"Caesar, you're in luck. Apollonia, who had not spoken since her arrival in Alexandria, said the same thing as Titus.

"Caesar is here, isn't it normal?"

[I didn't want to disturb your relaxation time. But Caesar is not often seen. Have you ever heard of the legend that a camera can take pictures of souls? 】

"That's a rumor, isn't it? Is it true? ”

[Half against half.] The camera can indeed capture something, but it's not a soul, it's just a silhouette. It's a collection of all the experiences of someone at the moment, and it's a silhouette that is condensed on film. Taking this kind of silhouette will not have any effect on people, just like when taking a picture of Ling, no matter how many times you print, it will not make you feel bleak. 】

"How do I feel a little itchy in my ears? Are you scolding me in a different way? ”

[No, no, I am objectively describing a psychological phenomenon. It's just that some people think that taking pictures will make the soul fade or something. In fact, the camera doesn't pick it up, it just 'receives' the light. A person's life is filled with many moving and brilliant moments, from which the light will 'flow'. The overflow of light is one of the most basic magical phenomena in this world, and a camera can record it. 】

"And what is Caesar's problem?"

[The main body cannot be copied, but the light that overflows can.] And Caesar's problem with him is that his silhouette, at all times, there is only one. 】

"Huh? So he's the ontology? ”

[His form is a silhouette, there is no doubt about it.] If you look closely, you will notice that from the moment you arrive in Alexandria, there are flames of fire in the eyes of these silhouettes. That's the overflowing light, the pulsating light that drives the silhouette in the form of phlogiston. Because there is no shadow of the spirit, the light is directly exposed. 】

"That Caesar"

[Yes.] The Romans confirmed that Caesar's eyes were indeed burning, that is, hundreds of millions of points in size. Caesar's negatives were not able to be printed in the first place, and now they don't even know where they are. It is not known when Caesar appeared in the night all over Rome and performed triumphal ceremonies. 】

"Can this be thought of, some kind of reenactment of history? After all, Caesar did have triumphal ceremonies all over Rome. It's still in the realm of experience, right? ”

[Yes, it was at first.] Until one point, Caesar appeared in New Antioch and began the triumphal ceremony with the Empire State Building as a tower. 】

“.”

Shangluo realized the problem: Caesar could not have been to New Antioch anyway. New Antioch in the New World, is a metropolis founded in Manhattan. It was originally called New York, but after the expulsion of the tech barbarians, it was renamed New Antioch. Caesar could never have been there anyway, let alone known what the Empire State Building was, less than 30 years after its inauguration.

"Is that luck or not?"

[I also don't know that although he was not crowned, there is no doubt that Caesar was the monarch of Rome. Caesar's arrival was also welcomed, just like a festival. Constantinople is investigating, but as it stands, it is unlikely that they will be able to crusade against Caesar as the object of a 'Hero's Parade'. Because Caesar always appears in plain sight, is the crusade against Caesar a replica of the Senate's one man and one sword? 】

"That's right. So leave it like that? ”

[It's been a few years since I left it like this.] How do you say that - as long as you can run, don't touch him. There are a lot of strange things in the night, not many of them. Instead of worrying, let's watch it as a festival. I remember that the triumphal ceremony here in Alexandria was quite interesting. 】

The majestic Roman trumpets sounded, the legionnaires marched in unison through the streets, and the petals of the flowers fell from the ignorance and cushioned the streets. The students who had left their classes crowded on the side of the road to watch, and the old slices saluted like Caesar's subjects.

Gaius Julius Caesar, standing on a chariot. Queen Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic dynasty stood at his side. Like the god-king and his queen, the golden god rode the golden chariot through his kingdom of gods.

This is the scene of Caesar's arrival in Alexandria after defeating the Ptolemaic army. As the monarch of the Romans, Caesar waved to the students on the side of the road. Although spanning millennia, it is not surprising that this was the response of the Romans to the Romans.

The strangest thing here is Shang Luo and his party. They also stood on the side of the road, watching Caesar's chariot approach.

An array of horns passed in front of him, followed by marchiers in unison. The golden Caesar passed slowly—but although the chariot did not stop, Caesar's eyes looked at it.

The flames of phlogiston were burning in his eyes, and his light was so full that it almost filled his pupils.

It seems to have noticed that they were from the East. Smiling, Caesar rolled up a corner of his "toga robe" made of purple silk and nodded to them.

"Sure enough. He's observing, he's conscious. ”

Just by the moment their eyes met, Shang Luo could be sure that the real soul was dancing in the shell, or at least it was not far from the real soul.

"Legionnaires, more than ever." Titus muttered something that only he could hear.

But this didn't bother Apollonia, and she magnified the words into Shang Luo's ears.

"Is Caesar changing?"

[There are no noticeable changes.] But there are some subtle changes each time, such as Cleopatra only appearing for the second time, and when she first came to Alexandria, she was only Caesar, and there were no legionnaires and no petals. Even, you look out to sea. 】

Shang Luo looked in the direction of the sea, where a pillar of smoke was faintly rising.

"Also at sea?"

[Yes.] Before Caesar came to Alexander, he had fought against the Ptolemaic army. Now that Caesar is appearing more and more completely, it is likely that the next time he appears in Alexandria, the events will probably be even more complete - the ballista of Caesar's army hit the Library of Alexandria and burned 600,000 books, which is not a good sign. The sages of the Palace of the Muses should have reacted somewhat, at least by bringing the fire engine over and being prepared. If he really fought at sea and came back, the Muse Palace probably wouldn't be so easy for him to triumph here. 】

Caesar's procession grew farther and farther away, disappearing at the end of the road. Many students followed, turning the corner, and the sound of the horn faded away.

"Hmm" Shang Luo looked down, and the ice cream was also stained with some clean petals that had fallen from the sky and had not yet touched the ground. It is the bright red rose petals, and the rose is the symbol of the king.

Scooping up the ice cream with a spoon, he ate it with the petals in his mouth.

"It's real petals, the taste and aroma are the same. It seems that it is not far off. But doesn't that seem like a bad thing for Rome? I think the Romans here want him to come back like lightning. ”

(End of chapter)