**Chapter 69: Like a Supervillain’s Debut**
“Ugh, will it really all disappear?”
“Will everything disappear too?”
“Then what about Xuan’er, Keling, and Xinran in this world?”
“Is there really no other way?”
“No, there’s no other way. Only a one-of-a-kind, immense Destiny Power can completely read my thoughts. Juncheng, you were the same way before. You want a perfect solution to everything, don’t you? You’re criticizing my way of survival, right? You’re saying that only spirits with physical bodies can exist in this special Mirror World. If this Mirror World burns down this time, even if these spirits still exist, they won’t be able to survive in a world as blank as paper. Juncheng, if the Mirror World is completely destroyed, even if these spirits still exist…”
“Then we can create it again later.”
“The only Power needed is one kind of Power. Here, there exists a unified… Destiny Power. And it’s not Xiao An, but Nong Ji!”
“Create this Spiritual World… for your ‘rest of your life’?”
“Juncheng, you must dedicate your… rest of your life to this world.”
“Speaking of which, speaking of which, why can I… You said ‘rest of your life,’ but I already died?”
“Today is not your day…”
“Your death doesn’t mean your life has run out. It’s your originally scheduled death date.”
“So I died prematurely? Ah gu…”
“Including these spirits?”
“This isn’t funny, Juncheng. What you want is to save everyone…”
“Why are you suddenly so serious?”
“This way of speaking is still the same as before. It seems that the person who can heal is not anyone who can calmly accept that they are… the correct one. Because that’s embarking on a path of… telling those around you the truth?”
“Heh, you’re still trying to find excuses, Juncheng. Don’t you also consider the feelings of the people around you… This virtual spirit’s existence… I’m not that much of a good person, you know? It’s impossible, isn’t it?”
“Why make this world so real?”
“Yes, if I were to say there’s no… I’ve even come to resent Ah Nong a little. This world was originally created for you. She wanted to keep your soul in this world. She thought of it the same way I did, but it just took a few hundred years to use. I’ve got it all. It’s truly… I’ll never be able to repay this debt, even in a thousand lifetimes.”
“If emotions were converted into numbers, it would probably become an astronomical number, right? The horrifying number equivalent to… It’s hard to refuse kindness from a beauty. If you were to consider the experience of coming to this world as a vacation trip.”
“Don’t say it’s irresponsible. It’s completely flipping the meanings of ‘responsibility’ and ‘irresponsibility’!”
“These are just the hopes of the party who has no guarantee in love, seeking a sliver of comfort. But you only… They are only seeking a sliver of comfort.”
“Responsibility, sh*t! She never wanted Juncheng to pay anything.”
“Do you think the people you know are so lacking in confidence?”
“Why would they lack confidence? … Except for Lily, she has it naturally.”
“But it’s precisely because of these people that… they’ve become like this. Each and every one of them is so strong. I really wonder how Nana managed to raise them.”
“Even a demon doesn’t need your guidance to talk like this, does it?”
“My guidance…”
“Don’t tell me all of you like to scare people from behind?”
“And then look at me with contemptuous eyes.”
“The person in front of you is, of course, dear Nana!”
“These people’s intuition is too accurate. Did they appear just because I mentioned them?”
“The ability to be a jinx is innate.”
“The flight to Dongdu, which is our destination, will arrive tomorrow morning.”
“Okay, I understand. Then I’ll prepare to depart now.”
“You’re really going… alone?”
“I can’t possibly bring Xiao An directly to their… Besides, we are currently in a hostile relationship. If they just have the intention to ‘cleanse the world,’ then only… a different plan can be adopted. From the start, I thought… I’ve completely lost control of it. Even though this organization was founded by her, my personal hope is for a peaceful resolution… If we can’t negotiate, then… we’ll have to persuade them by force.”
“A person without a head, hehe. I’m a reasonable person.”
As I walked down the plane, the scenery became more and more beautiful. It seemed like it had snowed a few days ago, and there was still a lot of snow under the trees.
After getting off the train, I walked into the dense mountain forest. The shrine was located north of Kyoto. Hidden within was a shrine.
There was still white snow on the ground, and on the roadside were… a world. The path was secluded, leading to an unknown end. Two rows of densely packed white lanterns flickered with… it looked like stairs leading to the underworld. To reach the shrine, I had to climb the stairs. The white snow reflecting the red lanterns was indeed beautiful.
I continued walking, feeling like I had come a long way. Then I felt like I had reached… the shrine.
From the moment I got off the plane, I could feel eyes watching me from all directions. Just as I guessed, they don’t know where Xiao An is. They must be guessing why I’m here. A shrine maiden wearing a red and white shrine maiden outfit… probably one of them, looking carefree and slovenly, walked into the torii gate.
“So, you already know who I am.”
I said in a somewhat overbearing tone.
The shrine maiden, sweeping the ground, said with a troubled expression.
“Oh? You don’t know? Alas, Dong… Wait, is she speaking Chinese?”
“How embarrassing, I thought she was a beautiful woman from China.”
And then, the shrine maiden…
The next moment, I felt people appearing from the ground, and some seemed to have teleported onto the roof of the shrine. Some people no longer hid their figures, emerging from the three…
The shrine maiden who was sweeping also looked up and surrounded me with two others. I could see people standing on the torii gate behind me.
Are these people assassins or ninjas? Or… It doesn’t matter.
I’m just here to talk.
“I am Juncheng An. Your god is with me.”
“You despicable foreigner!”
“You stole our sacred object and…!” The strong man next to the shrine maiden couldn’t help but exclaim excitedly.
“Shut up, Maegami.”
“But…”
“Retire, there’s no place for you here.”
“Yes…”
They are actually all speaking Japanese.
“…Yes.”
“May I ask why you’ve come to this small…?” the shrine maiden said. The Chinese she spoke was very fluent, which was a bit strange to hear.
“Well, as long as we can communicate.” I said to the shrine maiden.
I rubbed my neck and looked up arrogantly. “You took care of my family, didn’t you?”
“Are you here for revenge?”
The killing intent around me intensified, as if they would…
“No matter when you are so barbaric. I am here to negotiate this time.”
“Since no one in my family was injured, I can’t be bothered to pursue it further. I…”
“Negotiate? Could it be that you’re here to…”
I raised my hand, gesturing for them to stop. “You’re all surrounding me, I’m very scared.”
“Please don’t worry. They won’t do anything to you.”
… “Everyone kneel down.”
“What’s going on?”
As I spoke… the effect was immediate. The person who said “What’s going on?” and everyone else knelt on one knee.
“What?!”
The roof of the main shrine building collapsed inexplicably, and the giant torii gate also crashed down.
No one can look down on me anymore.
“No one present can stand taller than me now.”
“You really are a divine representative.”
“Divine representative? No, no, no, you might have misunderstood. This is just…”
“Explaining more pretentious things… why should I explain to them? Anyway, why should I explain to them? Maybe it’s more intimidating?”
So I changed my mind temporarily and said, “My words are absolute and cannot be interfered with. Even gods are inviolable.”
Then, under their hostile and fearful gazes, I revealed a kind smile.
“I’m just here to make a deal?”
“This is clearly ‘threatening’.”
“A deal… ‘A deal’ is too polite. Let’s talk terms?”
“You must think so. I don’t believe it either… Even now, let us… My smile must be very wicked right now.”
