Farewell to Life and Death

On a deserted island in the middle of the ocean.

Ars got up from the ground and patted the dust on his clothes.

"I have business to attend to, I'll be going first, Prontea.

"Uuu..."

Prontea wanted to open his mouth, but no sound came out and he could only lie on the ground.

It's been 50 years since he was born, and he has undergone hellish training from Rin since then. He had tried several times to escape because he couldn't stand the training he was undergoing, but he would always be caught by Rin.

Prontea was sometimes in awe of his seniors, who went through all of this training without complaint.

"Rin, I'm leaving."

As usual, Ars informed Rin of his departure.

*Whooosh*

His figure disappeared because it was moving too fast.

Ars flew across the vast ocean.

After successfully mastering the [Weight Manipulation] ability, he brought his body weight down to 0 kilograms, and could fly like an airplane.

A few minutes later, he floated tens of kilometers above Mathias City.

"This city... No, the world has made rapid progress. Now the science of progress has reached the stage of the industrial revolution, and the next stage is modern civilization."

In Mathias City there are many factory chimneys for producing various goods and foods.

"I better change my clothes, this is the fashion of 150 years ago, this is too out of date."

As he was about to go down, Ars saw the clothes that the people in town were wearing, which looked more fashionable.

He was more like a beggar than a mighty and dignified immortal.

"I choose you."

Ars looked at the pedestrians and chose a certain man.

The next moment, his shabby clothes changed into a black suit and black tie.

"This looks much better."

Checking the clothes on his body, he nodded in satisfaction.

"[Light of Reflection]."

Ars refracted the light, and his body became invisible.

After landing in an alley, he deactivated his invisible mode and walked out the alley's door, joining other pedestrians.

Because of his charming appearance, Ars attracted the attention of women on the street. By human standards, he had a handsome face. However, he is not interested in having a romantic relationship with humans, because he knows the end result will only be suffering.

However beautiful a woman is, she will become ugly when she gets old. Plus, Ars had to endure grief when his partner died while he continued to live.

(Hopefully I find a woman who can accompany me forever.)

Ars had planned to go to another world, apart from eliminating boredom, his other goal was to find a woman who was also an immortal like himself or the Immortality Elixir.

As long as he had the Immortality Elixir, Ars could make the woman he loved immortal.

"Don't get your hopes up, this will be a difficult task... I can only depend on myself." Ars took a deep breath.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment in the end. Because without hope, there is no disappointment.

Thinking through many troubles, he arrived at the biggest hospital in Mathias City.

Entering the hospital, he saw many people coming and going.

(The health workers' clothes were much nicer than in the previous few decades, especially the nurses' clothes, their skirts were so short.)

Ars praised the designer who designed the nurse's sexy clothing.

He finally arrived at the VIP ward, and he stopped at the door of one of the inpatient rooms.

"Sorry sir, this is a private room, you can't enter without a visiting card."

In front of the door of the room guarded by two burly men in black uniforms.

"I know the person inside, my name is Ars. Tell her my name."

"This..."

The two bodyguards looked at each other, and one of them interrupted.

"I will ask, please wait here for a moment sir."

One of the bodyguards came into the room, not long after he came back.

"Madam has given permission."

The two bodyguards gave way to Ars.

Ars opened the bedroom door and walked in.

As soon as he entered, the scent of disinfectant entered his nose.

An old white-haired woman lying in bed, her body attached to several life support systems.

"Uncle Ars..."

There is only one person in this world who calls Ars by that name.

"Hey, little Marie, you don't look well."

Ars took a chrysanthemum flower from the void and put it into the vase on the table.

"Only Uncle Ars still calls me little Marie, I've become an old woman."

Marie smiled bitterly, just to speak a few sentences, she was out of breath.

"What an old woman! In my eyes, you have always been a little girl filled with curiosity."

"Uncle Ars..."

Tears welling up in her eyes, Marie was moved by those words.

Since she was hospitalized, her family has never visited her. If they came, they were simply coaxing her into giving up her inheritance.

Marie was very disappointed with the behavior of her descendants, she was worried that after her death, her family would be divided because of the struggle for inheritance.

"Don't cry, tears don't suit you."

Ars wiped Marie's tears with his hand.

"En." Marie nodded gently.

After a while, Marie regained her composure and asked curiously.

"Where did that flower come from?"

"That's the little Marie I know, you want to know?"

"Yes, I want to know."

"That ability is called [Storage Magic], a space pouch that can store various items."

Ars didn't mind telling Marie, it wasn't a secret after all.

[Storage Magic] he developed based on [Storage Ring] in xianxia novels and [Inventory] in manga or anime Isekai.

It wasn't difficult for him to create this ability, since he had already mastered the spatial ability, namely [Teleportation].

"So amazing... That ability will change the landscape of the world."

Marie's eyes shone brightly, as a top businessman, she knew [Storage Magic]'s potential.

"Don't think too much, you should now rest so you can recover quickly."

"Uncle Ars doesn't need to comfort me, I know the condition of my body well. By the way, why are you bringing chrysanthemums?"

Marie changed the subject.

"According to the florist, the chrysanthemum flower symbolizes high emotions and longevity. So giving chrysanthemums to sick people is the right choice." Ars said.

"So that's it... Longevity, huh?"

Staring out the window, Marie saw the sky which was not as beautiful as before because of the factory smoke that polluted the air.

"If you want, I can cure your illness." Ars made a suggestion.

Marie turned her gaze from the sky to Ars, and shook her head.

"There's no need, even if my illness is cured, I'll still die a few years from old age. Does Uncle Ars know, death is sometimes another form of freedom."

"Since it's your decision, I will no longer bring up this matter."

Seeing Marie's clear eyes in the face of death, Ars stopped persuading her.

As she said, death is sometimes freedom.

Ars has experienced seven deaths, and some of them have been forms of liberation from life.

For example in the third reincarnation, when he was born as a woman. To avoid being raped by the nobility, he chose to commit suicide by jumping over a cliff.

The two of them chatted for several hours.

"It seems my time has come…"

Marie spoke hoarsely, her eyelids became heavy and slowly closed, and her vitality gradually faded.

"Uncle Ars..."

She raised her weak hand.

"I am here, little Marie."

Ars held Marie's hand.

"Thank you for all your help during this time... Without you, Grandpa and I would not have come this far... I am so happy to know you... And sorry, for leaving you such sad memories..."

Marie squeezed out the last of her vitality to say her parting words, then she stopped breathing.

"Good night, little Marie, I wish you sweet dreams."

Watching his acquaintances die before his eyes for the second time, Ars couldn't hold back his tears.

He didn't witness Nicholas' final moments, which left him with regrets. But Marie was different, Ars had accompanied her until the end of her life.

"It turns out that Idaten can cry..."

Ars wiped the tears off his face.

Putting Marie's hand gently on his, he kissed her forehead and left the room.

"Little Marie has died, contact her family immediately."

Ars said to the two bodyguards at the door.

"Eh?"

Both bodyguards were shocked at the news, and both of them rushed into the room. After checking that the news was true, they exited the room, but the figure of the previous youth was nowhere to be seen.