In the past, the scene of Strangling talking to the barber in his basement surfaced in the barber's eyes.

"—How did you respond to the Wrath Gate?"

—I am angry at this unjust world. What did you say? ”

"—I am angry at this unjust fate, I am angry at my own weakness."

The "unjust fate" mentioned by the strangulation is precisely "why I was born so small".

If I am destined to be humble, why should I see the one who is on high?

Why give me hope that I will be able to "replace them"?

"If they can do it, why can't I? Why can they be on top of me?

"Is it because of my origin? Because I was destined to be born an irretrievable dross? Because I've been in this damn mire since I was born? ”

The orange-red flames that danced in the white lion's pupils looked like blood stains drying on the bandages.

He exhaled deeply.

In a blizzard, it turns into a white mist.

"I'm probably not what you want to do, barber," the strangulation announced. You want to get us out and make us obey you...... I'm okay with that.

"I can obey you, I can obey your commands. But that's not because I'm your pet cat, or because of any loyalty. It's because the lions will develop better under your leadership, much better than I have to do myself.

"Lions are social animals and always live in groups. I have always been a lion, and you are now the master of the lions.

"As long as you have the means to control me, I will obey you—but if one day I see your timidity, cowardice, and compromise...... Don't blame me for snatching the rope from your hand and making yourself king. ”

The lion roared, making such a threat.

But in the barber's view, this is a convincing attitude.

He just smiled and accepted the statement that "I can't be loyal forever."

- Ultramarines are heroes, but the others in the container are not.

The Godfather is a mentor, a commander, and a monarch...... Other identities also have different identities and positions.

If it were Ultramarine, hearing such words might be angry at his unrighteousness.

But the godfather's words only nodded happily.

for he has the power of a monarch.

Originally, loyalty is not absolute.

Can couples who swear at weddings really maintain a lifetime of loyalty?

It would be naïve to believe in such empty rhetoric of so-called "promises".

Even those who swear allegiance will betray very smoothly when they really encounter bad situations and huge benefits. Compared with them, being able to bluntly say that their loyalty is a "decision on the situation" strangulation is already very honest.

As long as the strangulation does not have the idea of betrayal.

That doesn't matter.

"Then it seems that you can only give me a job for the rest of your life."

The barber said slowly, "You'd better remember what you said today." ”

"Ahh I'll always remember it until I decide to forget. ”

Strangler sneered and whispered, "My ...... Chieftain. ”

"—you know what, strangulation."

The barber passed by the strangulation, who was standing in place, and walked in front of him.

He also didn't look back, but his voice was very loud: "The lion of the circus is usually docile like a dog.

"Lion trainers like to play tricks of breaking open the lion's mouth and counting the lion's teeth. On a more adventurous level, he also likes to stick his head in it to prove to the audience that he has completely tamed the lion. ”

“…… What exactly are you going to say? ”

A low purring sound came from deep in the throat of the strangulation.

"But there are always lions that are wild and hard to get rid of. Usually no matter how docile he looks, he will suddenly close his mouth and kill his lion trainer.

"It's not that the lion trainers are unaware of such dangers, they just have a fluke mentality. I think at least this time there will be no accidents.

"Not this time, there will be a next time. As long as you continue to do this, there will always be times when you will fail. Because the lion is a beast after all, a beast that cannot communicate. ”

"So what?"

Strangler sneered, "Are you going to strike first, just in case?" Are you going to pull out my sharp teeth, or are you going to grind my claws? Or feed me poison and make me exhausted? Or are you planning to please me and become my lion trainer? ”

The barber shook his head: "No."

"—I'm going to make you human."

He said calmly and rationally, "I'm going to let you tame yourself." Make you the one who wears the lion puppet and the one who pretends to be the lion......

"I want you beasts to know from the bottom of your heart...... How good it is to be a person.

"It's a world where you don't need to bite off the head of a lion trainer to be happy and free."

He stepped out, and the world around him suddenly distorted.

The strangulation behind him, the blizzard in front of him, dissipated at the same time.

Darkness fell around him again, and in front of him were circles of illusory transparent light.

Looking at the eight circles of light, a thought came to the barber's mind.

【Required Path: Rage*4】

Only by passing through the four areas belonging to the path of anger can the door to the next area be opened.

The barber didn't hesitate to step forward.

[Verified: Volcano of Fury]

As he crossed the first aperture, it seemed to be suddenly infused with power, turning a vivid fiery red, and then spinning and expanding to an even larger one.

Like the sound of some charge, a color suddenly appeared in the dark world.

But the colors are like blocks of color, and they look very abstract.

And the barber stepped forward again, stepping through the second aperture, then the third, then the fourth.

[Verified: Raging Tide]

[Verified: Ancient Battlefield]

【Verified: Boiling Soup】

Circles of light were activated by the barber as he passed, bursting with bright red light, swirling and expanding, making a buzzing sound.

When the world was filled with four colors, something could already be faintly seen, but it was still not clear enough.

At this moment, a looming door appeared on the barber's left and right hand sides.

On his left is the [Crazy Mountains], and on his right is the [Sea of Despair].

The door had words like this written on it.

And the barber did not hesitate to walk towards the remaining four circles of light.

[Path Required: Contemplation*2, Temperance*2]

The barber went straight through.

The first two auras were activated, bursting with a dark blue halo.

【Verified: Fossil Sea】

【Verified: Heartlake】

The remaining two spin and unfold, emitting a metallic silver-gray halo:

【Verified: Blade Cliff】

【Verified: Slow Snow Mountain】

[Fully verified——]

With the remaining four colors filled, this has become a very close to the real, static world.

Everywhere flowed bright red, lava-like, semi-solidified rivers. They looked like bursting blood vessels, and the entire world's sky was filled with steaming white mist.

A low, roaring voice rang out in the barber's heart.

It was the exact same voice as the barber.

For you, will the grand anger make you stronger, mad, or desperate? 】

"That's natural, get stronger."

The barber still had a smile on his lips.

He replied without hesitation.

The next moment, the whole world cracked and shattered.

The disguise of the stagnant world was removed, and the more vivid, moving world suddenly surged up with the steaming sulfur heat.

In the distance, there was a constant sound of clanging iron, as well as the sound of pouring molten iron.

"Welcome, Pain Furnace."

Following the barber closely, the strangulation who appeared behind him slowly spoke: "This is my 'home'. ”

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