Super Righteous Player-Chapter 1186 - 230: Fearless for Love

Naifertali paused after finishing her words, then continued: "The sacred oath of Niusel is... that he can shatter to pieces for me.

"He is willing to face all enemies of this world, all hardships and obstacles, and all misfortunes of fate for the person he loves."

Annan could clearly see the brilliance on her face.

It was the brilliance of pride for her beloved, pride in falling for such a person, and that such a person could fall for her—

At this point, Naifertali closed her eyes and whispered, "And the Bone of Fearlessness even recognizes this as a form of ’courage’."

"That is indeed courage."

Annan replied, "It is the courage to face the many sufferings of life, the many challenges of fate, without flinching or admitting defeat.

"Sometimes, death is a passionate release. It takes more courage to face an unfortunate life..."

Annan stopped suddenly in the middle of his sentence.

He now understood why Niusel could be recognized by the sacred remains.

But Annan didn’t speak the second half of his thought immediately.

Because saying it directly might be hard for Naifertali to understand:

Actually, it is a situation similar to that of a confessor... it is a ritual of putting the cart before the horse.

—It is precisely because of Niusel’s genuine love for Naifertali and his father’s teaching that Niusel couldn’t let Alfonso die before him without doing anything.

He could not persuade himself to escape here.

Meanwhile, when he inherited the sacred remains, Niusel lived with the risk of "losing his life at any moment."

He was not one who craved safety, weary of danger and trouble. If he could protect others, even dying was acceptable to him.

—But if Niusel were to die, Naifertali would surely be heartbroken.

His vow to protect Naifertali’s world, of course, also includes "never letting her be sad." Therefore, the misfortunate fate of "Niusel possibly dying at any moment" became another enemy that Niusel must confront.

He must strive to live. To bring a smile to Naifertali’s face.

For the will of "protection," he is not afraid of his own death, nor is he afraid of the fate that could end his life at any moment, and he is determined to overcome it.

This is undoubtedly a paradox.

Niusel gained strength from this paradox.

Annan organized his thoughts for a while before telling Naifertali his answer: "That is to say, precisely because Niusel made ’protecting everything about Naifertali’ his sacred oath’s goal, and he himself became your treasure. Therefore, he cannot relinquish his own life...

"He must confront the future where he might die at any time, and resolve to defeat it—It is this courage ’to never give up despite facing a certain fatal fate’ that made him recognized by the Bone of Fearlessness."

"Before Niusel obtained the sacred remains, did the sacred remains know what kind of vow he would make after receiving them..."

Naifertali murmured.

Annan shook his head: "It’s probably not intentional calculation. What vows one might make after getting the sacred remains should itself be one of the criteria for the sacred remains’ consideration..."

Annan was saying this when he suddenly lost himself in thought for a moment.

Speaking of which...

He couldn’t help but start to ponder, when he gets the Hand of Hope or the Heart of Justice, what sacred oath will he make?

"Anyway," Annan came back to his senses and added, "Don’t worry too much. If I’m not wrong, Niusel might even become the longest-lived among all the holders of the Bone of Fearlessness.

"Compared to the fearlessness based on ’resistance,’ ’self-confidence,’ or ’strength,’ Niusel’s fearlessness based on [love] might be even more resilient."

Just like an old man who swears to outlive his old partner.

Not to live for a few more days—but to not let his old partner be saddened and lonely because of his own death.

The more two people love each other, the luckier the one who dies first is.

"If you wish for him to live well, you must first live happily yourself."

Annan solemnly said, "The one who can let Alfonso live is Niusel. But the one who can let Niusel live — is you, Naifertali."

As long as the love between them does not cease... as long as Naifertali is still alive, Niusel will not die.

That silly-looking, blond bonehead will arrive like a hero, at the first instance Naifertali needs him.

"But just to be safe, I will go to the Sporogenesis Mill tomorrow to perform a ritual that binds you two together, protecting you and preventing death. Of course, it is mainly for you — as long as you live well, it won’t be so easy for Niusel to be rejected by the sacred bones."

Annan added: "Of course, Niusel might not be in the Sporogenesis Mill... I will go find him then.

"Let me confirm one more time. The Sporogenesis Mill can now be entered, right?"

"...Yes, it can. After the teacher transplanted the sacred bones, and before returning to the Bone-nurturing Ground, he removed the protective barrier of the Sporogenesis Mill."

Naifertali immediately answered.

She was obviously also a bit confused: "But I don’t know why he did this."

Upon hearing this, Annan frowned slightly.

...Could Professor Mist be trying to block me with this?

Has he already foreseen this future?

It doesn’t seem likely...

But no matter why, I still have to make the trip.

What Annan was talking about earlier was not his own Curse Binding "Light of Many Lights," but the Book of the Celestial Chariot—a.k.a. the "player qualifications" granted by the system.

Player qualifications indeed cannot let one keep the power of the sacred bones forever without losing it... but at least it can let one be resurrected without dying after losing the sacred bones.

Niusel probably does not covet the power of the sacred bones, and according to Annan’s prediction, he should be able to hold onto the Bone of Fearlessness for a very long time.

But possessing the sacred bones does not mean absolute invincibility.

The Bone of Fearlessness was once shattered by a certain deity in the past.

If Niusel dies, Naifertali will definitely be heartbroken... so it’s necessary to bind this saint with a qualification.

Of course, more important than protecting Niusel who might lose the sacred bones, Annan’s primary goal is to protect Naifertali, who is merely mortal.

——The open player slot that Annan previously had was reserved for such times.

For Annan, the more players he has, the stronger his power will be.

And after collecting the Book of Truth, Annan can fill up the player slots at any time. He didn’t fill the slots immediately because he wanted to use his own power to protect them in times like these.

Annan hasn’t become a god yet... He hasn’t ascended into the realm of light and become one of the many stars. He can’t help every person in the world who needs it, but at least he should save those who Annan can encounter.

If Annan clearly has the ability to save someone, and that someone is also worth saving by Annan, and Annan indeed wishes to extend a helping hand—if he fails to turn this rescue into reality due to his own shortsightedness, that would be incredibly foolish.

The immortality granted by the player identity; the resurrection ability bestowed by the Light of Many Lights.

It can let all tragedies overcome the most distant gap in this world—the distance between life and death.

...How wonderful.

Annan sighed.

This might be... an example of "ascending because of love."

Even though this world filled with curses is chaotic and insane, at least love can shine brightly like a bonfire.

Or perhaps, it is precisely because the Mist envelopes the entire world — that the flames seem even brighter.