Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 406 Adam's Grand Debut
“Okay!” Amon nodded with a smile. Of course, he knew that Medici was holding a grudge, and coincidentally, Amon was also still resentful about being ganged up on before.

Previously, he was not favored by Rolin, and Medici, who had not returned to the level of the Angel King, was protected by the protective Rolin, so Amon had no way to avenge being ganged up on.

Now that the other party has returned to the level of the Angel King, and Rolin no longer prevents their private fights, Amon naturally will not let this opportunity pass.

After all... Amon knew very well that Medici might become a true Red Priest before long, and the best outcome for Him would probably be to retain a Sequence One characteristic and become an ordinary Sequence One angel.

So if Amon doesn't beat up Medici now, he'll never have another chance.

So, having reached a kind of consensus, the two happily went to fight in the spirit world.

Before the two left, Roland turned his gaze to another uninvited guest in the corner and asked, "Who do you think will win?"

Adam sat quietly in an inconspicuous chair, slowly sipping a glass of champagne. Hearing this, he glanced at Rowling and smiled, saying, "I just hope that none of them get hurt."

"Such a balanced answer, should I say that's typical of you?" Roland raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, "Actually, you are the culprit who caused their conflict. Medici was boiled in hot pot because of you, and Amon followed you and did what happened back then because he believed in you. Yet, they all let you off the hook."

“Because they all love me.” Adam said this very frankly. His golden eyes were fixed on the champagne in his hand, but they were not focused, only showing a gentle look. “Medici regards me as a father. He was once in pain because of my betrayal, and he once hated me because of it, but he still loves me, like a child loves his father, which is why he forgave me so easily.”

“After all, Xiao Hong has a serious daddy issue,” Luo Lin commented, resting his chin on his hand and saying slowly, “Children always forgive their fathers easily, as long as the father lowers his head a little and gives a little love.”

Adam did not refute, but simply continued to gaze at the champagne, saying, "And Amon..."

He paused here, seemingly sighing, before saying, "He is unwilling to acknowledge my identity, but He still instinctively regards me as his elder brother. After all, I have depended on Him for thousands of years. Although Amon does not say it, He has never forgotten those years."

“…Ha, biased fellow.” Rowling glanced at Adam, bluntly pointing out his bias between the two.

“…I am indeed not fair enough.” Adam did not refute, but frankly admitted his bias. He then drank the champagne in his glass in one gulp and said, “Divinity is the shadow of the self. The sun god is never fair, so I am naturally not such a completely fair being.”

“But undeniably, I am willing to try my best to love them, as a father and as an elder brother.” Adam put down the cup in his hand, smiled and spoke, his golden eyes, as bright as the sun, even showing a hint of warmth at this moment, “Although my humanity is not yet rich enough for me to have profound love.”

"...It seems you've quietly evolved again during this time." Roland glanced at Adam, raised an eyebrow, and said.

Compared to their last meeting, Adam's emotions were noticeably more complex, and Rowling even saw some resemblance to the sun god in him.

Of course, this is not surprising, considering that Adam was originally the god of the sun.

“The true Creator is getting better and better, and I can’t be the one holding Him back. God must be born, and for that, I must gain a richer humanity.” Adam spoke with a smile, and at this moment, He was once again the Adam who was devoid of emotion, willing to do anything to protect this world. Rowling stared at Adam for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed and said, “Do you remember our first meeting?”

“I remember every time we met,” Adam replied.

"Back then, you called Medici's fall a necessary sacrifice." Rowling wasn't surprised by Adam's answer, but simply smiled and said, "Do you still think so now?"

“I thought I had already answered your question.” Adam glanced at Rowling and said, “If it were to happen again, I would use a gentler approach, such as communicating with Medici beforehand and persuading Him to give up the promotion to Red Priest.”

“Yes, I do know the answer.” Rowling nodded, then smiled and said, “I just want to say that you have really changed a lot since you first started, Adam.”

"Isn't this what you wanted?" Adam's golden eyes looked at Roland, his expression neither warm nor cold.

“That’s exactly what I’d like.” Rowling nodded again, then slowly picked up the champagne beside him and filled his and Adam’s glasses. “I have a question for you.”

"What's the problem?" Adam looked at him in confusion.

"Do you want to live, Adam?" Rowling took a sip of champagne, looked at Adam, and asked calmly.

Adam met his gaze, took a sip of his champagne, and then asked, "Does the answer to this question matter?"

“Of course it’s important. It determines whether I’ll help you out in the future. Of course, I don’t mean letting you take the lead in the future fusion with the true creator, but rather using special methods to preserve the existence of your personality.” Roland said with a smile, “You know, my principle is to respect other people’s choices.”

In other words, if Adam had no desire to survive, he wouldn't have tried to retrieve it.

Adam was unusually silent. After a few seconds, he said, "I will survive no matter what."

Rowling understood what he meant. The "I" Adam referred to did not refer to Adam as a person, but to the true creator or the sun god.

“But that’s not Adam!” So ​​Rowling refuted Him. Little Nyarlathotep, who also had the understanding that “different personalities mean different individuals,” smiled and looked at Adam, saying, “I’m asking if Adam wanted to live. But Adam is not the sun god, not Sasriel, not the true creator.”

"...I thought you didn't like Adam." Adam paused, then met Rowling's gaze frankly and said.

"I really don't like Adam 1.0. Adam 1.0 is just an empty shell, a machine programmed by the former Sun God. He seems powerful, but in reality, his soul is empty; he has nothing." Roland, resting his chin on his hand, took a sip of champagne and said bluntly:
"A cold machine can only get 0 points from me. Of course, considering that Adam is serious about saving the world, I can't say I hate Him, I just don't like Him."

(End of this chapter)