-1249- Steadily moving forward

The reason why people give up on their pursuits, unable to persist, is one reason; believing they don't have the ability and thus giving up early is another reason.

Just like the matter of winning the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, which almost all student Blazers aspire to, but most of them choose to give up because they know they don't have the ability to win.

In contrast, higher-level Blazers don't have such worries.

Like Stella, born with the world's strongest magical power, knowing she bears a heavier destiny than anyone else, she will definitely have a huge impact on the country and the world in the future. Since she knows she has this ability, then anyone with a bit of pursuit would want to strive for it.

After all, once you know you have such talent and potential, wouldn't anyone with some ambition want to strive for it?

In comparison, someone like Ikki, clearly having lower talent as a Blazer, yet still unwilling to give up and wanting to persist, is actually a minority among minorities.

And Rozen, since he possesses the globally recognized second strongest magical power, his future achievements will certainly not be lower than Stella's. So what pursuit does he have because of this, wanting to strive to achieve it, is the normal condition, right?

No one doesn't want to become stronger, and no one doesn't want to pursue their dreams.

That's how Stella thinks.

Therefore, seeing Rozen's current appearance of being without desires, Stella is really puzzled, not knowing why he can be so content with the status quo.

"Even if you're stateless, without a country to protect, there should still be at least one or two dreams, right?"

Stella expressed her doubts about this.

If Rozen really has dreams, then he should strive to improve himself and be more proactive.

Because becoming a powerful Blazer will be a necessary prerequisite for achieving any dream.

Whether it's wanting to protect the country or support the family, or even more selfishly, for money, status, and glory, all can be achieved by becoming a powerful Blazer.

Others may not have the talent and aptitude, but Rozen does. So it's even stranger not to pursue it, isn't it?

That's what Stella wants to express.

Regarding this...

"Well, I'm not unaware of what you want to say."

Rozen scratched his cheek and spoke with his hands spread out.

To say that I have no pursuit at all, that's naturally false, I also have my own dreams.

For example, Rozen wants to constantly pursue mysteries, seek miracles, which has been an unchanged dream from the past to the present.

And also, Rozen wants to save Mash, wants to save Natsuki, and even more wants to save Altera, leaving various bonds and goals in different worlds, needing to achieve them one by one.

And all of these can be achieved by becoming stronger.

From this point of view, Stella's thoughts are indeed correct. As long as you actively strive to improve yourself, you will eventually achieve your dreams.

In the past, Rozen was also like this, diligently practicing no matter which world he was in, stricter with himself than anyone else, practicing day after day, accumulating strength while accumulating knowledge, only then could he reach his current level.

It's better to say that even now, Rozen is still like that, constantly studying mysteries and the knowledge and techniques accumulated in his mind, constantly improving himself.

During the ten years in this world, although Rozen didn't train as rigorously as before, facing countless challenges that came knocking, Rozen still faced them fearlessly, eventually accumulating a lot of combat experience.

In the past, Rozen would only train rigorously, although this could also improve his strength, but practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Rozen's techniques and abilities were actually superior to his combat experience. In short, compared to his knowledge and skills, Rozen actually lacked practical combat experience quite a bit.

Therefore, in the past, although he had many means, he didn't fully utilize them. He only relied on his ability to peer into everything and understand the characteristics of enemies and his own weaknesses with his "Mind's Eye" to use various abilities, rather than relying on his own experience.

Now it's different.

After ten years of traveling and challenges, Rozen has accumulated a lot of combat experience.

So, during the ten years in this world, although Rozen didn't train as rigorously as before, he still improved his strength a lot, already able to perfectly utilize his various techniques, abilities, and knowledge.

In summary, Rozen may seem to be just leisurely wandering, but in reality, he has been continuously working towards achieving one goal after another, steadily moving forward.

Of course, this is also thanks to the power of "Miracles" that allows Rozen to travel between different worlds with different flow rates of time, giving him ample time. Rozen can move forward step by step like this without the need to rush or prove anything. Even though the crisis of human order is not yet resolved, he can still proceed at his own pace and slowly move forward.

Therefore...

"When it's time to work hard, work hard; when it's time to relax, relax. We still have the right to do that, right?"

Rozen confessed to Stella in this way.

"In that case, before the next journey begins, it might not be a bad idea to take a break for a while."

Exactly.

For Rozen, right now, he just wants to take a short break, rest for a while, not because he doesn't want to strive or achieve his goals anymore.

Including Mash, Altera, and Natsuki, there are still many people Rozen wants to help, so he absolutely cannot relax too much and must continue to move forward.

But before that, isn't it okay to take a breather?

Having traveled in this world for a whole ten years without finding a way to save Altera, it might be better to just let things take their course, right?

Anyway, Rozen still has plenty of time.

With the ability to traverse worlds with different flow rates of time, Rozen's time is still quite abundant.

So, there's no need to push himself too hard. Take it easy.

This is a lesson Rozen learned in the previous world. He shouldn't blindly ignore everything around him just because he wants to save someone. He should know how to adjust his pace.

Thanks to this, in the previous world, Rozen selectively ignored the covetousness of the major powers of the world towards him, which led to Natsuki bearing too much burden.

In this world, however, Rozen lived quite freely. He disrupted any war that he found displeasing, knocked down anyone who came looking for trouble, and even had a big outbreak, once even became enemies with the world, and even released the seal, defeating many powerful Blazers including the top combat power of the three major powers.

Now, Rozen just wants to enjoy some peace of mind for a while and then continue his struggle and efforts.

That's all there is to it.

Seeing Stella's gradually fading doubts, Rozen continued:

"Although I don't know the specifics, since you have your own goals and pursuits, and you're not just drifting aimlessly, wasting your talents, I can also agree with that."

Stella once again demonstrated her unexpected tolerance and understanding, nodding like this.

"But..." Stella's tone changed, looking at Rozen, she said, "Listening to what you just said, you seem to have done a lot of things before, which makes me curious about your identity."

Stella finally began to be curious about Rozen's identity.