Super Righteous Player
Chapter 849 - 387 Philip: Losing the Smile.jpg

Chapter 849: Chapter 387 Philip: Losing the Smile.jpg

"Information from which layer..."

Annan raised his eyebrows, becoming a bit more serious, "What does it say?"

"Because I still do not know to what extent Your Majesty understands me."

Philip grinned, saying, "I don’t want to accidentally reveal something you don’t yet know while making small talk. It’s not just about whether I lose out, but whether you would believe it... If I divulged critical information and yet you did not believe it.

"It would not make me happy, and you wouldn’t be pleased either—so that wouldn’t be good, would it?"

"...what extent of understanding must I have about you?"

Want to exchange information?

That could be alright.

Annan’s lips curled up, "I know that before the founding of Noah, you were an Elf—does that suffice?"

"...Sss."

Prince Philip gasped exaggeratedly.

He picked up a plate of roasted meat just served by a servant.

Unreservedly, he grabbed a large, juicy piece of meat with his hand and chewed it vigorously.

Meanwhile, he nodded and flattered, "Ah, that is certainly enough... But it’s no surprise coming from you.

"Rather, at this level, you should believe what I say. What I witnessed as an Elf is far more reliable than ’hearsay’."

Hearing this, Victor raised his eyebrows.

But he said nothing.

"Let’s start from the beginning... Mr. Kai’s real name is Chiron."

...Chiron?

Annan was struck by the name.

He remembered this name—though not from this world.

Chiron was also translated as ’Chiron.’

A half-human, half-horse Sage in ancient Greek legend, said to be the teacher of heroes like Hercules, Achilles, Jason, Orpheus, Aeneas... colloquially known as ’Horse Teacher.’

He would likely be a four-star character in a mobile game...

"Is he a centaur?"

Annan asked casually.

To Annan, it was a simple association... but upon hearing this, Philip was momentarily taken aback.

He showed respect and nodded, "Indeed, Your Majesty, you’re familiar with even such obscure figures.

"It looks like I’ll have to reveal something substantial to satisfy your curiosity..."

"Such as?"

"Such as, Master Chiron was personally sealed by the Emperor. It was not because Master Chiron was an unforgivable villain... but indeed, Master Chiron did bear an unforgivable crime."

Prince Philip’s smile faded significantly, "You should be aware of curse technology, correct?"

"Of course," Annan frowned slightly, "Don’t tell me you’re suggesting that curse technology was invented by Master Chiron?"

Although he did not know what Chiron’s achievements were.

But at this time, adding a "too" regardless of right or wrong, he could remain unflustered.

"Not quite."

Philip quickly replied, "But after the curse technology was sealed and destroyed... Master Chiron, relying on his memory, re-recorded the already destroyed curse technology.

"I greatly respect Master Chiron—his contributions are enough for all Elves and centaurs to admire him. But I still believe... at least from a consequentialist perspective, I personally find, at least Master Chiron’s action was reckless, wrong, and brought serious consequences to the entire world."

When talking about Chiron, Philip’s choice of words was extremely cautious.

"—Because afterward, the books containing curse technology were stolen.

"Master Chiron confessed this to the Emperor and expressed his desire to use the ’Sixth Aspect Book of the Dead’ to capture the criminal—I presume you also know that the ’Sixth Aspect Book of the Dead,’ which can reach into the future, was originally meant to be used by a centaur with ’First History Sight.’

"However, the Emperor refused Chiron and judged him—sealing Master Chiron as a criminal with the ’Mirror of Smoke.’ This was a ’judgment only a king could make,’ intended to let future generations decide based on the resulting damage whether to imprison, execute, or release him.

"But this seal was previously undone by my father... though he was cautious and only released half of Chiron.

"And ’Mr. Kai’ is his incarnation."

"Why tell me this specifically?"

Annan countered, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

This was indeed a weighty secret—there probably weren’t many elves who knew about it.

But he felt somewhat puzzled...

Was this meant to use Annan to help deal with Mr. Kai?

Philip must have known that such words could never shake Annan, right?

"I believe Your Majesty must also know... I once believed in the Decomposed, and in the Goddess of Cup as well."

Philip chewed his food slowly and said, "But perhaps you do not know, I also worship the Silver Baron, and I worship the Tragedian too."

No, I indeed know that you worship the Tragedian.

Annan thought.

For he had seen Philip’s men use the Tragedian’s ritual in his nightmare—that "The Great Hunt of Fate" was a ritual from the domain of the Tragedian.

But the fact that he also worshiped the Silver Baron... this Annan did not know.

After all, it was the Silver Baron who told Annan about Philip.

"I suppose it was the Silver Baron who told you my secrets."

Philip replied fearlessly, "Possibly even the information on the ’Fourth Discourse’... no, it must have been.

"Of course, you are the Celestial Chariot—ever since Claus failed to snatch the ’Book of the Celestial Chariot’, I had given up on the idea of being your enemy. After all, fate lies in the tracks of the Celestial Chariot."

He stated earnestly, "You might have concluded already... I am a pantheist. I’ve struck deals with many gods; the Silver Baron enlightening you with my information is part of the deal I had with him—I sold my ’right to betray’.

"That is to say, anyone can betray me in contracts and agreements. And I voluntarily renounced the right to hold the Silver Baron accountable. That’s why Noah could, under the watch of the Silver Baron, boldly erase all records about me...

"And I’ve also struck a deal with the Tragedian for knowledge and information... My fate is sealed to die in a grand tragedy.

"I have no intention of being reborn again; I promise that my life will end in this lifetime. And please trust my wisdom—at this upcoming chaotic time, it’d be better to let me ascend the throne than Kafney. She’s still very young, only in her teens, and even ten years later, she’d only be just over twenty... Her ascending the throne now would certainly bring chaos.

"I also promise that I will not leave any descendants. After my death, the throne will be passed to Kafney. If Your Majesty wishes to take my life, I can grant you that opportunity... just give me ten years."

Philip chewed his meat, his face showing a very sincere, nearly humble respectful smile: "I have no intention of opposing you, nor do I covet your support. But as long as you are not my enemy... many details we can discuss."

"—But you still haven’t explained why you told me the information about Chiron."

Annan’s fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, he squinted slightly and spoke softly, "More than your secrets, I want to know this—don’t change the subject."

The more he said so, Annan felt that the emphasis was on the first part—the information later seemed like bait pulled out to cover up secrets and distract Annan’s attention.

His intuition told him there was definitely a problem.

He inexplicably said a lot at the beginning but deliberately avoided revealing "what he truly intended to do".

And then he suddenly burst out revealing a heap of secrets.

This seemed like trying to make Annan agree that "everything at the beginning was also correct".

Upon hearing this, Philip suddenly paused.

At this moment, Victor, who had been silently listening by the side, suddenly spoke:

"—Because he started with a lie, Your Majesty.

"Though he’s probably worried you would investigate afterwards, there was just one sentence. Even compared to the truth, it’s just switching the order... but it made the matter sound completely different."

Under Philip’s gaze, Victor spoke, "Master Chiron was indeed sealed in a story with the Mirror of Smoke in the past, and was indeed declared a criminal by the Emperor. Master Chiron did indeed request the Great Calamity Curio’s usage permissions from the Emperor.

"But that was after Master Chiron had apprehended the criminal and entered the seal voluntarily, not executed by the Emperor personally.

"Because after Master Chiron returned from the future, he arrived right at the time of the capital’s submersion. He used the power of the Mirror of Smoke to seal himself, and managed to survive because of it."

Victor looked at Philip, whose expression had suddenly turned unsightly, and calmly responded, "As for why he brought up this matter...

"I think he wanted you to retrieve for him the physical carrier of the story ’sealing Chiron’. Or perhaps he wanted you to ask Master Chiron about some matters... because Master Chiron can recognize the essence of a person’s soul at a glance.

"And Master Chiron might be the only person in the world who knows ’why the ancient capital of the Aesirland empire suddenly submerged’.

"Of course, there’s another possibility."

Victor looked at Philip, his lips slightly curving up: "There’s another rumor that ’the Book of Truth of Master Chiron hasn’t been exhausted completely’... perhaps that’s what you wanted.

"Knowing Master Chiron, capable of obtaining this level of information, with the name Philip... I think I know who you are."

Victor said somewhat nostalgically, "You are ’The Rhetorician’ Philip Flamel. You actually became a Transcendent and lived till this age...

"But how did you turn into... this state?"

His brows furrowed, he sighed deeply from the heart.

Listening to Victor’s words, the smile completely disappeared from Philip’s face.

His right hand clenched tightly around the piece of meat, immobile as if carved from stone.

He seemed like he wanted to say something, his lips twitched slightly, but in the end, he remained silent.

—Annan had never seen such a defeated expression on Prince Philip’s

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