I became Kevin: Star Railway

Chapter 142: Becoming a father! ?

"Kevin, one more thing."

Aphra stopped Kevin who was about to leave and said.

"If the God of Death is really destroyed, please let Avril be born as soon as possible, within one day after she is destroyed."

"why?"

Kevin asked back.

"Death and birth are two gods that exist in opposition to each other. If the God of Death disappears, the balance between birth and death will collapse, and my power may then become disordered."

Aphra explained patiently.

What she meant was that if something went wrong, Avril wouldn't be born in her perfect form!

"I see. One day is more than enough."

Kevin nodded to show that he understood.

"Also, I want to express my sincere gratitude to you for binding the god."

Kevin looked at the bound god lying on the ground.

"Thank me for what?"

"This child has always admired me... I know you didn't destroy him because you were afraid that I would be sad, right?"

Aphra said with a smile,

"I'm sorry to trouble you. He's still a baby, so he's very possessive. I think he'll be a good kid in the future."

Although it is a bit twisted, the God of Binding does love his mother Aphra.

This guy will probably grow into a god who can break his own rules.

"Nothing, I just happened to have chains. It's just more convenient to restrain than to destroy."

Kevin said.

Aphra laughed a little.

"Kevin, you really are very similar to what Alicia said."

Then, she grasped Kevin's right hand with her jade-like hands, gently lifted it up, and said in a prayerful tone,

"I believe that if it's you, Avril will be born."

Kevin and his group left the palace where Aphra was, walked south along the streets of Nha Trang City, and arrived at the gate of the city.

In front of us is a courtyard, and in the depths of the courtyard stands a luxurious, roofless house.

"is it here?"

Xing asked Avril beside her.

"Well, I don't know if there's anything real here..."

The little loli nodded.

"Well, there are a lot of houses without roofs. How can we find the real thing?"

March 7 looked at Kevin, as if she wanted to leave everything to him. There was nothing she could do, as she was not good at using her brain.

"First, let's see what's inside."

As Kevin spoke, he opened the door to the courtyard and walked straight in.

On March 7th, they followed behind him.

Although Kevin was on edge and paying attention to his surroundings, nothing happened and they easily arrived in front of the house.

Kevin pushed the door and it made an ancient creaking sound.

"Oh, it's so dark?"

Although there was no roof, something on the upper floor blocked the light, so the first floor was quite dark.

"I'll light it up!"

Xing held up the fire spear vertically, and the flame burned on it, like a torch, lighting up the room.

The interior is a little too beautiful, making people feel a little weird.

The red velvet carpet in front of me leads all the way to the stairs, leading to the second floor.

There are bronze statues of knights on both sides of the carpet and several paintings on the walls.

There is no human scent.

If it was an uninhabited house, it would have been covered in dust, but the floor, the bronze statues, and the handrails of the stairs all shone brightly as if they had been polished.

"gone."

Kevin stepped onto the carpet.

"By the way, what does a doll without a heart look like?"

San Yue Qi raised his index finger and tilted his head.

"Is it this one?"

Xing illuminated the bronze statue with a flame spear.

"It's just a bronze statue."

Avril said as she waved the wings on her head.

"Avril, do you know what a doll without a heart looks like?"

Kevin asked Avril to describe her appearance briefly.

"I think it's just an ordinary doll... But I've never seen one... Its appearance may not be fixed, and it may change... Other than knowing that it's a doll without a heart, I don't know any details..."

Avril flapped her wings somewhat lost.

Doesn’t she know it herself?

That's a difficult situation.

"A puppet without a heart, but don't ordinary puppets also have hearts?"

March 7 raised this issue.

"...I think it's not just a simple doll..."

Avril muttered quietly as if she was lost in thought.

"What exactly is not simple?"

Kevin demanded.

Avril shook her head slowly.

"...I don't know...I'm sorry..."

“Or, having no heart doesn’t necessarily mean what it seems.”

Kevin suddenly spoke up.

"What's that like?"

San Yueqi's brain is already burning with anger, and she doesn't want to use it anymore.

"Since you are looking for a doll without a heart, that means there may be a doll with a heart here."

Kevin expressed his guess.

"Ah, I see, I see. I think I understand a little bit now."

San Yueqi still had a confused expression on her face. She nodded repeatedly, and Kevin could see that she didn't actually understand much.

After going up the stairs, everyone arrived at the second floor.

As soon as you reach the second floor, you will see a huge door that opens to both sides.

Xing illuminated the door with a flame gun.

There is a piece of paper on it.

March 7th looked at the words written above.

"That? 'This room rejects everything except the heart—'"

——This room rejects everything outside the heart.

——If something inappropriate enters this room, it will cause her death.

——She can't get out from here.

——A doll without a heart can only survive in a house without a roof.

——Put your heart into this doll.

——She can go outside.

After reading it, San Yueqi looked helpless and raised her hands in surrender. This was even more confusing than a riddle and she couldn't understand it at all.

"What does this mean? I don't understand at all."

March 7 looked towards Kevin.

"The heartless doll is in this room."

After saying that, Kevin pushed the door open.

There is a chair in the center of the room.

There is a pure white doll sitting on it.

Without any costumes, it can hardly be called exquisitely made.

Although it is a crude doll, it still has a shape that is somewhat close to that of a human.

"Is this a doll without a heart?"

Xing grabbed Avril's hand.

"Avril, let's go check it out."

"Um."

Holding hands, they took a step into the house.

"Wait."

Kevin stopped the two.

"There's something ahead."

March 7 looked forward.

Deep inside the doll sitting on the chair – in the darkness, an ominous light could be seen.

And there are countless of them.

“…Don’t…come over here…”

The puppet's mouth moved with a click.

"…anything outside of the heart is not allowed to enter here…"

The moment the white doll spoke, the sound of flapping wings came from the darkness.

Suddenly emerging from the depths was a strange black bird with a huge beak and sharp claws.

The strange bird circled around the white doll and looked at us.

"...These are the followers of the God of Death. Why are they here!?"

Avril said as the wings on her head stiffened.

“Gahhhhh!!!”

The strange bird let out a sharp cry and attacked Kevin.

"Run away!!"

The moment Avril screamed, the strange bird that flew towards her like an arrow was knocked away by the purple energy.

She half opened her mouth, stunned with surprise.

"That's not necessary, Avril."

Kevin snapped his fingers, and the strange bird turned into powder and disappeared.

Avril suddenly remembered something and said,

"...I understand...The God of Death's subordinates are here just to kill that puppet!"

As she spoke, the strange bird stabbed the white doll sitting on it with its beak.

The strange birds rushed towards the doll one after another, pecking at it continuously as if they were greedily eating something.

"No... No... Don't..."

Avril hugged her body with a painful expression.

Xing grabbed her hands.

"Don't be afraid Avril, it's okay."

“Gahhhhh!!!”

The strange bird-like Banshinmon let out a sharp cry.

Like a scream before death.

The purple lightning pierced through all the strange birds concentrated on the doll, burning them all in an instant.

Countless black feathers were flying in the air, and with a rustling sound, the strange bird fell to the ground.

"Huh...? Ah..."

Avril's eyes widened.

She saw Kevin standing next to the unharmed white doll.

"Look, Avril, Brother Kevin is very strong!"

Xing puffed out his chest complacently.

"You must be kidding... He was just beside me... When did he go there...?"

Avril said in astonishment.

Fast, too fast really.

Then Avril's lovely big eyes sparkled and sparkled, and she looked at Kevin with admiration.

At this moment, a faint light emanated from her body.

"What's wrong with you? What is that?"

Xing looked at the lights and asked.

The wings above Avril's head flapped.

She shook her head from side to side.

"...Hmm, I don't know yet..."

"Then let's go over there and take a look?"

"Um."

Avril and Xing ran over here.

March 7th followed behind.

Kevin looked at the puppet sitting on the chair.

"It seems that the paper is not a warning to the God of Death's minions."

The white doll is melting.

Even after the monster bird was destroyed, it showed no signs of stopping and was melting all the time.

Half of the right hand has disappeared.

"Ah... No, if I don't make him stop quickly..."

Avril, who ran to the side of the doll, shouted.

"What should I do?"

Xing observed the puppet and spoke.

"...I don't know...but if I leave it alone, it will disappear..."

Avril said as if she was in an emergency.

"...What should I do...What should I do...? This cannot disappear. It is very important to me...!"

The wings on her head also flapped panically.

"Don't be so anxious, follow me."

Kevin took a step and walked back towards the entrance of the room.

Kevin and March 7 both walked out.

Xing also went out, but when Avril walked through the door——

"ah……!"

She seemed to have tripped over something and fell to the ground.

“Avril…!”

Xing called out worriedly.

"Are you okay?"

"Hmm, no—"

Avril suddenly remembered something and turned around.

“Ah, it’s recovering…!”

San Yueqi pointed at the white doll.

"Look, the puppet's right hand was still melted just now, right?"

The doll's melted right hand is gradually recovering.

"As expected. 'If something unsuitable enters this room, she will die', that refers to us."

Kevin said.

"Um, will the doll start to melt once we enter the room?"

Xing said.

"what?"

The corners of San Yue Qi's mouth twitched.

"Then how do we take it away?"

Kevin explained to everyone.

"'A doll without a heart can only survive in a house without a roof'. If you take that doll outside, she will melt immediately. If you bring the 'heart' written on a piece of paper and put it in the doll, you can take her out."

"I see, is that so? Then, all we have to do is find that heart, right!?"

After saying that, March 7th showed a puzzled expression again.

"But what's the point of taking the doll out? Aren't we looking for items necessary for Avril's birth?"

"That being said, this Memiya God is the embodiment of Avril's power. The words written on the paper are equivalent to her words. Bringing the doll outside must have some meaning to her."

Kevin turned around.

"I have to go find my heart. Maybe the same is true for souls without bodies."

"Kevin."

Xing tugged at Kevin's clothes.

"what happened?"

Kevin looked at Xing.

"Avril, I want to tell you something."

Kevin looked over and saw Avril lowering her head slightly and peeking up at him.

She seemed a little shy and the wings on her head were folded up.

Kevin came in front of her and squatted down.

"What's wrong? What do you want to say?"

"…That, that…"