In the haze, Aarons found himself in a strange place.

He clearly felt that this was not reality, and realized that he was not "Aarons" himself. However, a gray mist always enveloped him, making him unsure of where to go.

After he took a few steps forward, a child who was sitting at a low table reading a book quietly appeared in front of him.

"It has been identified... This child has no talent at all. He will never be able to reach level three in his lifetime."

"He can read by himself, but his academic performance is very average... Maybe he's not smart enough."

"...How could the Marquis give birth to such a waste?"

The voices of criticism came from all around, but they did not seem to reach the child's ears. He was still reading a book silently, as if other things had nothing to do with him at all.

"Ha, this is the son of the God of War? He can't even lift a sword, how shameful!"

"My father said that he can't inherit the title of Marquis even if he's like this!"

"Why do we allow this kind of rubbish to come to the capital and be our classmate? Get rid of him now."

Being criticized, being laughed at, being insulted, no matter what was done to him by others, the child did not react at all.

——Does he not understand the malice of others, or is it because he has become numb?

"...Senior Aarons, are you here alone again?"

"Because other people are boring and always pointing fingers at me."

"What book did you read today? Can you tell me a story?"

And when a girl's voice sounded from the side, the lonely boy finally raised his head in confusion.

"…Senior has to leave school, what a pity."

"But, maybe we can meet again one day?"

"When the time comes, I will tell you...my secret."

The little kindness disappeared in an instant, and the boy lowered his head again and buried himself in the books again.

Ridicule, sarcasm, belittlement, insults... no matter what sounds came from around him, the boy never raised his head again.

Finally, the malice from others became real, piercing and tearing his body like a sharp sword. At this time, he finally raised his head and looked at the person who was approaching him step by step.

"…Your life is so lonely and sad."

The man shrouded in mist slowly leaned down, reached out his hand and touched the boy's lifeless head.

"Although you probably can't hear me anymore, but... I will continue walking on your behalf."

"You left your power to me, and I will let people remember your glory and fame forever."

"So I will completely abandon my original name. From today on, I am the reborn you... Aarons Moti."

As if he knew he was not alone, the young man, whose body had begun to gradually dissipate, finally revealed a smile that came from the heart.

——Everything is left to you.

……

When Aarons regained consciousness and finally woke up from his hazy dream, he found himself lying on an unfamiliar bed.

He didn't see how the previous battle ended. He only remembered that he lost consciousness right after he gave Karin the final order.

Although my entire body ached as if I had been beaten to pieces, I was still alive...

Wait, where is this?

"...You finally woke up."

This voice, this cold and sharp voice that seemed to be able to kill people, was...

"You seem to have no idea what it means to fulfill a promise."

The female voice coming from not far away was getting closer and closer, and Aarons immediately realized that he seemed to be in great danger.

"Now that you're awake, can you please recall for a moment what you promised me before you left?"

"I'm sorry, Teacher Xia Ye, I was wrong, please forgive me!!"

He had clearly promised that he would be careful, but he almost became the only victim in that battle. Knowing that he was in the wrong, Aarons immediately shouted out his apology, trying to make the extremely angry witch feel his sincerity.

"Forgive? I just want to tear up the contract and turn you into a puppet that will never move... Your actions are just trampling on the wishes of those who hope that you can live in peace."

"I…I'm sorry, I can't argue with that."

——If you say something like "I also have things I have to do" at this time, it will make the other person even more disappointed.

Aarons had experienced similar things in the forty years of his previous life. At that time, he talked about the so-called "big things" as if they were very important, but in the end he lost important people.

Looking at the Aries Witch standing beside the bed and looking down at him with cold eyes, Aarons finally turned his gaze slightly away.

"You've read my memories, and you should know that I've always been just a nobody. When faced with a situation like this, I can't think of any way to have the best of both worlds."

After a slight hesitation, Aarons expressed his true thoughts to the only woman with whom he could share the secret.

"If I had known the answer before, I wouldn't have failed and lost everything there, right? And the reason I came here... maybe someone wanted me to learn this."

——After realizing his own selfishness and stupidity, Aarons smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I don't know if I will encounter such a situation again in the future. Maybe I will make the same choice next time...so I can't ask for forgiveness from you or others."

"So what if I try to stop you next time?"

"——Then I'll have to ask you to accompany me to die."

After giving this answer, Aarons and Xia Ye fell silent at the same time.

So arrogant, so greedy... Do I really deserve to be forgiven?

"——I'll assume you've passed."

"It's not possible... What did you say!?"

"Now is not the time for the war between humans and demons. We don't need heroes who sacrifice themselves for others. Since you still have the selfish desire to drag others into the water, you should not become that disgusting bastard."

So how much did Xia Ye hate the brave man who defeated the demons back then...

Aarons did not dare to casually pry into the thoughts of this demon who had lived for thousands of years, but he had a hunch about this - if Xia Ye really opened her heart to him completely one day, then he might be able to know what happened then.

But right now, he had other things to worry about.

"Since you are awake, I have something else to report--"

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