I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

Episode 58. Live for me, and…

For a being who lives for eternity, time is only a moment.

It was at the end of the fight, when the adopted daughter, who had become an adult, realized that she hated her mother, who had run away because she could not hold on to her emotions, that what could be called calmness had finally taken hold.

“With this much power, all I had to do was run away.”

Nevertheless, the fight was extremely brutal until the very end.

“This is a race that you do not need to protect. “Idiots who are tired of living have disappeared from this world, and the foolish and arrogant race that believes they are the rulers of this world is the race you were trying to protect!”

At the end, the one called the Dragon stopped breathing, and he also burned up his entire body and used up most of his natural strength.

Of course, the remaining power alone would be enough to destroy humans.

Even if we can’t kill them all, if we destroy the civilization they are proud of, they will be so devastated that they will never be able to stand up for themselves again.

“Do you think they will be grateful to you for protecting them?”

I was resentful of my daughter who interfered with that.

That being who causes confusion and eventually blocks his path and points a sword at him.

After that, they began to be seen as the same abominable beings as those they were trying to protect.

“Those selfish bastards who can only give me the title of hero and wait for you to kill me… ‥. “Do you really believe that it is worth protecting it by going to this length?”

So, I hope you step back now.

For the first time in his life, the warrior responded to the sobbing cry filled with desperation.

“I think there is. “Because I knew that I, who was raised by people like you, was just like them.”

Even though his body seemed as if it would collapse at any moment, the gaze that met him still had strength.

I did not feel any hesitation in asserting my beliefs.

“I learned that they also have character, beliefs, and lives. “I learned that humans are a species that has different thoughts and fights, but can also understand those differences.”

“All of those are useless concepts to me.”

“But I thought you were no different from them.”

What stopped the advance that ignored such claims was not the sword that burned the last fighting spirit, but sympathy towards himself.

“… What are you saying.”

“I felt love from you. Like the people who took me in and raised me after that… ….”

Because he lived his life in emptiness, the thought of trying to understand the clumsiness caused by his last whim comes out of the mouth of a human being raised by him.

“… The reason I ran away at that time was probably just because I was clumsy and immature. “Even if I lived for 10,000 years, it would have been my first time raising a child.”

This is only the first time he feels hatred towards his mother who abandoned him.

What was left when the last fire of his life burned was understanding and forgiveness toward him.

“As a human, I believe I understand you.”

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The fallen dragon simply listened to those words.

So, Yong-in, you too…. The humans you have trampled on……. “I believe there will come a day when we will understand.”

Even though its lifespan has already reached its limit and the day of its final burning is just ahead.

Suppressing that impulse, he felt his mind buried in the words of the only human who could stop him.

“Please give me a chance…” …. “A chance to prove that the beings you have so far regarded as insignificant are worthy of existing in this world.”

Perhaps these words may be an opportunity to understand the reason for the confusion you feel.

He felt annoyed by the attacks of humans that he could just ignore and avoid, and ended up continuing his march to mercilessly destroy even their resistance…….

“…What would you do if you were given a chance and it was still the same?”

What is the identity of the emotion that even I cannot understand?

I might be able to find out before this life ends.

“If you, who are trying to stop me with such a body, convince yourself that humans are not worth protecting… Then will you calmly agree to continue what you are doing now?”

I hoped there would be an answer to that question, but no matter how much time passed, there was no answer.

After leaving my last request, the life of the human who burned everything has ended.

No matter how much he was influenced by himself and displayed the power of a dragon, it was probably predestined that he would end up like this due to his inherent limitations.

“If it were you…”

Not so desperately yet.

For reasons I don’t yet understand, this is a child who tried to stop me.

“You would definitely have said yes.”

So, I would have definitely answered the question in the affirmative.

Yong, who had overtaken the feelings of the adoptive daughter he had killed in the end, made a contract by assuming such a what-if and chose to continue that life.

I decided to do that even though I didn’t have to.

As always, defining it as nothing more than a ‘whimsy’.

***

I regret making such a capricious choice to this very moment.

Afterwards, in order to resist disasters that were harsher and more massive than themselves, they gave the title ‘warriors’ to those brought in from foreign powers and worshiped them as saviors.

The more I see people desecrating their existence and dignity, the more disillusioned I become with them…

But how can we prove this directly to the child who is the subject of the contract?

The warrior Tacia has already died, and his name has been completely forgotten by the public due to the falling world and the passage of time.

Not even the one who could be called his successor was left behind by the mass-produced heroes brought in from the outside world, so it could be said that there is no one left in this world who can answer for him.

Because I realized this only after decades had passed, I tried to refine what I called the soul extracted from the corpse and make it into a weapon.

To wait for the weapon born at the end to awaken its ego and gradually grow to have the same tendencies and values as the child.

In order to enable the awakened self to directly seek out the human potential for which it has come to have hope.

-Cudangtang, boom!

But before that time came, the tool created for that purpose was running wild beyond its control.

The weapon runs wild without even the user.

Unable to disperse or control that power, they simply follow their instincts and try to diminish their own existence.

If left like this, that weapon will self-destruct.

“… Stop.”

But how do we stop it?

The vessel containing the power has already been pushed to a dangerous level, and if we use our power to stop that guy right now, the vessel may collapse.

“Please, listen to me. You… ….”

It’s annoying, it’s annoying.

I felt that everything that made me feel dirty was confusing my mind after I was forced to survive this life.

“You are just a tool made for a contract.”

What on earth is it?

I’ve been feeling this uncomfortable feeling ever since that guy died.

I made a replica to know the standard.

Why does the mere sight of a being like that howl make his heart throbbing?

-Papa… ….

What on earth did that man say?

How can the power that merely imprints a name go wild like that and cause trouble for oneself?

-Dad~~!!!

The sudden action suddenly stops, and then the moment you leave the collapsed workshop and fly into the alley.

The moment I caught my eye on someone who happened to be there.

“…… Ah.”

I began to feel clearly that my heart, which had become dull, was gradually beating.

‘Found it.’

It is none other than a clone of a hero.

I realized that a being who could give the same answer as that child, a being who chose to be with me with his own hands, had appeared in front of me.

“Tah, Mr. Tacia, this situation right now… ….”

“You, let’s make a contract with me.”

I’m tired of wasting time.

Whatever the reason, it’s okay.

If you chose that man over the living corpse, who is having trouble even standing now, it will be enough just to watch from now on.

“I’ll give that weapon to you.”

Isn’t this a man who quickly awakened a spirit that had been dormant all along?

If you hold and swing it in the hands of such a man, its growth will accelerate and eventually meet the conditions you desire.

“You wanted that weapon, right? “I’ll give it to you, so just take it.”

No longer feel self-tortured for being swayed by a body that is forcibly restored.

The moment has finally come when I can finally be free from this dirty feeling.

“… “Yes, I will accept it.”

To such a hasty suggestion, the other person responded after a moment of silence.

Accept even though the conditions were not stated….

There must be a reason for that, but even that seemed like a good thing.

Because humans are like that.

I don’t even care what value this weapon has or why it is in my hands.

Even if the person who was given this weapon dies and humanity is destroyed, human beings would think that it is okay if it is not the end they face.

“Tachia, what do you want from me?”

The decayed dragon answered the question chosen by the by-product of someone who wanted to protect such a being.

“There is no such thing. “He just has to do what he can with that weapon.”

“That’s all…” ….”

“Okay, that’s it.”

The conditions are finally met and one step forward.

The decayed being, who realized that there was only one step left to achieve that ideal, expressed his earnest wish towards him.

“Please, for my sake.”

Please, for my sake.

“Live with that weapon.”

Please die while struggling like that.

“Do your best as long as you can.”

Do your best to soothe the clone’s heart.

“That’s enough.”

If that child were alive, he would definitely come to the same conclusion as that weapon.

If I realize that there is no hope in that desperate struggle and the end, I too will be able to run wild without suppressing these feelings any longer.

“Well, that’s all you have to do, so please take that weapon.”

Hide your true intentions.

A being who lived his life based on emotions that he defined as whimsical, spewed out desperation toward the hope that came at this moment.

Whatever the reason, whatever the goal.

He struggles desperately to prove his worth as a human being, and hopes to die at the end.

“…… Yes.”

And this man clearly does not know such feelings.

Even though that is definitely the case.

“I will accept it. As you wish.”

The face that was facing him clearly revealed the emotions he felt while facing himself.

Not knowing that the survival of humanity depends on him at this moment.

Just showing kindness towards myself who feels happy at this moment.