After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 322 - 66 The Terrible Yila

Chapter 322: Chapter 66 The Terrible Yila

"Imagine, Ernie... if everyone only needed one answer, then everyone would lose their homes, because this process is always accompanied by the changes of time."

Yila said this, controlling himself to avoid any lies, instead purely selecting the truths he believed in to state: "Just like the Witch Demons, one of the reasons they chase Eternal Life... is that their lifespan cannot support their quest for truth."

"In this regard, you might be the same. I think if mortals were like you, then they might spend their whole lives struggling to find the answer to a single question."

As Yila said this, he had already sat directly across from Ernie. At this moment... many people were watching, but only a few realized what Yila intended to do.

"So I think, if people need an eternal ’race,’ an eternal ’country,’ and an ever-prosperous, everlasting ’home,’ then maybe that should be my dream."

"You will never find the answer to what home is, Ernie."

"..."

Yila’s words were very cruel, but even Ernie knew... Yila was right. Because of the questions in her heart, she could always seek out her own answers, but she could never find them.

Although it sounded twisted and illogical, it was easy to understand... Part of it was the simple yes or no kind of answers, and the other part was open-ended questions.

Such questions had no right or wrong.

...

"I will try to find it..."

Ernie said this while Yila simply placed his hand on the table, leaning his body towards Ernie, and said, "Then, how about I ask you a few questions?"

Faced with the suddenly assertive and aggressive Yila, Ernie suddenly did not know how to respond... From that moment, she couldn’t maintain her previous calm and offhand manner.

"You and I both know the answer to a certain question... Do you think you can ever go back? I mean, the home you once identified with."

Yila said this, feeling the same as Ernie. He knew very well what answer Ernie would give, and Ernie indeed shook her head and simply answered:

"No."

Yila nodded and continued to ask: "Then do you want to deceive yourself and rebuild a ’home’? Betray the past ’home,’ pretending it never disappeared?"

Honestly, at this moment, Yila was worried Ernie would answer with something like ’might want,’ so he intentionally added the prefix ’deceive yourself.’

As Yila expected, after a slight hesitation and thought, Ernie still shook her head and said: "No, the past home exists in the past... I don’t want to create a false one to deceive myself, that would be too pitiful."

"..."

Yila: Pitiful...?

"..."

Noticing Yila suddenly fell into deep thought, Ernie reached out and turned the clothes on the bed into flames, which then dressed her body. She asked, "What’s wrong with you?"

Feeling a slight discomfort in his heart, Yila shook his head, cleared his hoarse throat, and refocused on the conversation. He said: "Ahem~ So, you want to travel on the Main Plane, right?"

"Yes."

"..."

At this point, the poor fire element was completely trapped. The spider named Yila had turned his true dream into a large web, capturing those who could empathize with him, turning them into tools to pave the way.

Or it could be said... a sail on a ship gliding across the sea, or even a sailor helping to raise the sail.

"Then can’t you see the obvious? A child with Mana Talent watching parents without Mana Talent pass away... a long-lived Beastman watching human friends age... you watching the changes of nations... the extinction of races..."

Yila hypothesized this, uttering every word truthfully. He looked at the stunned Ernie and said: "You can feel it, right? I am not lying, is this what you hope to see?"

Of course, there were many truths he didn’t say... For example, Ernie could also see family members reuniting after separation, people drinking happily at the graves of deceased friends, but these parts he chose not to mention.

And in this brief conversation, Yila had already realized... Ernie would never want to see these things.

"No... but I don’t hope to see these things... I hope such things do not happen more."

Hearing Ernie’s words, Yila exhaled softly, nodding, elbows resting on the table, his fingers interlaced. He said: "You see, you couldn’t find the answer to ’home,’ but you found your dream (hope), found the answer you can present to the world and yourself. This is what an answer is."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Whether it was an illusion or not, it seemed like an empty chessboard was laid out on the table, and Ernie appeared to be playing against Yila... In that moment, under Yila’s guidance, Ernie willingly moved the barrier in front of the "King."

Then, naturally, what would follow would be...

"Checkmate"

...

"Come help me, Ernie?"

Yila said this.

"Eh? Although my dream...isn’t to see..."

Ernie seemed stunned... she didn’t understand why Yila suddenly changed the topic to this.

"You understand the feeling of losing ’home,’ but don’t know how to achieve your dream, right? Then join me... I will build an eternal, independent fantasy kingdom!"

Making a simple and straightforward request, Yila extended his hand, expecting an answer from the poor fire element. He looked at the bewildered Ernie and said: "I will create a world where everyone can feel secure... for this, I need you."

Looking at Yila with his hand extended for a handshake, Ernie found herself inexplicably reaching out her hand... suspended in mid-air.

"Why are you so sure you can achieve... a world where everyone can feel secure?"

Looking at the calm youth in front of her who seemed never to doubt the future he spoke of, Ernie suddenly felt... if she were to cooperate with Yila, maybe there would be no need to pursue the answers to questions, it might indeed be easier.

Indeed, at this moment, Yila was very reassuring... the truthfulness of his words seemed to increase.

"I am not sure, I cannot be certain, I cannot deeply believe—whether I will see the establishment of such a magnificent world before I die, but you can decide whether we can take a step further."

Yila said this, maintaining the handshake posture, his eyes seemingly sparkling with starlight. His words seemed to carry some kind of magic, questioning the confused girl in front of him: "Do you want to hesitate? Or... move forward with me?"

This simple binary choice made the result clear.

"The passing of home is already a settled fact, so... yes, now, I want to eternally secure others’ homes!"

Ernie said this with newfound clarity in her eyes. Under Yila’s gaze, she extended her hand... and clasped Yila’s, leaning forward to place a kiss on the back of his hand.

"Thank you, Yila."

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"Wenresa... did Ernie just get persuaded in a few words?"

"..."

"Hmm? Wenresa?"

Wenresa didn’t say much to the human woman, only glanced at her lightly and advised: "Yaylimeinoceyatos..."

Human woman (Yaylimeinoceyatos): "Hmm?"

Wenresa: "Don’t talk to Yila alone in the future."

Human woman: "Goo?!"