The door opens outward, as if inviting guests to enter.

Rinko Hori stood on the dividing line between inside and outside for a moment, but chose to continue to focus on the notebook he had just picked up.

If their speculation that the Ancient Warrior = Demon King = the mastermind behind the scenes comes true, what kind of intention did the owner of this place place and put it in her hands?

[Finally, the Demon King was defeated. 】

There are no proverbs like the previous three books on the title page, but the ending is explained directly to the point.

If it's your childhood friend here, you'll probably send out "What about the process in between?!" "Let's complain like that.

But just calmly continue to turn the page.

[Those who survive cheered and celebrated the victory that had finally come, praised my merits, and called me the last brave man, the hero who saved the world. 】

[If it was me in the past, I would be very proud.] But now I just want to go back, back to the world I used to be. 】

[It's been a few years here, I don't know if I won't be able to recognize it when I go back...... It's useless to worry about this now, so if you can't do it, use your actions to show your identity! 】

[Tomorrow, the portal back to the original world will be erected, and the mage group reports that this world seems to have intersected with my original world before, and the time point observed locally happens to be the same time as the birth of the demon king, but I don't care so much, leave it to them to study by themselves, I'm going home!] You can see it again■■■■】

It seems that you can feel the joy of the recorder in the words, the ease of finally being freed from the shackles, mixed with the expectation that you will see your important person again.

From this paragraph onwards, there are large swaths of blank paper, as if the story has come to an end, the brave defeated the final villain, returned to his hometown, and lived a happy life with his family.

But if this is the end of the Ancient Hero, why did he take the initiative to call out to the other world?

Light quickly flipped through the blank page, and scribbled text caught her sight at the end of the paragraph.

The chaotic babbling that is like an abstract painting scribbled out in a random line seems to be a violent shock to the narrator compared to the previous content, so that the strong feelings are reversed into something else.

[It's only been two weeks since the time here, ■■, ■■ haven't changed, but...... But ......]

Who is she? 】

[Why?] Something like this is absolutely weird, right? I've worked hard, it's painful to be cursed, it's painful to kill others, but even then I ended up saving the world that had nothing to do with me, which should be a good thing, right? It should be a righteous thing, right? Even if you get a little reward, right? Why is this happening? 】

[It's an impostor, it's a fake, it's a monster that transforms into me, it's deceived, it's confused, don't touch her, don't smile at her, don't don't, don't don't]

[I...... What is it? 】

Closing the notebook, Rinko Hori walked through the door and looked at the figure on the throne.

Still wrapped in heavy pitch-black armor, his extended tail blade dangling languidly down the stone-made base, his hands resting squarely on his knees, he looked like a student listening attentively.

Rinko Hori asked the same question as at the end.

"What the hell are you?"

*

"I didn't expect you to really believe what I said, though."

Lilith paused, "Don't you doubt that I made up all the claims about the nature of the world?" ”

"I believe what I've seen with my own eyes."

Although it was unpleasant to admit that the other party was telling the truth, Li Wu had indeed seen the world shape she described.

It was during the battle with Susanoo that he had accidentally glimpsed into the invisible network that supported the operation of the world, connecting the collection of concepts and consciousness similar to the words he saw, and there was a huge power running through it.

He didn't understand what it was at the time, and only now did he compare it with Lilith's statement.

"You say you see...... That's what happened. ”

Lilith suddenly realized and sighed, "It's really jealous, it will take me a long time to get to the first touch of the principles of the world, and you can see it only by the qualifications you have been given. ”

"Don't change the subject, what do you mean when you say the world was destroyed once six months ago? Why is light involved? ”

"It's very simple, in fact, Li Wu, you can guess it if you think about it yourself, right? What I'm doing now is repeating what happened in the past. ”

If Lilith who appears here is the one who summons the other world, then the so-called re-enactment points to only one answer-

"Six months ago, the two worlds collided."

What they wanted to stop had already happened.

As if seeing the students solve the puzzle, Lilith nodded happily: ", everyone is finished except for me who is barely alive." ”

"What a random apocalyptic ......"

"It's not quite right to call it the end of the world, after all, it was restored immediately, and most people didn't even notice that the collision had happened."

Combined with the foreshadowing she had just made, Li Wu deduced: "Is it the self-help action of world consciousness? ”

"That's right, it seems that my lecture just now was not in vain. There is no such thing as destruction for the world, at most it is reduced to a pure block of power, but for the world consciousness, the death of life is equal to its death, so it is natural to avoid this worst-case scenario. ”

Lilith stretched out her slender fingers and drew a circle, "However, it has not been completely repaired. I have called that world of the Rubicon, at the suggestion of someone you know, and it has already caused irreversible consequences in our world, like Caesar crossing the Rubicon. ”

"It's the network, and it's about to collapse."

Although she also cared about who someone she was talking about, Li Wuxian recalled the same scene as a glimpse of the battle with the gods.

"I call the Internet the reason of the world."

She understood Li Wu's statement without any obstacles, "Compared to the ordinary, miraculous and magicless material universe, most of the power of the world itself is actually superfluous and even harmful, so measures need to be diverted. If they are compared to a flood, the flow of consciousness of living beings is like a water pipe, and the myths, legends, cultural customs, and life forms that can wield supernatural powers are like reservoirs, and the laws governing the flow and direction of water in this process are the principles of the world. ”

"Now, it's going to collapse on its own."

The amount of information is so great that if the other party is not the head of the organization who claims to have caused many bad incidents, Li Wuzhen wants to ask her to let him think about it slowly.

What the other party said and what he saw can indeed be confirmed, especially the original vague feeling has a premonition that it is hitting the bull's-eye after getting a specific explanation.

"What happens after the crash?"

"Bang again, this time everyone may die a little more painfully."

Lilith understated.

Although from time to time there will be some hilarious events such as the night walk of a hundred ghosts, the dragon disaster, the superpower experiment of the black technology giant, the arrival of the gods, etc., but the overall situation should be a peaceful daily world...... In fact, he is already on the verge of being half-paralyzed.

"The invisible web, I guess...... The reason of the world in your mouth should not be something that can be easily repaired? ”

Even if he regarded him as an enemy, Li Wu still hoped that she would laugh and say that he didn't have to worry, everything was in the hands of the old lady.

"I'm in control – I'd like to say that, but unfortunately I'm not in charge right now."

She answered the question, and then stared at Li Wu, "To understand the next words, I need to ask Li Wu a question first, why do you think that in this world, the gods and monsters, and powerful beings like you can easily disrupt the normal society, but the daily worldview shared by ordinary people occupies the most eye-catching and unbreakable position, and it is impossible to even recognize the existence of the supernatural?" ”

According to the point of view of consciousness determinism you just had, because the number of ordinary human beings is the largest, Li Wu has already noticed the contradiction in it.

Take the drunken swallowing boy as an example, if you just use ordinary people as opponents and let it go free and kill on a large scale, I am afraid that it will not take long to create an empty city, under this huge gap, why is the surface of the world still normal?

"It's not because of the number of people who occupy the core, but because they occupy the core position, they can reproduce in large numbers. Humans who live their daily lives, without exposure to any anomalous powers, are the chosen baseline for the world's consciousness. ”

"Where there are humans, there are monsters; Compared with ordinary people, there is a difference between superpowers and magicians; Because of the presence of mortals, the meaning of the gods is manifested, and the so-called "everyday" is the backup and insurance of the world's consciousness. So at the moment when the principles of the world began to be disordered, it paid attention to two ...... who happened to be caught up in the collision center of the world The consciousness of ordinary people. ”

The young girl stretched out her arms and swung them down as hard as if to strengthen her tone

*

Rinko Hori subconsciously raised the holy sword before it was slashed, blocking the slash that fell from the throne like a thunderbolt.

The sudden transmission of force shattered the hasty defensive stance, blasting the girl's body with no greater difficulty than carrying a small pebble, slamming her hard against the re-closed gate, and the web-like crack crawled in all directions centered on the landing point.

Much stronger than when encountered in the Third Seal!

Light supported himself to his feet, sword raised.

She was now in a circular hall that resembled an ancient Roman arena, but far more expansive than any of them, with the throne sitting in front of her standing high on the stand opposite the door, like a prince and nobleman indifferently delighting in the blood of gladiators.

But the king who was originally on it had already jumped into the arena and swung his sword at his mortal enemy.

He didn't pursue as if he wanted to prolong the enemy's suffering, and waited for the light to return, his tail blade slapping the ground as if he couldn't wait to sip blood.

"Before the fight...... At least you have to give your name first, right? It's not Char's funny name. ”

Now instead of clinging to this kind of thing, it is better to find a way to defeat the enemy or escape, even she can understand.

However, the emotions mixed with panic and inquisitive desire urge Hikari to figure out what the other party is...... Or who it is.

The Demon King didn't reply, but took a step forward, and while the entire hall trembled, the air in front of him had been dispersed due to the high-speed movement, and the wide two-handed blades descended in front of him again, sweeping with a terrifying scream.

It's too fast.

Can't win.

Before she could even turn such a thought, the condensed glow in her hand was blown out by the sword wind, and as she tried to dodge backwards, the tail blade on the ground jumped violently, wrapping around the girl's body like an indestructible chain, lifting it in front of the demon king.

What's next? How do I get rid of it?

Before she could think of the answer, the other party made a move that made her thinking almost stagnant.

He took off his visor.

*

"Of the two fortunate and unfortunate ones, let's start with the one that has little to do with my plans."

Lilith put her hands on her cheeks, "In the process of the collision of worlds, she was swept into the world of Rubicon, the so-called phenomenon of time travel, as it should be. ”

She glanced at Li Wu as if she had an appetite, and found that the other party did not have the reaction she expected, so she pursed her lips boringly and continued.

"For the world on our side, this can be regarded as a part that needs to be repaired, so just like the parallel world theory, the world took the initiative to choose the possibility of 'no one crosses' and protected her, and the facts that happened were also modified into an ordinary car accident."

There's no need to ask who the other person is talking about.

But if that's what she suggests, there's another problem that doesn't explain it.

"I'm not alone with the guy who attacked you before."

She fills in the puzzle piece of the last clue, "However, the phenomenon of crossing is in two worlds at the same time, and for the Rubicon world over there, the possibility of being denied by our world consciousness...... It did happen, and it became a fact in that world. ”

"So, the Demon King you're looking for, her true identity is-"

*

After staring at a common word for a while, it suddenly felt so strange that it was impossible to recognize its original shape—this is how Hikari feels now.

Obviously, it is often seen in the mirror, the most familiar face in the world, but compared to a teenage girl, it is closer to a woman in her early twenties, and she has a little more mature beauty in addition to her still delicate facial features.

Shoulder-length hair was tied up with a gray sheen, and the right pupil was covered with a tic-tac-toe-shaped bandage, a scar from the second notebook.

You can't see your body wrapped in armor, but you're sure you've grown up.

I can't understand, why did it evolve like this?

The woman who bound her let go of her hand and let her mask fall to the ground, making eye contact with the light being pulled in front of her, and introducing herself as she wished.

"I am a possibility denied by this world, an outcast outside of correct history, the savior of Rubicon."

"I'm the King of the Brave, Rinko Hori."

(End of chapter)