Chapter 103: Dead Tree Revived 22

some time ago.

"Do you want to--" Gilgamesh was kicked out of the area before he could finish his words.

Looking at the dilapidated streets, he angrily cursed "self-willed idiot". The next second, a black shadow rushed in front of him. Akutagawa Ryunosuke's eyes were red: "What's going on? Where is Narcida? Aren't you responsible for protecting her?!"

"Get out of here, you bastard!" Gilgamesh was upset and threw the offending Akutagawa aside, "Look for yourself!"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke ignored the pain and quickly got up.

The thin girl curled up with her eyes closed and her breathing weak. Her once shiny white hair now looked as withered as a dead tree. As if she felt cold, Nashida unconsciously hugged her arms and shrunk herself even smaller.

"What on earth happened?" Akutagawa Ryunosuke was stunned. "Didn't we succeed? Didn't we kill the monster?"

"Yes, the King of Flashing Gold, we need an explanation." Gojo Satoru squatted beside the girl and put his coat on her.

Gilgamesh always boasted of being omnipotent, but he was choked up at this moment. Fortunately, he was experienced and was able to guess the truth based on Nashida's final performance.

"That is to say, Nashida stayed in the territory alone in order to protect us," said Nakajima Atsushi.

The world fell into silence and everyone was silent.

After a while, Akutagawa Ryunosuke slammed his fist to the ground, his skin bleeding from the gravel: "Is there nothing we can do but wait? Is there no other way to get in?"

Gilgamesh said mercilessly: "What can a mortal like you do in a fight between gods?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing Akutagawa Ryunosuke's heart.

Yeah, he can't really help.

But he was unwilling to let others decide his fate like a piece of trash.

Nakajima Atsushi reluctantly helped him up, but he couldn't say the words of comfort. After all, he couldn't even comfort himself, so how could he convince the stubborn Akutagawa Ryunosuke?

The scene before leaving reappeared in front of my eyes: the girl was so weak that she needed to lean on the tree to stand, but the tree was like an ancient tree, protecting a peaceful area and blocking the yellow sand from people's sight.

If possible, he wanted Nashida to learn to rely on them.

Maybe they really couldn't help, but at least they could let Nashida know that she was not alone and there would always be someone by her side.

Not long after, Yumeno Hisasaku came running over.

Unlike many introverted people, the mentally young boy hugged Nashida and cried non-stop as soon as he arrived, which made the hero king want to kill her. When the conflict was about to break out, Nashida finally woke up.

After the ecstasy, the criticism was naturally directed at her.

Under siege, Nashida quickly came up with a solution: "The death zones in other places have not been lifted yet. Now is not the time to talk about this."

Gilgamesh snorted coldly: "Don't try to fool me."

Nashida pretended not to hear.

“Where should we go first?” Gojo Satoru was eager to try.

Narcida shook her head and smiled mysteriously: "We can go to many places at the same time."

In the wind, the hazy green light was like sparks, illuminating the gray world. Then, one by one, Lannaros were born from the light and jumped to Nashida's side.

"I am Lan Luomo!"

"I'm Lang Lizhe!"

“I am Rampandu!”

"I am……"

Nashida smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard!" The Lanaros said in unison, "We like Little Grass King and are willing to help him!"

The forest elves sang and danced. The dead branches and leaves regained vitality in their hands, the withered flowers bloomed again, and the dried-up streams flowed again. In a short moment, the dead zone turned into a paradise full of flowers and music.

To many, it was an undoubted miracle, just like Nashida's arrival in this world.

Miracles are always fleeting, so when Nashida said she would be leaving soon, people were sad but not surprised.

"Since we are leaving, we should definitely celebrate properly, right?" Dazai Osamu suggested.

Although Nakahara Chuuya felt that he was trying to take advantage of the opportunity to eat and drink for free, he did not object.

Dazai Osamu smiled and said, "It's settled then! Tell us in detail what happened in the area."

The celebration was scheduled to take place after the reconstruction work was completed. Hoshino Wang was unable to help, so he returned to the safe house.

System: [Main Mission: Recover Forbidden Knowledge (Progress 99%).]

[Why is there still 1% left? ] Hoshino frowned.

[Host, we need to delete the memory of the Great Compassionate Tree King.]

Xingye Wang was stunned: [Is there no other way? ]

He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. He wanted to preserve this legend out of selfishness, but if there was a better way, the Great Compassionate Tree King would not have done this.

If he respects the Great Compassionate Tree King, he should respect her choice.

The process of deleting memories was like sleeping. When he woke up, Hoshino Wang did not feel any discomfort.

System: [Congratulations to the host for completing the main mission, and receiving the reward: healthy body x1. ]

Hoshino Nozomi: [Thanks to the Lanaros. 】

System: [Yeah, without them, the mission progress wouldn't be able to reach 100% so quickly! ]

[Let’s not talk about this for now. Host, don’t forget the most important thing! ]

【What? 】

【Your body! 】

After many days, Hoshino Nozomi finally returned to his original form. The boy in the mirror had bright eyes and rosy cheeks, without any sign of illness.

It feels like a new life.

Xingye Wang looked at it for a long time without realizing it, until a hand suddenly patted his shoulder, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

"Hey!" Wendy smiled and curled her eyes, "Are you scared?"

"no."

“…How unsupportive.”

Wendy pouted and collapsed onto the sofa in a familiar manner: "How does it feel to be reborn?"

"Very good. Thank you."

"Oh my, I don't deserve this thank you. It's you who completed this journey, so you should be thanking yourself."

"But if you had not helped me, I would have died in the House of Maya."

"You're talking about this... My answer is the same as before: you deserve it, just thank yourself."

Xingye Wang nodded, not quite understanding: "So, are you here to ask me for the answer this time?"

At the beginning of the journey, Wendy asked: "What does life mean to you?"

At that time, Hoshino Nozomi believed that life was nothing more than the movement of cells. The disappearance of a life was like a leaf falling from a lush tree. There was no need to care about it, no need to be sad, and naturally no need to cherish it.

Now, he stuttered out his answer: Life is the collision of the known and the unknown, the intersection of meeting and parting, and...

"That was the choice you made when you faced the enemy in the Temple of Maya." Wendy added the last sentence.

Even if it is meaningless, life itself is precious enough.

Wendy seemed very satisfied with his answer and began to hum softly. Xingye Wang listened and couldn't help but hum along: "The wind brings the seeds of stories..."

Time makes it germinate.