The Things I Should Do
Looking into his own heart, had Luo Zhen ever desperately strived for anything for his own sake in all the years of his life?
Probably not.
In Chaldea, Luo Zhen saved the Human Order not for himself, but for Roman, Mashu, and the lives of everyone else.
In the world of automatons, he sought the reason behind the extermination of his clan not for himself either, but to repay the kindness of the Akaba Family, who had raised him.
At the same time, Luo Zhen traveled from world to world, cultivated himself desperately, and defeated one enemy after another. Yet even then, it was not for his own sake. He only wanted to become stronger so that he could respond more fully when faced with a crisis threatening the Human Order.
So, the only things Luo Zhen truly pursued for himself were probably the study of magecraft, the study of the mysteries, and the pursuit of miracles.
That had been his goal ever since he was saved at the age of two. It had already been carved into his instincts, and he would never forget it.
Only in this regard would Luo Zhen actively strive for something.
But aside from that, had Luo Zhen ever actively strived for anything?
No.
He truly had not.
Back in Chaldea, Luo Zhen already possessed intelligence and wisdom, yet his dissatisfaction with Chaldea had only manifested as resistance. He had never considered changing it himself. That alone was proof.
In the other worlds, when Luo Zhen intervened in the lives of one girl after another and gave them salvation, it was likewise only because he had once been saved himself, because he had his own principles and bottom line—in short, because he could not stand by and do nothing.