In the southern area, outside the outermost barrier, the sirens cover the sky and the sun, and the air was dyed light gray with black dots.

Under the city wall, the wounded lay on white cloth, the healing light flashed on them, and the wailing sounded throughout the land full of pain.

Blonde, golden armor, and a blue jug of light, accompanied by a broken knight sword, slowly walked into the blood-red sunset in the snow.

He moved extremely carefully to hold the jar in his arms, as if he was treating a fragile treasure.

As he climbed the stairs of the city wall, his steps began to be extremely slow, but as the steps rose, the speed became faster and faster, as if he was gradually leaving everything behind.

The sticky sunset was bit by bit touching his delicate armor, and a layer of white light shone. He held the blue jar in his arms and carefully hung the necklace on the bottle in his hand.

The sea breeze flies, and the bright red cloak behind him flies up and down like a flowing fire.

...

【Half an hour ago】

"What is this? Naraku." Su Mingan asked.

"This is, Xie Luther's sister." Naraku handed out the jar in his hand: "She didn't have time to escape during her refuge in the South District... She was assimilated into a siren."

Perhaps because he also has the talent of the element of light, Xie Changying did not lose his mind like other siren.

After becoming a siren, her memory revived little by little, and her emotions surged little by little. Her figure gradually condensed like other mutated siren, gradually no different from humans.

——She gradually remembered that there was an older brother who loved her on that crumbling island.

She disguised herself as a human, and rushed into the crowds of people in the chaos when the barrier opened, hid in the jar, and was picked up by Naraku who passed by.

"In order to maintain her mind, she has lost too much energy to maintain her body, so she can only hide in the jar." Narao handed the jar to Xie Luther, who was trembling all over her body: "Before she dies, she wants to see her brother... that is, you."

Shelud took the jar.

At that moment, there was no light in his eyes.

"Changying?" he called softly.

No one responded.

The Siren, who was in deep sleep and could not even respond, hid in the small jar without a trace of sound.

Xie Ludd hugged the jar in his hand tightly.

Like that woman, he held a mahogany box and hugged the blue jar in his hand tightly.

His head, which had been raising, slowly lowered.

The sea breeze and white snow stuck to his hair, and there was a foggy sadness in his eyes, which gradually could not be melted.

The necklace with the photo hanging was stuck on the jar, and the sound was jingling.

"Changying." He whispered:

"……Happy birthday."

...

...

The wind and snow spread outward.

Under the city wall, Su Ming'an stood in the face of the wind and snow.

The azure, nearly transparent siren soul rose from him, and she closed her eyes.

Her energy was completely exhausted during her lifetime and she was about to fall into eternal sleep at this time.

The only life soul that can awaken her is the only life soul with divine nature.

But if Xie Luther chose to offer his soul, the Red Rose would not be able to save him.

At this moment, Su Mingan finally understood what the so-called "brave" meant.

He is the only, most valuable, and most able to relieve the disaster that is coming, Playa's hero.

He is irreplaceable.

"Shelud." Su Mingan said to Shelud who walked up the city wall step by step: "You have done enough, and you don't have to be your turn to do this kind of thing. Even if Playa does not have other divine souls that meet the criteria, you can replace you with the lives of more inhabitants."

His words were very direct, completely ignoring the eyes of others.

In his opinion, Xie Luther, who awakened his self-awareness, was far more precious than those machine-like NPCs.

Xie Luther did not have to offer himself to these people and transform himself into a microcosm of the Knight of Light among the thousands of victims.

...He is clearly a 'man'.

The living, breathable, talk and laugh, think about themselves, and live on this earth.

If there must be such a victim,

Why must he be the victim?

If the "braves" are destined to sacrifice to save the vast majority of people-

Why must this brave man be him?

Cliver looked at this scene in silence, and finally, even the old man who had always been rational could not help but speak out.

"Knight, you don't have to do this." He said: "You have given enough of this land. Just leave this to others. If you give it to you, we are sorry for you."

Xie Luther turned around.

He was holding the blue jar in his hand, and the emotions in his eyes at this moment seemed to be described as "scalding".

...It seemed like a burning fire was burning in his eyes.

"No one is sorry for anyone," said Shelud. "If I don't do this, I will be sorry for myself."

He did not look at the wounded who were staring at him, nor did he look at the silent Cliver.

His gaze was frozen above Su Mingan.

"..." Su Mingan looked at him.

He stopped in his silent gaze.

A fierce emotion surged in the knight's eyes - that was the determination that he had made up his mind.

"Captain. I have heard you mention in other travelers from other worlds. They have said many sarcastic words and many talks about you." Xie Luther said:

"They said you are the 'No. 1 player' and the strongest being among them."

"They said that your ranking is always the first place, your clearance route is always the most perfect, and you will use props, tasks, and NPCs to the extreme, and never leave any room for space."

"They said, the 'first player' should lead them and be their leader."

"Realistically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. The captain doesn't have to be responsible for these people. The captain will make mistakes and will also make times when it is not the strongest."

"But, as far as I know, captain, you have always done this, you have always maintained the strongest, you have never let down the expectations of these people. Even if you are scolded or misunderstood, you have never given up leaving this position."

"You have stood at the forefront of war and become the commander of the battle as a natural person. You have made a speech as the leader in front of everyone, as if born and destined."

"team leader."

“—You are also bound by the system settings called ‘No. 1 Player’.”

Su Ming'an's pupils shrank slightly.

The wind and snow hit his face, and it was cold.

"But, what does this matter? We all know, Captain, you are a human being. Not a npc." Xie Lude smiled.

The wind blew his golden hair, and his voice became more and more firm.

"Just like the speech before the cross-sea operation, Captain, I heard the emotions in your words. You are not completely calm. You are not just saying the words to "strategy" us.

...While trying to impress us, you are also infected by the "love" you mentioned.

——So, can I conclude that this bondage is not a purely mechanized element, but also a decision for you as a human being?——So.”

The sunset shone on his shoulders, blood red fell on his eyelashes, and his smile seemed to bloom with a colorful flower.

“…As I, who is like you, is also a ‘human’, I am willing to be bound by the ‘Knight of Light’ system settings.”

"I am a human. I am... unable to sit idly by this matter, and cannot watch so many residents die for me."

"I am a 'person' set by the 'Knight of Light'. I am a life that can think independently and be an independent life, and a life that is willing to be a microcosm of the impression of the 'Knight of Light'."

"I am the character in the story, on this land, a microcosm of the impression of the "Knight of Light" and a 'victim' in the spirit of mission."

"…I am also a free soul, a person who can communicate independently with you."

"What prompted me to say this is both the so-called 'personality' and 'system' at work, and also because I have a brain that can organize these words."

“Mission, spirit, light affinity and talent, these are all innate things I am born with.

"I am like a living being made up of everything that comes with nature, and people say this is destined."

"I bear these, I accept these, I-think them."

"I am willing to—to this day, still be troubled by the turbulent emotions in my heart—and the chivalrous spirit I adhere to."

"If there must be someone who dies for the overall situation."
To be continued...