Night World Players

Chapter 64 Would you like to accompany me to see this stupid dream?
Entering into the spiritual world of others was a completely new experience that Rast had never experienced before.

The spiritual pathway is traversed.

He felt his spiritual incarnation condense into a blurry shadow and appear in a completely new world composed of fragments of Hiltina's memories, watching everything happening in front of him from a third-person God's perspective.

This seemed to be a station platform deep in the forest.

On the platform, two figures, a man and a woman, were talking, or arguing.

"Aaron, the dusk disaster has been confirmed to have descended upon Qiuye Territory."

"The Dusk Disaster descended upon the human world in the form of a wildfire that nearly burned the entire mountain range to ashes, engulfing dozens of cities in the Akihabara Territory."

"Of course, according to the Night World intelligence confirmed by the Starry University Ruins Institute, this unprecedented wildfire was not a natural disaster... but was caused by a Fire Elemental Demon Lord who materialized from the remnants of the disaster and is conservatively estimated to be at the high sixth level."

"I have to go back to Qiuye Territory right now. Aaron, are you willing to go with me?"

The person who spoke was a serious-looking woman with a delicate face and long, smooth chestnut hair flowing down.

The body wrapped in the knight's skirt armor is petite and slender, but for some reason, it has a noble and awe-inspiring aura that makes people who see it involuntarily ignore its age and appearance.

At first glance, Rast almost mistook her for Hiltina herself.

But then he noticed some differences.

Although the appearance and the majestic aura are very similar, compared to Hiltina, the woman in front of him looks obviously more mature.

The curves outlined by the knight's uniform were less immature and more full and abundant than those of Hiltina.

Since this is a spiritual world constructed by the memory fragments of Hiltina.

Then, this mature woman who looks very similar to Hiltina but is obviously much older should be Hiltina's mother?
As soon as such a thought arose.

The next moment, Rast saw the silver-haired middle-aged man called "Aaron" by Hiltina's mother on the other side of the platform, closing his eyes in pain.

"Cecilia, you know I can't do that."

"The barbarians from the enemy country have invaded the Winter Fortress. As a prince, I am also the commander-in-chief of the military this time. No matter what, I must go to the border to take charge."

"You are well aware of the style of those barbarian armies. Once the Winter Fortress is lost, it will mean the fall of the entire northern part of the empire. Those foreign armies that are in cahoots with the evil cult will not consider sustainable development for the cities they occupy. Instead, they will plunder by any means necessary, even massacring the cities and performing blood sacrifices."

His voice was majestic and steady, but it contained an indescribable struggle.

"From the perspective of national interests, even if all the cities in Akiba Territory were engulfed by wildfires... the losses would not be comparable to the fall of the north."

"Besides, my father is already critically ill. This is the critical moment for the king's election. If the north falls due to my negligence, then the king's election will basically be in vain for me."

"Reform the corrupt empire that could collapse at any time. Rectify the powerful people in the imperial capital so that the country and Star University no longer hinder each other, but work together to eliminate internal friction and conquer the night world together."

"To make sure that the Dusk Disaster no longer befalls the world, and that every citizen of the Empire can live and work in peace and contentment... That is also our common dream."

Looking at the dignified middle-aged man whose words were filled with pain and struggle, Rast was slightly stunned.

He suddenly realized that he also knew the other person, on the Internet of the smart terminal.

Although the other party's appearance is much younger than the pictures widely circulated on the Internet, combined with the other party's name Aaron, the pure silver hair color, and the clue that this is a fragment of Hiltina's memory.

There is no doubt that the person in front of him is the current king of Granville Kingdom - Aaron von Fresberg.

"Yes."

"It has always been our dream to allow our people to live in peace and contentment... free from the troubles of the night world, dusk disasters, and war."

Hearing this, the female knight, whom Aaron called Cecilia and who was suspected to be Hiltina's mother, smiled.

"But, Aaron."

"After all, your dreams and mine are somewhat different."

She turned straight around, looked up at the sky, and whistled.

After a few breaths.

boom--

A roaring storm suddenly came, carrying maple leaves all over the platform.

It was a gigantic griffin, its jet-black wings blocking out the sun.

The awe-inspiring majesty emanating from the griffin made the wild beasts within a kilometer crawl on the ground and tremble.

The pitch-black griffin landed lightly on the platform in front of the female knight named Cecilia, and a flattering look flashed in its huge eyes.

Cecilia's long chestnut hair fluttered in the wind. She gently touched the griffin's big head and was about to climb over it.

But at this moment, Aaron's hoarse voice sounded again.

"Cecilia, can you not go?"

"I can ask Tucker and the others to go to Qiuye for support..."

The chestnut-haired female knight did not respond to Aaron's hoarse words.

However, her action of turning her back and walking step by step towards the dark griffin already explained everything silently.

"What if I knock you out now and then forcibly take you back to the imperial capital?"

Aaron's voice rang out again.

But for some reason, even though he was saying such threatening words, for the first time, this dignified and steady middle-aged man's eyes revealed a hint of pleading.

"You know what I would do in that case."

In the distance, Cecilia paused for a moment.

She turned sideways and looked at the man in the station: "I understand that as the heir to the empire, you have responsibilities that you must bear."

"But I also have my responsibilities."

"The Ingulite family is just a small noble family in the border area, and my people are only a few tens of thousands of people in Qiuye Territory... I don't have the awareness of shouldering the interests and fate of the entire empire like you do."

"All I know is the family motto of the Ranger—"

"As a noble, you must protect your subjects at all costs, even if it means sacrificing your life. As a knight, as long as you have breath left, you must never let your companions die in front of you."

"This is my justice, the justice of Cecilia Ingulite, a justice different from yours, Aaron."

She looked at Aaron in the distance, who was wearing a military cloak but had a hunched back for some reason, and her eyes softened a little.

"Thank you, Aaron."

"No matter what, I have never regretted knowing and meeting you."

"Being your wife is the luckiest thing in my life."

The moment the words fell, the female knight turned around without any hesitation.

She leaped lightly and landed on the back of the huge black griffin.

On the other side, Aaron subconsciously stretched out his hand, as if trying to catch the departing figure.

But his movements finally stopped in mid-air.

"and many more."

Cecilia paused for a moment, but did not turn around.

"I will bring Xiltina from Qiuye to the imperial capital and won't let her stay in the Forest Ranger Family any longer."

There was no longer any hesitation or struggle in Aaron's words. All that remained was an unquestionable authority like steel.

"After the king selection is completed and I succeed to the throne... I will need an heir, and the empire will also need an heir with the "heart of the dragon." "With the conditions and resources of Qiuye Territory and the Ranger Family, it is not suitable to raise a crown prince of the empire."

no respond.

A huge, pitch-black griffin soared into the sky, and the flapping of its wings created a huge storm.

Soon, the griffin, along with the slender figure of the female knight on it, disappeared together at the end of the distant sky, in the direction of Qiuye Territory.

boom--

A few minutes later, a train came speeding and stopped at the platform.

The car door opened, and someone walked up to Aaron and asked softly, "Do you need me to go to Qiuye Territory to help Cecilia defeat the Fire Elemental Demon King?"

"Need not."

The silver-haired middle-aged man's voice became as cold as steel and without any emotion.

"It's not just Qiuye Territory... Winter Fortress is also in urgent need of combat power. If the North falls due to your absence, it will be a loss that the Empire cannot accept."

He walked into the train and the next moment the door closed.

The train rushed along the tracks, heading north, in the exact opposite direction of Cecilia.

Suddenly, the silver-haired middle-aged man paused.

"Tucker, use your Night Blade to show Hiltina the projection of Akiba Territory, the real-time projection of Cecilia defeating the Fire Elemental Demon King."

"To Xiltina? But she just turned five this year."

The man named Tucker clearly showed some hesitation in his eyes, and he glanced at the corner of the car with some hesitation.

It was not until this moment that Rast, who had been watching from a third-person perspective, suddenly discovered.

There was a little girl with chestnut hair and a dress who had been hiding timidly in the corner, watching the argument between Aaron and Cecilia.

She was holding a teddy bear in her arms, her eyes full of confusion and fear... She had no idea why her parents, who had always been in love, would have such a fierce quarrel today and even go their separate ways.

"Don't worry about her age."

"You must become a qualified crown prince of the empire, my successor, and shoulder the future of the entire empire..."

"Sacrifice is the first lesson that Hiltyna must face."

The silver-haired middle-aged man turned and left after leaving these words.

Only the middle-aged man named Tucker was left. After hesitating for a long time, he sighed and waved his hand gently.

In front of the timid little girl, a real-time image like water waves appeared.

……

"That was quite a miscalculation."

"I actually let you see me when I was a child, the most innocent and naive, ignorant of the world."

A clear sound, like the sound of the evening breeze, rang in Rast's ears.

Rast turned around and saw that Hiltina had appeared behind him at some point, and was watching everything that happened in the memory fragment with him.

Last's mind moved slightly. He thought that Hiltina was also trapped in the illusion of the past and could not break free by her own strength.

But now it seems that Shiltina had actually already noticed the existence of the illusion and regained her self-awareness... but for some reason, she was not able to break out of the cocoon directly.

"Some memories, it's not a good idea to keep avoiding them, you have to face them eventually..."

"Besides, this is also an opportunity for me."

"Take a closer look at your inner self and make it perfect, leaving no chance for similar flaws."

As if she had sensed what Rast was thinking, Hiltina smiled and walked to Rast's side.

She stood shoulder to shoulder with Last, looking into the carriage together. Her younger self looked only five or six years old, his eyes full of confusion and anxiety.

"Ms. Cecilia Ingullet is your mother? That's understandable."

Rast thought about it and asked.

"But judging from the memory fragment just now, His Majesty Aaron is your father?"

"In other words, should I address you as Her Royal Highness, Hiltina?"

"But I remember from the records I found online that His Majesty Aaron has his own wife, not from the Ingulite family... and His Majesty Aaron seems to have a daughter named Ophelia."

Hiltina stretched out her slender white fingers and played with a strand of chestnut hair that fell from her forehead. "That's because after my father succeeded to the throne, in order to divide the nobles in the imperial capital, he won over some and suppressed others... He chose to marry the daughter of an archduke, who is now my stepmother."

"And Ophelia von Fresberg is my half-sister."

"I see. It's really not easy for Miss Hiltina. She even lost her royal family name because of this."

Luster nodded sympathetically.

Based on the legend of "Cinderella and the Crystal Slippers", he had already made up a few thousand words of inspirational story in his mind about how Hiltina was suppressed by her stepmother and had her status as heir taken away by her stepsister, but she became self-reliant and rose to prominence at the Star University alone.

puff-

On the side, Hiltina couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth.

"It's not what you imagined."

“Although even Dean Yin is a little afraid of Ophelia, Ophelia is still very well-behaved and cute in front of me, just like a good sister.”

"And my stepmother is also very good to me. I respect her like my own biological mother."

"only……"

Hiltina's gaze paused on the constantly changing water curtain in front of the two of them, which was materialized by Tucker.

"When I was very young, very ignorant, and my worldview was not yet formed... I saw some things."

"Then, it became a belief that haunted me for my entire life, something I could never forget and was willing to uphold for the rest of my life."

"Or rather, it's called paranoia."

"The reason why I refused to use the royal family's surname and was unwilling to accept the so-called "first princess" identity... and even rejected all the resources and support from the royal family and came to Star University alone was all for this reason."

"To outsiders, it seems a rather rigid, old-fashioned, and inflexible reason."

Having said this, Hiltina's originally light-hearted words now became a little more serious.

She turned around and looked directly into Luster's eyes with her light brown eyes.

"Lassiter."

"Will you accompany me and see this stupid dream?"

Luster chuckled and nodded.

“It was my greatest honor.”

He felt that he was in the "Fool's Library", and that the chariot card had been stuck at "Bond Level: 2" for a long time.

At this moment, it seems that the opportunity for upgrading has finally arrived.

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