Did the world truly need you to step forward and face something?
Perhaps if you had never entered this world, it would have been more peaceful instead.
In the bubble-like consciousness rising to the surface, the first thing he recalled was still the Queen he had met a century ago. Though their time together had been brief, her words had had an enormous impact on him.
Yeah, it did not necessarily have to be me.
This plan sweeping across Europe... even without me, Sharon and the others on this land would surely have found a way to solve it, just like that night in Beijing.
The outcome might have been better. Or it might have been worse.
But no matter what, just as that Queen had said,
This was Fate. No one could know.
When imagining a crisis, countless struggles might flash through your mind. You might weigh the pros and cons and fall into hesitation. But when the moment truly came,
the things that decided your actions were always very simple.
"No matter when it is, all you need to do is carry through your own will—the will to achieve what you truly desire from the bottom of your heart."
Thinking of the figure of light and shadow who had told him that back then, he once again felt the Queen's wisdom, as well as her gentle greatness, like light itself.
If he had been born in Europe and Van Helsing had been the first person he met, he probably would have been willing to become her follower too.
Imagining another path of Fate where he became Zero Rider, he slowly began to feel the light. Fang Ran's eyelids fluttered as he hazily opened his eyes.
Then he heard a weak voice beside him. It was still as clear