A true hero marries a man by his appearance [Comprehensive]

"I got his greatest favourite."

"He thought he was ashamed of me, even though he had given compensation, patience and tolerance, these were not enough."

"A greater degree of tolerance that would make people jealous, I have. Should be satisfied, yes, should be-in fact, as long as I can have a little bit, I have never wanted so much."

"...Becoming a human is the right choice."

"But I was still 'influenced'."

The human heart, which was incomprehensible before, brought emotions of various colors, and at the same time, it also brought about considerations of gains and losses that were understandable but unwilling to accept.

He is nervous.

He is afraid.

What I am afraid of is not only the loss that I once said when I was excited, but also...

- Only you can do it.

This is what Solomon who appeared at the Papara Singularity said to him.

Roman didn't understand why he was saying that, much less why his "he" was so determined to see him as the most likely one.

For now, Roman is indeed the only Solomon who won the Holy Grail War and became human.

But he doesn't have the confidence of Solomon... No, it's not so much confidence, it's more like the body with clairvoyance has seen something, so he feels relieved like a relief.

And he...

……

"Do you want to continue?"

The specific differences, the undeserved preference...

"The guilty person should be me."

*****

It's another new day, and just after the crowing of the cock crowing, the sky visibly changed from deep black to light black.

The summer dawns very early, and after packing up for a while and going outside, I can finally stop running outside in the dark.But in fact, the time to wake up early is about the same as before.

After two months, Roman has developed a habit. At the first moment of the cock crowing, he opened his eyes reflexively, and then reflexively, sat up on the bed with a swipe.

Then, amidst the familiar accompaniment, he floated into the bathroom to wash up, feeling dizzy.

Today is no exception, the steps are the same as usual, without any changes.

But the problem came when Roman stumbled into the bathroom dazedly and reached for a towel to wash his face.

The water splashing against the bottom of the sink splashed and splashed on his face before the towel got wet.The water was very cold, which made him wake up a little bit, but his eyes still seemed to be blurred, and a little water had entered.

"Um... wait a minute Eddie, I'll be fine soon..."

The small place can't accommodate two people. Of course Eddie has already got up, but, as usual, he is waiting at the door of the bathroom.

When Roman said this, he was still in a daze.He roughly wiped his face with wet hands, and before he pressed the wet towel onto his face, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

The hand feels wrong.

During the first touch, the palm of my hand was pricked by something piercing, and it turned out to be very rough.

When I woke up in the morning, my brain was a little short-circuited, so that Roman was stunned and didn't react immediately.I only heard the sound of water splashing in my ears, and another sound coming from the door.

"Hey, Jedidiah."

It's Eddie.

He used a rather surprised tone:

"—you grow a beard?"

"..."

Roman: "...Oh, it turned out to be a beard, fortunately..."

Roman: "...Ah?!"

Suddenly sober.

Roman raised his head urgently, and saw at a glance that his own face reflected in the mirror covered by water mist was indeed abnormal.

When did the stubble come out?

Could it be...yesterday?last night?

I went to sleep a little later than usual—but compared to the time when I was still in Chaldea, it was already very early—and, during the day, Roman was forced to climb a nearby mountain, and when he came back, he was not only late, but also exhausted .

Because he was really tired, and felt more tired than running around the village. He only knew that when he fell down, Eddie caught him and put him on his back...

Unfortunately, the following content was disconnected as his consciousness was in a trance, and he couldn't keep it in his memory. He didn't have any impression at all. He must have slept until the next morning.

It was probably during this period that the beard stubble, which had been paid special attention on weekdays and taken care of in time, seized this rare opportunity and caught him by surprise.

It's just a beard. Logically speaking, Roman wouldn't have to be so nervous, as if he was taken aback.

The reason why he had such a reaction was of course related to the man who said that sentence abruptly, because of him, Roman was really taken aback.

"Wait a minute—sorry for waiting a little longer Eddie, I have to get this sorted out."

The so-called "this" is a little bit of stubble that just came out. Although it is only scratching the hands, the pink ones that are the same as the hair color are falling on the mouth and under the nose bit by bit, as if something has been stained , I feel very uncomfortable just looking at it.

Yes, they must be dealt with quickly, and they cannot be allowed to linger!

Roman reached out and touched the sink next to him.

Half of his face was covered with soap foam. When he touched the razor, his hand was slippery or something. With a slight touch of his fingers, the tool fell from the edge of the sink to the ground.

Then, with a soft bang, the last bit of dizziness was shocked away.

"……Hey."

Roman noticed that his mouth was oops, but his heart was lamenting.

Just as he was about to drag his tired body and bend over to pick it up, unexpectedly, someone patted his shoulder from behind again.

"Sure enough, you were still too tired yesterday. You are not in a good state today." Eddie said, turning Roman to face him, and looked at him, but before he spoke again, he was caught by Roman's current This look amused me.

"I didn't pay much attention before. How do you shave your beard like this? You have to wet the area around your mouth first, and then...haha."

When Roman heard him laugh, he was inexplicably embarrassed, and subconsciously wanted to wipe off the foam around his mouth.

However, with one swipe, the soap suds were pulled sideways, and because it was white, the thin foam piled up under the tip of his nose, more like a beard than the beard he hadn't had time to shave off.

Eddie: "Pfft."

Roman: "!"

Eddie: "Well, don't worry, I didn't laugh at you."

Roman: "Obviously I heard you laugh..."

"No way, you heard it wrong." Eddie didn't change his face, looked carefully for a few more times, and happily wrote down the funny expression of the silly boy who was wronged and dared not resist, and then said happily: "I Come to help you shave."

"……beard?"

"Yes. I haven't tried it before, so I just came to try it today."

Roman didn't object, what's more, he knew that it would be useless even if he resisted, so he was naturally dragged by Eddie to sit outside.

"Wait, I haven't taken—"

"What do you want with that thing, I have a knife to use."

"It's so casual...it's okay, I didn't say anything, Eddie, just come here!"

There is quite a brave posture of a strong man cutting his wrists, which shows how exaggerated he is.

That's what Eddie thought, and he felt even more amused in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and just tapped his head lightly.

Then use the index finger that was bent just now to lift Roman's chin, which was still twitching.

"Why don't you keep it? It's only grown a little bit, so it shouldn't have much effect."

Holding a small piece of ice in his hand, he asked him as he scraped off the stubble of the man's beard together with the foam.

"Ah, at the beginning it was because...you need to be more energetic when you look at it, and you don't feel used to it if you don't shave your back..."

Although the thin layer of ice is very sharp, the skin next to him will never hurt him, and Roman doesn't dare to move around at will, for fear that the foam will get into his mouth, so his speech speed slows down: " Eddie likes to grow a beard... Hey, why do you think it's strange that I have a beard?"

This is a rather strange question. Roman didn't pay attention to it before, but now he remembered it.

Eddie said: "I forgot it for a while. Because I don't know how to grow myself, I just saved the trouble... Hey, what kind of frightened expression do you have, think about it."

"Not growing means that although I am a human being, I was born with a 'fixed' shape."

It seemed like it was the first time he mentioned it to others, but it didn't matter, as long as he knew it was happening, it didn't matter.

Stereotype means that the person "Eddie" originally did not have the so-called growth period from baby to adult.

He is the protagonist of a certain novel, born in the world of the novel, which is equivalent to having self-awareness and an adult body at birth.

Because of eternal life, time is actually frozen in him. Except for the automatic healing of injuries, all changes including "growth" or "aging" should not appear on him.

Resurrection after death also belongs to the category of "healing" and cannot be counted.

"The... protagonist of a certain novel?!"

Compared to Eddie's calmness, when Roman heard these words, he almost stood up immediately: "The novel? The novel I understand? Is it like the cave king? No, you belong to a certain novel. How can you know about the protagonist?"

"It can also be said that although my hometown has not left traces in your world... well, let me tell you something, Jedidiah."

Eddie said indifferently: "Because of some kind of mutation, a thin character in a certain 'story' suddenly gained an extremely powerful consciousness, knowing that the world he lives in is just an unfinished novel written by others, and he was captured by that What 'settings' have been added by people, and if you know it, the world will be destroyed immediately."

"However, I left before my hometown was destroyed."

"Because I was angry and didn't like the so-called 'setting' that I must implement, so I threw most of it away and did it in reverse. It turned out that after a long time, I didn't finish throwing away those things, and I still couldn't throw them away. follow me, and now I don't bother to care about it."

He didn't elaborate on what the "mutation" was, but said with a little dissatisfaction that the creator of him whom he hadn't met was probably a woman, and the common sense that men grow beards never occurred to him.

Because of this, a man whose sex was determined at birth will always look like this, and there will be no unshaven appearance.

Eddie himself thought it would be fun to grow a beard, but unfortunately, he didn't have this "setting".

"When I have had enough rest, I will bring out that woman who has no common sense. Heh, I will definitely not forget to remind her."

It sounds like angry words, but there is no hypothetical "if" in front of these words, which can be said to be meaningful.

Although Roman didn't hear it.

Roman's focus was entirely on the other side.

"..."

set up.

Roman is no stranger to the combination of these two words.

After the initial shock, the reason why his still fiery heart suddenly plunged into the cold water was the meaning behind these two words.

Eddie said it so lightly.

But he couldn't help thinking deeply, the more he thought about it, the more cold he felt in his heart, and he couldn't help trembling.

In the field of games, novels, movies, etc., this word often appears.A summary of the background, a summary of the characters' personalities, experiences, endings, etc... All in all, it is equivalent to a framework for others to see.

For readers who are outside, the setting is the frame put out.

However, what about people in another world who are in it, and even bear these "settings"?

It's like being bound.If you don’t have self-awareness, it’s okay if you don’t know that you are just a character in a novel. The setting is just the fate they have experienced, are experiencing, and will experience.

It just so happens that there is another man who relies on himself to obtain a consciousness so strong that he can break through the restrictions. When he knows all this and sees his own destiny directly in his eyes, how will he feel?

"Eddie..."

Roman still felt cold all over.

He uncontrollably put himself into that scene, and then, belatedly, he discovered an even more shocking sense of familiarity.

Familiar with.

Except for the ending and some minor details, as far as the beginning is concerned, it is... exactly the same.

A line called destiny runs through the path that a person named Solomon will take and what he will do when he is alive.

Solomon could see this line of his own, but regarded it as normal, remained indifferent, and just followed this line, which was his arranged ending.

There have been "accidents" along the way.

No, it should be said that not long after the journey started, another line that did not exist on this straight line collided without any scruples.

The time that overlaps at one point always feels very long, and I always feel that it is too short compared to the time when they are separated and farther apart after being staggered, and they can never see each other again.

I've thought about this question for a long time:

Why did you meet him?

The man who shouldn't have appeared broke in like a fire with warmth.His appearance didn't seem to change anything, because after losing him, Solomon was still the wise and tolerant monarch, and still enjoyed a lofty status and great honor.

This may be Solomon's "setting", and he couldn't get rid of it after all.

But the answer to the question is now known.

Men are so similar to Solomon.

I have also seen the future, and I have been bound by fate.Therefore, he will come after it.

The endings are different because of the dissimilarities beyond the similarities.

The uneasiness in Roman's heart surged violently again, and he almost believed that when he looked up, he would see a pair of disappointed eyes.

Whether it was Solomon in the past or Roman in the present, Eddie would be disappointed.

He never seemed to be really brave.

Taking the courage to take a step forward was originally a huge progress, but then, because of various reasons of one kind or another, I would not retreat, but I had to impose restrictions and constraints on myself one after another.

For example, he stares blankly at the person he likes the most, and after hearing him say that he should use a sword, he changes his weapon into a gun. Should fall in love with a specific person, but the person on the other side didn't see it, wouldn't die, and ended up really tossing himself to death... I did all the things outside the "setting".

"...I've talked so much to myself, Jedidiah."

Eddie asked him: "Is there anything you want to say to me? Anything is fine, whether you comment or ask, you can just ask."

"..."

He thought a lot in his mind, his thoughts turned a thousand times, grinding out a lot of flavors between his teeth.

"I'm really...envious..."

"I don't even know. It should be a pity and admiration to have such a thing. Yes, after all, it's you, Eddie."

He wanted to go up and hug him, hug him tightly.

But again he failed to do so.

"I don't have your courage. After the goal I set for myself is completed, it seems that I can't find the next goal that I must move forward."

"Even if he is right in front of me, I have a desire, but I can't think about it. I, can't..."

"—Jedidiah!"

was suddenly and harshly interrupted.

Roman came back to his senses, and he didn't speak during the long silence when the voice swayed away.

It was as if he was waiting, waiting for the other party's reaction with a conclusion long ago, with a completely negative attitude to the end.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"I really got you."

Eddie couldn't do it anymore, he scraped off the last bit of foam on the man's chin, then turned his head helplessly: "Go wash your face yourself."

"Oh……"

Roman, who thought he made Eddie angry, got up obediently and moved to the bathroom step by step, naturally dejected.

Just when he splashed cold water on his face and fell into the vortex of self-pity and couldn't extricate himself.

"Come out after washing, follow me up the mountain to watch the sun go out."

"... Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

After waiting for a while, the person who choked on his saliva and almost died came back.

"Now, go now?"

"Yes. In order to cooperate with you, there is no need to run. Let's walk up slowly."

"Ah? But at this time, if you walk up slowly, the sun should have already reached the top of the mountain..."

"Since you already know that time is too late, why are you still dawdling like this?"

Roman: "...Sorry! I packed it up!!!"

After dawdling for so long, they finally went out.

Roman was right. Although the sun hadn't risen yet, there was already a dim light in the sky.If you think about it, you can see the sky getting brighter under the reflection of the sun in less than half an hour at most.

It was easy for Eddie to hike up the nearest mountain outside the village.

However, my partner's physical fitness is not good. Although the amount of exercise has been increased recently, it is much better than at the beginning, but the climber still has difficulty breathing after walking on a steep slope.

Eddie didn't carry him, just pulled him, lending him a little strength from time to time.

Roman kept going.

For a moment, he didn't think about why Eddie suddenly asked him to climb the mountain together to see the sunrise that he would never see.Because it was Eddie who said it, the first reaction couldn't be to refuse.

Sure enough, the sun rose when it climbed halfway up the mountain.

Eddie just looked up at the halo that appeared behind the shadow of the tree, then continued to move forward as if he didn't care, and didn't give him any time to stop and rest.

With him pulling from time to time, Roman could barely keep up, but he was sweating profusely soon.The aftereffects left by yesterday's wild run have not subsided from the legs, so the legs are as heavy as lead, and they can only be driven by willpower.

"Huh...huh..."

The panting sound became more and more heavy.

His physical strength and energy are already on the verge of limit.

Still going.

Still going forward.

Because Eddie was right up ahead.

However, when he was about to reach the top of the mountain, the man kept holding his hand and let it go somehow.

Roman's footsteps suddenly slowed down, only a little distance away, and he couldn't keep up.

No, no.

He only intends to stop for a moment, and after recovering a little strength, he will catch up with all his might.

After all, stopping for a while should have no effect, the sun has already risen...

"Are you going to stop right here, Jedidiah?"

Roman's sweat-drenched eyes widened abruptly, beads of sweat slid down his jaw and fell silently,

"I still want to tell you."

The man bathed in golden light should be watching him.

"I once told you that the you standing in front of me is the proof that my wish has finally come true. You have become a human being, and you have learned human feelings..."

"However, I want to correct it now. You are not good enough, you have not met my standard, you have not even fulfilled the most basic requirement."

Roman was shocked suddenly.

"Before that, earlier, what did I tell you?"

"I hope that one day you can find what you really want and do what you really want to do. Can't you, a human being, be able to do this?"

"You restrict yourself too tightly, and you have too many unnecessary worries. You would rather retreat than step forward. Then, if you still don't change—"

If, he is still unwilling to be brave.

"I'm still going to leave you."

Eddie said.

"Even though I said...whatever you want, as long as I have it, I'm willing to give it to you."