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However, Klein was still a good child who hadn't fleeced many big shots yet. Although he would always be a good child, the current Klein clearly didn't have the thick skin of his Late Stage self in the original work, who had become proficient at fleecing. After thinking for a while, he came back to his senses and coughed, a little embarrassed and ashamed, saying:
"But what if Will Auceptin's wish is related to becoming a god?"
"Aren't you and that Angel of Fate friends? Are we really going to help Will become a Sequence 0?"
Klein himself naturally didn't have much inclination towards either of the two Mercury Serpents, but he knew that Lin Ruo was a friend of the Angel of Fate . Although Lin Ruo had amnesia now, it was reasonable to assume that he wouldn't help Will instead of the Angel of Fate .
"Their competition has nothing to do with me."
Lin Ruo blurted it out almost instinctively, and he himself was stunned for a moment after answering.
What... am I saying?
Lin Ruo blinked. He knew, of course, that the sentence just now came from his instinct, but why did he say that?
At this moment, a vague sound arose in his mind, accompanied by broken images.
He heard his own voice, slightly distorted, sad and disbelieving:
"You saw it, didn't you? Why... why didn't you warn her?"
Lin Ruo felt a bone-deep sorrow, a feeling like losing half the world, and a hint of anger.
The person in front of him was still wearing a simple linen robe. Her face was beautiful, her features soft, and her silver-white hair was as smooth as silk.
It was the King of Angels, "Tail-Devourer" Ouroboros.
Ouroboros seemed a little at a loss, and a little confused. She opened her mouth but didn't make any sound. After several seconds, she said:
"Fate told me not to warn her."
Lin Ruo in the memory didn't know why, but he was enraged by this sentence, and also felt extremely sarcastic. He blinked, feeling a little sour, his voice hoarse due to emotional loss of control:
"Fate? Fate!"
"You always talk about Fate, you always follow Fate, Ouroboros, what exactly is Fate to you?"
"Is it more important than your own will?"
"Is it more important than the person you care about?"
Listening to his own questioning, and looking at the increasingly helpless expression of the Angel of Fate , it was hard to describe Lin Ruo's feelings at that moment.
He then heard himself say:
"Ouroboros, answer me, if one day, Fate tells you that death is the necessary outcome, will you accept this ending?"
Ouroboros was stunned. She was probably thinking. A few seconds later, she nodded.
"I will follow the arrangements Fate gives me."
"Ha!" His vision blurred slightly, as if through a layer of mist. Lin Ruo understood what was happening, and then heard his own laughter.
He in the memory suddenly started laughing, laughing until he choked.
He said: "Ouroboros, I regret it."
"I shouldn't have helped you become the King of Angels."
"Because I didn't warn Medici?" Ouroboros seemed completely surprised by Lin Ruo's words, showing a hurt expression for the first time, seemingly a little sad.
Lin Ruo felt a sense of disappointment and sadness, which came from his memory.
"You really don't understand." Lin Ruo in the memory looked at the confused Angel of Fate with disappointment and said: "I am indeed sad and angry about Medici's death, and I did resent you. I know that the real culprits are Tudor, Amon, and Adam, and you and I are both accomplices."
"But I regret helping you become the King of Angels because... because of this damn Fate!"
Perhaps unable to hold back, he in the memory cursed, "Why do you still not understand? Fate is power, it is a tool. You can use it to protect yourself, or to achieve your ambitions, but it should never override your own will."
"Ouroboros, you are the one who drives Fate, and Fate should not drive you, do you understand? Living for Fate, what's the difference between you and a Puppet!"
"When that damn Fate goes against your will, just let it die!"
Ouroboros was stunned again, her expression bewildered and helpless.
And looking at Ouroboros like that, Lin Ruo could feel how disappointed and tired he was.
"Forget it, if you don't understand, then so be it."
"I won't help you track Will anymore, Ouroboros. Perhaps you are still suited to be a Sequence 2."
"At least, back then, you knew how to defy Fate."
Lin Ruo saw Ouroboros open her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, the Angel of Fate still said nothing.
As always.
And he said nothing more, just turned and left.
The memory stopped abruptly here. Lin Ruo opened his eyes with a slightly complex expression, finally understanding why his attitude towards the two Mercury Serpents had always been so strange.
He clearly knew that he and Ouroboros were friends, and clearly knew that the two Mercury Serpents were in competition, yet he still wanted to pull the little serpent into an alliance without any qualms, completely disregarding what impact this would have on Ouroboros.
This was not entirely due to amnesia; it was also his instinct, his emotional inclination. So Lin Ruo never felt that doing so was wrong.
And after recovering that piece of memory, Lin Ruo already understood. Although he had no ill will towards Ouroboros now, he clearly no longer wanted to support this foolish serpent in the competition between the two Mercury Serpents.
Lin Ruo's current attitude was very subtle.
He didn't mind Klein helping Will in the future, nor did he mind True Creator, Medici, and others standing behind Ouroboros. As for who would ultimately become the Sequence 0, that would depend on their respective abilities.
In fact, Lin Ruo felt that his own will might be more inclined to let the humane Will become that Sequence 0, and then find a way to preserve Ouroboros, who clearly lacked sufficient humanity, letting her be a happy Sequence 2 foolish serpent.
"Why do I feel like I'm tired and just don't care anymore?" Lin Ruo pinched his chin and muttered, then suppressed all the emotions that had surfaced due to the memory.
He then looked at Klein and said: "Let's go, Klein, let's go into Dr. Aaron's dream and see what the little serpent's attitude is."
Klein, who had actually noticed the change in Lin Ruo's expression when he recovered his memory and was somewhat worried, swallowed the words of concern he had originally intended to say, nodded, and said: "Okay."
He then thought of something and asked curiously: "Actually, I wanted to ask just now, why do you call Will Auceptin the little serpent? Is he very young?"
"No, as far as I know, Will is an old geezer who has lived for thousands of years." Lin Ruo slandered Will without changing his expression, completely ignoring the fact that he himself was 18 years old plus an unknown number of months, and then said:
"As for why he's called the little serpent, it's because this Will fellow not only likes to pretend to be a child, but also loves to eat ice cream!"
"Ah?"
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