The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Date...date with a big-headed ghost! Oh...if you hadn't happened to meet me, don't lie on the roadside and let others pick it up..."

Looking at Jizi lying quietly on the bow of the boat and snoring, Mikael was also a little bit dumbfounded. She had only spoken a few words before, but her tongue began to get knotted, and she was brazenly talking about going on a date by the lake...

At that time, Mikael half refused and half deceived her, but she couldn't resist and was dragged to the lake. He followed her to search for a while on the beach and found a light boat.

"Do you see this ship? It's specially... hiccup! It's specially prepared for this moment. As long as you nod... Hmm! This ship also has..."

"don't want!"

Mikael refused simply.

"Oh...what a pity. I finally met a handsome guy, but he didn't even want to give me a chance to date...Why, do you think I'm too old?"

"No, this has nothing to do with age. I just simply don't like the opposite sex."

In order to get rid of Ji Zi's entanglement, Mikael could only use the trump card that he had collected for a long time. Sure enough, as soon as this statement came out, Ji Zi remained silent for half a minute. Half a minute later, she let out a long sigh full of grief and anger, but then she smiled and said:

"The reason for your refusal is really... you don't think I will believe it, do you?"

Regardless of whether it was true or not, as long as Mikael remained silent, she had nothing to do. In the end, she could only explain half confused and half regretful:

"Okay... Hiccup! Okay, no more joking... This ship is my magic weapon to escape... Hiccup! Have you seen the island over there? Everyone in St. Freya Academy and Changkong City should have heard about it. Pass here... Hiccup! I am the cafeteria manager of the academy. I have to rush back before dawn, otherwise there will be big problems... Look, you have sent me here. Good guys, do your best and send this ship to Row forward, row to the edge of the island, there will be my... burp! My accomplice will pick me up... be good... sister, I'll treat you to... breakfast..."

The more she talked, the more confused she became, and in the end she passed out drunk on the bow of the boat. Mikael is angry and funny. He has no plans to contact St. Freya Academy yet. Besides, the "accomplice" she calls... But the picture looks very different from the memory... No, it is With the exact same face and the same fiery red hair, Mikael finally relented.

"Forget it, we're here now, let's send you back... What's so good about wine? If you have another chance, why don't you change your hobby, like coffee?"

Mikael twirled the ends of her hair, then took out a small wine bottle from her coat pocket, toasted the gradually setting moon, and then drank the wine in the bottle.

It is vodka, the alcohol content is not high, there is no astringency in the mouth, it is no different from drinking water, and the taste is the same as that of alcohol mixed with water... What is so good about this kind of thing?

But people never drink because it tastes good, right?

Mikael rowed the famous oar one after another, feeling the drunkenness... nothing more.

No matter how you sugarcoat it, it's just an escape.

But what about escape?

"Sometimes escaping is not a fault, Mikael. The most important thing in life is to live. If facing it directly will make people lose the courage to live, then escaping may not be a way. Because as long as people live, as long as people live, Even if you live just one second longer than your scheduled death, it means endless possibilities.”

Fifty thousand years ago, the woman with the same long fiery red hair once said this to him.

For a certain period of time in the past, he had been using this as an excuse to indulge himself in escaping again and again. For a longer period of time, he had forgotten these words and regretted his relationship with him again and again. The escape of others.

But now that I think about it, what Himihu really wanted to express at that time was not to escape and face the issue of right and wrong, but to live itself.

"Thanks."

Mikael's lips opened and closed, and after whispering the word, he wanted to put the empty wine bottle back into Jizi's pocket, but by some mistake, he decided to put it away himself.

Then, he picked up the oar - although with Ji Zi's salary, it is not impossible to buy an electric speedboat of the same size, but after all, this is a tool for "jailbreak", and the loud sound of the engine will make all actions difficult. Loss of concealment. At the same time, this kind of behavior comes with huge risks. Her boat has not been confiscated or stolen before. Electric speedboats are not cheap, and it would not be too distressing to lose such a small boat.

The only drawback is - a bit of a bad paddler.

"Really, it's a thousand meters long. I really admire this guy. He can sneak out in the middle of the night, row a thousand meters of water and then walk two thousand meters just to drink a few glasses of wine..."

It's not that Mikael can't row a boat, it's just that he hates this meaningless behavior that needs to be repeated countless times.

"It's really troublesome, just use the power of space to jump over!"

Mikael threw down the oar in his hand in disgust, but the boat swayed from side to side twice because of this action, and the silver moonlight rippled along the ripples in circles.

"Well... uh... I must be drunk!"

Mikael covered his forehead, and the power that had been condensed disappeared for a while.

There is plenty of time anyway, so why not just walk this distance slowly in a human way?

Of course, he himself is absolutely unwilling to admit this kind of thinking, so finding an excuse... doesn't seem to be that difficult:

"Well, the accomplice Jizi mentioned just now who can take over... is probably Theresa? No wonder she dared to let me, an unknown person, approach St. Freya Academy. Even if there was an accident, there is also Theresa Sha will tell her the truth, but in this case, it’s better to show up in a more normal way. After all, Theresa has experienced the second collapse, and it would be bad if she notices something..."

Mikael nodded, feeling that this reason was impeccable, and then picked up the oar again, once, twice... The boat just broke through the layers of moonlight amidst the sound of the wooden oars rubbing, and moved forward slowly. .

"Then again, does Jizi have foresight? She already guessed that she would be caught by Teresa when she went out this time... Well, no wonder, that's the case..."

Mikael suddenly covered his forehead again, suddenly understanding everything.

Is there any big sister in this world who would force you to go on a date while drunk? If Jizi went back alone, she would only get scolded after being caught by Theresa, but if there was a strange man, he could attract some of Theresa's attention.

Moreover, the family scandal should not be made public, especially since St. Freya Academy also involves some secrets that have not been disclosed to the public. Theresa is busy dealing with him, so Himeko can deal with it.

As for whether it will be liquidated afterwards...

"Oops! Let's talk about what happens next!"

If it were her, she would definitely say that. Mikael thought this and laughed himself.

The moon above the head has shifted visibly to the west, and the thick clouds are floating here and there. The starlight hidden under them is sometimes revealed, sometimes hidden, and sometimes rubs against the edge of the clouds, casting a blurred light.

It was obviously just a change of mood, as if just by looking up at the night sky, the boat had already reached the other side.

Mikael parked the boat on the shore. This lakeshore was not a beach or a mudflat, but hard rocks. Mikael saw a sunken stone a little distance away on the left. There was also an iron stake nailed to the block with a rope wrapped around it. It seemed that Jizi had hidden the boat there before.

He rowed the boat there and tied it with ropes from the iron stakes.

"Hey! Wake up! Wake up!"

Mikael patted Jizi on the shoulder, and when she saw no response, he lightly slapped her cheek.

A linear stream of light flashed through Jizi's eyes that were supposed to be closed. Mikael was about to help her sit up, but she muttered something and turned over slowly.

"..."

There was no other way, so Mikael climbed ashore first, then grabbed Jizi's arm, dragged her out of the boat, and put her on his shoulder.

Looking back, he saw that about three or four meters behind him was the fence of St. Freya Academy, and there were exactly three iron rods missing on the fence directly behind him, which was as funny as the gaps exposed when a toothless person grins. .

Mikael raised his free right hand and gestured at the gap. He immediately understood something, and then recalled something——

"Come and give me a lift, I'm stuck..."

"Come on, Captain Himiko, take a deep breath...ah, no, take a deep breath. Don't worry about your waistline!"

He grinned to the side, and finally couldn't hold back a chuckle, and his eyes narrowed into a straight line.

"why are you laughing?"

The one who made the sound was not Ji Zi, but another plain and sharp voice coming from his side.

A slight chill came from the side of the neck, and there was a burst of chaotic footsteps in front of him, and then another rather childish voice sounded:

"You are...Hua, do you know this person?"

Hua snorted, and the hand holding the sword trembled. The place where the sword edge met Mikael's neck was stained with a layer of flowing gloom.

Mikael shrugged his shoulders, and Jizi used this force to turn over in the air, land on her feet, and land in front of Theresa. She forced her eyes to widen, but she was still a little confused, but she still instinctively covered her back with the principal, who had a stronger fighting ability than her.

"Hua, if you shake your hands a little more, I will become a headless man."

Mikael didn't pay attention to Theresa. He looked extremely calm. As for what he was feeling inside, did that matter?

"hehe!"

Hua's laughter had no warmth at all.

"I don't believe you would appear here for no reason... No, it's very wrong for you to appear in Changkong City... No, it's wrong for you to appear anywhere!"

"Uh... Hua, your last sentence is somewhat of a personal attack..."

"I don't know whether it was a personal attack or not. I only know that the last city you appeared in...has been..."

"Don't mention the past anymore..."

"no!"

Hua didn't know when he put down his sword. The two faced each other, arguing with each other, seemingly not noticing that there were two other people here.

Theresa and Jizi watched this scene, and their defenses gradually relaxed.

"I was scared to death. At first I thought I was encountering an enemy..."

Jizi patted her face, trying to wake herself up. Smelling the smell of alcohol coming out of her mouth, Theresa took half a step aside and then analyzed in a low voice:

"If it was an enemy, he wouldn't have thrown you back just now. Instead, he should have treated you as a hostage."

"Ah--the principal of the academy is really extremely smart, scheming, and wise... ahem! This doesn't count. So, can I leave first?"

"no!"

Theresa was about to say no, but Jizi grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up - she was drunk after all, so she was much bolder than before.

"Put me down, you drunkard!"

"Shh!"

Ji Zi raised her index finger, waved it twice in front of her lips, and then pointed toward the lakeside:

"Look, if the two of us don't leave quickly, it will be a bit embarrassing."

Theresa struggled twice more, and then she realized that everything around her had fallen into silence again.

And the two people who seemed to be arguing with each other just a moment ago were now standing side by side by the lake, silently raising their heads and looking at the empty night sky. Even the angles at which they raised their heads were exactly the same.

"Well... we seem to be a bit redundant. But... this is the first time I have seen her like this..."

Ji Zi shook her head. She didn't know the origin of that girl. She only knew that she was from Taixu, China. But judging from Theresa's attitude in communicating with her, she must have a high status in Taixu, right?

I really didn't expect that she just randomly picked a handsome boy on the road and "used" him, so that he met an "acquaintance". All I can say is that the world is really small.

The footsteps behind him became smaller and smaller until they disappeared completely. The part of the sound that was lost was replaced by the rising morning breeze.

The wrinkles on the lake surface become more and more fine, echoing the whirling sounds of the surrounding forest leaves.

In such a peaceful atmosphere, Hua spoke:

"Sorry, I was too excited just now."

Mikael shook his head noncommittally, maybe because he didn't want to answer, maybe he didn't know how to answer, or maybe he didn't have a good answer.

"Mikael, can you tell me...forget it, you definitely won't tell me."

Hua tilted her head slightly. She had to know the purpose of Mikael's coming here, so that she could decide which attitude she should use to face this man.

But she also knew very well that, just like countless times before, Mikael would not tell her anything.

"Sorry, you guessed wrong this time!"

Mikael turned his face sideways and winked at her. The silver-white moonlight perfectly covered her pink pupils at that moment, and coupled with the raised corners of Mikael's mouth, for a moment she thought everything had returned to before the tragedy happened 50,000 years ago...

This is impossible after all, but fortunately Mikael's voice really sounded:

"If what you want to ask is why I appeared in St. Freya Academy, it was really an accident. I just came out to relax for some reasons, but I didn't expect that I would just walk here and bump into Ji Zi, I was just lightly used by her. Of course, if you don’t believe it, there’s nothing I can do about it.

"As for the reason why I came to Changkong City, it goes without saying - my goal has been achieved, hasn't it? You saw it there before, the future Third Herrscher, and the future Second Herrscher, are all in my It’s all under my control. Their fate is all up to me.”

Mikael squinted his eyes and carefully observed Hua's face. He saw her purse her lips and the muscles in her throat began to stretch. He was already prepared for her to ask about Mei and Kiana... But she spoke. The first sentence is:

"So, Mikael... what did Mebius do to force you to come out and relax... The problem is... from the villa in the Yamanote District to here, you have to cross almost the entire Chokora City District..."

Mikael's cheek muscles twitched rapidly, and he sneered countless times, and then took advantage of the first ray of morning light to make Hua unconsciously squint his eyes, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Hua turned his head and looked at the empty side of his body. He had to cast the realization farther away in order to see through the gray, mist-like outline of the building against the background of the morning light. She looked up again at the sky, which gradually turned to dark blue. The gray clouds were like vague marks left by a brush casually drawing on the paper, and the ink soaked into the paper. The moon still hung high, but at its lower right corner, about two and a half widths away from itself, there was a small bright spot that was too bright to be ignored.

"Flying light, flying light..."