Chapter 30 Moved by My Own Kindness
30.
"Stop, I said stop." Hearing this, you lose your appetite, "No, man, why do you want to die? So suddenly?"
Isn't it just a little dark fall? Oh, what did Shizheng say, normally dark fall will join the enemy? Well, you think it doesn't matter, it's just a change of faction, but these NPCs seem to take it very seriously?
What did I say before... In the final stage, it will become an irrational monster? Wow, this Dark Fall is interesting. If it continues to spread, it will become: the friendly Dark Fall becomes the enemy, and other blades kill the enemy to gain experience and level up. These blades will also eventually become Dark Fall and become experience monsters...
Isn't this the same as Magical Girl ○? ! Monkey Soju finally turns into a witch, and the witch is defeated by Monkey Soju and drops items, helping Monkey Soju upgrade and purify...
Well, it's normal that the NPCs can't accept it. They don't want to be enemies with their former companions. You expressed your understanding and patted Mikazuki Munechika's shoulder... Well, I can't pat him, and you retracted what you just said.
"But a bad life is worse than a good death." You counseled him from another angle, "Whether you are a blade or a ghost, you must put aside your blade ethics and improve the quality of others. As long as you turn all your blades into dark fallen blades, no one will come to kill you."
At this point, you stroked your chin, thinking, "Then the current politics has also been infected. Can we just centralize the Time Travel Army and the current politics together..."
How come all enemies and allies have become ours? Isn't this a complete atlas?
Family blades, you are getting a little restless.
The cafeteria, which was originally noisy, suddenly became quiet.
"Mr. Tsuru..." Cangdaikiri Mitsutada blushed, "Are you inquisitors really..." He had difficulty speaking, "investigators sent by the current political situation?"
Who would go so far as to pollute the entire world and unify the world while talking? ! Is this current affairs investigator of yours really serious?
"What does it matter?" Tsurumaru Kuninaga said meaningfully, "No matter what the master's position is, the fact that I am the master's sword will not change."
"Kobou, you're just overthinking." He hooked his arm around Kadakiri Mitsutada's shoulders again and changed the subject with a chuckle, "It's you who are falling into darkness now, you and Karabou better be careful."
“Hahaha, we can’t do it…” Mikazuki Munechika reached out his hand so that you could pull his sleeve for fun, “Since the birth of the Sword Men, we have been instilled with the responsibility of preserving history. This is our mission, and it is also the belief that supports the Sword Men. If we really become the Time Travel Army…”
"We will end our own lives." Ishikirimaru continued, "Whether it's the change in appearance, the hostility of the political situation, or the killing of our companions... these are not unacceptable things. The only thing that is unacceptable is that we have gone from being protectors to being destroyers."
I don't quite understand, but it feels like these knives are preventing you from surrendering to the enemy.
Alas, who wrote this NPC code? It's written with a lot of faith. You sighed, but it's a pity that you don't have faith... Maybe the network signal is your faith? When the group is open, a network fluctuation can kill you.
NPCs are taught to preserve history, just like the three rules of robots, right? They are core instructions that cannot be changed...
Now it seems that Dark Fall is the key to destroying the "instruction", but it cannot be completely destroyed. If this instruction is completely destroyed, will the NPCs awaken themselves and become free, or will they lose their "personality"?
A little curious.
You stuffed a mouthful of fried shrimp tempura into your mouth.
Woohoo, it's delicious. If the NPC's blade is destroyed, he can't cook or farm, right? Then you are just curious.
Besides, you play this illustrated game to relax and retire. It's so comfortable to lie down and be the emperor of the game that you won't bother to do anything big.
Alas, today is also a day when I am touched by my own kindness.
However...
You chew slower, smacking your lips.
This NPC used very little seasoning. The food tastes bland.
*
The political investigator reported the abnormality of the main castle. He did not come into contact with Mikazuki Munechika, and the sword that showed no signs of corruption was taken away.
No one noticed that the tentacles that were originally only in the Sanjo faction room gradually spread to the entire Honmaru.
Even before the investigators left, tentacles attacked them, but the time converter had already been turned on, and the investigators were simply teleported back to the current situation while unconscious.
“No wonder they have been unconscious since they came back…” Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi glanced at you and said speechlessly, “This is already the fifth serving of fried tempura you’ve eaten… Hey, fake person, since you’re sitting next to the Judge, you should do your duty as my attendant.”
"Look at her, eating fried food and drinking iced drinks, aren't you worried that her stomach won't be able to handle it?"
"Oh?" Yagen Toushirou's eyes turned sharp, "General, are you secretly drinking iced drinks again?"
"Meaaa, absolutely meaaa, I didn't, meow." You wiped your mouth, pushed the cup aside openly, and said righteously, "This is for Mikazuki to drink."
"Well, is it me who drinks it? Hahaha, very good, very good..." Mikazuki Munechika hid his smile with his sleeves and pushed the cup back, "Master, do you want to drink this? Is it called juice? Drink it, drink it."
That's very thoughtful of you. You gave Mikazuki Munechika a look of praise.
"You guys... stop spoiling her too much." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi's eyes twitched, "Excessive pampering is not good for a child's growth."
"Yes, that's right." Ichimonji Norimune said with a smile, "Nagayoshi has been studying materials about children whenever he has time. He really cares about his master."
"I didn't..." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi turned his head, "When did you see it?"
"When you were searching the Internet with the government contact?" Ichimonji Norimune took out his folding fan and tapped the table from time to time. "Well, don't be embarrassed. Didn't you have a crush on the master from the beginning? If you want to win his favor, you can be like... the white crane over there."
What I mean is, don't pretend. The Government Blade's reserve won't get the Inquisitor's attention at all. If you want the Inquisitor to like you more, you have to become shameless.
"Come to think of it, I'm thirsty too." Ichimonji Norimune put his hands on his cheeks, facing you at the most perfect angle, and spoke in a deeper and more charming voice, "Master, can you also give me a glass of...um, juice?"
"Are you thirsty?" Without waiting for your answer, Mikazuki Munechika quickly handed you a cup of hot water. "Hahaha, do you want some tea? Tea can quench your thirst."
Ichimonji Norimune stared at the empty tea for a while, and suddenly started laughing, "Hahaha, yes, yes, but the old man still wants to try the things of the young people." He opened his folding fan and covered his face with it, "If I stay here and become an antique, I will be abandoned by the young people."
"Hahahaha, young people will always come to take care of the elderly. Don't worry, don't worry." Mikazuki Munechika also laughed, "Grandpa still likes to be taken care of."
“Hahahahaha huh?”
"Hahahaha, that's exactly it."
You are a little annoyed by the "hahahaha" sounds in your left and right ears. You turn your head to look at Yagen Toushirou who just walked over, wondering: "What are these two demented old men laughing at? Are they stupid?"
"Well," Yagen Toushirou replied calmly, "They hit it off right away. Their smiles show that they are very happy."
"…Then don't be too happy, and don't be too unhappy either."
"General." Yagen Toushirou smiled. "I brought the stomach medicine that I didn't finish last time. I've asked Candakiri Mitadadono to take it off. Don't run away alone later."
"The Great Kuligara Palace will be watching you."
Maha Kuligara? Who is it?
You followed the direction of Yagen Toushirou's sight and saw a dark-skinned muscular man standing behind you with an expressionless face, his whole body filled with a cold aura that could scare a child to tears.
This... this friendly black skin.
This... this ugly face would scare a child to tears.
It's you! Jinpei Amuro!
*
Hmm? This medicine doesn't seem to have any smell, does it?
But after you were caught and drank the medicine, you still lay on the table and put on a mask of pain to pretend.
I have to pretend. What if Yakuken Toushirou finds out that this medicine is not bitter and adds a hundred million times more Coptis chinensis to it next time?
The two old guys were still laughing while everyone else had finished eating and cleared the table.
But this Amuro Jinpei, no, the Daikurigara Blade is also quite good. If Yagen Toushirou hadn't come back just now, he might have agreed with you to pour out the medicine.
After dinner, everyone moved to the large hall and continued to listen to Mikazuki Munechika's defense breakdown, ahem, confession.
Your energy bar seems to be a little low, making you a little sleepy. You immediately picked a lucky guy, crawled into Renjia's arms and fell asleep.
Main storyline? No problem, there is still a smart government blade to help you think about it, right? The players present have heard it.
"Eh? In my arms? No, wait..."
Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada hurriedly hugged you. Are children so weak? You are so small. If you don't protect yourself well, you will be easily hurt, right? Well, at this time, you need a strong sword to protect you, right?
Thinking of this, he was no longer panicked, but smiled complacently: "The judge has good taste in choosing a sword like mine."
The other Blades would like to snatch you back, but they know to get their work done first.
"…I suspect that the incident at Honmaru was caused by a stone." Mikazuki Munechika expressed his guess. "I started to feel unwell after I picked up the stone on the battlefield."
"I just thought that the stone was rather strange and had special spiritual powers, so I wanted to bring it back for the diviner to examine."
He said.
"When I was passing by the Ten-Thousand-Year Cherry Blossoms, the stone fell out of my arms and broke into two pieces, but I couldn't find the smaller part. It seemed to have disappeared suddenly."
"The changes you mentioned about the entire Honmaru might be related to the missing part, right?" Yagen Toushirou looked at him, "So, what happened later?"
"The Shinto Judge has submitted his resignation application." Mikazuki Munechika smiled bitterly, "I thought I would wait until the new Shinto Judge takes office before taking the stone for inspection. The stone has been placed in the room of the Sanjo faction and nothing unusual has happened. I didn't expect..."
"Later, I found the stone on my body." Mikazuki Munechika said calmly, "When the piece of meat devoured my thigh, I felt that there was a stone in the heart of this body."
"Why didn't you tell us about this?" Ishikirimaru was a little anxious. "Mikazuki, are we untrustworthy?"
“No…” Mikazuki Munechika was stunned for a moment, then he sighed, “I’ve already caused a lot of trouble for you…”
Those negative emotions that were always there made him feel suffocated. Coupled with the abnormalities that others could not see, Mikazuki Munechika did not want to add burden to others, not to mention...
"This is all because of me," he murmured. "I will bear all the consequences by myself. At least I want you... and Izumi-no-kami to leave this Honmaru."
Unlike him, the other blades will slowly recover as long as they are away from the source of pollution.
If Shi Zheng does not agree to his request, he will break a hole in the barrier and send out the remaining blades before his sanity disappears.
“Mikazuki…” Ishikirimaru was a little angry. He took a deep breath and his tone could be described as a rebuke. “You can’t take everything as just one Blade. Calling yourself Oborozuki, suddenly distancing yourself from the other Blades, and changing your personality… Your behavior…”
Ishikirimaru turned his head, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
"It doesn't matter if I die in your hands." Mikazuki Munechika smiled, "Then you can leave too, right?"
"Mikazuki Munechika!"
"Well, don't get too excited." Tsurumaru Kuninaga made a gesture to silence them, "The master is still sleeping."
"So, Sanjo family, where did you pick up the stones?" Tsurumaru Kuninaga's tone turned cold, "5-1?"
"Yes..." Mikazuki Munechika thought of something, his face looked unhappy, "Have you encountered it?"
"It's all in the past." Tsurumaru Kuninaga said lightly, "Now I am just the master's sword. Compared to this, where is the stone?"
"Maybe it was destroyed by the master?" Mikazuki Munechika recalled, "At least after the master killed me, I didn't feel anything abnormal anymore."
"That's a big problem. We need to send someone to investigate, and there are follow-up issues." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi sighed, "I have to work overtime to write a report again... huh? Why didn't you respond?"
"Hahaha, have you forgotten?" Ichimonji Norimune showed a gloating expression, "I already have a master's sword now. I will go back and write an application, and I won't have to work overtime anymore."
"Well, since Changyidian doesn't like our master, we have no choice but to go back and continue working overtime." He said with a smile, "I wish you to find the Chosen Judge as soon as possible."
"Haha, don't worry. Before you find the whereabouts of the stone, you and the cat killer..." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi showed a hypocritical smile of a civil servant, "Don't even think about running away."
"Stones? What stones?"
Do you need special items for the main quest now? You yawned, poked your head out of Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada's arms, and groped the loot from your backpack in a daze.
"Is it this stone?"
Ji Jian, who was discussing heatedly, looked at the dark stone in your hand, which was emitting an unknown aura, and slowly said: ???
Then, they let out a sharp cry: "Master/Inquisitor! Throw it away quickly!!"