My youth story cannot be a knight war

"...!"

Gritting his teeth, Xu Guoliang stretched out his blood-stained hand towards the driving book, trying to pick it up.

But when his hand was just inches away from controlling the book, it stopped in mid-air and could not move forward any further.

Puff, puff, puff—

The sharp golden blades pierced through the clothes and skin, growing out from various parts of the body. The dense blades even submerged Xu Guoliang's figure, and most of them pierced into the white ground, becoming prisoners that fixed his movements.

Scarlet blood splattered, and the amount of bleeding was far greater than before, completely dyeing the blades growing from Xu Guoliang's body red. Countless long swords stained with blood turned into gorgeous and bloody petals, tightly surrounding Xu Guoliang as the main body.

It was an extremely cruel scene. Countless long knives completely penetrated his body from the inside out, tearing apart the original structural tissues of his body, including tendons and nerves, directly cutting off the possibility of movement on a physical level.

"Well--"

Even his eyes were now completely soaked in blood. His outstretched hand fell limply on the blade. Xu Guoliang maintained a kneeling posture on the blood, his whole body twitching slightly.

Footsteps sounded beside my ears, a hand picked up the blood-stained Book of Controlling All Living Beings on the ground, and then the man's words came from my ears.

"you lose."

"Why?"

It is difficult for people to imagine what kind of pain it is to have the whole body pierced by blades. It is a pain that even tears apart rationality, because most of Xu Guoliang's nerves responsible for transmitting pain to the brain have been severed by these vicious blades.

But even though his whole body was being gnawed by unimaginable pain all the time, Xu Guoliang still squeezed out words from his throat which was overflowing with blood, and every vague syllable was lingering with the smell of blood.

“…Is there any point in asking these questions now?”

Holding a knife in one hand and the driving book in the other, the man in the black windbreaker looked down at Xu Guoliang who was asking in front of him with his head down, his eyes not fluctuating at all by the bloody scene.

"You've seen it, so you should understand."

"And since the facts are right in front of you, why do you still deny it?"

"So...why...why...would it be...you!"

After hearing what the other party said, Xu Guoliang's whole body trembled violently, this time not because of the pain, but because of the incomparable excitement in his heart.

The blade that pierced through the body tore the wound open even further during the trembling. The blood, which was almost black, flowed from the wound to the entire body, and even the face was completely soaked.

At this moment, Xu Guoliang, whose body was only covered in scarlet, suddenly looked up and stared at the man looking down at him with eyes that were even scarleter than the blood on his body. The familiar face completely shattered the last bit of hope in Xu Guoliang's heart.

He opened his mouth and roared out the other person's name in a tone that was almost a roar:

"Hikigaya Hachiman!!!"

7. The ending of the story is decided by me.

Kamen Rider Odin.

Hikigaya Hachiman.

These are two very normal titles and names. Although people have different opinions on the stories and meanings represented by these two names, they don't think there is anything strange about them.

But there is only one thing, that is, these two names should never be equated.

Just like no one would mix angels and demons together, although in recent years there have been endless themes about the fusion of angels and demons, and even love, and people who like fun applaud and watch these works with relish, but this does not mean that people who like fun will also regard the two major themes of these themes as one in reality in their self-cognition.

As long as one's mind is still normal, even the most extreme person would not confuse real angels and demons. The difference between "Hikigaya Hachiman" and "Kamen Rider Odin" is so huge.

How could Hikigaya Hachiman be Kamen Rider Odin?

...But these two factors that were least likely to be integrated merged into one at this moment and stood in front of Xu Guoliang.

Looking at the upside-down golden long blade in the hand of the man in front of him, Xu Guoliang's expression twitched violently. If possible, he hoped that he was just having a nightmare, even if it was a mental disorder and hallucination.

But this is the fact, and the irrefutable evidence is right before our eyes, leaving no room for rebuttal.

But for this man, only the man in front of him, Xu Guoliang resisted this fact from the bottom of his heart and could not accept it at all.

During those three most difficult years of his life, when he felt that he was the only one who was right in the world, resisted growing up to understand the cruelty of the world and his own naiveté, when even the light given by Ultraman in his heart was gradually disappearing, it was those novels with the man on the cover that provided Xu Guoliang with a lot of motivation to move forward.

When he saw the story without super powers and heroes, and watched the opponent who was despised by countless people break the embankments set by reality again and again, and resist the theorems of the world in his own clumsy way, so that the whole story reached a perfect ending in the end, Xu Guoliang felt that at that moment, he truly saw that he was an ordinary person like himself in reality, but an extraordinary hero, and a hero that he had the potential to become.

Even when the story first began, Xu Guoliang, who had not yet realized his true feelings, the first hero he thought of and hoped would appear was the man named Hikigaya Hachiman.

Because Xu Guoliang believes that people who can become ordinary heroes in ordinary stories can also become heroes who save the world in stories of saving the world.

...But why?

"Why...is it you?"

Amidst the blood flowing from his wound, Xu Guoliang, like a tortured prisoner, raised his head with difficulty, stared intently into those dark eyes, and asked the same question for the second time.

Why, it is you?

You were supposed to be one of the heroes I envisioned, so why did you suddenly become the demon king that the heroes had to defeat?

——Answer me, Great Teacher!

"Need a reason?"

Looking down at the anger and stubbornness hidden deep in those scarlet eyes, Hikigaya Hachiman instantly understood the other person's thoughts.

Even so, he did not avert his gaze and spoke in a calm voice.

"Many people, like you, have asked why. But in reality, people never need a 'why' for their choices... because reasons are just psychological supports that humans give themselves in order to act more confidently. Then, people feel that without a reason, what they do is meaningless."

"But that's just self-hypnosis. In reality, all you have to do is decide whether you want to do it or not. Once you decide you want to do it, reasons are like typewriters. As long as you have hands, you can always type out thousands of unique reasons."

"And I just wanted to do it, it's as simple as that."

Lifting the blood-stained blade to cover half of his face, Hikigaya's voice flashed as cold and indifferent as the blade in his hand.

"Also, I'll give you a piece of advice: Don't put too much trust in someone you haven't met, no matter how much others praise them."

"Because one-sided trust is essentially just wishful thinking."

Slowly lowering his head, Xu Guoliang rubbed his teeth together and squeezed out a word.

"--Like, Zaimokuza believes in you?"

Hikigaya replied:

"Yes."

His words were as calm as before, without even a hint of hesitation or delay.

boom--! ! !

Strong vibrations occurred in the entire space. This mental space was shaking violently at this time. Crackling sounds that seemed to be on the verge of breaking could be heard from all over the space, as if echoing Xu Guoliang's heart.

He suddenly raised his head, and his eyes, which were originally filled with blood, now flashed a bright blue, and the Book of Controlling All Living Beings held in Hikigaya's hand in front of him also flashed the same light.

Under the illumination of this distant light, Hikigaya's standing figure suddenly began to become blurred and distorted, and quickly became transparent from the feet upwards.

This is Xu Guoliang's real purpose. The previous inquiry was indeed a sincere statement from the heart, but this does not mean that Xu Guoliang will still choose to resist in the face of irrefutable evidence. To do so again is not stubbornness, but stupidity.

Whether he admits it or not, the facts are clear before his eyes.

——The man in front of him, who had the same friend as him, had already become his enemy a long time ago, and his current actions and words fully proved this point.

In that case, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Swinging his sword to cut off the last trace of unwillingness to give up in his heart, Xu Guoliang's eyes became as hard as iron at this moment. He used all the strength he had accumulated during the conversation just now, and used the connection between the subjects to drive the driving book that was taken away by Hikigaya.

Ultimately, this space is a mental landscape created by Xu Guoliang using the book of control. Even if it is invaded by someone without his knowledge, he still has absolute control over this space that was created by him.

Before, the situation changed too quickly, so he couldn't respond immediately. But now that he realized it and with this short time to think, Xu Guoliang immediately made the best decision at the moment.

The option of fighting again was directly ruled out. According to Xu Guoliang's current injury, he would die if he did not receive immediate treatment. In this situation, starting a battle with an opponent whose strength he did not know would only result in his death faster.

In this case, there is only one feasible solution left.

Directly use the power of the control book to expel the opponent from this space, then immediately make a strategic shift, and find a way to deal with it after recovering from the injury!

However, in less than a second, most of Hikigaya's figure became transparent and invisible. Seeing this, Xu Guoliang gritted his teeth and increased the power output of the control book, intending to directly repel the opponent.

Very good! Let’s continue like this! ???

"it's useless."

A cold voice spoke, and Xu Guoliang's expression changed drastically in an instant.

Phew~!

A stream of red lightning representing overload burst out from the silver-white tattered driving book, and at the same time, the blooming blue light quickly extinguished.

This space was still shaking, but the fundamental reason for the shaking was completely different from before.

Hikigaya, whose body had already lost more than half its length, was now like a videotape with the rewind button pressed. He began to rapidly reverse the trajectory of his disappearance, regaining his physical form at a much faster speed than before.

"Varied……"

"Do you really think I have no way to deal with this book's abilities?"

Under Xu Guoliang's incredulous gaze, Hikigaya slowly raised his head, looked up at the fake sky above his head with cracked marble-shaped patterns, and spoke softly.

"Indeed, this space was created by you. You have absolute control over it. Even I have no way to change that."

"But that doesn't mean I can't find a way outside of this space."

He lowered his head and looked at Xu Guoliang. His already deep black pupils were now filled with an indescribable darkness, just like the world-famous Krubera Caves, flowing with a depth that swallowed everything.

"...Where do you think we are now?"

“???!!!!!!”

Countless roars filled with terror rang out, replacing Hikigaya's response to the speechless Xu Guoliang.

And this space suddenly became dim.

But this is not due to the change in the overall tone of the space, but a phenomenon caused by another terrifying external influence.

Shadows, countless shadows appeared on the white walls of the space, shadows that were different from any known creatures in the world.

These shadows twisted and turned, wandering along the outer wall of the entire space which had become visible at this time. Various ferocious roars and howls emanated from these shadows, echoing inside through the obstruction of the outer wall of the space.

Outside this space, there are countless beings wandering around. These beings are attached to every inch of this space. Countless figures form a huge black curtain, completely enveloping this space from the outside. This is why the color of the space suddenly becomes dim.

Countless black shadows moved, blocking the light. Countless scarlet rays of light were projected from these shadows. In the roaring darkness, those scarlet blood-red eyes bloomed with evil light.

This was a scene so horrifying that it was beyond words, enough to make people with trypophobia faint on the spot. As Xu Guoliang looked at these dark shadows that completely obscured the space of his mind, the muscles on his face twitched violently.

He felt that at this moment, this space was completely out of his control, but the reason was not internal, but external.

Outside this space, powerful pressure swept in from all directions. This pressure squeezed this space tightly, suppressing Xu Guoliang's drive for the mental space with absolutely overwhelming mass.

It felt like a lake falling into a vast ocean, with the water completely submerged in it.

"Welcome to the mythical 'Hell'."

In the darkness, Hikigaya stretched out his hand towards Xu Guoliang and made a standard waiter's greeting gesture with one hand.

"This is the 'world behind'."

In response to Hikigaya's words, Xu Guoliang lowered his head and said nothing.

Because he knew that there was no point in saying anything.

The only hope has been ruthlessly extinguished. Now the seriously injured and powerless Xu Guoliang has no way to change this situation. It can be said that he has truly run out of tricks.

"...You can kill me or chop me up, it's up to you."

Swallowing the blood clot in his throat with force, Xu Guoliang lowered his head and said this in a cold voice.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. If I kill you, I think this book will be useless."

In response to Xu Guoliang's words, Hikigaya responded calmly.

"!?"

This sentence made Xu Guoliang's eyes widen again. He raised his head and looked at Hikigaya with surprise and doubt.

This guy, could it be... damn it!

"I need you alive...but I just need you alive."

Realizing Hikigaya's true purpose, Xu Guoliang secretly gritted his teeth, and the former's words confirmed his guess at this time.

Looking at him with his head down, unable to see his expression, Hikigaya spoke indifferently.