Unknowingly, Xingji had finished reading the comic in his hand, and he didn't know when he had sat down on the chair where the corpse had been sitting, as a matter of course.

"Not to mention that one of the protagonists of the manga, Kaai Ryu-chan, is Ms. Asukai. Among the remaining characters, two of the three detectives are people I have met, and the supporting character is the so-called head of the office..."

In other words, this is a side story comic that describes the world of Asukai Muki itself, or it is a [fan comic] produced by a certain author of Hongkai Ark.

Presumably the so-called main story will not be as warm and daily as the side story.

Real destiny is usually bumpy, and the bumpier it is, the more precious it makes ordinary daily life.

No wonder Ms. Asukai would miss the stories in the book and would not want to return to reality until her death.

"Find the life that everyone desires most in their heart, the wish that they want to realize most, and then help them realize it, so that the other person can willingly give up and continue living - is this the murderous method in Meteora's subconscious?"

Xingke muttered to himself in confusion. He didn't quite understand what Meteora's murderous methods subconsciously represented and reflected.

After all, Xingke is not a professional psychologist.

However, based on some past experience, the star is still somewhat guessed.

With a thought, Xing Ke's invisible hand randomly pulled out a book from the nearest bookshelf, flipped through it quickly in front of Xing Ke, and then moved on to the next book...

"A Certain Scientific Railgun·Comedy Little Four~Sisters' Discussion~"

"Fate TAKE MOON·Fantasy Carnival"

"The Ordinary Daily Life of Magical Girl Tomoe Mami as an Adult"

"Scarlet Alicetlia

…

Xing Ke finally understood that every book here, whether it exists in the real world or not, all corresponds to a person's [death].

Asukai Muji saw the "book" corresponding to herself, which should be the direct cause of her death.

"But when I read that book, there was nothing strange about it - does this mean that in the eyes of [outsiders], other people's books are just interesting stories?"

Although it is just speculation, Xingke's intuition is that the truth should be close to ten.

In the eyes of others, a story is always just a story. But to the person involved, that story is a real world.

"Then the next mystery is - why does she have such murderous intention?"

Although Xingke had solved the mystery to this extent partly by guesswork and partly by empirical speculation, he still did not understand why Meteora had such an idea subconsciously.

To put it in the style of a second-generation monarch who is good at decrypting magic and solving crimes, it is - Why dunit (motive for committing the crime).

But to be honest, there is another thing that Xing Ke is more interested in than exploring the psychological problems of old friends who have not been in contact for more than 20 years -

"Is there a book about me in this sea of ​​books? I'm looking forward to it..."

…·…·…

"Um,--"

It was as if what was flowing in his internal organs was not blood but mercury-like pain. Zhanshen could clearly feel that the magic power in his body and part of his soul were being swallowed up by the "Invincible Sword" in his hand.

Moreover, it was just a light touch.

"It may be a bit burdensome the first time, but it will get better gradually."

Meteora's quiet voice seemed to have a placebo effect. The next moment Zhanshen felt that the pain in his body that made him want to tear his hair off was relieved a lot, and the Invincible Sword gradually calmed down.

"Very good. The compatibility between you and these two swords is much better than I thought."

Meteora was slightly amazed, but then she saw a wisp of bright green appearing between the black hair of Zhanshin, who was half-kneeling on the ground and taking a breath, and she immediately became serious again.

"But it seems a little too good..."

"What do you mean? Lord Estreich."

Now Zhan Shen can clearly feel the earth-shattering power of these two swords in his hands.

At the same time, he could also sense how huge a pool of magic power was behind him to support him.

If he compares his previously thought-to-be-strong strength to a small water gun and his magic power reserve to a bathtub; then now that he has the Invincible Sword, his attack power is at least the level of a three-meter-high wave, and his magic power reserve is even greater.

There is no end to the ocean!~

"...Your Excellency Zhan Shen, although I didn't notice or remind you in advance, now I feel a bit slack in talking about it.

However, please don’t indulge in the huge power you have now... After all, he does not belong to you after all."

With that said, Meteora used magic power to materialize a water mirror, allowing Zhanshen to see his current appearance through the dim light in the basement.

"Although what you have received is the blessing of [World Will], and his huge magic power contains very little personal will, but now it seems that it is not completely absent."

Meteora looked at Zhan Shen without any panic or surprise, and felt that he seemed to have noticed it too late:

"If more than a certain amount of magic power passes through you and is swallowed up by these two swords in a short period of time, your soul will be [washed].

If you don't pay attention, your [self-will] may be dyed with other colors bit by bit, and you will gradually lose yourself."

"...That's it." Zhan Shen looked at himself in the mirror and didn't know what kind of expression he should make.

But he thought he must be laughing now, because what happened now seemed familiar to Zhan Shen, as if someone was deliberately making this poor imitation.

"But it doesn't matter. The price is negligible compared to the power."

Zhanshen stood up, tucked the two swords together with the matching scabbards behind his waist, and saluted Meteora again to express his gratitude.

Meteora was silent for a moment without saying anything else. The two walked out of the basement in silence and returned to the strange treasure pavilion filled with books.

But in front of the main entrance, looking at Zhanshen's back as he was about to leave, Meteora still asked:

"Lord Zhan Shen, you don't seem to care about your own life that much?"

Zhan Shen advanced a little slower, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Your Excellency Estreich, although it may make people feel embarrassed to talk about this kind of thing, or there is a word called [Second Two].

But I think there should be many people like this in Hongjie Ark——

The reason that drives me to live now is to destroy that cursed world so that countless creatures can rest in peace.

Or it can be called [ideal], or it can be called [obsession].

But similarly, I who live for this goal also want to die for this goal.
Chapter completed!