Let Zhou Li become the Black Emperor.
This is the only way Zhou Li found to solve this dilemma.
When Zhou Li made this suggestion, both Eluma and Futaba had a look of astonishment on their faces. Only Carrie on the side was a little confused, wondering why everyone reacted so strongly to Zhou Li's proposal.
"no!"
Eluma jumped up, rarely getting excited, "This is absolutely not possible!"
"really."
Futaba on the side nodded. She did not have as big a reaction as Eluma, but her tone was decisive and left no room for error. "The gods are not necessarily targeting me. It is very possible that they just want to destroy the Black Emperor. .If you become the Black Emperor, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"At least there will be a chance of survival this way."
Zhou Li looked at the two people in front of him, with a faint smile, and said slowly: "If you don't do anything, you should understand what will happen."
Eluma was stunned. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. The anxious look in her eyes had improved, but she was a little at a loss. She is a powerful professional, but not a qualified schemer. She could sense the gods' intentions, but she was helpless and didn't know how to deal with them.
"You don't need to put yourself at risk."
A trace of confusion flashed in her golden eyes, but it was quickly hidden by Shuangye. She looked at Zhou Li, her voice was as calm as ever, but there was a hint of confusion, "This is my business, why are you Do you want to participate?"
After all, Futaba is just a girl who has just experienced emotions. Many times, she finds it difficult to understand some human behaviors. She didn't understand that this matter obviously had nothing to do with Zhou Li. He couldn't have feelings for her without retaining the memory of his previous life, but why would he risk himself to such an extent?
"Don't ask for a reason in this case."
Zhou Li scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "How should I put it... I actually have selfish motives for helping you. For example, I don't want to make Eluma sad, or I want to give myself peace of mind. This is all mine." Desire, so I’m not that altruistic.”
A look of surprise flashed across Eluma's face when she heard this, but it was soon filled with a little shyness and joy. But at the same time, there are also deep worries. She understood what Zhou Li meant. Being able to become a brave man proved that Zhou Li was special to the gods. In other words, Zhou Li was useful to the gods. Therefore, if Zhou Li becomes the Black Emperor, there is a chance that the gods will not kill him.
However, there is a chance, and the chance is not high.
"I don't recommend it."
Futaba shook her head, but still rejected Zhou Li's idea, "This is too dangerous for you, Zhou Li. Since you have guessed it, I won't hide it from you. I am the same as Eluma..."
"They can all retain the memories of their past lives, right?"
Zhou Li looked at the other party with a calm expression and no smile, "But this is not rebirth, you should understand. If we really defeat the devil and end everything, there will be no second restart. By then, you Just really dead.”
Eluma turned her attention to the girl. This was the reason why she strongly opposed the oracle at that time. Her name is Abi, and the restart is not unconditional or unlimited. As long as a specific ending appears, this restart will definitely end. And the so-called specific ending has a high probability of defeating the Demon King. Therefore, if Zhou Li and the others really killed Futaba and defeated the declining demon king, Futaba would not be able to be reborn again.
well.
Futaba didn't know how to talk about this with the two people in front of her. In fact, the two people in front of her were virtual characters that did not exist in a sense to her. In other words, every life she experienced was a painful memory hidden deep in Zhou Li's soul. What she had to do was to find a solution to these pains, which was to defeat the devil.
Therefore, Futaba didn't care at all whether he would die. Because Eluma's restart is her own power, and her own restart is just to go to the next scene and continue to clear this war that seems to be a game. Therefore, even if she dies and the restart will not happen, as long as he defeats the devil and relieves Zhou Li's fear and allows him to return to reality, he will win. Moreover, death here has nothing to do with the real world.
but···
For some reason, when Eluma's worried gaze and Zhou Li's face appeared in Futaba's eyes, she could not regard them as virtual existences. She could feel Eluma's breath, and could see the lingering worry in her eyes as gentle and soft as jade. She could also see Zhou Li's half-smiling expression, as well as his determination.
Is it really fake?
For some reason, an indescribable "sense of difference" flashed through Futaba's heart. She seems to feel that she is a person in this world, and the so-called memories are just filled by others. This world is everything to her. All she has to do is to defeat the devil and save the world together with Eluma and Zhou Li.
This feeling of reality and virtuality intertwined in Futaba's heart. Slowly, she found that her heart began to carve Eluma's name and Zhou Li's name together.
"Futaba, I'm here."
Eluma seemed to see Futaba's confusion. She stretched out her hand, and the warm palm made Futaba look dazed. Eluma pursed her lips and said to Futaba in a gentle but firm voice: "Don't fight alone, Zhou Li and I are both here."
"I···"
For some reason, Futaba, who never left any room for words, felt hesitant for the first time. She wanted to reject Zhou Li's kindness because she believed that as long as she could defeat the Demon King Zhou Li, she would return to reality. His life and death in this world will not affect the real world at all. Even if he dies, the mission will still be completed, and he and Zhou Li will meet in the most real real world.
But···
The warmth in Eluma's hands was real, there was no hesitation in her words, and the tenderness in her eyes was not false at all. Zhou Li on the side was as reassuring as ever. His half-smiling expression seemed to see through what was hidden in his heart, but he did not reveal it and just guarded everything calmly.
At this time, a rough idea began to arise in Futaba's mind. She didn't quite understand it, but somehow, she felt that what she was thinking was right. After being irritated, Shuangye raised his head, looked at Zhou Li, and asked directly:
"Zhou Li, if Eluma is unhappy, you won't be happy either, right?"
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment after hearing Futaba's question, then he smiled and said matter-of-factly: "That's for sure."
Eluma was a little confused, she didn't know why Futaba asked this question. Futaba, on the other hand, did not ask Eluma another question.
If I die, will Eluma be sad for me?
If it were the Futaba of the past, she would definitely ask this question in order to ensure the completion of the task. But at this time, she had already tasted emotion and noticed Eluma's sincere and deep feelings for her, and she began to hesitate. She discovered that even if she didn't ask and Eluma didn't answer, she knew the answer.
Yes, it will.
"good."
After a while, Futaba spoke, no longer confused or hesitant, "In three days, I will hand over my authority to you."
"this···"
Eluma was still a little worried, but she didn't say anything and just hid her emotions.
It was so hidden that even Zhou Li didn't notice it.
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Zhou Li and Eluma lived in Futaba's palace. It was not so much a palace as a castle, but a fortress dedicated to resisting foreign enemies. As the little housekeeper of the fortress, Carrie took care of all the affairs of the two of them in a clear and logical manner, and even purchased a new change of clothes according to their figures.
"Bad guy, open the door!"
After hearing Carrie's crisp and tender voice outside the door, Zhou Li, who was reading in a chair, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He walked to the door, pressed the door handle, lowered his head, looked at the angry Carrie, and tried to speak in a tone of voice. Asked kindly: "What's the matter? What's the matter, little Carrie?"
"Don't be late for dinner at 7:30 tomorrow morning. If you are late, I won't let you stay!"
Carrie's tone was stiff. After saying this, she was about to turn around and leave when she heard Zhou Li behind her stop her.
"Carrie, I have some questions for you."
"Not answering!"
Carrie turned around, made a face, and was about to escape when Zhou Li's words stopped her in place.
"You hate me because of your Demon King, right?"
Facing Zhou Li's inquiry, the originally lively Carrie suddenly froze on the spot. After a while, she turned her head and looked at Zhou Li, a hint of doubt appearing on her face that was originally full of disgust.
"Why do you know?"
Zhou Li secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. He couldn't tell her that all your thoughts were written on your face. You could tell it at a glance. In that case, Carrie would be in a good temper if she didn't come up and kick him. He organized his words and tried to make himself more kind, "Carrie, let's talk in detail. I have never met your Lord Demon King. I really feel that there is some misunderstanding between us."
"I···"
Just as Carrie was about to turn back, she seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Zhou Li with complicated eyes and asked, "Then tell me, did you want to help Lord Demon King just now?"
At the end, Carrie seemed to be afraid that Zhou Li would lie to her. She waved her fist and threatened: "Don't lie to me. I'm very smart. If you lie, I can detect it immediately."
"Yes, I'm helping Futaba."
Zhou Li nodded without any hesitation or hesitation. He looked at the other party and said sincerely: "Eluma and I are here to help your Demon King."
Carrie was silent. She stared at Zhou Li's expression, as if she wanted to tell from his expression whether he was lying. After a while, she pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and said softly: "I believe you."
"Then can you clear up the misunderstanding with me?"
Zhou Li doesn't like naughty children very much, but he can't get angry at all with Carrie. The other party is like a arrogant and clingy black cat who becomes indignant after discovering that his master has been snatched away by others. But she was not hysterical, she just remained polite enough while protesting, and performed her duties perfectly.
A girl who has a bit of a temper, but is very cute and polite.
"Your master keeps saying my name?"
After Carrie told her the reason why she hated Zhou Li, Zhou Li was dumbfounded.
"right!"
Carrie said with some excitement: "When I was a child and I slept with my master, she always whispered your name in the middle of the night. She kept whispering in a low voice, saying brave people, reality, don't forget that there are some weird things Words. But I can understand your name, Zhou Li, I must have heard it right!"
After Carrie said this, Zhou Li was completely confused. He didn't understand why Futaba had such a deep obsession with him. Of course, he knew that Futaba could also retain the memories of his previous life, but looking at Futaba who kept touching Eluma, Zhou Li subconsciously thought that he and Futaba had not had much contact in the previous life, so the relationship was not that great. deep.
But now what Carrie said made Zhou Li fall into confusion again.
Did I confess my love to her in my previous life?
Zhou Li was very confused, but he didn't know how to explain this matter. After all, he had never mentioned the secret of restarting it to anyone except Eluma. Of course, even if he could bring up the matter of restarting, Zhou Li didn't know anything about his previous life. He didn't know if his relationship with Futaba was good or not, and he didn't know if he had confessed to each other, but from Carrie's description, Futaba seemed to have some obsession with him.
What exactly is going on?
Zhou Li was confused, but he didn't know who to ask. After all, the only ones who knew about the previous life were Eluma and Futaba. He definitely couldn't ask Futaba. After all, he and the other party were not very familiar with each other now. It would be embarrassing for two people to ask rashly.
As for Eluma...
Zhou Li was a little hesitant. Of course he liked Eluma very much. The two of them could be said to be in love with each other. Therefore, he felt that asking Eluma whether he had a special relationship with Futaba in his previous life was more or less insane. But combined with Eluma's strange brain circuitry and her reasonable character, Zhou Li It feels quite stable this way.
Fortunately, Eluma doesn't mess around or get jealous.
Thinking of this, Zhou Li sighed with relief and helplessness. He looked at Carrie who was a little relieved and said kindly: "Well, I have some questions to ask your sister Eluma. Don't worry, I'll be back in a minute."
Zhou Li stood up, pressed the door handle and was about to leave. As soon as he took his front foot forward, he seemed to think of something, turned around, and said to Carrie: "Don't worry, I won't take your master away from you."
Carrie, who had her heart exposed, vividly demonstrated the process from confusion to excitement, and from excitement to shame in just a few seconds. Zhou Li laughed happily, then opened the door and left the room.
(End of chapter)
