Night World Players

Chapter 103 Your Majesty, Don’t!

Chapter 103 Your Majesty, Don’t! (6k)

"This damn Minors' Mental Health Protection Act!"

Ophelia gritted her teeth, clenched her fist, and smashed it down hard.

In mid-air, the flowing undead metal gathered into the shape of a cloud, becoming soft and light like cotton, and gently caught Ophelia's downward fist.

Obviously, the rune intelligence that controls the undead metal has long been accustomed to Ophelia's behavior... According to the preset program, it naturally becomes a small stress-relieving toy for its owner to vent.

"If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have just copied the existing universal circuit."

Ophelia was so angry that her teeth itched.

Kate got the space core from the secret organization "Bronze Rose" very late. By the time it was delivered to Ophelia, Last was already ready to enter the Echoes of the Era.

Therefore, Ophelia had very little time to make the image-transmitting crystal, just like a writer who was rushing to finish a manuscript before a deadline.

In order to save time and meet the deadline, she chose to directly copy the universal control program widely circulated in the empire onto the rune circuit built into the image crystal.

For a qualified mechanic, copying and pasting is a common practice.

However, I didn’t expect that I would fail at the critical moment because I forgot to delete the legal restrictions in the general loop.

I've taken off my pants and you're showing me a mosaic?
What’s the difference between this and suddenly saying “To be continued, stay tuned” just before the climax of the story?
"You think you can stop me with just an 18+ restriction?"

"If I am deterred by something as trivial as this, then I am unworthy of the name Ophelia von Fresberg."

Silver data streams flowed rapidly in Ophelia's wine-red eyes.

Her mental power went upstream along the passage that ran through the night world and the real world, just like a hacker invading a server, directly hacking into the rune circuit and quickly modifying the restrictive terms therein.

After more than ten seconds, the flowing silver light in Ophelia's eyes disappeared.

She picked up the goblet that was respectfully handed to her by the mercury hand beside her and took a sip of the rose-red liquid in the glass viciously.

Well, because Ophelia was underage, although the glass and appearance looked no different from red wine, what she drank was actually just grape juice with food coloring added.

"It's done."

On the light curtain, the hazy and distorted color blocks disappeared, and a clear image reappeared.

……

"Take it off."

Looking at the icy blue words appearing in the air before his eyes, Last's heart sank slightly.

Unexpectedly, Helen, the queen of the underworld, was even more hungry, or unrestrained, than he had imagined.

He slowly took off his waiter gloves, thinking about a strategy in his mind.

This is not because Rast himself has any aversion to taking off his clothes, but because he is currently wearing women's clothes, and taking off too many clothes may expose his disguise.

If Shadow Servant's guess is true, then the queen of the underworld is likely to be Lily Princess, who has a problem with her sexual orientation and extremely hates men...

Once his identity as a man dressed as a woman is exposed, it goes without saying what the outcome will be.

Although it took half a year of preparation, Last had completely digested the extraordinary knowledge given to him by Cecil, and his rank had been raised to the pinnacle of the third level.

It is not too far away from breaking through to the fourth level. Perhaps it only takes an opportunity to complete the promotion.

However, facing the hostess of the park, Last still felt tremendous pressure.

She is worthy of being the Queen of the Underworld who holds the relics of the god of death, controls the power over life and death, and possesses legendary power in her own home turf.

If the other party really wants to kill me, then no matter if I am at the second or fourth level, the outcome will not change.

The waiter took off his gloves, followed by his hat and boots...

After that, only the palace dress was left.

Once the court dress was removed, his disguise would likely be exposed.

However, as a waiter who had just entered the palace, Rast naturally had no right to disobey the will of Her Majesty the Queen.

pat.

The last piece of clothing on the upper body was taken off, and the long court dress dotted with stars fell to the ground, exposing the naked upper body.

Last's muscles were slightly tense, staring at Helen's delicate face not far away, which was exactly the same as Akshia's, and he was ready to explode at any time.

He and Shadow Servant had considered an emergency evacuation plan for themselves in case their identities were exposed, and Rast also carried with him some extraordinary props for cover.

But all of this was just a contingency plan after all, and no plan could guarantee his escape from the hands of a legend with murderous intentions.

But the next moment, Rast saw Helen walking towards him with light steps.

The white fingers gently stroked Rast's flat belly.

Did she discover that she was a man disguised as a woman and wanted to kill herself?
Such a thought flashed through Rast's mind.

Because immediately afterwards, he saw the curiosity flashing in the dark purple eyes of the girl in front of him.

The slender white fingers stroked his lower abdomen, then moved upward from his lower abdomen, across his chest, to his neck and head.

The cold fingertips swept across Rast's face, leaving a slightly itchy feeling.

Luster felt Helen's movements pause.

Then she suddenly reached out her hand and pinched Rast's cheek as if she was playing with a doll.

This action seems to contain some kind of rules.

In an instant, Rast felt that the disguise on his face was washed away by an unknown force, returning to his original appearance.

Only after she had done all this did Helen withdraw her hand.

She took a step back and tilted her head to look at Rast, who had transformed from a disguised girl back into a boy.

It seemed as if she was comparing it with an image in her mind. After a long time, a hint of satisfaction finally flashed in her beautiful dark purple eyes.

An ice-blue rune appeared in mid-air: "Now, it looks better."

What does it mean to be pleasing to the eye now?

So, sister, you are not actually a ji who likes women and longs to roll and pant with girls...

But a straight woman with normal sexual orientation?

Then who am I wasting my expression on by going to such great lengths to dress up as a woman?
Last couldn't help but recall the figure of Shadow Servant. This guy looked diligent, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he didn't expect that he was also a hidden scumbag.

In fact, the real reason is that you look down on people with your own eyes, right?
Such a thought just flashed through my mind.

But Rast suddenly noticed that the girl with long ice-blue hair in front of him seemed to have finally dressed the doll up to her desired look... She stared at him, and her lips moved slightly.

Then, the world froze.

It was no longer the ice-blue words that appeared in the air, but a clear voice echoing in the stagnant air.

It was a girl who was speaking, and she spoke the language of the Old Age.

Rast had heard this word before, from Axia's mouth.

The word means: "Death".

The air around me gradually cooled down, and a chill spread throughout my body.

Rast knew what this feeling meant. Axia had said the same thing to him before, but at that time, the "Angel of Death" was targeting the curse that was entangled with Rast.

She had just activated the Night Blade in order to help Rast heal the curse.

But this moment is different.

Last could clearly sense the target of this death order...

It's him.

Helen wants to kill herself?
Why? Was it because of the incident when he dressed as a woman?
But from the other person's eyes, Last could not detect any rage after being deceived... In the girl's dark purple eyes, there was clearly a flicker of joy as if she had bought the toy she had been coveting for a long time.

Rast wanted to speak, but the temperature of death had enveloped his entire body like eternal frost.

Every inch of flesh and blood and every organ in his body screamed in the absolute zero temperature.

Not only the vocal organs, but even the ripples of thoughts were frozen in the cold.

This was a word that deprived Last of his life, bringing instant death…but for some unknown reason, it was directly delivered to Last himself not long after he met Helen.

His vision gradually darkened as the shadow of death loomed over him and the life was draining from his body.

Last was very familiar with this feeling before death; he had experienced it countless times in the cycle of Deep Blue Harbor.

But at that time, Rast seemed to be judged by the night world as a part of the projection in the echo of history, so he was able to be resurrected in Deep Blue Harbor and reload the file...

After escaping the infinite loop of Deep Blue Harbor and becoming a night traveler recognized by the night world, he should have lost the ability to go back and start over.

Last was not sure about this guess, but having gone through so much trouble to free himself from the recurring cycle of the same day, he would never voluntarily let himself fall into that endless hell again.

But at this moment, he felt as if he was forced to verify that guess.

But at this moment, Rast felt a layer of pale light suddenly lingering around him.

The chill of death was dispelled, and the passage of life was briefly frozen.

"Silent Disqualification: Withered Stone"

The original Night Blade that Last copied from Professor Barbarossa who guarded the Mystery Tower.

Ever since the bond with Professor Barbarossa was opened, the original text of "Silent Disqualification: Withering Stone" has long occupied an original text position in the Fool's Library.

Similar to Imagine Breaker, this codex can negate any supernatural power that Rust's body comes into contact with.

Of course, this is just Professor Barbarossa's Night Blade. It is impossible to wipe out all the supernatural beings like the Imagine Breaker... When the body comes into contact with a mysterious person who is greater than the holder of the "Withering Stone", the effect of the Night Blade will be greatly weakened.

But even so, when the words of instant death acted on Last, "Disqualification of Silence" still took effect.

Although because Helen's rank is much stronger than Rust's, the effect of "Silent Disqualification: Withering Stone" has been reduced from the original "invalidation" to a temporary "weakening".

But Rast seized the fleeting opportunity when the solemn order of death was slightly delayed.

It seemed too slow to express it with words, so he directly activated "Whisper under the Moon".

"Your Majesty, no!"

……

The other side.

Noticing the inexplicable voice ringing in her heart, the girl with long ice-blue hair was visibly stunned for a moment.

She tilted her head in confusion, a few strands of hair falling beside her cheek.

"Why?" As if he was not used to communicating directly with his mind, floating words appeared in the air.

"Why do you refuse the blessing?"

Having said that, the icy blue color in her eyes also quietly dissipated.

Luster felt himself breathe a sigh of relief.

The life-taking words were taken back by its master.

The bone-chilling coldness shrouded by death disappeared, and the darkness in the vision was also driven away by the light.

The flame of life, like a candle in the wind, no longer flickered, and the vitality no longer drained away from his body.

At the same time, look at the line of light blue text.

Information about Paradise flooded his mind, and he finally understood what the Queen of the Underworld had done.

paradise--

This small country located in the extreme north of the continent is named "Paradise" precisely because it is isolated from the world.

The plague of the Iron Cross, the beast tide of the desolate land, the evil cult and even the pollution of the evil god... none of them have anything to do with paradise.

In this respect, Paradise seems to be more stable than the city protected by the tower.

Because the security that the former relies on is nothing more than the deterrent power of having a legendary figure in charge of the Shore Watch headquarters... If the Shore Watch organization declines or moves its headquarters one day, then this protection and deterrent power for the surrounding city-states will naturally no longer exist.

Paradise is different. It does not have the same strong deterrent power as the Shore Watchers' headquarters... but it has never been invaded by evil cults, iron crosses, and beast tides.

This is a pure land isolated from the rest of the world.

Just like the Peach Blossom Spring in Rast's previous life, it is isolated from the wars, disasters and catastrophes of the outside world.

It is for this reason that the refugees on the mainland who are unable to seek shelter at the Shore Watchers' headquarters regard Paradise as their last refuge and safe haven.

Countless people came from the outside world and entered this small country which they called Paradise, hoping that they would be the lucky ones chosen and blessed by the Queen of Paradise so that they could be baptized with the blessing and truly become a member of Paradise, independent of the disasters and chaos of the outside world.

Including the identity that Rast used when he disguised himself and sneaked into Paradise to take the palace maid assessment. He was a refugee who was forced into desperation by the beast tide and the Iron Cross in the outside world and fled to Paradise.

but.

How could such an isolated and transcendent position not come at a price?

The so-called paradise is actually the kingdom of the dead and their souls.

And the so-called lucky ones who are chosen and blessed——

In fact, it is just a ghost that has been deprived of its fate and has truly merged into the underworld and become a member of the underworld.

Because they had lost their vitality and became the dead and the ghosts, both the Iron Cross and the Desolate Beast Tide lost interest in them.

After all, whether it is the Iron Cross or the Beast Tide, the objects they desire to abuse are living beings with flesh and blood, not dead undead souls.

Therefore, even evil cults and evil gods have never paid any attention to Paradise.

Because a group of undead souls who have lost their future and all possibilities... have lost their value to the evil gods and cults, whether as sacrifices or as polluted and corrupted believers.

To some extent, the existence of Paradise and Night World is somewhat similar.

This is the kingdom of the dead, where ghosts and phantoms of the past wander, a underworld that belongs only to the dead.

For thousands of years in this era, this underworld kingdom has existed in this form.

Just over a hundred years ago, with the outbreak of the catastrophe...

Countless refugees regarded this place as a refuge and flocked into the paradise. They had not yet been blessed and truly became part of the underworld.

In this way, this paradise of the dead has been given a little more vitality.

This underworld could have lasted forever...

If - the source of this underworld, the relic of the god of death, had not been targeted by the [Gravekeeper].

"Why do you refuse?"

"Obviously, this is the only way you can be safe."

"Stay here, stay with me forever, and protect you."

Helen stared at Rast's face, her beautiful dark purple eyes full of confusion.

She has lived in this palace since she was born.

Use your power to bless your subjects.

Let them be baptized by the power of death, and then be reborn from their originally fragile and vulnerable life forms into immortal postures.

And this eternity——

It is her kindness and gentleness as a king.

That's why Helen wanted to use her own power to bless Last.

Because in her eyes, Rast's current posture was too fragile.

Like a fragile piece of art.

There is no need for any external force to touch it. As time goes by, such a flesh and blood body will gradually become old and ugly.

Only by using his own power to transform him into the form of a dead person, can Rast be truly safe and stay by his side forever.

Just like the maids and other subjects in this country whom she had blessed before.

Helen didn't know why, but when she saw the face of the young man in front of her, the thought of protecting him subconsciously emerged in her mind.

But for the Queen of the Underworld, the best way to protect the other person is naturally to turn him into an eternal and immortal dead, and then keep him by her side forever.

In the words of Rast's world, it is a carefully treasured -

"Figures"

Rast had no idea what kind of life this Queen of the Underworld, who looked so similar to Axia in both appearance and ability, had experienced in the past to develop such a distorted worldview.

but.

"No, Your Majesty."

Last's face was extremely pale, that was the aftereffect of having brushed shoulders with death and having his life stripped away by the Word Spirit.

But his voice was very firm: "I once thought that—"

"Endless time and the ability to remain forever in the most beautiful form are the greatest gifts from God."

"But that's not the case."

Luster shook his head slightly.

A smile appeared on that pale face: "Born, grown up——"

"Then we decline and grow old, and move towards death...experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, sorrow, separation and reunion, this is the beauty that is unique to human beings, a creature with a short life span."

“It is precisely because people grow old and die that humans are so lovable and noble.”

He looked seriously at the girl with ice-blue hair in front of him.

"The laughter of young children showing off their awards to their parents on their way home from school."

“Outside the delivery room, he was anxious and waiting for news about his wife and child.”

"When I was very old and could no longer walk, I sat in a wheelchair, watching the sunset and the fallen leaves on the mountain, and smiled at my spouse."

"These are the things in life that only fragile and short-lived humans can experience..."

"It is something that those eternal and immortal beings above can never understand, let alone empathize with."

Rast paused and said, "And the eternal blessing bestowed by His Majesty can freeze life at the most beautiful moment."

"But to me, it's just a collection of butterfly specimens in a museum."

"Exquisite and beautiful, yet cold and rigid, unworthy of being compared with their counterparts flying in the sky."

……

Listen to Rast's words.

The queen with long ice-blue hair had a slightly fixed gaze in her dark purple eyes.

As the queen of the underworld, no matter whether they are servants or subjects... everyone treats her with great respect.

For the first time in her life, she heard someone refute her.

This strange feeling made Helen feel a little stunned, but at the same time, her attention was unconsciously attracted by Last's words.

The icy blue words appeared hesitantly: "The beauty that belongs only to humans?"

She subconsciously turned her head and glanced at the fairy tale books that she had carefully hidden behind the throne.

Those old books were stacked in an inconspicuous corner.

Although she had already flipped through the book many times, Helen still left creases on the fairy tale book when she was interrupted by the maid just now.

"Ah."

Luster nodded, and he looked outside the palace -

The unchanging city scenery shrouded in the sunset.

"Your Majesty, this world is not just about this royal city and the palace within it."

“There are many wonderful things coming up, waiting for you to experience.”

"For example, the vast ocean, or the forest at sunset..."

"For example, the endless golden fields, the magical academy with talking ferrets and gorillas wearing gold-rimmed glasses..."

"For example, kissing and hugging."

"besides……"

There was a slight pause in his words.

“The moment when a boy meets a girl and they fall in love.”

In the frozen dusk.