Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 708 - 383 You are really arrogant (5K, please subscribe!)_2

Thinking to the end, Ophidia couldn't hold back, looked at him, and sighed: "Herbert... you know well what this means."

You will embark on a lonely road.

"I know, have always known."

Facing the merciful gaze of the Ashen Bishop, Herbert gently shook his head: "Ophidia, you need not feel regret for me. This is the path I have chosen."

"As for the so-called 'cost' paid, I understood it in the past, I understand it now, and my thinking will not change in the future."

Herbert never needed anyone else's pity.

Didn't need it in the past, and even less in the future.

To put it simply, there has always been only arrogant Herbert feeling pity for others, never others pitying him.

"And now, I just want to confirm one thing with you."

Herbert stared at Ophidia tightly, asking in a deep voice:

"Now that I have become a Secret Keeper, do I now have the qualification to share the pressure on you?"

Do I now have the qualification to stand by your side?

"Share my pressure?"

The Ashen Bishop was momentarily lost, subconsciously asking: "So, is this really your reason for wanting to become a Secret Keeper?"

"Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't, interpret it as you will." The newly minted Secret Keeper responded calmly.

"..."

Even though Herbert had firmly claimed so before, Ophidia instinctively felt it was just a joke.

For this, she had even given Herbert a difficult test, not expecting him to actually pass.

She was silent for a while, then shook her head and said: "I need to explain, although you say you want to share my pressure, what I bear is not pressure."

"But a mission."

Buzz—

At the moment she spoke, all the tomes in the half-plane trembled simultaneously.

Those secrets silenced for countless ages awoke, sounding their voices.

She looked up, eyes steadfast, speaking solemnly: "No matter how outsiders describe it, whether they call it knowledge, secrets, or even view it as a curse... it cannot conceal a fact, which is the mission passed down by countless forebears of the Secret Keepers."

"We gather these secrets, guard them, not for ourselves, but to prevent them from being obliterated by the gods, allowing mortals to know this knowledge."

"This is the mission the Secret Keepers have carried since their inception."

Secret Keepers are not just a gathering of hoarding enthusiasts; from the very beginning, their purpose was to rebel against deities.

Ever since the divine spirits emerged, the gods have held sway over everything.

The sky, land, sea... all material things were divided by the gods completely.

After they have ruled all material things in the mortal realm, this group of greedy entities even seeks to control mortal thoughts.

The gods imprint thoughts, shackles on mortal thoughts, and harvest their faith.

As countless ages passed, everything in the mortal realm remained unchanged, with little progress.

Are mortals too foolish?

No.

The gods controlled everything.

They stifled the development of mortals, keeping the world's progress within a controllable range.

Not too low, not too high.

If it is too low, they will bestow divine mercy, aiding their development.

If it is too high, they will impose divine punishment, destroying their efforts.

Any act that affects their rule is seen as blasphemy.

In the most frenzied ages, knowledge was seen as an unpardonable crime!

Although later, as some mortal-born faiths arose as new gods, the oppression of the mortal realm by the gods gradually lessened, yet the overall state remained unchanged.

The birth of the Secret Keeper organization is related to this; their task is to protect knowledge from being destroyed by gods.

Ophidia always upheld this, and was proud of it.

Thus, despite understanding Herbert's intentions, she still showed dissatisfaction in the face of the "mercy" Herbert exposed.

This was not merely to prove her persistence, but also for every generation of Secret Keepers who persisted before.

And facing the fury of the entire half-plane, Herbert's reaction remained calm, his expression unchanged.

"You misunderstand, I do not intend to belittle the Secret Keepers."

He shook his head and calmly said: "But whether it's a mission, responsibility, or even so-called destiny, the essence is the same."

"No matter how many terms you use, this is not something that should be borne by one person."

Herbert never denied the achievements of the Secret Keepers, nor belittled their ideas.

On the contrary, he greatly admired their courage, their resolve to face the gods.

It does not mean he would belittle the pressure these people endure, ignore the effort they made.

Pain is pain, pressure is pressure.

No matter how much is said, no matter how lofty the reasons, it cannot conceal these hardships.

"I admire the courage of predecessors, and at the same time feel sorry for their sacrifices, these two are not in conflict."

"In this world, there may exist roles such as saviors, but the real savior should not be just one person."

In a world with extraordinary powers, individual energies are magnified infinitely, enough to perform astonishing feats.

But even so, the notion of salvation by one person is too arduous.

That is truly too exhausting.

Are all the others dead?

Why let 'the savior' bear it alone?