Chapter 217: The Night of the Barren Mountain (Part II)

Lucio didn't understand why Pfister deliberately chose this time to publish this work, did he want to deliberately humiliate himself? Was he deliberately showing off his talents?

Or is it ...... Was it just an unintentional move?

Just as people don't care about ants on the road, even if they are trampled to death, they don't know it.

"Hah...... Ha ha! Luzio felt suffocated.

He finally realized the truth that he had been avoiding all along...... There is no meaning in the life you have worked so hard to achieve.

I won't leave anything, I'm not the protagonist, it's just like those small characters in fantasy who can only talk trash and were born to be a stepping stone for the protagonist, and they don't even have a name...... It doesn't matter if it's there or not.

Luzio felt that there seemed to be no difference between being alive and dead, but the thought of his own death made him feel terrified.

So, once again, Lucio had the power of God, and he needed a reason to live.

Lucio identified Pfister as a God-given trial, thinking that it was the gift of God that allowed him to embark on this part of his life, and that he naturally suffered various setbacks after that.

Because God is fair and does not be partial, if you want to gain something, there will inevitably be trials that will accompany it.

Pfister is God's own trial...... Luzio must think so.

At the same time, Lucio also thought that since God is fair, then ...... He gave Ffister that talent, and he must have given him greater trials.

So, Lucio began to investigate the life of Pfister, and then ...... He found that Pfister's life was happy and happy, without any waves!

is different from pleasing others all his life, desperately maintaining his disguise, forcing himself to do those things that make him feel disgusting, and persevering step by step, so that he finally has a place for himself.

Pfister didn't experience a lot of wind and waves, and he didn't even study so hard, but he was able to write a story that he would never have been able to achieve almost instinctively.

It's like...... God is favoring him just as much.

Lucio used to have great respect for God, and he believed that his current life was God's gift. However, God did not give himself talents, but gave his own longing talents to this guy with a terrible personality, and even made many disrespectful remarks in public.

No, if you think about it, isn't everything you have gained by your own hard work? What does it have to do with God? Who is he? How old is he?

In other words, is there no God on earth?

After that, Luzio abandoned his god of faith.

After that, Luzio began to feel jealous of Pfister...... and hatred.

Otherwise, he couldn't think of a way to keep himself alive.

Then, Lucio heard that the people in the guild were unanimously preparing to suppress Pfister.

Because those people came to Luzio specially to find Lucio, hoping that Lucio could carry the banner of this operation, and they were also willing to save face for Lucio!

They seemed to think that Luzio, who had been humiliated in such a way by Pfister, would be happy to obey their arrangement.

But Lucio was well aware that the cause of the incident was because of these people...... In fear of Pfister.

Because Pfister can not be afraid of human feelings...... No, don't follow the rules left by your predecessors and live freely.

How could they not be afraid? They had eaten so much feces to survive, and how could they, who were accustomed to the stench, tolerate such an existence.

That's why they roar like beasts in their hearts:

Why should you, a latecomer, not follow the rules that we must all follow? Why!?

The fear of a genius who transcends the common senses of the world translates into thoughts that kill him. However, they don't get their hands dirty themselves, they need a tool so that they can get rid of the relationship even if something goes wrong.

Knowing this, Lucio nodded in agreement.

He knows very well that he is not a genius, just a mediocre person, who can only survive in the way of a mediocrity, and can only conform to the rules.

Moreover, Lucio does not think that he can kill Ffister by suppression, because he is a genius! How could those ridiculous fools be able to restrain him!

Of course, there is another reason why Luzio did this...... That's exactly what he wanted to do.

Wrapping himself in kindness for so long, he was finally able to hold the banner of righteousness to vent.

The behavior that once made him feel disgusting, when he did it himself, was so pleasant.

Lucio did not hesitate to criticize Ffister in public, showing his bad side as a human being, and, under the arrangement of the association, reluctantly attacked his work.

The reason for using it is...... The three views are not correct.

However, Lucio is still too overestimated after all...... It's the same in every way.

The reason that the three views are not correct is too lethal. It's like Pandora's box, once you move out, things will become completely uncontrollable.

Pfister was attacked by the whole society, and his works were devalued and completely banned.

Even his life was affected, he was beaten by righteous men, his home was smashed, and his parents were injured and sent to the hospital.

Because his three views are not correct, he should be treated in any way, so ...... Naturally, no one is responsible for the loss of their home.

Pfister originally came from a very ordinary background, and he didn't know how to please others, so naturally no one was willing to help him.

After this incident, he not only became destitute, but also spurned by the whole society.

Lucio regretted it, no doubt about it.

He really didn't expect that even the greatness of genius could not move those people. Wrong...... It was he himself who was too selfish, selfishly thinking that others would be just like him, impressed by that greatness.

In the end, Luzio seems to be the only one who can understand that greatness.

And after that, Pfister didn't create any more, and of course, he didn't have a better solution.

However, Lucio also understood that Fest gave up in disappointment because he found that his story could not touch people's hearts and could not change anything.

He gave up on creation completely.

It was Lucio who buried Pfister's creative path with his own hands, and as an ordinary man, he succeeded in killing genius.

At this point, the situation was beyond his control.

I have undoubtedly committed a great sin, so what should I do?

For some reason, Luzio subconsciously looked at ...... Fruit knives in your own home.

He had a killing intent in his heart, a killing intent towards his disgusting self.

But at that moment, what Lucio never expected was that Pfister actually took the initiative to contact him!

Pfister's reason for contacting him is also simple...... Pfister needs money.

No one wanted to help him, so he could only whisper and beg everyone he knew or didn't know.

Luzio understood that he still had something to do, and he agreed without the slightest hesitation, but he still wanted to protect himself, so he did not transfer money directly, and asked Pfister to come to his house quietly to withdraw the money, so as not to leave a record.

Then, Luzio met Pfister again.

Obviously, it didn't take long, but Pfister seemed to be a different person, he was no longer as debauched as before, and he was a genius with ease, and there was a ...... all over his body Ordinary feeling.

Seeing Luzio, Pfister actually showed a respectful expression.

"Hello! Mr. Luzio! About the money you said......"

However, his appearance made Lucio feel angry.

Talented...... He actually showed a humble expression like a mortal!

"Get out!" Luzio roared, "Get out of here!" ”

At that time, Lucio saw doubt in Pfister's eyes...... and sadness and helplessness.

But soon, Pfister's eyes cleared, and he seemed to understand something.

"You...... Don't be a character in the story. Fest didn't ask anything, left only a word, and walked away.

"It's like you know everything!" Luzio roared, but there was no anger in his heart, only regret.

At the same time, he felt sick to himself again.

Obviously, all his tragedies are self-inflicted, so what right do he have to be angry?

Luzio couldn't stop vomiting, he felt extremely sick to his presence!

Then, instinctively, Luzio tried to slit his throat with a knife, but was stopped by the house's servants.

Luzio, who calmed down, realized that he could not die yet, that he still had to take responsibility for his actions, and that he had to atone for his sins to Pfister.

However, Lucio was also shameless, and did not dare to face Pfister again.

He could only secretly help Pfister, entrust others to fund Pfister in the name of borrowing money, and go to the hospital privately to settle all the medical expenses of Pfister's family.

But these were all rejected by Pfister. He did not perceive that this was Lucio's work and refused, but he refused all help from others.

At the same time, Lucio hears that Fest intends to continue publishing books, and he seems to be intent on using genius to salvage the situation.

Genius seems to have regained his own arrogance.

This excites Lucio, who is looking forward to seeing Pfister's new work! So, he privately contacted a publishing house that was reluctant to accept Pfister, and through hard work, finally got them to be willing to publish.

However, the book did not sell well for the simple reason that it was the work of a man named Pfister.

And there is another reason, Pfister's works have a small audience.

Generally speaking, that kind of disgusting character is used to kill in the work, so that the reader can vent the pent-up emotions of life. But Pfister often makes this kind of character the main character, which only makes people feel disgusting.

Moreover, Pfister's stories always end with the protagonist killing the person he loves the most, killing the person he respects the most, and killing the person he cares about the most, and the reason is not because of anything else, it is precisely because of the protagonist's nature buried deep in his heart.

It was the nature that everyone wanted to hide that made him subconsciously kill people.

In the end, let the protagonist end in suicide or endless pain, which is unbearable.

Naturally, no one is willing to pay for such a work.

But Lucio liked it because he could understand the meaning, and that was ...... The truth that people have been running away from.

People are accustomed to judging the same phenomenon according to their desired results, and making different interpretations of the same phenomenon, that is, judging by the extreme opposition between good and evil.

It is natural for people to use their own principles to explain all phenomena, so people subconsciously do not allow phenomena beyond the scope of their own cognition to occur.

However, Pfister thinks that distinguishing between good and evil is too extreme and ruthless. He hopes that those who are cut across the board can also have their own living space. So, he lovingly reveals that.

People can't understand it, they can only see disgust and grievance, so they belittle and insult his works.

Lucio understood Ffister's work better than anyone else, which is why he hated and feared it so much...... and mercy Pfister.

Although Lucio liked it and bought hundreds or even thousands of copies in the name of different people in private, it was a drop in the bucket after all.

During that time, Pfister was crazy about writing books, and even published books in about ten days! He needs money!

To Lucio's surprise, even in such a situation, the quality of Pfister's work has not decreased, but has become more meaningful and charming!

Even if you encounter such a tragic experience, you can turn it into nourishment to make yourself go further!

Is this genius?

Lucio felt a sense of fear in his soul for Pfister.

But strangely, after that day, the number of deaths of the characters in Pfister's works became less and less. And...... The protagonist who has committed a sin has more and more endings that are relieved in the end.

This is the only thing that makes Lucio feel a little dissatisfied, how can he be relieved when he has obviously committed a sin? You should be tormented by sin forever!

However, Lucio was still happy, and he indulged in the story that Ffister had written, and then ...... Completely ignoring the situation of Pfister himself.

After several days of intense writing, Pfister's body and soul were drained.

When Luzio saw Pfister again, he didn't even recognize him! Pfister was like a living corpse.

Luzio met him when Pfister came to the publishing house to submit his new work. Then, after receiving a phone call from his parents that he didn't survive after all, he also collapsed.

Luzio hurriedly wanted to take Pfister to the hospital, but after seeing Lucio for a long time, Pfist pleaded and said:

"Please, Mr. Lucio, please let me go home...... I still have one last work to finish, and I have to finish that one work ......"

"I'm ......," said Ffister's feeble plea, and Lucio finally sent him home.

But at the same time, Lucio called a doctor for him.

When he got home, Pfister hurried to work, and it was "Flash" that he was working on at the time.

Luzio knew about Pfister's condition, so he snatched Pfister's pen, forced Pfister to lie down to rest, and left only after the doctor arrived.

However, after that, Luzio received the news.

Pfister is dead. His life came to an end.

And the work he said that had to be completed was not written to a full end after all.

Lucio was completely oblivious to Pfister's situation, and he was once again ...... Regretted it.

Lucio was well aware that the cause of Pfister's death was undoubtedly his own, his own selfishness.

Like Pfister's character, he kills the object of his supposed atonement.

Luzio regretted it again, once again because of his own selfishness.

Life will never give him a chance to regret it, and he can only survive on the charge of killing Pfister and killing that genius.

However, no one blamed Lucio, on the contrary, they were shouting about Pfister's death. This made Lucio feel that the humans living in this world were really ridiculous.

How could it be...... Stupid, selfish to this extent? Really...... Man is born sinful.

However, the deceased is gone, what can I do?

Luzio recalls Pfister's work, in which the protagonist is always in a state of grief after killing his loved one, and then ...... This is the end of the story, and as for what the outcome was, it was just a blank and never written.

Maybe...... My life is only worthy of such an ending.

After thinking about it, Lucio wrote the story of his life, and planned to use his death to bring the world's attention to this matter after the book was published, so that the truth could be known to everyone, and the sins of his hypocritical murderer would be revealed.

Lucio himself is well aware that although this is his arrogant, self-righteous, selfish idea, it is ...... That's the only thing he can do.

Therefore, this work is both a suicide note and a confession.

Lucio named the story of his life "Night on a Barren Mountain".

(End of chapter)