tokyo creator

Chapter 360
After Wednesday's flesh and blood receded, Arthur immediately apologized to Hui Ren and Jack: "I'm sorry."

"This time, I was reckless." He said with a serious expression, "I almost brought irreversible consequences."

"I was really impatient at the time, because..." He continued to reflect, and then stood silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

Finally, Arthur sighed and shook his head, showing a rare expression of frustration: "It feels like this is the closest to the answer in seven times..."

Huiren was a little surprised.He naturally understood that Arthur was talking about what had just irritated Hui Yuanchu.But in fact, Hui Ren didn't pay much attention to this.

A reaction is better than no reaction, right? ——But Arthur would actually apologize for this...

He looked at Jack to confirm that the other person's thoughts were consistent with his, and then he tried to test: "It doesn't matter... but we want to know the truth."

As expected, Arthur nodded in agreement.

"In the beginning, neither you nor I thought that the other was a partner of the same position. You are cannon fodder and I am the war supervisor. That is indeed the relationship." He looked around the two of them and said calmly, "But now... … I think we need to take a fresh look at each other.”

"You guys helped me a lot this time, in places I didn't expect, in places that weren't necessary. Thank you. I think we are now partners in the same boat. What do you think?"

Hui Ren said nothing.

He is not a fool. He naturally knows that he and Jack, as prisoners of the group, were sent in not for a vacation, but for a trip...

But now, has this fact really changed?

Arthur naturally saw his hesitation, so he said generously: "In order to show my sincerity in treating you as partners, I will fully disclose the information now, and tell the cause and effect of this matter."

He had obviously already thought about it in his mind, and he continued without pausing: "To put it simply - you have met 'Hui Yuanchu'. He is not only you, but also me, and even someone from the group." The most powerful ruler in the realm of flesh and blood in recorded history. That’s why I say he is the person closest to flesh and blood.”

"But maybe it's too close to flesh and blood... You saw it. Suddenly, he told us that something was wrong with him." Arthur stretched out his finger, pointed at his head and drew circles in the air, "—— Hui Yuanchu said that he heard Yadabaduo’s voice, saying that he couldn’t tell whether he was Hui Yuanchu or Yadabaduo.”

"So, the group sent Hui Yuanchu here. This is the 'Prison of the Betrayal Lord'. It is the only shelter in the group that has the ability to house the 'Creator Class' without affecting the living world."

"After being sent in, Hui Yuanchu quickly lost his human form and turned into an amorphous sea of ​​flesh and blood, swallowing up the entire prison."

"What happens next...you have experienced it yourself.

"In this prison, Gray Origin and the Lord of Betrayal are fighting each other. Half of every day, the prison is still a prison, but the remaining half of the time, the tide of flesh and blood will take its place.

"After the prison is engulfed by flesh and blood, another aspect will appear - a strange 'school'. In this school, there are also 'students' who are also shaped by flesh and blood, and even 'Hui Yuanchu himself'."

"Because in this flesh-and-blood ruling domain, the most basic rule is: 'This is a real school.'"

"So, the 'students' who were shaped by flesh and blood went to school as if they were everyday. Therefore, even the Lord of Betrayal and her jailers were forced to join in, even if they were reluctant. According to this setting Ding' played their respective roles, performing the drama of 'normal schooling' together, pretending to be every family."

Hui Ren silently recalled what he had seen in the past three days and nodded involuntarily.

Arthur's statement at this time completely corresponded to his observations.

...In other words, what Arthur said above is basically used to introduce the "background" of this matter...or what "is going on" in this place.

Next, let's talk about the "current situation", or in other words "what to do"... Hui Ren thought to himself

Sure enough, Arthur stopped talking for a moment, as if waiting for the two of them to digest it, and then continued: "...What I want to tell you is that neither 'school' nor 'students' are created out of thin air, but have prototypes - —Those are some of the people and things that Hui Yuanchu has actually experienced in reality."

"So the experts of the group believe that these are all the unconscious expectations of Hui Yuanchu. He unconsciously used the power of flesh and blood to create flesh and blood puppets based on the people he knew, and projected his memories of them into the flesh and blood. The puppet's behavior makes it a flesh-and-blood 'thought body'... It's like dreaming, creating the plot and characters he wants in the dream."

"And what does this dream represent? Of course, it represents Huiyuan's wish to return to his original life."

"——In other words, although he is lost, Hui Yuan's original self has not been completely lost. He is still struggling, like a drowning man trying to keep his hands out of the water."

"Even if it turns into what it is now, I think Hui Yuanchu still has a chance to be saved and recovered. So..." Arthur finally said briefly and powerfully, "I want to help him."

"So, I mobilized a lot of cannon fodder and went into this prison with them seven times."

"Because I think that there are other reasons besides the basic desire for help that Huiyuan created this school and created those flesh and blood mind bodies."

He paused and slowed down his speech: "The answer to awakening Haiyuan must be hidden in it."

"That answer is my ultimate goal. I want to help him re-establish his original self as Gray."

"My goal is to let Hui Yuanchu wake up."

"And if you want to leave here alive, you can only hope that Hui Yuanchu wakes up."

"So in this sense, our two goals are actually unified. This is the basis for becoming companions."

Then Arthur stretched out his hand generously, "——Partners, we may even have a chance to be friends in the future. What do you think?"

Hui Ren is not so calm.

He mocked: "If we fail, we will die, and you can find other cannon fodder to start the next game... What a 'companion'."

"It was like this before," Arthur said calmly, "but now the situation has changed."

Hui Ren frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"Didn't Haiyuan tell me just now through Zhe Lukui's missing body? I don't have another chance." Arthur said in a deep voice, "I understand it so... It means that if in Zhou If this problem cannot be solved before five years, Huiyuan will disappear completely."

"After Huiyuan disappears, his wish will naturally disappear. Therefore, 'school' and 'school rules' will also cease to exist... One thing you may have misunderstood before is that 'school rules' are actually used to To protect us. If there were no 'school rules'..."

"When the time comes..." Arthur paused, "At that time, what we will face will no longer be the 'Gray Primordial', but an existence that is 'closer to the essence of Atalabadu'."

"I don't know what kind of impact that existence will have on the world... Maybe the group has the confidence to continue to contain him in this space bubble and keep him away from reality." Arthur said calmly, "But, here I am , it will definitely disappear..."

"I will also be with you, to be devoured by flesh and blood... I will become one with the countless prisoners in the prison of the Lord of Betrayal, and your predecessors in the previous seven weeks."

Finally, Arthur gestured to his outstretched hand again: "So, I say that we are already partners in the same boat."

Hui Ren was still hesitating whether he needed to make any gesture.

But Jack reached over first.

Therefore, Hui Ren had no choice but to give up her meaningless reserve and cautiously shook hands with Arthur.

"Okay, partners are formed." Arthur said happily, "-Well, what I just said is actually a bit brief. So before discussing our next step, do you have any questions to ask?"

Hui Ren thought for a while and decided to ask in the order in which the questions were generated: "—Is the person who calls himself the 'Lord of Betrayal' genuine?"

Arthur replied: "Astavo, the Lord of Wisdom, does exist, and Astavo's betrayal of the Lord of Flesh is indeed recorded in some secret books. But based on this alone, the group cannot confirm Alyssa Is it really what she says it is, the end of Astava.”

"Not sure?" Hui Ren frowned, "But haven't you already imprisoned her in this highest-standard asylum?"

"Because from the beginning, Alyssa has always been someone else in the group's perception: an 'apostle' with the title of snake." Arthur replied, "That was because the group planned a very risky plan. It took a lot of effort to get her in."

Then, Arthur helplessly spread his hands and said: "However, after Hui Yuanchu was also sent in, Alyssa suddenly seemed to be stimulated by something and began to call herself the 'Lord of Betrayal'.

"But consider the following points: First, 'Snake' is a lying apostle and a master of language manipulation. Perhaps the ability displayed at this time is also somewhat deceptive. So the group suddenly treated her The fact that he started claiming to be Astavo's last man again cannot be directly believed.

"Secondly, although she did show several new abilities that had never been recorded before, and used methods that I don't know whether to summon or create, making the prison full of jailers overnight...but these abilities can't help. She broke through the asylum's containment.

“The third thing is to consider the mutual confrontation and containment between her and Hui Yuanchu.

“Therefore, the group’s final countermeasure is to ‘take no countermeasures’.

"In short, no matter what she says, as long as she can't leave here, we will continue to treat her as the original containment target." "...If she is really the master of betrayal, wouldn't it be better if she is locked up anyway? ” Arthur concluded at last.

Hui Ren thought helplessly: Does this mean that even the group doesn’t know? …

He had to change the question.

The next question is more central: "Speaking of which...is Hui Yuanchu really Adabaduo? What I mean is - if we really face the real Lord of flesh and blood, how can we possibly have the ability to stop him. All of us All your efforts will be in vain, right?"

Faced with this problem, Arthur was also very cautious.

He hugged his shoulders and tapped his fingers for a while before he finished considering his answer.

"Attabadu is blind and foolish. He actually has no self."

"Attabadu will only respond to wishes. The stronger the wish, the more likely it will be fulfilled."

"Every human actually has the flesh and blood of Aldabado. It's like... a seed."

"From the above conditions, what inferences can you draw?"

Hui Ren was still stunned, but Jack quickly replied: "All dharmas have no self."

Arthur said lightly: "...let's not discuss the overly philosophical question of how Yadabadu exists..."

"To put it more realistically, the situation we are facing now is this: If Hui originally wanted him to become Atalabadu and thought he was Atalabadu... then, I am afraid that in the end, he will really become Atalabadu."

Jack recited a few verses in a low voice, and Hui Ren understood at this time.

He thought for a while and then said puzzledly: "But if that's the case, wouldn't he understand if you tell Haiyuan this directly?"

"If only it were that simple." Arthur sighed.

"We are talking about this matter now, using 'language' whose 'gnosis' has been degraded to a very low level...so it can be said to be 'safe'. Because in fact, the 'essence' touched by language is not Deep, and more akin to a specious 'metaphor'."

"It's like - even if I say here, 'I'm going to punch myself,' it doesn't mean that I really have to do it."

"But that's not necessarily the case with thoughts."

"—Don't you have the experience of knowing that something is wrong, but still can't help it?"

"And the most dangerous thing is 'Gnosis'... In other words, when Haiyuan came into contact with the 'Gnosis' related to Atalabaduo, his change had already begun. This change cannot be changed. Low-level words or thoughts are easily erased."

"The evidence is... Haiyuan said that he 'heard Yadabadu talking to him'"

"That Atalabadu can actually be understood as the result of the personification of Haiyuan's self-perception that he thinks he is Atalabadu."

"But that doesn't mean it's something harmless to Haiyuan...because there are existences similar to it, do you know what they are? You've also come into contact with-"

"——He is the personality representative of the messenger." Arthur said seriously.

Hui Ren suddenly felt as if he was electrocuted and understood what it was.

And Jack slowly uttered two words: "...inner demon."

"Yes, in this sense, that existence can indeed be regarded as 'Adubado'. Therefore, the fact that 'Adubado is awakening from Haiyuan' can also be considered true."

"As for why Haiyuan had such an 'inner demon', what on earth was he thinking... This is the biggest mystery we want to solve." Arthur explained seriously.

For some reason, he suddenly fell silent.

Then while Hui Ren waited anxiously, Arthur murmured to himself: "...it can't be just because he was dumped by a woman."

"what?"

Hui Ren was a little confused, not knowing whether Arthur was joking or not.

But Jack answered calmly: "But this Miss Zhe is probably not an ordinary person."

Hui Ren agreed.

Whenever he recalled the conversation with Oruru Aoi and the performance of Ibuki Rika and the other three girls, he would think about this question again and again.

"...are those really 'missing bodies', and are they really played by Hui Yuanchu himself?"

Half of his doubts were unexpectedly confirmed.

"I understand how you feel. They are all too 'real', right? What I can tell you is that Ibuki Rika is indeed different. She is an exception." Arthur said readily and frankly, "But as for the specifics of 'why' ', according to the group's information control regulations, I can't say, just please believe me."

He continued: "But the others...should indeed be just the missing bodies created by Hui Yuan."

Hui Ren asked in confusion: "Then why did the three people from Tamaki only show up today?"

Arthur replied: "The appearance of these people corresponds to Hui Yuan's original wish. It means that Hui Yuan has begun to doubt his own wish again."

"I'm not worried about 'doubts'. Because only after doubts and examinations can we finally reach certainty. If doubts don't start, then the next steps can't be taken."

"It is precisely because of the touch you gave him that he created Tamaki and others today. So -" Arthur raised his thumb and said, "What you said yesterday was very powerful!"

This answer did not satisfy Hui Ren.He glanced back at Jack, remembering his previous discussion with him.

Jack naturally had a tacit understanding with him. When he saw him looking at him, he said in a deep and knowing voice: "Arthur, have you ever heard of 'his mind'?"

After Jack expressed his thoughts, Arthur also fell into deep thought: "So there is such an angle..."

He thought about it again and said: "But I still think that except for Ibuki Rika is special... Yumiko Tamaki, Saya Yukinoshita, Ayano Ijuin, and Aoi Orizuru, these are just the ones made by Haibara. Four thoughts…”

"——Because there is nothing special about their souls. There is no special connection between them and Haiyuan on the soul level."

"Even if he has telepathy, it's not that easy to create a channel, right?"

"No, I think at least Oroku Aoi... is special." Keiren hesitated for a moment, and finally told Arthur about his conversation with Oroku Aoi yesterday, "Actually, what I said yesterday was just a conveyance."

After listening, Arthur thought for a long time.

"Wonderful." Finally, he uttered just one word.

"If you can name the place 'Sodom'... then it's probably true that you have 'his mind'?"

"Because Haibara probably doesn't know about Sodom. Therefore, based on the reflection of his longing for Oriuru Aoi, he probably doesn't know either."

Soon, Arthur frowned again and said: "Magical... Whether it is the missing body or his mind, the most amazing thing is... she is clearly aware of her own state, but she calmly maintains her self-awareness? This is illogical."

But Jack read: "——'I' establishes the name of the five aggregates, and no self breaks the ego."

Arthur was stunned for a moment and seemed to understand: "I understand what you mean."

"That is to say...she may have always had the idea of ​​'it doesn't matter if I disappear', so the sub-personality reflected by 'his mind' can accept the current state so calmly...

Arthur sighed and said: "This guy...how pitiful is he to have such a serious self-destructive tendency?"

　I wish everyone a happy and healthy Spring Festival in advance.I will touch it this holiday. See you after the holiday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)