Chapter 918: Changing Fate

Chapter 918: Changing Fate

“…which would be the conclusion of karma.

“At the same time, if the king didn’t do anything, the son’s bad karma would accumulate and, ultimately, it would kill the king.

“You might think that the king could easily exile the son or disown him, but that was impossible.

“Only by mutual consent could karma be severed. If the king and the prince forgave each other, having no more affection for each other, and finding peace in their conclusion, could their karma be solved as two strangers?

“Master. I know you are trying to change your future, but playing with these five is dangerous. One wrong move can mess with your fate,” explained Mae.

Nathan fell silent. After listening to her explanation, he barely understood the profoundness of these five concepts.

It would appear that warning the king also made the karma get entangled in her life. That was why Mae suggested not to mess around with the future.

Nathan closed his eyes for a moment before explaining, “Right now, I’m afraid that nothing happens on the mountain range, which means an unexpected thing will happen when we arrive and one of its possibilities is Selena’s father dying.

“From what I have experienced so far, my life feels like a cycle. I will encounter a problem and the problem will get worse.”

“Yes.” Mae nodded. “I can see it, Master. Your fate can’t be calculated, but your destiny might change depending on your action and intention. Your luck is extremely imbalanced, as if your luck has been sucked onto a single point. However, your karma is not necessarily bad. You have killed, you have done bad things, but you have clear principles, you have done good things, you have saved lives, and so on.”

“And that’s why I’m thinking that instead of changing my fate, I’m shifting it.” Nathan raised one finger. “Let’s use the elite class alien for an example. The problem was the sudden appearance of the centipede.

“Meanwhile, the problem got worse either when Count Einren appeared or when a group of warrior class aliens blocked our path. And the situation was solved by my plan for the former, while Alavenya and Noelle took care of the latter.”

Mae agreed with the way he saw the course of events.

Nathan continued, “In that case, I’m wondering if I should make a problem for myself. For example, the problem is that we are falling from a cliff. The problem worsens when the cliff turns out to be a valley of aliens or a hidden warrior class mutant hiding in that cliff.”

Mae shook her head. “While I can agree that you might be able to shift your fate that way, what will you do if your destined events reset after leaving the mountain?”

“…” Nathan scratched the back of his head. He couldn’t answer that question. “So, should I shift the problem to the end of the mountain and the bigger problem comes during our trip to that place?”

“What if fate has locked you right at the beginning of the mountain and you have no way of changing the destined event at the end of the mountain range, which is already fated to appear?”

Nathan clutched his head, having no answers. He understood how challenging fate was complicated.

One wrong move would mess up the course of events that might result in a better or worse outcome.

Nathan gritted his teeth. “Do I have no way of changing it?”

Mae could sense the fear in Nathan’s eyes. At the same time, Nathan was slightly different from the people he had served so far.

His teacher saw fate and resigned himself to fate. On the other hand, the people she served in the past tried to go against fate for their own sake.

Nathan was slightly different. He wanted to go against his fate, but it wasn’t for his own sake. It was for others.

He couldn’t forgive himself if Selena’s father died because of him.

Mae took a deep breath before explaining, “In this situation, there are only two ways to go against it. The first one is to move away. Just like a normal rope, this karma is weaker the farther you are. Of course, if you have a much more inseparable karma, such as life and death, with that particular person, it will be useless.

“However, as you haven’t met her father, you are considered to have no karma with him.

“That also means you might have to stay in the mountains while the girls go there.

“The second way is to shift the destined course of events as you originally suggested. Although there might be a lot of unexpected factors, we can always shift the timing by adjusting the pace.

“For example, you can create an unexpected situation on the way there, but don’t rescue her father yet, until a bigger problem appears. And to do that, you need a lot of preparation.

“There’s one thing that will be beneficial for you. It’s your luck with women. It’s so great that it can either become your power or become something that will kill you.

“In other words, if you plan everything accordingly, there’s a way to shift it to another worse problem.

“It’s just… The moment you mess up with fate this way, I’m afraid the consequences are not something you can handle.

“For example, because you’re forcefully changing your fate, the fate will mess up and bring out an elite class alien instead of a warrior class alien. We usually call it the price to pay.

“Which path are you going to choose, Master? The first path is the easiest, but depending on your circumstances and plan to get back, I don’t think it’s possible.

“That leaves only the second way. It’s not something I want to suggest, but I guess I can let you do it this time.

“Just don’t be reckless and alter your fate like this again in the future… Well, the fact that I allow you once means I might allow you for the second or third time in the future, as this is the Law of Cause and Effect.” Mae let out a long sigh. “So, Master… Your decision…”

“I…”