81. A sixteen-year-old gift to a beloved daughter

Ah Zi asked Sun Wukong:

"Wait! And now? Who is the 'protagonist' of this era? ”

“...... I don't know if this is not what 'Monkey King' should be able to do, but ......"

Faced with Ah Zi's questioning, Sun Wukong gave an answer:

"My 'golden eyes' allow me to see the 'cause and effect' of the person being watched, so as to confirm the protagonist of this era, that is-"

Sun Wukong pointed to the third party present, worried that the world might be kneeling, and Sophia, who was relieved after hearing that he could continue his life.

Sophia looked at Sun Wukong with a bewildered expression, and pointed to herself: "Meow meow? ”

Sun Wukong nodded.

"Yes, you are the 'main character' now."

"Ahh......h In other words, I want to come to renew the life of the world? Sophie said sluggishly.

The sudden news scared Sophia couldn't even speak.

Unlike Alice, who throws out 'inverted sentences' whenever and wherever she wants, Sophia is a normal person most of the time, and only utters such inverted sentences when she is shocked by the sudden shocking news.

"No, that's not right!"

is different from the stunned Sophia, what Ah Zi said to Sun Wukong - the words that let Sophia die by name are unacceptable.

"Demon monkey! I ask you, is the world going to end now? ”

“...... No, not yet. Sun Wukong replied honestly.

"That's good! There must be a way, the Divine Empire...... There is still an undeciphered part of the Truth Stone! I'm going to go back and look for it! Sophia, you are keeping an eye on this demon monkey and the 'contract spirit system' here, don't let outsiders know! Not even Nobunaga! ”

After finishing speaking, Ah Zi used his immortal skills and ran back to Zhongzhou in a hurry.

And yet—

After she left, Sun Wukong looked at Sophia expressionlessly, and said words that seemed puzzling to Sophia:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been looking for you, but this 'life extension' is very strange, and I don't have time to find 'that person'."

“...... Clams? ”

In the face of Sophia's tilted head, Sun Wukong just raised his head and looked at the sky of Atlantis—to be precise, the false sky canvas projected on the enchantment canopy guarding Atlantis.

"It's not yet to the point of immediate destruction, but it's ...... It's starting again. ”

Accompanied by Sun Wukong's murmur-

The communicator between Sophia and Ah Zi, who had just left, suddenly came Ah Zi's intermittent and impatient voice:

"What's going on?! The signal on your side is suddenly so bad...... No, it is not possible to return to Yat and Lantis with the transfer method...... Can't be rushed, Sophia... Don't、Make a wish! ”

Then interrupted.

Sophia had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Raise your head –

She saw the eyes and the lumps of flesh.

The sky has lost its original color.

At that time, it had not spread, but the anomalous eyes that filled the sky of Atlantis were like caves, and black twisted monsters kept falling from them.

There was no warning at all.

Before Ah Zi left, Atlantis, the enchantment city, was still a prosperous and peaceful scene.

Burning, burning, the sky, the earth, the city—and the world, all burning.

Atlantis in the year 388 of the new calendar——

The 'gatekeeper' looked at the woman in front of him.

He knows very well what kind of character most of the protagonists of this world, or people who are no different from the protagonists.

They may be different, but at the heart of it will always be 'goodness'.

Yes.

It's like satirizing this desperate world that is destined to be restarted.

The protagonist is hope, the flame of hope, and the people who can be called the protagonists in every era are the kind of 'flame bearers' who are willing to sacrifice themselves to continue the life of the flame of the world.

- Yes

Just like at the beginning, during the Tang Dynasty, he found himself who was suppressed at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain and almost turned into an evil spirit.

Golden Cicada, or rather, Tang Xuanzang.

Naïve, stupid, but, incomparably dazzling, his own master.

"I want to save the world"

"Huh? Why? ”

"The world is so big, interesting things happen all the time, I want to go and see it."

"For example, Nyorai, Shakti, and the people on the other side of the Heavenly Court are all working hard to save the world."

"So, let's not destroy the world, or something."

- So

Sure enough, just as Sun Wukong expected, the young woman, after some complaints, nodded.

I chose to become a 'fire bearer'.

However, Sophia added a request -

"I have a super cute daughter named Alice, she is very kind and smart, but she always thinks too much, and she always feels heartache when she sees others hurt, and then thinks in her heart 'I'm going to help them', but I am confused by 'not doing this, it will bother my parents', and finally I decide 'I want to be stronger, and when I grow up, I will help those who need my help'......"

Maybe it's because she's going to die, Sophia's words are a little messy, and her voice is a little choked.

"Alice, she always hopes that she can grow up, she knows that there is a 'talent' in her body that is enough to change the world, and I would also like to see her grow up, but ...... It doesn't seem like it's going to be possible now, so I'd like to do it another way...... Let's make it as compensation

It's not a one-size-fits-all wish, and I hope you'll give it to Alice, even if it's ...... I gave her a sixteenth birthday present in advance. ”

“......”

After Sun Wukong silently sorted out what Sophia wanted to express, he nodded.

"I'll give her your gift."

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Then again, where is Alice at this time?

"Little, little V, what should we do now......?"

"How do I know!?"

VV took Alice and hid in the alleys of Atlantis, a city that had turned into hell, and secretly watched the scene outside.

Countless twisted monsters walked the streets of the city wantonly, devouring the corpses.

VV relied on his 'dominant' power to infiltrate Atlantis without anyone noticing.

Her goal is to capture the 'Contract Spirit System'.

However, the current picture is not what VV expected.

What is the situation now?

Could it be that there was something wrong with that 'contract spirit system', and now it has entered a state of rage, and instead of summoning heroes from another world as originally planned (VV doesn't know about 'refining into heroes'), it has summoned these inexplicable monsters?

The twisted body of flesh and eyes reminded VV of the evil gods that appeared in the novels he had read about the 'Cthulhu Mythos'.

(Isn't it possible that Azathoth summoned me or something...... ）