Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1846
After thinking about it for a while longer, Gerald declared, “…I choose to let fate decide!”
“…Oh? An unexpected answer! Care to explain why?” asked Torme.
“Well, essentially, not one person can truly decide the life or death of themselves or others. In the end, fate is the
final decider. If it truly is a person’s time to meet their end, then there’s simply no stopping it. With that in mind, I
have no right to choose the eventual destinies of these people! While it’s true that I’d love to have all the despicable
villains die, I believe that they’ll eventually reap what they’ve sown! After all, fate will surely grant them suiting ends
when the time is right!” explained Gerald.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter saying all that, applause could instantly be heard as Torme said, “Not bad! You’re different from the others!
Congratulations, you’ve passed the first test!”
Following that, the darkness disappeared, and everything appeared the way it had previously been. Torme himself
hadn’t budged from the spot, though he was now smiling as he praised, “As you’ve said, nobody can truly decide
the life and death of themselves or others. I’m glad to hear that you’re not the kind of person to mercilessly kill
others!”
While Gerald was surprised to know that he had passed the first test so easily, he quickly snapped out of it before
politely replying, “I appreciate the compliment, sir!”
“Well said! Regardless, are you ready for your second test?” asked Torme.
“I am!”
Upon saying that, Gerald watched as Torme vanished once more and his surroundings began changing again…
In the end, Gerald was enveloped in darkness again… This time, however, there was a screen with quickly
alternating scenes playing on it…
From what Gerald could see, the screen was projecting the experiences of a person from the moment he was born
till the day he died…
“What you’re watching is a person’s entire life… Fleeting, isn’t it? Now tell me, what do you think about life?” asked
Torme’s disembodied voice.
Hearing that, Gerald turned to look at the screen, wondering if he was now being tested on his understanding of
life…
‘What do I think about life…? What even is life…?’ Gerald thought to himself.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAfter a brief pause, Gerald was prompted to ask, “…Have you experienced life as a human before, sir?”
“I have, though I refuse to experience such a life again!” replied Torme in a slightly remorseful tone that Gerald was
immediately able to up.
From what Gerald could assume, Torme must have lived an excruciating life for him not to have another shot at it.
With that, Gerald then closed his eyes tightly as multiple scenes began playing in his mind… The scenes themselves
were his own experiences from when he was young up till this very day…
While it was true that as a child, he had it pretty rough, he was now living quite a good life. Wasn’t life just a series
of joys and sorrows as well as partings and reunions?
It wasn’t long after that thought when Gerald reopened his eyes before saying, “…While everyone’s lives are
different, to me, life is essentially just a cycle that one goes through from the day they are born till they die… The
cycle itself is essential so that one gains enough experience to better themselves before they enter the afterlife…”