Super Righteous Player
Chapter 1082 - 140: The Boundaries of Approximation

Chapter 1082: Chapter 140: The Boundaries of Approximation

But Ofelia knew that if he left directly, he might be suspected by the "Advisory Council" of seeking supporters abroad. In that case, his friends might face calamity.

So, in front of everyone, he had no choice but to publicly renounce all his claims to inheritance. And before the men sent by his father could find him, he secretly boarded a ship and fled.

This "escape" also subjected his friends to ridicule.

Even though Ofelia, as a member of the treasure ship "Silver," became a part of an epic saga sung by people... those who once knew him never thought this was something to boast about.

Being able to board the "Silver" was the utmost honor for a bard.

Many bards would not see or experience as many wonders and extraordinary stories in their lifetimes as he did in one voyage. The various tunes he adapted and the stories he wrote were also scattered around the world with the "Silver."

Although not recognized by anyone outside of Selicia.

But indeed, it was solely by his own strength, not his surname... that he reached the pinnacle of a bard.

— And yet, even so, Ofelia was still mocked.

Because in the end, they never saw Ofelia as just a poet but as the prince and heir to the kingdom. He was undoubtedly excellent as a poet, but as a prince, he was unmistakably a failure.

This failure was overwhelmingly strong and hard to ignore.

Among the many "crew members" chasing Selicia, Annan regarded Ofelia—who seemed like a nice person—the most.

— Because being nice is different from being weak.

From the moment he accepted the "Silver," Annan concluded that he was not a timid person. He gave this and abandoned that simply because he did not care.

But in front of something he truly cared about... perhaps this "celebrity" could unleash a power that would force Annan to take him seriously.

After all, among these crew members, only Ofelia had truly fallen in love with Selicia from the beginning.

Arthur’s feelings for Selicia were like mutual support among comrades, while Yufimia’s feelings for Selicia were more like friends from the same homeland, and Lucia’s was a kind of trust and dependence on a captain... Their relationships indeed might change due to the reversal of their positions.

But if you were to speak of the "first to arrive," it would definitely be Ofelia.

The name "Ofelia" sounds quite splendid, even somewhat feminine.

But when Annan saw his golden lyre... he realized that this was a significant figure who had an "original form" on Earth. He was just still in his "developmental phase."

Annan did have some understanding of mythology.

The name Ofelia could also be translated as Orpheus.

The son of Apollo and the Muse Calliope, holding the golden lyre given by Apollo, he participated in the adventures aboard the "Argo."

He was indeed a genius bard, holding the very golden lyre—a cursed item from the domain of Mr. Radiance, which could trigger miracles through performance, be it harming others, healing, or twisting light to make oneself invisible.

In Greek mythology, Orpheus suffered excessive grief due to his failed attempt to resurrect his wife.

Eventually, during the festival of the God of Wine, because he blocked the parade’s path and continued to play sad songs on his golden lyre, he angered the maenads who worshipped the God of Wine—they tore him apart, beheading him.

And in this world, there is also a tradition of the God of Wine’s festival.

The United Kingdom celebrates the God of Wine’s festival on March 3rd, dedicated to the valley wolf—some ignorant people mistake the "valley wolf" for the God of Wine, thus they greatly worship it for three days.

During these three days, one must not drink water, only barley wine... which is a kind of bitter, low-alcohol beer.

And when people drink too much, they naturally get high.

They feel "fired up" and would strip off all their clothes, at most wearing a thin piece of animal skin, play cheerful music in the forests, constantly drinking, singing, and drumming while dancing wildly, circling the mountains until sunset.

Any animal they encounter in the middle... no matter the age or species, as long as it does not escape, would be torn apart and eaten raw by the crowd.

— This, of course, includes humans.

Just as the maenads tore Orpheus apart.

And in this world, many people mistakenly believe that the "valley wolf" is the God of Wine. The true identity of the valley wolf is a tragic playwright... and his followers are the Wolf Professor.

Based on the myths of this world, which always somewhat align yet are distinctly different from the myths of Annan’s world...

If Annan is not mistaken.

If he does not interfere too much, it might be that after Selicia and Ofelia marry, they could be ensnared by the Wolf Professor and killed, and ultimately Ofelia might be murdered too.

After all, the domain of a tragic playwright also covers "murder."

Besides this, there’s another possibility—that the story is not primarily about Ofelia.

Annan invited all the members of the "Silver" for another reason.

This was not intentionally hiding from Isaac.

Rather, there are some things that Isaac simply cannot comprehend.

For it was the moment Annan realized that Ofelia was "Orpheus".

He suddenly became aware that the treasure ship "Silver" might signify... the "Argo"!

Because if "Silver" is the "Argo".

Then Selicia is Jason. The "Winter Reverser" corresponds to Pelias, the uncle who had Jason fetch the Golden Fleece to exchange for the throne, but refused to acknowledge him when Jason returned.

Because all the sailors aboard the treasure ship "Silver" were rallied under Selicia’s charm.

Then the remaining few...

Euphemia Melvin, who boarded under the name "Lily Rasputin," abandoning her family, fleeing from fate, disguising herself as another person;

Arthur, who possessed extraordinary talent, regarded as the pride of his clan since his youth, yet for some unknown reason was expelled... hoping in his nightmares that he could become a "Grand Judge";

Lucia, the centaur girl who can see through the future, holding a bow that never misses.

Among them... is there someone who embodies a "mythic archetype"?

Why does this world always have inexhaustible connections with the legends and myths that Annan recalls?

Speaking of which...

Annan previously had a strange sense of déjà vu. The Blood Butterfly Valley in the Kingdom of Noah, and the "Verdon Gorge" in France that he once visited felt remarkably similar.

At that time, Annan thought it might have been some kind of illusion.

But when he passed by the Lava Forbidden Tower, he always felt that the volcano... was Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy.

Annan had previously felt that the scope of this world was not large.

Moreover, those players could be summoned by the power of the Book of the Celestial Chariot... and they all came from the same world, with only subtle differences from the world that Annan was from before.

This implies that their world is not far from this world—their myths and legends are likely similar to the myths and legends of Annan’s original world! Rather, this world is like the "legendary world" within the players’ world.

—What if it weren’t by accident?

The world "similar" to Annan’s world might not be just the one where the players reside.

Including the Mist Realm. Maybe even including the already destroyed Void World...

It is possible... they are all "similar yet distinct, Earths with different styles"!

That’s why the "intelligent life forms" of these worlds appear so similar, and the temperature, gravity, lighting, sun, moon, seasons seem so alike...

Of course, Annan doesn’t know what the Void World was like before its destruction.

Probably only when Annan visits the Holy Nation and consults the Forgemaster will he be able to learn the truth from him.

If the Void World is not similar to the Mist Realm.

Annan also thought of another possibility of the opposite nature:

Not all worlds are similar yet different. Worlds born adjacent to each other, without being moved by the Charioteer, naturally have similarities.

Annan’s world and the players’ world might be situated side by side. And this world doesn’t quite match the style of the Void World—then there’s a possibility.

That is, the Mist Realm was originally actually adjacent to the players’ world.

It was dragged near the Void World by the Charioteer!

This possibility seems greater.

Otherwise, why could Annan only summon players from that particular world?

And it was through the power of the Charioteer that he summoned them...

Maybe they could easily reach here along the already established "tracks of the Celestial Chariot"!

Moreover, the Charioteer has the appearance of a "human."

That also means...

Perhaps the Charioteer is not from this world.

But from the world where the players reside... a predecessor transmigrator.

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