Chapter 9: Him and Her
When Richard woke up from his sleep, it was already dark, looked out the window at the twilight sky, wiped his eyes, and sat up from his bed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It seemed that it was late, so he took out a pocket watch from the small bag that was placed aside, glanced at it, and it was seven o'clock, and got up from the bed after straightening out his clothes that were a little messy from falling asleep.
"So, what should I do next" Half a month, has allowed Richard to travel most of the empire, in this half a month, he has seen a lot of things that he could not see in his previous life, dangerous and exciting, he climbed the northernmost and most cold snowy mountains of the empire, and also went to the dangerous Amazon jungle in the south.
For Richard, who was just an ordinary person in his previous life, this half-month experience was almost the most exciting and exciting day he had ever had in 22 years, the frosty dragon entrenched on the top of the snowy mountain looking down on all beings, and the Amazons who obeyed the ancient tradition lurked in the jungle and lived an isolated life, this is a very good era, compared to the almost machine-like life before, this is life, this is the life that a hot-blooded man should have.
Licking his lips with a little excitement, looking at the gradually setting sun, Richard suddenly gave birth to something in his heart that his previous self would never have given birth to, that is desire, that is ambition, and that is also excitement.
When I was a child, every child was a dreamer, every child was a careerist, and they would make all kinds of wishes when they were ignorant, such as I wanted to be a scientist, I wanted to be an astronaut, I wanted to be a warrior, I wanted to be a big star.
What an innocent dream, but also what a fragile dream, like colorful bubbles, beautiful and fragile.
But people will always grow up, and with the passage of time, in the almost cruel reality, these bubbles that represent dreams will be snuffed out one by one by the people who blow out the bubbles, which is really ridiculous.
This is the world, the real and cruel world, the world never changes because of one person, all you can do is to conform to the will of the world, give up those boundless illusions, and do those things you don't want to do.
Maybe when you talk to your friends again, you will loudly mock your sometimes childish dreams, feel annoyed by your own childishness, and laugh at your unrealistic dreams.
But when you are alone, do you think back to the almost childish cuteness of your childhood, do you regret it?
I believe that most people have never regretted it, because this is your dream, because it means that your heart is still hot, and it means that your brain is not locked in this almost machine society.
Not long ago, Richard was also this kind of person, in order to live, Richard gave up his dreams and chose what he didn't like to do, if nothing else, under the rolling flow of time, he would do what he didn't like to do for a lifetime, he would bury his dreams in the depths of his heart, gradually, assimilated by this society, and finally became a person he hated even himself.
But maybe it was a miracle of God, or the temptation of a demon, that he crossed, and even he could not have imagined that he actually crossed.
He travels to a world completely different from his previous life, a world full of possibilities, full of miracles, as long as you work hard, then you will always have a result, whether this result is a failure or a success.
When you are old, you can pat yourself on the chest and say to your children and grandchildren, "In my life, I have never regretted it, because I have done everything I wanted, whether I succeeded or failed, it doesn't matter, because I have done it, I have tried, and I have nothing to regret in this life." ā
How touching, how dragging, almost perfect lines, and almost perfect curtain call.
People, that's it, an ordinary appearance, a gorgeous exit.
The corners of his mouth curled slightly, Richard narrowed his eyes, and muttered, "So what is my dream, and what is Arthur's dream." āā
The cool evening breeze blew from the window, blowing the silk curtains imported from the ancient Oriental countries, and blowing Richard's long black hair.
His golden eyes reflected the scene in front of him, and Richard reached out and grabbed it as if he was about to grasp something.
Her hands were empty, and she didn't catch anything but air, but there was no trace of chagrin on Richard's beautiful face, only a smile, only pleasure, and there was a firmness in her golden eyes that she hadn't had before.
"I remember" tilted her head, and she whispered to herself, "Whether it's Arthur's dream or mine, I remember it."
Maybe it's because of the special soul of the soul, maybe it's because of Richard's state of mind now, his heart is ethereal, looking at the starry night sky, he opens his arms, as if he wants to embrace the world. It's like taking an oath, or announcing your new life.
"I, Arthur, will be a hero, I will be a warrior, I will be a man who controls my own destiny. ā
It's a dream that belongs to Richard, it's a dream that belongs to Arthur, it's a dream that belongs to a big boy, it's a dream that belongs to a little girl."
"Ding" I don't know why, a white glow flashed on Richard's body.
It was as if a shackle had been opened, and Richard felt like he was getting rid of something, a kind of liberation from the soul level, and his whole body was relieved.
Richard understood what it was, that it belonged to Arthur's soul and body.
The current Richard is no longer the Richard of half a month ago, through Frans's side notes, after most of the books he has read about soul seizure, he can be considered to have completely understood.
There is no fluke, only one of the two souls of the so-called soul snatching can survive, since he is not dead, it can only mean one thing, Arthur is dead, and the soul named Arthur was completely destroyed by himself.
I never thought of it, I never thought that since he came to this different world, after realizing the pattern of this world, he knew that in this world, he would definitely kill people, I don't know when, he would definitely kill people for some of those reasons, but he never expected that the first person he killed would be her, Arthur, an innocent little girl who had no reason with him.
Soul snatching has side effects, when the soul snatching is successful, you can indeed capture the body, but unless the strength of the two people is too different, otherwise there will definitely be a variety of side effects.
The rejection of the body and the original soul to his own soul is the sequelae of Richard after taking Arthur, which is very light among all the soul sequestrations, compared to those sequelae of those who can't move the whole body after taking the selving, or the body will be seriously injured for no reason every once in a while, Richard's is light.
For the sequelae of Richard's case, it only takes a legend to sort out his soul once to remove this rejection.
Maybe this is difficult for others, after all, although there are not a few legends on this continent, there are not many of them, and it is difficult to find them, and even if they do, it is a question of whether those legends will help you.
But this problem is not a problem for Richard at all, there is a legend around him who obeys his orders, if he wants to, he can easily relieve this sequelae, but Richard does not.
The guilt of killing an innocent little girl haunted his heart, as long as he thought of this, Richard felt a pang of unease in his heart, and he kept reassuring himself that the soul was to be sacrificed, and if he didn't kill Arthur, then Arthur would kill himself.
But even so, Richard felt like a villain.
He couldn't do anything, the only thing he could do was to keep the sequelae of soul snatching, which was a reminder and a guilt.
But I never expected that today, now, this sequelae will be automatically lifted.
From the emotion that came from the last soul, Arthur did hate him, after all, he killed her, but compared to hate, her emotion for pursuing her dream completely surpassed her hatred for killing him.
"Compared to her who can't do anything, the visitors from the other world who have a system will definitely be able to fulfill their dreams" This is the last thought of Arthur that Richard felt, and the pursuit of his dreams completely overwhelmed his hatred, which is why Arthur will lift his rejection of Richard.
"Dream" muttered to himself, his long hair covering his face, and he couldn't see any expression.
It seems that what is being thought about is being decided again.
After a long time, he raised his head with a resolute gaze, as if he was saying to himself, and as if to Arthur, who no longer existed: "I understand, from today my name is Arthur, and I will definitely fulfill your dream, and I will also fulfill my dream."
Everything that has been in the past will always pass, people always have to face the future, I don't know what the reason is, maybe it's guilt, maybe it's redemption, maybe it's because of something higher, in short, the time-traveler who used to be called Richard has disappeared, and now there is only a girl named Arthur who has taken on everything.