For Fangzheng, the moment he killed Shibodaya, his mission in this world was considered complete. If he wanted to leave, he could just get out of here and leave. But unfortunately, Fangzheng could not do that. After the main character was eliminated, the direction of the world would undergo major changes. In other words, after the original order of the main character disappeared, Fangzheng had to shoulder the responsibility of creating a new order ….
Otherwise, if he left, the rules of this world would become chaotic, and it would become another hotbed of chaos …. That would be even more troublesome.
As for what to do, Fangzheng already had a plan in mind.
He would use the example of Lyceum City and Flux God Island to create an autonomous territory for mages in Japan. As for the specifics, Fangzheng intended to learn from Aresta. He would buy a piece of land and turn it into an autonomous territory for mages. As for the rules and the like, Fangzheng did not need to plan from scratch. After all, whether it was Lyceum City, which was a training base for ability users, or Flux God Island, which was an autonomous territory for the demons, they had rich experience in this aspect. If Fangzheng followed this path, the probability of success would not be small.
In fact, after returning to Japan, Fangzheng had put forward his own proposal to the Japanese government. Of course, his argument was that there were not enough mages to begin with, and it was very stupid for them to divide the resources of students and teachers from one to nine universities. Therefore, it would be better to concentrate the forces in one place. Not only would it be easier to manage, it would also prevent incidents like the previous nine school battles from happening again.
Moreover, Fangzheng also said that the current attitude of society towards mages was very problematic. Leaving them alone would only bring about bigger problems. Instead of that, it was better to completely separate the two sides.
Of course, the Japanese government was not willing to do so. They were not fools. They naturally understood why Fangzheng would put forward this proposal at this time. Of course, on the surface, it looked like a suggestion, but in fact, it was a "request".
The establishment of an autonomous territory for mages meant that the influence of the government on mages would be reduced. This was naturally not a good thing for the government, which wanted to control more powerful mages to strengthen its military power. In fact, the reason why the government allowed the people to hate mages was also to control the mages.
It was like, 'Look, ordinary people don't like you. Only the government can support you. If you're unwilling to help the government, you'll become the public enemy.'
Although that was what they thought, the government had no way to refuse.
Because Fangzheng had given them an offer that they couldn't refuse.
This duel had thoroughly established Fangzheng's reputation and made the other countries even more fearful of Japan.
But on the other hand, it also meant that countries would be more interested in Fangzheng. After all, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and judging from Fangzheng's usual behavior, he did not have much loyalty to Country R. The Japanese government could not guarantee that if they rejected his request, Fangzheng would not turn around and find another country that was willing to accept their proposal to cooperate with them. After all, they did not have enough military power to control and threaten Fangzheng at the moment.
In addition, Fangzheng was also willing to spend a large sum of money to buy the land the Autonomous Territory needed. Politicians who did not bend their knees in front of money definitely did not have enough money.
Not only that, but what made the Japanese government even more depressed was that many mage families, including the Ten Teachers Clan, were also quite supportive of Fangzheng's proposal. The Ten Teachers Clan were not fools. Their existence was originally created by the military to be used in military wars as artificial mages. From this point of view, the Ten Teachers Clan had no choice but to rely on the Japanese government and army, establishing a symbiotic relationship like a vine and a tree.
However, this didn't mean that they would succumb to this symbiotic relationship, especially now that several years had passed since the war. The first generation of artificial Mages that were cultivated as war machines were now old, and the third generation of Mages grew up in an era without war. Naturally, they had to consider the interests of their descendants and families.
But it was impossible for mages to seize power and control a country. If they only gave up their superficial rights and enjoyed internal privileges, only a few people would benefit. Just as Hiro Shichikusa said to his daughter, Mayumi Shichikusa, the Ten Teachers Clan obtained internal privileges because they gave up their superficial political rights. However, this "privilege" did not spread to the entire mage community. As a vested interest, the Ten Teachers Clan could be satisfied with cooperating with the government in this form, but it did not mean that the other mage families were willing to continue hiding.
Of course, if it were someone else who had suggested it, the Ten Teachers Clan might not have made their stance obvious. However, Fangzheng was different. He had already used his own strength to prove that he was the strongest mage in this world. It could even be said that if it wasn't now, but decades ago during the war, he might have just needed to make a call to build a country for the mages. Many mages would have responded to his call and really built a country that belonged to the mages.
Ordinary people did not need a king.
That was because there was not much of a difference in individual strength between ordinary people. Presidents could be assassinated by psychopaths, and generals could die in car bombs. Therefore, the existence of a king was meaningless.
But mages were different.
Mages needed a king, and only the strongest could become a king.
This was a value that ordinary people could not understand. Only those who had the ability to change the fate of others were "qualified" to have such values.
Being able to command thousands of troops did not mean anything, and being able to scheme was also useless. When the other party could destroy a city or even a country with the flip of a hand, hard strength became the only standard of evaluation.
Only existences that were stronger than them had the right to order them around.
In fact, the Ten Teachers Clan was also very clear that although the politicians were very polite to them, they were also secretly afraid of people like them who had strange powers that ordinary people could not possibly have. And fear brought about fear, fear brought about threats, and threats brought about death and destruction.
When facing the Third World War, they had no choice but to seek the help of mages to protect their country, their own power and status. But now, the war had ended, and mages could not be locked up in the warehouse like ordinary weapons. For the politicians, they might have found that they had opened a Pandora's box, and if they were not careful, they would self-destruct.
Therefore, even the Ten Teachers Clan had to find an opportunity to avoid walking on the path of misfortune.
Fangzheng was well aware of this, but he did not care.
Especially now.
"Speaking of which, it's really lively."
Raising the champagne in his hand and looking at the lively banquet hall in front of him, Fangzheng could not help but let out a sigh.
After returning to Japan, Fangzheng accepted Kitayama Hou's invitation and attended her family banquet. Of course, in addition to Fangzheng, Erika and Shibata Miki were also invited as companions and good friends. As for Mitsuka Mitsui, she was originally treated as a daughter by Kitayama Hou's parents, so naturally, she would also attend.
However …
"Don't you think it's very troublesome to watch those relatives shamelessly bring strangers to their family banquet? As long as it's not related to business, Brother Chao really dotes on his family. "
Standing next to Fangzheng, looking at the banquet hall in front of her and complaining, was a woman Fangzheng had never met. Of course, simply speaking, before this, he at least knew that the woman in front of him was Kitayama Hou's mother, Kitayama Chao's wife — Kitayama Hongyin.
But Fangzheng did not understand why she dragged him here to chat about family matters.
Was it because he was handsome?
But then again, he really did not know how he developed that character.
Looking at Kitayama Hongyin, who was complaining next to him, Fangzheng was also quite puzzled. Based on his observation, Beishan Chao was a very cheerful and straightforward man, and his wife, Hong Yin, was an extroverted person, although she was a bit shrewish. He couldn't understand how such a couple could raise such an expressionless girl like Beishan Xiu, who was usually cold and expressionless.
It did not seem like there was a family feud, and there was no childhood trauma.
Could it be because of the rebellion? Was it because his parents talked too much that the Kitayama Hou became like this?
After complaining like a northeastern auntie, Kitayama Hongyin seemed to have finished venting and turned to look at Fangzheng again.
"Speaking of which, do you have a sweetheart now?"
"Here? It's hard to say at the moment. "
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Kitayama Hongyin stared at Fangzheng curiously, sizing him up.
"What do you mean?"
"I am indeed attracted to cute and charming girls, but if you ask me if I will fall in love with a specific person at all costs, then my answer is no."
Fangzheng shrugged and took a sip of champagne, while Kitayama Hongyin stared at him, as if she did not intend to let Fangzheng go.
"So what do you think of Suixiang? That child's appearance, personality, and figure are all first-class. Not only that, but that child is very useful and will serve you loyally. "
Hearing this, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and put down his glass.
"To be honest, I personally don't believe these kinds of rumors."
Of course, Fangzheng understood what Kitayama Hongyin was talking about. She was not mocking Mitsuka, but Mitsuka's birth. She was born into the Elemental Family, which was the descendants of mages who were developed to recreate traditional magic before the four major systems and eight major types of modern magic were determined.
Rumor had it that when this development was carried out, in order to prevent the situation of mages going out of control, the rulers deliberately asked scientists to adjust the elemental bodies of those mages. In other words, they would have an extreme psychological dependence. To put it bluntly, they would be heavily dependent on someone, usually the opposite sex. To put it bluntly, this was using genetic manipulation to control their minds and make them develop an inextricable dependence, thus ensuring that the mages of the Elemental Family would not rebel against their "master."
Mitsuka was born into the Elemental Family, so she naturally had this characteristic.
But Fangzheng did not believe it.
"You don't believe it?"
"Of course, it's difficult to come up with practical examples for things related to the mind. Personally, I'm more inclined to believe that this is just a kind of mental brainwashing or hypnosis. After all, everyone wants to rely on others, just to varying degrees. Even if there are no mages, there are cases of murder among ordinary people due to excessive dependence. So, I think that people from the Elemental Family will completely obey others just because they fall in love … is just a baseless rumor. After all, even if that's not the case, there are still many strong romantic partners. "
"That's an interesting theory. It makes me more and more interested in your identity, Haruhino-kun."
Kitayama Hongyin swirled her glass and stared at Fangzheng.
"Who the hell are you?"
"This question … I think it's best if you don't know the answer."
Fangzheng smiled.
"Some things are better left unknown."
"Is that so?"
"Of course, if you're worried that I'll do something bad to your husband or daughter, then you can tell me directly. I'll find a chance to cut off our relationship. I'm not stupid, and I understand what you mean, so this is not a one-sided request. If you don't think this is a beneficial cooperative relationship, then we can part on good terms. "
Having said that, Fangzheng put the glass on the tray next to him, then bowed slightly to Kitayama Hongyin, turned around, and left.
Kitayama Hongyin stared at Fangzheng's back without saying a word.
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