In the laboratory of Nanahoshi, I knelt on one knee in front of Dragon God Orsted
I don't know much about the etiquette of subordinates in this world, but it's never wrong to be groveling.
"Rudeus. Greyrat..."
He murmured to himself and stopped after scanning my broken arm.
"Variables..."
After a moment of silence, he reached out and grabbed the side. The air next to him seemed to be cracked as he reached into it, and he took out a scroll.
"Rudeus. Greyrat"
"In"
"After so many reincarnations, I also know what the relationship between superiors and subordinates is like between humans. Although I don't say this because I want to be your superior, you seem to think so in your heart."
Reincarnation?
"Clear rewards and punishments are the only way to make subordinates loyal."
After saying that, he tore open the scroll
I felt itching on the broken arm. When I looked down, the flesh and blood on the broken arm was regenerating in a disgusting but rapid manner.
In less than ten seconds, my right hand grew back
The feeling of discomfort was less than I thought. I moved my fingers and found that they were as flexible as before.
I buried my head deeper
"Thank you for your gift"
As the saying goes, there is no reward without effort.
I believe that what he asks me to do will definitely be more difficult than I imagined
"You don't have to be so reserved. I think I'm quite familiar with you."
Orsted sitting on the wooden chair said leisurely
"Are you referring to the encounter at Red Dragon's Jaw?"
"Meet? What you said is really nice, but that's not what I mean."
"What does that mean?"
"I know you, and am familiar with you, very, very familiar with you, Rudeus. Greyrat"
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva
Obviously, it's because of nervousness
There was some joking in his words, but I had no idea what he was talking about.
"In my memory, this is the second time we meet, Mr. Orsted"
"Haha, you don't need to call me Sir, just do as before, call me Orsted"
"I don't understand what you are talking about..."
He tapped his fingers lightly on the wooden table, closing his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
"Rudeus, do you think your mother can be saved?"
Does he know about my mother?
Has someone been secretly following me all these years...?
No... now is not the time to think about these things
"Yes"
"Do you have an idea?"
"A little bit, but it's hard to achieve"
"Okay, next question, do you think Ariel. Anemoi. Asura is likely to become the next king given the current situation?"
"Yes, but there are only some possibilities."
Orsted's expression remains unchanged
What exactly is he going to do?
"If you help Ariel. Anemoi. Asura, can she become the king?"
What does it mean...?
Dragon God Orsted wants Ariel. Anemoi. Asura to become the king?
But what does this mean to him?
It's nothing more than a political fight between humans, and it can't affect a strong man like him no matter what...
First, let's think about his problem.
I'm going to help Ariel and make her the king...
Then there are two ultimate goals that oppose it, Darius and the prince
Behind the prince is Darius. Darius has many nobles who support him. Coupled with the previous investigation, Water God Reida. Lia suddenly publicly supports Darius...
"Orsted... Sir, before answering this question, I have two questions"
"You said"
"If you want Ariel. Anemoi. Asura to become the king, why don't you personally help her? As long as you support her, it is absolutely certain that she will become the king."
"Hmm... if you want to make friends, you have to be more honest...?"
He said this, nodded and spoke again
"Because of the curse, all creatures in this world will fear me out of instinct. A country dominated by fear will not produce talents who can help me in the future."
Do you need talents who can help you? It makes sense...
"I understand... then there is another question, Water God Reida. Lia, is it strong?"
"It's very strong, but... it shouldn't be an opponent you can't defeat. At least you shouldn't die in her hands."
Although I don't know where he got the confidence to trust me so much, but what he wants is probably an attitude.
After all, it is the first mission...
I took a deep breath
"I can help Ariel. Anemoi. Asura become king"
"Well, very good, after you help Ariel. Anemoi. Asura become the king, I will give you a way to save your mother..."
After Orsted finished saying this, he was silent for a while and then added
"I'd better give it to you now. I want to establish a so-called [friendship] with you."
"Ah?"
A way to save Zenith!?
Orsted smiled
"Don't you have any questions? Rudeus"
I have a lot of questions, but should I ask them?
As Nanahoshi said, he is actually quite easy to communicate with.
No one in a superior position deliberately creates a sense of oppression for those in a subordinate position.
In this case...
"Why do you need me to help you? My strength is very different from yours. Many things should be very easy as long as you do it yourself."
"Well... magic power, my magic power is stored very slowly. I don't want to waste too much magic power for the final battle. Furthermore, it is inconvenient for me to do many things in my capacity. Even if I succeed now, the future direction may be wrong."
Can he see the future?
Let's ask this kind of question later.
"Okay... one more question... why did you attack my sister at that time, Aisha. Greyrat"
"You have the answer in your mind, don't you? Because at that time Aisha. Greyrat was Apostle of the Human-God"
"Then why did you notice that I have lived with her for so many years and never felt anything unusual?"
"The last reincarnation... no, to be precise, it was the previous timeline."
"Timeline...?"
"It was supposed to be reincarnation, but because your existence changed, I stole Magic Power Storage Device invented by you and Nanahoshi, used the magic you invented, and returned to the present."
Wha... what?
The amount of information in this paragraph is much greater than I thought.
Reincarnation? Rebirth like me?
No, his reincarnation and my rebirth are two different things, not to mention the timeline he was talking about
In other words, he went back in time? I invented it? So his previous timeline knew me?
"You... went back in time?"
"Yes"
"The magic I invented?"
"Yes, although I still know how to use it, I can't activate it again. The magic power is not enough. The Magic Power Storage Device invented by you and Nanahoshi is too huge and cannot be brought here."
"Okay... were I friends with you in the last timeline?"
He shook his head
"It's an enemy, because I killed Aisha. Greyrat and Eris. Boreas. Greyrat. After passing by At Red Dragon's Jaw, because I felt something was wrong, I chose to use dragon words to question Aisha. Greyrat. Because of magic, she revealed that she had an intersection with Human-God in her dream.
Without hesitation, I launched the attack directly, while Eris. Boreas. Greyrat blocked an attack for her and died directly."
"This way..."
Orsted continued talking expressionlessly
"In the last timeline, when you were in your 40s, you laid a trap and gathered Sword God, Water God, North God Third and the devil Badigadi to attack me. In the end, I killed all of them except Badigadi."
"So... do you think I can defeat Water God because she was doing things for me in the previous timeline?"
"To be precise, I obeyed you. Although I don't know how you did it, but now that I think about it, it is probably Human-God's arrangement."
obey...
There is a huge difference between obeying and defeating
Obedience can mean acting for the same benefit and the same goal, while defeat means being truly stronger than her.
In my previous life, I might not have had the strength to defeat Water God, just because I had the same goal...
Just when I wanted to say something, Orsted continued
"After they died, you saw something was wrong and immediately used teleportation magic to escape. However, when the battle started, I had already marked you with magic, so I followed you and killed you."
"Uh..."
"And the location you teleported to is your and Nanahoshi's research institute. Before you died, I asked you many questions. Among them, the sentence that impressed me most is
[Actually, I don't hate you. I don't have any emotion that can be called hatred towards you. After all, so many years have passed and I just wanted to kill you when I attacked you]"
Facing the people who killed Aisha and Eris, what would I say in the previous timeline?
No... I think I know myself pretty well
If Aisha and Eris really have an accident, I will definitely find ways to take revenge...
"I'm very curious about what this sentence means, but judging from your expression, you don't really understand it yourself."
After speaking, he took out a research notebook
"This book records a kind of magic that allows magic to invade the brain. It is also the way to save your mother as I mentioned before. This is also the magic you invented yourself."
"The me in the previous timeline made my mother wake up?"
"Yes"
Then, he took out another notebook
But this one is very thin
He handed over both notebooks
"This book is Holy Country of Millis's evaluation of you. These two books are from your research institute in the previous timeline, which means they originally belonged to you."
I took the book, opened it and took a casual look at it.
At this time, Orsted added
"Just take a look, I don't think you in the last timeline are as bad as what is written in the biography."
I nodded and looked at the contents of the book again.
It's about my evaluation
This is really... unfriendly...
"In the last timeline, even if I didn't intervene, you chose to help Ariel. Anemoi. Asura, and she became the king because of your help."
"That's why you believe me"
"However, there is one difference. Water God Reida. Lia in the previous timeline did not come forward to help Darius. She is Apostle of the Human-God. Because I did not kill Aisha. Greyrat this time, so there is no need for you to oppose me.
But you did not oppose me but allowed Ariel·Anemoi·Asura to take the throne. This is not good news for Human-God... so he used the Water God card."
While talking, Dragon God smiled
Very scary feeling...
"In short, Rudeus. Greyrat, I hope that the relationship between us is not like that of superiors and subordinates. I hope that we can become friends and allies."
"I..."
"I know what you are worried about, don't worry! I have ways to protect your family. Even if you are not here, Human-God can't harm them!"
In fact, my idea has always been to just be comfortable
For the sake of my current happiness, I don't want to take even a little risk, but now, I have a way to save Zenith, so what if I take some risks for this kindness?
Besides, Orsted promised to protect my family
I know this is very selfish... I am not only the son of Zenith, I am also the fiancé of Roxy, Sylphie, and Eris
But, no matter what...
I took a deep breath and spoke
"If you say that, I feel relieved."
Orsted stretched out his hand
After hesitating, I also reached out my hand and shook his tightly.
"Rudeus! I have only one goal, to kill Human-God! Even if you have no enmity with him now, I believe that he will use various methods to harm you and your family. In the last timeline, he relied on Use Aisha. Greyrat to pit you and me against each other. This time, such a thing will not happen again. You will do things that are difficult for me to do, and I will protect your family. Dragon God I swear in the name of Orsted!"
"I will do my best to make your goals come true"
"Then, we are allies. Tomorrow... No, I'm afraid it will scare your family. Let's do it tonight. When your family is sleeping, I will go over and cast a spell. It is Dragon Race's secret method. It can make your family not affected by Human-God, and at the same time, it can avoid all diseases."
"No... since we are allies, I think my family should also know you. Come to my house tomorrow morning and I will introduce you one by one. Please forgive me if Aisha feels too panicked."
"I understand, after all, I am the one who killed her once."
"Haha..."
In this way, I can be regarded as an ally of Dragon God Orsted? But I position myself as a subordinate...