Time... clan?
To be honest, Tokiwa Shogo was really shocked by Adnis's words.
How come... it has become like this?
Isn't this the world of beholders?
Tokiwa Shougo appeared in front of Adnis, still in the form of a human being covered in golden light.
Adnis knelt on the ground respectfully. The appearance of golden light made him couldn't help but press his forehead closer to the ground.
Inside, I was full of expectations and apprehension.
The scene was quiet for a long time.
Finally, Adnis heard a reply that made him feel extremely excited.
"Can."
Tokiwa Shougo lowered his eyes, finished speaking calmly, and disappeared.
He did not refuse Adnis' request.
No matter what the future holds, at least for now, Adnis and the others are sincerely loyal, so he is not afraid to accept them.
However, in this case, the policy he had set before would need to be rethought.
But first, he decided to reflect on the information he had ignored before.
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Tokiwa Shougo disappeared and walked on the streets of the city.
Sometimes I stop to listen to the chat, sometimes I move forward and look around.
All those who stood in front of him would subconsciously move out of the way to make way for him when he came closer.
In this regard, those people themselves were unaware of it.
During this process, Tokiwa Shogo discovered that every building in this city had more or less undergone minor modifications and added some "circular" designs.
But those "circles" are not the "circles" of eyes, but the "circles" of a clock.
What they respect and worship is not round objects, but things that can embody time.
And their worship of time originated from the phrase "Lord of Time" that Tokiwa Shogo told them at the beginning.
Going forward, it can even be said that when Tokio Shogo met Adnis and the others for the first time with Tokio's self-understanding, such a historical trend was already destined...
But why does he always feel like he's being plotted against?
"...Is it you? The Great Eye."
"No."
The Great Eye denied.
"The only person who can influence your perception is yourself."
"..." Tokiwa Shougo.
My mood suddenly collapsed.
Is that what he thought?
Thinking of this, Tokiwa Shougo couldn't help but start to twitch at the corner of his mouth. He raised his hand to his forehead and quietly disappeared from the street.
then,
A few years later.
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"Wow - wow -"
Accompanied by a baby's cry.
Adnis's wife, Alicia, gave birth to a little boy successfully.
Adnis named his youngest son Aram.
Remaining invisible, Tokiwa Shougo leaned against the wall outside the door and listened for a while to the joyful laughter of those who were born from the new life coming from inside the door, feeling their heartfelt longing and expectations for the future. , sighing softly.
The figure quietly disappeared.
In the past few years, he no longer chooses to sit on the sidelines, but has deeply observed the lives of Adnis and the others, and continues to understand them.
During this period, Tokiwa Shogo had quietly entered the dreams of many people more than once.
he asked those people in his dream.
"If this continues, you may die, would you be willing to give up such a convenient life now?"
Most people’s choices are——
"No! The Lord of Time will protect us!"
They don't want to.
This includes Adnis.
So Tokiwa Shougo asked again.
"Then what if it is the Lord of Time who is asking you to make a choice?"
As soon as the words fell, what appeared in the hearts of those people was not uneasiness, but anger.
"No! The Lord of Time would not say such a thing!"
After anger, comes hatred.
"I understand, the Lord of Time you are talking about is not the Lord of Time at all, but a demon pretending to be the Lord of Time!"
The heartfelt reactions of these people made Tokiwa Shogo understand one thing.
Their worship of the Lord of Time is essentially faith in God, not trust in the King.
Tokiwa Shougo's behavior of hiding from others only strengthened this belief.
Therefore, they will believe in the Lord of Time because of the miraculous benefits that the Lord of Time brings to them, and they will also abandon this belief because the Lord of Time no longer satisfies their pursuit of a better life.
He created a god without permission and pushed the god off the altar.
Human beings keep repeating the same mistakes.
It is because of this that Tokiwa Shougo, after much thought, finally decided to leave Adnis with only a warning instead of using his own power to force him to make the choice he wanted.
So Tokiwa Shogo sent a warning to Adnis after he prayed one day.
At that time, Adnis was silent for a long time.
Then the next day, he prayed like this:
"Great Lord of Time, please protect our future from disaster!"
"..."
To this, Tokiwa Shougo did not make any response.
then,
A few more years later.
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Faced with Tokiwa Shogo's silent rejection, Adnis finally took a chance and chose to continue that kind of life.
He still prays every day.
Express gratitude, ask for forgiveness, and pray for blessings.
To this, Tokiwa Shogo responded with silence and did not make any response.
Like, he did in the beginning.
The only difference is that he has been looking at the world, instead of choosing not to look at it most of the time like he did at the beginning.
Just like that, under the gaze of Shogo Tokiwa, the sky of this world, and Adnis was worried about luck, unknowingly turned into an ominous dark red.
Then, a mysterious illness begins to spread.
The Red Death is coming.
It finally came to this world.
Many people fell because of it.
Adnis immediately ordered people to set up medical clinics on the streets to isolate and treat people suffering from the red death disease.
However, even this did not stop the spread of the Red Death.
In addition, the medical clinic has never been able to develop a cure for the Red Death.
In the city, people quickly became panic-stricken.
The human heart is broken due to speculation and suspicion.
We can only wait for the endless despair of death.
Facing this tragic picture, Tokiwa Shougo wanted to close his eyes, but in the end, he chose to continue looking.
Tokiwa Shougo told himself that this journey would eventually end and he would always leave.
Instead of waiting for him to leave and these people to repeat the mistakes of the beholder world, it would be better to let them finish this fall while he is around.
Even though this is bound to cost many people, at least at this time, he will be there to give them the scoop, right?
Thinking like this, Tokiwa Shogo found that he was much calmer than he thought.
This made him couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Oh, I am indeed the Demon King."
Standing at the highest point of the city, Tokiwa Shougo looked down at everything below, slowly raised his hand, and plucked it lightly like a harp string.
Invisible ripples spread out.
Below, the despair that enveloped the city became even stronger...
