Oberon's eyes widened slightly.

In front of me is the autumn forest.

Layers of overlapping golden leaves pile up to the end of the field of vision. The sunlight shines down, leaving behind mottled and overlapping shadows. Golden spots of light dance in the air, accompanied by the laughing elves running back and forth. It is a dreamlike scene.

Oberon watched all this calmly. He hesitated for a moment and then walked slowly into the forest.

The leaves under my feet made a snapping sound and felt soft to the touch. The forest was covered with thick mosses and lichens, and the air was filled with a rich scent of grass and trees.

"Oberon! It's Oberon! It's Oberon!"

The cheers of the goblins came from far away and got closer.

Soon, all the goblins in Oberon's memory surrounded him from all directions.

Oberon's expression became extremely gloomy for a moment, but the next second the corners of his mouth curled up, his smile became bright and clean, and he greeted everyone happily.

"Yo, I'm back~"

"Oberon, Oberon, Oberon."

This is a fairy who can only call names.

"Oberon is back! Oberon is back!"

This is a fairy who can talk a little more.

"￥￥"

This is a goblin who can't even speak.

Oberon greeted the fairies in his memories with a smile, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Oberon himself can also open his dreams. On weekdays, when Miki and Aruga meet from a distance, the two children chat in Oberon's Autumn Forest dream.

Compared to the Autumn Forest in front of him, Oberon's Autumn Forest is larger in area, contains more fairies, and has scenery of all four seasons. After all, he has lived in the Autumn Forest for many years, and Izawa Shan's impression of the Autumn Forest is very brief.

The Autumn Forest is Oberon's territory. When he was in the British Fairy Kingdom, Ize Shan visited the Autumn Forest several times with courtesy. He did not stay for long each time, just to get familiar with the way.

——It is very dangerous to rashly enter the territory of other fairies. Although Oberon is a self-proclaimed Fairy King, Izawa Shan has never underestimated Oberon's strength.

Therefore, in Oberon's view, this Autumn Forest dream before him has various flaws.

For example, irises and bellflowers do not grow in the forest, the chestnut shells under the trees are not colorful enough, and the goblins that have gathered around are all goblins that were born and existed three or four years before the destruction of Britain. The older goblins that Oberon knew are not among them.

Moreover, because Izawa Sugi's vision is in a transparent state, the autumn forest he sees is slightly different from what the general public sees. For example, there will be no double images on the land under his feet, and there should not be so many sharp lines on the tree trunks and the ground.

But Oberon said nothing. He just smiled and greeted the goblins in the dream, played with them, and some goblins even invited Oberon to roast chestnuts.

He wanted to see what kind of dream Ize Shan had created for him, huh!

The goblins surrounded Oberon and wanted to hear his story.

Oberon told the story of a tadpole looking for its mother, a white duck that turned into a swan, and a prince who turned into a frog and back again and lived happily with a beautiful princess.

He talked a lot, and even told the story of the goddess and her two resentful sons with a smile at the end.

As Oberon told the story, the light of the Autumn Forest gradually dimmed, the moon rose, and the stars filled the sky.

It was late at night, and everything was quiet except for Oberon's voice.

The quiet forest was shimmering with light, including the faint glow of fireflies, the pale blue glow of strange mushrooms, and the special light spots of the goblins... dots of light emerged in the dark night, and Oberon was among the fluorescent lights. His white cloak had some evil and weird colors, as if it was dyed with a heavy lead gray.

Oberon noticed the changes around him and became alert. Just as he finished telling the story of the Fairy Godmother and Cinderella, a goblin suddenly said, "Oberon is amazing! Oberon is amazing!"

Oberon said proudly: "Of course, I am the Goblin King."

"That's great. That's great."

"Oberon has real friends now. Oberon has real friends now."

"Our King is not a man. Our King is not a man."

"I feel relieved. I feel relieved."

The repetitive words rise and fall, gradually, like a low chant, or like words of longing and concern coming from the other side far, far away.

The smile on Oberon's face was a little stiff and funny.

He looked around. Unconsciously, the pitch-black forest turned into a thin silhouette. The sharp outlines were gradually receding into the distance. The goblins surrounding him also became dim, like bubbles.

"Oberon, Oberon—"

"Our King, Our King!"

The goblins gathered together, as if celebrating, singing, or praising. They made joyful notes to celebrate this happy moment of gathering together.

"We finally saw each other for the last time."

Suddenly, a cluster of flames appeared, particularly dazzling in the dark space.

Then the flames turned into a raging fire, burning through the forest in the blink of an eye.

The flames devoured the Autumn Forest and the goblins.

The bodies of the goblins became distorted and weird in the light of the high-temperature flames.

Only this time, they did not scream in pain, but smiled and said in unison: "Goodbye, our king, goodbye forever, our king."

Oberon widened his eyes slightly and watched the scene in fascination.

"Oberon, Oberon."

"Vortigern, Vortigern."

"Our king, the king we asked for—"

"There is no farewell before death, and there is no farewell when mourning dies."

"I want to see you again and say thank you and goodbye."

Oberon was like a statue, completely frozen.

He looked at the goblins in the flames and did not react for a long time.

When Oberon announced himself as the Fairy King of the Autumn Forest, he knew this day would come.

The queen is not a fool, and the surrounding lords will also notice the Autumn Forest. As long as Oberon persists in pushing the division, chaos and destruction of the Fairy Kingdom, the Autumn Forest that he claims as his territory will be destroyed.

Anyway, the Fairy Kingdom will be destroyed by him, so it doesn't matter, right?

"Oberon, Oberon, are you going away again?"

"Vortigern, Vortigern, have you made any real friends?"

The childish voices of the goblins surrounded them. Perhaps after a long time, or perhaps just in an instant, the fire went out. Thick grey smoke spread out, the black space faded away, and what lay before them was a desolate and cold autumn forest that had been burned by the fire.

The oak forest was reduced to ashes, all the goblins living there died, and the gray, black, and dark brown land was devoid of any life.

"Great, Oberon is back."

"That's great. Vortigern actually laughed."

The sound became soft and shallow, yet exceptionally clear.

"Great, I finally found him."

"Great, it's great that we have the Fairy King."

Oberon looked around subconsciously. He did not find the laughing goblins, but only ashes everywhere.

A breeze blew across this land of death, and dust and ashes swirled up into the sky, flying far away to the other side.

"Oberon, Vortigern, our king, farewell."

"We have a king, we have a goblin king, we say goodbye to the king."

The wind blew violently, blowing up sleeves and hair, obscuring the view.

At a certain moment, Oberon could see nothing except a certain spot flying up in the sky with the wind, which was exceptionally bright and dazzling.

Like a star, and also like the sun.

Perhaps it is the spots of light between the leaves in the autumn forest, or perhaps it is the tracks of insects flying through the darkness.

Perhaps, it was Titania, the one he had been longing for but could never obtain, who existed only in the story.

After a long moment, Oberon closed his eyes.

It was a beautiful dream that is unforgettable.

"What a terrible dream."

At this moment, the thought of "beating Ize Shan severely" in Oberon's mind has faded a lot.

"Dreaming about dead guys, does that mean I'm going to die too? No."

Although the Fairy Kingdom is doomed to be destroyed, if there is a chance to say goodbye, even in a dream, it would be a little comfort to each other, right?

Ah, but it’s still quite disgusting, especially for myself.

He clearly caused everything, yet he felt comforted and felt so hypocritical that he couldn't stand it.

Oberon smiled, his signature bright and hearty smile.

Izeshan must be watching him in the dark, Oberon thought.

It was hard to describe his current mood. He felt a little angry, a little unhappy, a little grateful and happy, and a little unwilling to lose to the other party in an unreasonable battle of wits.

"Your dream is very interesting. It can actually go deep into the sea of ​​consciousness. It is difficult for ordinary people to escape. Prey immersed in a beautiful dream is like a bug falling on a spider web. It is wrapped in spider silk and becomes food for the spider."

As a resident of the dream world, Oberon personally experienced the dream world created by Infinite Moon Reading and commented, "My dream will put the target into eternal sleep. Your dream is not like a goal, but a means of hunting."

"No wonder you can get along with Merlin." Oberon said with a look of disgust, "You hid it very well. It turns out that you are also a resident of the dreamland."

Isn’t being a big liar his signature character?

I always feel like I lost to Izawa Sugi.

"Your dream is not serious. I can actually control part of it."

Oberon put one hand on his waist and raised the other hand. At some point, a beautiful butterfly landed on his fingertips.

He deliberately said in a casual and nonchalant tone: "Why don't you show up yet? Didn't you ask me to come over?"

As he spoke, the scene around him changed again.

But this time it is no longer the Autumn Forest, nor the Fairy Kingdom, but a village located in the forest. Many people live in the village, and a boy is born in a family of an ordinary couple.

Oberon didn't understand at first, but when he heard that the couple's surname was Izawa and they gave their newborn child a name full of blessings for longevity [Izawa Sugi], he suddenly understood.

Is this Izawa Sugi's past?

Auberon was somewhat surprised, but at the same time his heart was filled with interest, and he watched it carefully.

Although he didn't know why Izawa Shan wanted to show him this past, it was a rare opportunity for Oberon to learn about Izawa Shan's past.

Oberon looked at the young Ize Shanbao with great interest. He was filled with emotion as he watched Shanbao's life fighting wits and courage with his cousin in the Senju tribe.

"From childhood to adulthood, it turns out that he has always been such a petty and bad guy."

He was blind and was deceived by Ize Shan's false image of King Uther, that he was gentle, kind, steady and reliable!

But soon, the hardships of life slowly began to unfold. The relatives of the young boy Izawa Sugi died one by one, his teacher died, his teammates died, and he himself died.

Oberon was somewhat surprised.

He guessed that Izawa Sugi's past was unusual, but he didn't expect that he had died and resurrected?

Then, isn't that the same as him?

Before the first generation of savior Ash, also known as Morgan the Paradise Fairy, arrived in Britain, the fairies had been suffering and eroding from great disasters for many years and were in great pain. Morgan traveled all over Britain, working hard and saving people for every disaster.

But Oberon is an island-destroying device. As long as the Fairy Kingdom of Britain exists, he will return as a disaster no matter how many times.

Every time he returned in the form of Disaster, he faced the same face and was defeated by the same enemy... Even Oberon was unwilling to recall his previous failures and resurrections.

However, Oberon's resurrection was due to the island's destroyed consciousness, while Ize Shan's journey to another world was due to the love and expectations of his teammates.

Oberon murmured, "Damn it, they are so similar and yet so opposite!"

The newly begun life in another world is full of friendship, hard work, struggle and bondage, just like the blood and youth sweating in the sun, and like a fairy tale in which justice defeats evil and the brave defeats the devil.

The boy who grew up in such a story exudes the scent of happiness all over his body. He is nourished by light and love and becomes a pillar of strength as warm and dazzling as the little sun.

"My eyes are going blind."

Oberon raised his hand to block his sight, but his eyes looked through the gaps between his fingers at the young man who was smiling brightly and growing vigorously, with mixed feelings in his heart.

No wonder the petty, vicious and vindictive little bad boy would grow up to be a bright and humble king.

Izawa Sugi is a person who is filled with happiness and love from the inside out, from the past to the future. It is only natural that Merlin would set his sights on Izawa Sugi: he is obviously a high-quality long-term meal ticket!

What’s even more amazing is that Izawa Sugi is very aware of this, and he is happy to pass on his love to others.

Because we are loved, we must pass on this love.

To carry forward the skills and beliefs of our predecessors and pass them on to the next generation, to carry on the legacy without wavering or doubting, is our responsibility and obligation as a pillar supporting the past and the future.

Oberon watched quietly. The dream changed very quickly, especially when Ize Shan embarked on his journey. In just a few scenes, he was pushed to the era of King Uther. Then, because of a small accident, he came to the Mesopotamian Plain and was polluted by the Sea of ​​Life of the founding deity Tiamat and turned into another form.

Oberon's heart moved. He thought of the sea he saw when he arrived at the Island of Greed. Well, it seemed that the sea water looked a bit similar to the Sea of ​​Life?

Oberon suddenly felt ominous: had he fallen into Ize Shan's trap again?

By the time he finished reading the part about the goddess Tiamat dreaming, Oberon's face was livid with anger.

Ahhhhh, I'm so angry! I got cheated again!!

At this moment, Oberon suddenly understood why Izeshan's dream was not solid. It was not because Izeshan's control was not strong, but because he deliberately left room for Oberon to intervene!

Because only in this way can we successfully replicate what happened to Tiamat after she was summoned to the human world: being covered and deceived by the double dreams of Ize Shan and Merlin.

Now Oberon's dream power and Ize Shan's dream are mixed together, just in line with this step.

Oberon saw Ize Shan die and reincarnate with a gloomy face, and continued his journey. In order to find the missing Merlin, he arrived in the British Fairy Kingdom and met a guy named Oberon.

"That's enough. You won't need it later."

Oberon said angrily, "Come out! Since you are replicating the process of Tiamat's return to the world, the goddess Tiamat was awake at the time, so you are also awake, right?"

"Come out! You have the guts to set a trap for me, don't hide! I won't be stupid enough to wake you up from your dream, you are not even in a dream, come out now!!"

Oberon cursed angrily. As the dream progressed, the surrounding environment once again turned into an autumn forest.

...Izawa Sugi came to the fairy kingdom and met Oberon.

Oberon gritted his teeth. Damn it! Did Izawa Shan want him to see the burning of the Autumn Forest again?

It's simply murderous and heartbreaking!

"I'm not a devil."

A young boy poked his head out from behind a huge oak tree, grinning.

The boy had long black hair with emerald green tips. He wore a sleeveless black tight top similar to a ninja's, revealing his muscular arms with bandages wrapped around his wrists. He was slightly thin with a slender waistline, and wore black trousers with bandages wrapped around his calves and boots on his feet.

Just like he was when he was on a mission in Yaowu.

This was a long time ago.

"My current state is unstable. Only by starting from the beginning, tracing back to the source, and examining my inner heart and beliefs, can I thoroughly consolidate my spiritual foundation and allow you to see the real me that is not affected by any force, and is the original and most primitive me."

Ize Shan touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Although I tricked you here, I also let Jin stop you as a final reminder." His eyes drifted a little. "Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't come. I know you hate worshipping gods because that guy is a goblin faction, so you definitely have no interest in becoming a god."

Oberon smiled and said, "Really?"

Do you think I believe it?

only……

Oberon looked at Ize Shan, this was indeed Ize Shan at his most brilliant and happiest youth.

"What's going on in the Autumn Forest?"

"Oh, you mean the first dream? Do you remember me hanging on your back?"

Ize Shan blinked, and a faint golden light flickered in his black eyes, like a star in the night sky.

"You should know what I've experienced, right? I can communicate with the earth. Although I hate the earth full of corpses, and I can't communicate with it at all, but... the fairies in the Autumn Forest are too weak. They are so weak that even if they die, they can't turn into corpses and become part of the British Isles."

"After they died, they turned into ashes and flew away with the wind, but their remaining thoughts echoed in the dead forest burned by the fire. I heard it when I lived there."

The boy's face became serious, revealing a certain solemnity and heaviness that belonged to a future king.

"I need to convey their farewell and thoughts to you."

Oberon remained silent.

"The art of moon reading can bring out the deepest thoughts and love in people's hearts, and can create a perfect dream. If you don't have those little fairies in your heart, you won't dream about them."

Izawa Shan ignored Oberon's confused and ugly face, and chattered like a noisy sparrow, "This is a hunting technique. First, let the prey fall into the dream of desire in your heart, and then devour the prey completely. I used this trick to entertain the queen before, and she also liked it very much..."

"Shut up."

Oberon was brief and to the point.

Izawa Sugi laughed but obediently changed the subject.

"You know what dreams are like after this, right? They are my precious past and my most precious thing."

Izawa Sugi said softly, "The memories of being with you and the people and things I met in Britain also constitute part of the treasure."

Oberon's tone was somewhat sharp and harsh.

"You actually rely on memories to survive. Aren't you too fragile?"

"I'm a human being." Izawa Sugi didn't care.

"It's clearly scattered all over the floor." Oberon bluntly exposed the scar.

Ize Shan smiled bitterly and explained to Oberon: "Well, it is precisely because humans are weak and short-lived that they have left behind a shocking and long-standing culture and history. Since we have been nurtured and grown up with such a heritage and have obtained the most precious thing, of course we must pay a price and be aware of our weaknesses."

Ize Sugi is very clear about his own existence, and King Gilgamesh has reminded him that it is dangerous to rely on the past and memories to build one's own personality and beliefs.

"Don't worry. Humans are forward-looking creatures. I will keep moving forward. I have left spells in Merlin's Avalon and summoning media in many places in Chaldea."

Izawa Sugi is like a brave man who is tireless, unafraid of hardships, and always charges forward and into the unknown.

"Besides, I'm still alive, I met you, and I went to a fairy kingdom like the one in the Dark 4 fairy tale~"

The boy smiled brightly and stretched out his hand confidently.

"Would you like to make a contract with me, Naraku no Mushi? Just consider it as a favor. If I lose my way in the future, please come find me."

Oberon didn't move, he just laughed with a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"Who said it's okay if I don't come?"

Sure enough, everything was calculated!

Ize Shan laughed awkwardly: "Well, I'm not lying, give me some more trust! If you don't come, I will continue to sleep, or wait for Merlin's wake-up service..."

"You'll know after you see it, right? I'm replicating the coming of the Mother Goddess. It's impossible for the Mother Goddess to really wake up in this world. If She wakes up, the world will really be destroyed! I've already said that I'm not a devil. I'll just keep sleeping..."

He tried to explain, and he seemed so sincere, and his words and heart were in agreement. Even Oberon's goblin eyes could not see any problem.

Oberon's eyes rolled and he said in a grim tone: "Then you go back to sleep. I'm leaving."

Izawa Sugi: “…Huh?”

Oberon looked at the funny expression on the black-haired boy's face and said, "As expected."

He pinched his waist and sneered again.

"Tell me, what would happen if I really left?"

Ize Shan felt so guilty that he couldn't even stand. He squatted down pitifully and drew circles on the ground.

"That's right, since you're here, why don't you leave?"

"I've commissioned the enemy to beat you. Silva will break your body, so..."

Before Izeshan finished his words, Oberon's body actually fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Oberon: ???

The body he left outside was badly injured? !

The insect-shaped disaster almost instantly filled the entire dream, and the warm autumn forest turned into a dark and damp flowing world with countless insects crawling and wriggling.

Ize Shan, who was squatting and drawing circles, tilted his face slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised, forming a strange arc.

"This is in line with the process of the Mother Goddess's advent. At the moment when the [brothers and sisters] who have entered the dream are seriously injured and about to die, the Mother Goddess will wake up."

His long black hair turned into moonlight in an instant, and fluttered like spider silk, trapping the black insect swarms in layers of webs.

"I gave you a chance. If you had listened to Kim and left, nothing would have happened."

"But you came anyway."

"Oberon, I was glad to see you in my dream." He opened his hand and held it hollowly. "From the beginning, I told the truth."

"You can be my god."

——To my uncle, Hashirama Senju, who is wandering somewhere unknown.

——I also have my own revelation and brother. Although he was plastic at first, after my persistent pursuit, he took a bath with me!

——Of course, there are still some small differences between us, but with the example of you and Madara, I believe we will reach a consensus!