Annan looked at Hugo complicatedly - using his naked eyes, he looked at this young man who was as bright as the sun from the material world.
Even without going out of his way to peek into his soul, Annan could still tell what kind of unquenchable soul was hidden in it.
"...Now, do you know the curse passed down from generation to generation by the Black Tower in Zedi?"
Annan couldn't help but ask the young Hugo.
Hugo was a little surprised: "My future self, have I even told you this?"
He couldn't help but smile brightly: "Then it seems that you are also a good person.
"There's nothing hard to say. It's just [a fire that's not lit for oneself]. There's nothing difficult about it. It's better to say...that's exactly what I'm here for."
Hugo's eyes were as bright as stars.
He raised his head and looked at "Bernardino", his pupils so clear that they seemed to be shining: "I believe in passing on the fire from generation to generation. The mission of our Zedi Black Tower to this day is to make life convenient for the greatest number of people...
"One day, people may be able to escape plagues and diseases, and even escape death. Their lives will eventually become more and more convenient... People will no longer die from disease, poverty and accidents, and they will no longer need to spend time
On the meaningless journey. There will no longer be people freezing to death in this world, and there will be no more people dying of starvation..."
Hugo said with great conviction: "Even if I can't do this, as long as we, the Black Tower of Zedi, pass it on from generation to generation, we will be able to do it one day.
"I believe that most of the suffering in this world is caused by poverty and backwardness. People with money can live better than those without money, isn't it just because they can get more things?
"Then, if we can greatly reduce all costs and greatly improve efficiency...then everyone can live a prosperous and happy life like the richest people. Those who can use money to eliminate
Suffering, those misfortunes born of poverty, will all disappear without a trace.
"And we happen to have the ability - what Zedi Heita has always taught students is how to improve the efficiency of transformation products and reduce the cost of transformation products; how to use our technology and knowledge to eliminate suffering and solve difficulties for the most people.
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"Then as long as we exist here, the world will gradually get better and better.
"Even if I as an 'individual' can't do it for the time being, my successors will be able to do it one day - because [the fire that is not lit for myself] is always burning, because [the fire thief] is still there.
combustion."
When Hugo was a boy, he said something that shocked Annan.
From the very beginning, he never considered "himself".
He lives for others, for the world... for ordinary people who are unable to fight against their fate.
Annan suddenly understood.
Why...Bernardino would be jealous of Hugo.
Because no Bernardino could understand Hugo's heartfelt motivation to move forward "for others".
Because of the lack of understanding, there is a gap. Because of the gap, there is a conflict.
Just like Julius' jealousy of Bernardino in the past.
Julius has no hope of advancing to gold, so for him... Bernardino's innate talent is something so far away that he cannot touch it in this life.
He does have a better and kinder path that everyone can be happy with.
However, the burning jealousy obscured his eyes. He would rather give up the possibility of upwards completely than shoot Bernardino to the ground like a star.
After Bernardino restored his memory in the spiritual body resonance cauldron experiment... the tide of hatred in his heart overwhelmed his heart.
He finally killed the enemies he hated.
But the tide of hatred did not recede because of this. On the contrary, it became more and more violent. Belandino realized that hatred had overwhelmed his mind and he was gradually losing control.
——At this time, Bernardino met Hugo.
A silver-level wizard who is only seventeen years old, the son of the Black Tower in the Zeland. A genius who will succeed him as the master of the tower in a few years.
He was moved by Hugo's dazzling personality like the sun...and probably impressed by the beauty of Hugo's dazzling soul.
Bernardino would rather personally erase the memory that allowed him to regain his talent, and let the tide of hatred in his heart subside. He didn't want to hurt other people again.
But this was not a discovery of Bernardino's conscience, but an impulsive move made after being shocked by Victor Hugo, similar to the time of the wise.
This is because Bernardino desperately hopes that he can walk calmly under Hugo's "sunlight".
This is also reasonable.
Hugo's brilliance as a boy was better than anyone Annan had ever seen.
So Bernardino put on prosthetic eyes again, regained his human vision, and sealed his spiritual vision; he chose to forget the nightmare that had awakened him, and returned to the confused "weak" posture again.
Everything he gained from the Spiritual Resonance Cauldron experiment...was completely discarded.
Anyway, his enemy has been killed. Then, once awakened, this hatred that cannot be quelled... like a vicious dog is no longer needed.
Bernardino trusted Hugo immensely. He believed that Hugo could help him return to the sun and the bright world.
Then, he conspired with Hugo to kill his "hateful self".
Just like Black Annan in the past... chose to commit suicide.
Bernardino had the right idea.
Hugo is indeed trustworthy.
But he also ignored one thing...
That is, the person who is not worthy of trust is himself.
When Bernardino, who had forgotten everything and became a useless weakling again, met Hugo again... he and Julius also became inferior.
Bernardino, who had reached the ceiling of his talent, saw the dazzling and dazzling Hugo. In his heart, a fire of jealousy that was enough to burn out reason finally ignited.
——Just like Julius back then.
At this time, Bernardino actually has a bright future. Just like Julius actually has a chance to change his destiny.
As long as Bernardino follows Hugo's guidance and makes a clean break with his past crimes, he can completely change his appearance and calmly live a life under the sun that is much dimmer than Hugo's, but equally bright and bright.
After all, he has the element of soul.
The fully awakened soul element can make him the best doctor in the world - even if the person is dead or even cold, as long as time has not passed, he can forcibly revive the person again.
What a noble future this is.
This was also the future that Hugo had painstakingly planned for him.
By saving countless people who didn't deserve to die, he made up for the murder he didn't even know he committed.
...But Bernardino's burning jealousy made him unable to bear the possibility of staying under the sun and having all his fate arranged by Hugo.
This is probably related to the fact that his destiny has been changed by others since he was a child.
Even though Hugo was trying to save him this time, he still chose to refuse.
——In other words, only this time, he had the courage to resist and control the person who controlled his destiny.