Randomly pick a stand-in every day

And, if I skip the building in front of me and look further back...

They saw a huge snake.

A relief-like object made of black stone floats in the sky in front of it, coiled into a shape that approximates ∞; if it is stretched out, its body length is probably more than a kilometer...

"I'll go up ahead of time to make sure of the situation. You guys will catch up later."

Holding Tallulah's sword, Raleigh stepped up the stone steps first.

"no problem?"

"Don't worry, the god of death is following me."

Glancing at the figure holding the kettle beside him, on the way here, Reaper 13 showed how terrifying the kettle in his hand was.

On the road, they were attacked by some silhouetted black shadows like the shadow followers in the FGO studio. There were as many as four or five hundred of them, and the scene was very scary; The funny-looking kettle tilted to the ground and poured water——

Then, the water flowing on the ground turned into a river of Styx in more than ten seconds, and a large number of undead in armor and armor gushed out of the water, even a full set of equipment made by Terra, crushing all the black shadows in a blink of an eye. Re-submerge in the water.

The God of Death slowly leveled the pot, retracted the special effect of the Styx, then raised his head leisurely, poured the water in the pot into his mouth, took a few sips, and even hiccupped...

"...?"

Brother Ma, who had been milked by this pot once, was completely dumbfounded.

Talking about the present, Raleigh took the God of Death back in a low-key manner, held the sword up the steps, floated up without occupying the ground, and landed on the edge of the high platform:

It looked like the hall of a mansion.Carpets, decorations, and scenery are more upscale than the home of Earl Ariel in the copy of the castle, and they don’t have the rustic style of nouveau riche who piled up too much treasure; it’s just that the hall lacks a wall, which is where he came from. In the direction facing the steps, there is a chair that is not gorgeous, but after the scene is combined, it looks like a high throne.

Kosche just sat there in the chair.

"welcome."

Greet those who come up the steps.

Ever since he realized the elements of a certain legend, Raleigh has imagined many times what his meeting with Kosche will look like, what kind of posture he will appear, and what kind of reaction he will make...

But the final scene still exceeded his expectations.The Duke sat upright, holding the fork and spoon gracefully, eating slowly.

Yes, Kosche... is eating.It was as if he was still the Duke, and he was eating leisurely in his own mansion.

"I'm having dinner, do you mind waiting a while? Or, may I invite you to sit with me?"

Duke Kosiche smiled slightly and used polite words, but gave a subtle impression of impoliteness.

"..."

Raleigh didn't speak, but just approached silently.Kosche was sitting in a higher seat, so even though he was sitting, he was still at eye level with Raleigh; although he said something like "sitting together", there was no second seat here.

So, Raleigh created a seat himself, sat down opposite Kosiche, and looked at the food on the table:

At first glance, it looks like something like bread and steak, but if you observe carefully with the perception of a stand-in messenger, Raleigh can see some pictures from the objects on the plate——

It was the scene where "Frost Star" handed him candy, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.

"(chew)"

Then, the piece of "food

In an instant, Raleigh realized—that was "emotion".

What this black snake is eating is the emotions that other people emit when their moods fluctuate!

"...The duke's taste is really unique."

Maintaining a relatively calm state, Raleigh did not act too violently.

"It was delicious and I have to say thanks for the hospitality."

Black Snake smiled, very gently, as if being invited to a big meal by a friend.

"I don't remember having permission to take these. You like messing with other people's things so much?"

"Oh, that's rude. Well, it's almost time for dinner."

Kosich didn't mind either. With a light wave of his hand, the food and tableware on the table disappeared. He adjusted his sitting posture and looked at Raleigh's face with a playful expression:

"How should I call you, a traveler from afar? Are you a stranger, a stranger, or... a player?"

"Raleigh, my name."

Answering plainly, Raleigh took out a bottle of energy potion from his pocket, and took two sips as slowly as drinking tea.

"Well, good. Your reaction was calmer than I thought. Maybe I underestimated you before. I'm very sorry."

"Since the Honey Pie Mountain Range, I have never hidden my identity when I speak. If you still can't see it now, then I should doubt your intelligence."

Raleigh sneered, and wasn't surprised by Black Snake's detection; if this old thing can't even see it, what kind of idiot has he been cowarding for so long?

"Sharp words. That's fine, let's talk about more realistic topics."

Not angry, Kosche still smiled lightly, as if everything was under control: "What are you doing here? What do you want to achieve."

"...Who knows? Actually, I'm also looking for an answer."

Raleigh was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly an idea arose, and he threw out this "sage saying" to Kosiche.

Chapter 126 The Undead and the Battle of Life and Death

Kosche's words are actually not that outstanding.

Many players think that he pretends to be advanced, but in fact he is broken; but when he thinks about it carefully, in fact, real skills have never been his best thing.

It is a misunderstanding to think that Black Snake is a guy who is proficient in demagoguery. If he is really good at this, how can Tallulah, who was taken away by him since childhood, have the possibility of going against him?

His real specialty is "acting". He has thousands of faces, leaving completely different impressions on different people, making people unable to guess his true thoughts; the original work is also because of meeting Amiya who can perceive emotions. , he can't continue acting, so he behaves more subtlely.

Raleigh didn't have the confidence to see through Black Snake's acting skills.He didn't even think he could argue with the set of words that many netizens looked down upon; but he certainly didn't want to lose his momentum in front of this old snake, so he thought of a way:

"Who knows? Actually, I'm also looking for the reason."

Leaning back, Raleigh utters the famous nonsense.

"……what."

Kosche smiled proudly, perhaps seeing through Raleigh's little thoughts:

"You do have the right to hesitate, and there's nothing wrong with thinking a little more—but since you don't have a clue, let me help you: you have no reason to be an enemy of me."

"how do I say this?"

"We've never had any conflict - the only conflict between you and me is that you caught a glimpse of the truth and thought that was the whole truth, that's all.

Kosche eloquently narrated without haste:

"You have a half-knowledge of the reality and cruelty of this land, take the story as the whole fact, and let the narrator's position interfere with your attitude... You will know that it is just some untrue content, you have to do it for Is this choice against me?"

It can be seen that the previous speech was not a bluff, and he probably really saw the origin of Raleigh.

"……call."

Hearing this, Raleigh sighed.

I have to say that this old snake is quite good at grasping the key points. This very real problem is indeed something that Raleigh has struggled with for a long time.Indeed, he has nothing to do with Black Snake, nor is he from Integrity or anyone from Rhodes Island... He shouldn't be in this muddy water.

However, after all, it is a question of "entangled".

"Now, tell me this again?"

Raleigh stared at Kosich, with an expression of "I'm afraid you're kidding me": "I came to you through the entire secret realm, and you're just now saying that I have nothing to do with this matter?"

Having seen all the events along the way, carrying a bag full of keepsakes, and walking to the finish line with my companions... There were none before, and now there are!

"...Well, it seems our "Upper Narrator" enjoyed getting along with the 'Phantoms'—"

Black Snake shook his head, pretending to be disappointed:

"Then you should know that I was never the main reason that brought them down to this point. This land has been unfriendly to the infected for a long time, and I just gave them an unscrupulous revenge through my dear daughter. opportunity—you have to admit that there will be infected people who will need that opportunity."

"That's a good point, but that's not the reason for you to dictate other people's lives—don't make decisions for other people. I can see clearly whether it's a phantom!"

Even without mentioning other things, this kind of guy who thinks he can see through fate, but actually doesn't know where to go, is the most annoying type of people to him.

Raleigh held the saber at his waist. This sword came from Tallulah, and he picked it up from the fire with his own hands.What he saw during the journey were afterimages and which were his own consciousness, he is now very clear with the "ghost of death".

"Oh, look, you've got the sword--what's the haste, my friend. I remember the sword you held--it seems my daughter's rebellion isn't over yet. Still, just Do you want to borrow even anger from my useless daughter, dear high-level narrator? Hehe, speaking of this sword..."

Kosche moved away from the table between the two of them and leaned back in his chair:

"Haven't asked, how much do you know, High Narrator? Ha, don't answer that question, just look here—I guess...you know where this is, right?"

Then, he stood up suddenly, looked around, and gestured to Raleigh with open arms: As I said, this is exactly the layout of his Duke's mansion, combined with the chair he was sitting on, all the scenes coincided with Ke It coincided with when Siche "died".

"Are you going to kill me with this sword? For my useless daughter, right here, as she once did, are you? It's hard not to miss that good sword...you know what kills What's going to happen to me—are you confident you'll outperform my daughter?"

Kosche, who had always been calm, suddenly became agitated and aggressive, and even took two steps toward Raleigh.

On the contrary, Raleigh, who showed a little anger before, calmed down again:

"...This is the 'Kingdom of Consciousness'. I think killing you here should have a different effect. I may not be unable to do it."

Reaper Thirteen silently emerged, standing behind the main body, exuding the power to dominate the dream, and contending against the black snake's domain.

Raleigh knew very well that he could talk to Black Snake in front of him, and [Reaper] was his most basic admission ticket, otherwise he would just be instantly killed on the spot if he stood in the territory of the evil god.

"Very good! It seems that you have bravely chosen to fight, so come over here! Why do you still have to talk and challenge me?"

"It has to be..."

"There's no reason! If you're really that determined, you should have come straight to me the first time you saw me!"

"..."

Rolly silently removed the seat, and took Tallulah's sword in a fighting stance.

This is really unacceptable, he can't admit that he has been entangled all the way, he didn't dare to fight with him at first, right?

"Don't be ashamed, your reaction is normal. Look at your posture - you can't use a sword at all, can you?"

Almost seamlessly switching from violent to calm, Kosche stood leisurely in front of the throne, not paying attention to Raleigh's preparations.

"You're right, this is the realm of consciousness—and it's the same for you. Let me warn you: you're going to die. It's not a simple Game Over, lose to me here, and you'll really die Die. Can you still show your courage now?"