Moe Girl Guardians

"...Grandpa, you're a pervert." After a moment of silence, Hatsuse Itsuna looked at him with great shock and said with difficulty.

"No!" Being told this by her own granddaughter was a huge blow to Hatsuse Ino, and her body turned noticeably ashen. She slumped forward in despair.

……

"Well, although we're having a good time watching this, let's get down to business. If we keep going like this, I think the human race might be permanently blacklisted by the beastmen..." Wu Feng clapped his hands, floated in front of the two of them, and stepped in with a smile to end the farce.

If possible, he would prefer to continue watching, but continuing might mean there wouldn't even be a chance to negotiate, so he brought them back to the main topic and took the opportunity to express his contempt for Hatsuse Ino.

Hatsuse Itsuna raised her hand and looked at Wu Feng, one of the guests who came this time, her eyes shining with admiration. What a beautiful older sister.

“That’s right, we’re here on a very important matter.” After having enough fun, Kong’s expression turned serious.

"...Next time, I hope you can get straight to the point and stop making these pointless farces!" Hatsuse Ino also got dressed and returned to his calm old man persona from when they first met, but the cracked glasses couldn't be hidden from anyone.

"Tch, I wonder who started this, pervert." "Pervert," Sora said sinisterly, looking at Hatsuse Ino and Shiro at the same time, thinking to himself whether he should give the old man some more punishment.

"...You sharp-tongued brats, state the purpose of your visit," Hatsuse Ino asked, feigning disdain and disdain for arguing with them.

"In the name of Sora and Shiro, the sixteenth human species in the rank sequence, the plenipotentiary representative of the Kingdom of Elzia," Sora left Hatsuse Itsuna's side, walked to the screen in the center of the council hall, and addressed the crowd.

"Congratulations to your country on being chosen as the first victim of our conquest of the world," Bai continued calmly after Kong's words.

"Our demands on your country are..." She left the screen blank, pointing to the illusory image of the mainland on the screen, her pretty face radiating confidence.

"Everything the Eastern Union has on the continent!"

After Blank spoke, the room fell silent; one could even clearly hear their own heartbeat.

“If we issue the challenge, the choice of the game is in their hands!” Steve’s reaction was the most intense. She slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and looked at the two of them in surprise. Did she already have the confidence to win?

"The Eastern Union began to develop rapidly fifty years ago, producing a highly advanced technological civilization, but the burden of this civilization is also exceptionally heavy," Kong muttered to himself, ignoring Steve's surprise.

"The resources needed to sustain civilization are enormous, and the island nation can no longer meet the demand. But before you could take action, the forest elves challenged you first."

"The world's number one nation, having challenged four times in a row, has failed each time. However, as the race ranked seventh in magical aptitude, they have continuously revealed the game's true nature during these four trials and challenges."

"A game where you can only win if you don't understand it, a game that magic can't interfere with, a game where you can still lose even if you know the game's content, a game that only the Eastern Union can create," Bai continued, following Sora's words.

"Video games"

After uttering those few words, Hatsuse Ino felt incredibly heavy-hearted. Compared to these words, what had happened before was nothing. Could those brats really have information about the game? No, the game content could never have been leaked.

“A very good conjecture,” Hatsuse Ino said slowly after a moment of silence, refusing to acknowledge their conjecture.

“Old man, we’re not finished yet,” Kong said provocatively, continuing to deliver the message.

"The abandonment of the Forest Elf race has also made various countries wary of the Eastern Alliance, and they almost no longer accept your challenges."

"There is only one person who constantly challenges you at the most crucial moments, providing you with the most critical resource locations, and you are even reluctant to erase his memory."

Hatsuse Ino considered a possibility, but personally rejected it. In order to give the previous human king some hope, she did not make him lose his memory, but instead requested that he not tell anyone for the rest of his life.

They created the illusion that they could win with just a little more effort, thus securing the resources that the Eastern Union desperately needed.

"Admit it, there really are geniuses among the human race," Kong said calmly, her expression devoid of any dejection or mockery, simply stating a fact.

"Forbidden to speak while alive doesn't mean forbidden after death. I challenged you time and again, refining the game's information for the next successor. You should know the conditions for the new king's succession, right? The strongest gambler among humans."

"We have come to fulfill the dream our predecessors so cherished." (To be continued...)

Chapter 290 A Battle for Chess Pieces

"The late king was also a gambler, the greatest gambler of humankind."

"He's gambling, gambling that the strongest gambler will emerge among humanity, one who can overwhelm all other races—a probability that's infinitely close to zero yet not equal to zero—and entrusting all the information he's obtained to them."

"There really are geniuses among humans," Kong said with a sigh.

"If you really can read minds, then come and see if what I'm saying is just empty talk to scare you," Kong said confidently. In the game, Kong had absolute confidence.

The eyes behind the glasses gleamed sharply, and the ears twitched slightly. Everything was calm. The other party was no longer lying; they really knew the content of the game and the result that Hatsuse Ino had obtained.

"So what? It's all speculation. Without evidence and without victory, no one will believe the words of the new king of the human race."

"Refuse to play the game?" Sora asked first, her pretty face still showing a calm and confident smile, as if everything was going as expected.

"Won't anyone believe us? Without victory, without concrete evidence, the words of the lowest and weakest human race are not convincing at all. So what about them?" Kong pointed to Wu Feng and Jibril, who had been listening from the side.

"Jibril, a former member of the Eighteen Winged Council of the Skywing race, once played a game with the orcs and was defeated. Through continuous research, she deduced the content of the game. How many people will believe her?"

"Oh, well, Master's choice is my choice." Jibril pointed to herself in surprise, seemingly not expecting Blank to involve her in this matter.

"...Jiburiel and I are just here to observe, but if the beastmen still refuse despite such an obvious advantage, it's a bit unreasonable," Wu Feng said with a smile to Hatsuse Ino and Izuna. The human race had initiated the challenge. The beastmen held the power to decide the game; their advantage was already clear, and refusing would be inexcusable.

Kong's performance has exceeded Wu Feng's expectations. Although it's a bit abnormal, with her help, the efficiency of completing missions and exterminating enemies will definitely increase significantly in the future.

Hatsuse Ino sat there in a somber mood. The two new human kings had surprised him greatly, deducing the general outline of the game from mere details. Adding to this, the previous king of Elzia had deceived the entire Eastern Union, even the priestess had underestimated him, and the information he left behind dealt them a fatal blow.

They pressed forward relentlessly, leaving no room for maneuver, as if they possessed mind-reading abilities and anticipated his actions. But the one who was putting the most pressure on him now was the one sitting quietly there, the one of unknown gender and the one of the Skywing race.

The master of the Skywing race has made his intentions clear. If we don't accept the game challenge, he might reveal the game's details. That would make things difficult.

Without them, we could still manage to get by, but with them here, once the game's content is spread, the forest elves won't give up the chance for revenge, and other countries won't mind getting a share of the spoils.

They are another trump card for the new king of the human race.

“We know the game's content perfectly, and we have reinforcements that could pose a deadly threat to the Eastern Union. Your only choice is to play the game, defeat us, and erase our memories no matter what,” Sora said to Hatsuse Ino as they left the screen and returned to their seats.

"Although we could use some cheap items as stakes, and you would have no choice but to accept them given the information leak, that would be too boring. Let's increase the stakes." Kong held Bai's hand, smiling wickedly. Blue light shone on their chests, and the King of Chess Pieces, representing the human race, appeared in Kong's hand.

"A game wagered on race pieces, come on, do you accept the challenge?" Sora pressed a chess piece onto the table, his smile intimidating Hatsuse Ino.

At the same time, chess piece-shaped lights lit up on the bodies of the human race, causing them to panic. This was a racial game that could only be played with the consent of the agent.

"Is this really a good idea? Even if you guess right, are you sure you can win? Are you betting your race's pieces and trying to push the human race to extinction?" Although Hatsuse Ino tried to keep her voice calm, you could still hear the tension in it. Even though the orc race was in the lead, it seemed like they were being pushed back step by step.

"That means you agree," Kong said in a questioning tone, but with an air of certainty.

"So what? You're pushing humanity toward extinction. The granddaughter of the former king must be frantic with worry," Hatsuse Ino said calmly, pointing at Stevie.

Steve's current state clearly indicates that she is in a very bad situation. Her hands are clutching her clothes, her eyes are filled with anxiety, and her emotions are in a panic. Cold sweat keeps pouring down her forehead. As the granddaughter of the former king, her greatest wish is for humanity to grow stronger and vindicate her grandfather. But what Blank is doing is pushing the human race to the brink of extinction.

"Old man, so the orcs' mind-reading ability is just a lie, right?" Kong's lack of understanding of human nature meant he didn't pay much attention to the situation over there.

“If you really can read minds, you should understand now that we are not from this world.” Sora and Shiro stared directly at Hatsuse Ino and shockingly revealed their identities.

"As long as it's a video game, it doesn't matter if you're using cheats or an auxiliary system."

"You think you can win with this?"

"They've underestimated the blank space."

When we arrived

"You think they're just here to get themselves killed again?"

"This time we're taking your heads, you beastmen!" Blank said in succession. Blank, who had created an urban legend, would not be defeated again. Their words made Hatsuse Ino's calm mood tense up again.

"The date for a competition of this scale can't be decided hastily. Let's set the date aside. It's a battle wagered on chess pieces, and all of humanity has the right to watch. We'll send five people from here."

With all of humanity watching, is this really Blank's purpose in betting on the human race as a pawn? Wu Feng wondered to himself, would Blank really bet on the entire human race just to increase the stakes? Would Blank really do something that isn't necessary?

Staking racial pawns is a necessary step in conquering the orcs.

One goal is to force the orcs to accept this; another is to let the whole world know about this game; and finally, to tell Krami, who has the support of the forest elves, to come to me, or the human race will be doomed.

"It's a pity that Izuna will lose."

"Blank has no words of defeat." As Wu Feng was thinking this, Blank had already finished the negotiations, left his seat, and greeted Izanagi.

"They won't lose," Wu Feng said softly as he passed by Stevie. Although her previous confidence had helped her a little, she was still not in a good state.

"Didn't your grandfather already talk about the possibilities for the human race?"

"If you're still not satisfied, you can go back and demand an explanation. Calm down, things aren't as bad as they seem."

After offering a few words of comfort and once Stevie had calmed down, Wu Feng left the room.

"Master, a game that involves the stakes of races is truly exciting!" Jibril exclaimed excitedly as she flew to Wu Feng's side.

"I'm also quite looking forward to the start of the game. A live-action shooting game, wow!"

"Huh? Is Master talking about the game's details?"

"No, it's nothing. Let's wait for the game to begin." (To be continued...)

P.S.: My tooth has been hurting so much lately, even breathing hurts. A colleague said it might be that the nerve is exposed, so I'll go get it checked out sometime.

Finally, my teeth hurt so much!! t_t

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Chapter 291 The Noisy Elzia

The once peaceful royal city of Elzia was unusually "lively" today, with crowds gathering in large numbers, a scene comparable to the enthronement ceremony of a new king. The people's enthusiasm had even reached the royal palace, but unlike last time, their faces were filled with anger.

The moment the human race was placed on the blank slate, all of humanity already knew this; it could not be concealed, for they were all part of the stake.

This game, where races are staked, could lead to the extinction of all humanity if it fails. It would mean that slaves would lose all rights and their lives would be in the hands of others.

The opponent is the Eastern Union, the world's third largest country with an undefeated record, which has brought back the rumors that had been circulating for a while.

"Hand over the foolish king!"

"Using humans as stakes so casually must be a traitor sent by the Eastern Union."

"I found it strange from the beginning; how could humans possibly defeat elves?"

Angry voices rang out one after another, just like Blank said that Krami used the power of the forest elves. When Blank took over, there were also rumors that they were traitors controlled by the beastmen. They gradually disappeared under Steve's suppression, but now they have resurfaced.

Playing the game against the undefeated orc race with human pawns as stakes is practically like handing the entire human race over to them.

"It's really lively outside," Bai said to Wu Feng, who was resting and sleeping on the bed in the empty bedroom, looking out the window.

"Humans are selfish and foolish creatures. When it comes to their own interests, the vast majority of them can't see the truth. Let them shout. If they have the guts, they can try to seize the right to represent their race. If they win, I'll hand it all over to them," Kong said indifferently, leaning against the bedside and keeping a certain distance from Bai.

"It's fortunate that this is a world that rejects force. If this were reality, they would probably have rebelled long ago and wiped out you, the new king," Wu Feng said with a light laugh after understanding the general reason.

The actions of the blank spaces, like those of the former king, were not without meaning. It's just that mortals struggle to understand their thoughts, making them seem like outcasts. Because they differ from the majority, they are treated as anomalies.

Wu Feng stared sharply at the humans parading in front of the palace. From a purely pragmatic standpoint, he didn't oppose Blank's actions. In a game where all of humanity had the right to spectate, the faith Blank would gain upon his victory would be equivalent to at least several years' worth of accumulated experience.

From an emotional perspective, Wu Feng really wanted to go down and use force to deter those humans. They were too annoying, and the feeling of being misunderstood was also very unpleasant.