Chapter 276: Beatrice (2)

Chapter 276: Beatrice (2)

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"Tell me about Aryandor."

After losing Aryandor in Ephomos, I asked Haruna.

What does Aryandor want?

What has happened so far, and what will happen in the future?

Haruna explained this to me.

"Aryandor's goal is the Academy."

"The Academy?"

"Do you know why Saints appear at the Academy every year?"

The Saints come to the Academy every Homecoming Day.

They dont come because they have nothing better to do or because theyre idle.

"For the Saints, the Academy is a very important place."

"So, why is it important?"

"Because its the place where a Saint meets her end."

Haruna answered my question calmly.

"The end?"

Instead of directly answering my question, Haruna asked another.

"Rudy Astria, havent you seen the end of this world when you were somewhere else?"

I pondered Haruna's words slowly.

When I saw this world as a game.

It was what she was referring to.

"What was the end of this world like?"

I contemplated for a moment.

The end of this world.

The last scene I saw, in essence.

"The annihilation of the Academy."

"Yes, everyone at the Academy dies. But, what happens after that?"

I dont know what happened next.

The last scene I saw was simply the massacre at the Academy, and then it ended.

Haruna nodded when I didnt speak.

"That must have been the end."

What I saw was from Evans perspective.

Evan, too, was a part of the Academy. With everyone at the Academy massacred, Evan also died.

So, the last thing I saw was indeed the end.

"However, there is no problem. Aryandor also disappears after seeing that end."

"What?"

"Aryandor will kill everyone at the Academy and then commit suicide. Thats the end of the story."

"What are you talking about?"

Aryandor commits suicide?

Why on earth?

I had thought that after defeating the Academy, the next target would naturally be the Empire.all new stories at n0ve/lbi/n(.)com

The rebels' goal is essentially the Empire.

They gathered to overthrow the Empire and create a new world.

So, they should have moved towards the Empire for that goal.

"You should know that his purpose does not align with the rebels'."

Aryandor's goal is the resurrection of Beatrice.

He is with the rebels only for that, not sharing the same purpose.

Even so, the rebels' goal cannot be ignored.

Why would he commit suicide after achieving his goal?

It made no sense.

"Aryandor succeeds in resurrecting Beatrice. He uses some power where the Saints meet their end. But, the problem was what happened after Beatrice was resurrected. Beatrice couldnt accept the situation. She couldnt accept a situation where many people had died and many more would have to die."

"So, Aryandor couldnt accept that situation?"

"Exactly. After Beatrice was resurrected, she immediately committed suicide. Aryandor couldnt bear it since the person he sacrificed everything for died right before him."

These issues were for me to ponder on my own, and I would seek help from others only when necessary.

Even if others knew, they wouldn't be able to offer a proper solution, and their opinions might differ from mine.

However, looking at the situation now, I wondered why I had always kept to myself.

Luna simply listened and empathized.

She didn't offer a solution, just listened.

Yet, my heart felt lighter.

Just by voicing my thoughts, even without finding answers, I felt relieved.

"You've had it tough, Rudy."

Luna said, as if to comfort me.

Hearing her words, I made up my mind.

"And there's something I haven't told you yet."

"Something you haven't told me? Besides everything you've just said?"

"Yes."

Until then, only those involved in the matter like Haruna, Astina, or Aryandor knew about it.

But it was something I eventually had to share with the people around me.

"I am not Rudy Astria."

"Huh?"

Luna cocked her head.

"Not Rudy? Then... is there another Rudy? The Rudy I've been seeing and the Rudy in front of me are different people?"

"The me you've seen is indeed me, but... it's complicated to explain. Basically, the original Rudy Astria is a completely different person, and I... entered this body when I came to the Academy."

"Uh, that's complicated. So, you're saying you're not Rudy, but... the Rudy I know is the real Rudy. Then, you're the original Rudy now..."

Luna scratched her head, trying to sort it out.

Though her attempt at clarification was more confusing, she wasn't wrong.

After trying to make sense of it on her own, Luna looked at me.

"So, the Rudy I've seen and the Rudy now are the same person, right?"

"That's correct."

"Then it doesn't matter. Whatever the past Rudy was like, the Rudy I know is the Rudy now."

At Luna's words, I smiled.

It was just the kind of reaction I expected from Luna.

Even as I anticipated her reaction, a part of me was still unsure, but her expected response brought a smile to my face.

"Thank you."

"There's no need for thanks. It's just obvious."

I was truly grateful for Luna's reaction.

She might have said it was obvious, but it wasn't.

It was only obvious because it was Luna.

I really liked that about Luna.

Clap!

As I finished speaking to some extent, Luna clapped her hands as if to conclude the conversation.

"So, is that everything for today?"

I smiled at Luna's gesture.

"It looks like it."

"Then let's eat to our hearts' content! Today, we rest as much as we want!"

Luna beamed with a bright smile.

It was a smile that melted away all the fatigue accumulated over time.

"Yeah, let's enjoy ourselves to the fullest."

We weren't at some resort.

We had simply entered an ordinary restaurant and sat down for a quiet meal.

There was nothing else we had to do for the day.

We could think about tomorrow's tasks, well, tomorrow.

That alone made it a very sweet break for us.

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