I really only stop

Now is the time to reveal the treasure called [Friendship]—

"—cut, that's it?"

Lu Xi's plain voice with a hint of disdain suddenly sounded, and the aunt who was squeezed out by the golden powder froze with a smile.

"Lu, Lu Xi?"

Fenmao looked at Lu Xi's back tentatively: "Are you okay? If you feel scared or unwilling, you can tell us. Don't worry, we won't say anything!"

"That's right! We are all brothers, why bother to hide it."

Probably mistaking Lu Xi's calmness at the moment for being arrogant and suppressing his sadness, Strom nodded with a 'hmm': "I just said that I was just joking! It's really not good. Go out, let's buy you a drink!"

"No, am I really okay?"

Lu Xi turned his head in puzzlement, and looked at the two with doubts in his eyes:

"It's just [fear], why not just face it? Is there anything worth covering up?"

"This--"

Realizing that Lu Xi's calmness at the moment does not seem to be fake, the comforting routine that the two of Jin Fen had racked their brains before suddenly stuck.

Could it be that he has really overcome the fear in his heart?

Calmly watching my fear shatter in front of my eyes, standing proudly against the storm—although I am not reconciled, but compared to us who just fled howling, this kind of Lu Xi really...

"It's so handsome!!!"

Accepting the embrace of the two with a calm face, what Cupid and Strom didn't notice was that Lu Xi secretly stuffed a handkerchief into his pocket.

Following the Thinking Skill, Laughing Skill, and Tucao Skill, I have finally developed a new (unserious) usage of my Shiting.

Taking a deep breath, a trace of loneliness that others don't understand flashed in Lu Xi's eyes.

If there are tears, it is good to flow in the world that stops.

Men don't cry.

PS: If you are sad, you can stop now.As long as you stop, tears won't fall (in front of others) (curved throat)

PS2: Children, have you learned it yet?

Chapter 168 Choose!Holy Maiden!

"—Huh! It's finally over, the scene just now was too explosive for me..."

With a pale face leaning against Nana, Celica shook her head and pushed away the water bottle Yuxia handed over:

"Sorry, I don't want to eat or drink anything for now, or the desperate Mississippi flood will pour out of my mouth and swallow everything in the world."

After killing the poor evil spirit monster in seconds, Yuxia and her party continued to move forward and encountered an extremely ugly stitch monster.It has the limbs of a cockroach, the eyes of a fly, and the wings of a moth. It is just like the embodiment of girls' nightmares.

Although the disgusting stitch monster was cut to pieces by Nana's swarming puppets and then patched up a few times mercilessly, Celica's legs were still a little weak from the fright at that moment. , until now it's a little bit better.

Seeing Celica still in shock, Yushia smiled lightly and shook her head.

If Lu Xi was here, he would probably open his mouth to complain about Celica [you usually talk fiercely, but the things you are actually afraid of are surprisingly ordinary] or something like that.

Then, the childish Celica would be aroused by these words, and while jumping up and bickering with Lucy, she would naturally forget the unpleasant experience just now.

...Ah, after being separated for such a short time, do I start to miss Lu Xi?

Aware of what she was thinking about, Yuxia put her hands on her chest, and seriously felt the throbbing from it.

Both vague and clear, both anxious and exciting... The feeling surging in my heart is so contradictory and warm.

If I were to face this kind of emotion in the past, I would definitely feel overwhelmed.

Whether it's the Pope's grandfather, the emperor's father, or the sages in the sanctuary, none of them have taught me anything similar.Simply believing in the knowledge in the books and thinking that all the truths in the world are correct, Miss Saintess's life has always been like this-until that unforgettable night.

The mother's last teaching, the turmoil in my heart, and the wonderful magic of the little finger hooking up with the little finger.

That's right, the biggest truth in the world, it's called——

"that……"

Feeling that the hem of her clothes was gently pulled by someone, Yuxia turned her head and looked at Nana with a hesitant expression in puzzlement:

"Nana, what's wrong?"

"According to Yuxia's guess just now, the evil spirit is what I fear most, and the stitch monster is what Celica fears the most. According to the sequence, I will meet the thing Yuxia fears most next, right?"

Looking at Yuxia with some worry, Nana asked tentatively:

"...Is it okay? If not, Celica and I can also explore the way ahead."

"Exactly! Yusia who helped me get rid of my fear earlier!"

Upon hearing this, Celica, who was still half-dead just now, suddenly cheered up: "The dogma of the abyss tells us that we must follow the principle of equivalent exchange in our actions! Since you have helped us clear the obstacles in front of us, then we have to face the next step." Naturally, we can also let us resist for you!"

"No, it's okay."

Seeing the two worried and concerned faces in front of her, Yuxia smiled playfully and made a powerful gesture:

"Don't forget, I'm the only saint in the Holy See today! Whether it's evil spirit monsters or sewing monsters, these things are all vulnerable to my holy flame! I'm a little curious, this trial revealed What is the sacred thing of [I fear most]!"

"...Well, that's right!"

After thinking carefully about Yuxia's usual performance, Nana was also slightly relieved.

Different from Celica and me, in Yuxia's heart, there is a kind of strength that is completely inconsistent with the gentle appearance.She who shines with her own light at all times will definitely not succumb to the so-called [fear]!

Thinking of this, Ruanmei also showed a bright smile:

"Then, let's move on~"

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Contrary to the expectation of the three of Nana, the seemingly long and narrow corridor has reached the end before taking two steps.Outside the corridor, a dark room so huge that it could swallow even echoes waited quietly, as if expecting prey to come here.

Could it be that the trial didn't find anything that Yuxia could be afraid of, so she just skipped the process and came to the end?

While keeping an eye on the surrounding situation at all times, Nana thought so.

As expected of Yuxia, her personality is so perfect that she can't see any flaws even in trials.If one day, I can be as determined as her——

"Crack."

A crisp sound came from nowhere, and the next moment, all the lights were turned on, and the whole picture of the room was unreservedly displayed in front of everyone.

This is a group of... no, to be precise, it is [a group] and [a] doll.

A group of more than a hundred dolls are densely arranged on one side of the huge balance, and opposite to it, there is a lonely doll on the other end of the balance.Obviously the quantities are absolutely unequal, but the huge balance is very strangely kept in balance.If you take a closer look, there is a huge magic circle engraved on both ends of the balance, and the array is dotted with stars, obviously entering a state of being ready to go.

"—No, wait!"

Looking up at the lonely doll, Nana couldn't help covering her mouth after confirming something:

"That lonely puppet...does it look a bit like Lu Xi?"

"Really! Both clothes and equipment are exactly the same as Ruoweixi!"

Nodding to confirm Nana's words, Celica's voice became a bit depressed and trembling due to the weird scene in front of her eyes:

"Also...the magic circle on the side of Hundred Dolls is [Forbidden Art·Meteor Fire Rain], while the one on Ruoyouxi's side is [Forbidden Art·Penetrating Ray]——they are both amazing forbidden arts Ah! What is the meaning of this room?!"

"[Click.]"

As if responding to Celica's words, the previous click sounded again, and a brand new scroll suddenly appeared in front of the three of them.

[Designated Forbidden Art Element Extraction: Instantly evacuate all the elements within a radius of 100 meters, creating an absolute 'elemental vacuum' environment, thereby destroying the Forbidden Art-level magic that is close to being activated—the so-called Forbidden Art that destroys Forbidden Art]

Nana frowned after reading the contents of the manual accompanying the scroll at a glance.

Absolutely unbalanced balance, a powerful forbidden technique ready to go on both sides, the sudden appearance of elemental extraction from the scroll... These three things seem to be related, as long as they are threaded into a thread, the purpose of this trial will be ——

"and many more!"

Thinking of something suddenly, Nana covered her mouth in surprise:

"The purpose of the third trial is not to let us make a choice between [Everyone] and [Luci]?!"

The area of ​​the balance in front of me is too huge. Using element extraction to save one side, the other side will obviously suffer the attack of the powerful forbidden technique that will be activated immediately-this is a multiple-choice question. Either one side will die or the other side will die. The ultimate alternative!

Personally, if it was a real crisis, I would definitely choose to save Lucy.But since this is a trial to test the qualifications of the Osiris commander, shouldn't we think in accordance with the [calm, wise, and selfless] leader thinking, and it is better to choose the side that saves more people?

... No, even if it wasn't a trial, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make a choice easily.

Clenching her fist silently, Nana felt the pressure and anxiety she had never felt before.

Life is not a game or numbers.Saving one side means sacrificing the other.Although she subconsciously wanted to save her most important person, Nana couldn't even move her fingers under the weight of countless lives.

"Help me! Help me!"

The clearer the mind is, the more entangled it is in the face of such a situation.The puppets on the scale cried out for help as if they were given life. Hearing the desperate pleading cries in their ears, Nana couldn't even breathe under the pressure that could not be expressed.

"There's nothing to hesitate! Hurry up and save this side!"/"Don't listen to them, Nana! Of course I'm more important!"

The room that was too dark gave plenty of space for the imagination to play. In a trance, Nana even felt that she was really facing such a cruel multiple-choice question.

Is it Lucy?Or the other side?

what to do?How can I do? !

Tremblingly picking up the scroll on the ground, the soft girl's eyes were already filled with tears:

"I, I, I..."

"—It's okay, Nana."

Just when Nana felt deeply at a loss, a hand suddenly reached out and gently took the scroll from her hand.

"Nanai also said just now that this is a trial for me, in other words, it is what I [most fear]."

Smiling and rubbing the head of Nana who was wiping away tears, Yuxia took a deep breath and activated the scroll in her hand.

"This side, this side! Lady Saint! This side!"/"Yusia! It's me! Of course you will choose me!"

Seeing the slightly shining hope of life in Yuxia's hand, the puppets on both sides of the scale cried out for help even more frantically.Suddenly, the space was filled with a strange and heavy atmosphere.In contrast, there was an extremely calm smile on Miss Saintess's face.

"...Yes, it is [correct] to treat everyone equally and save the side with more people."

Under Nana's unbelievable gaze, Yuxia simply threw the scroll to the other end of the balance.The scroll spun and danced in the air, as if it was about to draw a decisive arc.

"So, this is my only option—"

Looking calmly at the scene where the scrolls flew to the side with more people, Miss Saintess said so.

PS: Dazhang celebrates Youth Day, by the way (→)

Chapter 169 Go to your railroad tracks!all I want!

"What is [Saint]?"

"It is a person who looks at everything in the world equally, whether poor or rich, noble or ordinary, and is willing to reach out to help and teach others."

"[Equal]? Then, are the Pope's grandfather and the uncle who sells candy in the market also equal?"

"Hahahaha! As expected of Yuxia, this ability to infer other cases from one instance is really amazing! Although the hidden truth behind this is very complicated, Yuxia must remember that if one day, when the pope's grandfather and the uncle who sells candy fall into When you need help in trouble, you must lend a helping hand equally. People in the world don't understand why the hero in the story risked his life to save the ordinary villagers from the dragon, but they don't know that this is the reason why the hero is great place."

Whether it is a hero or a villager, they are all equal at the [life] level.Only by understanding and respecting the truth, the hero will rush to the dangerous dragon without hesitation in order to protect a civilian.

Watching the [Element Extraction] scroll slowly spiraling in the air and falling towards the hundreds of people, a smile appeared on the corner of Yuxia's mouth.

【Correct and correct】.

As expected of the crystallization of ultra-ancient technology—Sky City Osiris.To actually put before my eyes in such a clear way something that I didn't even notice, but which I feared somewhere in my heart.

In the past, I was obsessed with the noble and correct, but this in itself was one-sided and wrong.When I met Lu Xi and experienced unprecedented feelings, the mother's teachings were miraculously linked with the current experience. The new correctness replaced the wrong idea, and something even better than before was born.

However, although I haven't really thought about it, I still have doubts about [myself].

If this new [correctness] does something that goes against the previous [correctness], how will I choose?

To uphold justice in the world as a saint?Or should he become his guardian and smash all the justice recognized in the past for this new correctness?

This is a huge and irreconcilable contradiction.Until today, when I saw this trial that made the thing of fear materialize, I found my answer.

All lives are equal, and it is correct not to be shaken by one's own emotions, and to use the most limited resources to save the one with the largest number.For this reason, I chose to throw the scroll to the side of the hundred people.