Chapter 455: No Kings (4k)

After saying this.

The Holy Lance and the Witch both made way to leave.

"Now we will not stop you any more, so you can decide whether to stay or leave."

Looking at the door vacated by the other party, the supreme beings present, including the one who originally planned to leave, did not make any move.

They just looked at each other, trying to analyze something from each other's expressions.

But it is obvious that this is something that is beyond the comprehension even for gods.

So they finally could only ask:
"How do we know whether what you say is true or false?"

"Because we don't have to lie."

After giving his answer, Holy Spear continued to ask:
"So what's your decision?"

The only god without a king who still stood before them said:

"Okay, even if what you said is true, do you have any way to fight against the Creator?"

Without any hesitation, Holy Spear said directly:
"No."

"No?"

"No, no. We haven't found any chance to win yet. We are just giving everything we can."

"After all, that's the Creator!"

Such a straightforward answer obviously exceeded their expectations.

They originally thought that even if they were to cheat the other party, they would cheat a few times, but they didn't expect...
After rubbing his eyes with difficulty, the only man without a king asked them or the Holy Spear:

"So why should we stand on your side?"

"Do you think you can stand on the side of the original?"

This rhetorical question caused the other party to fall into silence.

The Holy Lance continued:

"I told you, if you have any doubts or other ideas, you can leave now. We do need your strength, but it doesn't really matter whether you are here or not."

"So we don't necessarily need your participation. After all, this battle is basically just a way for us to show our dignity to the Creator."

They laid bare the idea that it was impossible to win without hiding it at all.

This is because any normal person can think of it, rather than hiding it and being discovered, which would lead to internal discord.

It’s better to just say it directly.

Also because they don't intend to fabricate everything with lies at the last minute.

"Ah, by God, I'll join you. But if I find anything wrong, I will definitely leave immediately. Of course, I mean the fact that you are keeping something from us!"

The god who originally planned to leave was the first to express his intention to stay.

The Holy Lance also promised:

"If that's the case, you can naturally leave at any time if you find something wrong, but that's impossible because we've told you everything, in the end. What do you think?"

But what was beyond Holy Spear's expectations was...

The remaining three pairs of God Kings actually chose to leave!

The first pair of God Kings stood up and said:
"This is still ridiculous. You haven't given us any actual evidence. We won't accept it."

As father and daughter, they left the venue, and the Holy Lance and the Witch let them go as promised.

When the second pair of God Kings saw that the other party had successfully left, they also stood up and said:
"We have the same reason. We can't trust you. We even doubt what you are planning to do. So please get out of the way."

As the most common couple among the many gods, they left here hand in hand, with tacit understanding of worry.

When they reached the last pair of God Kings, who were also a couple, they bowed to the Holy Lance, the Witch, and the only remaining God and said:
"We are different from them. We believe in you because so many things that have happened recently indicate that something big is going to happen."

In response to this, the Holy Spear and the Witch showed surprise for the first time.

However, the Holy Spear did not ask any further questions. He just nodded to show that he understood and made way for him.

Only the witch asked:

"Then why don't you want to stay? Even so, there's no chance of winning."

The other party interrupted the witch and said:
"It's because we have no chance of winning that we didn't come. If there was any chance of winning, I would not give up. I would fight to the end for her. But since it will be the same no matter what we do, we plan to spend the last moments on ourselves."

"So may I take the liberty of asking approximately how long it will take?"

Since the outcome was already determined, they had no intention of resisting.

The witch thought for a moment and said:
"It should be in these few days."

"Then we don't have much time left, so we'll say goodbye!"

Seeing the other party saluting again, the witch hurriedly bowed and said:
"I understand."

Watching the backs of the last pair of gods disappear from his sight.

The only god without a king shrugged and said:
"I still don't know whether I should be thankful or regretful."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the witches and asked:

"So can you tell me what it's like to have your own king?"

The witch thought for a moment and said:
"very happy!"

Holy Lance's straightforward answer:
“There won’t be any regrets.”

"Ah, it seems I am at a loss then."

The other party continued to shrug after getting the answer he wanted.

Immediately, he straightened his collar, took a few steps back solemnly, and made a noble salute from his hometown to the Holy Lance and the Witch and said:
"Although I am the only one left, I will fight to the end. Just as you said, to show our final dignity to the Creator!"

"I, Esteo, will always stand by my allies!"

The two goddesses also returned the greeting solemnly.

But what was beyond the three people's expectations was that another voice sounded from afar:

"He's not the only one, count me in too!"

This is a voice that is relatively unfamiliar to both the Witch and the Holy Lance, but if Dark Moon is here, it will be very familiar to her.

Because the owner of this voice is——pure white Aurora!
Although the goddess who lost her king looked extremely haggard, that did not diminish her charm. Instead, it made her appear more fragile, making people want to hold her in their hands and take good care of her.

Behind her was Prince Adela, her and the White King's only child.

"Aurora?!"

Holy Spear subconsciously raised his gun.

The witch held her hand and asked Aurora:
"Why did you come here?"

Aurora, who had already walked in front of them, looked at them and said:

"I promised my king that I would survive. So I will choose the way that has the best chance of survival, which is to join you!"

In the high tower of the vampires, Aurora, who finally realized that she loved him, not only lost everything, but also trapped her whole life in the last request of her lover - to live, to live for herself!

That is love, but also a curse!

An extremely heavy curse of love!
"You seem to have misunderstood something. Even if you join us, there is no hope. We have no chance of defeating the Creator."

Aurora said seriously:

"But even so, you are still the greatest hope!"

"Don't worry. I won't betray you unless the Creator tells me that I can live."

"I understand, Lady Aurora."

Now that things had come to this, the witch accepted Aurora's joining on behalf of all of them.

Unexpectedly, the two people they thought were least likely to join them actually joined them.

Seeing the atmosphere gradually ease, Adela, who had been following her mother, breathed a sigh of relief.

But he immediately froze in place.

Because he noticed that his hand was unconsciously raised. He even didn't know when a funny clown mask appeared on his palm.

"Mother!"

In great fear, Adela subconsciously called for her mother.

Fortunately, Aurora and the other Supremes all looked over in the direction of the sound.

Unfortunately, they didn't seem to intervene at all and just ignored what was happening.

"Wait, wait! Mother! Save me, save me!"

"I don't want to die yet. I don't want to die inexplicably like this! Save me, mother!"

The clown mask was getting closer and closer, and was slowly and inexorably put on his face.

Adela's panicked cries for help also came to an abrupt end.

Adela, whose entire face was covered by a clown mask, moved her body.

Suddenly he knelt on one knee, his left arm stretched out like a swan's neck, his right leg stood upside down like a whirlwind, and the red lips on the mask stretched to his ears, as if the mask had completely become his face.

Finally, Adela swiftly threw away a rainbow sock boot and changed from a full set of armor to a clown costume. She performed a funny etiquette gesture when the bell on the tip of her hat hit her nose.

Looking at him like this, Esteo said:
"Harlequin, I thought you were fucking dead, but I didn't expect you to be still alive. So are you joining us now?"

Clown, since no one knew whether he was still alive or not, Holy Lance and the others were unable to notify each other.

But I didn't expect the other party to come to me on his own initiative.

After finishing his funny act, the clown stood up and bowed to everyone in the standard ancient aristocratic manner.

He didn't say anything, but seemed to have acquiesced to Esteo's question.

"Why aren't you talking? And why are you showing up like this?"

The clown took out a parchment scroll with an exaggerated movement.

That was Adela's favorite seal, a fourth-level seal that was not even as good as a third-level seal. In other words, it was something whose origin was completely unknown and whose functions were very useless and funny.

Its only function is to tell the user what food has been taken from a place by the most noble person who has ever visited it.

Prince Adela had once served it in the Baratheon Crown Dining Room.

And thus came into contact with Moon indirectly.

"I remember this thing, Sealed Artifact 4-001 - the parchment scroll that caused sneers. Wait, have you been hiding in this scroll all along?"

"No wonder this thing can even anchor the records of the Supremes when it obviously has no effect. Origin, why did you come up with such a ridiculous thing? Ah, forget it, you are a clown, so it doesn't seem strange for you to do this."

Esteo was in great shock one moment, and the next he covered his forehead with his hands in complete giving up.

As a clown, isn't it fitting for him to do such things?
"So why did you return in the body of Prince Adela? You haven't encountered any enemies, and even if you need a suitable body, you don't need to find a mortal, right?"

Although Adela is a prince, he is not even an angel. Therefore, he can be regarded as a mortal in the eyes of the Supreme Being.

Upon hearing this, the clown did not give an answer in his usual comic performance.

Instead, he tilted his head and glanced at Aurora who had been standing motionless beside him.

After staring for a moment.

The clown suddenly spun on the spot like a ballerina and threw Adela out of his body.

When Adela fell to the ground with a terrified scream like a funny character in a story, the clown stopped spinning, turned to salute Esteo, and presented him with a small bright red flower.

"Ah, another show, making the poor prince think he is about to die, but in fact nothing will happen. Okay, I understand. Although you are quite strange, at this time, obviously the more friends the better."

After taking the flower from the other party, Esteo held up the flower and said:
"Thank you for that, wait, damn!"

Even though he was a pure Supreme, he still fell into the trap of the clown's tricks.

The little flower that was so bright red and fragrant just a moment ago suddenly exploded with a shit-yellow stench as soon as Esteo lifted it up.

Esteo was caught off guard by the smoke.

Looking at the withered flowers in his hands, and then looking at the clown grinning at him across from him.

The corners of Esteo's mouth twitched as he suppressed his anger and said:
"Well, even the gods and kings should be tolerant of the clown's performance, because you are working for the laughter of your people."

This answer made the clown applaud happily.

Adela, still in shock, returned to her mother and said:

"I'm sorry, mother. I was so scared just now. I, I embarrassed you."

"Nothing, Adela. I want to apologize, too."

"Mother. What are you apologizing for? You..."

Adela didn't realize why at first.

But he soon reacted under the witch's very sympathetic look.

Didn't the mother see that it was just a show?

But the mother felt that if she could only sacrifice her own child in exchange for the clown's joining, it would be totally worth it? !

Because compared to his father's instructions, even a prince like him is insignificant? !

Adela, who knew the truth, stood there in a daze.

Esteau had thrown away the stinking flower and walked over to the Harlequin and said to the goddesses:
"Well, now that the clown is here, there won't be anyone else. So, you're not going to say that you have no plans because you can't win, right?"

"We have made preparations according to his instructions. Now that you have joined us, we can start the final preparations at any time."

"That's fine, we Kingless are happy to serve."

It could be a tease, or it could be revenge against the clown.

Esteo said this in self-mockery.

(End of this chapter)