Makado took a sip of tea, and he lowered his eyes to stare at the dying, twilight reflection in the teacup.

Frankly, he didn't like the image.

But there are always people who like nostalgia.

He looked up at the Lord of Humanity with the same face as usual.

It's just a superficial calm.

Ordinary people may not be able to discern the emotions under the mask of Neos, but Machado can, he can see the undercurrent under the calm sea-

No subspace exists to confront it calmly, no.

He wanted to throw up.

“…… That's it," Hades said with a sigh, glancing at the honest red stone around his waist, "I almost devoured the shards of Magnus a few times, and then I met the Star God Fraudster......"

……？

"Neos?"

Don't swallow it all.

It's also more ...... Self-control is required.

Makado made eye contact with the Emperor for a second, and Macado was convinced that the Emperor was also caught in a vortex of doubt and pain.

At the beginning of the 10,000 years, he was still actively changing the imperial system......

Macado was silent, still drinking tea.

The Emperor said, he was silent for a moment, "Wandering spirit, please sit down yourself." ”

Old, horse.

"Long time no see, and Machado,"

Makado remained in a mysteriously tea-drinking pose, and Hades caught a glimpse of his hand holding the cup trembling slightly.

It's worth too much...... Don't give up easily.

Hadiston didn't know whether to tell the story of his time in the Illusion, but he needed to let the emperor and Machado know about his current situation.

But here's ...... Necessary compromises.

Then there was Machado, who sat quietly drinking tea next to Neos, and Hades saw a red-haired figure hidden under his hood, and he immediately recognized him - it was one of the few members of the Ministry of the Interior who was not on a Booz wanted warrant.

Hopefully, Motarian will return soon, the Emperor thought, but in the Elven forces in the garden, there may be the eyes and ears of Machado, who is unwilling to let the Pale Lord return, and occupies Hades's energy.

But reason will always prevail over reality.

Ignoring the provocation from the Emperor, Machado realized that perhaps the pain did not come not only from the essence of Hades, but also from his non-existent soul.

Machado began to laugh at himself again, and he had just shaken himself.

Hades asked in surprise, but Makado shook his head,

"Any creature that looks at you from a subspace perspective will realize that something is wrong with you."

Makado took a breath, he took a sip of tea,

"Why not?"

Hades looked at Machado, he couldn't describe his mood now, he remembered that there was a fantasy Machado 10,000 years ago...... He had hopelessly realized that for his own reasons, Machado might no longer exist.

Hades remembered that he had already said hello.

Fortunately, the remaining two are still intact.

In the tide of negative emotions, he heard the footsteps stop, and instructed by the emotions of the Lord of Mankind, the Praetorian Army decisively stopped Hades.

There are still some meaningless feelings and condolences, but these simple notes have dissolved into the slowly rising black tide.

The reunion of the three friends of the past reminded him of the conversation on the tracks of the Perfect City, but now ...... But he is no longer what he used to be.

"Don't bother, I've exchanged a copy of my previous identity with him."

Neither of them answered, acquiescing to Hades' request.

The brilliance of the Emperor and the Golden Throne was too harsh, for Hades it was like an apple drenched in gold, but it was too hot, and at the same time it emitted an alluring aroma...... But it is also burning Hades.

"I know, Hades ......"

And then...... But listen to that...... Darkness surging......

Hades watched in confusion as Macado coughed violently, and the old man coughed out of breath.

Hades turned around and crouched down to pat the old man on the back, but Machado slapped his hand away.

Hades sat down and looked at the Emperor and Machado, "Looks like I don't have to expect anything to drink?" ”

But now......

But Hades is sure that this is Machado.

But neither of them paid any attention to him.

“…… Is your situation getting worse? ”

The Forbidden Army retreated, and that being began to climb,

Machado's dizzy ears heard something like "Neos, Machado!" Can I use the Black Domain to take a sneak peek? Nonsense like that,

Is this your plan, Emperor?

The Lord of Humanity is silent, sitting on the Golden Throne and using the fragments of your dead past to earn the trust of your former best friends?

He felt a little sad, but he was also moved by the emperor's courage to endure his instincts and mediate with Hades.

……

100 million.

Hades opened his hand, but the emperor still had that calm expression - he always did,

"Please."

"Horse ...... I really appreciate you, old horse. ”

Maca takes a sip of tea,

"And now, you're looking even more out of shape – but it still looks like you're in control...... It's just a bit bigger. ”

This is the sharpest and most immortal black scythe in the treasury of the Lord of Mankind.

…… The Lord of Humanity admits that it may be tricky for him to run Hades now.

His words hesitated, and Machado looked at Hades, who immediately spoke,

"Spirits, spirits."

He watched Hades' expression become serious, Hadeston paused, and then looked at the emperor and Makado to explain,

"Fortunately, I stopped in time, all thanks to the old horse, maybe you don't know, but ten thousand years ago, when the old horse went to save me...... I've seen him in the realm of illusions,"

The old man's eyes were bright, he and the emperor had witnessed the scene where Hades had just unleashed the power of the Void Dragon, and he was right, Hades who had defeated the deceitful must have begun to master the Star God ability.

The emperor repeated it again.

The Lord of Humanity has done too much, going all the way together, betraying in the middle, and now that their cooperation has not yet begun, Machado can go with him for a while......

Back then, Machado also took Hades through many subspaces and sailed through subspace.

The Lord of Humanity sits peacefully on his throne, as quietly as a sculpture.

"It doesn't need to be ...... Ahem, ahem, ahem! Long time no see...... Hardy ......"

The moment he turned around, Hades missed a trace of joy and regret in the emperor's eyes.

But why do those ships have the psionic power of Machado?

"The Empire knows where I am?"

At that moment when the darkness crept up, Macado thought of a bad joke out of place—

The darkness walked in cheerfully and easily.

"I think the geist will be happy to call you by your real name."

The face of the Lord of Humanity remains unchanged, and his current faith is diverted by Machado, who is deliberately seizing his power, which means that there is a part of information sharing between them.

From the Lord of Mankind.

Hades stood up in silence and turned around, before the Golden Throne, on the empty platform, except for the psionic chair where Machado was sitting, and the golden toilet of the Lord of Mankind, there was no second place to sit.

Makado laughed, "Then you can tell us your real name, Great Emperor, I think-"

Hades will distract some of his will and power, an unnecessary sacrifice as he prepares to mediate with the Lord of Change, and he can give it to his disloyal courtiers, preferably reliable heirs...... When does Motarian return?

The Lord of Humanity sought out his psionic powers, but still failed to return, the Pale Lord refused the blessing of the Lord of Humans, and after the shattering of St. Giles, Motarian became even more resistant to the power of the Emperor.

Dozens of seconds later, a silver metal sofa the size of Hades appeared.

For a moment, this disgust overrode reason, and the Emperor couldn't help but question whether his plans really needed such a [existence] - perhaps he should have left this good mission to the Lord of All Changes, rather than himself on the scene.

This is perhaps the closest the Lord of Humanity has come to standing up.

Machado was painfully aware that even when it befell this body, the pain inflicted on him by the Kuroshio was extrasensory, overriding all experience, based on the laws of subspace and higher than the laws of subspace.

Macardo said softly, and the emperor watched coldly, and the flames of the Ministry of the Interior were blazing, but there was no more screaming, only the fire burning silently.

In addition to his plans, the obsessions and desires of the past also shaped Machado, and the power from the subspace made him obsessed with [control] and [collection], which is the necessary authority of the [king] in the subspace.

“……”

Machado only lowered part of his strength to control the body, and Macado felt the muscles under his robe begin to twitch subconsciously.

But now Machado was sitting in front of him and drinking tea.

The faint voice of the Lord of Humanity rang out from behind Hades and spoke to Machado.

A chuckle.

Hades shouted tentatively, and the emperor blinked slowly, looking at Hades with pupils that seemed to be a little out of focus,

"Long time no see, my ...... Friend. ”

…… Perhaps this is also Machado's obsession.

"Offended, old horse, but for my own sake...... Do you look ...... "Hades' voice is getting quieter and quieter, and the sound is like a fly" tastes good? I don't want you to be with the food, sorry, but ......"

Hades raised his hand and wiped the lower half of his face, and the metal mask appeared, he swallowed his saliva, and said sullenly,

"I look forward to your hospitality, old horse, but ...... You don't have to come with me then. ”

Hades suppressed the doubts in his heart for the time being, and most of his willpower was now put on self-control.

Hades smiled and looked at two old friends who seemed to be able-bodied, and he saw a tired middle-aged man sitting on the golden throne, but the good news was that Neos was not a skeleton.

"Wandering spirits," Macado sighed, "the last time you were ten thousand years ago, your situation was not optimistic. ”

— not half the pain Hades inflicted on him.

There are noses and eyes, flesh and skin.

Hades held down the Black Domain, and he felt a little dizzy that another part of his body was awakening, the Star God was greedy for souls, and the Black Domain was hungry for more psionic energy—the two created a wonderful chemistry within him, which reminded Hades of the curses he had once cursed at him.

Ten thousand years later, Machado's psionic energy is noisy, but it is also much stronger.

Especially when it reawakens, the ants of yesteryear have grown into giants driven by their appetite, and perhaps they can still rely on their own light to hide their displeasure......

He probably shouldn't have been so obsessed with success.

Compared to the Emperor, the aura of Makado is much more familiar and milder.

…… He probably doesn't have to be so extreme.

"Stop !!" Machado stopped coughing suddenly, "Change the title, don't call this title anymore, any code name is fine, don't call it that anymore!" ”

"You don't look as comfortable as you think you are."

He didn't suspect Machado, who hid the corner of his mouth behind the teacup and smiled.

Because......

And Machado, who is entangled by strength and some obsession, will not easily give up the goal of Hades.

He was not alone in this pain.

………………

He watched the tentacles sticking out of the darkness, reaching out awkwardly towards them, but with unusual speed.

If it were someone else, Hades might think he was here to find fault with malice, but this is the lord of mankind,

"Alright," Hades held up a hand, emerald lightning darting through his fingertips, "then you're welcome." ”

"Neos? And Machado?! Long time no see! ”

Makado remembered an afternoon tea 48,646 years ago, when he was still young and invited to join a subculture exchange among the Eternals, where he witnessed people scrambling for rotting, occult food, restaurants surrounded by corpses of his kind, and his senses amplified under the influence of psionic powers, which he thought was the most disgusting thing he had ever experienced in his life, He won't even be tormented by the half-dead fermentation of the trenches, or he can face the strange liquid food of a niche culture without changing his face, or a handful of viscous liquid in the days of stagnation—but really—

He swallowed his saliva and glanced at Machado with a weak heart,

He had a powerful psionic shroud in him, which may have been possessed by some kind of psionic energy, but Hades didn't know, he didn't know about psionic energy.

………………

Perhaps Hades could also be handed over to Machado for the time being...... He believed in Hades' wisdom, as Hades would thwart Machado's plans and continue to drain Machado's energy and strength.

Makado ...... He's too persistent.

Machado was silent, he felt the body he controlled tense, the knuckles of his teacup white, and he heard footsteps from far and near......

The emperor pondered, but saw Macardo put down the teacup, and the old man sat upright, and also looked at Hades seriously,

"I know what you're trying to say, I know what you've been through, Revenant...... Because...... I've also experienced ......"

"Long time no see! Machado, I thought I would never-"

Hades laughed, the emperor was still awake and intact, and his psionic powers didn't look like he would turn into a god-emperor, except that Neos was now a little pale - probably the after-effects of squatting on the toilet for a long time.

He shouldn't have drunk so much tea just now.

Machado laughed first,

"I can go out and feast you afterwards, Wanderer, but for now...... You're a bit too demanding. ”

Hades slowly put away the tentative black domain, and he finally remembered where this familiar feeling had come from...... Makado ......

…… Hades took a deep breath to steady himself, and he regained his senses and looked at the two old friends in front of him.

These are just ways for the emperor to stop getting in the way of Machado.

Hadiston paused, he turned to look at Macado, his expression became serious,

Hades held his breath and waited for Machado's words,

"Rice cooker."

Macado watched calmly, and Hades in front of him coughed and collapsed.

(End of chapter)