San Tian Liang Jue
Chapter 1284 Farewell Gifts from the Heroes
This afternoon, the sky seemed particularly gloomy.
On a boundless barren hill, a lone figure stood.
Before him was a small mound of earth, at one end of which stood a tombstone made of rock unique to this planet.
The tombstone was inscribed with the words: [Park Hero, Tomb of Honbu Taizo].
"I respect your Earthling customs…" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind the figure, "But I must remind you… on most of the affiliated planets in the Interstellar Alliance, burying corpses in the soil is illegal."
Hearing the voice, Feng Bujue knew who it was. He slowly turned around, chuckling lightly, "Heh… are you here to arrest me for this?"
Frog Hero maintained his usual attitude, replying in his processed, deep voice, "No, I'm just here to say goodbye."
"Alright… we're all clear-headed people, you don't have to be so euphemistic," Feng Bujue interjected.
Frog Hero didn't respond to that.
He didn't need to…
As Feng Bujue said, they were both clear-headed; they both knew that the real purpose of Frog Hero's visit was to confirm that Feng Bujue "really would leave this universe."
…
About fourteen hours ago, Jue-ge brought Honbu's corpse back to the Super-Dimensional Union of this era, reporting that Honbu had perished together with Dr. Lunatic while dealing with the Warm Ocean Star crisis. As for the other details… he didn't mention any of them.
After explaining all this, he submitted his resignation to the Super-Dimensional Union.
Jue-ge stated… that he had found a way to return to his "original parallel universe" and was leaving forever.
In this situation, the Super-Dimensional Union naturally wasn't in a good position to retain him, so, the scene before them unfolded…
…
"I still don't believe, nor do I recognize… that you're a hero," Frog Hero said after a long silence, "But I can feel… that you're not our enemy." At this point, he paused, his tone changing slightly, "I'm also very glad… that you're not our enemy."
"You're right," Feng Bujue replied, "I'm not a hero, I never have been…" Now that things had come to this, he could be frank with the other party, "But… I'm not a devil either…"
"I know," Frog Hero continued, "From the first moment I saw you, I could feel… that you're the kind of person who is neither good nor evil, both righteous and wicked… and that kind of person is the most troublesome for me."
"Hmph…" Feng Bujue smiled, "That's rich… as if you yourself are clearly defined as good or evil…"
In the next second, Jue-ge looked into the other's eyes and continued with a highly煽动性 tone, "I also determined the moment I saw you… that you and I are the same kind of person.
"In our world, there will never be a simple choice between 'good and evil'; whether it's adhering to some broad sense of goodness and justice, shouldering beliefs and responsibilities, or discarding all burdens and embarking on a path of indulgence and evil… neither can satisfy us.
"You and I both know… we will eventually return to chaos, because only in absolute chaos… can we find the 'truth' we seek."
"Enough!" Frog Hero raised his voice, stopping Jue-ge, "I don't want to hear this…"
"You see, that's what I admire about you…" The expression on Feng Bujue's face also changed instantly, returning to that lazy state, "You clearly know that you're not a good person, but you can use your willpower to suppress the demons in your heart for years, even decades or centuries… and do it flawlessly."
"Then… what about you?" Frog Hero retorted, "Do you let your 'inner demons' out to play once in a while?"
"Heh…" Jue-ge chuckled, "Me… who knows…"
He gave a vague, but perhaps tacit answer.
Then, the two fell silent once more.
After a moment, Frog Hero changed the subject first, continuing, "Oh right, I have something to bring you this time."
Before the words faded, he had already taken out the item from his person…
What Frog Hero took out was none other than Jue-ge's "Poker Hero" hero ID card.
Previously, Feng Bujue had undoubtedly handed in the card when he submitted his resignation to the Super-Dimensional Union… since he was going to "another universe" anyway, keeping this was useless.
"What…" Feng Bujue interjected, "Are you giving this to me as a souvenir?"
"A souvenir?" Frog Hero muttered thoughtfully, then said, "Heh… that's part of the reason." He paused for half a second, then continued, "The main reason… is that I don't want to owe you a favor… even if that favor might never need to be repaid." As he spoke, he stepped forward two steps, handing the ID card to Jue-ge's side, "The contributions you've made to the Super-Dimensional Union are objectively real. Although I'd really like to just convert the hero points you've earned into cash for you, considering you're about to go to another universe, doing so would just give you a pile of waste paper; so, I thought of a way…"
Listening to Frog Hero's words, Feng Bujue had faintly guessed the other party's intentions; so, he reached out and took the card, saying, "You've done something to this card, haven't you?"
"It's not a big project," Frog Hero replied, "After all, time is limited…" He pointed to the card, continuing, "This 'thing' was made by me, Cthas, and Dr. Eternal, working together for ten universe-weeks. Now, it's no longer an ordinary hero ID card, but a 'transformation card'. You can use it to summon a special magic battle suit to wear; this battle suit can allow you to survive in outer space, solving the temperature, pressure, and oxygen supply problems that are difficult for you Earthlings to cope with… of course, its energy is not infinite, and it takes time to recover and recharge after use."
"Mm…" Feng Bujue was already secretly overjoyed, but on the surface, he was still acting quite calm, "You guys are worried… that when I travel back to my own universe, I'll end up in outer space? You're really being thorough…" He paused, "Anyway, thanks, and please give my thanks to Tin Foil Hero and the Doctor."
"I will," Frog Hero replied, "Then… one last question…"
"You want to know how I'm going to another parallel universe?" Feng Bujue directly stated the content of the question the other party was about to ask.
"That's right," Frog Hero wasn't surprised by this, simply replying calmly.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything dangerous like 'forcibly opening a wormhole'…" Feng Bujue laughed, "I can do this…"
The moment he uttered the word "this," his figure had already transformed into a beam of white light, disappearing from Frog Hero's sight.