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Chapter 375 Intermission, Chapter of Agency

The story of the Sword Girl has come to an end for now.

Seeing that the curtain was raised, Mei Li didn't look too happy, but she wasn't very unhappy either.

"Okay, at least it looks like I won more than my sister." She just said to herself, "Although my sister is the one who doesn't care about winning or losing the least among us."

Arthur looked at her like this, but suddenly seemed to understand something.

"...Wait a minute. Let me tell you why Tamaki and the others are so brave and dare to change Lu Kui's script without permission. It turns out..."

"The choice you're talking about - it's not just a gamble. It's..."

He thought quickly and finally squeezed out three words: "——Agent"

Mellie glanced back at him and laughed.

She came closer and held out her hand.

The hand with black nail polish was clearly beautiful, but for some reason, Hui Ren's heart trembled again, as if he saw a ferocious eagle claw, and involuntarily felt his heart being hit by this claw. The horrific image of being cut out.

Judging from his expression, Arthur was also captured at that moment.

As a result, Mellie's hand fell easily on Arthur's head without any hindrance, and then she grabbed it hard several times.

Then, she naturally withdrew her hand - as if the action just now was not intentional, but just smooth - and this time she said proudly: "That's a good statement. Then, yes, I'm here to see if my agent can Win for me.”

"It's not a gambling game, or it's not just a gambling game. This is... a proxy war." Arthur reluctantly kept his expression and dignity, and continued: "Not just Yukinoshita, even Tamaki, maybe wait for Ren Yijuin also--"

Mellie admitted it generously, but the emphasis was different from Arthur: "Yes, this is war."

"The relationship between us, or between us and my mother... in the final analysis, it should be an eternal war. Until the final divine spouse of my father is decided, we will be entangled and opposed like this. Relationship."

"Sometimes they depend on each other, sometimes they cooperate, and sometimes... I don't know when, where, or how, as long as they find interesting opportunities, they will fight again."

"After all, the war as a whole is too vast, but when broken down, it is composed of countless battles. In each battle, one will offset the other little by little, accumulating advantages."

"And we happen to have enough patience to care about every battle."

"So - it's as big as life and death between two worlds." She shrugged, pursed her lips towards the stage, and smiled, "It's as small as, well, as you can see now, with the hearts of several girls as bets - —”

"In the universe, at any time, anywhere, and in any form, there will always be fighting - as long as it conforms to the paradigm."

"Just like now - what they are resisting is the script, it is Orulu Kui, and at the same time they are also catching up with each other, and finally competing for who can get the heart of 'Hui Yuanchu'. In contrast, we are also resisting the paradigm and fighting against Mother, competing for father’s attention.”

"In short, this is the format of this battle. We will not fight against each other, but the outcome of the fight between these three little cows, wild cats and bitches is what we are concerned about - who will win? , then it means that the side that chooses her will... 'get one point' on the scoreboard in the sense of the 'scale of the universe and paradigm' at the deepest part of the world."

On the scale of the universe and paradigm... Hui Ren was instantly stunned by this majestic statement.

But then, he tasted a strange taste again, and whispered: "Actually, you can open a gamble on anything to decide the outcome...why...it seems extremely boring and naive Male high school student?"

——Hey, Yamada, let's make a bet?What color is the teacher's fat time today?The loser will be responsible for going to the canteen to grab bread for all of us at noon today.

——Let’s bet on how many days it will take for Yamamoto to be dumped by the other party.I guess three days.A week?A month?As always, the person who guesses the closest is the best, so in turn, buy everyone a drink! !
——Hey, beetle!Come on, come on, let's bet on how many rocks this guy has to put on his back before he can't turn over?
Is this what it feels like?
Mei Li was rarely angry, and smiled meaningfully at him: "Don't get the causal relationship wrong, priest... Male high school students will bet on something, in fact, it is precisely because of the relationship between them. He was chosen by each of us and at that moment, he became our agent, right?"

"..."

Arthur didn't even change his expression, and asked calmly: "So, on what conditions are the agents selected?"

"Of course it's based on our compatibility..."

"Xianxing means personality... no, it should be said to be 'essence', right?" Arthur touched his chin and said, "Speaking of which, in Melly's eyes, how should we describe the other kings of power? What about existence?”

Mellie didn't answer, but turned her gaze and stared at Arthur for a moment with her golden pupils.

"Hey... my little wolf made the test as if nothing had happened? It's so cute." Then, she stretched out her arms and hooked Arthur's neck, pressing his head to her bulging chest like a stranglehold. Then Shark Teeth made a grinding sound in his ear, "...It's for mankind, right? For mankind. Maybe one day in the future, mankind will finally go to war with us. So for that day, you have not forgotten Gather intelligence whenever you get the chance, right?"

Arthur was silent.

Melly let go of Arthur and spread her hands: "Can I give you what you want? After all, he is my favorite little wolf. Moreover, I can choose you."

"Which one do you want? A form of 'Language'...or, further, do you want direct access to 'Gnosis'?
"You should understand the difference between the two. The difference between language and gnosis is: the former is 'knowing it is just knowing it, and knowing it may not necessarily be able to do it'. The latter is 'knowing it is sure to be able to do it' To', 'If you know it, it will definitely happen'.

"Today's human beings are 'ignorant' to the king of power at the gnosis level, so no human means can touch us, let alone hurt us." Melly said, and then He came over and bit Arthur's ear, "...it's just that we are doting on you unilaterally."

"But if you really know the essence of the King of Power in the form of gnosis, it will be different. You... will start from that moment, you can really touch us and hurt us.

"For your purposes, this is hitting the jackpot."

Arthur was lost in thought.

Finally he asked, "But can I really bear such an important gnosis?"

"Can't bear it. You will definitely die." Melly replied simply.

"The individual named Arthur will die. But 'humanity' has indeed acquired the essence of the king of power from that moment. This concept is so important, so it cannot be negated by the death of a mere individual, Right?"

This time, Mellie didn't answer, and then showed a subtle expression.

"Then, I choose Gnosis." Arthur said decisively.

Mellie stared at Arthur for a moment, then suddenly reached out and rubbed Arthur's head: "Forget it, I changed my mind."

"My beloved little wolf doesn't know anything and just does meaningless things." She snorted twice and said, "For your own good, I decided to tell you in the form of language. Although 'language' is It can't convey anything useful, but in short, you can just listen to it as gossip to relieve your boredom." Then she pondered seriously for a moment, and finally snorted: "What kind of people are my sisters? ...Probably, love is a madman, pride is a bitch, wisdom is a child that will not grow up, fate is a seemingly innocent liar, and death is a pitiful fool."

"Where's Mellie herself?"

"Jealous?" Melly said nonchalantly, "In your terms, jealousy should be considered a troll."

"..."

Then Mellie turned around, swung her butt, hummed and walked into the darkness again.

……

When Mellie and Arthur just started talking, Hui Ren instinctively became wary and knew that he shouldn't listen.

So in order to divert his attention, he deliberately chose a thought at random and started thinking about it.

But after thinking about it, he really started to care about this idea.

So, when he looked up and saw that Mei Li had left, Hui Ren asked Arthur this question: "Speaking of which... what was the original script like?"

Arthur took a moment to pause and switch his thinking circuit.

Then, he quickly followed Hui Ren's thoughts and looked down at the script.

"Strange..." He said to himself as he looked at it.

Then he opened the script and pointed it out to Hui Ren page by page: "Look, this is the original script of Oroku Aoi. In the first and second acts, Oroku had already written the lines and designed the plot. , but they are all lines and developments full of traditional stage play style, which is completely different from what we see now.”

"Because the first and second acts we are seeing now are the versions performed by Yumiko Tamaki and Saya Yukinoshita themselves."

"But——" Arthur frowned, and then quickly flipped to the beginning of each act, and then pointed to the two lines above, "—see the summary."

""Act [-], Poem of Departure". Summary: A brave man in a small village decided to defeat the devil and save the world because he learned that the devil appeared. He made a marriage contract with his childhood sweetheart, the prop house girl, and then embarked on a journey.

""Act [-], The Legendary Sword". Summary: Summary: Under the guidance of Old Man A, the brave man was recognized by the legendary holy sword and obtained a weapon sufficient to fight against the devil."

"Tamaki Yumiko and Yukinoshita Saya performed, but they didn't reverse the direction of the plot at all. The plot still proceeded according to Orokoi's previous arrangement." Arthur frowned and said, "Could it be... Expected it?"

Hui Ren thought for a moment,

Suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, he remembered the scene he had seen before: Tamaki and three people were arguing, and Ijuin stepped on Tamaki's script on the ground.

But what he remembered at this moment was that the page that Ijuin stepped on repeatedly was filled with Tamaki's handwriting——

"There is another possibility." As he said that, Hui Ren opened the script in his hand, turned to his page and showed it to Arthur.

Arthur glanced at it, was stunned for a moment, and then opened his own script in the same way.

The two spread out the two scripts in front of their eyes and compared them together.

In Arthur's copy, there is only a blank space in Act [-], which he is supposed to perform.

In Hui Ren's book, there was only a blank space in the seventh act that he was supposed to perform.

"So, the scripts Tamaki and the three of them got should be the same - the scene they each starred in is blank." Arthur murmured to himself, "She set up such a script and specified that she would obviously She acted for those of us who did it, and then made it clear that we could write our own plots... It was as if she was encouraging all of us to break away from the plot she controlled..."

The more he thought about it, the harder it seemed for him to understand: "What on earth is Oroku Aoi thinking? Does she really know what she is doing? This place is the realm of 'wishful things come true'..."

"So, there is really a possibility that those three people 'interrupted' the development of the plot and led things to the direction they wanted.

"For example, in the first act, if Hai Yuanchu had not gotten rid of the illusion of marrying Yumiko Tamaki and starting a family; and for example, in the second act, if Hai Yuanchu had really pulled out the Yuki Tetsu sword... maybe, this scene of the drama would really have changed. Then it’s over: there is no demon king, the hero, his fiancée, or his sword, living happily ever after——"

Hui Ren also thought about it, and unconsciously reflected the disdainful attitude of Oro Lukui in his mind: "Maybe, she doesn't care. She is magnanimous and gives Hui Yuanchu enough opportunities to choose..."

"...That's true." Arthur thought for a while, and said, "Indeed, Yumiko Tamaki and Saya Yukinoshita did their best to reverse the plot. But... in the end, it was Hui Yuanchu who pulled the plot back .”

"So what Zhe Lukui did was a arrogant and silent mockery of those three people?" Perhaps because of empathy, Arthur's face didn't look good, "No matter how they struggled, Hui Yuanchu would still choose her... ...Zhe Lukui, is this what you want to express?"

Hui Ren didn't answer.

Because at this time, what he further associated in his mind was the conversation Zorokui had with him on the platform.

Recalling that passage, he couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Or maybe she was expecting that we could really lead the plot to...another ending besides her."

"So, why?" Arthur asked again.

Huiren hesitated for a while, and could only answer: "I don't know."

"How do I know..." he said helplessly, "I really can't see through her. This woman is really the second most terrifying woman I have ever seen in my life..."

"Is she still ranked second? What kind of person is the first?" Arthur asked casually.

Hui Ren didn't care much: "Number one, of course it's the one who brought me and Jack into the group."

Even now, when he recalled the scene, he still felt chilly in his heart.

...That person is also a devil.

(End of this chapter)