Brave World, I report to the police station in red at the beginning

Ha, hypocrisy.

When Xiaojun heard those two words, his body couldn't help but stiffen for a moment, but fortunately he adjusted himself quickly. However, he also pricked up his ears and was very concerned.

"Because of your reckless behavior, Master, Qian Jing has suffered the most in these years... If you hadn't died at that time, you should have sent a message back in advance."

Under the girl's reproachful gaze, Li Mengyu could only smile awkwardly.

"Ah... the situation was very complicated. I was so close to death that not even ashes were left... I still don't know how I survived."

Even the guy who helped him said he didn't know how he survived.

Even if you are lucky, it is impossible to be that lucky.

He is also looking for the answer.

"In short, Qian Jing has been traveling outside the Four Kingdoms because of your affairs. In the past five years, she has probably spent less than a month in the Four Kingdoms."

"..."

Li Mengyu's expression dimmed a little.

"I……"

"If you want to apologize, don't do it here. Say it in front of Chikage."

Nogi Wakaba stopped him from doing what he would normally do next.

You really understand Li Mengyu.

"I see."

"As for us..."

She picked out some things and told Li Mengyu, most of which were related to the big society, work and those monsters.

After the content, which was not very interesting but Li Mengyu still listened to with gusto, Nogi Wakaba suddenly asked.

"I've actually always wanted to ask you, Master. Are those monsters... Stardust and Vertex, related to you?"

After all, it's all just a coincidence, isn't it?

Not to mention what Shima Yuna said she saw with her own eyes.

The feat of fighting and killing the gods.

But they also knew from the intelligence of the Great Shrine and the Divine Tree that the current Vertex is the so-called "wrath of God".

“…It has something to do with me.”

Li Mengyu did not choose to avoid it. If she could have killed that bastard Amaterasu at the beginning, perhaps this kind of thing would not have happened.

"..."

The atmosphere became a little heavy, and Nogi Wakaba politely took down the small county hanging on her body.

"If someone asks you something like this... don't just answer them like that..."

She endured the anger that was about to burn in her chest.

Countless people lost their lives, and countless people lost everything in that disaster.

Even if the person who caused all that was a highly respected master...if it was Nogi Wakaba, she would have drawn her sword.

But she doesn't now.

I don’t know whether it is progress or regression.

"Why would you do that, Master?"

Although what I heard from Takashima Yuna was that he swung the sword at the god in order to protect her from being abducted by the god.

Even if this was the version she approved of...she thought Li Mengyu would do something, she still wanted to hear Li Mengyu's answer.

But for me, the answer is very simple.

He didn't think much at that time.

"I just wanted to kill God, and protecting that girl was just a side thing. I just happened to come across her. Even if she wasn't there, I would still do the same thing."

Li Mengyu didn't lie. He didn't really want to lie in front of them... It's not that he couldn't, he just didn't want to.

"Because of this... so many people were killed..."

Li Mengyu lowered his eyebrows. He did not think of quibbling. Even if there were hundreds of suitable reasons, Nogi Wakaba would want to hear dozens of them.

Nogi Wakaba placed his hands on the handles of Onikiri and Dojikiri respectively, his body trembling slightly as he made a final psychological struggle.

Li Mengyu did not have any defensive reaction... maybe getting stabbed twice was what he wanted.

Just as the blade was about to be unsheathed.

Xiaojun took out the sickle from under the bed first. Even though she didn't have time to put on the royal uniform, she still stood in front of Li Mengyu.

Because she knew, given this bastard's train of thought, if he wasn't doing anything right now, he definitely wanted to get stabbed.

Really, why should I give up the sweet and soft Nogi-kun brand pillow for this guy!

"Big leaf mowing?"

Even now, there was still astonishment in Nogi Wakaba's eyes. No matter how similar the faces were, it was impossible for two of these weapons to appear at the same time.

"Nogi-san, although I really don't want to do this... this matter is not as simple as you and Li Mengyu think."

In her memory, even if Li Mengyu was not there, Stardust and Vertex still appeared.

The number is greater, the power is more terrifying, and the evolution is faster.

Although there is a problem with the time, Shiratori Utano and the others should have died in the third year after the Stardust appeared, instead of being alive and well and living such a happy life every day.

In Suwa, where there is neither the sacred tree nor the four heroes, there are still so many... so many people alive.

The four countries also have the capacity to provide assistance to other places.

Although I don’t want to think that way, the only abnormality...isn’t it Li Mengyu?

Vertex would definitely appear, but being here now was 1 times better than the reality she knew.

"you……"

Nogi Wakaba's pupils trembled and her breathing became even more unstable.

"Another lie?"

Past, present, sound.

She was already a little confused, and that was why she was so angry.

What is real and what is fake?

Just use the knife in your hand to make a decision! She will use the knife to make her own judgment!

"Even if you think this is a lie, Nogi-san... please listen to me. My name is not Xiaojun. My name is... also Gun Chikage."

The action of drawing the sword was too slow after all, and she stared at the girl in front of her in a daze.

A question mark appeared in the shaking pupils.

Chapter 157: Those Who Bear Responsibility

"From another...similar but more desperate world?"

Even for Li Mengyu, it was the first time that she heard what Xiaojun said, but it was not difficult to understand.

If even he can exist, why can't Xiaojun exist?

Maybe there will be small counties or something in the future... Well, these identities and backgrounds are not important.

"Stardust and Vertex are monsters created by the gods to kill humans after they defeated the rebellious gods of earth in order to destroy humanity."

That was a fact Xiaojun understood.

After the defeat, the gods of earth turned into sacred trees, but their remaining power was only enough to protect the four countries. In order to attract the attention of the gods, they hurried to develop the brave system.

They even turned Suwa into bait, placing him at the forefront of the attempt to attract the gods' attention... and watched him get destroyed.

"The last thing I remember was that Shikoku was about to be unable to withstand the newly evolved form of Vertex... and if I were here, and only Nogi-san and Takashima-san were left on my side, I would think..."

Isn't the ending already determined?

Silence creates the atmosphere of the present.

"How could this happen..." Nogi Wakaba grabbed the clothes on her chest tightly, as if she wanted to grab her heart.

"What did we do wrong? Why us?"

Xiaojun couldn't answer her about this.

There was something gleaming in his eyes that no one except Li Mengyu had noticed, and something that had not yet been expressed.

She still concealed some things, but they had nothing to do with what Nogi Wakaba was struggling with. Those were things she still couldn't figure out, such as - time.

This was the biggest discrepancy between what she remembered and what she had remembered.

In her world, the stardust disaster will happen next year, in 2015, not in 09.

The discord is not only about the time when Stardust appeared, but also about the heroes of this era.

She glanced at Nogi Wakaba, who was looking in pain and unable to understand why this disaster had happened.

Wakaba, who is 14 years old, shouldn’t be that big.

In Xiaojun's memory, they have been fighting for more than four years since then (15 years), and even if it is 19 years... As the oldest girl in the brave team, she has just entered high school.

The others in the same period of time were one grade younger than her, which means one year younger.

According to her memory, she should be only 8 years old this year, and Nogi and the others are... years old.

But... looking at Nogi-san who is only a little taller than her, how old is he?

It seems like everyone in this world was born early.

As if to cope with the disaster that also came earlier...

Although these things can be said, in the current atmosphere... they will definitely cause some bad disturbances.

It's best to stop here.

"I'm sorry, Nogi-san... I can't answer you... I don't know the answers to these questions."

Even what Nogi Wakaba wanted to know was what she wanted to know.

"But I know where we can get the answer - let's go ask Master Shenshu directly... If it's Master Shenshu, he should be able to answer all our questions."

Unlike some guy who only knows how to take responsibility, talking to him about anything is almost like talking to a cow.

"...I probably understand."

Li Mengyu, whose eyes had been hazy from the beginning until now, suddenly crossed her hands.

Although I haven't used my brain much recently and it has become much slower, but... it's not completely rusty, right?

Apply a little lubrication.

Xiaojun's purpose was simply to tell Nogi Wakaba that even without Li Mengyu, she could not escape this disaster.

And then there is the reality which may be even more difficult and desperate.

But... Li Mengyu herself was very clear that no matter how many words she embellished, it was ultimately just an illusory possibility.

He is the real founder of all this, the one who caused the decisive battle between the gods of heaven and the gods of earth...isn't it still him in the end?

Although it's really shameful that those guys didn't even beat a cripple.

Otherwise, perhaps humans could enjoy a few more years of peace.

Li Mengyu didn't like to get rid of the responsibility she had to bear so easily.

If he liked it, there would be no way he would come back.