Chapter 127 Queen: I can't promise not to betray you, but if I can't win, let me be killed by Shinku.
"Several...kings?"
Fanlan stared blankly at the scene in front of him. In front of him, where countless silk threads intersected, at the end of the golden mechanical circular road, several broken pale translucent figures stood quietly at the core of the Wheel of Fortune.
The golden ball of light rotated slowly, and countless dials and silk threads were born in its depths, surrounding it. The core of the largest dial that rotated like a spinning wheel was now in sight. The spinning wheel with a diameter of dozens of meters was constantly weaving the thread of destiny of every life. Although it was huge, it did not feel oppressive.
Or rather, considering the fate of the entire world, the spinning wheel might even be considered a little too petite.
Compared to the spinning wheel which is the core of the Wheel of Fortune, the shadows surrounding the spinning wheel and the golden thread of destiny suspended in the air at the end of the entire circular platform are more worthy of vigilance.
The figures were pale grey in color, not like entities, but more like the souls that appeared in Faust's dream. Each figure had half-broken parts, and the incomplete cross-sections had scattered red and blue pixels that were spreading and surrounding the core of the Wheel of Fortune.
“Those are all King.”
You Yu frowned, he circled around the figures little by little, observed them carefully, and finally came to a conclusion.
"…I don't ask how you met him, but I agree with your point of view."
Fanlan twirled her fingertips, and her subconscious action made her realize that the pen was no longer in her hand. She could only withdraw her hand with some embarrassment.
Although she no longer has the pen, at least she now has spiritual freedom.
As long as she has freedom in her hands... she can do everything, Fanlan never doubts this.
"To be honest, although I have been half-controlled by Queen and have been observing everything in the surface world as her eyes, I also have some understanding of King."
Fanlan touched his chin and said, "Detective, I don't know where you got the detailed image of King, but I can tell you that according to common sense, the image of these broken things can be anyone, but it can't be King."
You Yu has been with Bai Ye for a long time, and his personality has become much more stable. He will no longer forget the overall situation because of a name. He just blinked his eyes to show his dissatisfaction when Fan Lan called him "Detective Kid", and then quickly reacted: "I would like to hear the details."
"Sister Red Heart... ahem, Red Heart should have taught you a lot of relevant knowledge. You should know that the soul tag ability is rooted deep in everyone's soul and embodies the existence of everyone's soul. The existence of the soul tag ability confirms the existence of the illusory soul. Although it is hard to believe, those gray and white things are the soul."
Fanlan took a few steps forward. She looked at the red and blue pixels flowing out of the shattered bodies of the translucent statues-like figures. The strange red and blue colors made her uncontrollably think of the hideous announcement from the DM system.
as well as……
You Yu lowered his eyes. There was a certain thief who was always elusive. He didn't know what happened to that guy, Shuise Linglan, Faust and the others.
They were dragged into the core of the Wheel of Fortune by the power of the script. Who knows what is happening outside, and what plans the phantoms who in principle cannot leave the Senate have that have not yet been revealed.
You Yu gathers his spirit again. He must grasp all the abnormalities in the core of the Wheel of Fortune in order to find the only chance of survival, find his companions, take them away from here and stop the conspiracy of the Senate.
"Soul... You mean, these figures here are the souls of King? Then who is the King I saw before entering the core of the Wheel of Fortune?"
"...That's why I said this is absolutely impossible...King has clearly been recognized by the Senate and has become a member of the Senate with a living body. How could his soul be broken into so many pieces? No, it's not even the soul that has been broken into so many pieces. The soul only shows the appearance of the person, and every soul here is a King...It's like there are five Kings in this world..."
Fanlan's expression became a little out of control. She gritted her teeth unconsciously and tried to search for some information about King from her memory. However, she sadly discovered that because she had been controlled by the Queen, many memory fragments in her mind, especially those related to the Senate and King, were all broken and could not be pieced together.
It was as if... someone had deliberately destroyed those memory fragments, but that wasn't right, because although the Queen's smoke could control a person's body, it couldn't affect their mind...
"No... I can't remember, I seem to have forgotten something very important..."
Fanlan stared blankly at his fingertips, his eyes full of confusion and helplessness. That was the emotion that Youyu was most familiar with, because ever since he came to this world and became conscious, he had been troubled by the golden thread of fate and the blocked past.
"I also forgot something very important, but..."
You Yu stared at King's soul as it made various movements. The golden threads on his fingertips continued to spread. The golden threads extending from the core of the Wheel of Fortune around him seemed to sense a familiar breath. Those golden threads gradually extended with his movements, surrounding King's already broken soul and spreading in a low voice.
"Fate will help me find those pieces."
The golden thread continued to move forward, pointing to the soul closest to them. You Yu looked at Fan Lan: "Do you want to find the exit together? Or should I go and find out the situation ahead first?"
The confusion caused by memory problems can cause serious damage to a person's spirit. Youyu wanted to let Fanlan take a rest, but Fanlan did not appreciate it. She shook her head vigorously, throwing away those confused and blank emotions from her heart.
"Detective kid... you look down on me a little too much. The answer to the mystery that has been troubling everyone is right in front of us. No matter what is waiting for me, I want to be the one who witnesses it with my own eyes."
Fanlan gritted his teeth and said, "What is the true nature of the Senate, which is said to be a gathering place for heroes and gods who have been promoted from humans? I will find out for myself and tell Red Heart and Faust who has been fooled by the Queen!"
She rushed towards the soul where the golden thread spread with great momentum, and the moment she touched King's soul, her back disappeared.
You Yu sighed on the spot: "Is this really the senior who almost became the leader?"
If this continues, he will feel sympathy with Bai Ye. It is really hard to take care of them.
King's soul seemed like a door to another world. Red and blue pixels rushed out from the broken gap, wrapping up the two of them and dragging them into the depths of red and blue. The moment his feet landed on the ground again, You Yu looked up and found that he and Fan Lan were no longer on the core platform of the Wheel of Fortune.
Surrounding it was the familiar Night Tide Prison...an ancient platform standing above the ocean.
The Night Tide Prison has completely become a place where the Queen has the final say.
Under the dark blue ocean and the falling night, three figures leaned lazily and casually on the thick railings of the platform, gazing into the distance, as if they were watching someone's future.
"Whose memory is this?"
Fanlan and Youyu both frowned subconsciously. The three figures in front of them were very familiar. One of them was wearing the uniform of the Sun Enforcer Headquarters, with a black sun badge on his chest, and his long black hair fell down like a dark cloud covering the sun.
The other one was wearing a black fishtail dress, the hem of which overlapped with the dark blue sea, creating a mysterious and dangerous beauty. Under the wide-brimmed hat, her eyes were deep and filled with unquestionable madness.
And standing at the end... was an ordinary-looking young man with short hair, a strong build, but a calm and gentle temperament.
"Queen?"
“…Jack?!”
Fanlan and Youyu spoke at the same time, that the last young man with long hair standing there must be King himself. They tried to take a few steps forward and touch the figures, but found that their arms, like souls, went straight through the three chairmen standing there. They were like in another world, facing the barrier that divided the world, and could not leave any trace.
"Teacher Jack when he was young? I remember the teacher mentioned... the difficulties he faced when he, King and Queen worked together to establish the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau in his early years... With Queen's crazy look, it's really hard for me to imagine that she could live in harmony with the teacher who always hated evil."
You Yu's voice was very bitter. Jack was the teacher who taught him physical skills personally since he entered Solomon Academy. He was also one of the most important seniors who handed him the swift sword. He had a gentle and tolerant attitude towards everyone around him. However, such a senior Jack died in a demon-level demon game caused by a demon apostle and never left the other world again.
His blood and bones merged with the blood-red soil of the other world, turning into a splash of blood in the Holy Grail of the DM system. No one believed that one of the three chairmen would die in a demon-level mission, but that was the fact.
You Yu doesn't believe it, nor is he willing to believe this truth. It is because of Jack's death that he chooses to become a detective, hoping to dig out the truth behind those games that were born out of desire and the manipulation of desire by the devil's apostles in the surface world shrouded in the fog of the DM system and the devil's apostles.
Unfortunately... he has never been able to discover the truth behind Jack's death.
"Did Redheart bring the kid back?"
King, who had been silent all this time, suddenly broke the silence. Queen sounded in a good mood: "I have successfully dealt with that matter. Now the child should be living well with the help of Red Heart."
Jack sighed and said, "You saw it. In the script written by the Senate, she will kill you."
Youyu's fingertips trembled. He never dreamed that Jack was also King's accomplice.
The queen shook her head. The smile on her lips was so gentle that it was unlike her. "The three of us have all read the script. If that day really comes, that will be the ending I have chosen for myself. Those who accept the thread of fate will be bewitched by those elders... Maybe when I see the reward from the Senate, I will betray it. After all, I have always been a person who puts profit above all else."
The woman in the black dress lowered her voice, but could not hide the joy in her tone: "But if it really comes to that, if I fail to get what I want and become the 'god' promised by the Senate, then I will be happy that the child I chose can kill me. End my sins."
King tightened his fingers on the railing. He never turned around, but Youyu and Fanlanque clearly felt the heaviness in the atmosphere.
Jack sighed again. Youyu had never seen the teacher sigh so many times before: "Queen, there are some things that only I can say: Everyone knows that we don't need you to choose that path. If that path makes you feel painful, I will stop you."
The queen twirled the pipe in her hand. She raised her eyes slightly, revealing a pair of almost brilliant eyes under her black wide-brimmed hat. There was no emotion in her voice: "Jack, you can't stop me, and you can't stop King. Because you will die."
Jack didn't pay attention to that, he just closed his eyes: "At least I can still save one person."
He suppressed the various emotions surging in his heart, and at the end of the conversation, he suddenly raised his head and asked: "...I have asked you many times before, and now you must answer me...What exactly is the Senate?"
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