Chapter 1: The Girl and the Bald Man (2-in-1)

The palaces in the distance are overlapped, with five steps on the first floor, and ten steps on the first floor; The place where the girl is located is extremely secluded. She sat alone on a stone bench by a stone table, staring at the sparkling pond. The breeze swept by, and the bamboo grove at the water's edge emitted swaying music.

"I specially prepared a 'hometown flavor' hospitality for you," the "alien" who guided the girl through was still dressed in a black suit, and sat opposite the girl with a big thorn, "What, don't like it?" ”

The girl glanced at the "alien's" bright baldness.

She fell into the sea of clouds and woke up again...... That's where it is. She was wearing the red dress she usually wore, and the scars on her body were gone.

Everything that just happened...... It's like a dream.

But the girl understood...... This is not the case.

"The corridor waist is back, and the eaves are pecked high," she said mockingly, "with pavilions and pavilions, winding paths." Naturally, I like all of this. However, with the addition of a devil 'alien' with bad intentions, the small bridge and flowing water are no different from the tube building. ”

"The ability to choke people has improved-" The bald man showed a weird smile, "You don't have to worry, in fact, you were already dead when the clouds fell, and I came to announce GAME OVER to you?" ”

"Then you don't have that attitude," said the girl indifferently, "no matter how much you half-hide it, you can't hide that arrogance that is above the top." But I guess if I've failed...... You won't come here to laugh at me. ”

The knuckle of the bald man's index finger was lightly clasped on the stone table.

"It's just your guess," he touched his pointed chin, "but you're right." Indeed, you are not dead. ”

"This ...... you designed," the girl looked around, "'Inner World'......"

"The Outer World." The bald man interrupts.

"Well, the outer world," the girl didn't care about at the moment, "its appearance, whether it's a Rococo hall or a Chinese garden...... It's just a fantasy, not worth mentioning. ”

"Not worth mentioning? By the way, you're a qualified arcanist now," the bald man smirked, "but ordinary illusions can't be outside of the timeline. ”

"Seriously, if you hadn't made this scene," the girl didn't want to be carried away by the rhythm of the bald man, "I'd suspect that it wasn't the real you sitting in front of me, but an illusion created by Palamedes or Nicholas to get more information out of my mouth." ”

The bald man looked surprised. He narrowed his triangular eyes.

"You think too much," the bald man sighed, "but for the Arcanist, thinking too much is a sign of maturity. ”

"Less pretentious," said the girl, disgusted with his nonsense, "let's cut to the chase." Even if I fall off the sea of clouds, you won't bother to see me again. ”

The bald man shrugged his shoulders and signaled that the girl was right.

"You won't come to me for no reason," said the girl, "and I guess if I'm indifferent, you'll be shouting 'Congratulations!'" You guessed it! You've crossed another trap, and now I'm going to give you a reward on behalf of the program team! Strange things like that have planted a new trap for me. ”

"It seems that you are finally aware," the bald man also ignored the girl's words, "when did you find out?" ”

"There were suspicions from a very early age. But what really convinced me ......," the girl clasped her knuckles on the stone table," ...... Or when I found another me who had lost my memory. ”

The bald man did not speak.

"You're an absurd guy who takes pleasure in teasing others," the girl said slowly, "and when I learned that there was another guy in the world who used my body and couldn't remember who he was, my initial guess was that it was a game within a game that you had designed to test people's hearts. ”

"Thinking right, but physically wrong yourself; The body is right, but the mind is not right. Isn't that a perfect proposition about 'who am I?'" ”

"That's another story. From the first day I was sent to the cloud world, you were deliberating on the question of 'who am I?'" the girl was lukewarm as if she had no interest in the proposition, "but the appearance of 'eternal blood' revealed another possibility. Unlike spellcasters in the clouds, you have the ability to play with the memories of the soulless. ”

The bald man exclaimed.

"GOOD JOB," HE SAID CHEERFULLY, "WHAT ELSE?" ”

"I had been observing my mind, worried about what the change in my body would do to my reason," the girl said calmly, "but I soon noticed that there was something more important than this change...... Contradiction. ”

"Interesting statement."

"Even I am self-aware. I used to be a sullen guy. Even if 'Eternal Blood' lost most of Wei Yuanhe's memories, he was still a sullen man. ”

"You're not too sultry......"

"That's because I had to fight the Mystic Warrior method in the first place! I don't have much combat experience, so I naturally have to use simple and crude means to achieve maximum efficiency! The girl said impatiently, "Okay, don't try to get away from it." I also wrote a simple book in the cloud world, and I wrote it after I had the overall plan. I did it naturally, because ...... I've found that yes, it's habitual. ”

"So?"

"Occasionally, I will show others my reckless side, but most of the time, I will always make a serious plan, at least a general direction in the event of an accident," the girl said, "It's hard to imagine such a 'me' who has invested a lot of energy into myself, hundreds of thousands of words...... But there is not even a clear outline, a clear overall idea. It's unreasonable, it's not in line with 'my' character in the past. Unless...... You did it. ”

The bald man clapped softly.

"Indeed, I wrote one, and then you chose one of the many worlds that was close to mine and sent me in. But, I guess, for some reason, you erased my memory, making me mistakenly think that my non-existent outline and hidden premise can only go with the flow by inertia. And the facts ...... Not so. ”

"Tell me what you think."

"The first possibility is that you can't find a world that fits perfectly with the original text and outline of my work," said the girl, "and the second possibility is that you don't want me to remember my outline, otherwise you won't be able to watch the show as you wish." Now, answer me, which one is the truth? ”

The bald man smiled cruelly.

"You're exactly right about me," he said, "and I did do a little trick with your memory. However, you are overestimating yourself. In the past, 'you' did like to plan, but you always couldn't complete it. It's not your first one, is it? ”

"......" was silent.

"You also did an outline before, right?"

“…… Be. ”

"And then you get it wrong every time. Even your fictional stories don't run entirely on your ideas, the real world? Don't think about it. ”

Although "......" doesn't want to admit it, he does always write it off. As long as a bald person says, "Pick out the outline in your memory because the real world doesn't run according to the outline, I'm doing it for your own good", and it's hard for them to refute it immediately......

…… Wrong.

…… Bald people are not the devil in the traditional sense of the word and do not lie. There is always inconsistency in his words and actions.

Think about it. There must be something else I haven't thought of......

"The 'holistic idea' is not necessarily the 'outline,'" the girl said word by word, "and the previous 'I', perhaps learning a lesson, did not rely on writing an outline, but used some other means to carry out a holistic plan. ”

The bald man was still smiling.

"It's a character, right?" The girl gradually became excited, "I remembered. When I came into contact with people in this world, there were obvious traces of the setting, but I don't remember the details I designed! ”

The bald man smiled and motioned for the girl to continue.

"The Black Apostle and the Golden Generation, the Emperor of the Night, the End of the Day, the Empress of Change, the Pale Moon, the Nightmare Chariot, the Star of the Stars, the Devil's Nails, the Hermit of the Sea...... Most people have tarot cards in their titles. 'Puppet Princess'...... No, she has a lover in the original work, and they are called 'Golden Lovers'! All have tarot cards in their titles. ”

"Hah...... The Secret Warriors didn't. ”

"That's true in that world. But what if I planned with a card for each of the main characters? Then 'I' set their personalities separately to complete this big drama with a lot of heroes. ”

"How do you guarantee it?"

"It's just my 'obsessive-compulsive' on planning," the girl laughed, "why did the 'me' in the past always fail to complete the plan?" Because I either only have a general direction, or set the details, and then start to force the absolute consistency of the details, and the plot deviates again. It wasn't until I became a Mystic Warrior that I gave up that practice. The 'Wei Yuanhe' of the past...... I won't tolerate the occurrence of a character with a tarot card in his name, but not a big Arcana card! ”

The bald man smiled cruelly.

"You're right, you're completely right about yourself," he said, "and it has been proven that only when people are cornered will they have a clear mind and will voluntarily repent of their past shortcomings." So, what's your conclusion? ”

The bald man spread his hands: "As a reward for capturing the truth, I can restore your memory of your character sheet." That's your overall idea of the story...... Everyone's nature ......"

The girl looked at the bald man. The other party's expression was neither happy nor sad, but there was a hint of imperceptible banter in his eyes.

"No need." The girl said, and stood up from the stone bench.

"Why?" The bald man looked a little surprised.

"I'm already satisfied to know the truth, for me, the moment I came to that world," the girl bowed to the bald man, "the world has been completely changed." You're right, the real world doesn't necessarily work according to what people have in mind, and maybe everyone will take a different path than they did at the beginning. Not to mention that the human heart is complex and volatile, it is by no means something that can be summed up by a simple setting. ”

The bald man did not speak. No...... That was the answer he was expecting.

"Who is a friend and who is an enemy...... I'll judge for myself," said the girl elegantly, "and it's the most stupid thing if you're limited by what you have." ”

"Don't you regret it? You're facing an enemy like Nicholas. ”

"I'll do my best. Even though I myself have become integrated into that world, it is my responsibility to lead the world to a more ...... A path that suits my heart. I believe that will be the brighter path. The girl said.

……

The girl disappeared in place.

And the bald man was still sitting on a stone bench. In his hand, a notebook appeared out of thin air.

The bald man opens the notebook. Dense, all are the handwriting of "Wei Yuanhe".

That is exactly what Wei Yuanhe wrote in the most traditional way, the original "character setting". According to the great Arcana, write one by one.

[0 Fool]: Many people who do not have the ability to cast spells, but still have a significant impact on the world. From an ordinary soldier, to a maid of the Goths. Mundane, but with endless possibilities. ……

[1 Magician]: Wendy Stewart. Representatives of the mages. She is resolute and resolute, and will stop at nothing to achieve her ends. ……

[2 Female Popes]: Melia Palamedes. Representatives of pastors. She is peace-loving but always on the battlefield, trying to strike a balance between the spiritual and the earthly. ……

……

[7 Chariots]: The Fifth Apostle, Alice Dapeptide. Fanatical battle mage. ……

[8 Powers]: Princess Albina Greccia. The indomitable lion princess. ……

[9 Hermits]: Trenor Amantasenis. An indifferent research mage. ……

……

[17 stars]: The Sixth Apostle, John Goth. The first protagonist of this book. He is a small, but indelible hope. ……

[18]: The Fourth Apostle, Lévi Fedorovich. There is the side of a cunning politician who will do anything to pursue eternal life. But many of his worst things are not so much pure evil as monsters made of reason. ……

[19 Suns]: First Apostle, Peter Cliff. Cliff is the kindest and most upright of all the characters. He gives motivation and courage to the other characters. ……

……

[21 Worlds]: Not set. I'm going to leave this character to the bosses of the younger generation, and if I can, I'm hoping that this person will have a final showdown with [17 Stars]. I have a manga that I really like, and that's it. I don't have a specific set for this character yet. I hope to reflect the conflict between this person and other characters as a contradiction between "the original path of heaven" and "the will of the character himself".

……

The bald man was silent for a long time.

This premise doesn't finalize anyone's ending. Even if there is a slight arrangement, it is only a suggestion that "it can be like this, and it can be like that".

From this point on, the girl is right...... This thing is useless even if you look at it.

"I didn't arrange for you to be selected by any of the secret weapons." The bald man muttered to himself.

There are twenty-one cards written in the girl's character compendium, and only the "world" is vacant.

But it was neither her own setting nor the bald man's plan to pick up the "bright world".

It's just a coincidence.

That's right.

There is no planning of any will. The maiden became the "world of light" and filled the last vacancy in the world "world...... By any point of view, it's just a coincidence.

But it was this final coincidence that became the missing piece of the puzzle in that lost universe.

"It's not about the original plan, it's about letting everyone make their own choices all over again...... Is that your final decision? 'The World of Light'. ”