() Ed looked down at the whole world.

In the invisible waves of the sea of nothingness, in the boundless darkness, the small world in front of him was like a toy in a crystal ball, shining brightly, delicate, beautiful, and fragile.

He looked at it and marveled. He carefully drew the runes, dark and light blue lines stretched out and joined with the others. Different forces intertwined and fused, erecting a barrier beyond this world against the all-engulfing storm of the Sea of Nothingness.

But even so, it will eventually be devoured. Even if the newborn dragon would rather sleep underground, he would have brought this doomed world back to life.

It will eventually be devoured. It will turn into the sand and waves of the Sea of Nothingness, and there will always be new worlds in the waves...... and new life. He has seen this birth and death countless times, and there is nothing to grieve, and there is nothing to regret, it is a truly eternal and unchangeable law.

But if you can...... He was also willing to let that stubborn dragon have a long and beautiful dream.

There is something in that stubbornness that makes him envious...... There was a passion he hadn't felt before.

That passion was dangerous, he knew, but it was so hard to resist.

The Staff of Eternity in his hand was cold and smooth. Ed gripped it tightly, it immersed him in the miracle that he had seen in the other pair of eyes thousands of years ago, in the thoughts of another soul, and it reminded him, reminded him of being out of it, reminded him of who he really was.

He's not a god. He's just a lucky ordinary person in this lucky world.

He could even hear the star's voice clearly, as crisp and lively as a real little girl:

“...... Until then, I had left dozens of eggs, each one different, hidden in the corners of the world, and when they came out of their shells, the world was different......"

The eternal sleep was not a great sacrifice to her at all, nor was the origin of a race a glorious creation or a gift worthy of worship in her eyes, and she spoke of it as if it were a fun game. She was so simply enjoying herself that she didn't expect any awe or gratitude.

An unexpected creator...... But it bears a wonderful resemblance to its creation.

“...... So, there are two different rules in this world that are used to support two different barriers, one from the inside and one from the outside. The girl gestured, raising her round chin triumphantly, "I knew they would be tempted to do something, and then, for the sake of this 'something', they wouldn't get out so easily! I just didn't think ......."

Her flying eyebrows sank, and the gaze that landed on the ice dragon made it unbearably lower, and stubbornly desperately trying to look up.

"I just didn't expect you guys to be so stupid and useless. She said, "I have given you life, wisdom and strength...... and freedom, but you have so easily embarked on the path of destruction. ”

"If you ......," the ice dragon gritted its teeth in resentment and grievance, but Star waved his hand and interrupted it impatiently, "Do you want to blame me for not loving and trembling, even if there are only not very free souls left, to guard you wholeheartedly? After tens of thousands of years of entanglement, you still have to let go! Otherwise, where do you think human beings came from...... And didn't I try to stuff a little better possibility into your-like brains? What did you do? You did everything you could to provoke the elves to kill me...... I didn't even let go of my son!!"

The last sentence lost its childlike immaturity in a little raised syllable, and became the roar of a real dragon, low and violent, full of anger, grief and disappointment. The voice exploded in the ice dragon's mind, nearly shattering its soul. It realized something, but it was powerless to think at all, but made an instinctive resistance in the strong unwillingness, and even broke free from the heavy and invisible pressure, and suddenly stood upright, and roared back with an angry roar.

It doesn't want to die at the hands of such a moody and unreasonable guy...... What if she's the creator?!

The aftermath of the two roars, one after the other, spread out in this empty world, and disappeared in an instant as if they had been cut off. After a moment of dead silence, the stars rained down.

“...... All right. The girl's low, wistful tone faintly revealed a hint of emptiness, "That's really not your fault." ”

Ed, who was blackened by the loud sound and fell directly to the ground, got up tremblingly, and not surprisingly touched the blood stains on his face, and his head did not explode into a bloody flower, which was probably quite remarkable.

Emotion and awe both turned into an unspeakable curse at this moment. Such an ancestor...... It's no wonder that such a dragon was created.

But this anger quickly vanished as I watched the blood on my hands wash away in the spilled starlight, and felt the drunkenness that was instantly healed from body to soul.

This wayward creator is indeed not perfect, but it is also vivid because of it...... It's almost kind of cute.

The ice dragon was stunned, not knowing how to react for a moment. It raised its front paws, and the starlight flowed through its sharp claws like water, cold and gentle, as if it could soothe all the pain...... But it can't flow to the bottom of its heart.

There, after all the anger was burned, only bitterness and confusion remained, and even pain was not so distinct.

“...... I'm the last ice dragon. It said, calm and tired, "Maybe the last dragon." ”

That is, the loneliness and despair that cannot be confided in anyone, even Edhenaria cannot understand and share.

"That's why you chose that human's name?" Star asked it softly, tilting his head.

The ice dragon hung its head blankly.

It doesn't know...... But perhaps, since the beginning of its life, it has always wished that it was an ordinary human being, right?

"It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not impossible. Star clapped his hands, "Especially here...... This is my territory!"

“...... What?" the ice dragon asked dumbfounded.

"I can make you a real human!" replied patiently, "if you want." ”