Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

Chapter 407 The boundary drawn by reality is always shorter than human estimates

Whoa-!
It was like a stone slammed into a calm lake.

Because of the truth that Adair suddenly revealed.

The people who were united and praying hard just now exploded in an instant.

"What? The Great Eye has left?"

"Impossible! The Great Eye is the patron saint of the beholder world, and he will never abandon us!"

"Your Highness Alia, what is going on? Is what His Highness Adair said true!?"

"It's over, this world is over, we are dead..."

For a while, some people broke down and shouted, some people questioned angrily, and some people were desperate.

With the various reactions of the people because of this truth, the scene suddenly became chaotic.

Alia, who was also frightened by the truth revealed by Adair, also missed the best time to calm the public's emotions because she didn't react for a while.

Then, she, who didn't know anything, was even more speechless by the gradually emotional pressure from the crowd.

In addition, regardless of Alia's obstruction, Adair repeatedly sneered and emphasized the cruel reality.

Even the guard soldiers who were still helping to maintain order had a tendency to mutiny.

But right now.

"Cough cough cough-"

Suddenly, a not-so-large cough sounded from the crowd, but it made those fierce voices quiet down one after another like dominoes being toppled.

"Cough cough..."

With the coughing sound again, there was an instant vacancy in the crowd.

People looked at the mother who was holding a little boy with one hand in the middle of the clearing, with an ugly expression, covering her mouth with her left hand, and an extremely weak and pale mother. After a moment of sluggishness, her expression began to gradually change to panic.

A terrifying and oppressive atmosphere instantly engulfed the audience.

Finally, someone couldn't stand the atmosphere, and tremblingly expressed everyone's thoughts at this time.

"Yes...it's the Red Death Disease...she has the Red Death Disease—!"

This shout is like a little spark that ignites the dark fuse in the heart of mankind, and it wants to explode the ugliest side of mankind.

"Kill...kill her! Kill her quickly——!"

Maliciousness is accumulating rapidly.

As long as the fuse is burned out, it can explode instantly.

During this period, Alia wanted to step forward to block the mother and child to prevent this tragedy from happening.

But as soon as she took a step, she was held tightly by Adair who walked in front of her at some unknown time.

Alia, who couldn't break free, looked at the scene in front of her with some despair.

Can't stop it?

No, at this critical moment, a majestic shout suddenly sounded from the direction of the door.

"What are you doing?"

That was Adnes' voice.

At this critical moment, he finally came to the deep sleep.

came before his people.

Using his prestige accumulated over the years, he pulled his people back from the edge of the abyss full of evil thoughts.

Adenis walked quickly to the mother and child, blocked them behind him, looked around, and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, please calm down and think about it, nothing will change like that."

Adenis scanned those aggressive gazes one by one, and looked at them one by one with sincere eyes.

"Don't forget that Red Death is not contagious."

Yes, Red Death itself is not contagious.

Its causative agent is something in the atmosphere.

The crimson sky is its real "source of infection".

Don't the residents of the beholder know this?

No, they do.

But in the situation of being under the pressure of despair just now, they have no reason to speak of, who are already bewildered.

If it hadn't been for the arrival of Adenis to break the hopeless atmosphere and become their "spiritual support" in a sense, these people would not have found themselves so quickly. They failed one by one in the process.

After a moment of silence, someone sent an inquiry.

"Great Emperor, has the Great Eye... really left?"

In this regard, Adenis did not try to cover up anything, but looked at his people calmly and gave an affirmative answer.

"Yes, the Great Eye has indeed left this world, and, presumably, will not return."

By the way, Adenis also attached an equally shocking message.

"In contrast, Denton returned to this world."

Adnes added.

"That's right, it's Denton, the reformer leader who was exiled to the universe by the Great Eye thousands of years ago.

"He is back.

"Not only that, but he once again proposed to me to transform your bodies."

Adnis told all the truth in one breath.

This made Adair couldn't help but glanced at Adenis in astonishment, not understanding why he wanted to tell this matter at this time.

In his opinion, according to the performance of those stupid people just now, what is the difference between this and directly pushing them into Denton's camp?
Could it be that father has decided to accept Denton's proposal?

Just thinking about it, Adair heard Adenis continue to say:

"I have already told Denton that I will give him an accurate answer tomorrow after some serious thinking, so..."

Adnis continued methodically.

"Please give me one day, and I will definitely give you an explanation before the end of tomorrow!"

In this way, Adnis laid out everything.

This can not only effectively calm the emotions of the people, but also prevent the possibility that Denton will use the information gap to spread panic among the people.

The key to whether this strategy will work is whether the people of the beholders still believe in their emperor...

Fortunately, the result is good.

Facing the trust of the people in him, Adenis couldn't help but feel a deep sense of guilt.

Immediately, Gairo returned to the deep sleep with a stack of rice bags obtained from Edith.

This solved the urgent need of food shortage.

The mood of the people has become more stable.

Especially when Alia opened the rice bag and showed them the snow-white rice inside.

However, Adnis, who had listened to Gairo's report, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Edith..."

Adenis walked up to the rice bag that Alia had opened, reached into it, grabbed a handful of rice, and then let the rice grains slip from his fingers into the bag again.

At the same time, Adnis murmured like this.

"A long time ago, the food that has been stored in the freezer as a souvenir..."

Then why, the rice doesn't feel cold at all?

Adnis, who added a sentence in his heart, couldn't help sighing.

When did it start?Edith, even you don't show your heart to me anymore...

With this in mind, Adenis' desire to have a good talk with Edith suddenly became stronger.

Adenis bid farewell to Alia who was directing the cooking, turned and left, and set off for Edith's laboratory.

And looking at the back of Adenis turning and leaving, in a trance, Adair saw the scene when his mother died that year, Adenis left their siblings and left home without looking back.

This made Adair couldn't help shouting.

"Father--!"

Everything seems to have returned to the past, and Adair has returned to the way he was when he was a child.

Behind him was the body of his mother, Alan who was crying bitterly, and Alia who was still comforting his younger brother with tears streaming down his face.

In front of him was his father who seemed to be dismissive of this, indifferent and distant.

"Ah……"

A look of self-mockery could not help appearing on Adair's face, and he lowered his head.

Sure enough, even if the Great Eye left, you still haven't changed.

Adair thought to himself.

But a voice sounded immediately, causing Adair to raise his head that had just been lowered.

"Adair."

That was Adnis's voice.

"Father……"

The past in the memory was broken, replaced by the picture in reality.

Adnis, turn around.

"Before I come back, here, can I leave it to you?"

Under Adenis' solemn gaze, Adair nodded in a daze.

"I...I understand."

Adair answered subconsciously.

"I'll take care of everyone."

"Ah."

Adenis nodded to Adair.

Then he retracted his gaze, turned around, took another step, and continued towards Edith's laboratory.

Adair remained silent for a moment, returning to his senses, the corners of his mouth curled up faintly.

However, before he could carefully understand the long-lost feelings in his heart, he saw a figure running past him quickly.

A muffled cough echoed in his ears.

Adair fell into an ice cave in an instant.

"Sister Wang..."

(End of this chapter)