Chapter 65
But the Harvest Star Vanguard also felt lonely and empty because of this, because she learned what longing was—
So now, I yearn for the dream of another version of myself galloping across the grasslands, and I feel Evil for the many lives I have destroyed.
Machines, which were originally created for destruction, have thus gained "self-awareness," and therefore—
The Giant God, imprisoned in a dark dungeon for fourteen thousand years, felt the loneliness of eternity, and a faint hope stirred within him.
"I'm back, Attila."
Just as the White-Haired Girl on Earth was about to begin a new round of contemplation, a figure suddenly pounced on her from behind, but in a mischievous way, putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Yes, you're back."
The White-Haired Girl, as if nothing had happened, turned around and greeted the newcomer, then continued speaking slowly with her eyes narrowed.
"Avia, this time you brought back two people and a Werewolf."
131: Miss Half-Nightmare's Assistance
Avia was somewhat puzzled by Attila's claim of bringing back two men and a wolf.
The Werewolf naturally refers to the Norse hero Sinfjötli, while as for humans... Siegfried has already returned to the Rhine.
It might refer to Typhon, who transformed into armor, but there could only be one such person.
Although Avia couldn't figure out who the two people Attila was referring to were, she stopped thinking about it and decided to introduce Typhon first and then ask him.
"While I welcome everyone you bring, and am happy that you'll make this place your home."
But before the silver-haired youth could speak, the White-Haired Girl spoke first.
She leaned against the wall with her arms crossed, her upper body slightly forward, looking up at Avia.
The young man was significantly taller than the White-Haired Girl, and despite the slight difference in height, his bloodshot eyes looked up at her blue pupils.
Looking at it this way, those blood-red eyes seemed to carry a hint of displeasure for some reason.
Attila continued in a sincere tone:
"But aren't you too late? Have you been alright these past few days? Are you cold? Luca said there's some kind of natural disaster and war outside. I hope you weren't injured?"
"Of course not," Avia shook her head firmly. "After all, I defeated you fair and square, Attila. I won't have any problems."
But the White-Haired Girl didn't think so at all.
"... If it were before..."
Attila made a sound just like a child throwing a tantrum, which startled even herself.
"If it were before, I think you would have gone along with what I said, Avia, because you couldn't beat me, but things are different now."
Therefore, I am very scared.
Because the last thing she said was so embarrassing, the White-Haired Girl reluctantly swallowed it back.
At first, Avia, who had arrived in this era, thought that Attila would be difficult to change.
The Harvest Star Vanguard, who destroys for the sake of destruction, is only focused on wielding her sword as Head Body, relentlessly killing anything that stands in her way. The death of people is something that most people would consider commonplace and indifferent to her, and she herself thinks so too.
How could I not care?
It is precisely because Avia cannot be indifferent—hopefully she is not living for the single purpose of fighting.
"What are you saying? We've known each other for so many years, don't worry, I promise you, I've always been like this."
The silver-haired youth smiled, and in response, he picked up the Photon Ray that the girl had placed on the ground and earnestly handed it to her.
"Oh right, I haven't introduced you yet, this is--"
Along with spoken words, he also murmured his Telepathy to Typhon in his heart.
'Typhon, could you come out for a moment?'
In Attila's sight, the red-haired girl next to Avia suddenly raised the corner of her single Golden Eyes, glared at her, and then glared back at Avia.
Earlier, Typhon, who was still incessantly nagging as usual, saw Attila and, because of a certain repulsive aura emanating from him, but considering her relatively good relationship with Avia, she barely suppressed her Desire to attack and became silent.
Then Typhon Ephimilous was somewhat stunned, because in this place, this human was actually chatting and laughing with this strange human she was seeing for the first time.
Their relationship was so close that they could touch each other's bodies. In fact, the White-Haired Goddess human laughed heartily and showed concern without any barriers. In Typhon's eyes, both of them had smiles that were natural and expected, without any barriers between them.
He has never acted so recklessly in front of me, never gotten so close to talk to me, and never smiled at me with that kind of expression.
His expression was truly different; it was more casual, more relaxed, and more uninhibited... It felt like he wasn't being polite, or rather, there was no strange sense of protection. The girl felt that this human was speaking to the White-Haired Goddess human she was meeting for the first time with a special attitude.
This made her feel extremely resentful.
Typhon felt an intense loathing for this self-righteous human, though he didn't know why; it had now reached the point of utter hatred.
Although he kept saying he wanted to eat him, Primordial Dragon actually didn't want him to be eaten by him at all.
It's as simple as just finding a reason to convince yourself.
But humans will die sooner or later, so we can just wait until he dies.
This is how it should be, but the red-haired girl can't accept it.
I don't want to think about... that possibility--
Why is it that I can be with someone I don't even know...? I don't want to.
Cheer up!
"I don't want to."
The sound of my own reflexive reply... was almost like that of a lost, unreasonable, and bewildered human being.
After uttering those words, ignoring the embarrassment on his face, Typhon realized that these words were not spoken by a human, but by Phantasmal Species that had resided in a human body even earlier than himself.
Back when she emerged from the volcano and followed this human, she discovered a Humanoid Phantasmal Species on the Rhine Gold connected to her soul. However, she didn't think much of it at the time, and since the Phantasmal Species rarely spoke and just silently observed, she gradually stopped paying attention to it.
"It seems so." The White-Haired Goddess -eyed Phantasmal Species snorted, then smiled and continued, "That human had a strange aura, almost as if he had timed it perfectly to disrupt your plans at the most inconsiderate moment, but is it really alright if you don't show up? Did the Greece Primordial Dragon just give up like that?"
"... Who are you? Why are you acting so familiar? I might kill you if you do."
"Waaaaah, look at the color of my hair, and it's been on him so long ago..."
Her pair of purple eyes Gilgamesh with delight, like a kitten spotting a little mouse.
"Um?"
"I'm his sister who passed away a long time ago. I've been watching over him, searching for a lover for my brother."
Seeing this Humanoid Phantasmal Species's malicious smile, Typhon suppressed his Desire to kill. Her attitude of randomly looking for people to amuse herself and obviously talking nonsense inexplicably annoyed him... but he also felt that it wasn't impossible.
"This is really bad, we have a competitor now. That person is our childhood sweetheart, but Typhon, you've been following them for so long, can't you at least tell them your name?"
"I don't want to."
"How should I put it... you're still a human being in your current state."
The White-Haired Goddess Phantasmal Species sighed, seemingly feeling helpless.
"?"
"What I mean is, these kinds of creatures always inexplicably love to put on a brave face when faced with this kind of situation."
Suddenly, the Phantasmal Species raised one eyebrow, and for some reason, its eyes shone with Gilgamesh.
"To move forward, one needs scenery worthy of it; the road ahead will be a path of help and companionship... Anyway, keep going, I'm always watching!"
"... Okay, then."
Typhon was about to reveal his Humanoid, looked back at her and saw the Humanoid Phantasmal Species with bright purple eyes smiling gently.
132: Even the most youthful and innocent taste can become tiresome if consumed in excess.
"My name is Typhon Ephimilous, yes, yes--"
"This aura... are you a dragon like Zmei Gorynych?"
Typhon originally intended to be tough and indifferent, but when she looked directly at the White-Haired Goddess human named Attila, she truly felt a terrifying aura watching her from a distant place.
A chill ran through my body, and a shiver ran down my back.
But she quickly realized that it wasn't herself, but rather the power of Zeus that she had once stolen, manifesting in an uncontrollable defensive Desire.
It was as if if this person stayed there slowly, his entire field of vision would turn into a blanket of white... The red-haired girl had this illusion.
"No, I am, ah, no..." Typhon had initially appeared indifferent, suddenly became weak and stammered, "I am not Zeus, I am not a Greece god, please, no, don't kill me..."
"Avia, this situation..."
The White-Haired Girl blinked, as if to say that she really hadn't done anything and had inexplicably become like this.
Avia noticed that Typhon couldn't even lift his head when he saw Attila, and guessed the reason. Perhaps it was because the terror left to the Gods of Greece by the Giant God more than 10,000 years ago was too profound, causing Typhon, who had stolen Zeus's blueprints and gained power, to feel fear as well.
However, speaking of the Giant God, he recalled his previous meeting with Odin, who said that the seal on the moon had somehow become vulnerable to being broken.
In other words, Sefar might Present World... Although Avia promised Odin she would handle it herself, who in this era could possibly go to heaven, let alone reach outer space?
So Avia can only hope that the Alien Star Key in the Giant God Ruins in the Alps of Western Europe might allow him to travel to the moon in this era.
Alien Star Key, an alien entity that has existed in the Nasuverse for a long time, are identical in nature to the Velber, but their essence is the same as the 'guiding force' that Attila and Carl the Great felt in their lifetimes.
Charlemagne in the Nasuverse encountered the Alien Star Key in the Giant God Ruins during his travels, witnessed Attila's life, and learned of his destiny to unify Western Europe.
Furthermore, considering that Archimedes' analysis of the Alien Star Key in FEXL showed it to be harmless to Minecraft, and that the monarchy specifically designed for Velber was not activated as a result, it is unlikely to be something from Velber.
However, given that the "guiding force" allowed Charlemagne to see his destiny to unify Western Europe, it is not difficult to deduce that the Alien Star Key is a kind of existence similar to the will of the Planet. In other words, perhaps guiding Attila to become the "Scourge of God" and severely damage both Western Rome was a necessary matter.
Moreover, the world that Carl the Great longed for was a system in which all human values were integrated, meaning it was no different from the materialized Alaya... And the Heavenly Voice Assimilation was a special skill of the Alien Star Key. It was because the Alien Star Key transformed Carl the Great's original 'leadership charisma' into a powerful assimilation ability, assimilating the 'spirit' and 'soul' of the Servant, making them submit. Unlike 'brainwashing,' it did not change the values of the assimilated.
Previously, the reason Avia had avoided going to the Giant God Ruins in the Alps was because he was worried that premature contact might cause some kind of impact. However, after learning about the early descent of Kihara and the possibility that the Giant God might break the seal, he no longer cared.
However, Avia felt it was better to wait and see, since returning and leaving again so soon might not be good for Attila.
Then, looking at the red-haired girl who seemed much weaker, Avia smiled gently, the same smile she had given Attila earlier.
"Typhon, why are you so scared all of a sudden? You are the Primordial Dragon of the Greece dragon, the Progenitor of All Demons. Speaking of which, Attila was one of my men who lost."
"Really."
The White-Haired Girl spoke coldly and clearly, without any hesitation.
For some reason, the red-haired girl was startled and froze.
"... Of course I don't, how could I possibly have?"
"Really? So everything that just happened was fake?"
"Who would honestly tell you that, human?"
Coming to his senses, Typhon, arms crossed, adopted a haughty demeanor, which naturally only deepened the smile in the silver-haired youth's eyes.
"By saying that, you're essentially admitting it. Besides, you've never referred to yourself as 'I' before. Why are you suddenly doing this?"
"Eh... Ah!"
Typhon realized what was happening and covered his mouth with both hands. Perhaps because he couldn't find any explanation, the girl even put on a sullen face.
But Avia pressed his advantage without any apparent concern.
"I remember you clearly said you were going to eat me? But it seems impossible now."
"... Ugh, you human, I hate you the most! I'll really eat you up sooner or later!"
Although the red-haired girl was gritting her teeth, she was also aware that the tension she felt had unconsciously eased.
"It's obvious, Typhon, that you're doing better."
To Typhon's surprise, Attila was the first to laugh this time.
"Although I don't know what Avia said to you, whatever it is, I think we'll help you, since Avia promised you."
The White-Haired Girl's smile was extremely sincere.