Chapter 836: The Heart
Chapter 836: The Heart
Oh...
After deciphering the hidden meaning behind the Great Witch King's words, Lyon couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling momentarily at a loss for words.
No matter who I marry, I will definitely have a child with Veronica? So... should I call myself faithful or a scumbag?
'You should call yourself a lustful scumbag.'
'...'
Seeing the Cat Princess lift her head from the Great Witch King's embrace and look at him with disdain, Lyon, who was inexplicably pinned with a huge black pot, couldn't help but glare back in annoyance.
'And you have the nerve to criticize me? If I'm a scumbag, then you're a filial daughter!'
'Hehe, I was influenced and had no choice, but surely you weren't forced either, right?'
'...'
Feeling it was hard to refute... Am I really a lustful scumbag?
"Lord Lyon."
As Lyon was being berated by the Cat Princess, rolling his eyes in frustration, and beginning to question his own integrity, the Great Witch King quietly pinched the soft flesh of the Cat Princess' buttocks, stopping her from continuing her attack. Then, with a gentle expression, he asked:
"You've asked all the questions you wanted to ask, so now, can you answer one of my questions?"
Me?
Lyon was surprised that the Great Witch King, who could glimpse the future, also had questions for himself. He hesitated for a moment before responding with a slightly flickering gaze:
"Please ask, and I will try my best to answer whatever I can."
"Good."
The Great Witch King, despite his aged appearance, didn't mind Lyon's response, which was limited to "can" and "try." Instead, he nodded gently and asked calmly:
"What's your view of this world?"
"?"
Not... a philosophical question right off the bat? Probing my worldview from the get-go?
Lyon was caught off guard by the Great Witch King's question and paused briefly, contemplating whether to hold back in his response. But considering the Great Witch King could see his future actions, he ultimately abandoned the idea of concealing anything. He answered truthfully and concisely:
"There are many dangers, numerous problems, and even more areas that need correction or reform."
The Great Witch King had already foreseen Lyon's answer, but seeing his unwavering demeanor as he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Then, with a complex expression, he asked:
"Lord Lyon, are you sure there's absolutely no blood relation between you and Her Highness Veronica?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, compared to Her Highness Veronica, who carries the blood of Pride, you seem more like the one who inherited the power of Pride."
As Lyon looked on in confusion, the Great Witch King stroked the Cat Princess' back and explained with a sigh:
"Many dangers, many problems, and the need for correction and reform... In other words, you're confident in eliminating problems, and you believe you can solve them. You even think your corrections and reforms for the world will undoubtedly be correct.
Lord Lyon, I don't want to describe your thoughts as prideful, but your confidence is so overwhelming that I can't find any other words to describe it besides pride."
"..."
After listening to the Great Witch King, Lyon fell silent for a moment. Then, as if understanding something, he asked:
"Because of those crystal balls?"
"And all the different futures represented by those crystal balls, which you've 'corrected' so drastically."
"Following Lyon's question, the Great Sorcerer King gently caressed the Cat Princess, whose face was filled with surprise, and stared intently into Lyon's eyes, saying:
'In those different futures, although you married different wives, met many different people, and walked completely different paths, there's one thing you did...
That is, once you possess enough power, you will start to 'transform' the world according to your ideas, without exception.'
'...'
'Headache... Communicating with someone who can see the future, and not just one future, is like keeping no secrets. Even denying or pretending is impossible...'
The Great Sorcerer King exchanged a glance with Lyon, who couldn't help but nod in resignation, acknowledging his intentions. He then asked again:
'So, what do you think of what I want to do?'
'I don't understand.'
The Great Sorcerer King shook his head and said:
'My lifespan is about to reach its end. Although I can still see those futures, I no longer exist in them. Those vague future fragments merely represent corresponding possibilities and cannot prove whether what you want to do is right or wrong.'
After giving an answer that was as good as saying nothing, the Great Sorcerer King stroked the Cat Princess in his arms, who had fallen asleep at some point, and calmly spoke:
'Lord Lyon, the reason I brought up this question is not to express opposition or support, but to remind you... You have many things you want to do that you haven't had the chance to accomplish. The prerequisite for achieving those things is for you to be able to leave the Bedtime Story of the Tale of Illusions alive.'
'I am, of course, clear on that point.'
Facing the Great Sorcerer King's increasingly abstract words, Lyon couldn't help but frown and ask:
'So, what are you trying to say?'
'What I want to say is, I actually have a way to let you and Catherine immediately escape from the Bedtime Story, but it requires a small price.'
'?!?!'
In Lyon's astonished gaze, the small courtyard they were in suddenly sprouted a strange pulsation.
Accompanied by a duller sound than winter thunder and a longer breath than a giant whale, the entire courtyard in the inner court came to 'life,' pulsating in sync with the slow and heavy rumbling. It was as if...
An immense heart was beating!
'This is the Great Hall's Heart, and it is our lineage's greatest secret.'
The Great Sorcerer King gently caressed the Cat Princess in his arms, who was fast asleep, and his body, in sync with the heavy heartbeat surrounding them, began to oscillate between youth and decay. He explained in a soft voice:
'After the Great Hall's Ten Descendants lost to humans, the most crucial Great Hall was also divided into ten parts, entrusted to the care of the Ten Descendants.
Among them, the Earth Tribes, which you have already defeated, possess the blood of thickness, the flesh of fertility, and the bones of lushness, which are the Great Hall's Bones, Flesh, and Blood. As for the Sea Tribes and Feather Tribes, they respectively hold the Hair, Skin, Organs, Eyes, Ears, and Tongue.
As for the most precious Great Hall's Heart, it is preserved by us, the descendants of the Sorcerer King. Each generation's Great Sorcerer King is the Heart's guardian, and the so-called Sorcerer King Ritual of inheritance is, in fact, the ceremony of passing the Heart to the next generation.'
(End of Chapter)
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