Third Time's the Charm
Before I knew it, I was lying sprawled out on the lush grass.
The sky is blue
The sun is white and dazzling
Trees are growing around that blue sky
"Hey, what happened to the great sword I made?"
I hear a very familiar voice
"...Why am I here?"
I get up while saying that.
There's an old man in front of me
Long ago
In a dream before I wake up, even more inside a dream
There was an old dwarf in the world I could go to when I went to bed wearing the hay bracelet.
"……Great sword, what's that again?"
Before I knew it, I had lost it.
It no longer existed after the continent collapsed.
"Well, it's okay. In this day and age, you can probably make something better, right?"
"Rather than that, tell me the situation. Why am I here again?"
"This? This is just a dream."
I look around
Then the forest began to be enveloped in white mist.
The scene looks like the world is falling apart.
"The remaining time is almost instantaneous, but it is also infinite."
"Isn’t it a contradiction?"
"You did a great job. Maybe you can rest now?"
"I don't want to."
There's still something to do
There's something I want to do
There's a world I don't want to end
That's why I won't stop
"You're quick to respond."
"I have lived for hundreds of years. I've made up my mind a long time ago."
"...If you don't end it here, you'll have a long life after this, you know?"
"It's okay. I'll have some fun."
"You will be preceded in death by many loved ones..."
"Yeah…"
I saw off countless families.
Eternal parting is painful
I've experienced it hundreds of times, but still
"Although we had a painful parting, we were blessed with an equally enjoyable encounter.''
"I see…"
"You're one of them."
"That's right... I'll die before you too."
"So, in the end, what are you?"
"The dregs of this planet's will"
"That came out big again."
"It's true... Elfriade committed an unforgivable sin, but I was the one who created it. I am guilty of creating those people who committed the mistake."
"What are you going to do about it?"
"......I'm sorry..."
Showing a look of sincere apology
In short, the will of the stars says that nothing can be done against Elfriade.
"Well, leave it to me."
"Can you do it?"
"I told you I was determined."
"15 billion, you know?"
"I'll carry it on my back."
No hesitation
If I can't avoid being their enemy, I'll kill as much as I want.
"I see... put out your right hand."
I don't know what he's going to do, but I do as I'm told
Then we shook hands
I feel like something is flowing towards me from that hand.
"It's the tower you were interested in, but I built it with the last of my strength."
"For what?"
"To create you."
That's strange
Am I not a synthetic dragon created by Elfriade?
"It's a camouflage. In my final effort, I analyzed a synthetic dragon called C-06 and created a similar being. I also made it look very similar to the dream it had before it was born so that they wouldn't realize it."
Is that so?
Was that what you meant by your apology earlier?
[That's what I meant from the start] he said.
"No wonder Elfriade is such a fool."
"That's bad…"
To me, Elfriade was not a creator, but a brother.
By the time the conversation subsides, the discomfort in my right hand goes away.
"Now it's time to say goodbye."
"What did you do to me?"
"I've given you as much star power as I can afford."
"As much as you can afford?"
"Please check that after you wake up. I won't blame you no matter what you do."
"It might end up like Elfriade, you know?"
"That can't be true, because I believe you're different."
Thank you for your undue trust
"Now, a radical welcome has arrived!"
Old dwarf, when the will of the stars gleefully shouts that, it bursts out of the world.
"Do your best! And enjoy a long life!"
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