This isn't me!
This was Nova's first reaction.
"How did I become like this? This isn't me!"
Nova simply shouted at Merlin in terror.
But the sound that came out was as violent as the collapse of the sky.
"Rumble rumble rumble..."
The entire hotel-style apartment building was shaking, cracks were growing in the walls, and the glass windows shattered with a "bang."
Nova was startled and immediately covered his mouth with his hand, and the vibration subsided instantly.
Merlin seemed completely unconcerned, smiling as he looked at him.
No, this is you.
"This is the keyhole! I am Nova, I don't want to disappear, waaaaah~~~ I don't want to disappear!"
Thinking about the things that had been terrifying her for the past few days, Nova, in her Demon God Lock form, burst into tears.
Perhaps because of the deliberate restraint of my mind this time, the tremor did not occur.
Seeing such a grown-up crying like a child made Merlin feel quite strange.
"Oh? You know about keyholes? But Nova, who told you they would disappear?"
The crying stopped, and the "keyhole" whose face was hidden under the hood of the long robe turned his head towards Merlin.
"Isn't that right? Many novels and stories say so, and even the uncles in MI6 think so. They think I don't understand, but I know it all."
Nova saw Merlin's expression, which was both funny and exasperated.
"Our human race has an innate rich imagination, but that doesn't mean that these imaginations are based on facts. Let me tell you a little story."
"The sword in the stone is just made of better materials. It was just randomly stuck into a big rock. A normal adult could pull it out with a lot of effort."
Nova, being a child at heart, was captivated by the story.
"Then why couldn't others pull it out, but King Arthur was able to?"
“Good question. King Arthur was able to pull the sword out of the stone not because the stone chose him, but because we chose him.”
"We only did two things: first, we put effort into promoting the allegory of the sword in the stone; second, we cast a spell so that people we didn't want to draw the sword couldn't pull it out. It's that simple."
"don't know..."
Despite sensing a deeper meaning hidden within, Nova still couldn't understand it.
"When you grow up and take political classes, and if you don't daydream, you'll understand. In short, even the Arthurian legend that's been passed down for so many years is nonsense. Why would you still believe in novels?"
"..." Nova was a little confused.
"Nova is the keyhole, but the keyhole is not Nova. The keyhole of the past was the keyhole, and the keyhole of today is Nova. Nova is Nova."
Nova couldn't understand this sentence at all, and was completely confused, but after hearing it, he felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
"I don't quite understand what you mean, but anyway, I won't disappear, right?"
"Silly child, even if you recall a distant memory, you are still you. Of course, I don't deny that your personality might change a little, or it might not."
"Now I'll answer your initial question. I've also read the Harry Potter story, and I must say it's a very imaginative novel. Although Hogwarts doesn't exist, you can still learn magic."
Nova's eyes were now filled with stars.
"Really? I can learn magic?"
“Yes, Lord Nova, and I have an interesting idea.”
"The power of the Earth is reviving. It's time to discard outdated ideas. The Dark Sanctuary's current model is quite successful. Nova, what do you think about starting a magic school?"
...
The next morning, Karina and Jeremy finished washing up and making breakfast, and went to wake Nova up as usual.
"Snap~"
Karina opened the door and entered Nova's room, finding him sleeping peacefully and sweetly.
Suddenly, her gaze fell on the blanket.
A few pure white feathers lay there quietly, the morning sunlight shining on them from outside the window, gathering faint circles of iridescent light around them.
She carefully took a few steps forward and gently picked up one of the feathers.
The moment I held it, my heart skipped a beat, as if I'd been hit by a heavy hammer, but then I immediately returned to normal.
What kind of feather is this?
Karina called Jeremy over, and after studying the situation for a while, the two decided to wake Nova together.
When Nova woke up, he looked at the feathers on the blanket, and at Karina and Jeremy, who were looking at him with concern, and smiled very happily.
...
On a special little platform at the top of a natural ancient tree, there is a beach chair and a small table.
It was topped with chilled drinks and steaming hot fried stinky tofu.
Wu You may not be nominally all-powerful or influential, but he is the real hidden mastermind.
Nevertheless, smearing stinky tofu with extra spicy sauce, adding a cold drink, and then lying in the sun is still a very enjoyable experience.
He was glad that he had not lost his wide range of interests because of his power.
Well, a perverse sense of humor can be considered humor, right?
Three seemingly otherworldly women stood in a row on the side, one pressing the forehead, one pinching the arm, and one pinching the leg.
"My lord, is this force appropriate?"
"Put a little more effort into it."
"Okay~"
"My lord, stinky tofu, open your mouth."
"My lord, would you like me to trim your toenails?"
Wu You: "......"
"Alright, you three, it's not that serious... Mach, I can let it go, but Xiao Siqi, didn't you just finish filming Goddess's Wrath?"
These three female "people" are actually three high-level humanoid alchemical beings.
One of them had dazzling long red hair and a pair of fiery red wings behind it, while the other two had deep, translucent long black hair and a pair of black wings behind them.
It was an alchemical creature created by Wu You based on the three goddesses of war in Celtic mythology.
Mach and Nevin's creature species and names correspond, except for the one who just finished acting. The race is Morian, but the name is Xiao Siqi. Don't ask why, Wu You think he must have lost his mind at the time.
However, the actual setting of the three goddesses is closer to a game called "Vindictus" that Wu You played.
This is one of the few games where Wu You seriously reads the storyline, and he once found it deeply moving. Of course, it is also one of the few games where Wu You doesn't play as a transvestite.
Yes, it's not just about playing female characters, but about cross-dressing, deliberately not revealing the gender, like in female-oriented games, but never scamming for equipment.
One of the features of that game is that, apart from the vast majority of ordinary players, there is a small group of people who sometimes seem very tough, but are actually girls, while the seemingly soft ones are probably guys.
According to the Raven, a human female, a Tuscan female, a human spirit, a Tuscan spirit, a creature created using the enormous cost of fifth-level alchemy.
Several Tuscanys that contracted the "radiation disease" from the monstrous minerals have become valuable materials, and there are no plans to process them anytime soon.
With such high-value and high-spirited material, Wu You's first thought was to refine high-value creatures.
I used to want to pursue goddesses but didn't have the guts or the means. Now that I find it boring, I might as well create a few real goddesses myself and just have them around.
Perhaps it was because this alchemy itself carried a "divine" connotation, that the creature's talents and abilities were similar to those of the primordial demons, but it possessed a "divinity" that was not easily understood.
These three are all of high-grade silver, not gold. This may be related to the fact that two kinds of spiritual beings were used while less physical material was used. But just based on this talent, it may not be a bad deal.
But now things are different. These three guys have only been around for a short time, and they've already been corrupted. They've all learned to pester directors for roles.
P.S.: A cameo role by reader 47... Do you know how much resolve it took for me to actually write "47" as Jasmine's name?! Why didn't you choose a better name?!
I'll add the three goddesses' stats when they're upgraded next time. I'll make a table of alchemical creature types and abilities when I have time.
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