Chapter 1772: Chapter 1311: Death Mad and the Sword Maiden (3)
She silently watched from the side, without any thoughts in her mind, only a sweet joy like eating ice cream and a hint of indescribable melancholy.
In the next scene, the setting shifted to a desolate land, Ash standing alone without any operators. He looked up at her, surprise and a touch of disappointment in his eyes. She inexplicably felt a surge of anger, grabbed Ash’s hand, and stabbed the cigarette butt hard into his palm.
"Do you think I wanted to appear before you!? If it weren’t for Uroboros devouring Hell, needing someone to lead you on a scavenging mission, do you think I wanted to act together with you? You even dare to disdain me? So sorry I couldn’t let you and Sonia have your date in Hell!"
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First exploration of Hell.
"I told you not to anger Sonia, but you insist on provoking other women?"
"Suspecting I deliberately let you be in danger... Yes, I did, because how could you not even pet Sonia a little, and make her so aggrieved? Go die, you promiscuous fatty, letting you live in the world is just a waste of rice."
"First trade of the heart, let’s make you lose memory of Vishi first; lately, your relationship with that half-breed has been too close... What caliber is Vishi, daring to like the same person as Sonia?"
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Second exploration of Hell.
"Do you dare to lose your temper with me over Vishi, that half-breed?!"
"Forget Lissdia and Youlan Weiser, though not as good as Sonia, they are good women. Vishi is just a demon from ancient times living until now, even messing with her is quite extraordinary, yet you dare to like her?"
"Vishi is a bitch, and you’re a bitch too! Bitch bitch bitch!"
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Seeing Harvey’s coffin.
"Is it worth being so sad over Igula and Harvey dying... Really... Sometimes I suspect you might have liked them."
"Even when you can’t recover from your own sadness, you want to comfort me... However, I’m quite looking forward to seeing you and Sonia go meet the parents. Mother would definitely be very happy, her biggest worry is her daughter always pushing herself too hard, without a cherished person to share her joys and sorrows. But if mother knew her daughter was just a member of a harem, frequently aggrieved, perhaps she’d rather her daughter not date..."
"But at least it’s better than the Observer. Until death, he never received the Observer’s love... To fall to be equated with the Observer shows just how despicable you truly are."
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Entering Fantasy Hell, Ash gazes directly at the Divine Domain.
"Just get lost in the Divine Domain like this, serves you right for liking that bitch Vishi. Clearly, you have so many women, I simply let you like one less, yet you insist on arguing with me... Do you think I’m harming you? By entangling with Vishi, in the end, the person hurt will be me or Sonia?"
"I have to trouble myself to save you... But the one bonded to you is Sonia, not me, how am I supposed to call you out of the Divine Domain?"
"I can only try like this... I am Sonia Sevi, the swordsmanship ex-demigod from the Kingdom of Stars who hasn’t had her twentieth birthday yet, the Sonia who wants to be with Ash forever..."
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"This bastard... Meiwa... Dog man!"
"Lonely? I’ve been adrift in the Flowing Gold River for thousands of years, yet you, a fatty who hasn’t even lived for decades, dare speculate my thoughts!?"
"And you sneakily kissed me before leaving, you fickle and cowardly fatty, afraid of my revenge... Fine then, next time you enter Hell, just see if I don’t scorch your palm!"
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In the Kingdom of Senluo, Ash and others were ambushed by eight Angels.
"Sell the second heart to protect them... Humph, Mirror Demon, can you find a chance to kill Vishi?"
"No? When did you get so good with Youmo? Never mind, then just smash and shatter to defeat the descending Angels, best to break their hearts and spirits, and incidentally take their World Secret Domain. If the trash Divine Lord dares reach into the earth, then chop off their hands rigorously."
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Entering Level Six of Hell, Ash and the Supreme God Lord head to the battlefield.
"Like scissors, as if Sonia is really controlled by you, she hardens and you soften, she softens and you harden, you dumb couple are hopeless."
"Taking you bringing Sonia home to meet the parents into account, I’ll overlook you this time."
"You actually use the third heart here, after using it, next is death... But for people like you who place hope on Miracles, it doesn’t seem surprising at all."
"Tsk, Black Demon goes out of control at this particular time... Ash is in for torture now."
"That guy, talking about impressive things while being tortured by the Black Demon to the brink of death, even while trembling all over from pain, still daring to challenge the Black Demon, though laughable... It does pose a bit of charm."
"No wonder Sonia likes him so much she’s unwilling to let go..."
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In the hotel bathroom of the Kingdom of Blood Moon.
"Either choose to spend the last two months in bliss with them, or choose to be forgotten by everyone, fighting life and death in a Hell where no one knows to save the world... But after saving the world, no one will know of your achievements, the only thing you’ll receive is their world."
"They won’t even know they ever had someone who liked them. In a world where you don’t exist, they will live happily. You can only change others’ endings, the only thing unchangeable is your own fate."
"Clearly it’s a bad ending and a worse ending, yet you, this guy, can still put on such a refreshing smile... Just because you can help them avoid a worse ending, it reassures you?"
"And with that bitch Vishi, still haven’t learned her selfishness and cruelty, really..."
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Level Six of Hell, the final battle.
"Laughable, immediately flip after merging our power, thinking getting close to Eight-winged strength means you can defy us?"
"On one point, you are correct... If the one making them happy isn’t you, what’s the point of saving the world? Liking someone isn’t just self-sacrifice, that’s simply tedious self-indulgence, rather it’s to let the other know and acknowledge one’s efforts, thus the other too will be happy. But I guess Sonia will be angry with your solitary actions after regaining memory..."
"Before becoming your enemy, let us stand together one last time."
"Either fight armed, or fight until death!"
Murmur.
Sonia blew a bubble, vaguely seeing the ring’s red line connecting to the faraway end, where an apocalyptic battle obliterating time and space was taking place.
A world imbrued with millions of colors, colorful sword lights shattering All Techniques.
Perhaps because it’s too far, perhaps that her Magic Realm isn’t sufficient, she completely cannot see the battle details inside, only the most familiar stranger.
Beside him, there are four phantoms, purple-blue, gray-silver, murky-black, and blood-red.
"Ash, are you fighting hard too?" Sonia whispered softly, her lips slightly upturned: "Good luck."
Very strangely, knowing Ash was in an unprecedentedly grueling battle, Sonia felt utterly at ease. Not only because of death’s tranquility but more because she knew even if she wasn’t there, Ash wasn’t alone.
Receiving the complex memories transmitted from the strands, Sonia initially felt dizzy, but soon realized these weren’t her memories. Frankly, being an onlooker to observe her love story from another’s perspective was quite embarrassing, but she quickly immersed in the emotional ups and downs of the "Observer," gradually sketching in her heart a character similar to her but more mature, with worse temper, and more biases.
What’s more interesting is, as the story unfolds, she dimly senses the Observer’s mood evolves from initial curiosity, through to concern, finally gradually becoming similar to hers.
Sonia gently shook her ring finger, the red line quivered, at this moment she clearly saw that the bond red line between her and Ash passed through the fingers of the blood-red phantom mid-way.
"Next," across the infinitely vast distance, Sonia gently said, "it’s up to you."
The blood-red phantom looked at her, seemingly took out something to hold in its mouth, while Ash in the electric confrontation beside, reached out and made a gesture of lighting a cigarette to her.
The blood-red phantom took a deep drag on the cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring contentedly, then——
She shoved the cigarette into Sonia’s mouth.
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