Chapter 17

[Fourth year: Fionn, who was successfully rescued, is overjoyed and grips your hands tightly. To reward you, he decides to appoint you as the Chief and Deputy of the Fianna Knights. Thus, for the sake of fairness, everyone decides to use force to determine who is the Chief and who is the Deputy.]

[Fourth year, August: You decide the outcome at the capital's tournament arena! Almost everyone comes to watch!]

[In the arena, the two of you stand opposite each other, one holding a wooden sword and the other a wooden spear. You wield your weapons; Diarmuid's combat power is astonishing, but Lin Ye is a master of both tactics and combat, and he can trade blows with Diarmuid.]

[At the critical moment, Diarmuid is slightly more skilled and wins. At this moment, Diarmuid attracts the attention of everyone in the arena!]

Lin Ye...

"With this, my rating should be a bit higher, right?"

Lin Ye already understands that his final rating is a comprehensive evaluation based on target tasks and his own achievements. If Diarmuid doesn't become the leader of the Fianna Knights, won't his rating drop a bit?

Lin Ye immediately continues to watch. Is it time for the two of them to fight side by side and create a legend together?

[That night: Just as everyone is celebrating for you, you and Diarmuid are unable to hold your liquor and prepare to leave. However, the moment you step outside, a beautiful figure blocks your path.]

[She introduces herself as Gráinne and says she is Fionn's fiancée, but she does not want to marry an old man over fifty. She is willing to run away with Diarmuid.]

"What the hell!" Lin Ye is stunned.

Good grief, Diarmuid doesn't even have the Love Spot, so why are you falling in love with him at first sight!

No, wait, if you think about it, it makes sense. Fionn is now an old man in his fifties or sixties, has lost two wives, and has a grandson that old, yet he wants to marry a young woman?

Plus, Diarmuid is a handsome man and stole the show today; any normal woman would know who to choose.

At this moment, Lin Ye suddenly remembers what the incarnation of Youth said to him before.

"Fate is not so easily changed. This is Diarmuid's fate; it cannot be changed so easily."

Thinking of this, Lin Ye still smiles confidently.

I'll say it again: "Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets their mind to it!"

[Gráinne and Diarmuid elope. Actually, Diarmuid initially resisted, but he didn't expect Gráinne to be a powerful witch. She used a solemn Druid curse, so Diarmuid could not refuse.]

Oh no!

Diarmuid's face turns pale. Running off with the King's woman—isn't this just asking for death?

No, I must be careful of that woman Gráinne in the future, otherwise... should I learn from Brother Lin Ye and wear a mask?

Good idea! I'm so handsome, I'm not really suited for the battlefield anyway; wouldn't wearing a mask be just right?

Yes! It's decided! That's what I'll do!

However, let's see what the final result of this simulation is.

[Fourth year, August 14th: Fionn finds out about Diarmuid and Gráinne's elopement. Fionn is furious and sends Lin Ye to lead the Fianna Knights to pursue you!]

[Fourth year, August 18th: County Clare, Lin Ye is about to catch up with you. At the critical moment, Lin Ye suddenly gets a stomachache from something he ate last night, so you escape successfully.]

[Fourth year, August 24th: Scottish Highlands, Lin Ye suddenly gets a high fever, and you escape successfully.]

[Fourth year, August 28th: Finally, you and Gráinne successfully escape to Selban, and you decide to settle down there.]

"Lin Ye!"

Diarmuid is moved beyond words. Having such a friend is enough for this lifetime. He isn't stupid; he can certainly see that he was able to escape because Lin Ye was letting him go time and time again.

He clicks on one of the times Lin Ye let him go. He sees with his own eyes that in the Scottish Highlands, Lin Ye stands on a high platform, watching him leave, and shouts loudly:

"Since you've decided to hold her hand, never let go!"

What sincere emotion this is!

[Fourth year, September 13th: Finally, Fionn learns of your whereabouts. Fionn is furious at Lin Ye's repeated behavior of letting you go! He wants to punish Lin Ye. However, Lin Ye leaves behind four lines of poetry with great strength:]

[An eighteen-year-old bride and an eighty-year-old groom, gray hair facing a red-dressed beauty.]

[In the mandarin duck quilt, a night of union; a pear blossom presses down on a begonia.]

[Afterward, Lin Ye hangs his knight's medal high on the city wall and leaves gracefully.]

"Cool! Too cool!"

Although Diarmuid doesn't quite understand the meaning of those four lines, he understands the general gist. Lin Ye is speaking up for him; he is mocking Fionn's act of forcing Gráinne to marry him!

[Fourth year, September 14th: Fionn receives the news of Lin Ye's departure and is furious again. This time, he personally leads the Fianna Knights to pursue you!]

Fionn is serious now.

[Fourth year, September 18th: Fionn arrives at Selban with the Fianna Knights. You hide with Gráinne in the Twin Tree Forest. Although Diarmuid is brave, he is ultimately no match for Fionn's siege!]

[At the critical moment, a figure arrives quietly! Lin Ye appears suddenly. Seeing Lin Ye, you are overjoyed, and you throw a spear and a sword to him again!]

[You fight side by side once more, just like at the Mountain Ash Palace!]

[Fionn is powerful, but he is no match for the two of you, and the three of you escape successfully!]

[Fourth year, September 27th: The angry Fionn finds his foster mother, the Tuatha Dé Danann goddess Bodhmall.]

[Fourth year, September 30th: Bodhmall arrives before the three of you. Facing Bodhmall, you and Lin Ye strike with both swords and spears! Bodhmall is pinned to the ground by you!]

[Fionn arrives again. Seeing the defeated Bodhmall, he is ultimately disheartened. At this moment, Lin Ye stands up and says loudly to Fionn:]

"Fionn! Are you going to watch your foster mother die for the sake of a woman, and then fight your two saviors to the death?"

[Hearing this, Fionn knows that the situation is lost. Finally, he orders the pursuit of Diarmuid to be abandoned. However, Fionn never wants to see you again, so you take Gráinne to your territory in Keshcorran, and Lin Ye wishes you happiness before leaving. He says he is going to the Dublin Forest to find berries of eternal youth.]

[Fifth year: Your first son with Gráinne is born.]

[Sixth year: Your second son with Gráinne is born.]

[Seventh year: Your third son with Gráinne is born.]

[Eighth year: Your first daughter with Gráinne is born.]

[Ninth year: Your fourth son with Gráinne is born.]

Diarmuid...

Am I a stud? Can't you do something serious besides having children?

[Tenth year, April 3rd: A demonic wild boar is causing chaos on Ben Bulben mountain. Fionn invites you to go together. You feel guilty toward Fionn, so you agree.]

[You bring the cursed yellow rose and the subtle ripples.]

[Tenth year, April 6th: You and Fionn meet on Ben Bulben mountain. You finally encounter the demonic wild boar. Seeing the boar, which is the size of a small hill, you are fearless and seek Fionn's help to solve this together. But to your surprise, Fionn refuses your invitation. With no other choice, you have to face the wild boar alone.]

"Fionn! Sigh~"

Diarmuid sighs helplessly. What else can he do? Who told him to feel guilty toward Fionn?

[Facing the terrifying wild boar, you try your best, but you find that the boar's defense and strength are extremely powerful. You regret not bringing your long sword and long spear.]

[However, you have no chance to regret it! Just as you are about to die under the boar's tusks, a figure suddenly appears before you!]

[Black hair, black eyes, a handsome figure, just like back then!]

[Lin Ye!]

"Lin Ye! It's Lin Ye!"

Diarmuid is as excited as if he's gone mad! Lin Ye is like a god; every time he encounters difficulty, he descends from the sky!

He has saved him countless times! This man! Using the word 'best friend' is far from enough! I must become his sworn brother!

[He throws the long spear and long sword to you, and you immediately change weapons! Lin Ye's eyes suddenly brighten, and then the demonic wild boar is frozen in place!]

[Lin Ye shouts at you, "Hurry!"]

[You immediately grip the long sword!]

[Sword light flashes, and the wild boar turns into a rain of blood. Under the blood rain, the two of you stand opposite each other.]

"Lin Ye... Lin Ye..."

Diarmuid doesn't know what to say. How could he not understand? If it weren't for Lin Ye, he would definitely have died here, but Lin Ye's appearance gave him hope again.

[You look at Fionn. You don't say much, just leave behind one sentence:]

"From now on, we owe each other nothing."

[Having said that, you leave with Lin Ye.]

[Afterword: Your fate has completely changed, the curse of love is completely lifted, and you and Gráinne live a happy life. You avoided dying from the boar's curse.]

[Your four sons and daughter take Lin Ye as their godfather, and Lin Ye happily leaves you and Gráinne each a berry of eternal youth. You and Gráinne live out your natural lives. Do you choose to inherit the memories?]

[Yes/No]

"Yes!" Diarmuid doesn't hesitate. Such a beautiful life—wouldn't it be too much to refuse?

So at this moment, a massive amount of memories floods into his mind. At this moment, he seems to see himself and Lin Ye fighting side by side against countless powerful enemies! He seems to see Lin Ye letting him go time and time again, then smiling and waving goodbye! He seems to see Lin Ye descending from the sky at the critical moment of life and death, saving him from the hooves of the demonic wild boar.

Unknowingly, Diarmuid suddenly lowers his head and begins to cry bitterly.

"Diarmuid, what's wrong?" Oscar asks with concern from the side.

But Diarmuid says without even lifting his head, "You don't understand, you don't understand."

He doesn't understand why his heart is crying. He is crying because he doesn't know if he will have the chance to see this Lin Ye again. He has already avoided that cabin, so doesn't that mean...

"No! There must be a chance! There must still be a chance!"

Although for others none of this happened, for Diarmuid, who inherited the life, this was a real, tangible experience.

[Your simulation this time has ended. Achievements obtained: Elope, Full House of Descendants, Brothers in Arms.]

[The comprehensive evaluation this time is: A+]

[You can choose two rewards from the following rewards.]

"There are rewards too!" Diarmuid didn't expect that even after being so happy, he would still get rewards?

Diarmuid hurriedly looks down. At this moment, four options shine on the virtual screen.

"These rewards... are a bit too generous."