novelraw Chapter 648: Steal
Chapter 648: Steal
"Peck, peck, peck"
When Fisher recognized that lark he couldn't be more familiar with, belonging to that black-haired Witch, outside the window, the originally head-tilted lark also seemed to instantly focus, shifting its original gaze from the floating Eimhart to Fisher beside him.
"!"
Fisher also hurriedly came to the window side and opened the window. Because the window opened outwards, the Heart Bird even spread its wings and flew backward a short distance waiting for him to open the window, and only after that did it land on the windowsill again.
"Renee, you're back."
"Coo, coo, coo~"
Fisher subconsciously wanted to stretch out his finger to rub the lark's small head, but immediately that lark suddenly opened its beak and bit his finger in one bite.
"Hiss..."
"Coo coo coo coo!"
Only after he withdrew his hand in pain did that lark stand largely in place, cursing and chirping a good few times."You didn't discover me earlier?"
"Coo coo!"
"It's like this... The current situation is somewhat complex. Can you reveal yourself, so it's easier for me to explain to you?"
"Coo coo..."
"Then I will wait for you here."
"Coo coo!"
The lark nodded, then spread its wings and flew towards the sky behind, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Behind him, little Alicia opened her mouth, looking somewhat curiously at Eimhart beside her and asked.
"Can Big Brother talk to animals?"
"...He is falling in love with animals."
"?"
Fisher expressionlessly glanced at Eimhart behind him, making him embarrassedly run to the top of Alicia's head. But soon, the fluttering sounds outside the window grew heavier. Raising his eyes to look, one could see many, many larks gathering outside.
Fisher took a step back, letting those larks enter the room. Miraculously, those larks fluttering mid-air underwent a sudden change after crossing the boundary of the window. Those black feathers became soft bit by bit, until they became translucent, turning into the shape of black veils.
Fisher opened his mouth, subconsciously reaching out his hand to catch. Thus immediately after, amidst the rich faint fragrance, a soft delicate body slowly took shape wrapped in the black veils, turning into that black-haired Witch landing in Fisher's hands, still as lightweight as the previous lark.
"Renee..."
Fisher lowered his head to look into his embrace, and saw those purple eyes full of lingering charm like a fine wine opening its jar simultaneously open to look at him. That beautiful face full of big sister aura was tainted with a bit of complaint. She immediately reached out and pinched his cheek, and only then ethereally floated up, landing at a place not far from Fisher.
"You really worried me. Suddenly I couldn't see your position in the Spirit World anymore, I thought you were caught by those Chaoses and..."
It was really a person!
Alicia blinked her eyes, looking at that miraculous process of transforming from a lark to a beautiful Witch. It seemed that ever since leaving grandpa's house and staying together with Big Brother, she frequently encountered this kind of miraculous things.
However at the same time she also couldn't help but innocently doubt. Wasn't Empress Elizabeth's relationship with Big Brother very good? They should be together, just like Sister Vileli and her husband. Then why did Big Brother still look so intimate with this older sister named "Renee" before her eyes?
Fisher didn't know that he formlessly gave the merely five-year-old little friend Alicia a little shock. He just rubbed his chin and muttered.
"Can you not see me in the Spirit World?"
"Of course, that's why I let Harte come find you. I've looked here, the Northern Border, and the Southern Continent. Fortunately I saw Eimhart here, roughly guessing you came to Naris."
"But you should be able to see me now, right?"
"Mm, that is indeed so."
Thinking about it carefully, the working standard of this Blessing actually worked according to his own judgment standard. It was after he recognized Renee's lark that it lifted the concealment against Renee. Which is to say, the activation of the Blessing could actually be controlled, it was just that the current Fisher couldn't yet actively manipulate it to make more intelligent and specific shielding behaviors.
Don't forget, the Blessing bestowed upon him actually came from that tentacle still on him right now. Then through communicating with it, was it possible to let it utilize this Blessing more flexibly instead of being rigid like this now?
"I've roughly resolved the matters in the Southern Continent. The reason I came to Naris previously was to..."
Towards Renee, Fisher had always kept no secrets. He roughly told Renee his actions in the Southern Continent, as well as the matter of the Concealment Blessing he found in Naris, and the reason he couldn't be observed also came from this.
Hearing this, Renee somewhat surprisedly sized Fisher up and down with a glance, and only then pouted her lips and said.
"Ah my, so it turns out you were forced to be wrapped in the Blessing? I thought you actively did this because you were afraid of doing bad things and being discovered by others."
"Renee..."
"Alright, alright..." Renee let out a sigh, and soon smiled mischievously again. "But since you have already reverted to an ordinary person when wrapped by the Blessing, I'm afraid you also don't have any ways against those females you know. Look, aren't you locked up by that Elizabeth and treated as a canary now?"
Actually there was an opportunity to escape back then, but he indeed couldn't bear to let Elizabeth continue waiting anymore.
Long pain is worse than short pain, he simply let go and came back. Looking at it now, besides the safety of his kidneys and his restricted personal freedom, Elizabeth also didn't do other excessive things...
Ah, but if she found out Renee had been here, it would be hard to say.
"Did you come just to ridicule me?"
"Hmph, ridicule, then I could still help you escape the Golden Palace right now. Do you want to leave with me?"
Facing Fisher's technique of feigning blame on the surface but actually changing the topic, Renee had long seen through it thoroughly. She smiled and glanced at Fisher, throwing this speech-depriving topic back to him. And just as said previously, if he wanted to leave, he would have long left following Valentina back then, why wait until today for Renee to come over.
"I still can't leave now. Not only is there this child beside me suspected to be a test subject of the former Creator's Society's Lord of Life, but there are also many enigmas on Elizabeth's body..."
"Yes, yes, if you could listen to me now, you would have followed my words back then when I told you not to wade into this muddy water. I clearly told you to stay away from things related to the World-Ending Prophecy, yet you just don't understand..."
Renee rubbed the center of her brows, looking at the Fisher before her eyes from the corner of her eyes, seemingly somewhat helpless, but immediately, she still said.
"Back to the main topic, I have a little clue regarding this mysterious Blessing on you. Above the boundary of the Spirit World, which is the [Ultimate] protecting the entire Spirit World from outside invasion, that place is formed by the power of the Authority of another powerful deity. That deity does not come from Ramastia and the others, but is instead somewhat similar to the aura on your body."
"Barrier huh..."
Renee blinked her eyes, then attempted to reach her hand toward Fisher's body. Under a wondrous fluctuation, his originally light body that felt like nothing suddenly felt heavy. Looking down, that golden tentacle constantly wrapping around his body appeared in form at some unknown time, currently glaring like a tiger at the Renee reaching her hand toward it before its eyes.
"Stare..."
"Smack!"
"It manifested, so this is the origin of that Blessing... hiss, it hurts!"
Renee's hand hadn't even reached halfway when that tiger-glaring tentacle suddenly arched up fiercely like bristling fur, smacking a slap onto Renee's hand, making her withdraw her hand in pain, following which her expression also became dangerous.
"Oh my, this little tentacle of yours also knows how to sting..."
"Smack..."
When Renee raised her own fist with a dangerous smile, the tentacle on Fisher's body curled up as if electrocuted. While wrapping around Fisher's neck, it hid the end of the tentacle behind his head, its figure gradually turning invisible bit by bit again.
That cowardly appearance made even Renee misfire, the corner of her mouth stiffening slightly as she complained.
"Shouldn't you be the dependent of that deity? Why so cowardly, you coward."
"Smack!"
Fisher couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch this gift from the Demi-Human Girl Con. But exactly at this time, a sudden jolt of electricity from inspiration rushed to Fisher's brain, making his fingers slightly stiffen.
Coward...
Wait, didn't Diane also say this word previously?
Furthermore, at that time a portion of fear not belonging to himself was transmitted to his body. Was it possible that that portion of fear also came from this tentacle possessing him?
Renee would make it feel fear because she was an incarnation of a Spirit World deity possessing solid Authority. Then what about the Diane that could equally make it feel fear?
"But looking at it, it should be able to communicate. Have you tried making it change the state of the Blessing on you? Perhaps it can be more flexible?"
"Azanroth?"
"..."
Fisher called out to the tentacle on his body, but it didn't pay any attention to Fisher at all, as if not understanding his words.
Looks like this won't work, need to try other methods to communicate with it.
“Renee, did you see the Crevice combusting in the Spirit World previously? Even from here we can see that pollution in the Spirit World. Has that pollution become serious again?"
At this time, Eimhart at the side also hurriedly flew back onto Fisher's shoulder. Due to the influence of the Blessing, in Alicia's eyes, he seemed to vanish instantly, leaving only Renee and herself in the room.
"Ah, there's no need to worry about this. It's just that the place where the Crevice is combusting happens to be right beside Him. Although He has never given up on entering Reality, before the Crevice fully combusts, He still won't enter here. Whether it's towards Him or the subsequent World-Ending Prophecy, actually I and other deities all have a certain countermeasure. However..."
This set of rhetoric again.
Fisher didn't refute, just quietly listened, while looking at her side profile, he asked.
"However what?"
"This time I returned to Reality firstly to confirm your safety. Secondly, I indeed need a little of your help, Fisher."
"Alright, tell me."
"Didn't I tell you several parts about the World-Ending Prophecy previously? I can reveal a bit to you about the solution steps of me and the various deities. The third part of the World-Ending Prophecy we have already determined is exactly the scarlet pollution remaining in the Spirit World currently. We plan to wipe out all the troubles in one fell swoop during the third part, while the first two prophecies are only to control their harm as much as possible."
As she spoke, Renee gave an example.
"In the prophecy of the first part, Dagon had already prepared for the combustion of the Crevice since very early on. So although He is severely injured now, at least the speed of the Crevice's combustion has been controlled; And the second part is closely related to the Divine Authority of the God of Life, Ramastia. He has also long made preparations to conduct the decisive battle against Chaos in the third part. But something went wrong midway, making those invading Chaoses begin to abandon the path of the Completion Handbook. This has to do with you, Fisher.
"Based on the protection of the Barrier and Dagon, the gods outside the Barrier must utilize the Transferred Persons from beyond the square and the Completion Handbooks they left behind as this path in order to manifest their power. But during the Demon Dynasty, you caused the bursting Soul Chaos to dissipate. According to Ramastia's inference, it was precisely because the Chaos within the Soul Completion Handbook completely lost its vitality that made Them feel panicked, forcing them to turn Their gaze. In order to avoid Their Authority from being unable to be displayed, they had to shift their gaze to other Chaos that had already separated from the existence of the Completion Handbook."
Alicia pursed her lips. The next second, Renee's gaze suddenly shot over, making her somewhat fearfully lower her head.
"So..."
"So, currently placed before the Chaoses are only two paths. Either utilize the chaotic creations that have already completely separated from the Completion Handbooks for a long time; or, kill you who can render the path of the Completion Handbooks ineffective; or, kill Dagon or Ramastia who block Their Authority from directly manifesting."
Renee fell silent for a moment, but still spoke out asking such a request of Fisher.
"The power of the gods cannot explore Reality, because we are the Rules that protect Reality from collapsing, and the deities of Chaos are the exact opposite. They have a thousand and ten thousand reasons to unscrupulously let their Authority bloom in Reality, in order to destroy the Rules of Reality. Dagon is the first layer of guarantee to stop this kind of power from invading, while the Blessing left by Ramastia is the fundamental power maintaining the operation of Reality's Rules.
"You should know, the several deities respectively bestowed Their own Blessings conforming to the rules to the several Demigods created by Ramastia. Aside from Dagon's Blessing which was lost outside after being polluted, the Blessings of Anabatos and Ouyun have already been recovered. However, what you shouldn't know is, the Blessing of Ramastia maintaining the rules still exists in Reality. Right at the bottom of the Abyss guarded by Demigod Xuan Can of the Deep Sea Trench, she watches over this Treasure transferred over by Ramastia's three dead children.
"I am actually not worried about Xuan Can's side over there, but Dagon was already somewhat depleted because of the burning of the Crevice. Originally I was very worried about you, when I couldn't see you I thought that group of Chaoses had already succeeded, but you're already protected by this Concealment power... So, my true worry is that the Life Chaos takes the opportunity to brew and descend, causing accidents to happen to the already extremely depleted Dagon, not to mention originally the second part of the World-Ending Prophecy had already mentioned that content related to the Life Chaos.
"So, Fisher, even if it's for my sake, I need you to eliminate any existence related to Life Chaos that exists independently apart from your Completion Handbooks, to thoroughly block this possibility alive. Can you do that?"
Fisher opened his mouth, at the same time turning his head to look at that somewhat shivering Alicia. He couldn't help but open his mouth to ask.
"Are you wanting me to kill Alicia?"
"Not just her. There should be other Life Chaoses existing, but according to Ramastia's observations and inferences, it won't exceed three."
"..."
Three...
Alicia counts as one, Valentina seems to count too?
Fisher looked at Alicia standing timidly beside him. Actually rationally speaking, sacrificing the small for the big is a very normal thing, like that "trolley problem" Pherone asked him in Pherone City many years ago.
Now, this long-delayed bullet had finally landed between his brows again, forcing him to make a choice.
Yet for him, this wasn't an issue where a choice could be made.
Alicia was the granddaughter favored by his teacher Helson. It was hard to say whether when Helson handed that notebook to Alicia to pass to him, it also meant handing Alicia over to him to take care of.
Then, what about Valentina?
She also contracted the power of Life Chaos during her deep sleep, otherwise how did she change her form?
Must Valentina be killed too?
Fisher might also emotionally doubt, why every time solving this kind of difficult problem of the World-Ending Prophecy, a lady very close to him would be added to the scale? Last time it was Raphaela, this time it was Valentina again, is there an end to this?
But thinking about it rationally would yield the answer.
Don't forget how Fisher originally found these women closely related to him according to the World-Ending Prophecy.
They were originally closely related to the World-Ending Prophecy to begin with, and it wasn't because they had relations with Fisher that they became related to it.
Fisher sighed, having no choice but to face the problem directly and ponder a method of resolution.
"...Is there any way to let her or other creations of Life Chaos break free from Chaos? Other than killing Alicia."
Renee pondered for a moment, appearing as if just about to say something, but looking at Fisher's frowning appearance of bitterly pondering, it seemed she already understanding and considerately knew some clues in her heart.
After pausing for a moment of time, she smiled, touching her chin and said.
"Perhaps there is, but I'm basically not too certain yet. Well, but no need to be so serious, we still have time now, and I'm not forcing you to absolutely do this. Before then we can all think of methods, I will help you think."
Renee's gentle and lively words made Fisher's chaotic state of mind start to calm down a bit. Looking at the Witch before his eyes pointing her nose up and patting her chest with an "leave it to me" appearance, he couldn't help but smile and ask.
"Then respected Lady Renee, do you already have a good prescription to help me come up with a solution method?"
Renee knocked on her own head, thought hard for a bit, then smiled and said.
"Hehe, no."
"..."
"But, you know, I can invite you out to eat something delicious, maybe it'll have miraculous effects? Accompanied by a beauty like me and delicious food, Professor Fisher's little brain will definitely become sharp, what do you think?"
"...Now?"
Fisher was slightly stunned, subconsciously turning his head expecting towards the direction of the outer court of the Golden Palace, faintly still harboring some concern for Elizabeth who was still there at this moment.
But the next second, a pair of ice-cold hands had already gently cupped his cheeks, turning his cheeks upright bit by bit, aiming at that smiling Witch Miss already close at hand before his eyes.
"Correct, right now..."
"Hey, I say, ignore Elizabeth..."
"Now, go out and sneakily eat dessert with me."