Collapse of iron, but I am the Supreme Strange

"Children represent infinite possibilities. If even children on a planet have to face a harsh fate, then the adults in this world are too unqualified." An Yi followed Dan Heng's gaze and sent his own eyes out the window, finally landing on Klipperburg: "...So, if Cocolia's rule has strangled the possibilities of those children, then I will definitely find a way to deal with her. As for now - I don't see any problems with Beloberg's children. Of course, if I have a chance, I have to go to the lower city to see if there are really children living underground."

Dan Heng turned his head and stared at An Yi's face without saying a word.

"what happened?"

"...No, nothing." Dan Heng withdrew his gaze.

After a while, he slowly spoke:

"In that case... maybe you are good at more than just magic."

"Hahaha——" Dan Heng's words made An Yi laugh: "To become a [Supreme Mage], you need to do more than just [master magic]."

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Xing couldn't sleep.

She lay on the bed and suddenly opened her eyes.

Weird dream...

Xing stared at the ceiling in a daze.

This was very strange, she seemed to hear strange noises in her dream.

It was the same tone as the muffled whisper heard in Klippe Castle...only clearer this time.

The voice was calling Cocolia's name, and what responded to the voice was Cocolia's panicked words.

It doesn't seem right to say it's Cocolia - the voice sounds much younger than Cocolia, as if it's Cocolia when she was a teenager.

【We are allies...allies of the guardians of all generations.】

【We can help you...help you rebuild this dying world.】

"Well......"

Xing couldn't fall asleep because of this inexplicable dream. The street light outside shone in obliquely through a small gap in the curtains. Xing closed his eyes and lay there motionless, trying desperately to fall asleep.

It was no use. The light from outside cut through her face like a knife.

The Goethe Hotel was absolutely silent. No sound came up from downstairs. No footsteps were heard from the upper floors either.

There were no pedestrians walking on the street, no cars driving by, and there was no sound anywhere.

pat-

There seemed to be some noise coming from the next room.

thump—

Another muffled sound.

So Xing sat up and pricked up his ears in confusion.

Yes, the person next door is still asleep.

Xing shook his head and suddenly thought - isn't An Yi's room next door?

What is he doing that is still awake so late?

With such great curiosity, Xing simply jumped off the bed, quietly walked out of the room, and came to An Yi's door.

"An~Yi~" Xing called softly, her voice also dragged out: "What are you doing~"

Hmm? The door is ajar?

Xing tilted his head, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed open the door.

An Yi was in the room - but what surprised Xing was that he was not on the bed or the chair, but leaning against the wall, half-kneeling on the ground.

"An Yi?"

Xing shouted.

"What—ah, Xing...?"

An Yi turned his head slightly and looked at the other person sideways.

Xing stood at the door. In the dim room, he found that An Yi's purple eye shadow was actually glowing - a faint deep purple light that looked somewhat weird.

"What are you doing there?" Xing said as he walked towards An Yi, "Practicing yoga?"

"No, Xing, wait—don't come over here."

An Yi frowned and spoke to stop him.

Xing was slightly startled. With the light coming in from the window, she discovered that something strange had happened to An Yi's hand.

He grasped his right wrist tightly with his left hand, and the fingertips of his right hand unexpectedly turned into extremely sharp claws, and even on the wrist and the palm and back of his palm, octopus tentacles made of purple energy appeared.

"--ha?!"

This change scared Xing. She quickly ran over, squatted beside An Yi, and grabbed his hand: "What's going on? An Yi, are you okay——"

An Yi didn't answer, but just gritted his teeth and showed a serious expression.

"I'm going to look for Danheng and Sanyue. Anyi, wait a moment—"

"Need not."

An Yi spoke up, interrupting Xing's actions.

"But......"

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, as if he was mobilizing the energy in his body.

Then gradually, the tentacles slowly retracted into An Yi's body, and his deformed right hand returned to its original state.

"call--"

An Yi shook his right hand and said as if nothing had happened: "You haven't slept yet so late. It seems that the battle with the pillow man didn't exhaust you."

"Don't change the subject!" Xing grabbed An Yi's right hand with great concern.

She looked left and right, as if to make sure that nothing was wrong with An Yi.

"Just some minor problems." An Yi looked at his hand that was tightly held by Xing: "The price of power. Although I may lose control occasionally, I can still hold on."

"...Will it hurt?"

Xing raised her head and stared into An Yi's blue eyes.

Now his purple eyeshadow no longer glows.

An Yi was slightly stunned - he didn't expect Xing to ask this question. He thought a curious baby like Xing would definitely ask questions like [What is the price?] [What is that octopus leg?] [Can you transform into a monster?]

So An Yi chuckled and nodded slightly:

"It will be a little... just a little. Don't worry, Xing."

The girl just looked down at An Yi's hand, and seemed unable to let go of her worry.

So An Yi had to change the subject: "Let's not talk about me for now. What are you doing in my room? Are you going to attack me at night?"

"What does night attack mean?" Xing was a little confused.

"Ahem... nothing." An Yi smiled helplessly: "Put another way, why are you still awake so late?"

"...I had a strange dream."

Xing confessed,

"Dream?"

So Xing relayed the sound she heard to An Yi.

After listening to this, An Yi just raised his head and looked at Klipperburg outside the window.

"It's the sound of the star core." An Yi explained.

"The star core on Yalilo VI?"

"That's right, because you also have a star core in your body, so you can sense something..." An Yi said: "But don't be afraid, we - I will get rid of this star core soon, so don't worry."

Xing nodded, An Yi's profile reflected in her eyes.

An Yi stared at the quiet and deserted street outside the window. After a while, he slowly said, "Xing, do you know the [Wizards' Haunting Time]?"

"[Wizarding Hour]?" Xing tilted his head: "I've never heard of it."

"It's from a story written by one of my favorite children's writers, Roald Dahl, The BFG. Have you heard of it?"

"No." Xing shook his head.

"That's right, that's my universe—" So An Yi explained: "The wizard's haunting time is a special time in the middle of the night. At this time, children and adults are sleeping soundly, and all the witches, elves and ghosts come out from their hiding places, and the whole world belongs to them."

"Wow——" Xing showed a very interested expression.

This child-like performance of listening to a fairy tale made An Yi burst into laughter, so Xing also continued:

"But I don't think this is a story made up by the author," she said. "I think it's real."

"Why do you say that?" An Yi asked.

"Because... Isn't An Yi a wizard?" Xing replied with a smile: "Look, it's the middle of the night now, An Yi is out and about, and he just bumped into me."

An Yi was amused by Xing's idea. He tapped Xing's head gently:

"I'm a magician, not a wizard. Well, it's up to you. But you're the one who came to see me, right? So to me, you might just be an elf that comes out in the middle of the night."

An Yi answered with a smile, and then as if he suddenly thought of something, he asked:

"Can you sleep now?"

Star shook his head.

"Me too." An Yi suggested, "How about we go watch a movie? I always do this when I can't sleep."

"Eh? Okay—"

Xing clapped her hands happily.

Then a magic circle appeared in An Yi's hand, and a soundproof magic shield enveloped the room. Then a projector and a screen appeared in the sparks.

Xing sat down next to An Yi and asked curiously, "Then what are we going to watch?"

An Yi looked into Xing's eyes, thought for a moment, and then spoke;

"Um... The BFG?"

"Hey? Isn't that a storybook?"

"Of course there is also a movie of the same name, directed by Spielberg. Come and try it, you won't be disappointed."

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This update is also in [The Witcher Hour].

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Chapter 48: Expected Backstab

"Did you two... not get any sleep last night?"

Sanyueqi looked at Xing's dark circles and asked with some confusion.

"Just watched a few movies."

An Yi yawned and said, "They are all classics from my universe. They must be very different from those in this world."

San Yueqi put his hands on his hips and stared at An Yi - this guy had purple eye shadow in the corners of his eyes, and it was impossible to tell whether he had dark circles or not.

"You guys are so awesome that you don't sleep at night and stay together to watch movies."

Sanyueqi shook her head: "Xing, you are a beautiful girl after all, don't stay up late all the time, do you know how much damage staying up late can do to your skin?"

"Of course I know." Xing stretched out her hand and gestured to Sanyueqi: "So I stayed up all night!"

"Isn't that even more serious?"

An Yi looked at San Yueqi, touched the back of his head and smiled.

A ding-dong cell phone ringtone rang, so An Yi looked at the screen of his phone.