, which was still bound by the Anti-Magic Stone chains, as if she were not Li Yan's prisoner but Li Yan's young lady.

"Tsk."

Li Yan sighed and shook his head, feeling that his revenge had turned into service, and he didn't even have a proper reason to teach his Grandmaster a lesson. He was gradually becoming like a servant serving his Grandmaster.

Remembering how her Grandmaster had cried when he scolded her, Li Yan rubbed her temples. "Forget it, I'll just treat it like a pet."

Back with Flamme, her Godmother was studying the new magic. Seeing Li Yan return, she smiled and waved, "A Yan, come here, take a look at this magic trajectory. I feel like the logic behind this magic trajectory is a bit off."

"What type of magic is it? Let me see."

Li Yan felt a bit curious. He maintained a high level of tolerance towards his Godmother, watching the purple Mana rise without being aggressive. Clearly, it was a support-type magic.

"This is a spell to remove odors from a room. It can eliminate any kind of odor, making it ideal for Potion-Making research, since Potion-Making always produces other unidentifiable odors."

Flamme laid out the entire diagram of the magic's trajectory in front of Li Yan, allowing her to view it from all angles.

"The trajectory of this Mana is too gentle; it might take several minutes to clear the odor from the room. Could we try changing the trajectory of this Mana circle, increasing the output of Mana, and generating a spell that instantly cleanses the room?"

Li Yan is not worried that the appearance of this convenient auxiliary magic will affect the future of this world.

"That's actually a promising research direction."

Flamme fiddled with the objects thoughtfully. It turned out that Li Yan's direction of magical research was more convenient, although the output of magic was much greater.

On the third day after returning to his childhood, Li Yan stared somewhat dazedly in the direction of the Goddess's Monument. Although the time he spent with his Godmother Flamme, was exceptionally wonderful, the faces of Fern and Frieren kept flashing through his mind. They seemed to miss him terribly.

And that Little Fool Solitär, I wonder if she's still foolishly guarding him.

"A Yan, what's wrong? Do you want to go back?"

Looking at Li Yan, whose eyes were filled with confusion, Flamme gently stroked Li Yan's head with her jade-like hand. "If you want to go back, then go back. Don't let me affect your entire future."

"Godmother, I want to spend more time with you."

Li Yan bit his lower lip tightly and pressed it against Flamme's stomach. The reason he couldn't bear to leave was simply because he was too dependent on Flamme.