Chapter 17 The Hero’s Past
In Elus’s narration, Lonis understood the truth of the matter.
It turned out that, just as Elus had told her at the beginning, she and Lonis had spent a rather long time together in the virtual world.
Perhaps, about 60 years.
Not only had Lonis as the Hero gone through that period of memory, but Elus had also spent a long time in the virtual space of the Land of Eternity to learn various knowledge.
Later, Lonis completed her mission and defeated the Demon Race, which was about 20 years ago.
The souls of the departed found peace, but some, like Tas, still believed their missions were not over and wished to embark on a new journey with Princess Elus.
However…
Lonis’s resurrection was not a simple matter. And until Lonis was resurrected, Elus would accompany her to the very end in the Land of Eternity.
Thus, General Tas and others were granted robot bodies and temporarily went into hiding.
Elus had not assigned them any tasks, but these people had been waiting for the princess’s return, waiting for her to join the Hero and raise the flag of the Snow Kingdom once more, embarking on that magnificent journey.
However…
Elus shook her head and said:
“General Tas, I have returned. But it is not now that I will lead you to a decisive battle with the Trickster Demon.”
“What?!”
The old general robot was stunned. He had persisted until this moment precisely to reclaim the honor that belonged to the kingdom.
But…
“I am here on the Moon for a vacation. And I came to see you just to check on you.”
“Your Highness, this, this kind of thing?!”
General Tas gazed at Elus again, as if trying to confirm whether the princess had deviated from her original intentions or even forgotten the events of the past.
But…
She was still clear.
The girl’s eyes contained no impurities, no hypocrisy. The feeling was as if she had taken in the entire world, exactly the same as Princess Lonis in the past.
Therefore…
“Your Highness, why…”
“Because if we fight them with only a vengeful heart, we will undoubtedly lose again, and lose terribly.”
“!”
“General Tas, I thank you for your steadfastness. But life is not just about revenge… I helped you obtain robot bodies not to let you be trapped in the vortex of revenge, but to experience the beauty of life.”
“The beauty of life…”
“Yes, like this 3D printing shop. Although General Tas has been running it, you haven’t been paying much attention, have you? And you have always lived in isolation, never considering those robots as beings capable of communication.”
“…”
“I know your mind is entirely on revenge. But you must have your own life, things you like, to continue on, right? Because only when you are happy is the true revenge against those who hurt you!”
……
Elus’s words pierced the old general’s heart like a sharp sword.
It trembled subconsciously, and even his body seemed to short-circuit, exhibiting sparks.
“Life…”
“Yes, life… Old General, I haven’t forgotten, have I? When you were in the Snow Kingdom, you actually enjoyed gardening a lot, didn’t you? You often grew vegetables in the greenhouse in your backyard.”
“…”
“So why don’t you do it anymore? I never believed that the Snow Kingdom was truly over, because I am a brand new beginning?”
“!!”
……
……
Upon hearing Elus say this, it was not only the old general who was shocked, but also Lonis.
Although she had always been by Elus’s side, she never imagined she would be so strong and intelligent.
She could guide herself well and grasp the true meaning of things – yes, although the outcome is important, without the process, can there still be an outcome?
Those things you can’t let go of, those angers that linger in your heart, while they can become your inner motivation, they will also make you lose your true self.
Revenge is necessary, but even more necessary is your own life.
……
Thus, the old general was stunned: “But, speaking of life… I don’t know where to start…”
“It’s not time for the decisive battle yet. Tomorrow, I will go with Little Fox and Su Ling to help the robots with their legal judgment.”
“Uh?”
“This should be a very interesting matter. What kind of sparks will be generated when human and robot moral and ethical views meet? General, please also attend as an observer.”
“If I attend, can it be considered… overcoming the Trickster Demon by not being swayed by the rage of revenge?”
“Probably, after all, if we don’t try, no one knows~~~”
Elus hugged Lonis and said very seriously.
Thus, the two ended their visit and returned to the hotel.
And Lonis could no longer suppress her inner thoughts and asked, “Um… Elus!”
“What is it, little idiot?”
“Um, why is Elus so smart and strong… Ah, I’m not saying being strong is bad, it’s just… hug!”
Saying that, Lonis, without any hesitation, hugged the black-haired girl directly.
What she worried about most was that Elus was pretending to be strong. After all, after what had happened in the past, Elus must have been incredibly sad at that time.
Moreover, she also knew Princess Lonis’s personality. Although Elus was great back then, she lacked the wisdom and composure she had now.
However…
“Hmph, Little Fox is worried about me. But you can really rest assured, I’m not pretending to be strong, am I?”
“Bu, but…”
“As for why I’m so amazing, that’s a secret. But don’t worry, I’m not forcing myself to be happy in the face of hardship, I’ve truly understood.”
“Huh?”
“In short, let me rub Lonis’s big tail.”
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Riding Lonis’s body, Elus smiled slyly.
Actually…
The reason she became so strong and wise was, in fact, thanks to Lonis, the little idiot?
In the Hero’s world, Lonis couldn’t see Elus’s presence. But Elus? She hid herself and watched Lonis’s every move!
Of course, Elus didn’t watch during bathing and when she was generating electricity because it was too unbearable to look at.
At other times, Elus had been by her side, naturally knowing what the idiotic Hero Lonis was best at doing~~~
It was a stroke of luck!
……
Let’s take General Tas’s matter as an example.
At that time, many young aristocrats of the kingdom were somewhat afraid of death and dared not step outside their borders, only daring to hunt small animals near the forest.
As an outstanding idiot of the younger generation, Lonis was naturally invited to join.
They went hunting in the woods with their escorts and discovered a rare Rainbow Deer!
This excited the young people, who couldn’t wait to take it back as proof of their prowess.
But, for some reason…
Although they were encircling the Rainbow Deer and had set up many traps and ropes, they never managed to capture it, always missing by a narrow margin.
So the young aristocrats grew more frustrated with each chase and pursued it for a full three days with their escorts.
And during these three days, they had chased beyond the border.
However, the Rainbow Deer still escaped… As the young aristocrats surveyed their surroundings, they heard sounds of battle in the distance.
Because they had the anger from their failed hunt with nowhere to vent, they rushed towards the sounds and eventually, unintentionally, arrived at the battlefield, right behind the Demon Race’s rear.
Thus, they seized the opportunity to attack and rescued General Tas, who was struggling.
The younger generation, stepping onto the battlefield for the first time, not only gained merit and rescued refugees but also learned the value of honor… Somewhat making up for the regrets of the former Snow Kingdom.
And who was driving all of this?
Lonis!
Of course, the little idiot didn’t have such foresight. He just felt that the Rainbow Deer was too beautiful to be simply locked up by people.
So he quietly guided the Rainbow Deer to retreat, but even Lonis didn’t expect that the Rainbow Deer would feel his kindness and help them.
Thus, it turned out to be a seemingly unintentional success, leading to this savior-like status.
“You little idiot always do things like this. I wonder how you’ll stir things up tomorrow~”
