The thought flickered through his mind, leaving a bit of a trance-like shadow. He didn't try to grasp it—there were things that shouldn't be known, and there wasn't to be forced.

He looked at the young human in front of him. At first, he didn't understand why such an ordinary person, who only had a meager blood of God, would become the only choice and had to bear the fate of this world...... Now they are gradually realizing that there may not be a "choice" at all.

"They may not have disappeared completely. "Maybe some of them are not reconciled...... Or reluctant to leave. But what they can do is extremely limited, at most a little reminder, a little companionship...... We are on our own. ”

Ed smiled wryly. He had known such a conclusion for a long time.

"Scott once told me that if I wanted to solve the problem once and for all, I had to risk dragging Blazing Wings into the world. "I'm just now understanding what he meant by 'dragging in'...... Maybe it has something else. ”

They weren't ready, and Scott kept rushing forward. So there are always people who doubt his real purpose and what he is doing to catch them off guard. But Scott did tear apart the illusion of self-deception, so that the originally hidden crisis was clearly displayed in front of everyone's eyes, as if to tell them that there was no time to hesitate and "watch cautiously".

He shoved them forward. And they may not be the only ones who are "not ready".

"It's not the safest way, but it's effective enough, isn't it?" Sachses seemed to have a glimmer of light in his eyes, but the uncontrolled storm in it made Ed secretly frightened: "The world has been quiet for too long, like a pool of stagnant water that cannot flow, gradually rotting and stinking. Dwarves are obsessed with the treasures of the earth, elves sing lamentations and draw dungeons, and humans pursue their own interests, but at least they can cast their eyes into the distance...... Now that Scott had lit a fire, I did prefer to add a gust of wind rather than try to extinguish it. ”

"This," Ed gestured with his hand raised, "is it a gust of wind?"

Snow-like spots of light are still falling unhurriedly. The liberated three-storied pagoda made a low noise, not caring about the wind that it was in.

"It's a decoy...... It is also a provocation. Sackses admitted, "just like Scott...... Dragons have an extraordinary obsession with their possessions. Blazing Wing never gave up on it entirely, and could not tolerate that it had more power and was completely out of its control. But it can also be a sword – just like Scott. What I give it is the power to choose. ”

It is a power that no free will would refuse.

“...... If we really get mad at 'that dragon' and let it ram it right now, will we be able to deal with it?"

Although it is not incomprehensible...... But they were really not prepared!

After saying this, he even looked up involuntarily, as if he was worried that a huge, angry and hideous dragon head would emerge from the ceiling.

"'Preparation' is never perfect. Sackses smiled, "Instead of waiting for someone else's arrangement, it's better to take the initiative...... Isn't it?"

“......”

Ed felt that he really hated the kind of "don't you" that made him nervous and sullen...... and eager to try the rhetorical question.

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"'It's better to take the initiative'. Tess held her chin with one hand and Nana's chin with the other, making a thoughtful look: "Why do I feel like I've heard such things somewhere?"

"I said it. Edmu was expressionless, his eyes empty: "In the light of the far north." ”

At that time, he mingled with the followers of Nesses, trying to help Fili find out the secrets hidden within. Sensing Norvi's uneasiness and not wanting to linger there too long, he made this decision that could be called ignorant and fearless, creating panic and contradictions among the believers. What happened after that...... While they did succeed in solving the problem, it was hard to look back on.

"I've repeated to myself a thousand times 'don't be led by the nose,'" he admits depressedly, "but I still feel ...... Well worth a try. ”

"One of Tess Shepard's wise quotes," Tess pointed to her nose, "if you think something 'worth trying,' it proves that it's what you want." ”

“...... How many 'wise sayings' do you have?" Naria squinted at her.

"Endless!" Tess smirked—there was no difficulty in making it up at any time.

"So," Iss asked, "what exactly did he have in mind? for you to take the risk, and he only had to find that 'way out'? Maybe he had found it...... And then wait for you to rush forward stupidly, so that you can sneak away with his whisperer. ”

"Cunning!" Tess commented.

"He didn't have any ideas. Ed spread his hands, "just gave me a 'friendly advice'." ”

“...... You're an easy catcher. Isna rolled his eyes at him, "Even if the hook is straight, you can poke yourself up!" Of course, he doesn't need to give you any 'ideas', he just needs to induce you, so that you will be led by his nose, but you still think that it is his own idea!"

Nana giggled and rolled his eyes, roll and roll.

Naria glared at him dissatisfied, and patted Nana's head with her finger reproachfully - what do girls learn to roll their eyes!

"Since you think it's worth trying......" she asked Ed, "do you already have any plans?"

Ed was silent for a moment. He wasn't sure what the purpose of Saxes's encouragement was, and he didn't fully believe him, but there was something he could empathize with when he said it.

This world is like a pool of stagnant water, even if it is forcibly set off by waves, the mud at the bottom of the pool is dragging people to move an inch. He often felt the anxiety of struggling to move forward, and he hated to swing his sword to cut something...... If he can break through such a dilemma, he is indeed willing to give it a try.

He thought about what had happened on the night of the rising moon and realized that Is's suspicions were most likely true. Sacthus has protected the Whisperer for thousands of years, but it would be a bit of a self-deception to say how much affection he can have for other beings in this world. He turned down Ni'o, perhaps not just because he couldn't...... And because he didn't want to do it at all.

He can't blame him for that, but it doesn't necessarily mean that everything will go his way.

He also has people he wants to protect. It is impossible for him to just be a bait obediently, let alone ignore the ordinary people who are most likely to be sacrificed in such "desperate circumstances".

"I had a bold idea. He said, "...... You're going to think I'm crazy. ”