Original God, if I am beaten by them, I will become stronger

"I went to the scene and saw that the surrounding woods had been leveled. The pit was spectacular!"

"What an incredible guy, how did he do that?!"

"Do you want to go up and get close to him?"

"Don't do that. Look at his beastly eyes. You are not a beautiful girl. Be careful that he will eat you."

"Even a beautiful girl will be eaten!"

"I heard that he invited General Kujo to the izakaya in broad daylight, and I didn't dare to think too much about it!"

"Could it be that Miss Kamisato is unable to satisfy him?"

"A beast is a beast indeed!"

It seems that the news of the explosion and killing of stragglers has spread. Although the battle site was blocked in time, many people had seen the scene before the blockade. Moreover, the blockade was done by soldiers, so it was inevitable that the news would spread.

In addition, the crater created by the explosion at Gae Bolg was indeed terrifying, and due to rumors, Lin Qiu looked like a walking nuclear bomb in the eyes of the shogunate soldiers.

He ignored the soldiers' complicated looks, walked straight to the pub, and pushed the door open.

Although they arrived early, Wan Ye had already sat down and was waiting, so Lin Qiu sat opposite Wan Ye.

We still need to wait for friend A and Sara to be invited.

The two people who arrived first started chatting.

Lin Qiu asked, "Friend A, has he always been like this, Chuunibun?"

"No, before the Eye Hunting Order began, he was very normal and optimistic about everything around him." Manye filled the glass with wine, but did not drink it. "Although it is still the same now, but at that time he would not frequently quote light novel terms, which is the so-called second year."

"Then what is the reason that made him become like this?" Lin Qiu continued to ask.

This question is very crucial. I hope Manye can give a reasonable and reliable answer, rather than some nonsensical answer like: I read it from light novels.

Manye recalled: "I forgot the exact time when he became like this. I only know that it was after the war started. He returned from traveling to the battlefield and began to speak in the way of light novels in his daily conversations."

Lin Qiu vaguely understood.

Manye raised his glass, put it down again, and continued:

"The cat that he always kept with him was a Kushimaru cat that he brought back from his travels on the battlefield. Its mother was eaten by hungry victims. My best friend exchanged a few pieces of roasted violet melon with the victims and saved the kitten, which was about to follow in its mother's footsteps."

Lin Qiu finally understood friend A's mentality.

When faced with a distorted environment, those who are just will either be swallowed up by it or ignore it and become crazy - those who are sober cannot survive.

A-san belongs to the latter, but his "madness" is harmless and he uses the fantasy world to cover up his own pain.

This was also the reason why he initiated the duel in front of the emperor. Unable to tolerate the environment, he began to develop the self-destructive tendencies unique to heroes, and tried to influence the situation by his own disappearance.

It was like throwing a small stone into eternal stagnant water. Now, A-san regarded himself as that stone.

Even if the impact is not significant, it is better than being as calm as stagnant water. This is his mentality.

Lin Qiu is completely different from Friend A. Lin Qiu thinks he is relatively kind, but his kindness is flexible. Even in a dirty and chaotic environment, he can continue to live as a sunny and cheerful boy.

Friend A's kindness and justice are so extreme that even the disguise of a middle school student cannot completely cover it up.

It's a bit difficult to save such a person.

Not long after, Kujo Sara arrived as promised. Lin Qiu had introduced the members of the banquet in advance, so she did not introduce herself to Manye, and the table was very silent.

Sara sat opposite Manye, next to Linqiu.

At this time, only one person was left.

Soon, the last person arrived.

"I'm sorry, my friend. I was practicing my skills today and forgot about time and this banquet." Friend A sat down opposite Lin Qiu, next to Wan Ye.

The three of them focused their attention on him, after all, he was the real initiator of the duel.

"Miss Kujo, are you ready? Tomorrow at noon, only one of us will be left." Friend A looked at Kujo Sara, and he actually began to speak normally, "If the final outcome is that I lose, I will not have any resentment, and can only blame it on my own lack of martial arts skills. If the outcome is that I win, I will also accept the resentment vented by you as a loser."

"There is no personal hatred between us. When I became the general of Tenryo Bugyo, I was ready to sacrifice myself. I have no resentment even if I lose!" Kujo Sara replied calmly, "Besides, I don't think I will lose to you. Tomorrow..."

"Wait, I didn't ask you to come here to talk nonsense before the battle!" Lin Qiu stopped the two from talking and changed the subject, "Miss Sha Luo, I have a question. Is there any way to stop the duel in front of the emperor now?"

"Yes, the duel application will be submitted to the general tonight." Kujo Sara explained, "As long as the general has not received the application, the initiator can interrupt the duel in front of the emperor, which is equivalent to nothing happening. The premise is that the initiator is willing..."

"It is our duty to fight for the people of Inazuma!" Friend A said firmly, "No matter what, I will not interrupt the duel in front of the emperor."

as predicted.

At this moment, Lin Qiu, the host, stood up and said slowly, "I invited you two here because I want to ask you to do me a favor. Can you two fight today? One-on-one, you two fight in front of me."

The friend and Sara were both stunned.

In fact, Lin Qiu’s plan was very simple. He wanted to let Friend A and Sha Luo have a real combat match today.

After a battle, friend A realizes the difference in strength between the two sides and may retreat rather than die in vain.

If he still insisted on continuing the duel in front of the emperor after the sparring match, Lin Qiu would be helpless.

Chapter 30 I want them all!

The feat of crushing the Fatui executive officer earned Lin Qiu invisible prestige, so when faced with his strange request, Sha Luo and his friend A gave him face.

They came to the training ground of Tenryo Bugyo as a warm-up for tomorrow's duel in front of the emperor. Holding samurai swords, the two men began to practice martial arts in advance.

Wan Ye did not come in to watch, but stood outside the gate, blowing the green leaves.

There was the sound of swords clashing in the venue.

The original intention was to let Friend A be beaten by Sara so that he would realize the gap between the two sides, face the reality and retreat, rather than rushing forward and eventually losing his life in vain.

But the result was beyond Lin Qiu's expectations.

5局3胜，最终结果3比2，九条裟罗3，万叶友人2。

This middle school kid is actually quite good at fighting. If he's lucky tomorrow, he might actually win.

but……

What's the point of just being able to fight? If you want to end the Eye Hunting Order, you must have power and background. The yellow-haired traveler succeeded with the help of everyone.

Besides, whether it was the death of Sara or the death of his friend, it was not what Lin Qiu wanted to see.

Just when Lin Qiu was struggling, the two people in the center of the training ground actually started the sixth round. This time, they got a little too excited and played too fiercely.

Just as Manyo's friend's sword was about to slash at Sara's head, Sara stabbed his friend in the abdomen, and it seemed that both sides would suffer losses. At the critical moment, Lin Qiu rushed into the venue.

He quickly stood between the two of them.

His weapon was placed on the forest hill of Narujin Taisha Shrine. He took on his friend's sword with his bare hands and controlled it. At the same time, he ignored the attack from Sara from behind and let it stab him in the lower back.

[Attack from Kujo Sara, original stone +100]

Lin Qiu separated the two people who were competing.

Sara's thrust only scratched her skin, without penetrating her abdominal muscles. She was very surprised: her body had become harder than last time, no wonder she could crush the executive!

Lin Qiulong pulled a frown on his face and confessed helplessly: "No more fighting, no more fighting. I originally wanted to let you realize the difference in strength between us, so I asked you to have this competition. I didn't expect that you were evenly matched opponents. It's getting more and more troublesome..."

The two finally understood Lin Qiu's thoughts, but they did not blame Lin Qiu. After all, it is human nature not to want their two friends to kill each other.

Lin Qiu said to Sha Luo and friend A, "I'm sorry to have wasted your time. I want to find a place alone to think about this matter again."

After saying that, he left the Tianling Fengxing training ground without looking back, with a somewhat conflicted expression.

Friends A and Sara, the protagonists of the duel in front of the emperor, were clearly in danger of their lives, but they were calm inside, as if they had already prepared to defeat each other, and were also prepared to be defeated in the duel and die under the sword of the thunder god.

On the contrary, Lin Qiu, who was a friend of Sara, and Manye, who was a friend of Friend A, lost their original open-mindedness because of this incident and became entangled and hesitant.

……

Lin Qiu sat on the curb beside the street, analyzing all his current troubles.

Main quest: Gae Bolg's backlash. If you don't deceive the world (Thor) and change your predetermined fate, you will be pierced through by the dog gun.

Shenzi said she would come up with a solution before noon tomorrow.

Side quest: Duel in front of the emperor, Friend A and Sara are tied 46-, which means that it is uncertain who will live and who will die, and they are determined and difficult to stop.

The duel in front of the emperor will begin tomorrow morning... Damn!

If the two things happened separately, Lin Qiu would definitely not wear the mask of pain like he does now, but they happened at the same time, vividly illustrating what misfortunes never come alone.

Even if Miss Fox comes up with a good idea, her essence still cannot escape from the "world of deception".

That is, with the help of the Son of God, he ran to Thor, pulled out a gun and stabbed himself in the heart, then used a method provided by the Son of God to resist the curse of death thorns, and at the same time stopped breathing and heartbeat to pretend to be dead to deceive Thor, thus avoiding the predetermined fate of death.

If he interferes in the duel in front of the emperor, he will definitely face the general and become his enemy. This will disrupt subsequent developments and prevent the Son of God's plan from proceeding smoothly.

After all, he had just stepped forward in the morning to stop the duel in front of the emperor and save the loser, and in the afternoon he ran to the general and pulled out a gun to stab himself. I'm afraid he would have drawn his sword and stabbed someone before he stabbed the general.

What happened was that Friend A or Sara survived, but Lin Qiu died.

Is it possible to just give up the side quest, let history take its course, do nothing tomorrow morning, and go straight to the Son of God to sort out my own affairs...

That would not be in line with my personality. Even if I successfully solved the problem of the magic spear's backlash, I would not be able to live "peacefully" in the future.

Just like facing the stragglers yesterday, if I abandon Linghua and run away, my heart will never be at peace for the rest of my life.

Lin Qiu is not a saint.

If you put the lives of people around you and your own life on the scale, in the eyes of a saint, the scale will definitely tilt towards the lives of others, so the saint will give priority to completing the side quests.

In the eyes of most people, the scales tilt towards their own destiny, so most people choose to focus on the main line.

Lin Qiu has a rather weird personality. His scale is still balanced. The lives of the people around him are equal to his own, so he is stuck in a quagmire called difficult choice.

Just then, a cup of milk was handed to Lin Qiu, and he raised his head.

Standing in front of him were three girls from the expedition team: Aoi Yoshimiya, Shinobu Kuki, and Ryo Kirara. The girl who handed him the dango milk was none other than the Nekomata girl who had a grudge against him.

"Today is my day off. When I was shopping with them, I saw you sitting on the side of the road, dejected, like a drowned dog." Qi Liangliang shook the milk in his hand, "What's going on? This is not like you. Normally, you should go and harass everyone and get chased and beaten."

"You haven't come to the Arotaki faction for a long time. The boss missed you very much." said Kuki Shinobu.

"Besides, the bandages haven't been returned to me yet." The optimistic and cheerful Xiao Gong smiled.

"Please spare me, this is the only drink besides tea that can be found in Kamisato-yashiki! It's turned my blood into milky white after drinking it." Having said that, Lin Qiu still showed gratitude on his face and took the dumpling milk.

Xiao Gong leaned closer to Lin Qiu's face and asked, "Are you in any trouble? Tell us about it. We may be able to give you valuable suggestions."

"If I have two things, one about my friend and one about myself...but the two things conflict with each other, what should I do?" Lin Qiu was not polite and directly told the three people the problem vaguely.

"Why don't we just do it?" the three said in unison.

"If I can, I will certainly do it." Lin Qiu said helplessly, "They say they conflict with each other, and all aspects are very urgent."

At this time, Jiuqi Shinobu gave an example:

"There was an incident where the boss and a group of kids agreed to have an unprecedented war against ghost beetles. The kids prepared for it for a long time, but the day before the game, the boss was imprisoned because of a boring matter."

Lin Qiu sipped his milk and listened quietly.

Jiuqi Shinobu continued:

"This is a typical conflict between 'one's own business' and 'other people's business' - the eldest brother wants to escape from prison to participate in the competition, which would double his sentence, but if he continues to stay in prison, it would make the children who have worked hard to prepare sad."

"In the end, what did Yidou choose?" Lin Qiu asked.

"The boss doesn't like to make choices. He wants it all. He wants to go to jail and keep his promise to compete." Kuki Shinobu spread his hands and said, "He took out the Mora that he had saved for a long time and asked me to make good relations with the magistrate to invite the children to the prison to hold a ghost beetle competition."

“Cough cough cough! Is this even possible?!” Lin Qiu almost choked on his milk tea.

"Why not? It's just a minor crime, and we paid. The game was very exciting. The prisoners in the prison and the colleagues in the magistrate's office all enjoyed it very much." Jiuqi Shinobu's tone gradually became low. "The only fly in the ointment is that since we spent all the money this time, the boss and we ate violets for a month straight. Alas!"

"Why do I feel like the topic has gone off track later on? The key point isn't the melon," Qiliangliang complained.

Xiao Gong raised his hand like a student and concluded:

"I know what you mean, Shinobi. Sometimes things that seem to conflict with each other - going to jail and fighting a ghost beetle - can actually be solved at the same time by changing the angle from which you look at the problem, rather than being entangled in choosing which one to do."

Solve them at the same time? Lin Qiu fell silent.

Duel in front of the emperor and deceiving the world are two completely different things. How can they be solved at the same time...

and many more!

These two things have a common key point!

General Thunder!