Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1452 - 238 It’s All Because of You

"Actually, I’ve always wanted to know what the most fundamental purpose of your actions is," Pannis said, ignoring the approaching Danacus, and simply sat down cross-legged on the ground, resting his chin in his hand as he stared at the legs that once belonged to Nellie, and asked, "This question has been on my mind since the first time we met. Unfortunately, back then, there was no chance to discuss it with you. After all, we were pressed for time, and every minute wasted meant that hundreds of people in the outside world might die. So it remained an unsolved mystery. But now I finally have the chance. Since I’m planning to delay, and you don’t care if I am delaying or not, why don’t you just reveal the answer to this riddle to me."

"The most fundamental purpose?" Danacus was surprised by the sudden change in Pannis’s attitude. Even with his status as a Deity, he couldn’t help but be taken aback and asked with a puzzled frown, "Why are you delaying like this?"

"Of course, I have my own purpose. You’ll find out in a moment," Pannis said, lifting his eyelids to give Danacus a sidelong glance and whispered with a mysterious smile, "It’s definitely to your disadvantage. In essence, it’s to increase my chances of killing you. In your world, aren’t you omniscient? Don’t you know these things?"

"Hmph, a meaningless struggle. That must be your last hope," Danacus snorted coldly. Pannis had clearly stated his reason for delaying, and even though he hadn’t revealed the specifics, such a forthright move was surely foolish, destined only to ensure the failure of his attempt to delay. Nonetheless, Pannis seemed not to worry about failing at all; he could still manage to smile. On the other hand, it was also strange that Danacus didn’t seize the opportunity to attack early. Instead, he was rather cooperative with Pannis’s delay, strolling slowly and leisurely around him. The behavior of both was bizarre, making it impossible to comprehend their thoughts at that moment. After circling around Pannis a few times, Danacus finally stopped and said coldly, "I’ve already said it last time, my purpose is to obtain a perfect body. Only a body like that, once transformed into a Divine Body, can replace my original form. A mere mortal’s body is not capable of restoring me to my full strength."

"Isn’t her body perfect?" Pannis asked, "Although in some respects her body is indeed slightly inferior to mine, in terms of strength, hers is much stronger than mine. With her body as a Divine Body, why do you still covet mine?"

"You ask too many questions," Danacus replied with another cold snort and said solemnly, "I won’t necessarily answer every one."

"By saying that, I understand now," Pannis said, his smile cunning as a fox, squinting his eyes, "You haven’t fully eliminated her influence over this body, have you? Her will is too tenacious. Even with the will of a deity, you can’t erase her presence within her body. Her perseverance prevents you from completely controlling this body, which is why you hope to switch to mine. But then a question arises - how can you be sure that taking over my body will allow you to exercise full control?"

"What do you think?" Danacus sneered, "Do you think I could fully control it?"

"Indeed, there used to be significant flaws in my mental state. If you had taken over my body when my spirit was shattered, you could have easily suppressed my will completely, leaving me with no chance to fight back," Pannis said with a smirk that was not quite a smile, "But now? Are you still so confident?"

"Of course, I am. It’s all too easy to control you," Danacus said, leaning over and staring into Pannis’s eyes, "You probably still don’t know, do you? What you exist for, why you must ensure your own perfection, why I was able to destroy your will so easily back then."

"Ah, no wonder. I’ve always had this suspicion, and today it’s finally confirmed," Pannis sighed deeply, shaking his head, "It seems that from the very beginning, it was my body that you were after."

"Heh, the body I’ve chosen indeed has enough intelligence," Danacus said with a cold laugh, "The will of a deity is far beyond your imagination. Although Lord Yarra’s Divine Barrier prevents us directly from entering the Yarran World, influencing one or two low-powered ordinary people with our will, making their thoughts change according to our desires isn’t too difficult. Therefore, I easily maintained your perfection from a young age. Only such a perfect body is worthy of my descent."

"And at the same time, it’s to plant hidden troubles in my soul, isn’t it?" Pannis didn’t lose his composure as Danacus might have expected. Instead, he discussed it as if it concerned someone else, "If there weren’t these hidden issues, it wouldn’t have been so easy for you to breach my mental defenses back then. Since these issues were planted by you, you knew exactly how to trigger them. Simply shattering my belief in my own perfection was enough."

"You don’t seem to care at all," Danacus’s face darkened, Nellie’s naturally cold expression now even more somber, "Did you have this suspicion all along?"

"Do you think I should be excited? Why?" Pannis asked in return, "Because you originally coveted this body of mine? That would only make me proud. My body is so desirable that even a deity envies it and wishes to take possession. Because you made my parents raise me this way? Heh, through the Divine Barrier, you don’t have that ability. At most, you have amplified some of their thoughts. Fundamentally, it’s their own thoughts to begin with. Or because your schemes have left hidden issues in my mind? I am all the more unworried. No matter the reason, any secret trouble is due to my own faults, because at that time, my soul wasn’t strong enough, my will not firm enough. That was my mistake, not yours. To think that these could enrage me, make me lose my temper? You’re underestimating me."

"No, no, no, it seems that you haven’t understood," Danacus said ominously, "Haven’t thought of it yet? From the beginning, I orchestrated these plans step by step in order to take your body. That means, the direct cause of my followers attacking you last time was you. Those beings that died, they were killed because of you."