Chapter 287 I Know That My Body Is Just a Thing

But Annan became quiet instead.

He understood everything.

Just like the existence of Ingrid the "spare crane"...

Gryanznuha is the "backup savior".

He looked at Gryanznuha, his eyes became complicated.

That look made Gryanznoha sensitive.

He frowned, but he didn't say anything useless like "don't look at me with that look".

Gryanznuha just looked at Annan with the same sharp eyes, watching what he was going to say——

Annan opened his mouth and slowly recited:

"'But when I look at the sun, all I shed are tears... I know that I am nothing but a thing.'"

Hearing this, Gryanznuha was suddenly taken aback and trembled all over.

Of course he knew which passage it was.

From "Praise the Name of Tianche", the most famous lines.

But he never thought that this sentence would be so appropriate at this moment...

Isn't he crying looking at the sun... a person who is crazy about his insignificance?

"'In the furnace of the Light, my body was consumed, my teeth rotted, my flesh melted—'

"'I weep over it... I am nothing.'"

Annan said slowly: "I already understand, this despair that even you yourself have forgotten.

"You already knew... didn't you?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and touched Gryanznuha's forehead with his hand.

Gryanznuha was silent and did not make any resistance.

At this time, Annan can directly kill him.

But he didn't.

through this touch,

Annan's consciousness dipped into Gryanznuha's mind.

Gryanznoha clearly touches on Annan's thinking:

But what surprised him was.

The thoughts hidden in Annan's mind...

But it is not pity. Nor is it anger. Not even forgiveness.

He had no fear of worms in his heart. But there is no arrogance or arrogance in the slightest.

But calm—hope.

"The savior who forgot the original purpose, lost in desire, and was abandoned by fate..."

In front of his former enemies.

In front of this villain who has forgotten his honor and mission and abandoned himself.

Annan touched his forehead, solemnly and seriously swearing:

"—I will inherit your path.

"I will never fail. I will never throw in the towel. I will never surrender.

"I will never - fall like you."

Only a click was heard.

Gryanznuha's left arm suddenly lost all its luster, starting from the upper arm and falling to the ground.

The young Gryanznuha's complexion changed, he took two steps back, his whole body became old at a speed that could be seen from the granulation, and the blood on his left arm was gushing like a spring.

Somewhat embarrassed, he reached out and wiped his left arm to stop the bleeding.

Glancing at Annan in a somewhat complicated manner, and then at the "Hand of Hope" on the ground, Gryaznuha sighed deeply.

But he didn't know what to say, what to say.

He originally thought that Annan had the same selfishness as him - he was not even from this world.

Then he is for fame, for profit... for stronger power, to rule the world, isn't that reasonable?

How could someone really be willing to give everything for someone who has nothing to do with him?

In this world, mortals are short-sighted and dull, nobles are greedy and selfish, churches are arrogant and godless, and fallen people are full of evil thoughts from the bottom of their hearts... Giant dragons have invaded other worlds, elves have used spell power, and giants are more stupid than ordinary people , dwarves are more greedy than nobles.

Nothing in this world is clean. Nothing is beautiful.

He is the most noble blood in the world, and lives in the bottom society of various countries. He felt more and more that the world was so chaotic and dark—Gryanznuha didn't even know why this world needed to be saved?

Back then, why did he accept such a task?

He has long since forgotten.

After all, he is just a "mortal thing" and does not have such a long memory. It is even more impossible to be as eternal as a god, which will not change with the passage of time.

Gryanznuha just knew that he was the last [hope] of this world.

If Annan also fails, then it's time for him to show his skills!

The world can only be saved by him...he is the last insurance!

Just like the old bastard in the company, when a young newcomer who is trusted by everyone is about to replace him, or even have a better status than himself, he will pray in his heart that the other party will make a big embarrassment and make a big mistake.

At that time, people will respect me, trust me, and rely on me again, right?

Gryaznuha prayed so.

So no matter what, no matter what, he was full of hope—the eternal hope.

The brighter Annan is, the more eternal and firm this hope will be.

——Replace Annan's fate and become the real savior!

This hope is undoubtedly based on the wish that "Annan may fail".

... But today, Gryanznuha really saw Annan and touched his soul.

He realized that it was not "pure kindness".

But "sublime".

Not weak good guys, not disgusting hypocrites. Instead, he did not accept anyone's coercion, but followed the most instinctive desire in his heart and was a "madman" who did whatever he wanted.

——He is a madman who is born to be good and wants to knock down all the evil in the world for no reason!

If the positions are reversed, he will become a disastrous demon king. He is far more harmful than worms... and it is for this reason that he was chosen by Miss Luck as a skycar against worms.

"I see……"

Gryanznuhar murmured.

He already fully understood why the world loved Annan so much.

... At that moment, he finally remembered.

Why did he ever want to save the world.

He was a very precocious teenager.

He has long realized that the pain, darkness, hatred, jealousy, sadness, greed in people's hearts... It's just that he refuses to accept it.

——Why is the world like this?

- If possible, I want to change all this.

And when he walked on this road, he immediately realized his own powerlessness.

His talents are insufficient.

But his resolve grew stronger.

——Save the world no matter what the cost.

But that's just futile.

No matter how hard he tried, his talents could only go so far.

Because of his lack of talent.

But can he turn back?

He walks in a noble way!

At the end of this road is the glorious savior!

Then, even at the expense of others——

"...Is that when it started?"

Gryanznuhar murmured, "Because my... talent is insufficient?"

just that?

that is it?

... But why?

He still felt that something was wrong, but he was powerless to continue to be an enemy of Annan.

Annan did not attack him, nor did he use any spells.

He just let go of his defenses, using the essence of his soul to touch the essence of his soul.

It is the contact of the solid soul with the solid soul.

At that moment, Gryanznuha realized...even if he is also of the golden rank, there are advantages and disadvantages in the essence of being a human being.

This instantly collapsed Gryanznuha's incomparably solid worldview.

Because as long as he has touched Annan's open and upright heart, he will no longer be able to pray from the bottom of his heart... He is ashamed of his previous wish. The hope of "let Annan fail, let me save the world" can no longer be sincerely generated.

——【Hope】It's over.

Even he couldn't be excited to destroy beautiful things with his own hands.

He is indeed a villain... But even as a villain, he is not pure enough.

"Half savior, half villain, half hero, half schemer..."

I can't do anything.

It's just because of my...【insufficient talent】.

So what am I left with?

Gryanznuha, who had lost his arm, didn't even look at the [Hand of Hope] that fell to the ground.

His face became as old as when he came, but his stooped back looked more than ten years older than before.

Tired and confused, Gryanznuha staggered away from the snow field.

Just like that, his back disappeared into the snowstorm that rolled up again.

Like a wild dog with a broken leg.