Fantasies That Descend on Collapse

After all, the value carried by this mask is, in some respects, a bit too precious...

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"Alright Teresa, I'll go back first."

"Huh? Don't you leave after watching Qiyana and the others rehearse?"

Seeing Luo Chen who stood up from his seat and made a gesture to leave, and Teresa who was sitting on the desk dangling her legs, she couldn't help but choose to stay.

After all, this is the first time for the two of them to observe the play rehearsal of the three of them, if they leave now, it might seem a little rude.

"No, if you leave after reading it, maybe you don't have enough time."

"Huh...? Not enough time? What do you mean?"

Theresa, who was sitting on the desk, couldn't help but tilt her head, her eyes filled with puzzlement.

"If I don't go back soon..."

Looking at Teresa who was full of confusion and couldn't understand his answer, Luo Chen just looked at the rehearsal that was still a long time away from the end, and his tone was a little helpless.

"If I don't go back, you may have nothing to eat today."

"Forehead..."

Chapter 2

Part of the skills in his hands belonged to himself, while the other part belonged to the long-lost soul.

Holding the kitchen utensils tightly and extremely stable, the palms can no longer see the rawness at the beginning, and the ingredients touched by the sharp knife are also natural, unable to pick out any flaws.

The longer I spend with that soul, the more proficient and diverse the skills I can master from it, and the more the price I have to pay to obtain these gifts becomes more and more.

The combat experience in the memory, the combat skills in the hands, and the intelligence analysis that can be glimpsed in the eyes, all of which are gradually improving the self who has received the gift, which is almost the same as the one who was alive. level of about .

No... Maybe it's no longer possible to use similarity to describe the gap between the two.

The current me has two completely different combat experiences in my memory, and I have two equally skilled skills in my hands. In addition to the physical fitness of the two who are simply incomparable, the current me should be qualified to be able to fight Reach out and touch the title of the strongest.

But the price paid for obtaining these abilities was that he, who was already mentally prepared, still felt a chilling feeling.

The memories that began to grow over time, the conversations in the memories that he heard in a trance, and the other appearance that he presented through himself... There is no doubt that he is moving towards that One of the two kept getting closer, and this was something he had worried about before.

He didn't know, and there was nothing he could do. The only struggle he could do was to find a way to maintain his original heart and remember who he really was.

What surprised him was that after experiencing that unpredictable accident, he seemed to feel some changes in himself...

So, is there something wrong with the soul that stays in his body that he doesn't know about?

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After bidding farewell to Teresa and leaving the rehearsal venue first, Luo Chen only came to the dormitory belonging to Kiyana and the others, and after explaining his intentions to Bronya who stayed behind, he walked towards the other side of the house alone. Apart from him and Mei, there is almost no kitchen where a third person will work.

Right now, he was just standing on the counter in the kitchen, his eyes staring ahead, and then he was somewhat absent-mindedly handling the materials to be used next.

Relying on his muscle memory, he only used proficient skills to process the materials in hand, while his mind had already moved elsewhere.

Since bidding farewell to Kiana in Denmark last time, Cecilia, who originally resided in his body and was much more active than Kallen, has completely lost her movement as if she fell into a deep sleep because of fulfilling her wish.

The emotion that leaked from the other party's soul and could erode one's own heart, after the other party's dormancy, was completely silent as if the valve had been screwed on forcefully.

Now, when he faces Qiyana, he won't have any other emotions inexplicably, and when he's alone, he won't hear the words from the other party's memory in his ears, and even The time of dreaming that was most deeply affected before has become difficult to see the feelings that do not belong to him.

The power obtained from the other party's soul still exists, and those memories that can affect the original heart but are restrained a lot can still appear in front of his eyes under his deliberate thinking, but the only difference is...

His body can no longer choose to become Cecilia's appearance, or... the soul residing in his body resists letting him become that appearance.

So after that, what happened to Cecilia after meeting her daughter?

Unable to search, unable to find out, facing such a sudden change from the other party, as he inherited the other party's inheritance, he could only choose to silently wait for the other party's response.

"call..."

Luo Chen, helpless about this, just sighed softly, then put the processed materials on the chopping board into the basket prepared at the side, then picked up other unprocessed materials, and continued to process them carelessly.

But the next loud shout that came from inside his mind caused an extremely serious error in the methodical movements in his hands.

'Hey!Good afternoon, Chen! '

The unique voice that belonged to Karen resounded in his ears without any warning, but the sudden greeting from the other party caused an unexpected consequence.

"—!"

The severe pain in the fingers accompanied by the feeling of the bone being cut with a sharp object made Luo Chen, who was still a little sleepy due to meditation, immediately wake up.

"..."

He was silent, and then looked down at the palm of his hand that was placed on the chopping board, on the index finger of his left hand that was used to hold the materials, there was a deep visible bone left by the previous accident and it was still facing A hideous wound gushing blood.

'what!sorry!I didn't expect this to be the case! '

When she passed the other party's line of sight and noticed the hideous wound on the white finger, Karen, who caused this result, instinctively expressed a little panic in her tone.

"It's okay...just a small wound."

Hearing the words that seemed to hit his mind directly, he just used a flat tone to signal the other party who was lodged on his body, don't worry about this, which can be regarded as a trivial wound to him.

For him who had experienced broken ribs, damaged internal organs and a broken heart and faced death, this wound that barely exposed the bones could only make him frown slightly at most.

And the wound on his finger also began to heal itself a moment after the voice fell, and within just a few breaths, no trace of injury could be seen anymore.

'Oh!I really envy you, if only I had such a physique before I was alive. '

"In this way, I wouldn't be so embarrassed at that time..."

Seeing that the opponent's body has formed an instinct to repair the wound with Houkai, Kallen almost instinctively sighed.

As she said before, if she had possessed such a terrifying physique like the other person's before she was alive, maybe at that time she could have saved more lives with her own strength.

It's just that for her who can only live with someone else, it's too late to say anything.

"There's nothing to blame, Kallen."

"Using all the efforts I can do to save the lives of those who should have died, I even gave my all for it."

"At that time, you had already done everything you could, and you had even given everything you could. So, what else do you have to feel guilty about?"

"You have worked very hard. Similarly, your performance at that time was already excellent. There is no need to let yourself feel so sorry all the time."

Hearing Karen's tone that was gradually mixed with disappointment, Luo Chen, who was the first to obtain the memory of the other party and experienced the situation at that time, could be said to be the most qualified person to comfort her.

With a body that was on the verge of collapse, and she was still facing those monsters that would eat people with her bare hands, but even so, she still used her little life left in exchange for the chance of others to live.

In any case, she had already done well enough, but this result, which was already perfect enough in the eyes of outsiders, still made her feel guilty.

Perhaps it was because of her will that she was selected as a saint by the destiny at that time... It makes people feel admirable, but at the same time feels embarrassing.

Or, this is actually the most perfect ending for her...?

'Okay, okay, I just sighed, after all, it has been more than 500 years, and no one should have lived since then. '

In 500 years, many things have been worn away. Even Kallen, who was crowned the Holy Maiden of Destiny at the beginning, has no way to escape this law.When she turned her head and wanted to look back at the memories of the past, the only thing she could see were the pale ashes that were lost in time and would disperse at the touch of a finger.

'Really, I would be comforted by you, I really didn't expect it.Obviously you are younger than me, I don't know if you are dozens of times your age. '

Facing the comfort that comes from experiencing the other person who has experienced her experience, all Karen can do is to use a relaxed tone as much as possible to conceal her sadness.

For some reason, when facing Luo Chen who had exchanged memories and was almost familiar with his past, Karen couldn't control her emotions well in front of him.

It is as if a child is facing his family, he almost instinctively removes his tough shell, and then delivers the soft side in his heart to the other party who can love him.

Perhaps now they are exchanging memories with each other, so as to understand that the two of them, to some extent, should also be regarded as relatives.

However, wouldn't the role relationship between the two be more appropriate if they were swapped?

"By the way, what's the matter with you looking for me this time?"

Feeling the gradually subdued voice in his consciousness, Luo Chen, who knew Karen's experience and character well, just spoke softly about other topics, and used this to draw the other party's attention, which would make him feel sad In the past, moved elsewhere.

'Ah, yes, almost forgot. '

After being reminded, Karen, who was in a daze, just said the words that made Luo Chen feel extremely helpless in the most serious tone.

'Speaking of Chen, why did you tell Teresa the stupid things I did when I was young!It's impolite to talk about others behind their backs! '

"Forehead..."

This serious and slightly angry question made Luo Chen, who was ready to start busy again, feel a little surprised.

Judging from the past, the other party's sudden utterance without warning shouldn't be to tell him to look for something that the other party left behind during his lifetime, or to complete some unresolved regrets, right?Why this time...

"That's it?"

'That's all! '

The other party's unexpected and seemingly perfunctory answer made Karen, who was serious about this matter, become a little dissatisfied.

I don't know if it was due to his illusion, but when Luochen heard Karen's answer, he suddenly had the illusion that the other party was pinching his face tightly with his hands.

"Isn't it? Didn't you tease me back then and asked me to be Kiana's stepmother..."

'It's not the same at all! '

Like a child arguing about his behavior to his mother, Karen's voice, which was originally slightly angry, gradually began to become louder.

'When I teased you, only you and I could hear it, okay? '

'This time you exposed all the stupid things I did when I was young in front of Teresa! '

Although the original intention of Karen's actions at that time was actually just to relieve those people who became miserable under the squeeze of destiny.

But the reason why she chose to use this method at the time was whether she chose to become a monster thief in order to hide her true identity, or...

In fact, it was just a girl who wanted to help the common people, and used this hard-won opportunity to satisfy a dream that she had been ignorant of when she was young.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, Karen."

Facing Karen who had already started to yell without grace in his own consciousness, Luo Chen just smiled, and then used his usual kind tone to make the other party give up their plan to argue with him.

"Isn't it normal for a daughter to learn more about her mother's experience when she was young? What's more, Teresa won't start to hate you because of this kind of thing, right?"

'Having said that, but...'

Although I know that Teresa, as her own daughter, shouldn't hate her mother because of this almost insignificant matter, but...

For Karen, who has already regarded this matter as a dark history in her life, she really has no way to maintain her due calm in this matter.