When Takeda Saito woke up in a strange room, he was a little confused.

He tried to retrace the past, but no matter how Takeda recalled, it all ended with a pain in the back of his neck - he reached out and rubbed it tentatively, and then felt that his neck was still sore, and it was estimated that the bruise had not gone away.

Although until now, Takeda did not know where he was, "not knowing where he was" was already a very scary situation in itself.

Struggling to wrench his head with his hands, Takeda barely tilted his head on the bed.

A modest room, completely different from my own richly decorated basement.

Who exactly?

The next moment, soft footsteps sounded outside the room, and Takeda quickly closed his eyes and began to pretend to be asleep.

Unfortunately, this kind of inferior camouflage skills cannot hide the other party.

"Mr. Takeda, are you awake?" Although the content is a question sentence, in terms of tone, the person who came seems to have been sure that Takeda has long regained consciousness, "Your cultivation is not holding your breath very well, and the fluctuations between your breaths are deliberate and unnatural...... I can't hide it. ”

Originally, Takeda planned to pretend for a while to prevent the other party from cheating him, but when he realized the identity of the person who came, he hesitated for a moment and finally gave up.

This voice Takeda knows - Apocalypse Karma.

For the vast majority of Ionians, Karma's voice was "a voice of wisdom and experience," but for Takeda, it sent chills down his body.

At this moment, Takeda's only question is, "How long have I been in a coma?" Why did you meet Kalmar? Is Karma back in Presian? ”

As if seeing Takeda's doubts, Karma calmly answered his questions one by one.

"Although the man didn't mean to show mercy, you've only been in a coma for more than a day."

"As for why you met me, the reason for this is more complicated, but it doesn't matter, Irelia will come next, and we can talk about it."

"In the end, a large part of the reason why I returned to Presdian is because the problems on Vastaya's side have temporarily subsided, the shadow stream is not as stupid as you think, and the elders of Vastya are not as impulsive as you planned, although the trajectory of fate has long been blurred, but most of the time, we still feel it."

Faced with Karma's patient answer, Takeda fell into an ice cave - he translated Karma's words in his mind, roughly "Someone slapped you out of your disorientation, Irelia and I will solve your problem, your plan is not as you thought it would be." ”

Finished.

It's all over.

Although Takeda was in a way arrogant and ambitious, he was also a man of considerable brilliance when he was sober.

Karma's answers made him quickly realize that he would no longer be able to ascend to the position of Ionian Emperor, and if he didn't even do it, he would probably spend his life in Salem Prison.

Wait, it seems that Saleng Prison was burned after being bought by himself, and it is still being rebuilt, and if he is really imprisoned, I am afraid that he will be thrown into other more remote places where birds don't.

It's all over.

Seeing that the brilliance in Takeda's eyes visibly dimmed, there was no joy or sorrow in Karma's eyes.

"Your brain is more flexible than most people, but you're using it in the wrong place." Karma's tone was full of emotion, "For the sake of his own ambitions, he did not hesitate to drag Ionia into the quagmire of war, and even to the brink of destruction...... I can't believe anyone would make such a crazy choice. ”

"It's not crazy." After accepting the reality, Takeda calmed down again, "This is just a trivial struggle against fate - although I am the son of a businessman who is not literate, I still have dreams. ”

"You're not a dream, it's a dream." Karma shook his head, "The goal is meaningless, the plan is full of holes, the process is all a matter of luck, if this can be called a dream...... Isn't that a dream too lowly? ”

"Cheap?" Unfortunately, Karma's last advice didn't make Takeda repent, and he lay flat on the hard bed, and the smile on his face gradually became hideous, "Isn't this the way this world is?" Some people are born noble, and from the time of birth, they are destined to become great apocalypse, destined to receive the inheritance of the sages; Some people have their backs to their families, and even if the family is ruined, the broken family crest is also a supreme weapon; Some people are so gifted that they have practiced kendo for a long time, and they have become famous in Ionia at an early age...... And me? ”

"You-"

"I'm just a businessman's kid!" Takeda's tone finally became urgent, "There is no sect to accept me, no master to teach me, even if my father gives all the profits as an offering, they will only accept the gift, and then touch the top of my head, shake my head and sigh...... Why should I accept the fate of such a naturally inferior dog X? ”

"You can not accept it." Takeda had expected Karma to be annoyed, but the Apocalypse was far more calm than he had imagined, "So you left Ionia, you went to Bilgewater, you went to Zaum, you became the Alchemy Baron, and during the Zaun Revolution, when everything in Zaun was about to fall apart, it was Ionia who accepted your request, please Mr. Torrez to help you go home!" ”

"I paid for it!" Takeda struggled to his feet, streaks of streak on his forehead, "I took out all my savings, including a priceless gem—all for the old man!" ”

"Is that what you're talking about?" Karma raised her hand, and a blue gem appeared in the palm of her hand, "This legendary ...... The Heart of Shurima? ”

"You?" Takeda was shocked, "How could it be in your hands?" ”

"Because Mr. Ryze didn't need it in the first place." Karma shook her head, "He's willing to help because the spirit of the Newborn Lands won't give up on any of the children of Ionia, and Mister Reze will give me this gem when you return." ”

"This ...... How is this possible?! Takeda instinctively began to deny, "How can anyone be willing to help unconditionally?" You must have made some kind of deal—for the wealth I brought back in the first place, right? Stimulate the market for a large number of gold hex! ”

"You see, you still don't want to admit it." Looking at Takeda, who shook his head, Karma lowered his brows, "You are used to looking at the whole world with benefits and benefits, but you have forgotten that in addition to interests, there are many things that we strive for - you saw that Irelia was born into a famous family, but you didn't see that she let go of her exterminating enemies for the sake of the newborn Ionia and in exchange for the exiled civilians." ”

"You have seen Master Yi's outstanding talent and unparalleled sword on the battlefield, but you have not seen his grand vow to become the Sword of Ionia, and you have not seen his never-ending cultivation on weekdays."

"You see the infinite wisdom of my ancestors, but you don't realize that when I grow old, I will also be a part of the sages, and no one will remember Darha, only people will remember me as the Apocalypse of this one."

"Fate is never fair, but everything has a price, and Ionia cannot have the same birth and death for all, but she can allow all who have her approval to pursue their own destiny to the fullest."

"Did you know that when the Noxians withdrew their troops from the Ori, countless people were lost in the storm of the ocean, but when you left Ionia from the Ori, how did the First Born Land feel sorry for you?"

"Even when you left Bilgewater and could not settle in Piltover, Ionia summoned you to become a merchant and messenger of Ionia, and you refused."

"You think that everything you have earned is hard work, but in fact, behind you, the spirit of the firstborn land has always silently guarded you...... Even if you've only been in a coma for a day, it's because of that. ”

Takeda wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, but he couldn't utter a single syllable—after being pointed out by Karma, the past seemed to confirm her claim.

Even...... His departure from Weili was Ionia's "release", and his return from Zu'an was Ionia's "protection"?

The shock of this incident was fatal to Takeda, and he collapsed on the bed, trying to remember the past, as if trying to find a place where Ionia was sorry for himself.

But...... After thinking about it, he couldn't find any shortcomings other than not giving himself the perfect talent.

Even today, when he remembered his childhood in Ionia, in addition to the rejection of the elders, it turned out to be mostly warm - the sweet and sour fruits shared by Vastaya's traveling companions, the extra sweets given at the bazaar, and the companions of childhood sweethearts......

The awakening of these memories caused Takeda Saito to fall into an indescribable panic, he had always thought that he was full of confidence, that he was "justified in rebellion", but from the actual situation, he was like an ungrateful clown, trying to hurt Ionia, using the most despicable means to hurt the newborn land that had always sheltered him.

In a trance, Takeda Saito was sobbing - he didn't feel guilty, he just felt stupid, so stupid that he always ignored the protection of the newborn land, so stupid that he always regarded this blessed power as a burden and a burden.

I am so stupid and stupid, so stupid!

The pain nearly tore Takeda apart, and he finally collapsed completely on the bed, curled up in pain - Karma didn't torture him, but ruined his three views.