I, Zhongli, Wander the World

half an hour ago.

On the turbulent sea, a speedboat was galloping eerily at a speed far exceeding normal speedboats.

"Zhongye~"

A deliberately prolonged voice sounded in the speedboat, but no one answered. There was only the pounding sound of splashing water on the wide sea, not even the sound of the engine.

"Zhongye, Zhongye, Zhongye..."

"what are you doing!"

Zhongyuan Zhong, who was halfway out of the boat, also turned his head in anger. His voice was full of anger that was about to explode. "If you have something to say, it's okay to shut up. Didn't you see that I was busy?"

He needs to keep one hand in contact with the sea surface at all times, maintain a certain amount of power output to speed up the ship, and prevent the ship from breaking out of the sea or disintegrating at an excessively fast speed. It is indeed quite busy.

"So, can you be quicker?" Osamu Dazai, who was sitting in the cabin with a pile of weapons, stuck out half of his head and said leisurely, "It's almost too late."

"Why do you have to use such an inefficient way to travel, don't you have any points in your heart!" Zhongyuanzhong said unhappily, "If it weren't for your troublesome ability, I would be able to fly over by myself now!"

According to their plan, if you don't want Jingji Xiayan, who is hiding in the dark, to notice the spoilers of the two "ordinary power users" in advance, you can't use Fitzgerald's private helicopter with too much movement. You can only use it. Drive to the shore by power or a small speedboat. This plan, coupled with the factor of Osamu Dazai's ability to neutralize his abilities, left only the option of a private yacht.

"So it's fine as long as I don't go by myself." Zhongyuan Zhong also easily shook off a wave of slapping waves and said, "You guy with basically no force value, just stay in a safe place!"

"Wow, are you caring about me, Zhongye? I'm so touched!"

"—That's what you said."

Dazai Osamu falsely wiped away the tears that didn't exist, and finally sat up straight under the disgust on Zhongyuan Zhongyuan's face, and said sternly: "Don't be too arrogant, Zhongya, even if Mr. Rimbaud gives it to you The way to open the [door] doesn't work either."

"That is an unknown monster that has never appeared. If there is only one person in the middle, once something goes wrong, there will not even be a backup to remedy. Before solving the monster, I must first ensure your safety. This is also I made a temporary contract with Mr. Zhong Li before departure."

Saying that, Osamu Dazai picked up a weapon on the ground and said with a smile, "Not to mention that I have so many weapons with me, it's no problem to blow up one or two tentacles."

"...Whatever you want." After a moment of silence, Zhongyuan Zhong also lowered his head again, and the ochre hair scattered by the sea breeze covered his expression.

"touched?"

"No."

"Can you hurry up then?"

"Already the fastest!"

During the bickering between the two teenagers, the distance of several nautical miles passed quickly, and the huge monster like a hill became clearer and clearer at the end of the line of sight.

"Wow, the people in the group can't stop it, that monster is about to land!" Osamu Dazai, who was observing the situation with the binoculars, shouted.

"Tsk." Zhongyuan Zhong also pouted with disgust on his face, squatted down slightly, and rushed out like this.

Dazai Osamu hurriedly stopped: "No way, Zhongya! According to the usual sprinting method, your reaction force will open a hole in the boat!"

"I know! I'll try to be as light as possible..."

Click.

The sound of the cuffs closing was so clear that Zhongyuan Zhong was also stunned for a moment. Before he could feel the sudden extra weight on his waist, Osamu Dazai, who was already prepared, was already posing.

"Then let's go! Zhongye!"

"Wait--!"

The words of stopping were drowned in the roar of rocket launchers.

"Dazai-ji ah ah ah!"

Before flying out, Zhongyuan Zhong also took a glimpse, and vaguely saw that the rocket launcher in Dazai Osamu's hand was the one he had picked up for display earlier.

Twenty minutes ago.

The decoration of the cabin for the competition is still the same, but it has changed from the original gentle and harmless to the mechanism of killing everywhere.

The continuous stream of water seeping out from the gap has not reached the ankles, but the three detectives are still not tense, even Edgar Allan Poe, who seems to be flustered, is in the chaos.

The crisis of life cannot affect the sober minds of the detectives, but makes them more rigorous. Soon, the key hidden in the room was found.

"My generation chose the one of Eris."

Poe said in a tight voice, "Apart from these paintings and the golden apples in the room, the weapon patterns on the furniture are the most conspicuous, but I will rule out Athena."

Athena represents war, and may also be in line with weapons, but those patterns are more of long swords and short knives. These weapons were more used in ordinary fighting in ancient Greece, and they did not completely match the spears and warhammers that represented war.

"Besides, Eris is the origin of the 'Golden Apple Controversy', and solving Eris is equivalent to eliminating the calamity."

Ayatsuji pedestrian exhaled, "Then, instead, I choose Athena."

The blond detective said seriously: "Don't be so stubborn, this is the ship of your team, right? You should be more familiar than me."

Edgar Allan Poe's eyes widened slightly under his bangs.

The name of the ship is "Goddess of Victory".

Before the title of "Goddess of Victory", Nick, the goddess of victory, belonged to Zeus and Athena.

"If Eris is the beginning of everything, then Hera and Athena who supported the Greeks are the end of everything." Ayatsuji pedestrian said, "The final Trojan war is also carried out in the city, and the efficiency of using spears is not as good as Use shorter knives."

The two detectives finally looked at Edogawa Ranpo, who had been silent since the call with Zhongli.

"Ranbu-kun," Edgar Allan Poe reminded in a low voice.

"My words." The thoughtful Edogawa said slowly, reaching out and picking up the golden apple on the table, "I choose the golden apple."

"Huh?" Poe was startled.

Ayatsuji pedestrian immediately looked at the paintings on the wall, and under the premise of Edogawa Ranpo's choice, he instantly understood.

Edgar Allan Poe, who looked at the painting a few seconds later, also reacted.

The idea of ​​Edogawa Ranpo is simple.

The metaphor here is not the scene of the Golden Apple dispute at all.

The paintings on the wall are so inductive that people subconsciously frame the story of the three goddesses and expand their thinking in this frame, but in fact, the myth of the golden apple is not the only one.

"Hercules..."

In the twelve trials of Hercules, there is also a story of obtaining the golden apple under the protection of the hundred evil dragon Ladon.

"Prometheus the fire thief who gave the hint, Nereus the river **** of prophecy, Atlas the Titan **** who fought the dragon, and..."

Edogawa Ranbu raised his hand and threw the golden apple in his hand to the last painting.

"The beginning of everything, Golden Apple Orchard."

The heavy golden apple suddenly smashed the painting, revealing a slightly concave gap behind it. Some spikes stood up the moment the painting was smashed, but failed because the object was the golden apple.

In the center of the gap is the fifth keyhole.

"Of course the golden apple must stay in the golden apple orchard, so as to avoid subsequent disputes." Edogawa said, inserting the key into the keyhole and turning the switch.

Time has come now.

Zhong Li took a fairly regular pace and walked into the hut unhurriedly.

Every step he took was exactly the same as if he had measured the size. He stepped on the wooden floor and made a regular sound, which gradually coincided with the beating heart.

He came to the second floor of the hut and pushed the door in.

Jingji Xiayan sat there against the light, with no panic on his face, and even had the time to drink a sip of tea with the right temperature next to him, as if he was not the one who was about to face the wrath of the gods.

And Zhong Li, who came over, did not act immediately as he thought, but pulled out the chair opposite, and sat down also upright.

"I heard that you prefer imported tea." Jingji Natsuhiko said leisurely, "But I only have matcha here, I'm afraid I can't offer it to you."

"I don't have the status of a **** for a long time, so how can I talk about offerings?" Zhong Li denied it aloud.

"That's not what you said." Jingji Natsuhiko shook his head disapprovingly, "In mythological concepts around the world, they are always willing to give gods to manage everything in this world, such as Japan, and even every plant and tree can be called a god. ."

"Your control over the rock formations of the mountains is so powerful that even the main gods in many myths can't match it. Even if you leave the **** position, it will not damage your prestige."

"What's more." The old man's scrutiny eyes pierced at Zhong Li unabashedly, "Since you are a **** from another world, if the rules are different, you will be divided according to new rules, I think so."

The information revealed by Jingji Xiayan was too shocking, but Zhong Li didn't even change his face, he just said lightly: "Where did you hear this news?"

"The person who provided the information refused to show his face, and I'm not interested in his true face. You probably need to check it yourself." Jingji Xiayan laughed like an ordinary old man, "All I can say is that he It's much more hidden than I am a bad old man."

"I really expect you to show more power, but unfortunately I probably won't be able to see it."

Jingji Xiayan smiled and looked at Zhongli. From his point of view, the demon controlled by his own supernatural powers roared and attacked beside the gods, but it was as if he had touched the hardest rock and returned without success. Half of his body was torn apart by the scorching divine power.

His supernatural ability is ineffective, this is confirmed from the first sight of Zhong Li, but now it just confirms his conjecture.

Zhong Li, who had already obtained the information he wanted, stood up and walked out of the cabin warmed by the sun.

And the next second he stepped out of the house, the whole house was instantly petrified into a bright yellow stone.

In the cruise ship far in the sea, the door of the secret room was opened from the inside, and the three detectives who were all wet came out of the cabin, behind them were the destroyed organs.

On the other side of the coastline, Zhongyuan Zhongya, who opened the controllable [door], slammed the monster's abdominal cavity into his body with a punch. Dazai Osamu in the speedboat ignited the fuses of all the explosives, and drove the boat into the hole hammered by Zhongyuan Zhongya. Before arriving, he adjusted the speedboat to autopilot mode and jumped into the sea by himself.

Nakahara also grabbed Osamu Dazai's collar from the air a second before he fell into the sea, and the gap between his hand and the collar was cushioned with the skin of Osamu Dazai that could not be neutralized from the monster's body.

The sky-high flames exploded from the inside of the monster's body.