Chapter 42

Miel felt that if he could be a little thicker-skinned, then... kneeling down was impossible, but holding Leon's arm and saying "please" in a coquettish tone was something he could consider.

I'm curious about how Lyon will react.

but……

Unfortunately, Miel couldn't do it.

So his response was, "Well, you're not Cthulhu."

——Anna said that Cthulhu will treat him gently, and whoever treats him badly is not Cthulhu.

So, the Leon who made him kneel was not Cthulhu.

After these words were spoken, Lyon hadn't reacted yet, but Anna on the side burst into laughter!

“Hahahahahaha!”

The gloating laughter echoed in the narrow sewer. If this happened in reality, they would definitely be surrounded by enemies hiding in the sewer in the next second.

Leon stared at the back of Anna's pink head angrily, his eyes seemed to say - look at what you taught him?

"Enough." Leon had had enough of his avatar's shameless intimacy with his agent. Besides, there were more important things to do now, right?

"Perhaps your followers are being caged and humiliated. Is it really okay for you to be so careless?"

When Mier heard this, the light in his eyes disappeared instantly.

Anna beside him couldn't help but sigh, "My stupid wings, if you can't talk, you don't have to."

"It's okay, he...you are right about your wings." Miel didn't know what personal pronoun to use to refer to Leon. Using "he" was not right because Leon and Anna were the same person, both Cthulhu.

Using "you" is not quite right either, because Leon and Anna have their own set of thinking patterns in the split state.

Although it is not known how they manage to maintain the same self while operating in different thinking modes, as Miel himself said, the interaction between people is nothing more than "you please me, I please you". Miel wants to be treated gently by Cthulhu, so he wants to make Cthulhu feel as comfortable as possible.

Until you come up with a better personal pronoun, use the body part to refer to it.

"I've been too casual. I should have taken Rocas's memory world more seriously," Miel said. "I'm not here to travel, but to find answers. I need to know the answers to two questions - first, who does Rocas want me to help him save? You said he traveled through time and space countless times, perhaps just to save that person. Then, I want to know why he can travel through time and space? How did he know my mother's room? He and I have the same father but different mothers, so he shouldn't have any relationship with my mother."

Miel finished speaking, and Anna was silent for a moment before adding, "So, I want to know, what happened to you in his timeline?"

"Huh? Oh, that's right..." Miel remembered that Lola said that after signing a contract with Cthulhu, his fate would be protected by Cthulhu and no one could influence or change it.

This is why when Rocas traveled through time and space for the last time, the whole world underwent some subtle changes, while Miel only had an additional image added to his memory.

So the question is, what happened to me before I signed the contract with Cthulhu?

Was he thrown into the abyss and drowned by those three brats?

No. The Abyss suddenly appeared with the awakening of Cthulhu and may not exist in other timelines.

besides……

"I wonder if the Bross in this timeline has managed to resurrect my mother."

"Well, you'll find out as you read on." Anna gently combed Miel's soft white hair and said in an extremely gentle voice, "No matter what you see, no matter how far back this timeline extends, remember, this is all the past that has been covered up, just like a house that has been demolished and rebuilt. Even if it once existed, it no longer exists now."

Miel said "hmm".

The room where Rocas was was right in front of him.

Miel was mentally prepared to see any scene.

He convinced himself that Rocas had been alive until he was torn apart by the hounds of Tindalos, so no matter how he was tortured, he would not die here.

However, the moment Miel entered the room with the ball of light, he was still stunned.

I saw the naked Rocas stripping clothes from a corpse with an expressionless face, putting them on himself to cover the three brands on his chest and back.

The only wound on the body was in the throat, with two bloody holes.

what happened?

Just as Miel had this doubt, time went back, Rocas "took off" the clothes he had just put on and returned to the cage, and the corpse on the ground "put on" the clothes and climbed up.

Then the memory replayed, and Rocas was seen curled up in a ball in the cage. He touched something and said with a gasp, "I'm not feeling well now. Can you help me?"

The man, about to become a corpse, approached the cage defenselessly, his face showing a mixture of contempt and amusement: "You despicable thing! If you want me to help you, then show me an expression that will please me more..."

Before he finished speaking, Rocas's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his body quickly approached the cage door like a flash of lightning. He passed his hands through the gap between the two bars and strangled the neck of the person outside the cage. Finally, his thumb pierced his throat and ended his life cleanly and neatly!

Miel: “…”

powerful.

After making sure the man was dead, Rocas held him up by the neck with one hand, and with the other hand he took the key from his body, opened the cage door, and crawled out of the cage.

Then, there is a scene where he takes off the other person's clothes and puts them on himself.

After getting dressed, Rocas walked out.

The people in the other cages asked him for help: "What about us?" "Release us too!"

Rocas laughed, a little contemptuously, "It's none of my business."

Get out.

Miel: “…”

Rocas walked very quickly and decisively, and started to speed up after making sure there was no one outside the room.

He was so fast that Miel couldn't catch up with him even if he ran at full speed.

Just when Miel wanted to slow down the memory, a strong hand grabbed his arm and forced him to stop. The next second, his lower back and knees were lifted up.

——Someone picked him up horizontally.

Not Anna, but Leon.

"Too weak." After Leon made this comment, he took off with Miel in his arms in front of Miel's stunned gaze and caught up with Rocas at a speed much faster than Rocas.

Anna said, "What about me?"

Leon imitated Rocas' tone and replied, "None of my business."

Miel: “…”

Miel wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally shut his mouth and let Leon hold him and chase after Rocas.

Rocas climbed the ladder to the bottom of the manhole cover, pushed it open, left the sewer and came to the ground.

It is daytime.

There are snow-white buildings everywhere, which are a bit dazzling at first glance.

The architectural style was very unfamiliar to Miel, but he recognized some of the signs on the buildings at a glance.

This was the sign for the place he had originally planned to go.

"Glorious City." Miel said the name of the place, "This is...Glorious City on the Hope Plain of Isyana."

Leon said nothing, holding him horizontally in the air, looking down at Rocas who was running on the ground.

Rocas's clothes were stripped off the corpse. Not only did they not fit him well, but there was blood on the lapels.

If it were Snow City, perhaps everyone would turn a blind eye, after all, the Snow City Lord Bross doesn't care about anything.

But Guangyao City’s governance is notoriously strict.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Rocas attracted the attention of the city guards.

"Hey, you! Stop right there!"

The guards were all well-trained paladins and they quickly caught up with Rocas and captured him.

Rocas was certain he couldn't escape, so he stopped struggling. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and cried out, "Save me! Save me! Someone wants to kill me and locked me in the sewer. I finally managed to escape!"

He was panic-stricken, fragile and helpless, as if the cold-blooded killer who had just strangled someone with his bare hands was not him.

His acting is impeccable, but his race holds him back.

"Half-elf? The half-elves in Glory City are either the illegitimate children of some noble lord, or their toys."

"I don't want to be drawn into the nobles' games."

"Lock him up. I'm sure someone will come and claim him soon."

Rocas was silent, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his brown eyes.

However, before he could do anything, a clear female voice rang out: "Stop! Didn't you hear what he said? Someone wants to kill him!"

Rocas was stunned for a moment and looked up.

Miel followed his gaze.

She was a woman with long, slightly curly golden hair and a pair of bright, clear, azure eyes.

She has long ears and wears a noble and gorgeous dress.

She is a high elf.

Guangyao City, the golden-haired high elves of light, are easily reminiscent of—

Amiraisyana, daughter of the Lord of Glory City.

Sure enough, when all the guards heard her voice, they turned to face her and bowed.

"Lady Saint."

The high elf known as "Lady Saint" came to Rocas and asked him, "What is your name?"

A hint of hesitation flashed across Rocas's face, but he finally chose to tell the truth: "...Rocas."

"Locas, I am Amiraisyana, the Saint of Glory City. I will not allow anyone to bully you while I am here."

After Amira finished speaking, without waiting for Rocas to respond, she ordered the surrounding guards: "Search the sewers immediately!"

"yes!"

The guard released Rocas, and Rocas did not run away again.

He lowered his eyes, his face showing an expression of helplessness, anxiety, and a little awkwardness.

Unlike the Rocas in Miel's memory, this Rocas had many more wounds on his body, and the one on his chin was particularly conspicuous.

It was clear that he had experienced more and was older than the Rocas Miel knew.

But no matter how short the lifespan of a half-elf is, it is still longer than that of a human. He is still in his youth and cannot ignore beautiful women.

Under Amira's curious and unabashed gaze, Rocas's ears, which end in pointed points, turn a little red.

He remains silent until Amira speaks again, asking, “Do you have any family?”

"No."

"Ah... is there anywhere you want to go?"

"No."

"What do you want to do?"

"No."

“…”

Amira is silent for a moment, then sighs, a touch of pity on her face. “So, if the guards do find someone in the sewers and prove you’re telling the truth, will you be willing to serve as a servant in Isya’s castle?”

Rocas raised his eyes cautiously, looked at Amira for a moment, then lowered them again, his ears turning even redder.

"I do." He said softly.

The voice and tone are completely different from when he said "It's none of my business", as if he is a different person.

Miel guessed that Amiraisyana was the person Rocas wanted to save. He didn't know what kind of danger she had encountered that required Rocas to travel through time and space many times to save her.

While he was still thinking, Leon suddenly spoke with a cold laugh: "Your followers are not completely loyal to you."

"This is Rocas from another timeline," Miel responded calmly. "Besides, he's my follower, not my lover. I don't have any possessive desire for him."

——Not like you.

Leon's eyes narrowed, as if he understood Miel's subtext, but he didn't say anything.

Anna just climbed out of the well at this time, with a very depressed expression on his face, as if to say - What's so great about being able to fly?

Miel caught his figure from the corner of his eye and immediately said to Leon: "Cthulhu, put me down."

He really wanted to be with Anna more than staying in Leon's arms.

However……

Leon continued to hold him horizontally in the air and pretended not to hear.

Miel was silent for a while, and after hesitating twice, he tentatively uttered, "May I, my lord?"

Leon snorted softly, then without saying anything, he flew to the ground with Miel in his arms and put him down.

Miel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and hooked Anna's arm.

Well, this time he took the initiative to hook up.

The depression on Anna's face instantly dissipated, and the corners of his lips raised happily: "My Miel finally took the initiative to rely on me, I am so happy."

Miel didn't explain anything, and he didn't know why he took the initiative to hook Anna's arm. It might be that under the pressure of Lyon's dangerous aura, he was eager to find both physical and mental support for himself.

The guards of Radiant City searched the sewers, and after a while, one of them returned to the surface and reported to Amiraisyana.

They discovered the Zhentarim's secret base in the sewers, along with several slaves imprisoned in cages.

Based on the testimony of these slaves, it can be determined that Rocas was also a slave who escaped after killing the guards.

After listening to the report, Amira asked the guards to properly deal with the slaves, and then took Rocas to Isyana's castle as agreed.

She allowed Rocas to bathe in the bath and had clean clothes and food prepared for Rocas.

She even allowed Rocas to be educated alongside her, including the art of fighting with a rapier.

Memories began to fast forward, and countless images conveyed the same meaning - Rocas could not forget the kindness shown to him by the high elf named Amira Isyana. He owed her a lot, and he wanted to repay her with his whole life.

One day, more than a decade later, Rocas knelt on one knee facing Amira, placed his right hand on his left shoulder, and bowed his head in loyalty: "Lady Saint, my life belongs to you. I will always be loyal to you and will never betray you."

[I'm willing to die for you.]

The voice belonging to Rocas came to my ears.

It was his unspoken feeling.

But Miel could hear it, because this was the world created based on Rocas's memory.

Rocas is not a lawful good half-elf. He will not unconditionally help those in need, even if they have a similar fate to his own.

However, he will not forget all the help extended to him and the kindness shown to him.

Whether he was Amira's servant or Miel's follower, he was not looking for a place to stay, but to repay a favor.

And once you decide to repay someone, you are willing to die for it.

"If only the story ended here." Miel sighed.

"It would be great if you could be like him and pledge allegiance to me." Leon said.

Miel: “…”

"I wish I didn't have a beak on my wings." Anna said, taking Miel's left hand with his right hand and interlocking their fingers.

This time, it was not the back of his hand that was held, but his palm.

"Miel, you should be happy for Rocas - at least he has been happy in the past ten years," said Anna.

"indeed."

Miel really didn't expect that there would be a light like Amiraisyana in Rocas' cruel life.

But it is precisely because he has been illuminated and guided by this light that Rocas would torture himself into that state in order to protect this light, right?

What happened next?

At least at this time, Rocas could not travel through time and space, and he had never used any magic.

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The author has something to say: They are not secondary CPs. Rocas in this timeline is loyal to Amira. Although he actually has feelings for her, his status is not worthy of her, so he has never confessed his feelings.