Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 523 Mirapolis, the Creator of Fate
The warm, moist touch on his cheek woke Lin Lin from his dream. He opened his eyes abruptly and saw Ye Zi's concerned face and the hot towel she was holding.

"Yezi?"

Lin Lin blinked. He had just been dreaming of a sea dragon in the cold, dark seawater when he opened his eyes again and felt a warm, delicate touch under his head. The sudden contrast left Lin Lin in a daze for a moment.

"Hey! Brother Lin Lin, you're finally awake?"

Ye Zi put the towel away, helped Lin Lin sit up, and got off her lap pillow.

"Finally? How long have I been asleep?"

"It's been a whole night!"

Yoko's tone carried a hint of helplessness.

Lin Lin said "Oh" and was about to get up when he suddenly felt a cool and light sensation on his body. He looked down and found that he was only wearing a pair of shorts.

His movements stiffened for a moment, and he slowly turned his head to look at Yoko beside him.

Ye Zi's cheeks were rosy, and she unconsciously played with the strands of hair beside her cheek, avoiding Lin Lin's gaze.

"If the water is boiled, you'll get cold if you don't wipe yourself down quickly. Even if hunters are more resilient than ordinary people, you can't be too careless! Sleeping in soaking wet armor can still make you catch a cold."

Under Lin Lin's gaze, the girl's cheeks became even redder, like ripe peaches, tempting one to take a bite.

Her wandering gaze suddenly fixed on something, as if she had found a lifeline. She quickly picked up a large bowl from beside her and handed it over, changing the subject:
"You must be exhausted from the battle with the sea dragon, right? Have some fish soup to warm your stomach!"

"I made this on a whim while having dinner last night, but I completely forgot about it. I only remembered when I went to boil water... I was only gone for about ten seconds, and when I came back, Brother Linlin was already asleep! He was sleeping so soundly, I called him several times but he didn't wake up!"

Seeing Lin Lin take the large bowl, she seemed to remember something and quickly added:
"I already drank the fish soup from last night, this is freshly made this morning!"

Lin Lin didn't pay much attention to these details. He leaned close to Ye Zi's cheek and pecked at her, then raised the large bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"You've worked hard, honey!"

Ye Zi blushed deeply after Lin Lin's words, visibly flustered, and after a long while, she finally stammered out:
"We're not married yet!"

Lin Lin laughed, put down the empty bowl, and was about to make a joke when he suddenly frowned, belatedly realizing something was amiss:
"By the way, Yoko, what did you just say?"

Yoko's cheeks were flushed, and she was still a little dazed, blinking blankly for a moment:

"Not married yet... What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Lin Lin raised his hand and gently pinched Ye Zi's cheek:

"No, no, I just want to confirm something. That's not what I wanted to ask, it was something a little earlier."

"Oh? This fish soup was freshly made this morning?"

No, it's further ahead.

"Did Lin Lin fall asleep in about ten seconds? Or did he not wake up even after being called several times?"

Lin Lin's expression turned serious:

"Are you sure it was only a few seconds? You didn't see anyone or anything strange when you came back?"

Yoko had no idea what had happened; she just tried hard to recall the scene, counting on her fingers:

"It takes five seconds to get from the door to the barbecue grill, two seconds to pick up the fish soup, and seven seconds to bring it back, which is about ten seconds!"

"Brave and Dates went back to the village to prepare for battle. There should have been only the two of us in the camp at the time. Did Brother Lin see anyone?"

Lin Lin was silent for two seconds, then nodded, looking puzzled.
"A girl in white suddenly appeared. In my perception, it only took about ten seconds from when you left the house to when that guy appeared. If you also include the time we spent talking, it should have taken at least a few minutes."

"But from your perspective, I was already asleep at that time... Was it something like time stopped and senses accelerated? Or did the conversation actually take place in a dream?"

girl?

Ye Zi immediately caught the key words and her expression turned alert, but what Lin Lin said next made her realize that things were not so simple.

“I’m pretty sure there were no other creatures in the camp besides the two of us. Even small things like light bugs and grasshoppers wouldn’t come near us because of the insect repellent powder.”

"Brother Lin Lin, what exactly is this girl in white you mentioned?"

Lin Lin rubbed his temples:
"Do you remember what happened when you fought Lanlong to the very end at Lingfeng?"

Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why this matter was suddenly brought up, and what its connection was with the girl in white.

"At that time, we used every means possible, but in fact, it was not a serious injury to Lanlong at all. It was fully capable of continuing to fight against us when we were exhausted, but in the end, it took the initiative to retreat."

Lin Lin's suggestion immediately reminded Ye Zi of something:
"You mean that solar eclipse that we couldn't see, but you could?"

Lin Lin nodded:

"Yes, based on my perception at the time, Lanlong fled because he feared that forbidden entity that accompanied the solar eclipse." "Forbidden..."

Yoko pondered the word repeatedly. Although she had no concept of the word, she could feel an indescribable heaviness in it.

"What does it have to do with the girl you mentioned?"

"That girl is its embodiment."

Yoko's mouth dropped open involuntarily: "A dragon turned into a human? How is that possible?"

Lin Lin shook his head:

“At first, I thought there was someone like me who could resonate with the dragon, and that He was just communicating with me through the body of the resonator. But as you said, Yoko, there was absolutely no trace of any other creatures approaching. If there really was such a resonator, it would be impossible for Him not to leave any trace.”

Considering the time difference he and Ye Zi experienced, coupled with the fact that he had fallen into a drowsy sleep after being touched on the head by the girl in white and entered the dream world of the Great Sea Dragon's memories, Lin Lin had reason to suspect:
“Now I’m more inclined to believe that all of this happened in my dream, and that it was just manifested in my consciousness as a young girl.”

Ye Zi looked at Lin Lin blankly:

Even if it's like this, why?

Why did such a terrifying being specifically target Brother Lin, and not someone else? Why did it appear in Brother Lin's dream last night, when it had never appeared before?
“I also want to know why it had to be me… She said it was to create my own destiny, but when I asked for more specific questions, she stopped saying anything.”

Lin Lin rubbed his temples and briefly recounted the discovery at the underwater ruins yesterday, as well as the reason why the Ancestral Dragon came to find him.

When he first discovered the traces of the Black Dragon, he was worried about what excuse to make up when reporting to the guild. But then Zu Long came directly to him, saving him the trouble of coming up with an excuse. He could just tell the truth.

Ye Zi listened quietly to Lin Lin's narration, trying hard to understand the information it revealed, and concluded:
"So, there are actually two taboos, and the one who transformed into the girl in white, the one who didn't want the ancient city to sink to the bottom of the sea, has been resurrected?"

"It sounds like it's on our side. It drove away Lanlong at Lingfeng that time, and this time it wiped away another forbidden aura that you were tainted with."

Lin Lin sighed softly:
"If that's really the case, then that would be great..."

A careful review of the conversation reveals that the other party's intention was not to prevent the Black Dragon from being resurrected, but to prevent the other party from being resurrected prematurely. Considering the reasons this guy gave for choosing himself, the so-called "creating destiny" is probably not an ethereal and abstract concept.

Lin Lin repeatedly searched his memory, recalling the information he knew about the Ancestral Dragon. With the keyword "creating destiny" added to the list, he actually remembered something.

Miraboreas might be mistaken by new hunters who have only played Iceborne as referring to the sinister black dragon that inhabited the city of Shured and destroyed the ancient Shured a thousand years ago. However, the name actually refers to the entire family of black dragons.

The name Mirapolias contains a rather complex meaning, such as the War of Fate, the Liberation of Fate, the Origin of Fate, etc. The War of Fate undoubtedly refers to the Black Dragon that new hunters are familiar with, while the Origin of Fate may correspond to the Ancestral Dragon.

Moreover, according to the information Lin Lin remembered, the Ancestral Dragon also had a series of titles such as "Creator of Destiny", "Ancestor of All Dragons", and "Primordial White King". "Creating Destiny" as the answer given by the "Creator of Destiny" is really too reasonable.

Fate, fate... What is fate?
Through his conversation with the Ancestral Dragon, Lin Lin could roughly guess its concept: so-called destiny is about the right thing happening at the right time. He was tainted with the aura of the Black Dragon, which would accelerate the Black Dragon's resurrection. That's why the Ancestral Dragon appeared. She erased the Black Dragon's aura and removed this element that would cause "wrong destiny".

Reflecting on his experiences since transmigrating, Lin Lin realized he might have begun to understand the logic behind Zu Long's actions. While the battle between Lingfeng and Lanlong deviated significantly from the original game's storyline, it was still largely a P3 scenario.

In the original storyline, the hunters defeated the Storm Dragon and protected the peace of Yukumo Village. However, even with the help of the two generations of hunters and their monster companions, they still couldn't truly defeat the Storm Dragon. So at that time, the Ancestral Dragon revealed an aura that startled the Storm Dragon, ensuring that the outcome of defeating it remained unchanged.

After Lanlong, he took over the position of the original Phantom Troupe Hunter and went through the story of the fourth generation. Throughout the process, he did not meet the fourth generation Hunter who should have appeared. Could this be considered a kind of "absence of fate"? He was brought to this world by the Ancestral Dragon and took over this position. Could this be considered "repairing" or even "creating fate"?
Throughout this process, the First Emperor remained completely silent. Could it be because after he came into being, the course of events did not deviate significantly from the original plot, and fate continued to proceed along the predetermined path?
If the above speculation is true, then if their plan to sharpen the horns of the Great Sea Dragon fails, and they are unable to complete the 3Tir storyline and deviate from their original fate, does it mean that the Ancestral Dragon will still take action, for example, by releasing some aura to scare the Great Sea Dragon away?

...No, it's best not to try it rashly. If things don't turn out the way you expect, it could cause a lot of trouble.

And even if that were the case, wouldn't deliberately failing go against the other party's original intention of bringing you into this world to "create your destiny"? Wouldn't it be disgusted by your poor performance and strike you dead with a red lightning bolt, and then find a new person to "create your destiny"?
Since he was able to be pulled in, Lin Lin didn't think that Zu Long couldn't pull in others. It was better not to touch this kind of gambling where there was no benefit to winning and a miserable experience to lose.

On the bright side, if my guess is correct and the Ancestral Dragon wants to maintain the original storyline, then it can be considered to be on the side of humanity, since the original storyline ended with the hunters winning.

Even if he guessed wrong, there was no real loss. Even if it wasn't for the sake of so-called fate, Lin Lin couldn't just sit idly by and watch towns and villages be destroyed by monsters. Since he had to fight regardless of whether he cared about the so-called fate of the Ancestral Dragon, why bother caring about the Ancestral Dragon at all?
As long as this guy stays at home obediently and doesn't come out to cause chaos, we might as well just pretend it doesn't exist!

Having figured this out, Lin Lin was immediately in a great mood, and all the worries that had been buried deep in his heart because of the existence of the Ancestral Dragon vanished completely.

"Brother Lin Lin?"

Ye Zi carefully observed Lin Lin's changing expressions, watching him go from solemn to thoughtful and then to relieved. Although she didn't know what kind of mental journey he had gone through, Ye Zi still subconsciously became happy for him.

That so-called taboo sounds powerful, but it actually has no effect on anything, right?
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you, Yoko."

"Hey? Why are you thanking me? I didn't do anything!"

Thank you for being by my side!

Lin Lin gave him a quick kiss, then got up and walked to the neatly folded heavy beetle suit beside him, beginning to put it on.

"I've figured it out. We don't need to worry about that guy. We should just focus on what we were originally going to do."

"—For example, prepare properly, and then go and fix that big guy's horns!"

Ye Zi was caught off guard and was taken advantage of again. The heat that had just subsided on her face suddenly rose again. But Lin Lin's actions were completely subconscious and impulsive. After the kiss, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued to do his business, leaving her standing there shyly, her face red in front of the air. This made the girl both angry and amused.

"Okay, okay, I'll go row the boat over."

(End of this chapter)