"Phew, I'm so tired!"
That night, Misaka Mikoto returned home and sat on the sofa without any ladylike image. She leaned against the cushion and mumbled, "I never thought that being an idol would be so tiring. Not only do I have to sing and dance, I also have to do all kinds of promotions. The adult world is really tough."
"But at least it's profitable." Tang Hao smiled. "I've read about your situation on the Internet. Based on your current popularity, Youzhu and I are far from being able to compete with you."
"But this profession really doesn't suit me. How do I put it … It's too fake." Misaka Mikoto furrowed her brows. Although gaining popularity was a good thing, it was built on a foundation of deception. Her identity was fake, and the songs she sang were fake. She was not comfortable with gaining popularity by deceiving others.
If she had to say it, she preferred the straightforward approach.
Tang Hao did not mind. "Then there's no other way. After all, what we lack the most is a sense of existence. We don't know how long it'll take if we rely on normal methods. We can only resort to trickery. You're not used to being an idol. Do you think I'm like a teacher? I can only occasionally sell chicken soup for the soul … I'll just make do with it. It's not like I'll leave it. "
"Of course, if you're really not used to being an idol, you can reveal your true nature. It doesn't matter if it's a good or bad reputation. As long as you have that person's support, the producers will definitely promote you. If there's any controversy, you can also use the opportunity to hype yourself up and increase your popularity."
"Forget it. I don't want to be scolded on the Internet every day." Misaka Mikoto rolled her eyes.
By the way, that person did not actually exist. He was a character that Youzhu created out of nothing through cognitive magic.
"Forget it. Let's not talk about this for now. I'll continue being an idol. Did you two find anything?" Mikoto straightened her back and asked.
Youzhu who had been reading raised her head when she heard the question. She extended a finger and a bluish-white flame slowly rose from the tip of her finger.
"This …" Mikoto blinked. "It's not magic, right?"
"It's the Power of Existence."
"You've learned how to convert energy?"
"Yes, but it's only a basic conversion. Moreover, the amount is too little. Let's not talk about whether or not it can block Sealing Jue. At the very least, it's impossible to use it in battle."
"But this is still much better than me." While Meiqin was happy for Youzhu, she was also a little disappointed. Her idol was so busy with work that she didn't have time to think about the problem of energy conversion. In the end, Tang Hao had learned it long ago with the help of his second soul, and Youzhu was ahead of her. She really couldn't be happy about this.
"I don't think you need to be envious of me." Youzhu looked at her expression, calmly saying, "When the power of existence accumulates to a certain degree, the conversion of energy is only a matter of time, you will learn it sooner or later. Meanwhile, what truly allows us to resist the apostles is still the amount of power of existence."
"I am only a health teacher in the school, the amount of power of existence I can accumulate is limited, but you, as an idol, possess tremendous fame, so you can accumulate at least ten or even a hundred times the amount of existence I have. At that time, your upper limit will be something I won't be able to reach."
Tang Hao nodded inwardly. Putting aside who among the three of them was stronger or weaker, this world was limited by the power of existence, to the point where their power was also suppressed. As for how much power they could release, it completely depended on the capacity of their own power of existence, and in the end, the capacity of their idol, Meiqin, would definitely be the greatest.
In other words, out of the three of them, the one who had the highest chance of entering the perfect form was Meiqin.
"Even though that's what you say, I have no idea how much power of existence my current fame can convert into, and the chatroom doesn't have a way to calculate it either …" Meiqin suddenly somewhat missed the ability system in the school city. From level one to level five, there was at least an accurate way to calculate it. Even though she didn't like how a person's value was determined by how strong or weak their abilities were, the existence of this type of clear numerical value gave people a direction to work towards.
"In any case, it's never wrong to raise it as high as possible." Tang Hao said, "Currently, none of the apostles have their eyes on us, so we're in a relatively safe situation. We just need to take advantage of this opportunity to develop well."
"Speaking of apostles … Oh, right!" Meiqin's eyes suddenly lit up. "In the anime I watched last night, the apostle who first attacked us will attack the school this evening, right? Did you guys meet him?"
"No."
"So, the plot has changed?"
"Maybe because of our existence, he's more vigilant, so he's acting more calmly."
"Is that so? But I saw him in the anime, he's like a lunatic."
Tang Hao laughed. "The crazier a person is, the more perfect they are when they formulate a plan, because only a plan with a high enough margin for error can accommodate their crazy wildness."
"Then …" Meiqin said solemnly, "Will that guy's attempt to devour the entire Misaki City be delayed?"
"This …" Tang Hao thought for a moment, then nodded. "Maybe we should mention this to Shana."
…
"Hunter Farianiger, so it's him!"
The next day, when Tang Hao mentioned the identity of the Red World Apostle hiding in Misaki City to Shana, even Alastor's voice could not help but become solemn.
Only Sakai Yuji was clueless and asked, "Is he scary?"
"No, it's not a question of whether he's scary or not," Shana said seriously. "Falianiger. This guy is very famous even in the Fire Mist. His favorite thing to do is to collect relics and kill Fire Mist Warriors. Up until now, he has killed many Fire Mist Warriors. That's why he's called the Hunter."
"Hunt Mist Warriors …" Sakai Yuji could not help but be stunned. He knew that many strange phenomena in this world were caused by the Red World Apostles, and the Mist Warriors were existences that specialized in fighting them, so he could not help but have the illusion that the Mist Warriors were the natural enemies of the Red World Apostles. It turned out that the Mist Warriors could also be killed.
Arastor added, "Not only that, but Farianiger also has an extremely cunning personality. He is very intelligent, and his overall strength can be ranked in the top five among the modern kings … This time, the opponent is him. It is indeed a bit tricky."
As one of the three Red World Gods, Alastor's strength was one of the best even in the entire Red World. However, the modern world was not like the Red World. After signing the contract with the humans, the amount of power he could display was fixed. How much power he could display was completely dependent on the strength of the vessel.
At least from his point of view, the current Shana was still far from his previous contractor, and the hunter was a famous existence among the Red World Devil Kings, so he was not easy to deal with.
"So, what's his plan?" Alastor then asked.
"Devour the city." Tang Hao replied, "According to the information I received, he's monitoring almost all the torches in Misaki City and has set up an array formation. When the time is up and the array formation is activated, the entire Misaki City will be devoured by that energy."
"Misaki City will be devoured?" Sakai Yuji's expression changed. "Does this mean …"
"Yes, you can understand it as Misaki City will completely disappear from the earth. Of course, this includes everything and everyone in the city."
"This …" Sakai Yuji suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He originally thought that no matter how greedy the Red World Apostle was, he would at most eat the existence of humans. He did not expect that he would not even let the city go!
He could not help but look at Shana.
Shana said in a deep voice, "Since he's a hunter, it's not surprising that he would do such a thing."
"Then shouldn't we go and defeat him immediately?" Sakai Yuji said hurriedly.
"Of course we need to defeat him, but compared to this …" Shana turned her head and stared at Tang Hao. "I'm more curious, where did you get this information from?"
"Is it important?"
"Of course it's important. Although you're a human, no one can guarantee that you're not colluding with the Red World Apostle. Even I don't know such important information, how did you get it? But if you're the hunter's accomplice, then it makes sense … I haven't fully approved of you yet. It's very dangerous to act with someone you don't trust. If you can't prove yourself … "
While speaking, Shana had already stopped her footsteps, and her right hand reached into her left sleeve. Even her long black hair seemed to be faintly dyed with a layer of scarlet red.
"Shana?"
Sakai Yuji was shocked and instinctively wanted to stop her.
But soon, Tang Hao reached out to stop him and shook his head slowly.
Tang Hao could understand Shana's suspicions. After all, his origin was too mysterious. If he was in Shana's position, in this kind of situation where strong enemies were waiting for him, he would also want to find out the opponent's background first.
After all, to fight against external forces, one must first stabilize the internal forces.
Moreover, the Mist Warriors were basically lone wolves.
But Tang Hao didn't panic because he had already prepared an excuse, or a lie … After all, no one would believe the truth. He couldn't say that he only knew about it after watching the anime, and now wasn't the time to say that.
"Rami the Bone Collector."
Then, Tang Hao said a name.
"If this name still doesn't make you believe, then … Spiral Organ Lotus Nancy."
Hearing this name, not only Shana, but even Alastor was surprised. "You actually know about the Spiral Organ … Well, if your source of information is her, then it's not a problem."
"Who's the Spiral Organ?" Sakai Yuji couldn't help but ask.
"Spiral Organ Lotus Nancy. She's also a Red World Apostle, but unlike those who invaded the modern world, her existence doesn't affect the balance of the world, and she's not within the scope of the crusade. Although there are Mist Warriors who want to crusade against her, every time this happens, she cleverly uses the Freedom Spell to escape, and … Well, I can't tell you about some private matters, but in short, she's basically harmless to humans, "Alastor explained.
At this point, Shana also snorted and withdrew her right hand from her sleeve.
The three of them walked towards the school again. Alastor asked, "But I'm a little curious. What's your relationship with the Spiral Organ? Although she's harmless, she usually doesn't get involved in the battle between the Mist Warriors and the apostles. "
"Well … I guess we're friends. I did learn about the Hunter's plan in Misaki City from her. As for other things … please forgive me, I can't tell you."
Tang Hao said with a smile. If they really wanted to investigate, it wasn't really a lie.
He knew about the Spiral Organ, but Shana didn't know him, so they were friends. In the original novel, the reason why Hunter Fariagni's plan was exposed was also because of the Spiral Organ. Shana was the one who told Sakai Yuji about it, and Sakai Yuji reported it to Shana. Now, he just skipped the first two steps.
As for whether his' lie 'would be exposed in the future, it would be a problem in the future. Anyway, as long as he killed the Hunter, there was no need for him to lie.
Of course, even if he knew the Hunter's plan in advance, it would still be difficult to strike first. This was because the Hunter was hiding in Misaki City. As long as he didn't attack, it would be impossible to find him.
The only loophole was Sakai Yuji.
The Hunter was passionate about collecting relics, so he wouldn't give up on the Zero Time Particles in Sakai Yuji's body. Therefore, if they used Sakai Yuji as bait, they would have a chance to lure him out.
Sakai Yuji quickly accepted this.
If the Hunters really devoured Misaki City, he would not be the only one affected. His parents and his friends would all die. This was not the result that he wanted. Naturally, he was duty-bound to do so. He even volunteered to be the bait.
Therefore, Tang Hao and Shana patiently waited for the Hunter to come.
…
On the other hand, Falyagni was indeed searching for Sakai Yuji. Although he was monitoring most of the torches in Misaki City and was waiting for the right time to strike, he wasn't omniscient and omnipotent. Especially a torch like Sakai Yuji who had a clear consciousness. If he didn't search with all his might, it would be very difficult to find him.
In fact, he had been searching for Sakai Yuji since the day he met him. It wasn't until this afternoon that he finally found Sakai Yuji.
"Found him!"
It was an unknown place. There was a huge model in a dark space with hundreds of human figures walking around. This was the model of Misaki City that Falyagni had created. The white human figures were the torches that he was guiding. These torches would become part of his power and eventually help him devour the entire Misaki City.
However, at this moment, he was looking at the torches that didn't exist in his model.
Sakai Yuji.
"That little Mist Warrior is here too, but …"
Falyagni smiled contemptuously. He didn't care about Shana at all. He had lost count of how many Mist Warriors he had killed.
"Then, let's begin." Falyagni hugged a doll and gently stroked it as if it was his lover. "Mariana, our wish will come true soon. We will be together forever … forever …"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
