I, Zhongli, Wander the World

When it got darker, a barbecue grill borrowed from the hotel was set up on the beach.

The fiery red sun set in the west, and the whole sky was dyed a beautiful purple purple. The sea water, which had become deep due to the loss of light, rhythmically beat the delicate sandy beach, leaving snow-white foam along the texture of the gravel that dissipated in an instant.

The purchased seafood was piled up next to the barbecue, and two high school students volunteered to make skewers and barbecue. The aroma of the roast was carried away by the sea breeze.

Dazai Osamu held a plate bigger than his face and stared at the crabs on the grill, sweetly touting that he didn't want money to go out, and successfully coaxed Wujo Satoru to cut the largest crab and pile it up on him. plate.

On the other side of the Zen Yuan, Xue Er did not forget to take care of his wife even when he made skewers. When the plate was empty, he went to refill it. And Qinyin is happily enjoying her husband's feeding while feeding her son with a chilled skewer. The family seems to be very harmonious.

On the other hand, after eating a few skewers of barbecue, Tenten Riko's high mood suddenly fell. After Miri Kuroi whispered a few words of comfort, she volunteered to take over from Xia Youjie's barbecue position and began to experience the fun of barbecue.

And soon because of inexperience, the flames on the barbecue jumped two meters high.

The girl's scream mixed with Gojo Satoru's laughter, Xia Youjie, who was replaced, shook his head tiredly, and came to Zhong Li who was sitting alone with a plate of baked food.

"I just wanted to say it last time, Mr. Zhong Li is not used to seafood." The boy with the ball head sat on the chair next to him and put the plate on the small table in front of him. On the white porcelain plate were vegetables and vegetables that were roasted just right. Meat skewers, but there is no seafood that has the largest number on the grill.

Putting the empty bamboo skewers in one place, Zhong Li nodded and said, "Well, because of some previous experiences, my impression of seafood is a little... not very good, and I have a heart."

The no longer glaring sky light reflected the lines of the man's face softer and softer, and even the sharp golden eyes seemed much warmer. Xia Youjie looked at the man's profile, and his lips moved slightly.

Zhong Li asked without raising his head, "What's the matter?"

"...Ah, you can see that, is my cover up so bad?" The big boy who is over 185 feet tall scratched his face embarrassedly like a child.

"When there is a real desire in your heart, the so-called concealment is just a process of finding a reason for the purpose." Zhong Li glanced at him, "It's just futile trouble."

Hearing that Zhong Li was vaguely reminding himself, Xia Youjie silently wrote down these words, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Actually, I shouldn't have asked Mr. Zhongli." He said, "But for a while, I don't think I can find a person from the non-magic world who is better suited to see clearly than you."

Although Xia Youjie himself did not intend to explore other people's privacy, the upper echelons of the magic world had already found out the information about Zhongli that could be found after getting the mission report, and Wutiaowu shared it with Xia Youjie after forcibly searching. He naturally knew some superficial information about Zhongli.

The strength is so strong that he is not afraid of the temptation of any force, but he lives in Yokohama as if he has no ambition. The relationship between itself and the inner world is delicate, but it can stay out of all kinds of confrontations, and even in a chaotic place like Yokohama, there is a crossfire vacuum like a safe area on the street where you are staying.

There is no more suitable person to confide in than such a reliable outsider.

"It's about Xiao Lizi." Xia Youjie looked at the energetic girl in the distance, and slowly told things about "Star Plaster" and "Tian Yuan".

Zhong Li looked at him quietly, without interrupting him rashly.

"Although it has been discussed with Wu, whether she wants to assimilate or not, we will protect her future, but..." The boy with the ball head gave a wry smile, "Sure enough, Wu and I are still different."

Invincible from childhood to adulthood, Gojo Satoru's actions tend to be more unscrupulous. As long as he thinks of something, he will do it without hesitation, and no matter what the consequences will be, we will talk about it later. But Xia Youjie is different.

Thoughtful teenagers always think more under the appearance of lawlessness on the surface, and habitually think about plans and results in everything they do. The justice and blood of the young man made him determined to protect Tian Riko, but he couldn't help thinking about the series of consequences caused by the loss of the astral body.

"I believe it is right and just to protect Xiao Lizi." Xia Youjie said emphatically, "But maintaining the barrier of Tianyuan and protecting more ordinary people from the curse spirits is also the right thing."

"It doesn't matter if Wu said we are the strongest, but... a lot of times, force doesn't mean everything."

The operation of the world has its own rules, and the peak of the individual cannot radiate the group. As long as he and Wutiao Wu are not strong enough to suppress all subsequent influences, this hidden danger will always exist.

The young man's words echoed softly, but in Zhong Li's opinion, it was not so much that the young man came to him to discuss ways, but rather that he was confused about the implementation of his own justice.

"This world is not just about spell spirits and magicians." He turned to look at Xia Youjie, and said slowly, "Jie, you do recognize your own shortcomings, and you want to make up for the problems that may be caused by them. . However, when your mind only stays on 'conjuration', you have unconsciously brought a bias towards outside the conjuration world."

"The world has never been as fragile as you think, and ordinary people have never been lambs who can only be protected."

Just like Liyue, who has been with him for thousands of years, even without the blessing of the gods, he still relies on the people's own efforts to defeat the demon gods that were originally beyond the reach of human beings.

"Let's think about it from another angle. This world is not just about magicians and ordinary people. Don't let the so-called common sense blind you."

In the world of fusion, there has never been a reason for different timelines.

"Abilities..." Xia Youjie, who used to be either an ordinary person or a magician, was thoughtful, but couldn't think of a reason.

In the distance, Qin Yin said something to Zen Yuan, and stood up and took Xiao Hui to the direction of the residence. Dazai Osamu, who was sitting next to him, jumped off the stool with a crab leg in his mouth, and followed the lady of the Zen Yuan. away.

Kuroi Miri took over the position of Gojo Satoru. The long-legged white-haired boy stepped into the Zen Temple a few steps and did not know what to say. The two non-drinkers suddenly picked up a glass of juice each and aggressively compared high and low.

"Pfft." Even Xia Youjie, who was in a contemplative state, couldn't help but laugh.

Zhong Li suddenly turned his eyes to the dark sea.

At this time, the sky was completely extinguished, and the twinkling stars hung high in the sky. Under the night, the distant scenery of the vast sea was blurry, as if everything was buried in the blackness of nothingness.

But the regular sound of the tide still brought a slightly different sound.

It was the faint roar of some kind of engine, and the sound of the waves breaking open at extreme speed.

Wujou Gou, who has six eyes, and Chanyuan Shier, who has five sensitive senses, put down their cups and looked in that direction at about the same time. Xia Youjie, who was a bit slower, also sensed the difference through the exploratory spell he habitually released.

A speedboat at sea is coming by on the wind and waves.

Of course this is not normal. In order to ensure the safety of sailing, let alone speedboats at sea, even civilian fishing boats are prohibited from sailing when the sky is completely dark. How can there be speedboats sailing at high speeds at such times?

Gojo Satoru, who was looking far and wide in that direction, suddenly said in surprise, "Nankai... and Haibara?"

"What?" Xia Youjie, who had just rushed to hear Wujou's murmur, was startled.

Nankai Jian and Haibara Yu, he and Gojo Satoru's first-year junior, in order not to be disturbed for this trip to Okinawa, they specially called in the name of "foreign aid" to solve the cursed fish who came for the bounty. of.

"Haihara is injured." Gojo Satoru's always cynical expression became serious, "Why didn't they report this in the communication? No... They are running for their lives?"

As the words fell, a sharp water arrow suddenly shot out from under the sea surface. Qi Hai Jianren pulled the injured and inconvenient Haibara Yu, but failed to prevent the water arrow from piercing the speedboat's engine. .

This time, even Xia Youjie could see the flame of gasoline burning on the sea. He immediately summoned a flying magic spirit to go to support, but saw several water arrows wrapped in gasoline and fired again. , the target pointed at the two people trapped on the speedboat by the flames.

Xia Youjie's eyes were splitting, and his breathing almost stopped.

Then he saw that the sea suddenly shook like an earthquake.

The huge black shadow rose from the bottom of the sea against the rolling waves, and stood straight on the only path of the water arrow. And those few water arrows were so small against the backdrop of the behemoth, and they hit them hard, but they only smashed a few insignificant corals.

Yes, coral.

The firelight reflected everything on the sea clearly.

It turned out to be a whole coral reef that exists only under the sea.

Another slightly smaller reef rose from the other side, righting the speedboat that was about to be overturned by the huge waves.

Zhongli kept his arms stretched forward and sighed.

"This is indeed a bit unexpected."

He had expected the first attack to come from shore.

Under the surface of the water, a man with fins on his ears and skin as smooth and scaly as a fish struggled to escape, but was swept away by the eddy that suddenly appeared on the bottom of the water, pulling it inch by inch to the bottom of the sea.

It was hollowed out by the sudden longitudinal compression of the coral reef, and it was devouring everything around it like a hungry beast.

If he was tossed down by the eddy current, he would be slapped into mud on the rock formations on the seabed like a fall from the sky!

The murloc tried his best to move upstream, desperately trying to get rid of the eddy current, but he could only watch the sea get farther and farther away from him.

Accompanied by a series of bubbles of despair, the powerless murloc disappeared into the deep depths of the sea.

And above the sea, the reef like a living creature came to the shore with the yacht that had lost its power.

After wiping the seawater on his face, Qihai Jianren didn't even care about the presence of outsiders, and said in a hurried tone: "Senior Wujo, it's not just the Cursing Master here!"

"Ability users, killers, and foreign mercenaries, more people have come here over us!"

Chanyuan Xue Er suddenly changed his face, "Wait, so the Qin Yin side..."

Chanyuan, who has been in the black market for so long, is naturally aware that if the enemy is just a curser, that's all. With the big light bulbs like Nian Riko Wujowu here, why would they change their way to find the ordinary people Qin Yin and Hui Hui? , and that's why he was relieved to let Qin Yin take Hui Xian away and stay away from the target Tian Riko.

But those ordinary people or psychic killers who can't see the magic power will not!

They have never required more upfront preparation to accomplish their goals than a self-sufficient curser.

Meanwhile, the hotel.

The wall that had been brushed clean had already been blasted away, and in the rubble, Dazai Osamu stood in front of Koto and Xiaohui, his thin arm was holding a pistol that was too big for him, and the target was pointing directly in front of him. Mercenaries in grey robes.

"Yeah, Mr. Zhongli is really far-sighted, he's very helpful." He glanced at the amulet that provided the Yuzhang shield, which was originally hanging on Qinyin's backpack.

"I said, is it really okay for you to come to trouble us, women and children instead of looking for the mission target?" He tilted his head and reminded like a kind-hearted child, "Be careful until you get caught in the end. Huh, soulless bodies."