Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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“They are not dead, no one will die! Everyone will have their place in the Kingdom of God, a world where there is never loss or separation! As long as I find enough magic again, I can keep it going!”

Overwhelmed with excitement, Su Shi's delicate features became slightly distorted, and her almost crazed eyes swept over everyone present.

She composed herself and spoke in a calm tone:

"I have struggled for decades, centuries, and my weakness has caused this world to collapse time and time again... A weak god cannot protect what he cherishes."

Once despairing of being rejected by Xiangzi, she fell into depravity and became a witch, creating a world called Fairy Tale Town.

Having once been disappointed by the world she created, she once again retreated to the divine kingdom she had created, receiving all the dead souls and restoring them in the most beautiful way within the kingdom.

For the past few hundred years, she has been trapped within the barrier, keeping herself locked in the divine kingdom, living a dream from which she can never wake up.

Every time she encountered a major setback, she chose to run away.

Motoyo Nagasaki has become accustomed to running away.

but......

She was awakened from her "slumber".

The White Queen, Xiao Bai, one of her most powerful familiars, created a child that resembled herself enough to awaken her. She successfully awakened herself.

The child, who had no name but was given the same name as herself because she looked like him, was born as a mere tool. She never felt the warmth of family from childhood to adulthood. Just when she was about to reach that soft spot, she was ruthlessly betrayed by Xiangzi. After experiencing so much pain that would be like having her bones ripped out for most people, she never complained before she left.

Xiao Su Shi didn't tell anyone her final thoughts; only Su Shi, who resided in this body and inherited all her memories, knew. Even in her last moments, this little one hoped that her sacrifice would bring a smile to Xiangzi's face and make the world a better place.

That sentiment, through sacrifice, was conveyed intact to Su Shi.

"I created this world with my own hands, and I have witnessed its rise and fall. I am the only god in this world, and everything born here is my people, my family, and my children."

I can't run away anymore.

Su Shixiang.

Even if it's wrong, she'll go all the way to the end.

"For this world... I'm willing to pay any price!"

Her voice became broken and indistinct, just like when Xiangzi met her at the tram station.

Scattered snowflakes appeared on Su Shi's body, her figure gradually became blurred, and even her voice became inaudible.

"For them, I am willing to become the most cruel god!"

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child - Chapter 422 The Price of Heartfelt Words

Su Shi's words vanished into thin air along with her.

She returned to the Kingdom of God with this new body to prepare.

Prepare to personally descend upon the Reed Plains and join the "Walpughis Night Celebration".

"Did Fairy Tale Town accelerate its incubation process...? No, it should be said that its incubation has been stagnant for too long, consuming too much nutrients, and finally it has reached the point where it has no choice but to incubate... In the end, where do their magic and that unrecorded cause and effect come from? Beyond cause and effect and the Flower Witch, it's getting more and more interesting."

“The number of witches in Reed Plains is increasing. I estimate that it’s not just Reed Plains; major cities across the country may be facing the same situation.” Delete squatted down at Xiangzi’s feet and said calmly, “Whether they are witches of unknown origin, flower witches like those in Fairy Tale Town, or the upcoming Witch’s Night, they all seem to have made a pact to appear at the same time.”

“In this situation, the real world might really become a witch’s carnival in a few hours,” Delete murmured. “Toyokawa Shoko, what you are about to face this time may be even more terrifying than what happened ten years ago. Is this fate or something else manipulating things behind the scenes? It’s really puzzling… Ah, it seems you’re not in the mood to listen to my rambling. What a pity.”

Delete shook his head, took a step, and hid in the bottomless darkness.

Xiangzi couldn't hear Delete's nagging. Her eyes were fixed on the spot where Su Shi had disappeared. She stared blankly at the spot, her eyes as if they were being held open by toothpicks and fixed there, unable to move or blink.

Keep trying until the very end.

Has it turned out like this?

She took a deep breath and then exhaled, as if she were exhaling all her strength with that breath.

My legs feel a little weak.

Xiangzi, clutching his dizzy head, took a few steps on the platform, swaying precariously. Just then, he felt a warm touch behind him. Xiangzi turned around and saw Chuhua.

She could barely stand by supporting herself on her shoulders.

"Was it because I didn't do a good enough job?" Xiangzi's eyes were lifeless. "Should I not have sacrificed Xiaosushi...?"

If she hadn't sacrificed Xiao Su Shi, Su Shi wouldn't have woken up, and if Su Shi hadn't woken up, actually... nothing would have happened for the time being.

As the familiar representing aggression, the Regent has been killed by her, and the people of this world no longer have the ability to invade the real world.

Well... well, she just needs to put things aside for now, go back to the Reed Plains to resolve the issues there, and then come back to figure out a solution.

this is not......

Is this feasible...?

In that case, we wouldn't have to sacrifice Xiaosu Shi.

Why didn't I think of that?

Xiangzi stared at his toes with a gloomy expression, his eyes unfocused, and everything he saw had obvious black edges, making everything blurry.

“This isn’t Xiao Xiang’s fault…” Chu Hua’s eyes were also dim, but much better than Xiang Zi’s. “Nobody expected it to turn out like this. You’ve done everything you could.”

Chu Hua gently held Xiangzi in her arms.

"Xiao Xiang, stop taking all the responsibility on yourself," she said. "You're too tired."

"I......"

Xiangzi's lips moved.

"I......"

—"Aa ...

Xiangzi's pupils contracted, and his head seemed to be tilted in the direction from which the sound came. (7) He immediately threw the bag of his master towards the direction from which the sound came.

"lamp?"

The one that screamed was the lamp.

She curled up on the ground, covering her head, her whole body trembling slightly, like a pill bug. Ai Yin and Li Xi stood around the lamp, flustered and unsure what to do.

"No...please stop...I beg you...it hurts so much...it's so painful...I...I don't want to hear any more..."

“Lamp…” Ai Yin gently stroked the back of the lamp.

"No!" Lamp struggled violently, pushing Aine and Lamp away. "No—! Stop saying that! Please... please don't..."

"Dengdeng...how could this happen all of a sudden..." Aine knelt down helplessly to the side.

The lamp's screams became the only sound in the darkness, but even in its screams, the lamp tried its best to control itself and not make too much noise. Its pitiful whimpers seemed to be blocked by a cloth, unable to break free. The gloomy mood was like dark clouds pressing down on their heads, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

"What's wrong with her?" Xiangzi walked to the side, knelt down, and asked.

“Little Master…” Ai Yin looked up, and when she saw it was Xiangzi, her eyes became evasive again. “I…I don’t know…Dengdeng suddenly became like this.”

"Suddenly? When was it suddenly?" Xiangzi frowned wearily.

"Just now, just now... after Su Shishi... after Su Shisang left, Dengdeng suddenly screamed and... became like this."

"I might know why."

Xiangzi turned his head to the side.

The one speaking was the White Queen. The sticky liquid on her body had long since dried, and she now looked no different from a normal person.

She also looked listless as she walked over and asked in the same hoarse voice.

"She can hear what other people are thinking, right?"

It seems that Su Shi's decision was a significant blow to her as well.

By reclaiming the remaining eight worlds, incorporating all souls into the divine realm, and gathering all magical power to allow the true form of reality to incubate, Su Shi's decision was tantamount to negating what the White Queen, as Su Shi's familiar, had been striving for.

Now, we've tried our best, we've made sacrifices, and in the end... not a single person has benefited.

All is lost.

Both the White Queen and Xiangzi experienced the feeling of having schemed and plotted against each other.

"Do you know what happened?" Xiangzi asked her.

"Probably." The White Queen sighed. "Unlike you, she's just an ordinary person. When she enters the barrier, the barrier's automatic detection mechanism will give her some 'compensation,' which is the system."

"Ah."

“Her ability to ‘hear thoughts’ is also one of the self-compensation mechanisms of the barrier—to be precise, it’s a power that the goddess subconsciously bestowed upon her because she wanted her to understand her, and its source is her inner ‘hope’.” The White Queen paused and asked, “Is that right? She once had a very strong desire to understand other people’s thoughts.”

“Yes,” Xiangzi said. “I know that, I can probably deduce it.”

"So, this is essentially the power you gain by making a wish to the goddess, a wish—"

"—There will be a price to pay," Xiangzi said in a low voice.

"On the eve of the world's destruction, the world will be filled with the voices of suffering and pain, as the price for being able to hear them." The White Queen looked at the lamp's pained expression and said calmly, "She will take on all the suffering of the world."

The lamp whimpered softly, like a small animal dying by the roadside. That pitiful whimper was like a knife piercing Xiangzi's abdomen, relentlessly stabbing into his flesh and intestines.

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child: Chapter 423 Life is Born Suffering

Deng believed that he was ready to face the unknown future.

She thought that once she grew up and became stronger, she would be able to do things she couldn't do before.

She thought that by hearing Xiangzi's innermost thoughts, she could share some of his pain.

But she accomplished nothing.

In the end, she lived under the protection of others, just like before, with a bright and sunny dome over her head, believing that the world inside the dome was real.

Too naive, too presumptuous.

As Xiao Su Shi gradually disappeared into the pillar of light and transformed into Su Shi, the lamp no longer had the strength to make a sound. She stood there helplessly, hidden inside the wolf knight's armor, watching everything unfold.

She wanted to say that this was wrong, that no one could be happy this way, but... Chu Hua was right. Xiangzi had made the best choice under the worst circumstances. No one was more distressed than Xiangzi, and no one was as decisive as Xiangzi.

As the train was about to run over him, Xiangzi took full responsibility and made the right decision. No one could blame Xiangzi for anything, except for Xiaosushi.

But even Xiao Su Shi didn't have it.

As Xiaosushi left, Xiangzi didn't have the courage to look at her, but Deng saw it: Xiaosushi smiled at the end.

That wasn't a smile born of unbearable pain; it was a smile of blessing.

The lamp couldn't hear Xiao Su Shi's thoughts. At first, she didn't know why, but after learning that Xiao Su Shi was a fragment of the Holy Grail, she understood. Her power came from Su Shi, and Xiao Su Shi was also a part of Su Shi. Of course, her own power couldn't affect the person who gave her that power.

However, in that very moment, the lamp found that it could hear things incredibly clearly, more clearly than ever before.

"I wish you happiness."

Xiao Su Shi said silently in her heart.

She didn't say it directly because she knew that if she said it to Xiangzi, who was in such pain, his intelligence would lead her to interpret it as sarcasm.

She sincerely hoped that her sacrifice would bring Xiangzi peace of mind, which is why she kept this blessing in her heart.

The lamp saw and heard, but could only stand there helplessly as a bystander, facing the unease and sadness that came and went with each breath, letting it do as it pleased.

After all.

Why did she come "this way"?

Why would she take this step when she's always doing things in vain? Wasn't she already prepared to be hurt again? Wasn't she already prepared to stand with everyone?

The lamp's gaze became unfocused, looking around.

Xiangzi, Aiyin, Lixi... everyone wore heavy expressions as they faced Su Shi, who refused to be saved.

What are they working so hard for?

Why is that invisible wall still standing high between them and Su Shi?

what......

Who said that human nature is inherently suffering?

Long-lost self-doubt filled every corner of my heart. The sounds around me turned into a hollow buzz. I couldn't hear what Su Shi and Xiang Zi were arguing about, nor could I see their hysterical appearances, and I couldn't feel anything at all.

The world seemed to fall silent in an instant.

The world of lamps turned into an indescribable darkness, not a visual darkness, but an auditory darkness.