Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

He has walked out of the prime area of ​​Kabukicho, which is mostly filled with bars, discos, nightclubs and the like. It is very lively even at night, but as long as he leaves that area, although it still has the unique light pollution of Kabukicho , but the surrounding shops have gradually become normal and are no longer the same entertainment venues.

Because this area is open 24 hours a day and night, the business hours of many shops here are also very different from other places. While some businesses are closing their stalls, there are also some shops that have raised their rolling shutters and are preparing to start business for the day.

In this way, no matter what time of day it is, you can find a store that is open nearby.

Li Ang suddenly stopped in front of an izakaya.

A middle-aged man with a white towel on his head had just opened the door of the store and was busy cleaning the store, cleaning up the garbage that he had not had time to clean up the day before.

At this time, the other party seemed to notice Li Ang who was parked at the door, so he stopped what he was doing and greeted loudly, "This guest, do you want to have a meal? Please come inside. I will clean up here soon." alright!"

Li Ang seemed to hesitate for a while, and then actually walked into the izakaya.

Seeing this, the boss couldn't help but speed up the movements of his hands.

When passing by the boss, Li Ang asked seemingly casually, "Boss, are you the only one busy in the store?"

"That's not true. There is a waiter in the kitchen who is busy processing the ingredients."

The boss replied without caring at all, "What would you like to order, guest? Drinks are ready, but you may have to wait a few more minutes for food."

"Boss...if I remember correctly, it seems to be illegal for minors to work here, right?"

It seems that I heard the conversation outside,

A boy with a handsome face was standing at the entrance of the back kitchen of the izakaya and asked in a clear voice, "This guest, what do you need?"

However, what answered him was Li Ang's explicit murderous intention.

The surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a bit, and the boss shivered violently. He originally wanted to rush up and explain, but when he saw Li Ang's back, he felt as if someone had strangled his throat. No matter what step he took, I couldn't take a step forward, and I was frozen in place for a while.

"I didn't expect to see you here...what a surprise..."

The trip to Kabukicho had unexpected results, but Li Ang was not happy at all.

Because standing in front of him was a character he didn't expect at all - Haiji who was sealed in the scroll of Sagazaki City!

But now it is not the ferocious appearance after evolution, but the disguise of the human form that it has seen once before, the 'Suigetsu' with long blue hair and it seems difficult to distinguish the specific gender.

From the way the other party looked at him, Li Ang knew that it must know him.

Yes... Xi's scroll cannot isolate the influence of this world. This is a fact that they have confirmed. Maybe there is another scroll with the power of the Great God of Ming, so they relaxed their vigilance, but now that they have seen it, even if Not even the power of gods can cut off the influence of this place.

This heir even projected his will out of the seal, forming a new entity in the city.

The dagger has been hidden in Li Ang's sleeve. Now he can directly pierce Shuiyue's heart or chop off its head as long as he takes one step forward.

However, Li Ang just stared at the opponent and did not take any further action. Even the wave of killing intent that he had subconsciously released just now to clear the scene was restrained.

It's not that Li Ang was concerned about the people around him and was prepared to make peace with this Hai Si for the time being. Anyway, everything here is fictitious. As long as this threat can be eliminated in advance, Li Ang will not be shaken no matter how many people die.

But the only problem is... in Li Ang's perception, the Shuiyue in front of him is not Hai Hei, but a completely ordinary person.

After Li Ang withdrew the wave of murderous intent, the owner of the izakaya woke up from a dream and ran over nervously, explaining, "Well, Suigetsu is the child of my relative, and I am here to help. It doesn’t count as a part-time job, it doesn’t count as a part-time job…”

112 chapter

While the boss was explaining, he was trying his best to show Shuiyue his colors, trying to get him to hide in the back kitchen.

If the regulatory authorities discovered this, he would have to pay a large fine. However, Shuiyue seemed to have not seen his color and still stood there with a smile.

Just when the boss remembered that he was sweating profusely and was considering whether to kick this disobedient boy out first, he suddenly heard Shuiyue say, "Okay, boss, you don't need to be nervous. I know this guy, he's just You are just joking with me, you won’t report it for real, am I right?”

Li Ang couldn't deny it and chose a spot in the izakaya to do it.

Seeing this scene, the boss breathed a sigh of relief. He originally wanted to complain, but the feeling that his whole body was frozen just now still remained in his heart. After looking at Li Ang, the boss silently swallowed his words. Go down.

"So, what do you want, this guest?"

"...I'll just prepare two of your signature dishes."

"Boss! I have prepared the ingredients. This guest ordered two signature dishes!" Shuiyue raised her head and shouted to the boss.

The boss who came back to his senses glared at Shuiyue and walked towards the kitchen.

Li Ang originally didn't want to waste time here, but Shui Yue's appearance made him change his mind.

It is somewhat similar to the state of Rui. It was projected to this city in a sealed state. If they can figure out what happened to it, it will definitely be of great help to them.

And... Li Ang also wants to know why this heiress suddenly turned into a human?

Is it because the rendering materials of this place are missing and there is no way to create a sea heir out of thin air?

Now Shui Yue is just an ordinary person. Li Ang can solve it at any time, and Li Ang always feels... there seems to be some subtle difference between Shui Yue now and what he saw at that time?

The Suigetsu I saw in Sagazaki City was like an inhuman creature wearing human skin. Every move brought a creepy and alien feeling, but the Suigetsu in front of me was different. It has a negative impression, and Shuiyue now looks no different from an ordinary teenager.

He took out the account book and looked at the contents. In addition to the part of information written by Li Ang, there were a few more lines of writing. Nian and Xuancheng both received their messages.

Nian said that she would find a way to investigate the situation of the church in this city, but there was a little trouble there. The police seemed to have begun to suspect her. She might have to wait until the storm passed before she could take action. Xuancheng had nothing to do with her. Something special, except that it was a little noisy in the factory.

After thinking about it, Li Ang wrote down his encounter with 'Shui Yue' on it, and told Nian to be careful about the seal of the painting, and not to let Hai Si's body escape from it.

When the boss went in and was busy in the kitchen, there were only two 'people' left in the izakaya, Li Ang and Shuiyue. It came and sat down opposite Li Ang, looked at Li Ang with interest, said nothing, and seemed to be Waiting for Li Ang to speak first.

"So, what's your status now?"

After writing the message, Li Ang put the account book into the inner pocket of his clothes, and then started to look at the 'Hai Heir' in front of him again.

"Eh? The first question is actually this..."

Hearing this, Shuiyue looked a little troubled, "How should I put it..."

"I do not know."

Shuiyue showed a sunny smile.

"You do not know?"

Li Ang couldn't help but frowned.

Even in this fictional city, Li Ang's perception can function normally, which also means that Shuiyue is not lying at this time, and it really does not know what is happening to itself.

"I always feel like I have had a long dream. As soon as I open my eyes, I find myself back in this place again."

Shuiyue's tone sounded melancholy, "This is the first city I came to after leaving the village. The boss is a good man and took me in when I was homeless..."

"A village? Haiji still has a village?"

Li Ang always felt like something was wrong.

Will there be a gathering place like a 'village' for creatures like Haiji?Do they really have a complete social structure?If Shuiyue had just said 'nest', then Li Ang might not be surprised.

"I don't know what you misunderstood, but I'm talking about an ordinary village."

Shuiyue said in a nostalgic tone, "A village located on the northern border of Dongguo, close to the coastline... But that village encountered a group of bandits more than ten years ago, and most of the people died. I should be the one The only survivor in the village."

An ordinary village?Gangster?The only survivor or the heir?

Don't you think of a better reason to lie to others?

But his perception told him that Shuiyue was telling the truth.

When he mentioned that village, the other party even felt a surge of sadness in his heart.

Frankly speaking, this is completely different from the 'Hai Hei' that Li Ang knows. Is the current appearance disguised by it, or... is there something wrong with the Shui Yue that Li Ang saw before?

Just when Li Ang wanted to continue questioning, the owner of the izakaya came out of the back kitchen with two plates.

"This is the signature of our store! Please use it with caution."

There was a plate of shiny sashimi and a small plate of sauce on the tray. No wonder he was so fast... This kind of cooking that can be prepared by just slicing it really doesn't take much time.

However, he also successfully interrupted the conversation between Li Ang and Shui Yue.

Just when Li Ang was thinking about whether to change places and continue the conversation, he heard Shui Yue say in a cheerful tone, "Boss, can you make one for me? Anyway, there aren't many customers now. I haven't had one for a long time." I’ve tasted your craftsmanship, boss.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you just eat it yesterday?"

"...That's right, but please, boss."

The boss snorted, but did not refuse. He turned around and got into the kitchen again.

"If you want to eat, I'll give you this too."

To be honest, Li Ang doesn't want to eat anything in this city. No one knows what will happen after eating it. If, like the legend of the Eastern Kingdom, he eats food from the Land of Underworld, he will never be able to leave here again. What's up?They still have enough food on them, so there is no need to take this risk.

Shuiyue doesn't have this worry. His body was originally created here.

"Thanks then."

Suigetsu didn't refuse and directly brought the plate with sashimi in front of him.

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank you. Without you, my will might have completely disappeared."

A simple sentence solved all the questions in Li Ang's mind.

Chapter 113 Shuiyue’s past

"Were you a human before? You can actually retain your consciousness?"

Although this is only inferred from what Shui Yue said just now, Li Ang believes that this is undoubtedly the truth.

And according to Shuiyue, after being transformed into a sea heir, it seems to still retain its own will...

There is no doubt that the social structure of creatures like Haiji is the most typical hive consciousness. The upper-level individual has absolute control over the afternoon. This is almost an iron law written into the DNA. If you want to use your own will to fight against instinct …don’t really know how it does it.

Suigetsu said while eating sashimi with relish, "It's just that I've never met anyone else of my kind before. Speaking of which...are you really not my kind?"

"...I have nothing to do with Haiji."

Li Ang frowned.

What did it just say?similar?

Although this guy named Suigetsu seems to have retained his human consciousness and has not been assimilated by Haiji's hive consciousness, he does not seem to regard himself as a human being. He regards himself as Haiji in every word and deed. treat.

"When were you transformed into a heir?" Li Ang asked.

Shuiyue's movements on his hands paused slightly, and then he replied nonchalantly, "It was probably more than ten years ago? I can't remember the details clearly."

"I know what you want to ask. I seemed to be only eleven or twelve years old at the time."

He is so young...no wonder...

What can an eleven or twelve year old child understand?That was an age when most people were still acting coquettishly in the arms of their parents, but Shuiyue had already experienced two great changes.

Not only did he turn into an inhuman monster, but the village where he lived was also brutally murdered by a group of gangsters... He was the only survivor in the village. This is what Shuiyue just revealed. It may have been during that accident. , was it completely assimilated into the heir?

When you think about how it has to fight Hai Hei's instincts and survive alone on this land, you can understand how difficult it is for it to maintain its basic concepts of good and evil and maintain its own consciousness.

Li Ang himself also knew very well that compared with complex human nature, hive-thinking creatures like 'Hai Hei' are definitely 'simple', and their physiological structure is destined not to produce complex thoughts.

After thinking about this, Li Ang's attitude towards Shui Yue is no longer so hostile. Although he doesn't know what the other heirs are like, they can at least communicate with each other.

Now thinking back to the information I investigated in Sagazaki City, Suigetsu seemed to have stayed in the mountains for a long time after entering Sagazaki City by mistake. Later, the false products in that world could not maintain its physiological activities at all, so it Only then gradually went out of control.

Survival is the first instinct of all life. This point will probably become more obvious when it comes to Hai Hei. Not to mention that later Hai Hei's "god" also noticed the existence of Shui Yue, compared with the existences at the top of the pyramid. , Shuiyue has no chance of resisting at all.

"So, you are like this because you want to become a human again?"

This place can even map a god-like existence like a snake god. There is no reason why a sea heir cannot be mapped. The only reason that can explain the current situation is that deep down in Suiyue's heart, he actually still longs to change back. human's.

Shuiyue did not deny it and silently pushed the empty plate to the middle of the table.

Who would want to be a monster if they could?

After crawling alone on this land for so many years, Shuiyue has clearly realized this. No matter how good the people around it are, it will always feel that it is incompatible with its surroundings.

Although Suigetsu can feel that there are many of its 'kinds' far away from the land, it is not willing to give up its life in the human world. Otherwise, why would it have to fight against Haiji's instinct and persist until now?

It is neither human nor heir, just a weird existence in between.

When it realized that it could not resist the order of the God of Haiji, the obsession in Suiyue's heart completely exploded. Its consciousness was very clear, and it remembered everything that happened and every word that it said. But it couldn't control its actions at all.

At that time, the fear in Shui Yue's heart could not be described in words. When she lost to Li Ang in the end and was almost killed by him, Shui Yue even had the idea that such a result would be good.

Rather than watching his body do things against his will, Shuiyue would rather die peacefully, survive that bloody night, and live for so many more years. It was already earned enough.

Unfortunately, in the end, the world in the painting was still unable to withstand the power of the two of them fighting, and collapsed before Shuiyue died.

After that, Shuiyue's consciousness fell into chaos. I don't know how long it took, but when it opened its eyes again, it had already returned to this place that it remembered so deeply.

Although Re has changed from a restaurant to an izakaya, the boss is still the same, and it is still the poor child who was taken in at the beginning.