Chapter 1385 - Establishing a Basic Agreement (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Now, it was Roland’s turn to be stunned.

Her long silence made him assume that his queries would had been futile. He never expected the Nightmare Lord to immediately explain the origins of the floating island in such great detail, which resulted in him being slow to react.

“What’s with your expression?” Valkries opened her eyes and said unhappily. “I am not betraying my race, but merely acknowledging Heathtalese’s way of seeing things. The Battle of Divine Will cannot ensure the continuation of my race but ensure that we continue becoming chess pieces for God, so… stopping God is the correct thing to do.”

Uh, that’s clearly my own position, right? Roland subconsciously scratched the back of his head. Transformer from a thousand years ago was unable to stabilize the connection to the Realm of Mind, so how could she have obtained so much information? But even if he was slow to react, Roland was aware that he could only continue listening to her.

“That’s right, you’ve finally understood this point.” He immediately composed himself and spared no effort to assume a magnanimous appearance as he initiated a handshake. “Although God has already taken notice of us, I believe that it isn’t too late—”

Valkries did not respond to his handshake.

“Before that, I would like to ask you a question.”

“What?”

“If the end was what the Oracle had mentioned, what are your plans on handling the relationship between our races?”

Nightmare Lord’s expression became solemn. Roland realized that the question would determine everything. Her raising of this pivotal question proved that she had begun considering the possibility of a collaboration, and genuinely thought of a way out for her race. Roland even faintly sensed that if she did not accept his answer, she might forcefully separate herself from the Dream World—even if it meant death.

“To be honest, I haven’t thought through it.” After a moment of silence, Roland spoke up.

Valkries frowned and replied coldly, “So everything you said before was on a whim, and you never believed that I might cooperate with you?”

“No, I did consider it before, but this matter is too complicated.” He chuckled bitterly; his answer did not meet the mark, but he was unwilling to fabricate a sweet-sounding excuse. Valkries was not a fool and he was never one to be good at making excuses. Instead of outsmarting himself, he preferred speaking the truth. “The war between humans and demons has lasted for a thousand years. This animosity cannot be removed in a short time frame, and it is close to impossible to recreate the Dream World in reality. The only way I can think of temporarily is to separate both races, to have your kind to leave the human world forever.”

“Where to?”

“That is the question we have to consider in detail. But the world out there is so huge, I’m guessing that there will be a place for the demons to call home.”

The two stared at each other for a long time and Valkries only broke the silence after the high temperature of their coffee simmered to a cool. “If you had reacted instantly and assured me that you would be taking care of everything, the probability of this being a trap would have been extremely high. But now, I feel that that is what you truly mean to do.”

“Uh… not having thought of something was the correct answer?”