Chapter 248 You're Awake, Hero



"Saintess, are we sure we haven't chosen the wrong person?" A skeptical young male voice spoke up.

"Yeah, with the way he looks, is he really the child of destiny mentioned in the prophecy? Any random paladin from the Radiant Temple would be better than him, right?" Another male voice chimed in.

The first male voice continued to persuade, "And Saintess, I... I secretly investigated his background a bit. This guy had the audacity to be blinded by lust and set his sights on the Earl's daughter, intending to defile her!"

"Now, Earl Nicholas has already issued a warrant for his arrest throughout his territory and dispatched a large number of people to catch this guy! If we insist on protecting him, it's equivalent to... equivalent to going against a great noble. Although our Radiant Temple isn't afraid, is it really worth it..."

The "unfamiliar" voices outside temporarily came to a halt.

To be precise, they were interrupted.

Next, another voice that brought a sense of "familiarity" to Reji spoke up in a gentle female tone.

"Matthew, Tabor, I am very certain that he is the person chosen by the Light, the man of destiny. Moreover, in the upcoming 'calamity,' he is the only one who can save us all, the Hero."

"He may seem weak and immature now, but I believe that in the future, he will definitely grow up and shoulder the burden of humanity. That's precisely why we need to help him, protect him, and guide him onto the right path as he grows in the days to come."

Although the female voice was gentle, it carried a firm tone.

"Regarding the Earl's warrant, I believe there must be some misunderstanding. When the hero wakes up, I will ask him about it properly."

"If he truly made a mistake, I will accompany him to apologize to Earl Nicholas and help them resolve their conflict."

Hearing the woman's words, the two followers became even more agitated.

"What! Saintess, you're going to personally accompany him to apologize? This... this is too..."

"Enough, there's no need to discuss this matter further."

"Matthew, we're running low on firewood for boiling the medicine. Could you please go to the forest outside and gather some? And Tabor, could I trouble you to strengthen the patrols around the perimeter? We need to avoid the Earl's search parties as much as possible until the hero wakes up."

"..."

After a brief silence.

"Un... understood, Saintess." The reluctant voices still carried some other emotion.

The footsteps of the two followers grew more distant as they left.

The outside of the room became completely quiet.

Next came the faint sound of a door being pushed open.

Footsteps that could be heard as very cautious quietly appeared in the room, gradually approaching him.

Someone sat down on the bedside.

A faint fragrance like jasmine flowers quickly wafted into his nostrils.

The person began to gently wipe his forehead with a damp towel, but those soft fingers kept accidentally touching his face. It was evident that the person was not used to taking care of others, and their movements were a bit clumsy.

More and more memory were restored.

Reji's scattered consciousness gradually gathered once again.

Finally. He opened his eyes.

A hint of disappointment and dimness could be seen in the girl's azure eyes.

She quickly left the room and carefully closed the door. Once it was only Reji alone again, he leaned against the bed, closed his eyes, and quickly sorted out all the memories and information.

First.

In the previous scene, he had seen through the Emperor's plan and intercepted it before the Emperor activated the "reversal" ability of the "Philosopher's Stone."

But he wasn't clear about the specific time point he had been "reversed" to, as that was set by the Emperor.

Reji guessed that the "save point" set by the Emperor should be when the demon race had just descended in the second playthrough.

However, unexpectedly... The Emperor's "save point" was much, much earlier than he had thought.

It was actually... The "hero" period of his first playthrough!?

To be more precise, it was when the game first assigned him the "main quest."

It was also... The first time he met the Radiant Saintess Freya.

The first point that needed to be confirmed, the "reversal time point," was completed.

Then, the most crucial second point...

From Freya's appearance, that simple, socially anxious, and slightly foolishly naive Saintess obviously had no similarity to the Emperor who could "destroy humanity" a thousand years later.

In other words, Freya had been completely reversed.

Looking back at himself. It goes without saying that he retained his memories.

More importantly...

Reji opened his status panel.

[Reji]

[Main Fate Track—Demon King]

[Sub Fate Track I: Nature]

[Sub Fate Track II: Hero (Not yet activated)]

[Current Equipped Title: Child of Destiny]

[Rarity: Supreme]

[Equipment Effect: As the child of destiny, your Sub Fate Track limit +2, your "Attribute Growth Rate" increased to S+]

[Current Attribute Values—Strength: S+, Constitution: S+, Mental Power: S+, Skill Mastery: S+, Spell Power: S+]

[Currently Activated Fate Track Effects—"I-Hundredfold Reward Return," "II-Ignore Any Item/Weapon/Spell Conditions," "III-Own Attribute Values Increased by 100%, Effect Accuracy Increased by 100%, Critical Rate 100%, Immune to Instant Death"... "VI-Your Spells No Longer Consume Mana"]

[Current Character Level...]

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[Lv99]