Chapter 209 What if my next target is Hevinia? (7K)

Another pale cloth was placed over the red body.

There were already several bodies placed in the not-so-spacious room.

"How many times has this happened?" Adele sat down on the bed of one of the corpses and squinted at Helvinia not far away. "Why do I feel like you're sending corpses to me every day? Could it be that you're the murderer?"

"…I'm sorry, Teacher Adele."

"Can't you tell I'm joking? Well, I'm not very good at joking." Adele shrugged, and then looked at Hevinia again, "That guy came to attack you, right? Are you not hurt?"

Helvinia shook her head.

When Caesar took action, he alarmed the musician on duty, who left immediately.

However, when he left, he deliberately exposed himself to the sight of the Night Watchman, pretending to be here to attack Hevinia, so as to clear Hevinia's suspicion.

It was obvious that even though the two did not shake hands, Caesar already considered Hevinia his partner.

Under Caesar's protection, the musicians on night duty did not think about it... Of course, it was also because they did not have the energy. Caesar was able to escape from the Forbidden Forest and come here to hunt despite being surrounded by many orchestras, which really tortured their already tense nerves. They really did not want to worry about other things.

They were even unwilling to collect the body of the deceased. In the end, it was Helvinia who found Adele and dealt with the body of the girl whose name was not even known.

Then the above conversation took place.

"Do you know her?" Adele asked.

Helvinia shook her head. "I only know she's from the Seed District and is a friend of Polly's."

"Here you are from the seed area again." Adele said softly, "It seems that I can save the trouble of contacting my family... But who is Polly?"

"Have you forgotten? You handled her body a few days ago."

"Hmm? Which one?"

"The one you're sitting on."

"Ah...?" Adele looked down, but didn't move. She just said "Oh", "Oh, I remember this."

Then he paused again.

"That's good, at least I have a companion when I'm on the road. Do you know this saying? In Holy Music, after death, people will ascend to the kingdom of God, fall on the music score of God, become the notes of God, and compose the most perfect music in the world for God."

“That’s a wonderful statement.”

"Yeah, what do you think?"

Helvinia thought for a moment and said, "Aren't we also notes now? If we are notes before and after death, then what is the difference between life and death?"

Adele raised her eyebrows: "Your words are quite philosophical."

"I was just saying this casually." Hevinia bowed slightly, "I think I should leave now. Good night, Teacher Adele."

"You woke me up from bed to help you deal with the body, and when I was completely sleepless, you wanted to go back to sleep?" Adele said, "You won't chat with me anymore? It's almost dawn anyway."

"No, I'm sleepy." Helvinia turned and left. "You can talk to these corpses."

Adele was a little surprised by Helvinia's reaction.

In Adele's impression, Hevinia is not like this. She should be more well-behaved and sensible.

Helvinia didn't care what Adele was thinking, but when she was about to leave, she suddenly heard Adele say, "Twenty years ago, I was also a murderer."

Helvinia paused, and she turned back to look at Adele.

Adele said, "Is this the only way you'll talk to me?"

"If you said you were killed twenty years ago and are alive again, I might be more interested."

Adele smiled and said, "I have been thinking for all these years that it might not be a bad idea if I was killed at that time."

Helvinia narrowed her eyes.

She realized Adele wasn't kidding.

"Twenty years ago at the ceremony, I was still a student, just like you." Adele looked at Helvinia, "And I also had a very good friend. We talked about everything and were as close as sisters. At that time, I always thought that our friendship would last until we died, until... when the ceremony came, she and I fell in love with the same band, and we happened to sing the same notes. Haha, a very clichéd story, right?"

Helvinia stared at Adele. "And you killed her?"

"Yes," Adele said. "Neither I nor she is particularly good at playing notes. We both knew that the band was the most likely opportunity to change our lives and our destinies. So, at that time, our relationship was already very delicate, but we encouraged each other and said that we should compete based on our abilities. We also said that the one with more potential should support the one with less potential for the rest of his life."

"But you killed her anyway?"

"Yeah." Adele nodded. "Because one day, a poisoning incident suddenly occurred in the college. Everyone was in a panic, including me. When I returned to the dormitory, I found that the water in my cup was a little different in color. Besides me, the only one who could touch my cup was her."

"…Did she poison me?"

"At least I think it was her," Adele said. "At that moment I felt extremely terrified and angry, so... I killed her first, killed my best friend."

Helvinia was silent for a long moment before she asked, "What did you mean by saying you thought it was her?"

"Because I poured out the glass of water after I got home," Adele said. "I didn't check whether there was poison in the glass of water until the very end."

"……Why?"

"Because..." Adele lowered her head and said softly, "I don't know which result is more unacceptable to me. Is it that my friend who I regard as my own sister wants to kill me, or that I killed her innocently with my own hands."

There was another long silence.

"This is indeed an ingenious story," said Helvinia. "At least I didn't expect the ending, but I don't understand why you told me this? Aren't you afraid that I will report you?"

Adele smiled and patted the bed under her butt: "We can't find the murderer now, let alone the one from 20 years ago? As long as the one who died is not Jin Yin, no one will care."

Although Adele said it in a joking tone, Helvinia could still hear the loneliness that was hard to conceal in her tone.

"As for why I want to tell you, maybe it's because your words just now resonate with me." Adele said, "If the Saint Music People will live as notes whether they are alive or dead, then what is the meaning of life and death? This sentence is indeed very philosophical."

Hevinia looked at Adele deeply, said "You really should rest", and turned and left.

This time Adele did not stop her. She just said the moment she opened the door and walked out: "After that, I was not selected by the band. All this... is meaningless."

Hevinia paused for a moment, but this time she didn't look back and walked straight out of the room.

Then, she heard Bai Wei's voice in her mind.

"You're not feeling right, Helvinia," Bai Wei said. "Even she can see that."

"…I'm sorry." Hevinia did not deny it. "I will adjust as soon as possible."

"Can you tell me why?"

Hevinia was obviously in no mood to answer at this time, but Bai Wei was different from Adele. She couldn't remain silent, so she said, "Because my cooperation with Caesar was interrupted. If that woman could come in later, I could discuss the details of the cooperation with Caesar, and it would be easy next time."

"Is that the reason?"

"……Yes."

Bai Wei smiled: "You decided to cooperate with him, which means you think you are the same kind as him?"

"...Isn't it?" Hevinia said, "He and I have the same goal, the same origin, and he even has your body parts. No matter from which aspect, we are so similar. So, I think he and I are the same kind, well... He and I are the same kind, indeed."

Without realizing it, Helvinia repeated the same words three times.

"Are you trying to convince me or yourself?" Bai Wei asked.

"I... am just answering your question." Hevinia said calmly, "Of course, if you think it is inappropriate for me to cooperate with him, then I will..."

"No, I respect your opinion."

Helvinia's words got stuck in her throat.

"I support you in whatever you want to do, Hevinia." Bai Wei said with a smile, "As long as it is something you think is right."

Hevinia opened her mouth, wanting to say "Thank you, Mr. Visas" as usual, but the words wouldn't come out.

In the end, she just nodded, said nothing, and returned to her room alone.

And Bai Wei has been observing her.

Unlike Uru and Jellal, Hevinia has always been very popular in the game, so many players are discussing her.

The most popular question is what kind of person is Hevinia.

Some people say that she is just a smart-aleck foolish woman who actually wants to collect all seven golden sounds by herself. She is simply out of her mind.

Some people say that she is just a bad woman who looks good on the surface. After all, she cheated the players badly in the game, and then she was easily killed by others without giving the players a chance to revenge. She didn't even see the opening of the ceremony.

Others say that if you want to know what kind of person Helvinia is, you only need to look at Caesar. Caesar is a more powerful gender-reversed version of Helvinia.

They all have their own rules, and they all "do whatever it takes" to collect the Golden Sound, and they regard everyone except themselves as prey to be slaughtered. Just for the day when they get everything and reach the top, they become a real existence at the top of the food chain that no one can resist.

The only difference between Caesar and Helvinia is that one succeeded and the other failed.

All these speculations lost their final conclusion with Hevinia's premature death and the ultimate purpose that has never been revealed.

But all of this will be answered under Bai Wei's witness.

Come on, Helvinia.

Let me see what kind of person you are.

…

In the library late at night, there was only a thin figure reading under the lamp.

There was a thick ancient book at his hand.

The one reading the book is naturally Oger.

He was copying something from an ancient book with a nervous expression, like a poor student preparing for an exam tomorrow.

Just then, he heard the sound of the door opening. His body suddenly stiffened and he looked towards the door while closing the book.

But the door was closed tightly, as if the sound just now was just an illusion.

But before Oger could breathe a sigh of relief, a faint voice came from the other side of the table: "Don't be nervous, I'm not interested in what you're watching."

Oger's body froze again.

He slowly turned his head and saw Caesar sitting on the other side of the table, smiling at him: "Good evening, Og, I thought you had already returned to the dormitory and were ready to be alone here tonight."

"...The academy has been blocked." Oger said, "I can't go back to the dormitory. I can only stay here."

"Is that so?" Caesar smiled. "That's good too. We can continue chatting like we did a few days ago."

Oger stared at Caesar, and after a brief hesitation, he said, "I heard about what happened in the academy."

"oh?"

"You killed those people," Oger said. "You are not Daniel at all. From the beginning, you killed Daniel and came to see me as Daniel."

"Well... how should I put it? I'm surprised that you didn't figure this out until now." Caesar tilted his head. "If I were you, you should have doubted me the moment I came to you. Have you ever thought about why a Jinyin from the Taichu family would be willing to pay attention to a little Tongyin from the seed area?"

Oger pursed his lips tightly.

"If I have to say it, you don't have anything worthy of me taking a second look at you right now." Caesar said with a smile, "But I still want to get close to you. Do you know why?"

Oger said nothing.

Caesar didn't care and continued, "It's very simple, because more than ten years ago when I was still studying in this college, I was sitting in your position and had the same job as you. Librarian... Of course, a more accurate term should be library night watchman. After all, your identity should not allow you to manage any affairs. Even these books are much more valuable than you."

"Besides, I also came from the seed area."

"So I was quite happy when I saw you. It was like... I saw myself ten years ago."

Oger shook his head: "I am different from you. I will not do such a thing."

"Haha, this is also what makes me a little disappointed." Caesar said, "Og, do you know why the night watchmen in this academy have always been people with poor musical notes and backgrounds, like you and me? Why should such an important place that carries so much taboo knowledge be handed over to people like us?"

"It's very simple, just like it's safer and more secure to entrust expensive calligraphy and paintings to an illiterate servant than to an old butler who is more proficient in this field."

"In their opinion, they are not even brass legato players, so there is no need to worry about them stealing their skills."

"Look, how arrogant this is." Caesar said with a smile, "If that's the case, why don't I prove it to them? Let them see what a person like this can do."

"Are you going to kill them all just for this?"

"You still don't understand, Og." Caesar slowly stood up and looked down at Og, his eyes were filled with mockery and pity. He seemed to want to say something else, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly gave up and shook his head. "There is no point in saying too much. Talking with you makes me more certain of one thing. I... am an accident. There are more people in this world who deserve to be eaten by me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold voice sounded: "Oh, really?"

Then, a line of blood quickly emerged from Caesar's chest.

Caesar raised his eyebrows.

With a "puff", a huge flower of blood burst out from his chest.

At the same time, a series of "dong dong dong" sounds rang out, and strange melodies came from all directions. Under Caesar's feet, a magical arc of light rippled like ripples.

These arcs of magic were divided into two parts, one of which instantly turned into a hunting dog with bared fangs and claws, quickly biting Caesar's body.

The other part turned into a human form and quickly condensed into two living people.

The leader was an elderly player. He held up his staff high and uttered an inaudible melody. The staff suddenly expanded into a huge magic hammer.

The staff in the hand of the other younger player turned into a giant magic sword.

The giant sword swung down across the waist, and Caesar's body was immediately split into two.

The lower half of his body was eaten into pieces by the magic hound, while the upper half was smashed to pieces by the magic hammer, instantly turning into minced meat.

Og's eyes widened.

All this happened so fast. In just a few breaths, Caesar, who had just been looking down at him, was reduced to a pool of rotten meat.

Then with a "bang", he was pressed hard onto the table.

"Don't move." The person holding him down spoke in a low female voice.

Oger raised his head with difficulty and saw a female performer who was not much older than him.

The other two players looked over, and the female player said, "He's just an unlucky guy keeping watch."

The young male player glanced at Og, nodded and said nothing, while the older player didn't even look at Og, just looked at the minced meat under his feet and said in a mocking tone: "I thought he was so powerful, but that old man Zel is useless. He was killed by such a guy."

"Maybe there is some hidden trick." The young male player said, "But we didn't give him the chance to use it. It's a pity that the score was damaged."

The old player narrowed his eyes and said, "No, it should be possible to repair it, but..."

He raised his head and looked at Oger.

At that moment, Oger felt a huge danger.

"Alright, kid." The female performer immediately pulled Oger up and slapped him hard. "It's all over. Hurry back to the academy and bring back the news."

Then he kicked Oger again.

Oger turned back fearfully and saw that the old player didn't say much, but his eyes had turned gloomy when he looked at the female player, and he was obviously displeased with her behavior.

"What are you still looking at?"

The female performer glared at Og, who had no choice but to nod and prepare to leave.

Then, he heard the young male player behind him ask in confusion: "Hmm? What's going on with this bone?"

"What?"

"Teacher, look at this. There is a bone here that was not broken by your magic hammer."

"How can this be...wait, what is this?!"

"Back off quickly, back off quickly!"

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

Before Og walked out of the library, something unexpected happened.

He had no idea what was going on and subconsciously turned his head, then saw a scene that he would never forget.

Caesar, who had been beaten into pieces before, just stood there, covered in blood.

But this blood was obviously not his.

The two musicians who had just attacked him were now clinging to the wall like dead flies, their squashed bodies dyeing both walls blood red.

And all this happened so quickly that they were not completely dead yet, at least not when Og looked over. Og could see fear and despair on their crushed faces.

The only survivor in the orchestra was the female performer, and she had the same reaction as Oger.

By the time she realized what was happening, Caesar had already grabbed her head and pressed it hard on the table.

Just like she did when she held down Oger just now.

"Did you see that?" Caesar said to Oger with a bright smile, "This is power, Oger. If it weren't for this woman, the old guy would have wanted to kill you to silence you. In their eyes, killing a little transparent person like you who came out of the seed area is as easy as breathing, and in my eyes, killing them is the same. This is how the world is. If you can't eat others, you will be eaten by others."

"Tell me, if it wasn't for this woman, what could have saved your life just now? Morality or reason?"

"Wake up, you and I both came from the seed area, why can I be a wolf that eats everyone, but you can only be a harmless sheep?"

As he said that, Caesar kicked the staff in front of Oger.

"Come, kill this woman." Caesar said loudly, "As your first step to becoming a wolf!"

He pushed the woman in front of Og. The woman struggled desperately but was helpless. She could only look at Og in despair, shaking her head continuously.

After taking the staff, Oger gritted his teeth but did not move.

"If you don't kill her, I'll kill you!" Caesar pointed his staff at Oger, and a huge amount of magic power gathered at the top of the staff, "Hurry up!"

Ogg had never felt death so close to him.

His body was shaking constantly, and the woman's desperate face was right in front of him.

Even though he was unwilling to do it, under the pressure of life and death, his body moved unconsciously and he raised the staff little by little.

"Yes, yes, that's it." Caesar laughed and said, "Kill her! Prove yourself! You are already Yinyin, you have the ability to kill her, do it now!"

The staff in Oger's hand gradually lit up.

Yes, he is already Yinyin.

It only takes a second to kill a woman who can't resist.

It only takes... one second for him to survive.

Oger thought so.

then,

A feeling hidden deep in my heart suddenly emerged.

"H-Hevinia-san."

"What's wrong?"

"You, why are you willing to play with me? I'm so, so..."

"Because... you are very kind."

A crisp sound.

The magic power gathered at the top of the staff quickly dissipated, floating into the distance like a dandelion.

Ogg put down his staff.

"Just kill me."

He said so.

Caesar narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that Oger was no longer afraid.

"That's really...interesting." He said softly, "You really surprised me, Og."

Oger didn't say anything, just looked at Caesar.

At this time, the woman began to shout: "Don't kill me, please, don't kill me. I also came from the seed area, I also came from the seed area, I am the same as you, the same!"

Caesar lowered his head and looked at the woman beneath him: "Really? Are you also in the seed zone?"

"Yes!" The woman nodded repeatedly, "I also came from the seed area, we all did!"

"Is that so?" Caesar nodded slightly, then raised his head again and looked at Oger, then smiled, "If that's the case..."

His hand suddenly loosened, and when Oger thought he would let the woman go, he suddenly exerted force again.

With a "puff" sound.

He pulled the woman's head off abruptly.

The blood instantly dyed Oger's whole body red.

Oger stared blankly.

"Do you know how a wolf that grew up among sheep can prove that it is a wolf?" Caesar said with a chuckle, "It's very simple, that is... to eat the sheep that grew up with it. Only wolves can eat sheep, and sheep can only be eaten. That's what I did in the beginning. I got my silver score by killing my brother."

"I originally hoped that you would do the same, so that you could understand my state of mind. Unfortunately, you disappointed me. I wanted to kill you, but that would be too meaningless. In this case..."

Caesar threw a copy of "Upgraded Magic" in front of Oger.

"Before your silver voice is fully formed, turn it into a golden voice tonight." Caesar said, "I will come to you when you succeed."

Og shook his head. "I won't let you continue collecting notes."

"Haha, I already have your voice, I don't need yours. Of course, if I just say this, you probably won't listen to me." Caesar tilted his head, "In that case..."

He suddenly leaned over and whispered in Og's ear.

"What if my next target is Helvinia?"

(End of this chapter)