Advent

"You have a special power, Alan. It's the kind of power that your lunatic mother most desires and values."

There are so many wrinkles on Professor Defoe's face that Alan can't see the eyes hidden deep in the wrinkles at all.

... Is it an illusion?When it comes to special powers, Professor Defoe seems to have a deep pity for himself.

"I feel like I'm the same as before."

Allen murmured.

He raised his hand and looked at his palm.

The soft skin, slightly too pale complexion, looks like the palm that a normal human should have.

Allen pressed his hand on his chest again, feeling a little dazed.

The heart that is beating in his chest now is just a mimicry?

If it weren't for Professor Defoe's serious attitude, Alan might really think that the old man opposite him was just making a silly joke.

"I don't think I have any power," Allen couldn't help but said again, he paused for a moment and then added, "At least when the human military base in Virgo exploded and the Black Swan was destroyed, I None of them showed any difference from ordinary people. I mean, if I really have any power... I should at least be able to burst out some small energy at that time, so that I can save some people I want to save."

Yet no miracle happened around him.

Allen said in his heart.

He thought of those outsiders who died silently in the central axis area.

Those carefully cultivated flowers were smashed into soft mud by falling objects in the flower field, and they will never have a day to bloom again.

"I ended up with nothing to do."

Allen said.

He tried his best to control his emotions but his tone still showed his frustration.

Professor Defoe sighed.

"It's natural," he said, "Mason went to great lengths to convince you that you were a normal person—you remember when you were a kid and you went to a lot of therapy. ?”

"..."

Allen's breathing stagnated.

That's right, when I was a child... To be precise, when he was taken to Mason's side to take care of him, he spent almost every weekend afternoon in the psychiatrist's office.

It's just that those treatments are mainly for Allen's auditory hallucinations and nightmares.

Well, his talking to himself from time to time and humming to himself is also the part that needs psychotherapy.

Allen always thought that it was ordinary treatment. After all, he has been burdened with the psychological burden of being a "lunatic" since he was a child.

But just today, Allen's cognition was completely shattered.

"What does that have to do with my psychotherapy..."

"Your powers are so powerful, boy, that psychotherapy can make you feel like a human being, so you've been a 'normal' human being for so many years, can you see what I mean? That's deep in your heart cues that shaped who you are now."

Perhaps noticing how bad Alan's face was at the moment, Professor Defoe sighed and added: "Don't be sad because of this, I can swear to you that Mason did all this for your own good, for example, If the person who discovered you was Maria, he would probably brainwash you, and you might turn into a tree, a box...in short, anything that she can control at will."

"And once I think that, I might become that?"

Allen said that there was still disbelief and doubt in his tone.

"That's right. Moreover, the reason why Mason did that was not only to prevent a humanoid weapon from suddenly appearing in this world, but also for your own good, Alan. As long as you insist that you are human, then you can keep Everything you have now, your soul, memory, heart... love, and hate."

Suddenly, Anderson on the side interjected.

He walked over straight, staring at Allen with eyes that always seemed slightly tired.

For a moment, Allen even felt that Anderson and Mason looked so similar-they seemed to have been keeping a secret, a secret that had tortured them for many years, and now, they themselves seemed to be the secret itself.

"...But once you think of yourself as something else, for example, a star, then your soul will also be disturbed by that powerful force and return to nothingness." Anderson stretched out his hand and put Professor Defoe in his hand. The cube took it over, "Because it is impossible for a planet to have fragile, illusory, human emotions and wills."

After finishing speaking, Anderson raised his hand and lifted the cube up in front of Allen.

Allen's eyes fell on the cube, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Allen was shocked.

He clearly remembered that just now, the cube in Professor Defoe's hand shone with a silvery light similar to fireflies.

The light would flicker on and off regularly with his heartbeat and breathing, but now, in the cube that appeared in front of his eyes, it was no longer fluorescent and replaced by a slender and gorgeous silver flower with dewdrops,

It happened to be the kind of flower he had thought of before—the kind of star flower that was planted in the flower fields by the people outside the territory but disappeared forever because of the explosion of the human military base in Tiannuo.

It's just that now that kind of flower appeared again, blooming vividly in front of him.

The veins of the flower are clear, the leaves are thin and weak, and there is even dew on the tips of the petals.

If you don't observe carefully and keenly capture the subtle silver light shining on the petals of the flower, it is really difficult for ordinary people to distinguish whether the flower is real or not.

Alan stretched out his hand subconsciously, and gently touched the flower across the cube.

He originally thought that the surface of the cube should be covered with transparent glass or other materials, but he didn't expect that his finger would sink into the cube the moment it touched it.

The flower also feels like a real flower to the touch.

As for Allen, his heart trembled slightly at that moment.

"I was just...

Allen murmured in shock.

"Before you have always firmly believed that you are a human being-this means that the barrier between you and the power is relatively strong. But, as I reminded you before, after being sent by Maria After the killer shattered your heart, the most fundamental reason why you are still alive is that the power belonging to the silver star in your body...that is, the power belonging to the White God is working. You have become more and more compatible with this power .It is getting closer and closer. In such a situation, even if you just think casually, it may cause a response from power... just like this little thing in our hands.

Professor Defoe explained.

"You mean, if one day I forget that I'm a human, I'll probably..."

"But you are human Alan, you have to remember that."

Anderson interrupted Allen's words, and then said slowly word by word.

Perhaps because of the memory of the past, Anderson's eyes looked much darker than usual.

"... Mason really did a lot to keep you in human form."

Anderson said softly with a hint of imperceptible fear.

"After Maria gave birth to you, she didn't notice anything special about you. She always thought you were the same as his other experimental subjects. In addition, it happened to be the time when the entire sect was expanding infinitely. Put you in a boarding school and secretly sent someone to monitor you. At that time, it was Mason who discovered that you were different, and it was also he who realized that you might be the projection of the power of the Silver Star."

"He knew this because you and he were both investigating a society."

Allen whispered in a very small voice.

"He could have pushed you to the front," Anderson immediately responded, "He could have conducted further research on you, believe me, if he had done that... he is now the youngest and youngest in the entire Earth Alliance. Excellent leader.

"But he didn't do that."

Allen replaced Anderson and completed the sentence that the other party hadn't finished.

"Yes, not only did he not push you to the front... on the contrary, he completely hid you."

While speaking, Anderson turned his head and looked at Professor Defoe one more time.

"The professor can prove this. Although we did approach you and teach you with different intentions at first, but later... Mason was indeed moved by you."

As if recalling those difficult years back then, Anderson's face became more stern and gloomy.

"Mason gave almost everything he had at the time to be able to tamper with your physical exam and biological data."

For a while, Anderson even vigilantly reminded Mason to keep himself in check. His feelings for Allen had already made Anderson feel a little uneasy.

But later Anderson learned that Mason completely regarded Alan as his own child-Mason had a child of his own, but the child was taken away by his mother before he could even learn to speak. area of ​​the Moon.

For many years, Mason was not even allowed near his own children.

Allen's appearance was so opportune, he appeared at the most appropriate time, and then perfectly filled the pain in Mason's chest caused by the child being taken away.

Later, when Mason gradually emerged in politics, the biological child taken away by his mother was sent to Mason again—but Mason could no longer love this child as he loved his own child.

Because, in Mason's heart, Allen has become his closest and most precious child.

In order to be able to hide this inhuman child, only God knows how much Mason has paid...

However, this kind of sacrifice has always been deeply buried in the heart of Anderson, an insider.

Until now.

"I always thought that Maria abandoned me because my pheromones were underdeveloped..."

Allen thought of the "hallucinations" he had when he was dying, those stripped out in the grotesque scenes, about Maria's past.

At least from Maria's point of view, Allen's pheromone dysplasia is indeed such a huge defect that Maria can't accept it at all.

However, in the middle of speaking, Allen suddenly fell silent.

He suddenly realized something, and then reached out to cover the back of his neck.

He was in shock.

He looked up at Anderson, who was silent.

But in this short moment, Anderson's expression, Anderson's expression...

Even the eyes of the head of the Security Bureau said everything.

Allen took a deep breath so that he would not be too emotional.

"Even my information glands are..."

"He has no choice."

Anderson said.

"I hope you don't hate him. He really wants you to have your own life. All he does is..."

"I know."

Allen said dryly, but the emotions that were constantly surging in his heart were extremely complicated.

Mason has indeed done too much for him...

Many details that were once overlooked were connected in a short moment.

Alan finally understood what Mason had done to him all those years ago.

【"Be happy, Alan..."】

【"Ah, birthday wish? It's very simple, I hope my little Allen is healthy and happy..."】

【"Alan, you are like my own child. To me, your happiness and joy are more important than anything in the world..."】

……

Allen originally thought that with Mason's death, under the washing of the years, he had forgotten the words that the man kept repeating to him.

But now he suddenly realized that he had never forgotten it all these years, and he even felt ashamed and painful because he couldn't be as happy as Mason hoped...

Although he has never enjoyed a little care from his biological parents, what does that matter... He has the deepest and restrained father's love in the world.

There are indeed people in this world who care about him... even after death.

Unknowingly, Allen felt a surge of heat in his eyes.

He turned his face quickly, and pressed the corner of his eye with the back of his hand.

After he calmed down, he turned around and met Anderson's gaze.

"If the White Emperor can do everything possible to assist us, and we want to thwart Maria's conspiracy. What is our plan... What should I do specifically?"

Alan asked.

Anderson seemed a little surprised when he found out that Allen had sorted out the situation quickly in such a short period of time, but soon, he looked at Allen and smiled.

"Have you finally made up your mind?"

he asks.

"Just kill Mason for that so-called White God Sect... I won't let them go."

Allen said.

"Remember the room I told you about? That room not only contained paper materials, but also some words that Mason left for you. After reading his words... I think we will have more specific planned."

Anderson said.

Allen was taken aback.

"What did Mr. Mason leave for me?"

"—you want to know why I didn't tell you sooner?"

Anderson walked in front of Allen.

He obviously didn't look back, but he seemed to know all of Allen's questions.

Before Allen could speak again, he already replied in a rambling manner:

"This is also the agreement between Mason and me. I can't force you to do anything. I can only tell you everything I know. That's right, Alan, I hope you can fight against Maria. I hope you I can thwart all the plots of that guy, but... Mason once made me promise that he will never force you to do anything you don't want to do. Even his message must be made up after you make up your mind , after facing all this, I can show it to you..."

"..."

"Although it was Maria who brought you into this world, believe me, Mason is your qualified 'father'."

During the conversation, the two had unconsciously returned to the room that Anderson had led Alan to visit before.

Just like before, there are still a lot of paper materials piled up here.

Because of the high-intensity security measures, the airtightness is too strong, and there is a faint smell unique to old books in the air.

Of course, in a vague way, Allen still felt that you had an aura mixed with that smell that made him a little concerned...

Allen stood in the room for a while, watching Anderson frantically rummaging through piles of old paper.

"Wait, I remember I put it here, damn—"

Anderson kept muttering.

One after another old books were thrown out of the pile by him, and then fell at Alan's feet. Alan took a casual look and found that they were all some historical speculation and fantasy novels about the ancient Anya people.

[Ancient God and Silver Star, the peerless elegy of eternal companions! 】

Allen glanced quickly at the cover.

On the exaggerated old cover, a line of writing came into Allen's eyes.

He didn't pay much attention to it, because soon, another old book was thrown at his feet, and this time there was an even more speechless propaganda printed on the cover:

[300 years ago, the Aisha clan was exterminated mysteriously, and the power of the octopus in the Star Sea is expanding...]

Allen sighed and looked away from the exaggerated text.

He didn't know if Anderson did it on purpose, but one thing was certain - after Anderson showed such a careless behavior, the original tension in his heart subsided a little unconsciously.

You must know that on the way here, Alan was so nervous that he could hardly breathe just thinking that he was about to face Mason's secret message to him.

But now, he just wanted to know what Mason wanted to tell him quickly.

"found it……"

Just when Allen's mood was about to point to the "anxious" mark, Anderson finally got out from the corner of the room.

His head was still covered with spider webs from the collected paper materials.

What he gave Allen was an old photo ball.

After throwing the thing to Allen, Anderson walked straight towards the door without looking sideways.

"I thought you'd stay here and watch with me."

Allen couldn't help asking.

Anderson shrugged and made a gesture of rejection.

"No, I'm not interested in seeing the image of my friend in the photo ball with his juniors after many years of his death. It's too disgusting..." Anderson said bluntly, but then he seemed to realize What happened, he smiled, "If you feel uneasy, you can find someone else to watch it with you."

Anderson said.

Allen was taken aback.

"I thought this stuff was supposed to be kept secret," he said, and Anderson laughed.

"Yes, it is indeed confidential in a sense. However, since you want to watch the last words left by your relatives with 'someone', then it means that that person is someone you trust from the bottom of your heart. I don't think Mason would mind that either... You know, he's always wanted you to find someone you can trust, maybe even spend your life with, more than anyone else."

After finishing speaking, Anderson didn't continue to talk nonsense, and he left the room directly.

Allen held the photo ball tightly in his hand and stood in the room for a long time.

Although Anderson didn't mention a certain Naga emperor at all, Allen still had an intuition that Anderson seemed to be hinting at something before.

Allen stood in the room for a while, then he took a deep breath, and said softly to the empty room without any abnormality:

"So are you willing to come with me... to take a look at the last message my teacher, who is also my only true relative in this world, left for me?"

The moment his voice fell, there was a slight tremor in the corner of the room.

The air twisted, and then a translucent outline emerged.

The scene that once appeared in Allen's room was repeated in front of Allen again.

The Bai Emperor appeared in the corner of the room like a cloud of mist, a ghost, or a shape-shifting monster.

The alien emperor, who was supposed to be closely monitored, was running around in the security bureau, and no human being was aware of it except Allen.Even the alarm they set up specifically for the Emperor Bai remained silent.

However, it is such an emperor who possesses powerful camouflage skills, the ability to infiltrate elusively, and also commands the entire Naga family, but just because he met Allen's eyes, he became a little cautious.

Before Allen could speak, Emperor Bai raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Emperor Bai said to Allen pitifully.

"I never intended for you to find out."

The latter sentence was said so calmly that Allen didn't know how to respond for a while.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Emperor Bai continue to speak:

"The two of us spent such a wonderful night last night, but when I woke up the next day, I found that you just left me like that, and went about your own business ruthlessly..."

Emperor Bai even put his hands on his chest, showing a heartbroken expression.

"So you started following me, didn't you?"

Allen sighed, then said with a wry smile.

"I just want to know what you are doing today, this should not be called 'stalking'."

Emperor Bai said aggrievedly.

In addition to putting on airs and pretending to be pitiful in front of Alan, in fact, Emperor Bai himself also had an incredible emotion in his heart.

It never occurred to him that the powerful ability that could make him the emperor in the group seemed to suddenly fail in front of Allen.

The lover in front of him is always keenly aware of his presence.

Is this what human beings say...the so-called tacit understanding...

Emperor Bai made a judgment on the situation in front of him in his own mind.

A hint of sweetness suddenly emerged in my heart.