Chapter 11: She who chases me even if I reincarnate (3)
However, in that world, Alfred was feared by the world, especially by those in power in the human kingdom at that time, because he conquered the Dragon God.
In addition, in order to fulfill his promise to the Dragon God, he took the dragon eggs from the human kingdom.
The humans in that world sent assassins to kill Alfred in a very despicable way.
Alfred remembered that before his death, Emilia had just acquired the ability to transform from a dragon to a human appearance not long ago.
At that time, she liked to transform into human appearance and stick to Alfred. She looked like a little girl of only a few years old.
I haven't seen you for a long time. Emilia has grown into a beautiful girl.
(This is really...)
Looking at Emilia now, Alfred felt many emotions in his heart.
"Yes! I'm the Emilia you were thinking of, El!"
Noticed that Alfred seemed to be remembering something about himself.
Emilia jumped up from the bed excitedly and hugged him in front of her.
"Emilia, calm down first..."
Alfred felt a little distressed and rubbed Emilia's head gently.
"By the way, why are you here... Are you also..."
"You died too, so you were reincarnated into this world as a puppet?"
There was no way Alfred could ask such a question directly.
"I'm not dead. After you died, I found the knowledge left by my mother and tried to revive you."
Emilia said, raising her deep blue eyes that seemed to be able to intoxicate people forever and stare at Alfred's face.
"But because the resurrection ceremony has always failed, I wondered if you, El, would be reincarnated in another world and start a new life. That's why I have never been able to find your soul.
So I tried to use the soul connection between us to find your exact location."
"I didn't expect that you would do that kind of thing after I was gone..."
Alfred couldn't help but let out a wry smile.
"Yeah. Then I found a subspace that seemed to be directly connected to your soul, Ai'er."
"A direct connection to my soul?"
"I don't know the specific situation, but there are many souls in there who also want to meet you, Al. This morning, a door appeared in the space.
I won the game of rock-paper-scissors against those souls so that I could pass through the door and see you, Al."
“…Why is it rock-paper-scissors?”
"Because if we rely on fighting, it may destroy the subspace, and no one knows when the gate will close. Is this not possible?"
Emilia showed a somewhat confused expression and tilted her head cutely.
"Well, there's nothing wrong with that. Anyway, Emilia, you said you met a lot of souls. Are they all here to see me?"
Alfred was a little embarrassed and tried to change the subject.
"Yes."
(Ah, this is a bit troublesome...)
Because he had turned around and traveled through time many times, Alfred had also formed connections with many people in the process.
Although it is a very happy thing to see people you used to know again.
But if everyone came after him, Alfred would no longer be a heavy burden, but rather a little terrifying.
After all, logically speaking, he had already died in his previous life, but there were still people chasing after him...
Having said that, Alfred couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Emilia, is the door you saw in that subspace the same as the Pseudo-Life Gate in the Golem Summoning Hall? Or is there something similar?"
In the past, Alfred had heard his mother in this life, Carolina, explain the principle of the Pseudo-Gate of Life.
The Pseudo-Gate of Life materializes the human soul, takes out a part of it and transplants it into alchemical materials, giving birth to an alchemical puppet that is in harmony with the summoner's soul.
Alfred thought that if he could connect to the subspace Emilia mentioned through the Pseudo-Life Gate, he might be able to meet those who came to find him in advance.
"Fake Gate of Life? What is that?"
"It's the golden door in the hall after you saw me today. I think if I can pass through the Pseudo-Life Gate, maybe I can meet those idiots who came to see me."
"This... shouldn't be the case. The passage I passed through should be one-way, so Al's idea shouldn't work."
Emilia answered sounding a little guilty.
"I see... Now that you're here, what about Tina? Is she doing well after I'm gone?"
Alfred changed the subject and asked about another familiar person in that world.
"Before I answer this question, can I ask you a question?"
"Well, you said."
"Al, do you hate Tina? If it weren't for her, you might not have died."
Emilia showed a very complicated expression and stared into Alfred's eyes with her beautiful eyes.
"I don't hate her. Rather, I am quite grateful to her. Because of you and Emilia, I had a very happy and joyful time."
"really?"
"That's true. Because I was so miserable in the lives before and after that. So even now, I miss living with you and Tina very much."
"I see... After you left, Al, Tina took me and hid away under a different name. We lived together until she passed away from illness.
Before leaving, Tina wanted me to tell you, Al, that she felt very sorry for you, and that she deserved it even if you hated her, but she wanted you to know that she really loved you..."
Emilia said, her voice becoming a little muffled by sadness.
"I see... That girl is just as dumb as before. It's obviously not her fault that I died. But now that I know she lived out her life in peace, I feel relieved."
"Al...are you really calm?"
"Calm down?"
Alfred was a little confused by Emilia's statement.
"Well, I thought you would feel even more sad or nostalgic after hearing about Tina. But right now, Al gives me a slightly cold feeling."
Emilia's tone sounded very lonely, and this shouldn't be Alfred's illusion.
"Cold, huh... Emilia, since you've come here and seen those souls, you should be well aware that I've lived many, many lives, right?"