A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 181 The Pizza Girl's Arcane Festival Night (Supplement)

If you want to go back to Earth, you have to go high in the sky.

Either go down into the abyss.

Quinn stood at the table, and upon hearing these words, his first reaction was not joy, but rather a wary look at Amamiya Yu.

Why would the wife of this fellow villager, Lord Cavendish, the richest man in the Southern Continent, tell me such important information out of the blue? What is she trying to do?
"Don't believe me?"

Wearing a black gauze dress, Amamiya Yu crossed her arms and scrutinized him with her dark, beautiful eyes.

"You've been gathering information on the heroes, haven't you? Then one day you'll find out that the first method I mentioned is true."

Quinn sat down again, his expression calm and unhurried, and asked, "Was this method passed down by the hero?"

Amamiya Yu nodded, teasing Wangcai.

"It was left behind by the First Hero Link, but it's recorded in Chinese. Apart from you transmigrators from Earth, no one knows that the High Heavens connect to another world."

The highest heaven.

This wasn't the first time Quinn had heard this term; the words "High Heaven" had also appeared in the system's description of items from the Gates of Heaven.

Through extensive reading over the past two months, Quinn has gained a great deal of knowledge about the history and culture of Taymouran. The High Heaven is the abode of the gods in mythology, similar to the heavens or celestial realm in Earth's mythology. However, records of the High Heaven only appear in the stories of bards and folklore; it is not mentioned at all in the scriptures of the Seven Great Gods. Therefore, the general view of the "High Heaven" in the mystical world is that it is just a story.

Such a place may have existed in the ancient era, but like the 'Sea of ​​Trees' of the elves, the 'Golden City' of the dwarves, and the 'Sky Island' of the ancient dragons, it disappeared in the cataclysm of the Dark Ages.

After all, there are only seven gods in the world at present. Apart from the sun god of the Holy See and the goddess of the White Church, the other five gods do not even have a specific image.

"Does the High Heaven truly exist? The abode of the gods?" Quinn asked.

“Of course there are.” Amamiya Yu paused, her tone somewhat complicated, “But it’s not a dwelling place, and there are no gods there.”

"What exactly is that Supreme Heaven?"

"You're a superhuman, aren't you? You really want to know about the taboos concerning the gods?" Amamiya Yu revealed a charming smile. "If you can handle it, I can tell you."

".never mind."

Although Quinn has not lost control so far, his promotion to Sequence Eight has been smooth.

But he didn't want to court death.

How can one distinguish between true and false taboo knowledge? If knowing it doesn't drive one insane, it's probably false. But even if one goes insane, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true, especially when it comes to the Age of Gods and higher sequences. For ordinary people, knowing it might just cause them to go insane or lose their memory, but for extraordinary individuals, it means their characteristics go out of control. This is especially true the older the knowledge is and the higher the rank of the person it involves.

"Was the second method also passed down by Link?"

Link was the first hero at the beginning of the Divine Era, and as the first transmigrator, he must have some special qualities.

But Amamiya Yu shook her head.

"No, the heroes of all ages only speculated that there was a 'door' beneath the abyss, but all six heroes' attempts to break through the seventh level of the abyss failed, so no one has ever seen it."

"Then why are you so sure that the door beneath the abyss connects to my world?" Quinn discovered the blind spot.

"Because my husband did it."

Wangcai barked, sensing a hint of pride in Yu Gongxi's voice.

"He went through the door and returned to Earth."

Quinn finally couldn't maintain his composure any longer. "Did he disappear to return to Earth from the Abyss?"

"No, that happened a long time ago, Ningning was only three years old."

"You mean, he went back to Earth and then came back?"

"What, is that strange?" Amamiya Yu blinked. "He went back just to see his parents and tell them that he married two very beautiful wives abroad."

Quinn was taken aback for a moment, then smiled knowingly.

It would be perfectly normal for him to come back.
The woman in front of him bore a striking resemblance to Amamiya Nene, causing him to subconsciously overlook her beauty.

Having grown accustomed to spending time with Amamiya Nene, the little witch always amused herself by seducing him. Her wickedness made it difficult for her to see Quinn as a normal woman. Her mother, on the other hand, was less seductive, but possessed a greater sense of purity and gentleness. Her bright, almond-shaped eyes were covered by long, thick eyelashes, and her skin resembled that of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl. Yet, when she smiled, she exuded a dignified and elegant nobility, making it impossible to guess her age.

As for Peipei's appearance, her mother must be pretty good-looking too. With two wives like that, even Buddha would have to renounce his vows.

"Since you work at the academy, you'll likely be entering the abyss in the future. I can tell you the name of the seventh level."

Quinn quickly interrupted, "Won't you go crazy if you know?"

The academy concealed the names of the sixth and seventh floors from its students, and the reason was likely not a lack of knowledge. Arcane mages possess inspiration surpassing that of the extraordinary, and although they lack easily uncontrollable extraordinary traits, knowledge itself is a curse. This is the true reason why the academy awards the Undying Totem and establishes the school clinic.

Fearing that students might one day learn forbidden knowledge they shouldn't, and be killed by those unknowable, high-ranking beings or strange entities. "This won't happen, because it's Chinese. The language of another world won't affect the power of this world." Amamiya Yu's small mouth moved slightly, uttering two somewhat stiff syllables: "GENOU."

"Ge Nuo?"

Quinn thought to himself, "What a strange word. Even though I'm fluent in four languages, I've never learned a word with this pronunciation."

"Well, I don't know why, but he never taught me the language of your world." Amamiya Yu sighed and wiped away her tears, feigning sadness.

Quinn's alarm bells rang. He finally knew who Nene Amamiya had learned her little witch form from. This woman's casually sad expression was more pitiful than those tragic actresses in movies. The title of the most beautiful woman in the Southern Continent was not appropriate at all. She felt like a bad woman who was not easy to deal with.

"You didn't teach him anything?" Quinn didn't believe it.

“He did teach me.” She counted on her fingers: “He taught me how to say ‘darling’ and ‘husband’ in Chinese. Let me think… cough cough— ‘Onii-chan’. And something like ‘Dog Xiu Jin Sama’, he always looks so happy when I call him that.”

Quinn believed it now.

He gave a thumbs up: "Bro is an ambassador for global cultural exchange."

Although Amamiya Yu said the word very seriously, her eyes were fixed on the little silver dragon in her arms, clearly thinking of her husband, for no apparent reason, Quinn suddenly recalled Amamiya Nene calling him that, in a very soft tone.
"Damn it," Quinn cursed himself. "How did I become so lecherous? Have you forgotten how you always kept to yourself even with young ladies? You're the kind of man who's unmoved by E-cup breasts!"
"Alright, that's all I wanted to say. Don't worry, no one else will know you're a time traveler from me. Whether you want to find a way back or stay in this world and do something is up to you."

"...Sister?" Quinn looked at her suspiciously.

Even before Amamiya Nene was born, Duke Cavendish's beauty was already unparalleled in the Southern Continent. Although she looked like a young girl, I shouldn't call her older sister at all.

Amamiya Yu's eyes narrowed, curving like crescent moons, which were quite beautiful, but Quinn felt a chill for no reason.

"My husband and you should be the same age. Although it's hard to calculate the exact age difference between two different worlds, let's just say we're from the same generation, right?"

Her voice was very gentle, but there was no hint of a smile in her narrowed eyes. "So, does that mean Ningning is your niece? Don't get any improper thoughts about the younger generation, okay?"

Quinn protested his innocence, stating that he and Amamiya Nene were purely colleagues; while he touched her leg, he never flirted with her and was completely innocent.

“I, Quinn, am single and will live a lonely life. I would rather jump off this building than date your daughter.”

"Don't be so serious." Her squinty eyes returned to an open smile. "I'm not some old-fashioned mother. Our family is fairly well-off, so it doesn't matter what her son-in-law's background is. She can be with whoever she wants. But, you know, she can't marry a philanderer. It would be so uncomfortable to have three or four people sleeping in one bed."

Quinn recalled that Amamiya Nene had said that her mother and stepmother had a very bad relationship.

"I'm single, a virgin. Not every transmigrator is such a womanizer," Quinn tried to salvage the reputation of Earth men.

“That’s what my husband said at first too, haha,” Amamiya Yu’s smile remained unchanged. “Of course, I believe you.”

"That's great."

"Wangcai—" She picked up the seemingly harmless little silver dragon and placed it on the table, pointing its little head at Quinn, and said kindly, "If he does anything improper to Ningning, bite off his ▇▇."

Wangcai barked twice, like a security guard saluting a resident, while he looked like a thief trying to steal a resident's takeout.

"???" Quinn decided to mix chocolate into its dog food from now on, wondering if the dragon would ascend to the Dog Star if it ate chocolate.

"Okay, that's all. I still have to go deliver birthday gifts to the left-behind children. I hope you can live in this wonderful world until we meet again."

Seeing Yu Gongxi get up, and Wangcai flapping its wings and carrying two boxes tied with gift ribbons in its little paws, taking off, Quinn finally couldn't help but say:
"and many more--"

"Ok?"

Quinn stared intently into her eyes.

This woman, like him, had a pair of black eyes that came from Earth but were tainted by the destiny of another world.

Do you know my background?

“Earth?” Amamiya Yu smiled innocently. “My husband divined it.”

“I mean, I’m not a hero.” Quinn took a deep breath, his hands in his pockets, gripping the Undying Totem tightly. “Why would you help someone like me?”

The expected questions did not come.

She wasn't pretending to be stupid.

Instead, he tilted his head and asked, "So?"

".so?"

"Are you talking about the Demon King? He can't hear anything from inside the academy. As for whether you want to help him or kill him, that's your own business. I'm just a widow who stays at home all day. My daughter's rebellious phase is enough to worry me about; I don't have time to care about so many other things. As for why I should help you..."

She looked out the window. The blue sky over Grindelwald was vast and desolate, without a single bird or creature in sight, and she didn't know what she was looking at.

“My husband is a simple man. He doesn’t have any ideals or ambitions. Enjoying life is his biggest dream. So the reason he does this must be to have a peaceful and tranquil future.”

(End of this chapter)