At dinner, the sun had not yet fully set, the sparkling waves on the river were like ribbons studded with diamonds, and the sunset could be seen from near the pier, and while we were resting at the fast food restaurant next to the pier, two more buses arrived with experts. They had a safe journey, but there were still no people in the seats, excluding those who didn't accept the invitation in the first place, and it seemed that some people had left halfway, and I wondered if those people had noticed something. Forty-nine of the people invited to the seminar, excluding those who died, refused to accept the invitation, and left halfway, we will take the ferry here at nine o'clock tonight, and go to the villa area in the upper reaches of the big river, I heard that on this waterway, some yacht projects will be developed, but they are still being planned, so the ferry is still the old part of the town, and to sit comfortably, it is best to have no more than thirty passengers per boat, so the person in charge hired two ferries, and by this time, there is already a ferry ready to dock.

The style of the ferry is a bit old, and in addition to carrying passengers across the river, it also works as a fisherman, so you will definitely smell some fishy smell when you go up. There are not many outsiders in this town, and most of the ferries are used by locals, but after the development of villas upstream, it will also stimulate the local economy, and I heard that some cooperation agreements have been negotiated with locals before the development.

I am also a little concerned about these tourism matters, in the apocalyptic fantasy of the past, this seemingly peaceful, time-like slowed down town, often hiding some mysterious background. Of course, just like a mystery story, the protagonist often happens to encounter something that ordinary people don't encounter, and whether he solves the incident or is solved by the event depends largely on whether it is a horror story or an adventure story. And on me. There is probably a shadow of such a protagonist - I don't say this about myself to prove anything, and I don't think it's a beautiful thing now. Thrills and thrills go without saying, but they are all life-threatening situations, and how many people would like to always fall into inexplicable situations. Are you and your loved ones tormented?

I used to love adventure stories, and I also liked to do things that were full of excitement and even some dangers. However, before approaching the "mystery", the biggest adventure I did was only climbing walls and trees, so in order not to worry my family, I naturally did not try so-called extreme sports. After entering the mysterious world, I was also excited for a while. There is a feeling that I have become the hero of an adventure story.

But it turns out that even the main character cannot determine the type of story. And in horror stories, even if the protagonist is close to full strength, he will not escape death.

I've died. Died twice. In the recent death, I even learned that as a "Takakawa", there are actually more than one or two times. I don't remember what the real number was. However, such an unforgettable feeling still gave me a huge shock. But it is precisely because "you can die many times" and "you can be sure that after you die, Takakawa's life will continue", so. The perception of death has also changed differently from ordinary people.

I am a person who has experienced death and resurrection, a personality that has been born and split. In my eyes, my life form is far more complex than that of ordinary people. Therefore, the perspective of looking at the world and oneself is also different from that of ordinary people.

Therefore, I am a mentally ill person.

However, even though I am mentally ill, I still think and still need the things that ordinary people need, such as love, kindness, and recognition.

For anyone who is not stingy to express recognition, no matter what their original intentions are or what their actual inner thoughts are, I will not care, and at the same time, there will be a feeling of emotion in my heart.

I am a person who is driven by emotion more than reason. Even in the past, I often had to pretend to ignore the things that moved me in order to keep myself rational. For example, I don't care about any kind of blood and romance, I make things difficult to make people cry, and I look at them when others praise them. It's not that I'm emotionally weak, but it's because I'm too emotionally rich, but paradoxically disgusted, and I always feel lightly moved by myself.

I yearn for excitement, for outward beauty, for recognition, and for others. I know my ordinariness, so whatever I do, I do my best to be as good as possible than others, but I disguise myself as easy. This kind of me is an honor student, an honor student who will secretly smoke with bad students in the old toilet.

I was familiar with my perceived weaknesses and perceived strengths, but I refused to change them.

So, when John Bull himself said to me that Cyberball needed me, and that it only needed someone like me, I was not at all surprised at how my sensibility germinated. Even if you make a promise yourself, and this promise is likely to be detrimental to your own plan, there is no hesitation.

I, in this kind of thing, never think about whether I have been deceived or not.

Suppose it turns out afterwards that he was deceived and used, whether he wants to take revenge, that is also a matter of later.

I, in this kind of thing, never take precautions.

So, I studied psychology and honed my intuition to see people, and I honed that knowledge into my ability - since I saw her, heard her, and felt her sincerity, then I was willing to be myself, and I was willing to believe in her.

"What do you want me to do?" I withdrew my gaze from the docks and brought the issue up to John Bull again.

"Do what?" John Bull chuckled, took out a box of women's cigarettes, lit Meimei, took a puff, and said, "I don't know either." ”

Generally speaking, the answer should not be like this, the other person will bring the topic to the point and say what he wants, but John Bull does not mean this at all, and it does not look like a lie. She narrowed her eyes as if she could not bear the sparkling surface of the river, and her expression was languid, as if she had not thought at all.

"I don't really know what to ask you to do." John Bull said, "We are partners, but we don't need your help, Mr. Takakawa. There was a natural calmness in her voice. I think she "doesn't need help" for herself. It's proud.

"I've already said that when we're standing here, it's already a win for cyberball." John Bull said: "What exactly will be the deviation of the torchlight will be, there is no interference in my task, so. Although I have done a lot of things and done my duty in the team, I am just a witness. ”

"Really? Including cooperation with me? I asked rhetorically.

"No, cooperation is for sure, Cyberball does need allies like you." John Bull said, "But we can't be sure when you, as an ally, will be needed. The current situation is under no one's control because of the role of a repeater. As long as you give us a hand when the time is right, it's enough. As for the things I want your help with right now, I really don't. ”

"No, there is." I replied earnestly: "Fate's child, Novsky, wants me to do something." ”

"Novsky?" John Bull was stunned, then patted his forehead and said, "O child of destiny, I remember." No way, though it was the prophecy of the prophet Mayne. But what exactly will he do. There is no sign at all. To put it simply, he is now a little man who can be forgotten at any time, until his fate begins to turn. ”

"The current trend of District 51, could it be related to this person?" I asked.

“…… Perhaps, but I, as an outsider, can't fully control the actions of Area 51. Isn't it? John Bull looked helpless and shrugged his shoulders and said, "However, although Area 51 has repeaters, it is also under more pressure because they are not fully developed in the mystical aspect. Because of less confidence. If they really think that they have a way to drive this troubled water, profit from it, and even get the final victory, it must be some kind of trump card prepared. Assuming that Novsky's influence is produced in such a place, it makes sense, after all, this is a repeater. ”

"Assuming he shows up here, then, what do you think, when and where will it be?" I continued to ask, "Could it be related to the seminar?" Could it be related to the mysterious events that preceded it? ”

When John Bull heard this, he restrained his expression and groaned for a while before he replied: "Personally, I think that there is such a possibility, although the seminar has NOG people involved, it is not only controlled by NOG. The interior of the NOG was too complex, so it was impossible to keep the workshop pure. Now that Area 51 has been in action, and there are multiple parties involved in the mysterious events that preceded it, it at least proves how complex the composition of the workshop is. In the mystical world, there is no such thing as an accident, even if the previous events were caused by the limited vows made by the Doomsday Shinrikyo earlier, and not by the present situation. The point is that such a chaos, in such a way, at such a time, in such a place, swept such a group of people. Then, the way, the time, the place, and the people must all have a characteristic that connects the events that follow. ”

"I think so too." I nodded, "So, I think, Novsky in Area 51 is in the workshop." The original intention of this symposium may not be complicated, but it is bound to be full of intrigue because of the participation of all parties, which will become an important fuse for a series of changes in the future. ”

"So, you think that the opportunity for Novsky to become a child of destiny is here?" John Bull understood my hints.

"Yes, what he did is probably related to the ownership of this repeater." I replied.

"That is, you think that the deviation cannot resist such a situation?" John Bull asked rhetorically.

"You said it before. The birth of the Child of Destiny is a prophecy of the prophets. Assuming that Novsky is the child of fate, then no matter how he changes, it is impossible to escape the prophecy. I emphasized: "The prophecy of the prophets is absolute. I don't know how far the Torchlight is off, but the prophet's prophecy is absolute. ”

"Deviations are possible, and they are the ones that push destiny in a given direction...... Is it? John Bull nodded thoughtfully, "Although I don't have a specific task for a particular person or organization, since it is a commission given to you by Misfire, and you are our friend, of course I don't mind helping with this."

"It's still too late to gather relevant intelligence. I would like to know who the initiators of this seminar are and what their purpose is. I said to her unceremoniously: "As soon as you confirm Novsky, please contact me immediately." ”

"What do you want to do?" John Bull cautiously asked, "Since the prophecy of the prophet is absolute, then, whatever you want to do to him." It's nothing more than the power to advance his destiny. Assuming that Novsky is really the child of destiny, then he is equivalent to the "man of destiny" in the occult, and he will not die until the destiny is fulfilled, and all the influence on him is directed at him. will be his help.

"Even with the power of the repeater, can't it interfere with the prophecy of the prophet?" I vaguely proposed to build yì.

"I don't know, I haven't tried." John Bull replied bluntly, "And, because we are not sure what fate the children of fate will bring, we are not going to use such a crude approach." You see, although he got rid of you, he didn't say it. Novsky must be killed, isn't it? ”

"So, if I overdo it, it won't make a difference, right?" I slowed down to show that I was serious.

For example, try to kill this child of destiny yourself? To tell the truth, what kind of things will be caused and what kind of results will be achieved by the child of fate, who does not know what is happening, is uncertain. Replace it with ordinary people. Of course you don't need to bother, but. This child of destiny was prophesied by the prophets, and it was the result of the prophecies of the prophet Mayne himself. So, if it's going to be a situation that ruins my plans, I also get a headache.

I don't like to kill people casually, however. I'm not just a good person. I am an honor student, an ordinary honor student. Ordinary honor students will do their best to package themselves, and do their best to do things that geniuses disdain to do, and real honor students will not do. Then he pretended to be relaxed.

Therefore, I don't like to kill people, but I will kill decisively for my own plan, for what to prove, for something to protect, for some kind of expectation, and then pretend that I am a genius murderer.

I, if I had to, would have killed Novsky - I looked at John Bull with such seriousness.

"I see." John Bull looked away from me and said, "I wasn't told what I had plans for the future, and I don't have any plans for now." From the standpoint of the NOG as a whole, no matter how you deal with this matter, it doesn't matter. As for the interests of District 51 and those who do not see themselves as NOG as a whole, why should we guarantee it? She said calmly: "I am not in charge of the seminar, but I will try my best to find out the problems involved, and if there is any news of Novsky, I will tell you as soon as possible." What to do about it will not affect your decision. However, I personally still think that no matter what you do to him, until he completes his destiny, a qiē is just pushing his destiny. ”

Perhaps, however, the question is also about priority. Although the prophecies of the prophets have always been absolute, what if the power of the "river" is used to interfere? In the previous mysterious incident, there was a terrifying guy like the alienated Youjiang, whether it happened to be a meeting and hit our car, or it was already targeted, and its actions will continue to interfere in the seminar in the future, it is almost certain.

All people and organizations involved in previous mysterious events, whether they are in front of the stage or behind the scenes, will inevitably continue to collide in the workshop.

Deviations are going on all the time.

Everyone's thoughts and actions will not get the desired results.

But, that's fine. As far as I'm concerned, Tomie's departure, and the appearance of a being like Youjiang, and then killing me, is a "given development", and if there is no deviation, I feel that I will be killed by them in the same way that I first encountered the final weapon. Therefore, if the deviation of the torchlight can be strong enough to affect this "process", it is also a favorable environment for me.

I'm ready to go for a storm. Moreover, if this storm directly detonates all the current foreshadowing, or produces new unprepared changes, so that everyone's foreshadowing fails, and has to fight hard without preparation, it is also in my favor.

It is also good to be able to end a qiē at this time, this place, before the end of the qiē. There is no need for war to cover the whole world.

Proper preparation certainly has the benefit of being prepared, but since the deviation of the Torchlight continues to affect and affects a large intensity, proper preparation cannot be completed. And for me personally, I don't need much preparation at all, in other words, I can be considered to have been preparing all the time. On the contrary, the readiness of other forces will affect me and thus restrict my actions.

The mysterious events that happened before have verified the particularity of Dr. Nguyen Lê in a great way. Assuming that her snack, as I thought, then it is also possible to jump straight into the final steps of the plan.

"Good. Now that I've achieved my goal, I can just let it go. I said to John Bull, "You just sit in the audience, and if you just watch the play, it's a good decision." ”

"Oh? What are you going to do? How? John Bull asked with interest.

"Secret." I said this, paused, and reminded her again: "Nazi Youjiang, you know? ”

"Huh? Right River? John Bull frowned, it seemed that she was in the know, "What's wrong with that thing?" She asked.

"It's here, as the final weapon of the Nazis, with all the support." I warned her about this part of the information I knew: "Be careful with that guy, it's better not to make direct contact with it, it has taken the information of my electronic demon, and it has something to do with the monsters in the depths of Nightmare Las Vegas, I don't think you can beat it, even ...... It's impossible to even run away. ”

John Bull's expression was also stern, probably because she knew part of the situation, but she didn't have the details here. After all, the provider of intelligence on my side is Carmen.

"I'll pay attention. You mean, it came up in the previous events? John Bull asked solemnly.

"Yes, but I didn't see it in person." I nodded and replied, "It used my electronic demon information to seal the Carmen of the Doomsday Shinrikyo cult, and it was the electronic demon who came to the door." ”

"Carmen?" John Niu frowned again, obviously, these names are not unfamiliar, but because of this, it brought her a strong pressure, "It can be so chaotic that this kind of Cheng dù." That electro demon has your information, but it's not supposed to be complete, right? It can seal Carmen, but it should also be weakened once again. I don't think Carmen can be sealed so easily. ”

"That's true. Carmen resisted, and then conveyed the information about the alienation of Youjiang, however, I felt that he would not have another chance, unless he was truly liberated. I said, "What do you think about the world line jumping, the cyberball?" Carmen said that the current Ujiang is because the Doomsday Shinrikyo used the power of the repeater to cause a result similar to the worldline jump, but their goal was not achieved, or rather, not all of them were achieved, and some mistakes occurred, and the result became something more terrifying than expected. ”

"We do have speculation about a world line jump, and we have done the investigation accordingly." John Bull replied solemnly: "Repeaters are not so prone to deviation. According to our judgment, when this happens, there is no other repeater that can prevent that situation, and the only force that can cause this deviation is the Torchlight. But we can't prove what the Torchlight did. It was because we guessed that the deviation of the Torchlight could reach this level that we made a deal with them and let them interfere in the matter of the Las Vegas repeater in a big way. ”

"Can all the deviations have anything to do with the people of the Torchlight?" I can't help but say.

John Bull smiled bitterly and said, "No way, they are known, the organization with the strongest deviation mystery, and almost the entire organization is composed of the concept of deviation as the core." If anyone else could interfere with Shinrikyo at that time, it would probably be the Nazis other than them. But personally, I'm more inclined to the Torchlight. (To be continued......)