mygo, but Cthulhu

"But, Caicai, your wish is difficult to achieve. Qiansheng is currently in the Dreamland, and all the entrances there are contaminated... How can you see her? If you rush in, you will only be contaminated and turned into a monster."

"I……"

Maruyama Aya didn't know what to say for a moment, and while she was hesitating, Minato Yukina frowned and spoke in a deep voice,

"Maruyama-san, I know you care about your friend, but Shiragi Chisei's situation is very serious. Now that she knows the truth, the entire Puppet Kingdom will begin to turn into pollution... If we don't deal with it in time, this pollution may seep into reality, and then it will cause an even greater disaster."

"Miss Hina just said that living is painful for her. If that's the case, it would be best if we just destroyed everything. Isn't it a bit too much for you to take such a big risk just to see her?"

"But……"

Maruyama Aya subconsciously wanted to defend herself, but looking at the pollution dripping from the passage in the sky, she suddenly realized that the risks that Yukina mentioned were indeed not to be ignored... Her actions might very well affect other innocent people.

"Don't worry about this! As long as we work together, we can definitely solve the problem!"

At this moment when the atmosphere was depressing, a cheerful voice that was out of place suddenly sounded. Maruyama Aya was startled and turned around subconsciously. She saw a familiar blonde girl running over with others. She smiled and waved to them vigorously.

"Xianjuan... classmate?"

"Yes, that's right, it's me. We are here to rescue Bai Lu classmate just like you!"

Xianjuanxin nodded happily, and Ozawa Misaki couldn't help but hold her forehead weakly at this time. The heavy mood she had originally felt was relieved a lot by her interruption.

"Wait a minute, Xin, you heard what I just said, didn't you? Bai Lu's situation isn't that simple. We can't solve her pain."

"It doesn't matter! If there's pain every moment, then why not fight it with greater happiness? Qiansheng must want to continue to be with Xiaocai and the others. As long as Xiaocai and the others can see her, all problems will disappear!"

Xian Juanxin smiled confidently and nodded, while Minato Yukina's brows became more and more furrowed.

"Mr. Xianjuan, aren't you being a little too optimistic? Don't forget about the pollution. How are we going to solve it?"

"Those pollutants are dangerous, but they are ultimately controlled by Qiansheng, right? As long as Xiaocai can see her in time, then Qiansheng will be able to make them disappear, right?"

Xian Juanxin smiled happily, then pulled over Juntian Mana, who looked a little confused,

"It just so happens that I met this sad-looking child on the road. She seems to be related to the Bai Lu family and should be able to help us."

"Eh? Well, I'm not... I'm not very sure either."

Junda Mana was a little flustered for a moment, but for some reason she suddenly thought of that sad rainy day. She couldn't help but realize one thing: she seemed to have lost her purpose of survival. After all, Chuhua didn't want to eat her at all.

In that case, it doesn’t matter what I do, right?

"...I am the human sacrifice of the Shirae family. Based on the mark on my body, I can vaguely sense Qiansheng's location. This should save Sha Ling a lot of time."

She sighed and responded softly, and Xian Juanxin nodded happily.

"Yeah, that way we can find Qiansheng as soon as possible, and we won't have to worry about contamination, right?"

"Wait, Kokoro, this is definitely dangerous. Shouldn't we at least ask Ms. Juntian's wishes?"

Ozawa Misaki interrupted helplessly, but as soon as she turned to look at Mana, the latter nodded calmly.

"Don't worry, I'm willing to do this."

She had already untied her father, and he would probably leave Tokyo after he woke up... She had no need to survive now, so she might as well help others.

"Eh? But..."

"Even so, there are still risks, right?"

Minato Yukina's calm voice interrupted Misaki's surprised words. She was stunned for a moment and turned her head quickly. The girl with a serious face was already walking slowly towards her.

"Your plan only increases the success rate, but we don't need to do this in the first place.

"Lu Qiansheng is just adding to the risk. Destroying her directly is the safest option, isn't it?"

"We understand what you mean, Youxina...but we really want to see Qiansheng."

Matsubara Kanon pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke softly and seriously. When Minato Yukina was about to refute, Aya's phone suddenly rang. After looking at the message, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

"The Tsuzuki Poetry Ship is coming soon. Hurry up and capture Kokoro and her friends and bring them back to me. I know you have the ability to do it."

"Is this news from the Xianjuan Group?"

Sayo asked softly, and Aya nodded with a smile.

"Indeed, Ms. Tsuzuki is almost here. I think we'd better make a decision quickly. If we continue to waste time like this, she'll only take the most direct approach when she arrives... and that's probably not what you want to see, right?"

"..."

Looking at the fire in the distance at the military base, everyone could only nod silently, and Minato Yukina also sighed in compromise.

"Alright... then we'll follow Xianjuanxin's plan. But if Bailu Qiansheng expresses a desire to die, then there can be no further objections. We will simply destroy her and quickly complete the commission from the Xianjuan Group."

"Yeah, I agree too."

Aya chuckled and nodded. At the same time, her perception expanded rapidly. After confirming that a large group of men in black were rushing towards her with tranquilizer guns on the other side, she secretly extended another part of her limbs from the ground and controlled them to quickly come to the middle area between the men in black and Tsuzuki Shichuan.

Then, she arranged them into a summoning array, infusing them with magic power while softly chanting in her heart,

"Mother of the Black Goat, Supreme Mother, Origin of all life, I pray to you."

"In this chaotic place, may you have mercy on us and allow you to appear as a male incarnation and allow the great god Pan to descend."

Chapter 246: Transaction with Naya

"Father, father..."

Mei Zhulan knelt on the ground, sobbing softly, and used her trembling hands to collect her father's ashes into the box bit by bit. Her tears dripped on the ashes, but were quickly evaporated by the hot ground, leaving only faint traces.

"Lan...don't cry,"

Mocha sighed and spoke in a low voice, leaning over to help her collect the ashes, but at this moment a light breeze blew, and the ashes that Mizukuri had collected with great difficulty were instantly blown away. She opened her eyes wide and tried to catch them, but because she was too anxious, she fell heavily to the ground, and her cheek was scratched by several bloody marks from the weapon fragments.

"No! Give my father back to me! No!"

She screamed and wailed, and rushed forward, rolling and crawling, but she could only watch the ashes disappear. She suddenly lost all her strength and fell to the ground again, trembling and sobbing, overwhelmed by unimaginable sadness.

"orchid……"

Mocha hurriedly wanted to help her up, but before that, Tsuzuki Shifune slowly walked to Mitakeran's side. When the latter looked up in confusion when she heard the footsteps, she gently stretched out her hand to her, on which were ashes gathered by a crimson light.

"I'm sorry, Lan."

"..."

Mizukuri was stunned for a moment, then she took out a box and put the ashes in it in a complicated manner. After covering it, she nodded silently to Tsuzuki Shifune.

"Thank you, Ms. Tsuzuki..."

"That's all I can do for you. If you hate me, I understand... but I hope you can let me deal with this crisis first, and then discuss our relationship."

Tsuzuki Shifune sighed softly, and Mitakeran didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only lower her head in silence. After a moment, she heard an old, tired voice.

"Lan, I did this because I've seen the consequences... After my friend died, your aunt Mitake Yuo found a forbidden book containing a resurrection spell. I hadn't made the deal with Naya at the time, so I didn't understand the instability of this spell... I took a chance, and I learned a painful lesson."

"Yuo stole the bodies of Saori and Kyomi. She only left me a note indicating her location. I went to that address with trepidation and unrealistic and ridiculous fantasies... But when I opened the door, I saw only a monster that was a fusion of Yuo, Saori, and Kyomi."

Hearing this, Mizukuri couldn't help but look up subconsciously. She saw that Tsuzuki Shishun just lowered his head, with an extremely depressed expression on his face, full of self-blame and pain, as if he looked even older than usual.

"...Ran, can you imagine? My three bandmates, three important friends, just blended together in such a chaotic way...Yuo didn't even notice anything was wrong. Her face showed a look of surprise, and she excitedly shouted to me that she succeeded. She resurrected Saori and Kyoumi, and the miracle Crimson can come back again."

"What did you do then?"

Mizukuri couldn't help asking questions at this time, while Tsuzuki Shifune gave a self-deprecating smile.

"By the time I came to my senses, I'd already stumbled and run for who knows how far. I vaguely remember falling down numerous times and struggling to get up, so utterly shattered I couldn't even recognize myself... After a while of regaining my composure, I mustered up the courage to turn back in the night to look for Yushi and the others, only to find the monster shattered. Yushi's face was filled with an incomprehensible sadness... I'm afraid she didn't even know what she had done."

"..."

Mei Zhulan pursed her lips with a complicated expression and looked at the sad old woman in front of her. For a moment, she found it difficult to connect her with the terrifying figure in the fire just now.

Although she still inevitably hated Tsuzuki Shifune, she could also understand her to some extent. After experiencing that kind of thing, it was normal for her to be determined not to let the forbidden knowledge spread. Rather, it made Mitakelan feel a little incredible that only her father was killed without involving her.

"I'm sorry for suddenly saying all this... I'm not trying to make you understand me. I just want to tell you that all the supernatural powers in this cold world come at a price. They are inherently unstable curses and should never be spread."

Tsuzuki Shifune sighed, turned and walked to the other side, while Mitakelan silently looked at her back, standing there holding her father's urn, and watched her leave.

"Miss Lan,"

The next moment, she suddenly heard the voice of Ichinose Shinohiko. She turned around and saw that he had brought her pale mother over. She opened her eyes wide and ran over to support her.

"Mom, are you okay? Are you in any danger?"

"I'm fine, Lan. Where's your dad? Where is he?"

"..."

The woman shook her head and asked softly, and Mei Zhulan couldn't help but fall silent. She looked down at the box, and her mother suddenly realized something at this time. Her face became paler and her body shook violently. Mei Zhulan hurriedly supported herself to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"Mother……"

"Lan, your father...did something happen to him?"

"……Yes,"

Mei Zhulan squeezed out a voice with difficulty, and after hearing her answer, the woman could not help but slowly close her eyes as expected, tears sliding down her face.

"Sure enough, when he told me that he had to do something very dangerous next, I already guessed it... He would do this for me, right?"

"..."

Mei Zhulan had no way to answer, but her silence itself was also a

After getting the answer, the woman sighed exhaustedly, and could no longer support her body and fell backwards, and was subconsciously hugged by the panicked Mizukuri.

"Mom! What's wrong with you?! I've already lost my father, I can't lose you again, please don't get into trouble..."

"I'm fine, Lan..."

The woman tried hard to make a sound, but her pupils began to dilate. Mizukami anxiously cast a spell, but saw an expanding curse mark on her mother's forehead. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of it and could only watch it devour her mother's life.

"No, no no no, why is this happening, no..."

Mei Zhulan trembled as she hugged her mother's body which was losing heat. She felt that her world was beginning to collapse. Her father had been burned to ashes not long ago, and she could not save her mother at all. She could only cry helplessly.

Why is this happening? No matter who it is, whether it's the Old Ones, the Outer Gods, or anything else, please save her. I'm willing to give anything...

"Oh, really?"

Just as Mei Zhulan couldn't help but swear in her heart, she suddenly saw a pair of eyes opened in the twisted shadows under the flames. A dark-skinned man slowly walked out and stared at her with a smile.

"Are you really willing to give anything, Mizukuri?"

"I do..."

"No, don't touch her. Please take everything I have! Don't hurt any of them!"

Mizukari subconsciously wanted to nod, but Moka also understood the characteristics of Naya's incarnation because of her narration. At this time, she spoke hurriedly in panic, and the man also shook his head slightly, raised his hand to let the black substance cover her mouth, making her unable to speak temporarily.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in unsolicited sales pitches."

"Don't hurt Moka... Just take whatever you want from me, don't involve anyone else."

Mei Zhulan gritted her teeth and whispered, and the man smiled.

"Don't be so wary. My interests may be a little bad, but I'm your only choice right now... Since you're willing to trade with me, I can give you a little discount."

"Discount? I won't be tortured by you, but you will take my life directly?"

"No, no, no, that's a bit too boring. Besides, what do I want with your life?"

The man shrugged, then suddenly glanced at Feimali, raised the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to Meizhulan.

"How about this? I'll help you save your mother's life temporarily and tell you how to cure her. The price is that if your friend is unwilling to hold your hand, then you won't be able to save her in a critical moment. How about that?"

"My friend won't hold my hand? What are you talking about? How is that possible?"

Mei Zhulan frowned and asked subconsciously, while the man smiled casually.

"So, I told you, since you know my identity and are still willing to trade with me, I'll give you a little discount. How about that? That should be a pretty good deal, right?"

"...You didn't lie? You didn't play word games? You didn't deliberately mislead me?"

"Why would I do that? Don't think I'm such a bad person. I wished for world peace, then made the earth explode, and then argued that this is a typical example of how peace can't be played. I think I still have some shamelessness."

Naya smiled and shook her head slightly, while also pointing at the woman in her arms whose breath was gradually weakening.

"So, are you planning to trade? She's almost dead."

"I……"

Mizukari wanted to speak, but she couldn't help but tremble when the words came to her lips. The taboo books she had read had emphasized many times without exception that even if you are desperate, you should never trade with Naya. No matter what he said, his purpose was just to play with the poor creatures and he would never let humans get what they wanted.

...But she really couldn't just watch her mother die like that.

"I agree to the deal, as long as you don't cheat me."