"What are you doing here?" Bernardo stood up from the boy, and although he was discouraged and injured, he smiled, "You can't save me...... You'll just let yourself be killed by the aftermath of his attack. ”

“…… I don't know why I just came here...... Speaking of which, lately I've been doing more and more unconstrained things. Heiliga also showed an embarrassed expression, "But I just thought about it a lot...... I basically know about your affairs, and I have figured it out through your conversations. ”

"Really?" Bernardo glanced to the side, where Nerivain was already pacing slowly, "So, what do you think?" ”

"What do you mean?"

“…… My choice. Bernardo spread his hands and looked indifferent, "As the guy said, I'm powerless to resist the predetermined fate...... Isn't it? Determined to go his own way, regardless of the consequences - in order to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by me like this, he is here. I knew all these things, and I knew that his character was destined not to agree with this, so I deliberately chose a place that I thought he would never find out. Hehe, it's ironic, in the end, where I was exposed was the source of my Dragonborn's power. ”

“…… Stupid, but not funny. Heliga thought for a moment before he said, "I've figured out your relationship. He's your friend and doesn't want to see you completely broken, so he chooses to end it before it's too late...... But even if that's the case, I don't think you should be like that...... Well, completely gone. ”

“…… I'm going to tell you that he's hopeless...... And convincing him to give up on his own initiative and accept the predetermined fate was originally impossible. Nirivain finally walked up to the two of them, "Even if he wanted to do that now, he wouldn't have enough strength left to do it." Now he is definitely not Mirak's opponent, and he can't enter the eyes of the Mora Demon God. ”

"Who said I was going back?" Bernardo immediately said fiercely, "You guy must have been kicked in the head by a cow when he was raising cattle in Morrowind's house after letting out the rumors of Akavir, so he would say such stupid things." ”

"......," Nirieva was speechless for a moment. Bernardo also stopped looking at him, he looked at Heiliga seriously, and said, "I want to know what you really think—what do you think after learning all this?" ”

"I ......" Heiliga hesitated, he looked at the hesitant Nerivain on the side, and at Bernardo, who had a determined look in front of him, and his thoughts gradually floated.

If the Dragonborn never existed, what would it be like now?

If he hadn't existed in the first place—

Oh, yes. In that case, my life will go in a completely different direction.

My father mentioned that he was very weak when he was born. If it weren't for the appearance of the Dragonborn, they might have died early, and the Khozwil family, which had lost its heir, could only wait for the fate of the territory and title being recovered.

If you are lucky enough to survive, then you will only grow up normally as an ordinary, slightly down-and-out nobleman, and then become an ordinary imperial nobleman...... Although this is not bad, I will not have such a mottled and colorful experience later.

I will not have the opportunity to make up for my father's regrets when he was young, and grow up with his will to become a famous little hero today; will not embark on the path of martial arts, whether it is with Laura, or the two teachers, or the many friends that Crossbell and Liber know, they will not know themselves again.

I won't meet Filipino ...... Encounter everything in all shapes and sizes. He will be an ordinary nobleman, a figure who will disappear in history. That kind of path can't be said to be bad, but ask yourself, in the face of everything you've been through, will you have even the slightest dissatisfaction?

No.

If it weren't for the existence of the Dragonborn, Heliga might just be one of many ordinary imperial nobles...... But that's about it. Today's wonderful and extraordinary life, a life with close friends and true love, will surely become a luxury, a kind of illusion.

"So even if it's just a by-product of your so-called scheme...... Everything I have been through, everything you have brought to me, is anything that is not false. I owe you a debt of gratitude for that, although it may not have been your intention, but you did change my life, forever changing everything for a somewhat weak mediocrity – for that reason, Bernardo...... Thank you. What you've done, at least for me, for the people I've helped, and the people who have helped me—it's definitely not meaningless. ”

“…… Scold. After a long silence, Bernardo finally let out a long sigh that he seemed to have been waiting for—the boy who had previously seemed to have become desperate and about to accept his fate before him had now regained his unyielding appearance.

"Just by your few words...... Hehe, I'm sure. Sorry, Nirivain. He turned to the man with a thoughtful expression, not knowing what he was thinking, "Although I was almost going to accept your offer before...... But sure enough, it still doesn't work. ”

"Well...... It doesn't matter if you don't accept it. I'm still going to do it. I just didn't want our old friends to turn against each other at the end of your life because of their disagreements...... Now it seems that even this cannot be done. ”

"No, no, no, Nirivain. Have you forgotten? Hearing this, Bernardo smiled instead, "We used to fight fiercely for a day and a night on the snowfields outside Morningstar. ”

"Of course not...... But now you ...... Huh? He was about to retort, but Nirivain suddenly froze - the Dragonborn in front of him no longer felt weak and weak, and that posture was what he really looked like when he was at his peak.

"Shadow Magic...... Master Azra introduced me to the game, but I actually had much more than he had imagined...... That's where your judgment gets wrong. Plus, the reels aren't exactly a front either...... At the very least, it was also a passage between me and the Cluster. The vindictive spirit around Bernardo began to condense, like substance.

"You guy...... Could it be ......," Nirevain finally showed a look of surprise, "You used shadow magic to give your power—"

"That's right...... Something that countless shadow masters have never done in their lifetimes, the "shadow link"—blurring the concept of me and him, and through this conceptual connection, merging the existence of "me" into him—even Master Azra has never done it. Of course, I wouldn't have been able to do it on my own - thanks to his cooperation and the help of the scrolls. ”

"Is that what you were trying to do in the first place?" Nirivain finally figured it out, and at this moment he looked at Bernardo with a hint of determination in his gaze, but with a certain indescribable admiration and incomprehension: "Is this worth it?" ”

"I have my own descendants to do it for me - I have to admit that this feeling is actually quite comfortable." Bernardo smiled, and a white light and shadow in his hand pierced the sky, it was a "sword" like a phantom.

"Soul Sword...... You guy, even the sword singer's tricks ......" Nireva was completely stunned at this moment.

"Heliga...... What do you think of my strength? Bernardo ignored Nirivain's exaggerated expression and asked Heliga on the side.

“…… Very strong. After thinking for a moment, Heliga nodded.

"Then stay there and watch - this power!"