Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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The father pushed the wheelchair to his son, who was wearing lion armor, holding a ram's head spear, and raising a snakeskin round shield.

“Kill me,” he said with a smile, without hesitation.

Seeing his son's blank expression, the father continued speaking.

“From the day I broke my leg, I no longer had any value to live as a soldier. You inherited my dream, and I will be your motivation to keep going.”

"...I can't do it."

That's what my son said.

"I can't do it!"

The son roared.

“Even if you can’t do it, you have to do it.”

The father desperately wanted him to pick up a weapon and stab himself in the throat. But no matter how much he hit or scolded, no matter how harsh the words or how hard he was beaten, the son simply wouldn't listen.

The argument between father and son lasted from morning till night, and in the end, the father still couldn't understand his son.

He certainly didn't understand, and never tried to understand. To him, his son was like a substitute for himself; he couldn't distinguish between his own dreams and his son's dreams, treating his son as a continuation of his own.

Driven to madness, the man forcibly sewed the weapon onto his son's body, fusing his flesh with the equipment, making him—

"Treat yourself as a weapon! Treat yourself as a tool for killing! That's what a warrior is! A warrior's purpose is to kill! A warrior needs no emotions!"

The father shouted, tears streaming down his face.

"—If I hadn't saved you back then, I should have already realized my dream by now!!!"

If he had no feelings, he wouldn't have broken his leg while protecting his son.

If he hadn't broken his leg, he could have realized his dream himself.

"kill me!"

The father gripped the gun barrel and pointed it at his own throat.

"You can become the greatest warrior if you abandon your emotions! I don't want you to follow in my footsteps!"

The father finally spoke the words he had kept hidden in his heart for many years, which deeply moved his son.

At this moment, the son finally understood that no matter how unwilling he was, his father could not change his mind.

My son has no dreams.

He was a man who loved his father and lived to fulfill his father's wishes in every way. He was a man stitched together by his father's dreams and had come this far because of his father's dreams. But without killing his father, his father's dreams could not be realized.

That's when.

A white cup appeared in front of him.

Give up your most important possession, and your wish will come true.

"I want to fulfill my father's wish! I want to be the one who makes my father's dream come true! I want to—kill my father! Just as he wished!"

The son roared at the Holy Grail like a madman.

His wish came true.

At the cost of "emotion," he abandoned his cherished wish of "thinking of his father" and killed him.

Sadly, this is exactly what the father had hoped for.

The father's eyes were filled with relief before he died, but the son could no longer feel his father's approval.

As his father wished, he became a warrior without emotions, and perhaps even surpassed his father's expectations. The sheep, snakes, and lions that he had killed and which his father had turned into weapons and sewn onto his body came back to life and became a part of him. Relying on his lifelike equipment, he became the most powerful warrior in the area—and also a monster.

The lamp was commissioned to deal with this monster that indiscriminately slaughters the creatures around it.

She heard the monster's inner voice.

She defeated the monster and heard the strange man's whispered call.

"You've found your heart again." The lamp held the strange man's hand and said softly, "It's all right now."

The sound of the lamp seemed to have a magical power, calming the monster who was deeply mired in the pain of killing his father and many other creatures.

The lamp looked into the strange man's eyes and said something that even he himself couldn't believe.

"To fight for the wishes of others, to be able to feel, to be able to understand, to be able to treat the world with kindness—these are precious things for warriors, and even for...human beings."

"...But I killed my father, and so many other people..." the strange man murmured, "Why would you save me...?"

He was confused and didn't know what to do.

The lamp pulled the strange man's hand, helping him stand up and look up at the strange man who wore lion armor, had dazzling blond hair, and gentle emerald green eyes.

“Then go and atone for your sins.” The lamp looked into his eyes and said earnestly, “As a human being with a heart, go and help, go and atone for your sins, go and search for and find the value of your life.”

"Your father wants you to become a truly powerful warrior."

The lamp said.

"A truly powerful warrior does not need weapons, nor does he need to prove himself by killing."

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P.S.: I'd like to recommend a friend's newly started MYGO Orange Fiction.

Can Li Xi only look at me?

Synopsis: Chika Yuzuki hates this world.

Eating is a waste of time, and so is sleeping.

The purpose of wasting time is to find the meaning of life.

……

Yuzuki found the meaning of life.

"Lixi-chan, I can do a lot of things."

"Lixi-chan really cares about Xiaodeng..."

"Xiao Deng only needs to sing, and as the second keyboard player I have a lot to consider."

"Lixi-chan...why? Why are you so concerned about the lamp?!"

"But... after I fell in love with you, the whole world became so wonderful, so happy, so lovely..."

"As long as I love you, I don't care about any of this. I've found my happiness... Please, please let me drown in happiness... even if I drown..."

The girl once again lost the meaning of living, and abandoned everything she had done to help Li Xi's band relationship, but at this time, the band relationship found her.

Su Shi: "If Crychic brought Yuzuki only pain and no joy, then let Crychic become our shared memory..."

Deng: "I don't want to lose Yuzuki... I want to be in a band with Yuzuki for life!"

Mu: "Yuzuki... I like it."

Hailing: "Lixi, once you quit, you can't go back on your word, okay?"

(Mainly focuses on oranges, with a slight twist; mygo is already a completed work)

The Tale of the Lost: The Lost Child - Chapter 359 Where Does the Road Lead?

"Why are you telling me all this...?" the strange man asked, puzzled.

“…Ugh.” The lamp suddenly lowered its head and hurriedly let go of the strange man’s hand. “I…did I say something I shouldn’t have?”

"No, no, no, you... you're absolutely right." The strange man raised his hand, looking at the armor that had become one with his flesh and blood. "My body can't go back to normal. The only thing I can do now is to atone for my sins, to save more people like me who have become monsters, just as you said."

"Yes, really?" Deng breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good..."

To be honest, Deng didn't expect to be able to say so much all at once.

In the past, that would have been absolutely impossible.

But after that day, things seemed to change.

Chu Hua's statement that "it's easier to express what you want to say by writing it into a song" also meant that she was encouraging her not to keep her thoughts bottled up inside.

She started to... blurt things out.

If you want to say something or convey something, just say it directly and tell the other person.

The lamp held the strange man's hand, looked at him, and told him directly what was on her mind after hearing his thoughts and seeing his memories.

The strange man never expected that a spellcaster, after defeating the monster, would not sacrifice him, but instead comfort him and point him to a path for the future.

This is simply unbelievable for an oddball who has always been discriminated against.

"Thank you," he said. "I don't know how to repay you. I will do my best to help you in any way I can."

"That's...that's too formal." Deng timidly turned her gaze to the side.

She blurted out a lot of things in a moment of passion, and now, thinking back on it, she feels terrified. What if she said something she shouldn't have, or something inexplicable or hard to understand that might upset someone...?

What should I do? I regret it so much...

If only someone could help me right now...

No, no, no! I can't think like that!

Lamp, you have to rely on yourself and learn to get along with others. When everyone is away, you'll have to rely on yourself.

Lenai? You can't expect a cat to help you socialize.

Where is Lena again?

The blond oddball stared at the lamp with a puzzled look, then suddenly shook his head, muttered something under his breath, and began looking around again. He scratched his head helplessly and said:

"My name is Chimera, what's your name, miss?"

"Light... Takamatsu Light," Light said softly.

“A lamp…a bright lamp that illuminates the night, a very good name,” Chimera said.

"Thanks......"

"By the way, were you hired to kill me? According to custom, you should take my head back to collect your reward."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, that's not it! I didn't mean to kill you!" Deng waved his hands frantically. "I, we just happened to be passing by and saw Mr. Chimera blocking the bridge. We wanted to help the villagers clear the road, so..."

“Just out of kindness?” Chimera laughed. “You are truly unique, just like the legendary leader of Sanctuary.”

"Santo Xiuya?"

"It's said to be an organization that shelters strange people, and their leader is a great saint, according to the bards."

"Do you know where they are?" the lamp asked.

To be honest, since entering the barrier, she's still wandering around like a headless fly. She's gained some understanding of the strange people, monsters, and the composition of this world, but so far, she still can't find a short-term goal.

The long-term goal is, of course, to save Su Shi, but Deng has no idea how to get there.

The Chimera mentioned Sant'Shuria... I had a vague feeling about it...

"Dengdeng, go find it."

Lena appeared beside the lamp without anyone noticing.

"Ah!" The lamp startled her, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Lena, and asked, "What are you looking for?"

"Saint-Shuary".

"why?"

"I don't know." Lena shook her head. "I just feel like I should go."

"..."

So, Lena felt the same way?

The lamp pursed its lips and looked toward the Chimera.

"Mr. Chimera... do you know where this 'Santo Xiuya' is?"

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"The world of desires."

Xiangzi said.