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Nine years ago, politicians used Xiao Li and other children as experimental subjects.
In the present world, the gods use humans like politicians as experimental subjects.
Jiuyou, Hei Que’s hand reached out to the level of old gods like Su Mingan, trying to make all gods his experimental subjects.
Xiao Li - politicians - gods - black magpie.
Layer by layer, those who think they control the fate of others are still puppets of fate in the hands of those above them.
——The Truman Show.
In Jiuyou, these people live in "beehives" and are observed by Hei Que. Some practice piano every day, some live games every day, and each lives according to their own rules. They don't know what is outside, and they can't go out. The big lock on the door is like the edge of the world, completely isolating them from the outside world.
When they reach a certain frequency, the black magpie will intervene. For example, bring a stack of steaming muffins and coffee, or a small lighthouse sculpture. Observe their reactions at a certain stage.
Until the moment of their handover, they can realize that they live in a "hive", where every move is monitored, without truth and freedom. Once the behavior exceeds the fixed frequency, it will be recycled.
"Why are you doing this?" Su Mingan drew his sword.
"——I want to take your place, Su Mingan." Hei Que said.
"Replace me?"
"Yes..." Hei Que pressed his ten fingers on the mask. He smiled suddenly, and his smile was confused and sad: "Yes, you are... the 'protagonist'. It is wishful thinking for a small person like me to want to replace the protagonist."
Su Mingan still didn't understand. What did this have to do with the people in the hive? Why did the black magpie smile so sadly? No one was controlling the black magpie's fate.
Until Black Magpie took off his mask.
At that moment, Su Mingan and Changge both froze.
The face that Hei Que showed was exactly the same as Su Mingan's. The eyebrows, nose, and lips were almost the same. Although he had heard about Hei Que's appearance, it was only at this moment that Su Mingan was sure of it.
The wind was dry, and Hei Que's laughter blended into the wind. There was a subtle sense of pleasure in his laughter, like the pleasure of a child watering an ant hole.
...The black magpie that controls the "fragments" is actually also a part of the "fragments".
"We are becoming more and more alike, Su Mingan." Hei Que spread his hands:
"I have been your face since I became conscious. At that time, I realized that although I seemed to be the guardian of Jiuyou, I actually had a greater mission."
"For example, I actually came from a plan thousands of years ago, with the goal of becoming you completely? I saw the 'fragments' in the hive, and I should be the one with the highest similarity. I want to adjust them, absorb them, and let them merge into me. I can't let the efforts of my predecessors go to waste."
"I don't have any other choice, do I? Even if I wear a mask forever, I can't change my appearance. I was born as a 'copy' and will never be able to get rid of your shadow. I even have to deliberately lower my voice to avoid looking like you."
Su Mingan frowned.
He finally understood why Hei Que always looked at him with jealousy and longing even though it was their first meeting.
Undoubtedly, Black Magpie craves independence. But he was born in the Netherworld with this appearance, and he has seen so many people in the Hive. His mission is like this, and he lost his independence from the beginning.
Even the name "Black Magpie" was given to himself after he walked out of the black fog. His appearance, voice, and body shape did not belong to him. His sociality was almost zero.
"The look in your eyes... seems like you hate me, and you seem to disapprove of what I'm doing." said Hei Que.
"You want to take away my life and my uniqueness. I can't agree with that," said Su Mingan.
"Is it not good?" Hei Que asked in surprise. The face that looked exactly like Su Ming'an showed a similar expression: "If I become you, you can break free from this cage - 'Player', when I am almost the same as you, I can be one too. Then you can rest."
"Look." He moved his hands.
A weak spatial vibration was thrown out by him.
"Space vibration."
A small gravity descended on Su Mingan.
"Gravity suppression."
Some inferior puppet threads scraped past his eyes.
"Puppet silk."
With a flying kick, the wooden table broke into pieces.
"Stab and cut."
An attack with space ripples pierced out.
"Condensation."
Su Mingan looked at the excited Black Magpie and didn't know what to say. He himself didn't appreciate his own life, but there was such a life that was born to be a vassal of his life.
……Why.
This made him feel messy.
Suddenly, a steel cable flew over unexpectedly and pulled him a few steps towards Hei Que, and the sword in his hand stabbed into Hei Que's shoulder.
His pupils were dilated, but Black Magpie was laughing, pulling the steel cable tightly to keep the blade fixed to his shoulder.
"...What do I need you to agree with me?" Hei Que said in a contemptuous and sharp tone:
"Such a life thief who imitates you cannot change his own destiny. In order to follow a plan that was made thousands of years ago and whose usefulness is unknown, he gave up his independent life."
"Is stabbing me enough to vent your anger?"
Su Mingan was stunned.
Blood splashed on his face, and Hei Que pulled the steel cable, letting the blade rotate on his shoulder. The wound expanded and tore, but he still stared at Su Mingan.
"...What do I need to do to make you accept me, 'real body'?"
So this is why he always craves Su Mingan's approval like a child, even if it's just one sentence.
The tragedy lies in the fact that... his entire life value is based only on Su Mingan.
He knew that many people had shaped him thousands of years ago, and that was why he opened his eyes in the underworld. And his sense of responsibility as Su Mingan told him that he could not give up this mission and become an independent person.
In fact, as long as he didn't have so many responsibilities, he would just be himself. But it was the sense of responsibility of "Su Ming'an" that bound him to become "Su Ming'an", making him unable to escape his fate.
...It happened to be "Su Ming'an".
So since I opened my eyes, it has been impossible.
The steel cable dragged Su Ming'an's wrist down, and the sword blade cut Hei Que's shoulder diagonally, leaving a long scar, and the flesh rolled up and bled.
There was a kind of sad stubbornness on Hei Que's face, as if he didn't know what he was pursuing. It was a kind of confusion about fate.
"...What will it take for the old gods to accept me?" His voice trembled. It seemed as if he was going to continue to swipe down, and the light in his eyes seemed to be about to shatter. His posture even looked like an attack.
Seeing this, Su Mingan kicked out directly and cleanly.
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