This brave man is a scumbag

Chapter 635 Virtuality and Reality

The coronation ceremony is scheduled for three days.

There is no grand ceremony scene, and there is no grand occasion, the ceremony will be held in Futaba's room, and everything will be silent.

In this ceremony, Zhou Li will become the Black Emperor, Futaba will crown him, and Elma will witness everything.After the ceremony, Zhou Li and Elma will communicate with the gods.If the god chooses to kill or imprison Zhouli, then Elma will commit suicide and restart.

This is their plan.

There are still two days until the coronation ceremony.

Zhou Li sat on the terrace of the tower, staring at the brightly lit city in front of him.Because of the existence of bright moss, the underground city does not distinguish between day and night, only day.However, people living in the Hades Empire will habitually light their lamps, even when sleeping, this is a habit they keep on the ground.Humans are more used to lights or sunlight than plants.

The temperature on the terrace is very moderate. With the efforts of everyone in the Hades Empire, this small country has been able to maintain a suitable temperature.Zhou Li felt the slightly fishy cool wind coming from the depths of the ground, without emotion, just sitting quietly.

"Zhou Li, we can still give up."

Elma's voice came from behind Zhou Li, and at the same time, there was the metal interlacing sound of her holy heavy armor.After taking off the arm armor and leg armor, Elma slowly sat on the chair behind Zhou Li, brushing her long hair that was wet with fine sweat behind her ears.She didn't look at Zhou Li, and said, "Maybe we can find other ways."

"I know."

Zhou Li nodded and did not deny Elma's words, but he still said softly with a slightly bitter smile: "But time will not give us so many opportunities."

"If you want to achieve a perfect ending, this is the most appropriate and easiest way."

Facing Zhou Li's calmness, Elma remained silent.She knew that if she just wanted to end this restart, then as long as she defeated the devil and the final boss, everything would be cleared.However, customs clearance means that there will be no restart again, and the dead will not have a chance to survive.Therefore, for Elma, the most difficult thing is not to defeat the devil, but how to defeat the devil while trying to avoid casualties.

"I can't accept losing either you or Futaba."

After a long time, Elma seemed to be relieved, and she no longer concealed her inner thoughts, "I want to save this world, I can't just watch the suffering befall me and remain indifferent. However, I can't just watch my beloved die in my heart In front of me, I can only defeat the enemy in pain and bury all possible futures with my own hands."

Elma's tone was not excited, it could even be said to be flat.But it is this plainness that contains suffocating tenacity.Four reboots, four life stages, Elma has experienced too much.She has seen the ugliness of people's hearts, and how hard people struggle to survive, and she has seen one after another close friends or loved ones die in front of her.

Experience too much, often numb.But Elma was different, the love and tenderness in her heart made her heart softer, and the dead made her even more unable to accept parting.Therefore, Elma chose the most difficult path.

She wants to save everyone.

Zhou Li knew what Elma was thinking, or in other words, when Elma hugged him when she woke up, and said that incomprehensible sorry, Zhou Li could vaguely feel the embarrassment in this strange girl. A tenacity that I can't refuse.

"Will win."

After a long time, Zhou left the mouth and broke the silence, "We will win."

Elma didn't say a word, she just stretched out her hands and interlocked her fingers, feeling each other's warmth.Looking at the underground city under the lights, Elma's eyes flashed hope and expectation.This time, it was her best situation in the restart.Human beings have been prepared under Futaba's warning, the demon king's momentum has been retreating steadily, and his best friends have not been harmed. This war seems to be heading towards the light.

But that oracle was firmly stuck in Elma's heart like a spike.She knew that if she didn't pull out this thorn, her ultimate goal would still fail.

"it does not matter."

Elma closed her eyes, leaned gently on Zhou Li's shoulder, and said softly and firmly, "Even if I fail, I will restart everything again."

Zhou Li didn't say anything, he had never experienced it, but he knew that the taste of death was absolutely unpleasant.After all, even though it had been restarted four times, he could clearly feel Elma's helplessness and hysterical pain when she just woke up this time.

but···
"it does not matter."

Elma repeated this sentence again, but at this time she was a little drowsy, she leaned on Zhou Li, and only when she was with Zhou Li was the most relaxed moment for Elma.Her head nodded slightly, she dozed off, and whispered unconsciously.

"I can always find you."

Sensing Elma's warm breath while sleeping beside him, Zhou Li kept his original posture, motionless.These days, Elma hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. As an envoy of God, she has much more missions and burdens.

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The coronation ceremony is still one day away.

"Yo."

At the gate of the castle, Zhou Li waved and politely said to the orange-haired girl in front of him, "Good morning."

"Good morning."

Futaba seemed a little unaccustomed to this way of greeting, but she still responded to Zhou Li.Standing beside Zhou Li, who was a little petite, she asked, "What can you do with me?"

"what···"

Zhou Li scratched the back of his head, smiled a little greenly, and said, "That's right, I want to ask you something."

"Oh?"

Futaba raised her eyebrows, as if she had sensed something, the corner of her mouth curved into an imperceptible arc.She looked at Zhou Li, and there were some ups and downs in her flat voice, "From the previous life?"

"Ah."

Zhou Li nodded, looked around, and then said to Futaba: "Let's find a quiet place to chat, please."

Seeing Zhou Li with a sincere tone in front of him, Futaba nodded after a short thought, and said, "Then let's go to the restaurant and treat it as morning tea."

There are very few people in Futaba's castle, except for a few maids, there is only Carrie.Carrie was her personal maid. Of course, it was because Carrie couldn't stand Futaba's lack of food and casual clothes, so she volunteered to take care of Futaba's daily life.In the previous lives, Elma did this kind of thing, so when she first got the news from Futaba, Elma was most worried about whether anyone would take care of her daily life.

If it wasn't for Elma or Carrie to help Futaba take care of her daily life, she might be able to eat one kind of food until she dies and wear one piece of clothing until she grows old.Of course, Futaba, like Elma, has a clean body, and there will be no dust or stains on her body, so even if she wears a piece of clothing for a lifetime, it will still be fragrant.

Sitting opposite Futaba, looking at Futaba who picked up the cold bitter coffee in front of him and drank it expressionlessly, Zhou Li suddenly got stuck in what he wanted to say.

"That's not it···"

Zhou Li was a little shocked, the coffee Futaba drank was brought over by him, it can be said to be the kind of bitter coffee that is bitter to the bone, and once it gets cold, even Zhou Li can't drink it.But when Futaba saw his leftover coffee in the morning, he drank it without any scruples. For a while, he didn't know what to say.

"got used to."

Futaba put down the glass and said calmly: "We used to have no supplies for a long time, the three of us drank a glass of water for ten days, and then we got used to it."

Zhou Li was stunned, he blinked, and after a while, he said, "What else?"

"a lot of."

Futaba knew what Zhou Li was talking about, her eyes no longer had the sharpness in front of outsiders, she turned the cup in her hand, and said calmly while recalling: "Burn, cut, thunder and lightning penetrated the nerves, and the devil's breath burned Half of the body. In the four restarts, we have more or less injuries on our bodies that cannot be healed."

Zhou Li was silent. When he realized that Elma had experienced a restart, he couldn't stop thinking about how much pain Elma had suffered.But when the people who had experienced everything told him this, Zhou Li found that the pain was far deeper than he thought.He opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't ask the question he wanted to ask before, and he couldn't say any words of comfort.

"Go ahead."

Futaba looked at Zhou Li, as if she had understood the other's thoughts, she picked up the coffee pot at the side, filled the cup just now, and put it in front of Zhou Li, "She should not only be surrounded by suffering, for Elma For her, you are her medicine."

"I would like to know···"

Zhou Li paused for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "I want to ask, will the relationship between Elma and me be as close as it is now in the previous restarts?"

Futaba seemed to have expected that Zhou Li would ask this question, or in other words, she couldn't understand the boy in front of her.

After all, it's not just Elma who has experienced four restarts with him.

"Don't be shy."

Shuang also sighed softly in her heart, she knew why Zhou Li would ask herself such a question at this juncture.She lowered her eyes slightly, and said softly: "Don't feel alienated by the so-called memory, you should understand that Elma loves you more than anyone else."

"Do not."

Futaba raised her head, a strange light flashed in her eyes, she denied her statement, and then said to Zhou Li word by word: "Her feelings for you have surpassed the so-called love."

Restarted four times, always by my side.You can trust unconditionally, or you can give your softest side to the other party.

Pure love can no longer describe this kind of relationship. Zhou Li and Elma are like a jigsaw puzzle that has been integrated into each other's souls. There is me in you, and you in me.

same···

Futaba looked at Zhou Li, who gradually had a smile on her face, and for some reason, she felt a strange feeling in her chest.It's like anticipation, and it's like regret, it's indescribable, and it's also indescribable.

Yes.

Zhou Li's voice with a little joy came from next to his ear, and Futaba clenched his hands slightly, and an emotion called depression flashed in his heart unconsciously.

Here, it is not only Elma who has experienced the restart, but also herself.She witnessed Zhou Li's changes in each restart, and also saw how Zhou Li fought bloody battles for Elma and her to the last moment.It can be said that she, Zhou Li, and Elma are also soulmates in this virtual timeline.

However, in reality, in the four restarts, Alma will always accompany Zhou Li, witness his growth, blend with each other's hearts, and finally welcome the disaster again.And myself, never existed.

Futaba felt that her lips were a little dry, but she understood that this was an illusion brought about by her boredom.

"Futaba, what about you?"

At this time, Zhou Li's words brought the self-contemplative Futaba back to his senses.She raised her head with slightly confused eyes, looked at Zhou Li, and asked softly, "What?"

"I mean···"

Zhou Li looked at Futaba, he was not Elma, he couldn't smell emotions, but he could see how this young girl who seemed to have just gained emotions walked carefully step by step.He looked at the other party and asked his doubts for a long time.

"Futaba, you and I have always been close friends, right?"

Facing Zhou Li's question, Futaba was stunned.She knew that Zhou Li had never obtained the ability to restart, and it had always been Elma who obtained the restart, and Zhou Li had never had the memory of restarting.However, he was able to ask this question while deliberately keeping a distance from him.

why?
She looked at Zhou Li with puzzlement in her eyes.Futaba doesn't have the slightest understanding of the ways of the world, so she won't hide it. When she was in doubt, she directly asked, "Why do you ask such a question?"

"I can see that."

Zhou Li pointed to his eyes, smiled, and said in a normal tone: "Although I can't remember, my eyes can see many things. For example, the strangeness of Elma, and when you looked at me That’s not a good hide… concern.”

Futaba was stunned, she never expected that Zhou Li's observation would be so keen.In other words, she didn't think that even without memory, Zhou Li could easily detect her emotions.

Just like in the previous restarts, Zhou Li once said a word to himself.

"It's not necessary. If you don't like it, don't wear a mask. Elma and I won't dislike you."

Joking words appeared in Zhou Li's mouth every time.He will always find that Futaba has no emotions in a new reboot, and he will never have a strange look at her.He will tell Futaba to take a rest if he is tired, there is no need to carry it by himself all the time.

At this moment, Futaba's heart began to beat in a real sense.In other words, only at this moment did Futaba understand a truth.

I have never been without any emotions, but have been suppressed and controlled.From the very beginning, the moment I got along with Zhou Li in reality, I already had emotions.

(End of this chapter)