Chapter 59: The Sage's Expectation
The gray-haired man that Kirataka saw in front of him was naturally Su, one of the pioneers from the previous civilization, just like Fu Hua.
Because of the contact with the Cosmic Juggernaut, he pulled me into this bubble world...
Kirataka thought to himself.
"Hello, young man, don't worry, I mean no harm to you."
The gray-haired man sitting against the old tree said with his eyes closed.
"...Hello."
Kirataka answered cautiously.
Although he has the impression that this Flame Chaser named Su is a relatively easy-going person, it is still right to remain cautious.
"I am Su... In the words of your Schicksal, I am a [Pioneer] from the previous era. I have the mission to protect the human civilization of this era and help you defeat the threat called [Honkai]."
Su introduced himself briefly in a gentle tone.
Of course, Kirataka knew about this.
This pioneer, through the implementation of the [Project VALUKA], continued to observe for endless years in the world bubble [Seed of Sumeru] created by Cosmic Juggernaut and finally found the only way to defeat the Honkai.
——That is the main storyline experienced in the game.
The person he was waiting for was not himself, but the blonde girl, Durandal, who was having a fierce fight with Kevin's armed doll outside.
According to the original timeline, this autumn, Schicksal will officially obtain the main part of the Cosmic Juggernaut, and Durandal will also be pulled into the Seed of Sumeru during the experiment and accept Su's inheritance.
While obtaining the Second Divine Key, she also perfectly mastered the power of the world bubble in her body with the help of Su and obtained the [Immortal Star Anchor].
However, although Su said that she was the key figure in defeating Honkai, in fact, looking at the plot of the final chapter, the greatest contribution of this strongest Valkyrie in the final battle was to lend the holy sword that could cut the Shadow of the End. She did not even participate in the final battle against Kevin in the End.
Well... actually, it is hard to say what is the "key." It is better to say that the key is the holy sword called [Durandal] that can cut through space.
In short, although Su is not a bad person by nature, but rather a good person, he still doesn't want to stay here too long.
After all, he is the first truly spiritual-perceiving warrior he has met so far - unlike Fu Hua, who relies on Fenghuang Down to display relevant spiritual abilities, Su's spiritual attainments are second only to Aponia.
'Faced with such an existence, if he knew of my time-traveling trump card through mind reading, it would be hard to say what would happen then. I cannot leave my safety to others to decide.'
'Or... is he already reading my own inner thoughts now?'
Kirataka was shocked and was about to start reversing time with the next thought.
But he changed his mind and thought again. If Su really wanted to control him through mental hypnosis or other methods, he would not be able to control himself so well until now. He would probably have been controlled by the other party when he was experiencing the past of the Second Herrscher.
'Based on my trust in Su, let's wait a little longer.'
Kirataka thought about it and said politely:
"Hello, Senior Su, I am Kirataka, a warrior from Schicksal."
In a sense, the original origin of Schicksal still comes from the man in front of him. The ancestor of the Apocalypse family was Su's disciple. With this relationship, he could get closer to him a little.
Of course, Kirataka still maintained a cautious attitude and was ready to go back in time at any time.
As if seeing his inner worries, Su said calmly:
"You seem to be afraid of me, but don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Forcing others... goes against my principles. Whether to tell others about your troubles or seek help from others is everyone's own decision, not forced behavior."
After a pause, he continued:
"It's just that the fact that you touched and unlocked the seal of the Cosmic Juggernaut caught my attention, so I pulled you in here."
Obviously, what he wanted to ask was why Kirataka wanted to break the seal of Cosmic Juggernaut.
"I want to use the power of the Second Divine Key to find a girl who fell into the quantum sea."
Kirataka said truthfully.
Well, that is indeed the truth.
However, what he wanted to borrow was not the real thing, but a fake.
It is better not to lie when facing a powerful psychic and a psychology expert.
Su just nodded calmly, without showing any abnormality, and then said:
"Unfortunately, I can't lend you the Second Divine Key, nor can I help you find her accurately. Its fate is not here, but if you want to enter that sea to do something, I may be able to give you some useful advice."
Kirataka's heart moved when he heard this.
He has now obtained a ticket to enter the Quantum Sea, but it is still quite difficult to find Seele in that almost infinite sea.
If Su could provide some help in this regard, it would be much appreciated.
So he said sincerely:
"Please give me some advice, Senior Su."
"Don't be so formal... It's just some experience."
Immediately afterward, Su taught Kirataka some techniques for traveling in the quantum sea.
In this regard, he can indeed be considered an expert as he has been using the Cosmic Juggernaut to observe parallel worlds and world bubbles for a long time, and he has indeed had the experience of entering the quantum sea.
It should be said that they who are now in the [Seed of Sumeru] are actually already in the quantum sea.
Su taught Kirataka the necessary knowledge without reservation, including how to travel more safely in the quantum sea, how to mark the coordinates of the world bubble, and how to avoid the quantum shadows wandering in the sea as much as possible.
"Thank you for your help, Senior Su."
After a moment, Kirataka stood up.
He looked down at the time on his mechanical watch, and it was almost time to leave.
"I will send you away from Seed of Sumeru."
Su raised his hand, and a portal to London appeared in front of Kirataka.
Looking out through the portal, the battle on the banks of the Thames seemed to be still going on fiercely.
"...See you again if we are lucky enough."
Kirataka nodded, took one last look at the gray-haired man leaning against the ancient tree, turned around, and stepped into the portal.
Of course, he activated the time reversal the moment he returned to reality.
——His original plan was to use time to go back to before the action began after obtaining the projection of the Cosmic Juggernaut so that he could truly stay out of it. His encounter with Su could only be regarded as a small episode.
In this way, in the eyes of Rita, who was monitoring his actions, he was equivalent to doing nothing, but in fact, he had completed his goal on the disappeared timeline, obtained the projection of the Cosmic Juggernaut, and achieved his goal.
In Rita's eyes, he was just traveling around Europe. No matter how Otto investigated other things, he would not get any results or information.
As for the real Cosmic Juggernaut, it is better to keep it sealed until this autumn, and then let Otto send his own people and the World Serpent to snatch it.
…
After Kirataka left, the sage opened his eyes for a rare time, stood up, walked to a certain place, and looked at a certain world bubble with his purple-red eyes.
That was... the world bubble that sealed his best friend.
The white-haired figure is still standing quietly in front of a cherry tree at this moment, and his tall figure looks extremely lonely and desolate.
Looking at the white-haired figure, Su said to himself:
"Kevin, I have glimpsed the path to defeating Honkai. Within this year, Miss Bianca will come here. I will entrust the Cosmic Juggernaut to her, and then go to the world after death to find more truth."
This was the future he had foreseen long ago.
——But this unexpected visitor named Kirataka was not what he had expected.
The fact that he broke the seal of the Cosmic Juggernaut at this moment and allowed the Second Divine Key to reappear in the world ahead of time was not part of the future he saw.
From a rational point of view, he should actually exclude this variable to ensure that the world line will move towards the future he is glimpsing.
With his abilities, it is easy to erase a person's mind.
But he didn't do that. Instead, he provided some help to the boy.
"My dear friend, if it were you, you would definitely choose to eliminate this unstable factor... After all, in your heart, ensuring that you can defeat Honkai is more important than anything else."
Su raised his head with some sigh and continued:
"But I don't want to do that. Even though he might interfere with the future I see of defeating the Honkai, the fate of the people of this era should still be decided by themselves. Perhaps he can find a different and better path. After all, he is... quite special."
Simply imposing the will of the previous civilization on the people of this generation is not a good choice.
Fifteen hundred years ago, Su had a disagreement with his best friend Kevin because of this and eventually had to go to war.
The fate of this generation should be left to the people of this generation themselves. The answers he finds can only be provided to them as a reference.
Su closed his eyes again and sat down leaning against the ancient tree.
He certainly hadn't used mind reading to understand the peculiarity of the young man, but through observing the changes in the world line, he was still able to infer a lot of things.
This is the wisdom of the wise.
"...I hope that the young man who travels back in time can find the best path among countless futures."
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