4 Little Guardian
"Dear Little Guardian," Adam then started narrating the 2nd letter written by Eve.
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Alexandria eagerly listened to the contents of the 2nd letter.
The more she listened to Eve's message, the more she understood how great the future responsibilities she would bear.
Adam talked for almost two minutes, resulting in having one minute left remaining for the game to end.
"That is all the things Eve has left for you to hear. Do you have any other questions?" Adam asked after finally finished narrating Eve's message.
Adam then stands up from his chair as if he's preparing to send Alexandria.
"I forgot to mention. I will erase all of your memories from the moment we met until you leave the game and exit your virtual capsule. So you will forget anything we have talked about, so the questions you have asked are probably very useless." Adam laughed, then looked at Alexandria as if mocking her for asking so many questions a moment ago only to know that she will not remember anything.
"What!?" Stupefied by what Adam said. Alexandria stood up from her chair, then gripped her Katana, wanting to smack it to Adam's mocking face for not telling her earlier.
But understanding the current circumstances, they are in, with only barely a minute left time remaining. Alexandria chooses to hold off smacking Adam's mocking face and asks him instead. "Why would you erase my memories? If I needed those pieces of information, We have talked about so that I can have greater chances of becoming a God."
"You won't be needing that information in the early stage, anyway. You will remember it at the right time and the right moment. Because rather than affecting you positively, this information may affect you negatively. Think of it this way, if you will always think of what will happen in the future when you exit this world. That would result in a situation where you can no longer live your normal life. You'll burden yourself every single day by thinking of ways how to get stronger. You know, sometimes a monster's instinct that adapts based on the current situation. Is better than having a piece of information that will affect your decision of what's going to happen in the always-changing future." Adam said, praising, Alexandria's instincts.
"But don't worry, you may not remember a thing we have talked about. But I will be leaving you a parting gift."
"What gift?" Alexandria asked curiously about what gift Adam had prepared for her. She thought that maybe it was an overpowered weapon, or an overpowered ability, or even a beast companion that she can take with him.
"It is not an overpowered weapon or an overpowered ability." Adam said while reading Alexandria's mind. He then opened his hands, and white flames suddenly appeared, floating in his palms. "This gift of mine is nothing special, but giving it to the right person would only then its true worth show. These white flames increase the person's instinct." Adam said as he raised his hand and a floating white flame appeared in his hand. Adam then slowly pushed the white flames into Alexandria's chest, right where her heart was located. Adam then stopped an inch before touching Alexandria's chest. Adam then coated his eyes with magic. Then stared inside Alexandria's chest to see the state of her heart.
Alexandria's heart now looked like white flames were burning and surrounding it like an aura.
"It is looking good now." Seeing that the flame and her heart are compatible with each other.
Alexandria blushed and looked away from Adam, as her face became as red as a tomato since Adam's unexpected actions of touching her chest flustered her.
"How can increasing one's instinct help me in the future?" Alexandria asked, pretending to be composed as much as possible.
"This gift can help you in so many ways. One, your instinct, will not be easily forgotten no matter what the circumstances are. Second, you may not know of it. But your instincts are always telling you to fight stronger enemies. Face greater challenges to get stronger. And the desire to discover new things. Lastly, the stronger your instinct becomes, the faster you become stronger."
"With these instincts of yours, it will help you keep on moving forward to becoming stronger, as you wait two years for all the portals to open in every world. That will connect all the worlds of every creature from every Yggdrasil to the world of Parabellum." After explaining, Adam looked above again, seeing that the time remaining was now only 20 seconds left.
"I guess this is a farewell, for now, little Guardian," Adam said as he spread his arms, opening up a portal so that Alexandria could leave this world.
"I am not little!" Alexandria exclaimed
"Hahaha, say that to me when you grow stronger." Adam laughed as he saw how cute Alexandria was.
"Hmmph, you will see. You better not show your face around me in the future. Or I will beat the hell out of your face, old man," Alexandria answered as she hurriedly ran through the exit portal. "Farewell, old man." Alexandria turned around as she said her farewell while waving her hands.
"You better get stronger than me the next time I see you. Or else I would be the one beating the crap out of you." Adam mumbled, looking, at the moving silhouette.
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Seeing Alexandria has already exited the world, a woman suddenly appeared near Adam. Looking closely at it was actually Eve.
"Aren't we giving too much of a burden for a 16-year-old child Eve??" Adam asked Eve beside her.
"There's no other choice Alexandria is the only guardian who persisted right till the end. If only there are others who are strong enough to survive until the end. Then we wouldn't be forced to give the child a very great burden."
Eve grimly answered Adam she then reached her hands to hold Adam's hands.
"Those weak people, winning this game, don't even need great strength. Perseverance is the only thing that matters. Because the longer you persevere in the last few minutes, the experience gained from killing the monsters tripled. Letting the player get stronger every minute to the point where handling the hordes of monsters is bearable." Adam said, clearly pissed at himself for giving a child the future of humans.
"We can't do anything about it. What's done is done. Shall we go? We still have lots of work to do."
"I do hope that Alexandria's find some comrades to fight with her. I am worried since strong people's path tends to be a lonely one. But both of us know that she alone can't carry this great burden." Adam said as they started walking to another portal.
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Meanwhile, the earth's people waited for the outcome of the world. The parents of a family in a far-off country. Are looking at their daughter's capsule carrying their one-year-old daughter and two years old twin boys.
It is Alexandria, Athena's family. They went to their daughter's room to check on her progress on the game only to find out that their daughter hadn't left the game yet with only 1 minute left on the world's countdown.
"Honey, do you think my baby Alex is still fighting for the world inside the game?" Her mother asked her father, worried about their daughter.
"I think so since she is still inside the capsule." Her father answered, not knowing how to calm down her mother which may affect her pregnancy.
As time passed, only a second remained. Alexandria's capsule suddenly opened. Both parents then rushed to their daughter's capsule worriedly. There they see their daughter sleeping so soundly, like an angel undisturbed by the commotion in the world.
"Honey, she looks tired." Her mother said, caressing, her daughter's face.
"I think our daughter just saved the world. We should let her rest for now and talk to her later." Her father also said as they slowly left her room.
