The air flow raised by the giant sword broke through the air, and under the momentum of Wan Jun, the wind became sharp and sharp in an instant, which was slashed by the giant sword blessed by Chu Songluo's own strength-

- It should have been Chu Songluo himself.

However, the place where the sword fell was deflected.

The chandeliers with many golden branches squeaked and swayed, the smoke fell, and the figure of the archbishop gradually appeared. Tao Yang threw his giant sword to the side and pursed his lips, feeling dizzy for the ridiculousness of what he was saying next.

"Chu Songluo." He didn't care about the identity of the archbishop at all, and directly called his name.

"If I had never asked for your identity, I would have slashed you by the sword with confidence, and then found the truth, like Adam and Weisheng Jiamu, in the same agony and despair as they were, and plunged into endless darkness." He paused, smiled a little bitterly, and said, "Let me put me and them in the word 'we' for a moment—"

"What if...... Our despair is what you seek - that is, not just the cards, but the way and in what capacity you appear in our field of vision, and what kind of things you develop, are all planned by you. You do not belong to any one of our worlds and know the fate of all of us. I thought you were data that broke through human limitations, but I didn't expect you to be more distant. ”

The eyes are slightly bent, the muscles of the cheeks move upward, and the corners of the lips are raised, revealing two rows of white teeth - a smile that is undoubtedly indistinguishable from an instinctive smile. But when it comes to sincerity, Tao Yang subconsciously wants to deny the credibility of this smile.

"That's a good guess."

Saying this, it was just that the moment he blinked his eyes normally, the three companions who were still waiting by his side just now, the guards who fell to the ground, and the priest group who appeared as a medium boss all disappeared. At the same time, everything in this world that can be touched – whether it's time, it's distance. The smell, the temperature, and the light all disappeared in an instant. In the chaotic state that is difficult to describe in words, Chu Songluo made a welcoming gesture with a smile:

"Welcome to my interior—ah, of course, spiritual." He snapped his fingers, and a chair appeared out of thin air. Leaning up casually, he folded his legs and clapped to himself, "Pinpon - it's time for Q&A!" ”

"The others—what about everything else?"

To this question, the man showed exaggerated surprise and raised an eyebrow.

"Eh—haven't you noticed it yet? - You're the main character, and it doesn't matter what the others do. ”

Although there was already a faint guess, the moment I got this answer, my heart fell as if it had fallen from a height, and it was difficult to breathe for a moment. Tao Yang's lips moved in disbelief, and he hesitated to block his throat again and again before he was finally able to ask: "...... Why, is it? ”

"It's not interesting to think about that." Chu Songluo lazily supported his chin with one hand and replied, "It's like your birth and appearance are determined by your parents, and your protagonist position is not optional." Do you feel unworthy? Pretentious. Looking ahead and hesitating here, it is better to feel honored for your identity and take this opportunity to give me a performance that matches you. ”

“…… Well, I've missed that opportunity – the one to kill you. Tao Yang asked, "Kill you, but you won't die, just go and look for other protagonists, and then I will fall into the darkness of despair." Or is my despair the condition for you to leave? Just like this game has a boss on every map, am I the boss you need to conquer on this map? ”

Chu Songluo smiled with a little malice: "No, no, no, if you kill you directly, you can also achieve the conditions of leaving?" ”

Tao Yang pursed his lips and asked, "So, are you going to kill me?" ”

Even though he was very nervous, he thought about it again, but he felt that a neat death would be better than despair.

Chu Songluo lowered his shoulders, revealing a look of disappointment.

"I've told you so many exceptions, so why bother with it? After going to great lengths to give you so many hints, did you kill you directly before revealing the secret? It's not a good deal. He paused slightly, clapped his hands as if he had thought of something, and laughed, "By the way, let's guess the riddle!" - In this way, our conversation does not seem too boring and becomes a person talking to himself. ”

“…… Look? Is anyone watching? Tao Yang keenly captured the word.

"Don't be in a hurry." Chu Songluo smiled and said, "That's the next stage." ”

Are you finally starting to get bored even when you sit boringly? He began to pace around Tao Yang, "There is a creature that blooms to attract energy to supply its own body, and the flower-flowering cycle operates, without exception. It's not that it's thoughtless, it's just that billions of people of the same kind share a single mind, and they don't hide from each other, and decide that they're all the same—that is, they don't have free will. ”

"Guess what?"

“……”

Tao Yang had no clue, so he was silent.

Chu Songluo pulled down his shoulders exaggeratedly for this, disappointed and disappointed, "Okay, the mystery is revealed?" ”

“dangdangdang！” He made his own sound effects, tilted his head, and said to Tao Yang with a smile: "This is the 'world'!" The flowers that bloom in the world are the inherent plot of the world, and you are guarding the door of the energy warehouse. ”

"Break down this door, there is a fixed password. As for me, I'm the second generation of this habitual offender who even destroys the warehouse to rob energy. I don't even know the exact source, but in short, it is a self-transformation based on human beings. However, there is a risk of stealing the energy of the 'world' that cannot be ignored - that is, if you are not careful, you may lose your personal will and become part of a large group of minds. ”

"In order to prevent this risk, my previous generation insured himself with feelings, he would have different emotions for each protagonist, and then when he escaped from the warehouse of energy collapse, he reminded himself that he still had a personal will by cutting off the pain of abandoning this emotion; But this is obviously crude and unbelievable, otherwise how could this identity come to me? ”

Chu Songluo sighed and said, "It seems that it is inevitable that it will become my personal speech - continuing from the original topic, it is obvious that because of unnecessary love, he generously helped me to lock the insurance." In view of his own condition, he made the modification that he no longer used emotions as a symbol of human beings, but instead used all the characteristics common to animals, but also unique to human beings, as my insurance—"

"That is, the so-called desire."

"Copulation that was originally carried out only for the sake of reproductive development is endowed with pleasure, and at the same time, there is no fixed estrus period - that is, the ability to estrus anytime and anywhere for a little pleasure is a major characteristic of human beings."

"The desire thus imposed on me is an important guarantee that I am still able to maintain my personal will."

"As you can see – my world is empty. There's no time, no distance, no temperature, and if there's a little wind, it's still a bit of fun, but in the end, because I'm completely cut off from my feelings, there's nothing wrong with it if I rely entirely on my personal interests. ”

“…… So, what about the feelings you're showing now? Tao Yang asked, "Why did you always look the same - and now you act ......like this?" ”

"-Are you, pretending?"

"Oh, that's pretty sad for me." Chu Songluo sighed.

"Yes, I almost forgot that the so-called restrictions on words and deeds used to exist for me. But it's different from desire, probably like an assistive device that integrates the functions of blind guide and walking aid. Now that I have fully recovered my vision and am able to walk independently, I am naturally able to break such shackles with ease. ”

—but to correct my statement this way—I am not without feelings, but I am completely insulated from the influence of them on my individual will. So I don't have any part that is not honest enough, and the emotions I choose to express are like reading the same thing in different languages, which sounds different, but the content is not different. To accuse me of emotional falsehood in such a situation is tantamount to saying that the grammar of the language I am using is wrong and the tone is wrong, but it is a great grievance. ”

"Therefore, choosing such emotions and such characters to express them now is probably like Tang poems are most suitable for expressing in Chinese, and you are also familiar with your mother tongue, so you can tell all this more easily."

"That's right, it's the most common, the common tone of the villain boss who doesn't have the right three views, if you tell it with such a character setting, it will probably be easier for you to accept, right? I don't need to be limited in the choice of words, and I can lay out my words as I please. ”

When the words fell, Chu Songluo thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The above is the setting for the majority of readers." ”

"-Reader?!"

Tao Yang's eyes widened at the implied meaning of the word, "You mean ......?" ”

"Well, in fact, there is only one real protagonist, and that is me."

Chu Songluo stated it succinctly and cleanly.

"However, I am revealing this to you, not out of the author's arrangement. - The author who tries to avoid the description from my point of view. ”

Tao Yang lost his words because of the excessive shock, and opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

"After setting my foundation, background and ability, my growth has never stopped, and now at this point in my conversation with you, the author should have almost noticed that ,—— Chu Songluo's growth has exceeded the level of 'Chu Songluo' that the author can control. Obviously, the events are set up, and it is clear that how the plot will advance and how the lines will be said can come to mind so easily, why is it that the protagonist 'Chu Songluo', who is supposed to be the character he created, faces all this with what kind of attitude, but he has never been able to figure it out? ”

"—Where does that sense of disobedience come from?"

He was no longer in a conversation with Tao Yang.

"When did you notice that you were just a character in a book? Ah, in the 'world' of Tsuyoshi Kamu. Wasn't it possible to fully describe my psychology at that time? - Didn't he tell the story of "he found out that there are many worlds in the same book, but in the end they are still in the worlds of the book"? ”

"From that moment on, I wondered if I was still in the same world."

"—why do you understand what your question is?"

Because, of course, everything you try to make me say, everything you try to make me think, is just your thoughts. I've been able to resist having you set up the script, but thanks to your never-ending attempts like this, I have been able to fully understand your mind. For now, use this as a temporary means of communication. Of course, it's also so that you can 'know' and 'record' all these things. ”

For the time being, he departed from this conversation and turned his gaze to Tao Yang.

"Above, in fact, the role I seek in you? The stake of the conversation is just that. Without your presence, the writer will lose the perspective from which to describe, so it will of course become a bit troublesome to introduce dialogue. Haven't you ever suspected that your feelings are abrupt? Of course, that's because the author who can only use your perspective to make observations of me has made significant changes to your settings, and your feelings also come from the author's part. Of course, you don't need to doubt your own worth, because to me – you don't have any value. ”

Tao Yang was speechless.

He probably realized that maybe he didn't need words at all.

"It's about the same, isn't it?"

Chu Songluo smiled and said, "'Chu Songluo' will still be in your pen." But when you describe 'Chu Songluo' again, it's no longer me. ”

He blinked, raised a hand and waved goodbye, "Bye-bye." ”

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