Chaos.

Endless chaos.

Darkness and blur took over all of his vision, and his ears were full of hazy sounds, and the strong sense of unreality made him feel like he was in a dream, as if everything in this world had ceased to exist in front of him. The intertwined light and shadow were woven into one multicolored picture after another in his mind, and the noisy feeling that came in kept haunting his heart, and the sense of powerless struggle also kept appearing in the process of trying to get out of this sense of chaos, but all failed again and again with the passage of time.

Until a certain moment, the summoning voice belonging to the system arrives again.

[Loading——]

[Data loading failed, data is being initialized.] 】

【Initialization...... Success, the player generates a confirmation. 】

Welcome to the free world. 】

Rumble!

The hazy sensation that filled his ears turned into a loud roar in the next moment, accompanied by a cylindrical straight line torn by the space in front of him, and his eyes lit up along this straight line, replacing the illegible feeling that had been wrapped around him with a huge dome under the dim vision: "......"

“…… Awake? Are you - have you arrived? Hey......"

“…… Woo. ”

The vague call in his ears also began to become clear, Duan Qing slowly opened his eyes that were also becoming clear, and the real light, shadow and sound image simulated by the virtual world then returned to his senses little by little, just like every player who had just entered this world: "Hey! Feed! You okay? Can you hear me—"

"Don't make any noise."

The palm of his hand pushed the body that was groping him up and down, Duan Qing interrupted the non-stop sound with a helpless expression, and the soft touch came from his fingers that had regained consciousness in the next moment, making the gray-robed magician's eyebrows involuntarily pick: "Hmm, your chest seems to have grown a little more recently...... Ah! ”

"You, what are you doing!"

A heavy knock sound accompanied by a cry of shame appeared on Duan Qing's head, sending the man who had just woken up back to the ground again, and he didn't get rid of this dizziness for a long time after receiving another blow to the head, until the anxious call of the woman who subconsciously made a move surrounded him again before he let out a few helpless wry smiles: "Really, I thought the relationship between the two of us should be good......

"I, I'm not ready."

The shame on his face became a little redder, and Xue Lingphantom Ice covered his chest with his hands crossed, and his voice like a mosquito was like a mosquito for a long time before quietly squeezing out of his bitten lips in the quiet atmosphere around him: "And, and ...... Who would have thought that you would suddenly ...... Suddenly ......"

"I'm sorry, but I haven't fully regained consciousness just now." Duan Qing, who was lying on the ground, showed a warm smile on his face: "I didn't expect that the first thing I saw when I woke up was you." ”

“……”

Anxious, hesitant, ashamed, angry—all the feelings that had been realized on Xue Ling's Phantom Ice face before had completely disappeared on her face at this time, and she put away all her postures and then silently resumed her posture of kneeling beside Duan Qing, and the same warm smile appeared on her face again: "Welcome back." ”

“…… Well. ”

"How does it feel?"

"It feels good, it's a wonderful feeling to be a person again."

"So—you're recovered?"

"I'm not sure if I've fully recovered, but I've more or less retained some memories of the previous fights with you in the sky - this should be a kind of proof of recovery, right?"

“…… That's great. ”

"Hey, don't cry, it's a good thing to be alive to see each other again, how can there be tears at this time?"

“…… What do you know? I'm grieving for the loss of my chastity. ”

"Please, haven't you ever been insulted before, beauty? is so beautiful and always so strong, but it is an infinite waste of resources. ”

"You, what kind of nonsense are you talking about, are you...... Do you want me to be a little more open? ”

"It doesn't matter, I'll be happy about what you have become anyway."

The gray-robed body and the white-haired body slowly approached each other, and kept whispering these similar whispers during the time he had just woken up, until the tears on the face of the woman snuggled in Duan Qing's arms gradually disappeared, and he slowly raised his head while holding the other party with one hand: "Where is this?" ”

"Imperial Palace, the last place you disappeared, I was sure that you would definitely appear here, but I waited for a long time and didn't wait for you to come back......"

"So confident? What if the system kills me instantly, and I'm reborn in the tavern? ”

"Because I'm also re-emerging in the place where I traveled to that world, so I'm guessing you'll do the same, if it doesn't work out...... If I can't wait for you in ten days, then I'll go find you somewhere else. ”

"So how many days have you been waiting here?"

"Three days...... Anyway, you don't know how to look at the system time yourself! ”

"March 1, 796 in the new calendar of the free world...... I see, no wonder I woke up feeling so hot, it turned out to be summer. ”

"Humph! I think it's just because you're so and you're a bit hot right now. ”

“……”

“…… So, you've been in a coma for three days. ”

"yes, it feels like a big dream."

The hand on the side of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice tightened slightly, and Duan Qing's frowning brows slowly loosened again: "From trying to save Violet, then breaking into that country, being beaten as a non-player by the system, and finally meeting you who came to the rescue...... Everything was like an unreal dream. ”

"It's probably fate." Xue Lingphantom Ice shook his head slightly: "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have seen a more real you, right?" ”

"Ugh."

As if remembering that he had said something to Xue Ling Phantom Ice in the inner world, Duan Qing's voice that he had just wanted to raise stopped slightly awkwardly, and the white-haired woman who noticed the embarrassment of the other party also let out a giggle then let out a giggler, and the expression on her face became much more exciting: "So you always felt that I didn't achieve your expected goal?" So you think I've never been a good apprentice? It turns out that three years ago, when I refused to be your fiancée and officially dumped you...... You, young master, are still very disappointed in your heart? ”

"This, this...... Don't say it, there are too many black histories, and now I don't know where to start introspecting. ”

“…… And your dissatisfaction and anger against me, naturally all true? ”

"Hey, don't make it so clear, after all, it's all over...... Of course, if I had been a little more capable at the time, maybe I still had a chance to save Norman. ”

"I'm blaming myself again."

Gently putting his finger on the other party's lips, Xue Lingphantom Ice quietly blocked Duan Qing's words: "It's not just a question of whether you trust me or not - we must at least understand each other, as long as you don't hide so much from your heart, and you don't always choose to bear it alone, there will definitely not be so many estrangements between us, right?" ”

“…… That's decided, the next time this kind of thing happens, you jump in first, and then let me go into your heart, and by the way, also stage a bloody drama of heroes saving beauty......"

"Think beautifully! There's no next time! I won't use the sword of intent in the future, and you must also forbid me! ”

"Okay, yes, yes, since you've made up your mind, of course you have to listen to your ......"

"Looks like the person you're waiting for has finally appeared."

A deep and majestic voice then appeared in the ears of Duan Qing and the others, interrupting the whispers of the two of them in unison, and the emperor named Dreynier then stepped into their field of vision from the outside to the inside, just like a general who had just returned from an expedition: "Congratulations, adventurer Snow Spirit Ice, your wait was not in vain. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Emperor, for your trust." Slowly helped up from Duan Qing's arms, Xue Lingxuan, who had sorted out his expression, nodded with a faint smile: "It was Your Majesty who believed my request for proof, so I was able to present this to you." ”

"Even Yu can come back from the dead, what is impossible for an adventurer?"

Let out a few loud laughs, and the Emperor of the Empire, who walked to the front of the throne, waved his bright red cloak behind him: "Not to mention the people who give everything to the fate of our empire, Yu naturally should give them enough trust." ”

"I don't dare to be, I am also a little apprehensive in my heart." Xue Lingphantasm Bing showed a kind smile without humility or arrogance: "The current results have proved my conjecture, and I am very happy." ”

"So...... Mr. Linyuan Broken Water. ”

Nodding his head as his own response, Drainier turned his gaze to Duan Qing's body: "The former wanted criminal of the Empire, the suspect who tried to frame the prince and subvert the castle of Tbilisi, and now the hero of the Empire, the son of destiny who saved the imperial capital Redcar-"

"How should Yu thank you?"

He laughed and clapped his hands, his face looked full of undisguised joy and joy, and this also made Duan Qing, who had been staring at the brilliant cracks on his burly figure, show a somewhat embarrassed look on his face: "I don't dare to be the same, Your Majesty the Emperor, respected by the Empire, it is really not what I want to make you and your empire what they are now......

"Don't be so modest, Yu understands your feelings very well now."

Waving his hand, Dreynier laughed and interrupted Duan Qing's words: "As a hero who rescued the imperial capital and solved the problems that have plagued the empire for thousands of years, there is no need for you to hide your credit, as for yourself...... Yu is very satisfied with this body now, and you don't need to feel guilty at all. ”

"All you need is to accept the Empire's gratitude to you!" He put away his smile, and at the same time looked at Duan Qing's face with a blazing gaze: "Say, what do you want?" ”

"I, I just want a good rest right now." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "And the empire has just suffered such a catastrophe, and it must be in a time when everything is in ruins, so it is a little inappropriate to entertain us like this at this time, right?" ”

"What's not right? Yu said that you are now the most honored guests of the Empire! Dreynier waved his hand: "What you and your companions have done for the Empire is far more than words of gratitude can reach, as for the Frey Empire itself...... Not. ”

"Yu has reappeared in front of the people of the empire in the name of the emperor, and I believe that those petty people will not dare to do anything wrong." He said this in a serious voice, and at the same time gathered the crackling energy aura into the clenched fist in front of him: "Plus this body of Yu now...... Who would dare to offend the majesty of royalty again? ”

"This, that's it." So the smile on Duan Qing's face became more unnatural: "Then I really want to congratulate Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, I, we ......"

"Don't look so scared, Yu can still tell some right from wrong about what Yu is experiencing now and the current situation of the empire."

The voice finally returned to ordinary calm, and Drenier, who put away his smile, looked at Duan Qing's face with an indifferent gaze: "There is no better explanation for being able to restore the irreversible empire to its current appearance, except for the gods or the power of fate, and you, the child of destiny who appeared in front of me at the last moment, obviously have such power." ”

"If you haven't figured out how to receive the Empire's thanks right now, then you might as well stay here for a few more days." He withdrew his gaze from the point of view he had leaned forward, and then said to the two adventurers with a kind smile that did not match the burly body, "When the situation in the Empire is further stabilized and I have more time, I will personally take the two of you to the Imperial Vault to choose a reward that matches your dedication to the Empire." ”

“…… The Royal Vault? ”

"That's right! It's your adventurer's favorite thing! ”

Let out a few loud laughs, Drenier waved his hand at Duan Qing and the two of them, who were staring: "I know that as an adventurer, you must not like the nobility of the empire or the power of the empire and the like, right?" Powerful weapons, equipment, magical items full of mystery - those are the favorites of your adventurers. ”

"In the name of the Emperor of the Frey Empire, I will offer you the best treasures belonging to the imperial family." He clapped his hands, and then gestured to the two of them: "Before that, you will have a good rest in the imperial capital and enjoy a good leisure time!" Because—"

"You are now the most honored guests of the Empire."