The original god, the zero-seat executive of the Fools

"The pursuit of beautiful things is something deeply embedded in human DNA. No matter how much the subjective consciousness denies it, the fact cannot be erased." Knox fell on the bed, and a faint fragrance filled his nostrils on the soft bed - seven pieces of different attributes. The evil eye floated out from somewhere on its body, emitting its own glow in front of his eyes.

He raised his hand and pinched the ice-type one, and the nice warm boy voice sounded: "Hahahahaha~ I'm really looking forward to tomorrow -"

......

Seeing the filthy reversed statue in front of her for the second time, Ying still couldn't contain the discomfort coming from the bottom of her heart. It was twisted, weird and withered.

During another battle with the apostles of the abyss, Ying couldn't help but think back to her past day's experience, from tracking down the treasure thief group to discovering the body of the great treasure thief in front of the filthy reverse statue, to the fight with Dains Reib. Reunion, looking for the eyes of the original cultivator, and finally returning to this inverse statue to fight the reappearance of the Apostle of the Abyss... and the uneasy premonition that suddenly lingered in my heart from unknown time.

Being distracted in battle is always the worst mistake to make. Ying's negligence allowed the apostle of the abyss to seize the opportunity to open the portal of the abyss behind him and try to escape. But fortunately, this time there was Dain Sreib's help. Existence, I stretched out my hand to hold it, and a circle of blue energy suddenly appeared on the neck of the Abyss Apostle, tightening his neck and imprisoning him in place.

However, before Ying could breathe a sigh of relief, something unexpected happened. A figure suddenly appeared here, swung out a sword, and the terrifying energy instantly forced Daine back.

The moment the energy flow dispersed, Ying was stunned on the spot.

Because the person who appeared... had long golden hair, a face and clothes similar to hers... that was, that was... what she had been looking for, brother!

"elder brother……"

Ying's murmur was covered by the "Your Highness the Prince" from the Abyss Apostle after he knelt down on one knee.

But Kong's eyes were also immediately cast in the direction of his sister: "Ying..."

"Could that person be..." Paimon, who had been following Ying, also realized something, but quickly reacted: "Wait a minute, that person just blocked the attack for the apostle of the abyss... Your brother seems to be related to the abyss... …”

"Ying, why are you with Dyne?"

"You mean... Dain?" Ying's voice made Ying feel a little annoyed. She looked at her brother with complicated eyes: "We have been separated for so long... why are we talking about irrelevant things?"

"Eh? Does your brother know Daine?" Paimon looked at the screen, then at Sora, and then at Dyne who had been silent behind him. He felt a little at a loss for a moment.

"Song..." Dyne paused and said, "We meet again."

"What on earth is going on? Dain also knows his name!" Pamon said in surprise.

"Ying, you shouldn't be traveling with this person. This person is my enemy." Kong said in a deep voice.

"Wait a minute! Stop saying things I don't understand, Sora! Where have you been for so long?!" Uncontrollable anger surged into his heart, Ying stared straight into the corner of Sora's eyes, and almost yelled this After saying this, she glanced at her brother's side several times and gritted her teeth and said: "There is still a spirit. Isn't the spirit with you?"

But Kong fell silent after hearing that name. After a while, he spoke softly: "Listen to what I have to say, Ying, don't stop me with Dyne, don't stop the abyss, just treat it like... …for the spirit.”

"For... Ling?" Ying repeated in confusion, feeling uneasy in her heart suddenly surged up: "What on earth... happened? Ling... what happened to him?"

Kong lowered his gaze: "Dainsreb is the [Sword of the Last Light] of the last palace guard of Camrea. 500 years ago, he failed to prevent the destruction of Camrea... Similarly... I also failed Prevent the fall of the spirit.”

There seemed to be a touch of sarcasm in his voice, whether he was mocking Daine or himself.

The moment she heard these words, Ying's body swayed slightly, her pupils shrank sharply and she almost lost her balance.

"Fall...Fall!?" Paimon was also shocked and almost fell from the air. She looked at Ying with worried eyes: "Ying..."

Daine exhaled a heavy breath from his nose, but did not make any response.

The mist filled her eyes for a moment, and tears quickly formed in Ying's eyes: "It's impossible... to be inspired by him... He is so powerful, how could anyone be able to kill him..."

Kong shook his head and turned sideways, his voice filled with some irrepressible emotion: "I'm sorry, Ying, I can't leave with you now. Before the abyss submerges the throne, there is an unfinished war between me and Tianli... …”

"Heaven... reason." Ying seemed to understand something,

Kong's eyes were like melting ice. He glanced at Ying tenderly, and the apostle of the abyss behind him opened the door to the abyss: "Don't worry too much, Ying, Ling's things are not as bad as you thought. Things can still turn around. Believe me and him, we will meet again eventually, but not now, not here, don’t worry, we have enough time to wait for you, our time is always enough."

Sora turned around and walked into the gate of the abyss. Ying and Dyne both reacted instantly and wanted to catch up, but Dyne reached the gate faster and successfully entered the abyss, but Ying passed through the ominous atmosphere in vain. When I look back at the door, nothing is left.

Tears rolled down her beautiful cheeks.

"...They're gone, ugh...don't be so sad, didn't your brother say that? Then... the spiritual thing is not that bad, then it must be that he is not dead, and he also met your brother. In short, Think on the bright side, at least we got a lot of useful clues!"

Ying sat down by the wall, hugged her legs and buried her cheeks in her knees.

Chapter 6 Utopia

"Mr. Executive Officer likes to wear masks. I wonder if you are interested in learning about Inazuma's mask culture."

On the streets of Inazuma Castle, Kamisato Ayaka took Knox on a tour of Inazuma and introduced humanities as agreed.

Knox knocked on the blank mask that only covered the upper half of his face, and said in a frivolous tone: "I don't like wearing masks. It's just that it's not convenient for me to show my true face for some reasons, so I have no interest in understanding mask culture. , but Miss Kamisato keeps calling me 'Mr. Executive Officer', which makes me very sad. Just call me Knox——"

"..." Kamisato Ayaka paused, sighed slightly, and then said: "Then Mr. Knox, is there anything you are interested in?"

"Ha, that's a lot. I'm interested in everything from eating, drinking, having fun, whoring, gambling, and fighting."

"Food and entertainment? I understand." Ignoring the second half of the sentence automatically, Kamisato Ayaka nodded and led the way: "Inazuma's food culture is indeed quite unique. Wuyouting is a well-received restaurant in Inazuma City. A restaurant in...Mr. Knox?" As he was talking, Kamisato Linghua suddenly noticed that the footsteps behind him had disappeared at some point. When he turned around, he saw Knox waiting in front of the fried skewers shop on the street. .

Ayaka Kamisato stepped forward silently. As soon as she arrived, the shop owner handed the fried skewers to Knox. Knox smiled at Ayaka Kamisato, handed the skewers over and said with a smile, "Trouble God." Miss Li helped settle the bill, but look at my memory, I always forget to bring money."

Kamisato Ayaka refused the fried skewers delivered by Knox and silently paid for him.

Along the way, unless Knox asked, Ayaka Kamisato remained silent. The atmosphere between the two of them during the whole process was quite strange. Compared to Ayaka Kamisato, Knox was the envoy of the solstice. More like a native of Inazuma, he can chat happily with street vendors and go to high-end places with ease. He will be interested in the flowers and plants along the way, and he will also be interested in finding a big ghost beetle. And Huanxi will even share his favorite snacks with the wild cats he meets by chance.

Although Kamisato Ayaka rarely speaks anymore, she observes all this in her heart. If she wants to comment on Knox, it is that he is very playful...

"Oh, by the way, Miss Kamisato, are there any good places to watch cherry blossoms nearby? During the winter, I heard from Inazuma's colleagues who returned home that Inazuma's cherry blossoms are a great sight and must be seen." Again. After finishing a portion of takoyaki, Knox suddenly said this to Ayaka Kamisato, who was in a daze.

"Ah... Sakura?" Kamisato Ayaka came back to her senses and said quickly: "I'm sorry for being distracted. If Mr. Knox wants to see cherry blossoms, Ganjin Island outside the city is a good place to go. The cherry blossom forest is very beautiful. It’s pleasant, and many festivals are held there, and many people go there for picnics and cherry blossom viewing on weekdays. This is the best cherry blossom viewing season.”

"Hey, there is such a good place. It seems I have to go there~" Knox's lips curled up slightly, and he bought a bottle of sake on the side of the road, then followed Ayaka Kamisato's figure and left. Arrived at Daozuma City.

The scenery was naturally not bad in a place that Miss Kamisato praised. The moment he set foot on Ganjin Island, Knox fell in love with it. The layers of crimson cherry blossoms and the petals falling in the wind. Vendors along the roadside, picnic cloths can be seen everywhere in the cherry trees, a breeze blows, and the food and the aroma of cherry blossoms are mixed together and sweep over.

"I like it here." Knox said enthusiastically: "It happens to be noon, so let's have lunch here."

After saying that, without giving Linghua a chance to refuse, he had already arrived at a vendor stall selling picnic cloths...

There were many food stalls, and Knox, adhering to the spirit of coming as he came, had a little of almost everything, filling the sky blue tablecloth spread under a crimson cherry tree. As for money, for Kamiri For the eldest lady, that is naturally not a problem.

During the colorful cherry blossoms, Knox sat casually on the tablecloth, leaning against the tree trunk, holding a wine bottle in one hand and catching the falling petals with the other.

The impeccably groomed Kamisato Ayaka sat on her knees on the other side, looking at Knox quietly, wondering what on earth this man wanted to do...

Blowing the petals, Knox raised his head and poured the wine bottle into his mouth. Some of the wine slid down the corners of his lips, flowed through his delicate and beautiful chin, flowed through his perfectly shaped neck, and finally slipped into the fair and beautiful collarbone and disappeared. .

Even Kamisato Ayaka had to admit that the boy wearing a mask was drinking under the cherry blossom tree. This scene was really pleasing to the eye. Even though the mask covered most of his appearance, it still made many people around him look confused. The girl who was paying attention secretly blushed.

"Miss Kamisato."

Knox wiped the corners of his mouth and suddenly called her.

Kamisato Ayaka looked into his eyes doubtfully, but it was dark behind the eye holes of the mask and nothing could be seen.

"What do you think of the Eye Hunting Order and the Lockdown Order?" Knox asked slowly.

Kamisato Ayaka's eyebrows skipped a beat, and she secretly thought, "It's finally here."

There are not many people to whom she can express her true views on this issue, and that definitely does not include the fool-like executive.

Taking a deep breath, she replied: "My opinion is not important. We only need to obey the general's orders."

"Oh~ So that's what Miss Kamisato thinks. If there is an opportunity to abolish the Eye Hunting Order, will you seize it?"

"..." Kamisato Ayaka paused and said: "Exploring what if in reality cannot change anything."

"Yes." Knox smiled, and after taking a few more sips of wine, he whispered: "Miss Kamisato, how much do you know about the Fools?"

"A diplomatic mission from the Solstice Kingdom? The Ice God's private army?"

"Well... what about the executive?" Knox continued to ask.

"The top brass of the Fools..."

"Haha." Knox chuckled: "That's not wrong. In a sense, the Executive Officer is also a descendant of the Queen. But even so, almost all of us who join the Fools actually bring something with us. They all have different purposes, some are for their own interests, some are for their own ideals, and of course, some are just to follow the Queen, so do you want to know what my purpose is?"

"...I am all ears."

Regarding the character of Kamisato Ayaka, Knox just thought about it for a moment, and then thought of a good pie. After thinking about his tone for a while, Knox said: "——In order to build Teyvat into a place without filth. , a pure utopia, a utopia where there is no war, no disputes, where everyone is equal and free, where the few are educated and the old are supported. Joining the Fools and becoming an executive is actually just a means to achieve my goal. …Do you believe what I say?” Knox asked with a half-smile.

"..."

"Well, it seems you don't believe it." Knox said helplessly.

It’s okay if you don’t believe it. I don’t believe it myself, but it doesn’t affect my character design so that you can gradually believe it…

Chapter 7 Raiders

While walking to the guardian forest in the afternoon, Knox suggested casually: "Actually, I am also very interested in Inazuma's swordsmanship. Miss Kamisato, who is proficient in this art, is here. Why don't we go to the gym to learn from each other? How about it?"

"Oh? Does Mr. Knox know how to do kendo?"

"Ha, I don't have any other advantages. I just know a lot of skills." Knox spread his hands and smiled.

"I see. Since Mr. Knox is interested, Linghua should accompany him."

The guardian forest is not far from Kamisato Yashiki. When the two people stood in the dojo of Kamisato's house, the sun began to set in the west.

"Yeah, Miss Kamisato, why don't we just use a real sword? It just so happens that Miss Kamisato can try the Kirikiri before she can take advantage of it." Knox played with the wooden sword in his hand twice and suggested with a smile.

"...I'm sorry, Kirigiri's Return of Light is Inazuma's national treasure. I've asked Mr. Palace Secretary to send it back to the castle tower." Kamisato Ayaka stood opposite him in a clean kendo uniform, with her sleeves rolled up and The high ponytail hairstyle adds a touch of heroism to her at this moment.

Sure enough, he was sent back... After receiving the answer, Knox chuckled and shook his head: "Okay, let's use a wooden knife to make a fight, a simple exchange, don't use elemental power, right?"

"Okay, I know."

A feather suddenly appeared in Knox's hand, and a breeze blew by. The feather flew up to the ceiling and then gradually fell down.

The moment the feather fell to the ground, the two of them took steps almost at the same time - DANG!

The sound of the wooden sword colliding resounded in the dojo. The force coming from his hand made Knox almost lose his wooden sword, and then a sharp slash hit the door in front of him. Knox was slightly stunned and immediately raised the sword. withstand.

However, Ayaka Kamisato's aggressiveness was extremely strong, and the sharp knife marks as sharp as ice and snow did not give Knox a chance to adjust.

Knox managed to deal with it for a few times at first, then suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, took a step back, flipped the wooden knife in his hand, stepped forward and slashed - DANG! !

It was this fight that allowed Knox to quickly adjust his rhythm.

Then there was a continuous sound that was almost continuous.

The steps were staggered, and the wooden swords made afterimages. This was not like the intensity of a normal sparring at all, but more like a real fight.

Kamisato Ayaka's attack rhythm is already fierce, but it is still improving. But the wooden sword in Knox's hand is like an extension of his arm, and the whole person is more like a sophisticated fighting machine. No matter how powerful Kamisato Ayaka is, No matter where his slashes were directed, Knox's wooden sword would appear exactly on the path of the blade's slashes.

The battle lasted for about 10 minutes, and the reason why the sparring ended was not because the winner was decided, but simply because Ayaka Kamisato was exhausted due to her continuous high-intensity attacks.

After spinning the wooden sword several times in his hand, Knox looked at Kamisato Ayaka, who was holding his knees and panting, and couldn't help but smile: "You can't test my determination to this extent~"

The crystal beads of sweat were dripping down, and Kamisato Ayaka, who was panting until her throat hurt, was obviously unable to respond to his words.