Chapter 94 Chapter Six

My head was a mess.Although I have been thinking about how to live, to be honest, I was really just thinking about these things, so I didn't hear some of what Nex said.I remember him saying: "...which means dragons, humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, goblins, orcs... There is one more I don't know.Anyway, among living organisms that live on two feet, only eight species can speak.There are only eight living organisms that can talk and think. " Huh?What is he talking about? "Why are you suddenly talking about biology?" "Shut up and listen! Well...whether it's a vampire or a lycanthropy, they can talk, but they're not creatures. Don't think that clones can talk. They're just imitating creatures. Born freely, they will Intellectual creatures that think and can express...there are only eight kinds of creatures that know to look up to the gods. They are a race that was born freely and walked freely."

"The rabbit was also born freely, and can jump around freely." Nix looked at me with a look that thought I was hopeless.For some reason, I feel like a fool. "Big idiot! The rabbit doesn't know what its own freedom is. So it won't be happy about its own freedom. Don't think that ignorance is equal to freedom. The so-called freedom is to understand freedom and know how to pursue it. It only makes sense to free people. Have you ever seen a scalper work hard to be free? You let the scalper go and tell him 'well, you're free.' Would the scalper be happy? If you If you have a head, use it to think. Don't just use it to wear a helmet or a hat!"

"Ah, like this? Then, what about the eight races?" "There are gems that determine the fate of these eight free beings." "gem?" "That's right... I have no way to confirm whether it is a gem or not. But since most people call them stars, they are probably gems. Because people call them eight stars. This is when the chaos of the universe first opened, Before the first crow of the rooster, when the first new star rose in the early morning haze, when the existence of Ubinie and Hoganes was still unclear..., I Why are you talking nonsense? Anyway, there are eight of these gems. As for why eight gems exist? Who made them? Or are they not manufactured, but formed naturally? These questions No one knows. All these connection details, from the beginning we don't know.

Because we haven't advanced enough to understand why these things exist.Because we're not mature enough to understand it, and then explain why it exists. " "Would you like me to clap your hands for you?" "Give me some peace." "Okay. Then the fate-determining gem you mentioned, that rare treasure, what is it for?" "The gemstones that determine the survival and extinction of a race... those are the gemstones that can guide the prosperity, thought, and heart of a race. It has no self-awareness, only the power to decide and execute, it has only power so powerful that it can fully exercise its power .”

"What did you say?" The guy finally went crazy.Looks like it's because those orcs hit him on the head.Even the fireside stories are not so exaggerated. "Hey, wait a minute. You mean, as long as I have the great gem, for example, if I have the dwarven gem, I say to the dwarves, 'You all shave the left half of your beard.' Will all the dwarves shave the left half of their beards then?" "You ignorant and naive little bastard! Don't bring everything down to your level and blah blah blah! Don't you know this is the easiest way to mock the gods?"

"If other priests warned me like this, I would be embarrassed. But I don't accept scolding me like a fake lay priest like you! Don't mess around! What qualifications does a guy like you have? Talking about God? From the mouth of a bastard who trampled a child to death..." My words seemed to get stuck on the roof of my mouth.Nix looked at me with a pale face and fear.He said, "What? What happened to the child...?" "Really. That's one of your former villains. It's okay if you tremble in disbelief. I'm just stating the facts. You were riding a horse and there was a kid in the way in front of you, and you just stepped on it like that." Kill him and keep running."

"This is huge..." "It's a big lie, isn't it? Think what you want! Do as you please!" Nix shut his mouth.He lowered his head, his shoulders were shaking up and down. Suddenly the conversation stopped suddenly, as if a cool wind was whipping on the cheek.My body felt the pain of being bound by the rope again.Is there no way to keep the body warm? Is there no way to stop the body from this terrible convulsion?Although I wanted to break free from the hands tied behind me, I didn't even have any sense of where my hands were.I tried to find the feeling of the thumb, but finally gave up.I turned to look at Nex.

Nex still lowered his head, silent.The night seemed to be getting darker and darker.Although there are stars twinkling in the sky, there is no radiance on Nix's face. "Sorry." Nix didn't answer. "Really, I'm sorry! Otherwise, what are you going to do! That's your crime. I saw it with my own eyes." "Okay. Shut your mouth. I'll ask." A long series of sighs.In that voice, for some reason, it seemed that moisture was hidden in it.What's going on in that guy's mind?Will he simply accept that he is the one who did that, or will he deny who he was before?

"What do you want to ask?" "Why do I want to destroy Baizos?" "...If it is a conversation of ordinary people, this question will make people laugh out loud. But I won't laugh at you. But I can't answer your question either." "why?" "I don't know why you attacked Bizos. Although I only remember some of what you said." "What did I say?" "You seem to say that your father was treated unfairly, and you feel resentful. And you also seem to think that it is unreasonable to say that birth alone determines whether a person lives as a nobleman or a royal family."

Nex nodded. "You speak of my father. Yes. My father seems to have died a violent death." "Um.... No, wait a minute? Oh, your father isn't dead yet?" "What are you talking about? What nonsense are you talking about!" "I said that your father is not dead. Count Ronne Schulitz has only become a prisoner of Amtat, and he is not dead yet." Nix rolled his eyes.For a moment he wanted to speak, his mouth wriggling, but still nothing came out.It wasn't long before he managed to say: "Hey! Xiu Qi! My father has passed away. Even if I don't remember other things, I still remember this incident clearly! I remember that my father died before I was born. died."

"What are you talking about? I met your father with my own eyes. He met him when he came to our village. And you knew about it before. I mean you before the split. But how do you say your father died before you were born?" "What did you say? Oh, uh? No! My father has already taken the first step! Is my father's name Rone Xiulizhe? Anyway, I remember that Ronne Xiulizhe is dead!" Is this guy now creating illusions in his remnants of memory?Could it be that when the fragments of the memory are combined, an illogical new memory will be produced? "Then tell me. How did you know your father died? If your father died before you were born, someone should have told you. Do you remember that?" ?” "That is……" Nex was once again bewildered.Really, it seems that I will lose several years of life.How can there be such a difficult conversation?Slowly, some words came out of Nix's mouth, oh no, some sentences. "Death by death...depression...pain in the heart...betrayal...these are the feelings. None of them have a clear reason. My blank head seems to be foggy, just like looking at flowers in the fog, Everything is hazy, even the outlines are blurred.... I just remember the feeling. But, but... my father has gone ahead! I mean he passed away!Died at the hands of my brothers...! " What Nex said to himself suddenly shocked me, and of course I was also very surprised.What is he saying?Ronne Shuliche died at the hands of his brother? "Hey, hello. I think you must have a big illusion. Your father has a brother, that is, your uncle. Your uncle is dead, but your father is not dead yet." "My uncle?" "Yeah. No way, can't you even remember this?" "No.... I can't remember. I can't remember at all. Seriously!" I let out a sigh of relief.I was already in a trance because of being bound by the rope, and now I have to deal with this guy who has gone crazy. "Okay. Wahaha..., this bastard rope! I'll tell you one by one now, you should listen carefully. It's just..." "Wait a moment." Nix suddenly lowered his voice.what happened?I closed my mouth and looked at him.Nix said, "Didn't you hear the voice?" "What... eh?" I listened carefully and heard it.I don't know if it came from the wind, but it was a very weak noise.It was some ominously loud noises.There are screams and shouts?There are also some cracking sounds and the neighing of horses.What the hell is that sound?Wait a moment!Where are the orcs? It turns out that these half-orcs wanted to attack in the dark! which side is westWhen I was tied up during the day, I saw the sunset.So the front is west.That being said, the direction Carnadin is in is right in front of me.I stared hard at the direction of the horizon.A short while later, a slender flame rose from the horizon.The flame was as thin as a thin red line that was lightly cut across the skin. "It's those bastards!" "The sneak attack was successful." "What did you say? No! There will be no such thing. How could the sneak attack be successful?" "Little idiot. If it didn't work out, the flame wouldn't have risen." "Really! Damn it!" The orcs on the other side seemed to have heard the commotion as well.The group of bastards suddenly stood up, pointing in the direction of the flames, and began to clamor.The bastards let out wild laughter and cries of carnival, while bouncing and running to nowhere. Really!What about Carl?What about Shan Sen?What are other people doing?How could the half-orcs be allowed to attack in the dark! "Nothing to see. That's fine." What is he saying?I turned to look at Nex.But that guy Nex suddenly fell forward.Kuang Qiang Kuang Qiang.After the guy fell to the ground, he shook and hugged his arms tightly. "What's the matter? Where's your rope?" Nex firmly grasped the trembling arm and sat on the ground with his knees bent.He violently shook his head up and down, and said with a smile, "I was a thief, Xiu Qi. I broke a rope like this a while ago. I waited until now because I couldn't escape." "What did you say? You are not a thief. You are the head of the Thieves Guild." "What? No... you mean, the head of the Thieves Guild is not a thief..." Nix looked at me blankly again.It turned out that even the remaining memories of that guy were scattered. Nex stared at me for a while, then stood up on one knee with great effort. But the foot slid sideways immediately, and the kneecap was hit hard.Even though the knee was hurt and hurt like hell, the guy still didn't move.He dragged the foot himself with his hands, pulling it forward.The way he moves his hands and feet like that is very disturbing to watch. Then he clung tightly to the wooden post to which he had just been tied, and stood up with all his strength. His legs kept shaking, as if he was about to fall, but he hugged the wooden pillar almost with his whole body, and he didn't fall down.He pressed his forehead against the pillar and began to breathe. Not long after, he staggered towards me.In his hanging right hand was a small knife that he had hidden somewhere.He said he was a thief?No way, judging by his skill, he is the president of the Thieves Guild.No, maybe the orcs' inspection was too lax.Anyway, he walked towards me step by step with great difficulty, leaning his left hand on the wooden post that bound me.That guy leaned towards my face with a bad mood.Then he aimed that knife straight at my chest. "you……?" The hair on the back of my head was all standing on end.Nex smiled coldly and cut the rope.Boom, boom.He even cut all the ropes around his feet, and before I could say anything, he fell forward.Although the knee was hit hard, but apart from the pain that came slowly, I felt nothing.The moment I fell to the ground and my waist hit the ground, I gritted my teeth.Maybe that part was bitten by a half-orc in the morning. Although Gerente and Shansen helped me treat it, the injury hadn't healed yet, so the pain was so painful that it almost killed me. As soon as I fell, I rolled around on the ground.Although I used my hands to touch my body, neither my hands nor my body felt the slightest bit.I seem to be looking at other people's hands, watching my own hands touching things.I felt nothing but the feeling of nothing.I just can't get up.How can I stand up if I can't feel the feeling on my feet at all? "stand up." You bastard!I can bear anything, but I can't bear that guy looking down on me like that.I wave my hands.Although the vigorously waving hand bumped into the wooden pillar, there was no pain at all.I then stood up holding on to the wooden pillar. Just after I stood up with great effort, my foot slipped to the side all of a sudden, and then fell to the ground again.The mouth hit the ground again, and there were stars in front of the eyes. "Uh... eat. Hehe, hehe." "Stand up, you idiot. There's a limit to helping others . "You, you, you shut up...I will stand up!" "Then you stand up quickly. I can't kick you now...to make you stand up...it's such a pity. Hahaha." This madman.Although I have been nodding back to his words, how can I stand up?Tears flowed from the eyes, and flowed into the mouth together with the dried dirt on the face.As soon as I stood up, I fell down, and my body was moving rapidly, as if I was going to pour out the contents of my stomach.With difficulty, I put my trembling hands on my knees and stood up on my feet.I looked up at Nex.Really!Nex was standing leaning against a wooden post looking at me like a dog at his feet. "No, don't just stand there and watch, help, help, help me." "You want me to help you? This is so... funny. You already cut the rope for you. Now use your own feet... stand up for me!" "You bastard!" I put my hands on the floor again, pushed hard, and straightened my waist.But the sliding sand made my feet slide back and my belly hit the ground with gravity.bang bang! "Ah! Gollum, Gollum!" I held my belly tightly, bent over, and rolled out.The stomach felt like it was going to burst, and at the same time, a puff of vomit rose to the throat.The throat was completely submerged by the vomit, and the extremely bitter and sour taste of the world permeated the throat.There was dizziness in front of my eyes. "Glululu, lululu, lululu...heh!" Nex looks crooked.And there were two, three crooked-looking nexuses. My head is so heavy, so heavy.Blinking eyes, tears will be squeezed out.Then I saw the face of Nex looking at me with contempt.The guy's lips moved quickly. "Pooh!" I felt a sticky liquid running down my face.I stared blankly, not knowing what to do.While making a whistling sound, I looked up at Nex in panic.Nex wrinkled his face and said: "Go to hell! Go to hell! Do you want to live like this? It's no different from walking dead! Why don't you die now!" "You brat! I haven't liked you since the first time I saw you!" Hey, what's going on?I stood up.My head rested on the ground for a long time.But I still don't feel anything in my feet.It seems that when you look down at the ground, you will get dizzy.It doesn't make sense.How could the head, which has been at this height for seventeen years, feel dizzy until now?But before I felt dizzy, I swung my arm vigorously, and my upper body flew forward. "Uh uh!" This guy, his jaw should have dropped, right?I bumped my forehead against Nyx's chin, then head-butted him and started punching him. "Hey yeah yeah yeah—" Clap clap clap clap!I don't even feel anything in my fist.But I still put my head on Nyx's chest and punched him hard in the stomach.Huh?How did my fist move?I stared at my fists shaking, dumbfounded. As soon as those raining fists hit Nex's stomach, he could hear a terrible moan from his throat.But he didn't yell to the point of screaming. Snapped!After I landed the last punch, the hand came down.I leaned against Nex with my hands down and my head, so hard that I didn't fall again.Nex is sandwiched between me and the wooden post, so it won't fall over. At this moment, I saw the appearance of Nex's hand about to be raised.I saw it, but my hanging arm couldn't move at all, and I couldn't move it, so I could only stand leaning on the ground. bang bang!Nex looked like he punched me twice in the back of the head.Although his fist didn't exert any strength, my knees fell to my knees.With a wave of my hands, I grabbed Nex's waist tightly.Suddenly, another feeling like a burning throat came up. "Uh uh uh!" Kneeling like this, I hugged Nex's waist tightly with both hands, and then spat it out.Nex couldn't even hide, his feet were covered in my vomit.I heard Nex moaning from above my head. "What a wonderful revenge." "Really...uh-uh! Uh... sorry." "Can I go?" "...I can't die." "very good." Although the throat is extremely bitter and hot, the stomach is much more comfortable.As for me, even I was startled, and I stood up briskly.In fact, this time I escaped from the dead, although I used a relatively despicable means to stand up, but I have never been so happy in my life. Nix was still standing against the pillar, he turned his head to the side, and looked at me with his head tilted.After I wiped my mouth clean, I stared back at him.Nex said, "...can you lean on your shoulder?" "Giggle... ok." Manx leaned towards me expressionlessly, and I grabbed his right hand and placed it on the back of his neck.Then put your left hand around his waist.After Nex leaned against me like this, he raised his hand feebly and said, "The weapon...is there. Now it should be...no one is watching." "Gulu, is the weapon still there?" "For those guys...our weapons are too big. Should still be there." "Okay. Let's go then." The two of us started to walk supporting each other.I don't know if those so-called half-orcs have all gone to Kanadin City, but I didn't even see a single half-orc in the camp. We staggered to the silent camp.In the direction Nex pointed at just now, there are jugs, ropes, shields, broken helmets and other sundries piled up everywhere. Nex's sword and my sword were also inserted there. After we each took back our weapons, we sat down on the ground panting.Manx leaned against the pile of sundries, cold sweat dripping from his pale face.It seems that I just hit too hard. "How are you?" "Is it okay to be beaten like that?" "I'm sorry. But..., which direction are we going now?" Nix didn't answer.He looked up at the night sky in a half-lying position, panting for breath that he could hardly breathe. I really don't know what to do.Better go in the direction of Carnadine, but if those orcs take Carnadine, don't we work so hard to get there, and make those guys double happy when they win the battle?But going to another city?I have absolutely no idea where this place is now.Does Nex know? "Hey. I mean you. Do you know where this place is?" "I don't know . . . Hassler knows." "Don't talk about people who aren't here... okay. Huh." "Look for a horse." "Aren't you crazy? You mean orcs can ride horses?" "...Really. Maybe! Look for it! Before you even look at it... Cough! Uh Cough!" Nex buried his head in his knees, coughing violently. "In the camp of the goblins . "Why do you like to play tricks so much..." "Shut up, we don't have anything else to ride on now but these two feet. So get up for me... ok." That's what I said, but I didn't even have the strength to stand up at all.Do you really want to ride these two legs?If only I could ride the wind, if I could just spread my wings and fly away... wind?Wait a moment.Riding the wind? "Uh, wait a minute! Don't you know how to call the Servant of the Wind out?" My expectations were disillusioned, and Nex stared at me with contemptuous eyes and said: "You..., this brat! Cough! Do you want me to pray with my current physical condition? Although Divine power is the power of God, Cough! Cough. But the thing used to exercise that power...is my body!" "Really, power that you can't use when you need it...what do you want it for! Rise up. For the gift we were given at birth...the natural means of mobility." My current mental state is like drinking from a manger.As soon as I stood up, I felt dizzy and completely lost my sense of balance.I bent down and adjusted my breathing.Nex stared at me pale.I stretched out my hand. As soon as Nix saw my hand, he raised it with effort.I grabbed his hand and pulled him up.As expected, Nex also stood up and took a while to adjust his breathing. Then he looked at me and said, "When will it end?" "what are you saying?" "I mean our truce. How long are we going to truce?" "I came to save you during the day just now... Cough, since the time I ran here, I have ceased fighting forever." Nex stared at me dimly and said, "Because it was impossible for me to escape alone, so I saved you. But I...cough! You kid said you would help me...you shouldn't lie, right? .” Nex stared at me and said in a blink of an eye, "I'll kill you as soon as it's safe. Do you understand?" "why?" "What did you say?" "Didn't you say... You don't feel anything... It should be that you can't even remember the hatred for me... That's right. Even if you don't have any hatred... you still want to kill me Yet?" Nex hesitated for a moment.This crazy guy.His hesitant action said it all. I adjusted my breathing a bit and said, "Do what you want. The moment you think about killing me... Cough! That's when you get back to normal... There will be no permanent truce .And now I'm done...all I have to say." "Fine. Where are we going now?" "To that city... cough, cough. That's the only way to find horses in such a desolate place, isn't it?" "Hmm! ... There is no other way." I gripped Nex's arm tightly.Nex was a little scared and wanted to pull his arm out, but I gently pulled his arm up against my shoulder.Nex stopped and stared at me. "Aren't you leaving?" "Let's go." It was a damn dark night.This is not night, but hell. The dark space seems to never end.Even if you open your eyes, you can't see any starlight.Could it be that his eyes couldn't see clearly because he was beaten by a half-orc and tied up for a whole day?As far as the eye can see, there is only a dazzling flame burning in the distance.Looking at the fire, it seemed that the surroundings were illuminated, and we rushed to it like moths to the flame. "Let's go there and put out the fire." Nix didn't answer.Every step he took was like taking the last step of his life.Whenever he wobbled, I would fall unsteadily to the ground.His face hit the hard ground several times in a row, and his body, which no longer felt any pain, felt the pain again.How did this guy become so difficult?Could it be that he ran all the way from the Eternal Forest to become this virtuous? "Did you... come here after leaving there?" "..." Nix didn't know what to answer.However, he nodded slightly. "My God. How did it happen? How did you cover a distance of four hundred and fifty thousand cubits in three days?" Nex closed his mouth again.But is he human?How could it be possible to complete such a trip in three days?At that time.Nex's arm slipped and his body fell forward. "Oh, cough!" As soon as Nex fell down, I also lost the object to lean on, and fell down together.bang bang!ah ah!I was wondering where all the stars have gone, so they are right in front of my eyes?Really.I fell on Nex, and while touching the face that hit the ground heavily, I said, "Hey, are you okay?" "... Get out of here." "Okay, I'll get out of the way. But are you really all right?" "...for a while, let's take a break before leaving." "Why don't you rest? If you stay in this kind of place, if your physical condition continues, you can rest in peace forever. Wouldn't it be better to keep walking?" "I can't walk... Really." "you really!" This is a bad time.There is an endless wilderness in all directions, except for the dark night, there is no place to cover the body.Do orcs have good night vision?If this is the case, then the cover of the dark night is useless.How can I hide in such a desolate place.... trees? I turned my head in a panic, and a huge tree appeared in front of me.what is that?After a closer look, I was sure that it was a battering ram carried by a half-orc.In that case, it was destroyed by Alfred..., huh?Have we come this far? That is not far from the outside of the city wall.Of course, for us now, it is an unattainable distance. "Hey, Nex. Nex! There's a hole in there. Let's go there. Rest there and sneak into the city early in the morning." Although Nex didn't reply, he had already raised his hand with difficulty while lying down.I ignored the fact that my legs were so weak that I couldn't move, and pulled him up with all my might.It takes... twenty steps to walk to the hole created by the magic of digging?Thirty steps? Really.In the darkness, there is no sense of distance at all.No, in the wilderness that stretches as far as the eye can see, even if it's a pointed thing, you can't feel it if you get close.It's about ten minutes to walk there anyway.After ten minutes of hell, Nex and I walked into the cave like girls who have fallen into their lover's grave. ...that's too elegant a description.It would be more appropriate to say that you walked in than that you fell in. "Cough...cough cough cough! Cough!" Nex rolled into the hole, making a throat-piercing wail. "What's the matter? How did this happen?" "Bastard... I hit the battering ram." "It's okay that it's a battering ram. It's lucky that it didn't hit the big knife." After I had ridiculed him, I stuck my head out of the hole to look out into the wilderness.For some reason, I feel like a gopher.I surveyed the wilderness very carefully at the level of my eye, but saw nothing.In the direction of the city wall, there is still a flame rising to the sky.It seems that the orcs' night attack was successful.Because if the light is just holding a torch, it is impossible for such a fire to appear.That kind of fire seemed to burn the whole city of Kanadin.Coupled with the fact that it is not known whether it is blocked by the city wall, the frightening fire that suddenly appeared in midair can be seen from the sky. What about the sound?I settled down and listened carefully, and I could clearly distinguish the screams and the clash of guns and swords.These bastards.What happened to our group? I turned around again and slid down the hole.Although this is just a gliding movement in which the feet are not exerted, and only the center of gravity is placed on the body, it is the most convenient method for me now.Although this will make the whole body hurt terribly, and the tears will not stop.Nothing could be seen in the dark hole. "Hey Nex. Where are we now?" "In the hole." "Ah, thanks." Nex's voice came from the front left.I leaned my back against the cave wall and said, "It's not okay to fall asleep. Do you understand? It's terribly cold now. At this night, in this kind of place, if you fall asleep with this kind of body, you will easily lose your body temperature." of." "With a talkative guy like you...how can you sleep?" "You want to thank me?" "You bastard boy..." "You tell me the story. The story about the eight stars." Nix didn't answer.Just wait and see, you're nothing more than a puppet manipulated by me. "I said that Siona..." "What did you say?" Nix asked me hastily in a very pitiful manner.Am I being too cruel? "I've heard she's an excellent spy. And a vampire, too." "Wait a minute! You say she's a vampire? Isn't she human?" "Yeah. Not humans. Vampires." "My God. Is that so? Is that Siona... a woman?" "It's a woman." "yes……" "Now it's up to you to answer my question. It seems to be a bit of a quid pro quo. Let me ask you what is an eight star?" "...Didn't I say it. It is what determines the survival and extinction of a race." "Aren't they self-aware?" "Yes... without self-awareness. So it's the same as a sword. Cough! Although the sword can completely kill the enemy...but it's not the sword itself that chooses...the object it kills." "Very good. I see. Then who can use the eight stars? Is there an eight star master?" "It seems to have." "How do you know there really is a master?" Nix didn't answer.It just felt wrong not being able to see that guy's face. "Hey, how do you know..." "You idiot, isn't the Dragon King able to suppress almost all races? You ask such a stupid question when you know it... Ah, cough, cough!" Oh?What is he saying?Does this have something to do with the fact that the Dragon King dominates all races? "Wait a minute! What, what are you talking about? Do you mean that because the Dragon King possessed eight stars three hundred years ago, he dominated all races...?" Nex continued to cough a few times, finally calmed down and said: "Yeah. Your brain can only be used as a ball, a kid with a blank mind." "Oh, oh? But the Dragon King still can't control the dwarves and elves." "But the dwarves and the elves can't suppress the Dragon King! You idiot. I don't know what the elves are, but the dwarves who would rather die than be dominated are helpless to the Dragon King...cough!" "Unbelievable allies, but also uncontained enemies. Are you going to say that?" "You... are quite knowledgeable. It's surprising." That's because I have accepted the Gospel taught countless times by Carl, a scholar of Hetante, since I was a child. "Is this the case? Because the Dragon King has the eight stars, do all races have to kneel and submit to it? But if this is the case, why would the elves or dwarves not obey?" "The elves are the young children of Ubinie. Cough, they are originally a... race without the concept of obedience. And the dwarves are very stubborn. It is impossible for them to obey..." "Hey. Didn't you say that bringing something with eight stars can determine the creation and extinction of that race? Then why don't you exterminate the disobedient dwarves or elves?" “因为神龙王比你这种……乳臭未干的小子要有智慧得多了。” “虽然你不是要称赞我，但是我就当作你是在称赞我好了。我当然接受你对我年纪尚轻的称赞。神龙王很有智慧是什么意思呢？” “这世界上不存在没有任何理由就诞生的种族。所有万物是彼此依赖的。这就是世界。” “听起来好像是优比涅的话？” “是啊……。要是因为讨厌看到蝙蝠，就把所有蝙蝠灭绝掉的话，那么隔天这个世界上的昆虫就会快速地成长。那些昆虫……唔，咳。不晓得会不会把别的动物给灭绝掉。神龙王虽然……知道他无法使矮人和精灵服从，但因为他的智慧，咳！并没有灭绝掉所有的矮人或精灵。……只是用他的力量压制住他们罢了。” “我可以理解了。精灵或矮人分明是这世上的一部分，要是他们消失掉的话，不知道这个世界会变成什么样子……。是这个意思吧？” "That's right..." 涅克斯的回答像是叹了一口气似地。我为了让混沌的脑袋清醒些，用双手猛力摇晃头部，但是神智依旧是不清楚，脑筋一片混乱。 “这件事情……，实在是令人无法相信……” 涅克斯根本不管我在喃喃自语什么，他继续说道：“为了要脱离神龙王的支配……路坦尼欧大王决定要夺取那八星……就和神龙王打起仗来了。那个战争狂，骑士道的盲信者……还帮自己的属下取了'八星的追寻者'这种可笑的封号……” "What did you say?" “没听到的话就算了！” “喂，你说路坦尼欧大王是什么？战争狂，骑士道的盲信者？” “是啊，怎么？我说错了吗？” “……你要用那种角度看事情的话，也好，随你高兴。那么在三百年前到底发生了什么事！神龙王被打败后，那些星星们沦落到哪里去了？” 涅克斯再次不做回答。我焦躁不安地大叫一声：“喂！你说啊！” “我不知道……。亨德列克失望了之后……，那些星星很明显都被毁了……。除了其中的一颗星以外。” “喂，等一下！你说了这么多，里面我一句也没听懂！你说亨德列克失望了？星星都被毁了？还说只有一颗星星没被毁掉？” 涅克斯没有回答。在黑暗之中，我只听到呻吟声和咳嗽声。 "Hey!" “吵死了，你，你这家伙……。我很累……。太，太累了。” 我感到一股恐怖的气氛。我在黑暗之中摸索着涅克斯的身体，不久后我就摸到了像尸体一样僵硬冰冷的身体。他不断地发抖，我一摸他额头，发现他正在发高烧。 “怎么回事？身体这么冰冷，头怎么这么烫？” “手……放开。头很痛……” 涅克斯像在说梦话一样地喃喃自语着。他的眼睛周围和额头热得发烫，但是身体因为冰冷的关系，只不住地颤抖着。真是的，这下子该怎么办？没有毛毯吗？该起个火吗？我管不了那么多，就开始摩擦涅克斯的身体了。 “你醒醒啊！你这家伙！你是为了要死在这儿才跑来的吗？你就算死了，我也不会难过的！但是这世上有人会对独一无二的你死掉感到惋惜的！” “……你在说我吗？唔唔唔……，涅克斯·修利哲吗？他……死了。涅克斯的五分之三……永远消失了。” “混蛋，那我在这里按摩的这家伙是谁？” “……这个？这一块……是人类碎片……。呃啊！咯啊！为了假装自己不是残缺的碎块……也不知道理由就想要毁灭掉一个国家……也不知道理由就想要把一个疯小子……给杀死……我是世上最悲惨的……垃圾……” “还有力气讲话的话就动一下吧！这和死不死没关系，知道吗？你死不死掉都和我毫无关系！但是你不要死在我面前。我决不会原谅你！” “没有……感情……没有……记忆……因为必须……杀死……” 这家伙，我知道他在说什么了。你这家伙因为丧失了过去，所以自我也在渐渐丧失当中。我早就知道了啦！ “那你继续恨我好了！如果一定要这样你才不会忘了你自己的话，那就随你的意思恨我吧！有没有理由，有那么重要吗？” 我虽然全身直冒汗，却也忍不住地在发抖。但是我没有停止按摩涅克斯的身体。他僵硬的身体好像比较柔软了。从嘴里慢慢地吐出一些暖和的气息同时，视野周围出现了一闪一闪的小光点来。我的太阳穴好似要爆开来了，眼皮一直跳。真是个令人难以忘怀的夜晚。 “你快打起精神来！” “你那张……大嘴！快给我……闭起来。周围的半兽人……半兽人会跑到这里来的。” “哎唷？你现在在担心我啊？你还有那种力气的话，先担心你自己吧！我绝对不会让你死在我面前，你这个混蛋家伙！我要让你活下来，然后两道眼泪直流，向我忏悔！我要让你恢复所有记忆！就算被雷公劈死也罪有应得的家伙，给我站起来！” 我抓住涅克斯的颈子，然后猛力地前后摇晃。我自己有些吓到了。我竟然还有这种力气在呢。但是我这样的举动是理性的吗？该让这家伙就留在这儿好，还是这样子摇他比较好呢？但是就让他这样躺着的话，好像必死无疑。躺在黑暗之中的涅克斯的模样让我联想到了尸体。我不知该怎么办，只好猛摇他的身体。真是的，要是杰伦特在这儿的话……。Huh? “喂，喂，等一下！你不是祭司吗？虽然很蹩脚，但也好歹是个祭司不是吗？你没法子治疗你自己吗？” “我不行……。这三天里，体力……消耗得……太多了。拜托……不要再摇了。” “管你三天还四天，为什么不行！快点治疗！做祈祷！” “神可以赐与……的东西……原本就是人类所拥有……的东西……。” “别说那么多废话，快给我祈祷！我叫你快祈祷！” “所以……祈祷……是去发现自己……” “做祈祷！” “发现自己身上的……珍贵……。好黑哦……”
"cough!" 我现在每咳一次，整个胸膛就好像要裂开来一样，连动一动头部的力气都没有。我束手无策地看着天空。那是一片宽阔的天空。我变成了地上的一小点在望着它。我把天上的每部分和我的脸孔做了联想。 我的额头环绕着紫色的云气。泥块和汗水凝固在一起，像一粒粒葡萄一样悬挂在头发上，有一根头发黏在左边眉毛的一方，眼睛看出去，恰好将天空切成两半。可能是因为左边的眼睛肿到不能再肿了，用左眼看出去的天空竟是扭曲变形的模样。左边升起的星星好像虚幻的景像般。 我的眉间像是罩了一层云一样。一直没瞧见的星星现在看到了一颗。星星一闪一闪地，然后又钻到云层里，消失不见了。 我看着右边的鼻梁。鼻梁上有着红色的光晕。看来是从卡纳丁那里升起的火光吧。我走不到那里，只能在这儿躺着了。我觉得鼻梁上好像也升起了火光一样。我的鼻子着火了吗？ “咯……，咳！咳，咳！” 我全身的肋骨都在大声抗议似的。因为我现在精神比较清醒了，所以更加觉得疼痛。为了让心情平静下来，现在惟一能做的事就是去想想别的事情。 所以我试着让右脸颊不停抽动。结果，在早晨的曙光里，涅克斯的身影就不断反复地出现、消失。 涅克斯一动也不动地躺着。 他的身体像是秋收后的稻草人被丢在田里，僵硬地一动也不能动，洞里的黑色土块掉落在他的肩膀和胸前。那是我最后一次让他平躺在那里的时候掉下的土块。他躺着的模样依然没变，四肢开开地倒在那里。而且一动也不动。 he died.就在我眼前。我就当他安息前的见证人吧。 "……cough." 我像是胸口被刀子划开般痛苦地看着涅克斯的脸。在黑暗中，他那张苍白的脸看起来很显眼。 你到底是为了什么而活的呢？你是个丧失了过去，只能过着不完整的现在的迷途羔羊啊。你的现在是耸立在叫做过去的云层之上的塔。但是你的塔是没有阶梯，飘浮在空中的。用你的固执和猜测，却还是无法完成你的过去。如此就倒下的你，到底在想些什么呢？ 尸体会做什么梦呢？不管怎么说，他做梦的时间是永远不会结束的了。 我眼前突然浮现了哈斯勒的脸。怎么回事情？这个人的主人现在倒在这里了。你不要用那种眼神看我。人不是我杀的。他是自己死掉的。还是我把他拖到这里来的，而且还费尽了所有的力气。可是涅克斯死了。这种情形你能说我什么吗？ 哈斯勒的脸消失了。真是个永远都不轻易开口的男子。你大概从出生到现在所讲的话加起来，可能比杰米妮一天讲的话还少哦？ 嘿嘿嘿嘿……。 Jamie.你还在等我吗？你在想我吗？现在的你应该正在酣甜地熟睡中吧。在平静的安详之中熟睡吧。Oh, right!你现在一定是踢开了被子，把那像小鹿的脚的小腿任意地乱摆，两只手像是要把整个夜空拉下来抱住似地张开着，然后鼻子还在打鼾吧。你以前睡觉就是这副德性。那个从前鼻水流下来还会去舔舔它的杰米妮，就是这个样子的。 “嘻，嘻！唔嘿嘿……咳，唔啊啊……哈！” 你要记得我，杰米妮。你的爱人，为了要拯救大陆危机，在无名的荒野、无数的山脉，还有在地底下的美丽大迷宫中迷途穿梭过。总而言之，这是很愚蠢的。我应该睡在自己熟悉的床上，欣喜迎接每个早晨，白天用双手模仿神的工作，等到夕阳余晖笼罩大地的时候，再来好好地想最令人烦恼的事，也就是晚餐要吃什么，这样子活才对嘛。现在这样一点也不适合我。而且还是躺在东部林地的荒野上等死呢。我真是个没药救的家伙，不是吗？Hahaha.请你帮我转达给世上的所有女孩，年轻不懂事的那种情人是没有担当的，千万不要和他们交往。 我又看到了涅克斯的脸了。 他的脸上满了霜。原来快要天亮了啊。时间常常丢下我，自顾自地向前溜走呢。我独自停在这里，难道属于我的时间都用尽了吗？ 好困哦。 "Shu Qi!" 你也死了吗？昨天晚上半兽人夜袭卡纳丁市了吧。yesterday?什么是昨天？现在时间对我来说已经没有任何意义了。不是吗，妮莉亚？ “修奇！修奇！修奇！” 某个名字被叫了三次的话，那个名字的所有权就会永远归那人所有了。我的名字并不是一生下来就是我的。我不会去叫自己的名字。我的名字通常是别人在叫的。That's right.我一离开，只有名字还会留在你们身旁吧。神龙王错了，我们不是不死的生命。只有我们的名字是不死的…… "Shu Qi!" 我感到周围有一股温暖又安稳的感觉。好温暖好温暖。我现在连自己身在何方都不知道，我丧失了所有的重量感。但是有人正在揉捏我的身体。我终于知道我的身体在哪儿了。这感觉真好。在那里，再稍微里面一点……。在空中晃动的红发美丽地甩动着。然后那下面是窄窄的额头，大大的眼睛，说它是突起又不算太突起的颊骨。真是一张美丽的脸……。 “妮莉亚？” “哦！修奇！醒来了！唔哇哇！” cough!妮莉亚马上扑向我，她的胸部强力地压到我的胸部。妮莉亚紧抱着我，哇哇大哭，不断地搓着我的双颊。虽然还不至于到生她气的地步，但是我快喘不过气来了。 “我没……没办法呼吸！” 妮莉亚满脸泪水地抬起头。但是这并不代表我已经获得自由了。妮莉亚捏着我的双颊，让我来不及呼吸地对着我猛亲。 “呃！呃呃！别闹了！” “你还活着！你这讨人厌的！你活着啊！唔哇！你这讨人喜欢的小子！唔哇！” “是讨人厌的，还是讨人喜欢的？” “两个都是！” “这里是哪儿？万一这里不是现实的世界，而是死后的世界的话，你就别故意隐藏事实，然后用眼神说着'你猜到啦？'，我希望你坦白告诉我……” “你醒了之后，怎么脑筋变得这么复杂了！” 这是艾赛韩德大叫大喊的声音。我把头往旁边一撇，果然看到了一张红通通的，泪流满面又努力要掩饰的艾赛韩德那张满是皱纹的脸。后面是把手轻轻搭在艾赛韩德肩膀上的亚夫奈德的脸。 “醒了吗？太好了。” 此时从亚夫奈德的背后传来了一声高喊声。 “他醒了？修奇醒了吗？他醒了吗？” 亚夫奈德被全力跑过来的蕾妮推到一旁去也没生气，只是微微笑着。蕾妮低头看了我一眼，马上就趴在我盖的被子上面哭了起来。 “唔哇哇！我多么担心啊！你活下来了！你这个坏……不。你活下来太好了。唔哇哇！” what should I do?我不好意思地向下看着趴在我胸前的蕾妮的那头红发，就抬起了右手。当我慢慢地抚摸着她的头发，蕾妮就抬起了她那满是泪水的脸看着我。 “蕾妮……” “嗯，修奇。” “……噗呃，……嘻，噗哈哈哈！擦擦眼泪吧！唔嘿嘿嘿！哎唷，羞死人了！” “什……么？你这个坏蛋！” “不，不，不是啦。开玩笑的啦。咯咯咯咯！拜，哦，拜托！把你的眼泪擦一下。你的脸，你的脸！咯啊，哈哈哈哈！” 蕾妮虽然用力地在我胸前揍了两拳，但是还是没法让我停止发笑。活下来这件事太令人兴奋了。蕾妮打了我之后，又急忙抓着自己的手，蹦蹦跳跳地跑掉，看到她那个样子，我差点笑到滚下床了。 好不容易忍住不笑，向四周一看，才知道我躺着的地方好像是在某个房间里面。看起来非常干净整洁，不像是旅馆的房间。不管是采光良好的窗户，还是窗帘，甚至是墙壁和柱子的模样，看起来就像是在大宅邸的房间里一样。这里到底是哪里呢？我躺着的床旁边有一张长椅，在那张长椅上，杰伦特正躺在那儿打鼾呢。还有卡尔、杉森、吉西恩、温柴到哪儿去了？ “噗哈，哈。稍微冷静下来了。怎么回事？在我失去意识的时候发生了什么事情吗，妮莉亚？” 妮莉亚一边擦干眼泪（她也是看到蕾妮那副模样而大笑出来。所以蕾妮现在是气得脸颊都鼓起来了。）一边坐到床前。 “嗯。今天早上我们出城的时候，在坑洞里找到你。我们差点就没有看到你。因为早晨厚厚的浓雾，再加上你全身上下又像个泥人似地，硬邦邦地躺在坑洞里。幸好艾赛韩德听到了你的呻吟声。” “啊……谢谢你，艾赛韩德。” “没什么啦。呻吟得那么大声，是矮人的话当然听得到。” 艾赛韩德摸着胡子说道。这时候我突然想起一件事。 “哦，等一下。那么这里是卡纳丁城内吗？” “是啊。这里是市长的宅邸。” “等等，等等！昨天晚上半兽人没有夜袭卡纳丁吗？” 然后又赛韩德突然很残忍地开始笑了起来。“呃哈哈哈！”而亚夫奈德也露出微笑，说道：“当然是有夜袭我们。结果那些夜袭的半兽人之中存活下来的大概只剩不到十个吧。” "what?" 亚夫奈德拉了把椅子过来坐下，开始向我说明昨天下午到晚上之间发生的事。蕾妮和妮莉亚坐在床上，艾赛韩德则坐在地板上，帮着亚夫奈德说明整个事件经过。