"The night I learned this, I couldn't sleep. I was once a member of the Sword of Truth. According to the knowledge my master taught me, the old couple's child has most likely turned into a corner of a book, and will never return to his parents."

"I'm sure the elderly couple must have heard this cruel truth from the Sword of Truth staff long ago. They simply don't want to admit that their child has disappeared like this."

"That's why they committed such a disgusting act. For the rest of their lives, their obsession will surely echo through their painful memories."

"People are always selfish. Perhaps if I hadn't known these things, I could have continued to make plans in my mind and used the device inside the Sword of Truth to return to my original world."

"But at that time, I couldn't make a decision at all. I spent every day in a state of confusion and hesitation."

"Until...Megiddo appeared."

"Just like the Millennium Institute of Technology right now, a huge curtain of light descended from the sky, enveloping the base where the Sword of Truth was located. Countless Megiddo emerged from the fantasy world and roamed the streets, capturing all humans in the city."

"There's no order at this time. This is a perfect opportunity to enter the Sword of Truth and secretly use the teleportation decoration to return to my original world."

"But I haven't yet repaid those two old people for taking me in, and in the end, I didn't do anything for them."

"And at this moment, the old couple seemed to see through everything and said that to me."

Go ahead, kid, don’t worry about us.”

"Finally, I left the old couple's home. However, I didn't choose to escape from this world. Instead, I picked up the weapon beside me and chose to fight those Megiddos."

"Once I become tied to the people of that world, won't I be unable to leave?"

"However, at that time, I had only just recovered my normal strength, and rather than mustering courage, I was more reckless than brave. Even though I had trained to be a swordsman, I couldn't defeat a Megiddo until I collapsed on the ground covered in wounds."

"When I was on the verge of death, the previous user of the Thunder Sword Huang Lei arrived in time to save me and destroyed Megiddo, who was holding the blank fantasy drive book."

Lin Qiusheng recalled his master's friend, and what he saw and heard at that time is still vivid in his mind.

The swordsman covered in yellow lightning helped himself up from the ground and put him on a chair beside him. After undoing his transformation, he revealed a smiling, angular face. He patted Lin Qiusheng's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

"My name is Iwanaka Daichi. Are you the wielder of this generation's Flame Sword, Reihuo? I'd appreciate your guidance."

[You don't have to be afraid. I'm your master's friend. I've been secretly observing your actions. You did well this time.]

"I'll ask my superiors to send you back to Heian's original world later. Don't worry, just leave it to me."

[That bastard actually used the Holy Sword of Darkness to do all this messed up stuff in the dark. I'm definitely going to trick him into doing this favor later!]

A bright and evil smile instantly crept onto Yanzhong Dadi's face. That expression was really inconsistent with his tough expression. Lin Qiusheng lowered his eyes. Although he was covered with scars at the moment, his mind was surprisingly clear. He took a deep breath, made a decision, and looked at the uncle who was sitting on the ground next to him.

"Well, um, I don't want to go back to my original world for the time being!"

"Huh? Why? Didn't you run away from home this time because you didn't want to fight those monsters?" Yanzhong Dadi tilted his head in confusion and looked at Lin Qiusheng in confusion.

"Master, he once said that I am the bravest warrior in this world, the hero who saves everything, but that kind of thing is not important!"

"The reason I wanted to stay and fight those people in Megiddo was simply to protect the people around me. I didn't want them to cry or look sad!"

"Hmm... is that so?" Yanzhong Dadi narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and then shook his hands decisively.

"Well, since this is your decision, I won't interfere."

"Hehe, aren't these two sentences very good? You are not as disappointing as that guy said. Hey, kid, do you want to be my apprentice?"

"Um, that... let's talk about it later."

The words slowly fell and Lin Qiusheng let out a long sigh, but he heard a slight sobbing in his ears. He turned his head and saw that Cai Yu Tao Jing, Cai Yu Midori, and Hanaoka Yuzu's faces were already covered with tears.

"Wow...sen, sensei, this story is so touching... woooo..."

"Um, um, sensei, did the old couple who took you in eventually find their child?!"

"One, there must be someone who can find it, right? Sensei, that's usually how it plays out in stories!"

Lin Qiusheng faced the three young men from the game development department who were pestering him. He twitched the corners of his mouth a few times, and kept silent about what happened afterwards. He looked at Tiantong Alice in front of him with a lost expression.

"Alice, regarding this story, I just want to tell you that you don't need to blindly listen to other people's opinions."

"Swordsmen like me who fought at Megiddo have different wills to fight. It's up to you to decide what kind of person you want to be."

"That's right! Alice, if you just disappear like this! Then what about [Final Goddess Legend Sword 2]?"

"The game we developed together won a special award!!!"

Lin Qiusheng was stunned by Cai Yu Taojing's sudden words and her words. His dark eyes widened and he quickly asked:

"Ah? Xiao Tao, how did you know this? Yuuka didn't even tell me the result of this matter?"

"Hehe, sensei, this is... a secret channel~oh~"

Cai Yu Taojing pretended to be mysterious and pursed her lips like a cat, but he had already guessed the answer. It was probably revealed by the three little ones from the Ministry of Truth.

I just don’t know if they can hear what I just said. If they can, I might shyly crawl into the hole under my feet.

Saiyu Midori and Saiyu Momoi loudly refuted Tendo Alice in front of them one after another, pouring out all their inner thoughts to each other.

"Kivotos will perish? What nonsense!?"

"As long as Alice is still around, everyone will get hurt? Who said that?!"

"Because we met Alice... Because we met Alice..."

"We just made the game together! We just won the special prize! We just saved the club!"

"Yeah!" Caiyu Taojing nodded heavily, took Tendou Alice's hands that were hanging under her body, and her smile as bright as the sun warmed the last bit of ice in her heart.

"Isn't this all because of Alice? It's all because of Alice!"

"You actually claimed to be the Demon King, that you were born to destroy the world, and that someone like that should disappear from the world... That's not true!"

"I absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

"Yes, absolutely!" Everyone said in unison, and their palms, big and small, overlapped and clasped together. Tears as big as beans fell from Tiantong Alice's blue eyes again.

"We will definitely... not let you disappear..."

Endless sorrow became the pillar of the girl's heart in the affirmative words of her companions, and the hands that should not have been held together again were now connected.

"W-why? Why...why do you all...?"

"Alice...but the Demon King...everyone got hurt because of Alice..."

"Why... aren't you afraid... or hate Alice..."

Saiwa Momoi, Saiwa Midori, and Hanaoka Yuzu looked at each other and smiled, then said in unison:

"Because! Alice! Is... our partner... the hero of our team!"

"Alice told you that before, right?" Caiyu Lu placed the red and blue handheld game console brought by Caiyu Taojing in Tendou Alice's arms and smiled gently.

"Final Fantasy," "Warriors of the Dragon," "Legend of Destiny," "Tradition of the Dragon Knight," "Heroic Mythology," "Eternal Aisu... and "Final Girl Liu: The Legend of the Sword of the Dam God II, V, III, and IV..."

"No matter which game the protagonist is...they will never abandon their friends!"

"Even if Alice is the Demon King, so what? Demon King is just a job. Can't I just work full-time in the church?"

"Warrior, Paladin, Mage, Monk, anything is fine, Alice!"

"Of course, besides these... there are also heroes!"

At this point, the "Sword of Light" that Alice Tendo once loved as a brave sword appeared beside the four little ones in the game development department with a shining dark red light.

Lin Qiusheng looked back and saw KEY still standing expressionlessly in the dark shadow, with only the firefly-like beam of light dissipating in her hand.

"Alice... is clearly a demon king... a demon king who wants to destroy the world... but..."

"...Even so...Alice...can you still do this?"

"Well, Alice, you can be a hero. You can be a hero who saves the world anytime you want!"

Unconsciously, tears as big as beans slid down Tendo Alice's cheeks like beads with broken strings. The sadness and pain turned into the driving force to move forward with the encouragement of her companions, encouraging her to move forward.

"Alice wants to become a hero...! Let's go on adventures with everyone... with Momo, Midori, Yuzu, and Sensei...!"

"If only Demon Lord Alice... could be like this!"

"Well, as long as Alice wants to do this, that's enough!" Cai Yu Taojing accepted the girl's wish in front of him, waved his right hand with a thumbs up, and the cold surroundings were greeted with a little warmth, and the color tone became a little softer.

"A demon king can also become a hero. This kind of plot is very popular now!"

“Even if there’s no such work…we can still make our next work like this…”

"Because as long as we have the four of us, we can turn any imagination into reality...!"

"Because we're the ones who make all dreams come true... the Game Development Department!!!"

Saiwa Momoi, Saiwa Midori, and Hanaoka Yuzu from the game development department gathered around Tendo Alice, but she was no longer confused at this moment, looking at the adult who was waiting beside her and always had a firm smile on his face.

"Sensei, Alice... I want to be Alice! Become everyone's hero!!!"

"BRAVE OR DEVIL?"

Is it better to be a happy pig or a miserable Socrates?

If God gave you a gift that was destined to be taken back, would you be willing to accept it?

Just like the companion who called Tendo Alice back with love, even when Tendo Alice disappeared and turned into nothingness in the end, she still repaid everything with love.

Use the last remaining strength to give all the beautiful memories of the past to this broken flower of technology, and let it bloom for the last time.

Millennium Technology Academy: Chapter 242: The Interconnected Past and Future

"Alice...look there!"

A playful voice sounded in his ears. Following the direction of Cai Yu Taojing's finger, Lin Qiusheng noticed that the surrounding environment suddenly changed. He didn't know when he and the four little ones in the game development department teleported to KEY's side.

The computer and recliner on the central platform of the room in front of him disappeared without a trace as if they had never appeared, and in their place was a long sword with a blood-red gem inlaid on the hilt, shining golden in the sunlight from above.

"Hey? Isn't that the sword Alice had in her right hand when she turned into Megiddo?"

"The Sword of the Brave...!"

"Pull it out, Alice!" Hanaoka Yuzu, and Saiwa Momoi and Saiwa Midori beside her looked at Tendo Alice who was standing in the center of the crowd.

The girl's blue eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation. She turned around and looked at her friend who had silently pushed her. She was stunned at first, and then nodded heavily.

Under the gaze of everyone, Tendo Alice trotted onto the platform in the center of the room, gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and pursed her lips in a very serious manner.

In his mind, he imagined the strength needed to pull out the sword from deep beneath the ground. His delicate facial features were squeezed together and even his expression showed the effort.

However, before she could raise her arms with force, the sword made a sound of metal rubbing against earth, and was easily taken in Tendo Alice's hand and raised high above her head.

“…Ah, bang bang bang! Alice collected the equipment [Hero’s Holy Sword]!”

A familiar prompt sound popped out from the girl's mouth. Lin Qiusheng smiled with relief and looked at Alice Tendo who was surrounded by Saiwa Momoi, Saiwa Midori, and Hanaoka Yuzu.

Sure enough, the game development department would be incomplete if even one person was missing, so it would be better if it were noisy like this.

"Princess... that is used to destroy the world..." KEY's expressionless face wavered slightly, but soon regained composure. His smile was filled with doting and a hint of relief, and he whispered to himself alone.

"If this is the princess's wish..."

"KEY, Alice is not the demon king who destroyed the world, nor is she the princess of the nameless gods!"

Standing in front of everyone, Tendo Alice seemed to have stopped all of KEY's whispers in her ears. She looked at the girl who was exactly like her, shook her head from side to side, and her face was filled with her usual joyful smile.

"Now, Alice is... a hero of light attribute!!!"

“Light!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The next moment, a dazzling light like the midday sun burst out from the silver-white blade of the [Sword of the Brave] held high above Tendo Alice's head, dyeing the world a touch of azure blue.

KEY gazed at the light that dispelled the darkness and brought in tomorrow. His dark red eyes looked at the girl surrounded by the crowd in the center, and emotions that he had not yet realized surged into his heart.

However, the melancholy that represented loneliness disappeared without a trace the moment he saw Tendo Alice's smiling face.

Yes... Princess, she is no longer alone like before. She shows expressions that she has never seen before and has found new companions.

Although in my opinion those people are not qualified even to be the princess's followers, but since the princess has chosen them, as the "guide", I can only respect the decision made by the princess.

And next... is to resolve everything that has happened so far.

"Bang!!! Crash, crash, crash, crash, crash!"

A dark red light exploded from the connected bodies of Lin Qiusheng and others from the game development department, and an azure light lingered around the thousand-year-old tower.

The powerful air wave directly dispersed the dust and ashes floating in the air, and even blew away the duckling Megiddo clone that was fighting with Hoshino Kotokoro, and it fell heavily on the wall surrounding the thousand-year-old tower.

"Bang, bang, bang! Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

"Puha... What on earth is going on..." The little duck Megiddo's clone was embedded deeply in the reinforced concrete wall like a nail, his eyes fixed on the source of this power.

A few beads of sweat appeared on Hoshino Takanashi's forehead. He inserted the local tyrant sword Ji Tu heavily into the ground to support his body, and sighed tiredly.

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