I am the heroine's godfather!

"But then, why say goodbye?"

Olivia stared blankly at the Dragon of Destiny: "Why say goodbye? We're clearly never going to see each other again."

"oops......"

The Dragon of Destiny was momentarily at a loss. After all, she had little experience in teaching children. Although she had seen many people's lives and could spout many profound truths, she couldn't put them into practice when it came to herself.

One glance at the thimble revealed a perfect score in theory but zero in practice.

So she looked at Loran for help.

Loran sighed, squatted down, and patted Olivia's head: "Sometimes, even if we know we can never see each other again, we still have to say goodbye when it's time to say goodbye."

"So-called adults are just troublesome guys like this."

Olivia lowered her eyes: "But what's the point of saying goodbye if we can never see each other again?"

"It is precisely because we cannot meet that saying goodbye has meaning."

Loran said seriously, "Because if you have a sad face when you say goodbye, it will make the person who is going far away worry."

"So, no matter how sad you are, you should always wipe away your tears, then smile and wave goodbye."

"......I see."

Olivia looked up at the Dragon of Destiny: "Goodbye, Mother."

"Well, goodbye, little Olivia."

A complex expression appeared on the face of the Dragon of Destiny, which finally settled into a smile.

Her figure gradually faded, turning into specks of light and merging into the massive dragon's body. The silver dragon, which had slumbered for a thousand years, finally awoke, facing the devastated reality before it.

She spread her wings and let out a loud roar, as if awakening her slumbering people. Then, she spread her wings and flew towards the distant sky.

The lifeless bodies surrounding her also began to dissipate.

Yes, how could their bodies possibly be intact in a city utterly destroyed by Adams's sword?

These bodies are nothing more than the lingering souls of the people who fear the dragon of fate and are unwilling to leave.

They transformed into the feathers on the wings of a silver dragon, flying with her until death, until a place farther than death.

Confined by the past, the silver dragon finally spread its wings and, surrounded by its people, walked towards death.

But death doesn't necessarily mean sadness. Sometimes, we should face those who are dying with smiles and blessings—because that's the ending they hoped for.

[Hidden Quest: Echoes from a Thousand Years Ago, Completed.]

Settlement in progress

[Reward received: Fate distortion level increased by 1%.]

[Reward: This is a dream of a thousand years.]

[This is a dream of a thousand years: a mark of a vanished world, a gift from the Silver Dragon and her people to those who brought an end to their cycle of reincarnation.]

[Release the spell to recreate that thousand-year-old dream, inflicting powerful mental damage on the enemy and having a very high probability of causing them to fall into a dazed state.]

[This might be surprisingly effective against certain enemies.]

"Remember, praise, and then sink into despair; this is the dream of a thousand years!"

The system's task settlement was complete, but Loran had no interest in examining it closely. He took Olivia's hand, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Alright, we should go now, Olivia."

"......Um!"

Olivia forced a smile. This girl, who rarely smiled, used a smile to bid farewell to her mother, and also to this world that was about to disappear.

Loran and Olivia returned to the library at dusk, and the library began to dissipate, turning into points of light that merged into Olivia's body.

"Olivia?"

Loran was somewhat worried, fearing this might have some negative impact on her. But Olivia shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

"This is the last gift this world will give me."

Once the light had completely merged into the girl's body, she said this.

"That's it."

Loran breathed a sigh of relief: "Then you must cherish it."

"Ah."

"Okay, let's go."

Loran took Olivia's hand, and the two left this world and stepped into the real world.

It was evening outside, but the time Loran and Olivia spent in that space left no trace in reality; the outside world remained exactly as it had been when Loran first entered.

"Welcome to the real world, Olivia."

Loran bowed slightly and extended his left hand, as if inviting the young woman to a grand banquet.

Olivia smiled and said, "Yes!"

Just as Loran was about to take Olivia back to his residence, a somewhat puzzled voice suddenly came from behind: "Loran?"

Turning around, Charlotte was looking at him with a hint of confusion. Then, the girl saw his hands clasped together with Olivia's.

For some reason, Loran suddenly felt a chill.

Chapter 117 The Cultivation Arena? Absolutely impossible!

"What a coincidence, Charlotte! What are you doing here?"

Loran scratched his head, feigning ignorance. However, Charlotte wasn't buying it, her eyes vacant: "Loran, who is this?"

"Ah, this is Olivia, my friend."

Lorraine naturally knew what Charlotte was thinking: she was just jealous to see Lorraine being close to other children! Hmph, sure enough, although she seems mature on the surface, Charlotte is still a child.

Moreover, although Olivia looks and thinks like a child, she is by no means young.

However, it is more appropriate to judge Olivia's age based on her psychological age, since there is a significant difference between her actual age and psychological age.

"friend?"

Charlotte's eyes regained their color, and she blinked, somewhat confused. Olivia tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and nodded as well: "Yes, friends."

"Ah, that's it..."

Charlotte still had some doubts, but since both of them said so, she decided to accept it.

Besides, no matter what, Loran wouldn't lay a hand on a child of that age, would he?

Charlotte thought to herself as she looked at Olivia's youthful face, which was almost as young as her own.

Then she frowned and looked at Loran again. Her attention had been completely drawn to Olivia, and she hadn't noticed Loran's unusual behavior. Now, however, she realized what was happening, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes: "Loran, your hair?"

"Ah, you said this."

Loran then remembered that she hadn't cut her waist-length hair yet: "It's just a side effect of using magic."

"Aftereffects? Are they serious?"

Hearing this, Charlotte panicked and quickly came over to grab Loran's other hand, looking him up and down.

"Oh, it's nothing, my hair just got a little long."

In fact, Loran always felt that the hair growing longer when using the Messiah form of the Holy Armor was a bit of Messiah's wicked hobby back then, but Messiah said with a straight face that "this is the necessary price", so what could Loran say? He could only obey her.

“Sniff…”

Charlotte leaned closer to Lorraine and suddenly wrinkled her nose, making Lorraine look puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Lorraine has a very strange smell."

Charlotte said, somewhat confused, "Like...the sun? Warm and cozy..."

"Really? You might just be imagining things."

Loran understood immediately; it was probably due to the use of Messiah's magic that it had acquired some of her essence.

"Well, maybe."

Charlotte thought about it and realized it made sense; how could there be the smell of sunshine so late at night?

"Speaking of which, Charlotte, what are you doing here all by yourself? Where are Daisy Laura and Anna?"

"Daisy and I arranged to meet at the library, and I'm on my way to find her. Anna and Laura are doing their homework."

Charlotte and Daisy are the kind of girls who finish their homework by Friday night, while Anna and Laura are the kind who frantically catch up on their homework on Sunday night.

"Have they not finished their homework yet?"

Loran asked curiously, "Which subject's homework is it?"

"History assignment from Ms. Siss."

"I understand. I will remind Ms. Xisi to check their homework carefully."

"Honestly, Loran, you're up to no good again."

Charlotte grumbled, then shook her head and said, "I'm going to the library now."

“Okay, go ahead. Olivia and I have some things to discuss with Principal Rentilland.”

After seeing Charlotte off, Loran turned around and met Olivia's somewhat curious gaze: "Who is she?"

"Charlotte? Well, I'd say she's my adopted child."

"Lorraine's child!"

"No, I adopted him..."

However, Olivia didn't listen to his explanation and instead fell into deep thought: "I read in a book that we should call our parents' friends 'uncle' and 'auntie,' so..."

The girl's golden vertical pupils sparkled: "So, Charlotte has to call me 'Aunt Olivia'!"

"Um, that's not how you calculate it..."

Lorraine felt that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"But aren't I Loran's friend?"

"Uh, of course..."

"Then, why should children call their parents' friends?"

"Um, Uncle and Aunt..."

"So that's right."

Olivia tilted her head and looked at Loran: "Why does Loran feel something's wrong?"

"I can't tell."

"Lorraine, you're so stupid."

Loran was stabbed deeply. Of course, Olivia had no ill intentions and didn't know what swearing was, but that's precisely why Loran was hurt even more deeply.

Because, in Olivia's view, she was simply stating the facts.

Dragon of Destiny! How did you raise your child!

At this moment, Loran even wanted to drag back a certain Dragon of Destiny who had already returned to the divine realm.

However, Loran would never be angry with the lovely Olivia, so he simply covered his face silently: "Olivia, promise me you won't say that again, okay?"

"why?"

"Forehead......"

"I see!"

Just as Loran was wondering how to explain, Olivia suddenly slammed her fist down. Although her expression remained as indifferent as ever, her eyes clearly brightened a bit: "I read in a book that the truth can hurt people, and Loran doesn't like the truth."

A double kill, instant fame!

Why are you still chasing and killing me even after I've used my Flash?

Lorraine collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

After some playful banter, Loran took Olivia to Rentilan's office.

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