"Hmm... so-so."

Xingke commented on Zhan Shen’s answer:

"Taking advantage of this opportunity when most of the members gathered in the Death Courtyard, issue a war mission, hold high the banner of righteousness, and lead the Ark of the Grand Realm to destroy a world——

It's an interesting script, so I turned your name on you and made you the leading actor."

Although I don’t want to admit it, if Xingke himself were to solve the problem of separatist tendencies, he would probably use this method of deflecting conflicts.

And there may not be a reason for [expedition to a certain world], so he will probably use the magic of divination to find one. I don’t know how much more effort it will take.

That's why he doesn't want to do it himself. Isn't it good to just apply it?

However, as the will of the world who chose "Zhanshen" as the protagonist, Xingke didn't know what kind of hatred Zhanshen held.

"What kind of sin has this child suffered to want to destroy the world? He can't be another Lelouch..."

While muttering to himself, he mentally denied his conjecture.

Although he doesn't have much contact with Zhanshen in Xingke, in his opinion, he definitely belongs to the classification of lawful good or lawful neutral, a kingly male protagonist type.

Destroy the world or something...

"The problem must be that it's not him, but something is wrong with that side of the world."

…·…·…

"……I see."

Meteora did not try to ask why Zhanshen wanted to destroy his home world. After all, things would not change because of her question and Zhanshen's answer.

Now is not the time to listen to Zhan Shen's complaints.

"Now that you have decided to start a war of destruction, you should also know where you are going and what you are going to do next."

"Yes." Zhanshen knows very well what is needed to achieve his goal:

"If you want to mobilize the majority of people in the Death Courtyard, it is not enough to have a generous mission. You also need to have a person with enough prestige to be the initiator of this war, or a front."

"And I am not qualified for this role. Even if I have enough prestige, I am not a martial artist."

Meteora merely recounts the facts.

"Yes, after I leave you, my next stop is to visit His Excellency Eubitilia at his residence."

As the first generation who was personally invited by Serekia to join the Macrorealm Ark, there is still a way for Zhan Shen to personally visit his elders.

"That's it..." Mei Te hesitated for a moment, then continued:

"If you and Serekia reach an impasse when negotiating terms, just offer [an opportunity to fight Meteora one-on-one] as a bargaining chip to ask for her help. Please don't be polite."

"you……"

"But before that, I plan to give you a gift first. Please come with me."

Meteora interrupted Zhanshen's deliberations and walked past him toward the door...

…·…·…

"Huh? Is this the rhythm of giving away a dragon-slaying knife at the beginning?"

The stars call out the royal way.

"Who is giving the dragon-slaying knife to whom?" Ilia, who suddenly appeared, whispered in Xingke's ear with some complaints:

"I just left for a while, why are you playing by yourself?"

"Oh!~ Illya... No, I definitely have nothing to hide from you, believe me." Xingke sat up straight in an exaggerated manner and said with evasive eyes.

"..."

Illya suddenly didn't know what to say. Such an obvious and refreshing deception could not be regarded as deception, and Illya was unable to condemn or ask questions for a while.

This guy definitely did it on purpose. Thinking like this, Illya stepped aside, showing the girl behind her in Xingke's field of vision, and said helplessly:

"Okay, let's not talk about what you are hiding from me. I have invited the guests you want for you."

Xingke looked at Asukai Muji, who was exactly the same as in his memory, standing there shyly, and then smiled:

"Hey, we meet again, Ms. Asukai."

"Well, long time no see, Mr. Charles."

"Hey, why are you living like this? Didn't we have a great time getting along last time?"

"Well, that's a little uncomfortable...I'm sorry, Mr. Charles."

Asukai Muji hesitated for a moment and decided to apologize first. Illya explained helplessly:

"Ha-Gis, this child, when I first found her, she turned out to be a kind old woman, which really made me speechless for a while.

I didn't expect that she could spend a whole life living an ordinary life, and it took me a long time to teach her how to regain her youthful [appearance]."

"Well, I have been living peacefully, and decades have passed before I knew it, so...it's been a long time, Miss Illya, Mr. Charles."

The decay and death-seeking aura when they first met has long since disappeared from Asukai Muji's eyes. What is now in Asukai Muji's eyes is only the calmness accumulated over time, the gentleness and the aura of a literary girl.

"No, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter at all. I was the one who told you to take a good rest."

Xingke was not surprised. He could understand the idea of ​​longing for a peaceful and worry-free life after experiencing great life and death. He even said with a somewhat pleased smile:

"Being able to see you again is enough."

——Anyway, your role is just an external plug-in for the root rules of the Death Courtyard. The accumulation of time will make you grow slowly.

"That's it...thank you." Asukai Muji listened to Xingke's gentle words that might be a bit misunderstood, and said calmly:

"I will definitely give my best to Mr. Charles's request."

…·…·…

"When this place - [Strange Treasure Pavilion] was first built, its vast underground facilities were mainly used to seal and store some of the dangerous legacies of the first Lord Cavendish.

After all, your Excellency was obsessed with magic research at the time. In addition to the construction of the Rainbow Bridge, he also practiced alchemy and created many failed magic props that were very dangerous and not that useful."

Meteora and Zhanshen were walking on the staircase corridor leading to the basement, with crystal magic lights on both sides illuminating the path ahead.

"Later, one after another, members of Ark brought back some strange weapons from other worlds, and the items were sold in the trading center, such as -

Things like statues of mythical beasts that devour all matter, magic rings that induce corruption, grimoires that pollute the souls of living things... all these things that are more dangerous than functional were purchased and sealed by me in advance as a precaution.

It’s here.”

It turns out that Mr. Estreich did such a thing behind his back. Zhanshen sighed and asked strangely:

"If it's dangerous, why not just destroy them?"

"Of course I will destroy things that can be destroyed, but there are often many things that cannot be destroyed at all due to various reasons."

Meteora sighed with a troubled face:
Chapter completed!