I admired heroes but became a villain

"It's just a wise man's hindsight connection of things that have already happened, and then draw a conclusion..."

Being praised, Red Tea sighed in distress, "This is the first time that my self-confidence has been dealt such a severe blow. Not only was I played with by someone, but I was even let off lightly. To be honest, I feel an unprecedented humiliation that is accumulating in my chest."

"That's so embarrassing."

Guo Linglong shrugged and asked with a smile, "You won't ask me for mental damages or anything like that, right?"

"Of course not. There's no point in showing off if you're not as skilled as others."

Hongcha then changed the subject and said, "But I hope you can answer a question for me."

"interesting……"

Looking at the serious Hongcha, Guo Linglong shook her hands and said lazily: "Tell me, during the time we return to Dark Eden, I will be free all the time."

"Then I'm welcome."

Hongcha took two steps forward and came in front of Guo Linglong. He ignored the Bullet Witch's eager eyes and looked at Guo Linglong intently, asking an extremely sharp question: "Why... are you a good person?"

"Can't I be a good person?"

Guo Linglong tilted her head and said without comment.

"You can be a good person, but you shouldn't be a good person..."

Hongcha shook her head and said affirmatively: "Talent determines a person's character and even destiny. People who are good at business must be good at calculations, and people in high positions must be good at dancing with long sleeves and being smooth with people. Take me as an example."

As she spoke, the girl stretched out her hands, a moon-white light appeared in her palms, and then she spoke with a confused look in her eyes.

"I ask myself, I am not a wicked person. My life from childhood to adulthood has been smooth and carefree. I don't have any mental illness, let alone antisocial personality tendencies. But just because I have 'talent', I have changed. I no longer value human life. I can naturally treat others as pawns to die. If necessary, I am confident that I can torture others to death without guilt... I have changed without even realizing it."

"It's a very strange thing indeed."

Guo Linglong turned over and sat up from Xia's thighs, looking seriously at the confused magical girl in front of her: "Logically speaking, even if a cat or a dog dies in front of you, people will be very sad, because they will associate the passing of life with themselves. This is what is called the death of the rabbit and the grief of the fox."

"But I won't!"

Hongcha suddenly clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into the flesh of his palms.

"Because of my talent, I have become like a devil who despises life, so can you tell me, you who have the evil talent of playing with others at will..."

The girl stared at Guo Linglong closely and asked with great envy, "Why did you become a good person?"

Chapter 58 The Value of Life

Innate talent can distort a person's mind...

This is the conclusion that Hongcha drew from his own experience.

Her magic, 'The Never-Ending Hero', can bring back a recently deceased person from the clutches of death in a short period of time, unconditionally and without cost.

This is undoubtedly a heaven-defying talent that overturns human common sense, but because of this, Hongcha finds that he has begun to ignore life without knowing when.

Is it time to use those magical girls who call you "sister" as bait to lure the enemy into your trap?

Was it the time to kill those seriously injured companions without any hesitation and then revive them?

Is it when you unconsciously treat human lives as chess pieces in your strategy?

Coming back to his senses, Hongcha was shocked to find that he had changed.

She is not a sociopath, and she is certain that there has never been any darkness or violence in her heart. But even so, her innate talent has turned her into a demon who treats human lives as numbers.

"All this is because I have the magic to turn the precious life that I only have once into a cheap thing."

Hongcha looked at the radiance of magic in her hand, then looked at Guo Linglong and bit her lip and said, "But you are different, completely different from me. You have more talent than me, and you have seen through the evil of human nature and the weaknesses of human nature. You should become a disaster that spreads chaos and death. You should become a clown, you should become Moriarty, you should become Hannibal, you should become Bai Qi... but why... did you become you?"

"..."

Guo Linglong didn't want to answer at first. After all, he wasn't the kind of guy who couldn't walk when he saw a beautiful woman, and this question also involved his privacy. But after hearing the confusion in Hongcha's tone, as well as the self-destructive emotions that he didn't even notice, he scratched his hair in distress, then sighed and said, "This has to start with my unique life experience."

"Unique background?"

Hongcha asked subconsciously.

"Yes, because of my background."

Guo Linglong chuckled with a nostalgic tone, "Before I realized the Seven Apertures of the Heart, before Guo Linglong was still the endangered rare creature Guo Ruoji, I should have died. After all, an orphan abandoned by his parents, without any ability to take care of himself, and abandoned in a blizzard, there are so many ways to die, but I was saved..."

"It was clear that saving me would bring no benefit, and it was clear that saving me would only add burden to themselves, but kind people still took me to the orphanage and took care of me since I had nowhere to stay. I should have died on a snowy night, and I should not have survived, but I still survived thanks to the kindness of people."

Guo Linglong looked at her hands, then at Hongcha who was listening intently, and shook her head, saying, "It is precisely because I can see through the evil of mankind that I can better understand how precious this pure, selfless kindness is. So I humbly lowered my head in front of this kindness and turned into a shield to protect them. But... this shield is a little dark?"

"that's it?"

Hongcha looked at Guo Linglong in disbelief: "Is that why? So your mind hasn't been twisted by your own talent?"

"Yes, that's all."

Guo Linglong stood up and opened her arms towards the rising sun, as if embracing something.

"I am living here, existing here, and I am the proof of all the goodness in this world. To deny the kindness of mankind, to deny the existence of heroes, is to deny the fact that I am alive. So no matter how many times this flower of evil roars in my ears to tell me how ugly and hateful humans are, and asks me to let go of the restraints and trample on them as much as I want, I can answer again and again... It's not like that."

Stunned, Hongcha stared blankly at the man whose face was covered in a layer of golden color by the sunlight, and then closed her eyes in shame.

She finally understood what was going on with this cruel yet gentle temperament, and finally understood why the man's mind was not distorted by his talent.

Because he was able to live thanks to the kindness of humans, no matter how many times the Flower of Evil tempted him, he could refuse to acknowledge it again and again. After all, admitting that humans were abominations that could be toyed with at will was equivalent to denying that he was saved by such humans. The paradox formed between the two allowed him to not be distorted by his own mind...

Red Tea, who had finally understood, shook his head and stood up, sighing faintly, "How enviable."

Guo Linglong turned around, looked at the somewhat disappointed Hongcha, tilted her head and asked, "Didn't my experience help you?"

"Unfortunately, no."

Hongcha sighed and said, "Unlike you, although I am not from a wealthy family, I have enough food and clothing, so I can't understand the value of the 'goodness' you are talking about."

"You made a mistake, girl."

Guo Linglong called out to Hongcha and chuckled, "Indeed, your magic has distorted your common sense, making you think that life is just a cheap thing that can be sacrificed at will. So...wouldn't it be better for you to re-understand the value of life? As long as you know how noble life is, you will naturally not be misled by your own magic."

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm sorry, but I've already tried this method."

Black Tea shook his head and said, "But it's useless. No matter how much I want to comprehend the beauty of life, my magic reminds me again and again how cheap these beautiful lives are."

“That’s why I said you were wrong.”

Guo Linglong shook her head. "What you need to experience is not the beauty of life, but the survival of life. Have you ever tried to deliver food in the pouring rain? Even if the electric bike slipped and your knees were swollen, you still insisted on getting up? Have you ever tried to worry about the completion of the construction site even though your hands were already bruised? Have you ever tried to be frugal and spend fifty yuan a month, and rely on vitamins for nutritional supplements?"

Looking at the self-mockery on the corner of the man's mouth, it was not difficult for Hongcha to imagine that these were the man's personal experiences, and for a moment, he felt a little stuffy in his chest.

Obviously, as long as he wanted, this unfathomable flower of evil could make him live a better life at any time, but...

"Why? Doesn't this way of living only reflect the 'cheapness' of life?"

The girl's eyes were confused, which made Guo Linglong laugh and shake her head. "It's not just the joy of being alive that shows the value of life. The hardship of living can make people feel the weight of life. So even if your magic can revive my only life again and again, it will not change the 'value' of this life."

Looking at the man who easily solved the problem that had troubled her for six years and showed her another way of living, Hongcha could not help but cover her chest, bit her cherry lips and lowered her head.

The heartbeat in my chest suddenly quickened. It must be the excitement of finally finding the solution to the puzzle... right?

Chapter 59: Ending

"We will meet again."

After a conversation, Hongcha, who felt that he had benefited a lot, bowed deeply to Guo Linglong: "I will continue to ask you for advice when the time comes. By the way, I don't know your name yet..."

"Come on."

Guo Linglong rolled her eyes and interrupted, "No matter what, I am from Dark Eden. I don't want to have anything to do with you magical girls anymore. Don't even think about trying to get my words or contact information. Our fate should end here."

“Ah…”

Hongcha covered her mouth and chuckled, "The close hug back then was so passionate, why are you so hostile now?"

"Because you're a pervert."

Amid Xia's low complaints, Guo Linglong looked at Hongcha and said pointedly, "You are the most difficult pervert. Whether it's your appearance, IQ, or talent, you are far superior to ordinary people. You can't find anyone who speaks the same language as you, so you set your sights on me. You want to play against me again and again to satisfy your emptiness. You don't mind at all even though you know that I will ravage you one-sidedly. People generally call this... Masochism?"

“Isn’t this good?”

Xia on the side laughed with a gloating look on her face: "Masochism and Sadism, you two are simply a perfect match."

"Ah, are you interested in me?"

Before Guo Linglong could open her mouth to reprimand the Bullet Witch for her bad mouth again, Hongcha took advantage of the situation and deliberately pulled down her collar to reveal a touch of dazzling whiteness while giggling, "In fact, as long as you are honest and tell me your contact information, I don't mind giving you a chance to watch a movie with me."

"You just want to watch a movie with me?"

Guo Linglong curled her lips and said disdainfully: "After watching the movie, we had dinner together, and after eating, we went shopping together, and after shopping, we went to sleep together. Boys should pay attention to safety when they are alone outside. I don't know how many times the people in the welfare home have warned me about this kind of low-level routine."

"It's a really watertight defense."

Seeing Guo Linglong guarding against everything and refusing to reveal anything, Hongcha could not help but start to grind her teeth again. She originally wanted to try her best to guide the topic to Dark Eden, but the man's movements were really flirtatious, and he kept talking about all sorts of things. So Hongcha could only give up and say, "Just tell me, what do you want me to do in order to tell me the information about Dark Eden? Why are you witches going out in full force to hunt everywhere recently? Without knowing this, we can't even sleep peacefully."

"ridiculous."

Guo Linglong curled her lips and said, "Why should I tell you such important information?"

“Because people will die.”

Hongcha's face turned serious and he said, "Do you want to see the kind-hearted magical girls being captured and executed by the evil witches? You don't want to see this kind of tragedy happen, do you?"

Guo Linglong was stunned for a moment and fell silent.

The purpose of this large-scale military training event organized by the "Maid-sama" is to unite the scattered witches and form a paramilitary group. Once the event is over, a group of witches who have completed the militarization reform will come out in full force to hunt down magical girls including Xingguang. At that time...

"When the time comes, these magical girls will be captured and put on the judgment rack, their transformation devices will be destroyed in public, and then they will be let go peacefully."

At this time, Xia reminded lightly: "After all, the enemies of Dark Eden are magical girls. They are just ordinary people with their transformation devices destroyed and can no longer become magical girls. In addition, we witches will not and do not bother to attack ordinary people. So, Master, she is just bullying you because you are just getting started and don't understand the style of our industry, so she wants to launch an offensive against you."

"Tsk..."

Guo Linglong, having come to her senses, immediately cast a look of contempt at the black tea.

"You make it sound like you were showing mercy on purpose."

Hongcha avoided Guo Linglong's gaze, sneered at the Bullet Witch and said, "You are afraid that you will be killed after being captured by us, so you dare not attack us magic girls. Why are you pretending to be a good person? After we catch you, we will ask you to take a bath in the exorcism holy water to turn you back into humans."

Xia retorted unconvincedly: "Don't compare us with you. You just rely on the power of magic tools to transform, but we witches' bodies are directly transformed. Turning back into humans is no different from being killed."

During the verbal battle between the two women, Guo Linglong had already understood that in order to avoid angering each other, Dark Eden and the Three Sages allied tacitly did not take things to the extreme. Dark Eden only destroyed the magic girl's voice changer, and the Three Sages only purified the witch's body. Both sides did not kill the captives who were no longer a threat, so as to avoid intensifying the conflict.

Guo Linglong, who had come to her senses, waved her hands at Hongcha with a look of disdain and said, "Go away. If that's the case, I have no reason to tell you the information."

"Of course there is a reason."

Hongcha blinked and whispered, "You know, to build closer relationships between men and women, you need to have a little secret in common. Just tell me a little information quietly."

"I let the magical girl go. I can use the fact that I just joined the organization and my moral values ​​haven't changed yet as an explanation. The organization is very understanding and is willing to give me time to adapt. But if I tell you the information... that would be the same as defection."

Guo Linglong dodged the girl's cute attack without comment and ignored the explicit hint, saying lightly: "I don't want to leave Dark Eden yet, at least not yet."

"At least 'now'?"

Hongcha muttered this word thoughtfully, and then said meaningfully: "I will leave, of course, only now, we will meet again soon. After all, I don't want to let go of the 'kind' I have found with great difficulty, and..."

The girl smiled secretly, turned around, and disappeared in front of Guo Linglong, turning into a shower of petals.

The man has not yet realized that he has actually exposed his real position unconsciously. The two will meet again very soon. What kind of expression will he show to treat himself then?

Thinking about the expression that would appear on the man's face when they meet again, Hongcha's heartbeat began to speed up again. Thinking about the reunion that would come soon and a life-and-death battle that would begin again, she, who was always elegant and steady, couldn't help but get very excited!

Chapter 60: The Witch in Black and the Witch in White

The Night of Valgips in Dark Eden...

Standing in the audience seats of this huge arena, Guo Linglong fell into deep thought.

This was already his third visit here, but every visit to this gloomy arena always gave him a different feeling.

The first time was when Xia's new slave contract came into play, the second time was when he ran into the so-called event, and the third time...

Guo Linglong looked at his clothes thoughtfully. His NPC-style clothes that were commonly seen on passers-by had disappeared at some point, and were replaced by a pure white windbreaker inlaid with a few strands of gold edges.

He looked up and around, and found that it was not just him. Other witches had also changed into windbreakers, but most of them were pitch black. Only about one-fifth of the witches, including himself, wore white windbreakers with gold patterns. Even Xia was dressed in a black windbreaker.

“This concludes the first phase of the event.”

The giant figure of the maid in the center of the Colosseum stood up again, looking down at the surroundings, and said in a hoarse voice that could not be distinguished between male and female: "The situation is worse than I thought. Only one-fifth of the witches have subverted the world? Anyway... From now on, everyone has two days of rest. When the time is up, we will enter the second stage of the event. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. If not, you can move freely."

As soon as the words fell, the witches started to stir. For a moment, Guo Linglong felt that she was surrounded by noisy chattering. The witch in black was complaining that her good deeds were ruined by the magical girl, while the witch in white was excitedly expressing the joy of victory and sharing with her colleagues how she accomplished the feat of distorting the world.