Gorgeous Jewel
Chapter IV Chapter 116

Zhou Yun walked to the edge of the gazebo, he looked at the calm lake with a melancholic look. Her back looked so wide in Alice's eyes and looked lonely. Alice could feel the heavy weight carried by the two shoulders of her students.

"Teacher, after you open your eyes, can you fulfill this one request of mine?" Ask Zhou Yun.

"What's that?"

"I want you to go to a forest located in the northern part of the Elf kingdom. Once you get into the middle of the forest, there's a field and a pile of rocks.

Zhou Yun turned around, he walked over and stood in front of Alice. Zhou Yun then stretched out his palm, slowly. A ball of light appeared slowly. "Teacher, take. This is Mana Heart."

"Where's Heart?"

Isn't Mana Heart the heart of a dragon, why did he give it to me?

To get the Mana Heart that means you have to kill a dragon and take out his heart. An object that even had a priceless price due to its rarity and miraculous efficacy.

"The pile of stones is a tomb of someone very precious to me. I've considered him a family, a friend, even my own parents." Zhou Yun.

His face looked so sad, his voice implying the solace from the old memories he had.

Alice took Zhou Yun's hand. He looked into his eyes and then nodded.

Zhou Yun released the ball of light from his grasp. The ball of light floated in the air, slowly approaching Alice and penetrating into her chest.

Alice's eyes opened wide as the ball of light entered her body. A warm and comfortable feeling flowed throughout his body then changed into a refreshing chill that appeared in his chest and spread to each of his nervous systems. Alice felt a strange force that seemed to have just repaired her body.

"It's..."

Zhou Yun smiled slightly. "really. That Mana Heart reactivated the Mana Heart belonging to the teacher that had been broken. Not only that. The Mana Heart that I gave to master will also improve your abilities. Vitality, power, and especially all things related to Mana energy."

"Does that mean I can use magic." Benak Alice's.

Alice looked at her student deeply. Should I be happy?

A sense of happiness did exist but how could he smile in satisfaction when his disciple showed a gloomy face before him?

"Why did you give this to me?" Ask Alice.

Zhou Yun sighed. Alice looked carefully at those two distant eyes. Zhou Yun smiled gently at his teacher, "Teacher must have guessed it, right?"

"....."

"What was before the current teacher was just a fragment of soul left behind in this world. Gradually I will definitely disappear as time passes but I am grateful, because before this fragment of my soul disappears completely, I can still meet you, teacher."

Zhou Yun turned his back to Alice, He took a flute from his pocket in his shirt.

"Repeatedly I entered the wheel of reincarnation and have lived in several different worlds. I never stopped hoping to see you again. Teacher, after waiting for so long, you know, I was so happy when I was first born to Aria."

Not just once but dozens of times after he died since his first life when he met a woman named Lan You Nian. Since then his soul is still overwhelmed with sadness and regret for not being able to convey something stored in his heart. Zhou Yun continued to hope that the sky would meet them once more. He did not want to be his disciple or brother.

Zhou Yun clenched his other hand.

"At that moment, I felt a slight presence of yours in this world. I trained to be strong and very strong more than anyone, to the point that they made me a hero. With my strength back then, I was confident to be able to protect and take care of the people I loved. But I was wrong."

Zhou Yun took a deep breath. His chest was a little heavy when he recalled memories that had happened thousands of years ago.

"I think I can do it. I was confident that with my strength, I could protect the only person who was precious to me back then but again I failed. I screwed it up again after all this time."

To be a noble, a scholar, a beggar or an animal. Zhou Yun had gone through many lifetimes in order to dispel his heartbreak. Life and death were countless as to how much he had gone through.

Did the king of hell or the emperor of the heavens pity him so much that his soul continued to enter the endless cycle of life? Or the opposite?

His heart almost died and made it an empty body without any spirit of life. But a special figure appeared before him. A huge monster with sharp and big fangs. His breath was so strong that he could even blow away a small village and his voice boomed to the end of the sky where the gods were residing.

His life is simple but fun because it is full of new things and thrilling adventures with Gloria, the Great Dragon.

Everything was fine even as he became strong and had managed to defeat the Demon King. But just then, Zhou Yun was unaware of the terrible greed of the humans he protected and fought for.

Thousands of years ago when he had finally found a second home that meant something to him, but was instead lost by his own two hands.

A few days after the humans celebrated their victory because the Hero had successfully defeated Demon King Typhoon. Zhou Yun was so elated that his efforts were not in vain.

Zhou Yun hoped to return to his home located in the middle of a forest far from the hustle and bustle of the world. But the smile on his face was gone when the head of the temple came with the King and asked him to kill a dragon to take his heart.

Grumpy, dilemma.

The head of the temple explains that the dragon's heart means a lot to the safety of Aria's world. Zhou Yun had no problem killing any of those dragons but the request of the two important figures was so heavy that he had to kill a Great Dragon who was a friend, he said, foster parents and the only one he considers family.

"Hawai Hero... Go and grab the Mana Heart of the Great Dragon, that way we can save Aria and the rest of the population. I had a revelation from the goddess Gaia that Aria was dying. The Goddess said that the Mana Heart belonged to the Gloria Great Dragon who could guard the life of this world. O Hero....For all the life that is in Aria. Please..please please....to you." Pinta the Temple Head was so close that he aligned his forehead with the ground.

Zhou Yun reluctantly went home and met Gloria. Not knowing why, the sword in his hand felt extremely heavy this time.

Zhou Yun went to Gloria and explained everything. The Dragon listened carefully and looked at Zhou Yun's facial expression closely.

The Dragon was silent for a moment but in the end he nodded in agreement.

Wh why?

Zhou Yun's face was blackened and moody.

Why do you have to agree? Can't you resist and fight me. I even want you to kill me.

Zhou Yun wanted to shout that sentence out loud but he could only bite his lips and clench his hands tightly.

Zhou Yun drew his sword before Gloria.

Why...after everything he did why did this have to happen?

The hope of mankind, the hope of a world so heavy rests on both shoulders.

Wh why? O Goddess...

Zhou Yun's heart continued to scream in despair questioningly.

With wet eyes Zhou Yun swung his sword. Gloria looked at the crybaby little Hero with a smile.

For Gloria, she was already satisfied with this life. After living alone for so long he finally has someone to accompany his days and make his world more colorful.

Is it not time to end this life? Gloria thought that it was better for her to die first than for Zhou Yun to leave her alone.

The moment Zhou Yun's Sword was stuck in his body. For the last time, Gloria gently stroked Zhou Yun's head with her finger.

Zhou Yun was downcast and drowned in his sobs.

Why would I be a hero if I ended up losing everything that mattered to me?

Being a hero means saving the world at the expense of something precious to you. So Zhou Yun hopes to become a villain who is willing to protect what is valuable to him despite having to fight the world and its contents.

Three days and three nights, Zhou Yun bent his knees on his sword before Gloria's lifeless body.

After so long trapped in his heart. Finally he decided to bring Mana Heart back to the King after burying Gloria.

On the balcony of the palace, Zhou Yun stared at the moon with a glass of wine. He was still unable to eliminate that deep sadness in his heart.

Guru.... Gloria...