Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1078 - 136 The Paradoxical Serpent

Chapter 1078: Chapter 136 The Paradoxical Serpent

Meanwhile.

On the other side, Annan was also discussing this matter with Yawen.

"If you say that the title ’Charioteer’ does not belong to the future..."

Annan pondered thoughtfully, "When you used to call the Charioteer, did you directly refer to it as ’Celestial Chariot’?"

"Of course."

Yawen replied lightly, "It’s like how you usually call a friend by their surname or name—If there is another person who shares the same surname or name, you need to distinguish between them.

"Before you were born, we occasionally called her ’Celestial Chariot’. For instance, Mr. Radiance used to address her that way. Just as he addresses you."

"...But," Annan frowned, "both my sister and I inherited our appearance from our mother."

"Anya Rasputin?"

Yawen’s mouth curved slightly, "Compared to your birth mother... don’t you think you resemble the Paper Princess more?"

Saying this, he tapped the table with his knuckle, gesturing for Annan to look at the Paper Princess standing beside him.

"I am not as ’beautiful’ as the Paper Princess."

Annan said without hesitation.

Although his appearance was extremely similar to that of the Paper Princess, it was just a bit off, merely at the level of a mortal. It could be described, could be portrayed, but lacked the magical allure of the Paper Princess.

The appearance of the Paper Princess was indescribable, unportrayable... merely a glimpse was enough to unravel the sanity of mortals.

"So the question arises, whose appearance does the Paper Princess use?"

Yawen raised his eyebrows leisurely, "Of course, it’s from your ancestral grandmother. That image came from a commemorative painting I drew for Rigret back then... after the establishment of the Chrono-Law. I painted separate portraits for the other participants.

"There were those who cherished them, and those who were less caring. The fact that this painting leaked out suggests that Rigret was among those who cared less. But the painting depicted only Rigret’s dragon form... when I drew that painting, she hadn’t yet shifted to her current appearance or body.

"It was about after we arrived on the Aesirland continent, due to the need for massive town construction. Since dragons were inconvenient in elf cities – some friendly dragons transformed into elf forms, and those who didn’t change resided in the wild.

"After that, the old grandmother finally took on this current human form. Being typically indifferent to such matters, she simply used the appearance of the ’Celestial Chariot’ as a ’preset’.

"She just made a few adjustments to make it more majestic. She added dragon scales and horns and significantly increased her height... up to over three meters, to distinguish from the Charioteer’s image.

"Thus, when the Paper Princess was granted life... she naturally acquired this appearance."

Yawen said this, casting a deep glance at the Paper Princess, "In fact, one of the reasons the old grandmother disliked you is because you used this appearance."

"...Huh?"

The Paper Princess blinked, "Is that so?"

"Yes. The old grandmother specifically altered the appearance, but because you awakened the element of ’Beauty’, you reverted back... after all, the Charioteer also had the divine role of ’Goddess of Beauty.’ For the old grandmother, this was undoubtedly an offense."

"...Can I still apologize and change it in time?"

"There’s no need."

Yawen scoffed, "She was merely displacing her anger. You did nothing wrong, and you were completely unaware. There might be someone who truly offended the Charioteer, but you are not that person—the old grandmother knows this, so she just silently sulks by herself.

"This divine title was indeed not mistaken. She is truly old... knowing it’s wrong, yet unable to control her emotions, she just broods alone with anger known only to herself. Isn’t this just like an old lady?"

Hearing Yawen’s words, both Annan and the Paper Princess found it hard to respond.

After all, they were still the ’younger generation’ in the old grandmother’s family.

Yawen and the old grandmother were peers and old friends, indeed he could grumble a bit... but Annan and the Paper Princess both dared not to take over. They could only shiver as they listened to the muckraking about the old grandmother.

"But speaking of which,", Yawen glanced at Annan, "you should understand now.

"Although there’s some resemblance between you and Anya. The resemblance between you and Maria, however, is not inherited from your mother... The Rasputin family does not have the bloodline of the old grandmother."

Yawen said with a subtle smile, "Simply put, it’s ’coincidental’."

"...Is it that simple?"

"It’s not simple at all. It just so happens to be Ivan and Anya, putting together this appearance... and it also happens to be you. Just look at your sister Maria to know... Your appearance is not because you resemble The Book of the Celestial Chariot or inherited her features."

Because Annan is different.

Maria has nothing to do with the Charioteer.

"So you mean..."

"Have you not realized it yet? Or have you guessed it, but are afraid to admit it?

"It’s not that you were led by her or that the looks were altered. It certainly isn’t because of heredity, luckily manifesting in your generation’s phenomenon of reversion—it’s simply because the combination of Ivan and Anya happens to recreate the appearance of Paper Princess."

Yawen stretched out his hands, emitting a melodious, operatic singing voice: "That is to say, this is—Fate!"

Annan’s expression gradually turned solemn.

From the very beginning, fate had already determined everything... had it?

Fate had already decided that the Charioteer would be reborn at this time, the Book of the Celestial Chariot would descend, and Annan would cross over. It can even be said that before Annan arrived, the mirrors were already prepared.

"...So, Ingrid from the very beginning..."

"From the start, she had no hope. She walked the path of despair, attempting to witness a miracle. Currently, you hold an absolute advantage."

Yawen slowly stated, "But this doesn’t mean you will definitely win. Even the mere possibility of ’someone other than you’ could be absolutely fatal.

"Because there’s another possibility—that you could be eliminated by an enemy from the future. Your future enemies might support Ingrid’s ascension to divinity, thus directly eradicating your existence."

"Future?"

"Yes."

Yawen nodded solemnly.

Outside the window, the weather gradually turned gloomy, and the rumbling thunder accompanied by the cool breeze poured into the room.

On the other side, the "Charioteer" also spoke:

"It is at the moment of becoming a god... the instant when the ambiguous uncertainties of the past are determined—that is the sole method through which the future can influence the past.

"So I must use them to draw your attention... to personally inform you of this. This is knowledge that cannot be understood by any being that ’might be changed by time’. This knowledge is more dangerous than ’Genesis’—Knowledge about the ’future’."

Does the Charioteer have enemies in the future?

Does Annan have enemies in the future?

—Of course.

And they are the "enemies" sent to the future by the gods after the Charioteer’s death.

Possessing all the memories of the Charioteer.

Entities that harbor hatred towards gods, civilization... and the entire world.

Compared to Him, demons from the Void World are as weak as corpses catching fire.

In the southernmost United Kingdom and the northernmost Winter Duchy.

Both Yawen and Sir Silver Baron pronounced the name that had not been mentioned for a long time, yet would never be forgotten: "The Worm."

That does not exist in the "past" era and cannot be eradicated.

Yet, ignoring the trajectory of "fate," it kills from the future, all those who might become the Charioteer... the Non-Snake.

Like the Ouroboros, a formidable enemy who kills through "paradox."