I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

"I don't want to kill anyone."

“From childhood to adulthood, Greymond taught me all the skills of fighting, but the one thing he didn’t teach me was how to convince myself to take another person’s life.”

"So during the trial, I was constantly running."

"Hiding in a corner, avoiding everyone, praying that all of this would end soon."

Lynn looked at Xi'an and suddenly felt that his experience was somewhat similar to Eileen's.

"And then?" Lynn asked.

“Then,” Sian said with a self-deprecating smile, “I ended up being the last one alive by some twist of fate.”

"what?"

“I thought it was just good luck,” Sian said. “The other six successors all died fighting each other, while I survived because I kept running away.”

How ironic.

"A coward who ran away from beginning to end became a fool."

Lynn did not speak.

He could sense the self-mockery and pain in Xi'an's words; it wasn't feigned.

“I always thought I was just lucky,” Sian repeated, “until later, I stumbled upon [Destiny].

Lynn's heart started pounding.

Fate.

The head of the kingdom's ten guardians, the supreme being who holds the reins of destiny and cause and effect, and the mortal closest to a god.

“He told me the truth.” Sian’s voice became very soft.

"The deaths of the other successors during that trial were not accidental."

“Gremund was the one who manipulated everything from the outside.”

“He used his access to the interior of the trial to lead his successors to their deaths step by step.”

"The reason I survived to the end was not because of good luck."

"It's because I'm his son."

A long silence fell over the arena.

Lynn looked at Xi'an's pale profile and the deep pain in her beautiful eyes, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"I was in great pain after learning the truth."

"The deaths of those nine people were essentially because of me."

“If I weren’t Grylls’ son, if he hadn’t manipulated the trials, perhaps someone else would have survived.”

"Perhaps among those nine people, there is someone more suited to be the fool than I am."

"Perhaps...they shouldn't have died."

"So after gaining the Fool's power, I left the royal city."

"I began to travel the world, seeking out the demigod calamities and evil god minions that threatened humanity, and then... I slew them."

Xi'an smiled, a smile that carried a sense of relief.

"But with each kill, my sanity level drops a little."

"In three years, my sanity has dropped from 98 points... to 21 points now."

“Greymond has approached me more than once,” Sian said wearily. “He wants me to stop, to go back to the capital, to stop this suicidal behavior.”

"But I can't do it."

“Those calamities will not disappear just because I stop, and those villages and towns threatened by the followers of evil gods will not be safe just because I rest.”

"More importantly..."

He paused.

I have no right to stop.

"They used six lives in the trial to save one of mine."

"I owe them a debt I can never repay in this lifetime."

Lynn remained silent for a long time.

Sian continued speaking.

"I have a feeling I'm almost at the finish line."

"The moment my sanity drops below 20, the Fool's power will completely spiral out of control, and I will become the new source of calamity."

“Before that, a new fool must be born.”

Lynn clenched his fists.

"So you came here to ensure the trial proceeds smoothly? To ensure Greymond's plot doesn't succeed?"

“Half and half.” Sian tilted his head. “Ensuring the trial proceeds smoothly is one aspect, and on the other hand…”

His gaze fell on Eileen, who stood motionless in the distance.

"It's for her."

Lynn followed his gaze.

"Eileen?"

"[Fate] made me protect her."

Lynn was stunned.

“Fate?” he repeated. “Why does he want you to protect a successor?”

“I don’t know the specific reason.” Sian shook his head. “But [Fate] never interferes in anything without a reason. He can see the direction of the river of fate. If he specifically asked me to protect Eileen, it means... he saw some incredible future.”

“Moreover,” Sian looked at Lynn, “he has never interfered with the successor’s trials before, this is the first time.”

Lynn's back started to feel cold again.

Fate.

An entity capable of peeping into fate and interfering with cause and effect suddenly intervened in this trial, specifically naming a girl to be protected.

There's a lot of information in this.

“Wait a minute.” Lynn suddenly remembered something. “You just said that Grimmund cast an eighth-order protective charm on all his successors, so you can’t influence them or guide them.”

"Correct."

"So how do you plan to protect Eileen?" Lynn stared into Sian's eyes. "What will you do if I don't show up?"

Sian remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he shook his head.

"I do not know."

Lynn: "..."

"You do not know?"

"【Fate】only told me to come, and that I could save Eileen if I came." Sian's expression was calm. "He didn't tell me the specific method."

“Now it seems,” Sian looked at Lynn, “that he probably knew you were around all along.”

Lynn's lips twitched.

"So I was set up?"

“It’s not scheming,” Sian corrected. “Fate doesn’t control anyone’s choices; it just… knows in advance what choices you will make.”

"Isn't that just scheming?"

“In some ways, they do look very similar.” Sian thought for a moment and honestly admitted it.

Lynn took a deep breath and looked up at the void.

Holy crap, that's insane!

"No wonder he's ranked number one as the Kingdom Guardian," Lynn exclaimed sincerely.

Xi'an nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with the assessment.

"His ability to control fate is far beyond your imagination. It is said that he can see not just a single line of fate, but countless branches of possibilities. Among all the possibilities, he finds the optimal solution and then gives it a gentle push."

"Just give it a push."

"The rest is up to fate."

Lynn shivered.

This ability goes beyond being described simply as "strong".

No wonder all the guardians acknowledge him as the mortal closest to God.

"Alright." Sian stood up. "I've said everything I needed to say."

"Wait a minute." Lynn also stood up. "You still haven't told me what to do next."

"What's next?"

“Trial.” Lynn pointed around. “This arena hasn’t disappeared yet, and Eileen and I are still trapped inside.”

"You said Greymond's goal is to kill off all his successors, but now that Eileen and I are both alive, what will he do?"

“The rules of the trial are set by the Kingdom’s will, not Grymond’s,” Sian replied. “The Kingdom’s will only recognize one outcome: the one who stands at the end will be the new Fool.”

"But what if both of them are alive?"

"Then the trial will not end."

Lynn's heart sank.

“Unless…” Xi’an paused, “someone voluntarily relinquishes their right to succeed him.”

How do I give up?

“It’s very simple.” Sian raised his hand and pointed to Lynn’s chest. “It just requires either you or Eileen to genuinely give up the desire for the Fool’s power.”

"Those who give up will be teleported out of the trial grounds and leave alive."

"Those who remain will become the new fools."

Linn was silent.

He looked at Eileen in the distance.

The girl remained motionless, oblivious to everything happening around her.

“You want me to give up.” Lynn finally understood Sian’s intention. “Destiny wants to protect Eileen, not just her life, but to make her the new Fool, right?”

Chapter Ninety-Four: Where is Vigo?

“Yes.” Sian did not deny it. “Destiny wants Eileen to become the new Fool.”

To be honest, if it were Lynn from not long ago, she would definitely have been extremely unwilling.

What a joke! He came all the way from Windbreak City to here, being hunted down, framed, and used as a pawn. He went from being a useless piece of trash who was beaten up and thrown into prison to where he is now.

Now you're telling me to give the power of fools to others?

Why?

But Lynn has now let go of the past; he just wants an answer.

“What if I don’t give up?” Lynn opened his eyes and looked at Sian. “Let Eileen give up, she leaves alive, and I become the fool. Isn’t that also an ending?”

“You can do that,” Sian replied. “It is indeed an option.”

"As long as you tell Eileen to give up, she will definitely do it, given her trust in you."

Linn was silent.

Yes, he knew that as long as he spoke up, Eileen would definitely give up on her own.