I, the only superpower on earth

This is the barren mountain.

A sense of enlightenment welled up in my heart.

Mizuhara Manami put away her mobile phone, her body started to walk a little stiffly, and slowly walked up the dark mountain road.

The barren mountain is not high, but under the dim moonlight, its mountain outline continues to stretch, and there is a sense of boundlessness.

But as soon as the footsteps stepped into the mountain forest, the overwhelming dense forest seemed to sweep away, pulling everyone into this boundless darkness.

If it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that it will not be long before they will lose their way in it.

——Like, the legendary Demon Realm.

Even with Mizuhara Manami's eyesight, when walking in the mountains and forests, she felt a little confused, and her retina seemed to be covered with a light layer of shadow.

Yet not confused.

Because, there is a strange feeling.

It was as if something was guiding him.

Although a few days ago, out of fear and uneasiness, Manai had already put his wooden pendant at home, but at this moment, a sense of guidance that he had known before slowly emerged from the bottom of his heart out.

Through layers of forest shade, just ahead.

Mizuhara Mana was walking on the barren mountain, and gradually, the speed became faster and faster.

And the trees beside her, like guarding soldiers, bowed their heads to clear the way for her as she went up the mountain.

The mountain road is getting wider and wider.

The steps are getting easier.

till the end--

It suddenly became brighter in front of my eyes.

The distant bright moon sprinkled down without hindrance.

And just where the moonlight shines, the stone tablet in the courtyard stands silently.

The words "Suyuan Yuming Zunshen" engraved on it jumped into Mizuhara Manami's eyes in an instant, and behind the stele, there was a huge trunk of the sacred tree like a cloud hanging from the sky.

——Of course, the most important thing is the young man standing beside the stele.

Looking at her, smiled slightly.

"Manami, you're finally here."

...

"call……"

Can't tell what I'm thinking.

Mizuhara Manami only knew that her breathing suddenly became very tight, with a heavy feeling, as if hot charcoal had been stuffed into her throat, which made her a little out of breath.

"The store manager... sir."

It may have been less than a few days since the last time I saw Xi Gu.

But in retrospect, it seems like a lifetime away.

Step by step, she slowly walked in front of Xi Gu, the young man's face was still the same as the one she saw at the beginning - a faint smile, a fair face, as if nothing would disturb his calmness.

However, this time, Mizuhara Manami's mood has become extremely complicated.

She didn't approach Xi Gu as before, but stopped when she was about five meters in front of him.

He adjusted his trembling breathing and calmed down the torrent of emotion in his chest.

What should I say...

Manami Mizuhara summoned up her courage and looked directly at Shigu and the sacred tree behind him.

The first sentence was asked:

"The god enshrined on that sacred tree...'Suyuan Yumingzunshen', is the source of your strength, store manager?"

Xi Gu smiled slightly, neither saying yes nor no, but just casually said:

"It and me, between us, is the relationship between the avatar and the ontology."

"I see……"

There was some confusion in Mizuhara Manami's eyes, Shitiya did not lie, but she understood this sentence from another direction without authorization.

"It turns out that the store manager is the incarnation of Shenmu... It's like the bodies in the myth are extremely huge, so they only use the existence of the human body."

Xi Gu did not correct her cognition, but said:

"Did you come here so hard just to ask me this sentence?"

Mizuhara Manami was silent for a while.

Xi Gu didn't urge her, but just waited quietly.

In the ears of the two, only the sound of the night wind passed by.

After a long time, Mizuhara Manami finally asked the sentence that has been haunting her heart for a long time.

"Store Manager Xigu... Did you do all these things?"

Xi Gu looked at her without any shadow in his eyes.

Just lightly, smiling.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The matter of that pendant... the matter of Mio-senpai... what happened in Meshita Town... and the chaos in Katsushika Ward today..."

Although she tried her best to slow down her tone, there was still some tremor in Mizuhara Manami's voice.

"In terms of physical connection, I have no direct relationship with these events—however, if you want to talk about the source, then I can admit that this is indeed caused by me."

"……Why?"

The girl raised her head and looked at him motionless, her face became a little pale.

"Why……"

Shigu showed a deeply thoughtful expression.

"Philosophically, this can be interpreted in many ways—for example, according to existentialism, this can be understood as normative self-realization; High-level abandonment; if it is given the meaning of phenomenology, it is to use the expansion of the spiritual field to impact the mediocre reality...

"...However, in the final analysis, there may be only one reason——

"Because I can."

The young man's peaceful voice resounded throughout the court, neither breaking the moonlight nor disturbing the wind. However, no matter the moonlight or the sound of the wind, they all became more silent at this moment.

Mizuhara Manami felt the emotions convoluted in her chest gushing out in an instant.

"……Why?!

"...Could it be that the store manager wants to see all this? Why don't you stop the store manager? If this continues, more and more people will die... And, and, Mio Ito-senpai It will also turn into a complete monster!"

Shiiya stared at the excited Mizuhara Manami, but there was still no fluctuation in his eyes.

"This is the path chosen by Mio Ito. I just gave her strength, but no matter what she does with this power, it is her own choice."

"But……"

"Also, Manami, you seem to have a misunderstanding. What kind of existence do you think is supernatural? To ordinary people, this kind of existence is a monster. Ito Mio is not 'becoming a monster', since From the moment she surpassed ordinary people, she was already a monster to this world. Haven't you always yearned for the mystical and supernatural world? Why, you don't even have such a clear understanding?"

The reality that Mana Mizuhara didn't dare to admit was exposed by Shitani with the most direct words, and her expression instantly became extremely pale.

However, Shigu's voice continued.

"Besides, Manami, why did you throw that pendant away... Could it be that your love for the supernatural is just Ye Gong's fondness for dragons?

"...Actually, the real you are afraid of having power?"

...

Under the night, Tokyo Tower is shining brightly.

Across the embankment bridge, Mio Ito stared at the Tokyo Tower on the other side, showing a relaxed and relaxed attitude.

After successfully digesting thousands of ground troops, she came here. The area near Tokyo Tower is the most prosperous place in the city. With her power of re-evolution, just thinking about it is enough to make hundreds of thousands of people around Sinking into the sea of ​​blood, waiting for the coming of salvation.

only……

Mio Ito frowned slightly.

She could feel that taking turns to resonate with flesh and blood in the past few days had already pushed her body and spirit to the limit, and there must be a rest period next.

If she uses her ability again to drag hundreds of thousands of people into the sea of ​​blood and lead them to her own country, it may cause a serious mental breakdown. At that time, she will very likely become a mass of unconscious flesh and blood, and she can only Simply distorting and swallowing——in that case, the ideal world can no longer be completed.

Moreover, an incident of hundreds of thousands of people in Tokyo is enough to cause a worldwide sensation. At that time, I am afraid that cloud bombs and nuclear weapons will be mercilessly projected down, which is a force that can completely destroy oneself.

In fact, in today's confrontation with the army, she has already felt that the bombing of those large amounts of ammunition is actually enough to threaten her life.

It's just that her evolved ability allows her flesh and blood resonance field to extend beyond a large space, so she appears to be so easy to move around without any damage.

But if a large-area destructive weapon such as an atomic bomb or even a hydrogen bomb is dropped on her head, at her current speed, she cannot completely escape its attack range. At that time, she will have to face the shock wave brought by the nuclear bomb. As for this As a result, I am afraid it will not be very optimistic.

But... At least for now, Mio Ito doesn't need to be too concerned about the threat of modern weapons. It is not possible for any country to drop an atomic bomb over Tokyo just to destroy her.

Currently in the metropolis of Tokyo, Mio Ito, who can resonate with other people's flesh and blood, obtain other people's memories and appearances, and can seamlessly disguise herself—in a sense, she is invincible.

Just take a step like this, and prepare to live a leisurely life in the next time.

But just as the girl walked down the embankment and walked to the tree-lined path under the embankment, and the fallen leaves under her feet made a "rustling" sound, a car slowly drove into this path, and finally stopped beside Mio Ito.

Mio Ito stopped at the station, looking thoughtfully at the long vertical body, watching the silver-black door being slowly opened.

Walking out of it was a man in his thirties, wearing a black formal suit, with a kind and stern face.

——Fang Shican, Secretary of General Affairs and Security of the Cabinet.

He looked at Mio Ito, showed a gentle smile to the girl, spread out his empty hands to show that he didn't bring any weapons, and then said hello for the first time since getting off the car:

"Hello, Lord 'Blood Angel'...or should I call you by your real name—Miss Ito Mio?"