Heroic Death System

Chapter 123 (Arc 3 Re:)

Back To The Key Moment ②

After the New Years, several visitors arrived at their snowy location. They were the original companions who sealed the Devil's Tree together with them and was headed by Kaiser. There were a total of five people and more than twenty guards. One of the girls had a special identity. She was Tylor's sister, the little princess of the Holy Empire, and Kaiser's fiancee, Ticia.

After sealing the Devil's Tree, Kaiser and the others were awarded the title of "Hero" by Holy Empire and became famous throughout the continent. Ticia fell in love with Kaiser at first sight during the Hero Honouring Ceremony. When he graduated, the King announced their marriage.

The purpose of their visit was to invite Tylor to Kaiser and Ticia's wedding ceremony.

However, before this, Kaiser hadn't known that Shang Ke was still alive. When he walked into the small courtyard of the bamboo house, he found Shang Ke making tea on a stone table in the snow, and his shock was palpable.

"Shang— Shang Ke!" Kaiser watched with disbelieving eyes as Shang Ke slowly walked towards him. His memories began to emerge bit by bit of the time they had lived together three years ago. Each scene came to mind, leaving only a bloody ending in the end. The man who was supposed to be sleeping under the ground was now alive and whole in front of his eyes.

"How are you?" Shang Ke smiled at him happily.

Kaiser dashed up to him with a lunge and hugged the man tightly in his arms, "You're alive! You're still alive!"

His warm body temperature, steady heartbeat and familiar smell made Kaiser feel not only the joy of recovering something he had lost, but also a sense of security.

Suddenly, a strong force tore Kaiser apart from Shang Ke and Tylor stared at him with an unwavering gaze. He had his suspicions of Kaiser's feelings for Shang Ke in the past, but now he could confirm it with his own eyes.

Kaiser hadn't recovered from his excitement yet when he saw Tylor holding Shang Ke's waist, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"Second brother." The little princess Ticia stepped forward and said her greetings to Tylor softly. Her eyes scanned Shang Ke from head to foot once.

"Your wedding date has been fixed?" Tylor emphasised on the word "wedding date".

Shang Ke was not surprised by Kaiser's marriage to Ticia since according to the information provided by the system, Kaiser did marry the princess. As the "main character" of this world, he would have a fruitful career and love, and his future would be smooth-sailing.

Just then, the voice of the system abruptly spoke in his mind: 【"Main Character" conversion, the world's main character has converted from Kaiser to Tylor. 】

Shang Ke's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. Main character conversion? Why?

The system did not give an answer. In worlds, there are characters that are vital to the fate of the world. Sometimes there are side characters in the world that outshines the main character and essentially take their place. In this world, Kaiser held a portion of the fate of the world and had the chance to become the real "main character". If Shang Ke had fallen in love with him, he would have replaced Tylor and became the real "main character". But then, he would have followed Shang Ke and swallowed his role in the world as well. The moment he succeeds, he would completely take over the world's fate as the destined character.

{TL Note: I took liberties to expand on the raws so it makes more sense, so it doesn't completely match up word for word.}

In the previous worlds, there had been a number of secondary people with the chance to become the main character. But Shang Ke had always recognized the original and did not allow the secondary to gain power and allow for them to contend for the spot of destined character.