Whoever violates the taboo will become a taboo himself.

- Sigmund Freud, Taboo and Totem

……

The world is shaking.

At first, it was pitch black, but now it is divided into two parts, purple and black, like the sea level.

So is the color of the sea purple?

I think it occasionally appears in the sunset.

But the sky is black.

Blue and black, no matter how you say it, you can't get purple.

"Hmm......"

Hikotsuki Hokusai's mind repeated such illogical conversations.

The face-to-face shot of the Hinagami Hakuya directly knocked Hikotsuki Hokusai to the wall of the Chigusa Secret Room, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Not to mention the consequences of the blow to the face, this bump and fall alone was enough to make Hikotsuki Hokusai dizzy for quite a long time.

That's why the opening scene happened.

Hikotsuki Hokusai gradually regained consciousness, his hands clutching heavily on the grass in front of him, trying to use this movement to wake up his whole body.

"But why haven't I died?" After gradually gaining the ability to think, he couldn't help but have such a doubt.

Indeed, during the time he was stunned, it was enough for Hinagami White Night to kill him a hundred times.

But he was still alive, and even the long light was still not far away.

In other words, something went wrong with the white night of the young god.

"Goo......

Hikotsuki Hokusai released his hands from the innocent turf, then turned to the ground, trying to push his entire body upwards.

He did it.

But only half the battle.

Not because he couldn't lift himself up, but because he was so tired and out of breath after doing this set of movements that he could only stop in place in a half-squatting position with his head hanging down and resting for a while.

It looks like his body has been in the Garden of Death for too long.

But thankfully, he wasn't dead yet.

As long as you don't die, it's not bad.

"Whew......" Hikotsuki Hokusai took a deep breath, ready to lift his hanging head again in one go.

He wanted to see what had happened in this Thousand Grass Secret Room, and what had kept him alive until now.

And so he succeeded.

He looked up, and saw the young god White Night, who was only a few meters away from him.

Or rather, the mass that envelops the white night of the young gods.

……

"Rustling ......"

The black mist tightly wrapped around the body of the Hinagami Hakuya like a python that preyed on its prey, but surprisingly, the body of the python emerged from the body of the Hinagami Hakuya.

The chest of the young god white night is like a big hole at the moment, constantly spewing out black mist, and those black mist turn into the body of a giant python, locking the body of the young god white night.

It's hard to imagine what kind of scene it was, but it did appear in front of Hikotsuki Hokusai.

"Ahem!"

As a result, Hikotsuki Hokusai, who could not let go of this great opportunity in front of him, immediately reached out of his left hand, trying to return the long light to his hands again, and ended the life of Hinagami Hakuya.

This is also known as robbery while the fire is hot.

But how easy is it for him to do this, which has been severely eroded by dead gardens? As soon as his hand was stretched out, his body fell to the ground again because he could not support the brief imbalance.

“くそ！” (Damn)

Hikotsuki Hokusai couldn't help but grab the ground with his fists, hating his current weakness and powerlessness.

Obviously, the enemy's biggest flaw is in front of him, but he can't even kill him.

No, let alone killing, he couldn't even pick up his own knife.

A swordsman who can't even hold the knife in his hand, what is the point of living?

And, of course!

If you can't pick up a knife, try to pick it up again!

If your hands don't work, use your feet!

If you lose both hands and feet, then even if you bite it with your teeth, you will have the right to kill again!

Because this is the only way for them to survive, and once they are separated from the sword and sword, they cannot survive.

So Hikotsuki Hokusai began to crawl towards Nagamitsu.

He knew that with his current physical strength, which was gradually weakened by the dead garden, even if he picked up the long light, he might not be able to wield it, but what could he do?

At least it's much better than not being able to hold a knife.

“……！”

And realizing that Hikotsuki Hokusai had come to his senses, the young god Hakuya, who was tightly entangled by the black giant snake, also opened his eyes in an instant, and bit the crawling sword hero with a gaze like an abyss.

"Gooahh

Realizing that it would not work if it continued like this, the mouth of the Hinagami White Night also began to make sounds.

It was the instinctive sound that came out of his teeth as he tried to break free from the shackles of the black mist, a dull roar like a beast.

"Damn." And Hikotsuki Hokusai, who realized what had happened, also began to speed up his crawling.

The long light is already close at hand, as long as you can pick it up, as long as you can pick it up!

"Knock knock."

A voice suddenly rang out.

It was like a huge heart beating.

……

Elise's world descended into chaos.

The so-called "chaos" is a place where there is no light, but it is not so far out of sight.

It is the product of light and darkness tearing each other apart, and then mixing with each other, like the stars in the universe, the light ribbon on the Milky Way.

Of course, these adjectives are all redundant for Elise.

Because in her memory, there is a word more suitable to describe the existence of "chaos" than these flashy words.

That's the soul space.

The garbage dump of the entire game world, the gathering place of negative energy, is also her former home.

And at this moment, around Elise, it is such a place.

She returned to her familiar soul space.

But obviously he was still sitting in the seat of the viewing hall last moment, listening to the official temporary announcement.

"This is undoubtedly the soul space of the long night on the edge...... But why? Elise looked down at her hands, then looked up again.

Empty.

No one is here.

Xie Yan, the unintentional face, the dewy of the lamp, the long night on the edge, none of these familiar faces are there.

yes, how could they be here?

The place where they should exist now is obviously in the body of the young god Hakuya.

"But it doesn't make sense." Elise pondered as she wandered aimlessly through the chaotic space.

Why did you come here?

What will happen to me, who was still in the audience waiting for the broadcast of the game to resume broadcasting?

What's going on?

Then, just as the words were being asked, Elise caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

The figure was thin and thin, and now it was kneeling in the void with its hands crossed over its shoulders, its head bowed deeply like a sinner.

Elise was dumbfounded.