I'm a pirate in Tokyo

On the red and white stage, the man began to arouse the emotions of everyone present with a high-pitched tone: "Seven questions have not appeared in "Bloody Quiz" for a long time. What kind of questions are waiting for the No. 1 contestant ahead? ?" Weird music also sounded out of thin air on the stage, and the atmosphere of the entire show began to become tense.

He took a few steps forward, looked straight, and said quickly: "Contestant No. 10! Excuse me, should people have dreams? ..."

"Should!" Wu Sheng replied instantly.

"Answer...wrong!" The man shook his head: "Normal humans are without dreams. Dreams are something only madmen and fools have."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of black light poured into Wu Sheng's brain, and countless complicated whispers and feeble whispers sounded in his mind, giving him a splitting headache: "As long as you have money, it doesn't matter if you have dreams, right?" "As long as you are happy! What is a dream?" "Having dreams will only bring endless pain..." "I don't want dreams, dreams will only make people lose their way." "Dreams are the biggest lie in the history of human education!" "I don't want dreams..."

As black light poured into Wu Sheng's brain, a rich female voice echoed throughout the space: "The penalty for asking: [Lie]!"

The man waited for the response to disappear, snapped his fingers, and continued to ask: "Second question, where does human evil come from? 10, 9, 8..."

What is the problem? Luffy and the other three were all shocked, and no one could answer.

Wu Sheng also fell silent. He resisted the frustrated and complicated murmurs in his mind, his thoughts raced, searching for his own memories in his mind, and finally answered at the last second:

"desire."

"Well...that's an expected answer." The man pondered for a few seconds and sighed as if that was all he said?

Just when Luffy and the others thought Wu Sheng got the answer right, he said: "Wrong! All evil comes from human beings' ignorance and insensitivity to the world."

Another black light penetrated Wu Sheng's mind. Wu Sheng's eyes went dark and he lost his vision. The strong female voice sounded again: "The punishment for the second question: [no consciousness]!"

Then He asked the third question: "Is freedom important to human beings? 10, 9, 8..."

"important."

For this kind of yes or no question, Wu Shengben could easily get a point by following the previous logic, but for some reason, maybe due to some mysterious induction, he still insisted on his inner choice.

"Wrong." The man raised his hands and said, "We are all sheep, weak, greedy and ignorant. Without the restraint of the shepherd, the free sheep will be devoured by hungry wolves in the jungle."

"Three Questions Punishment: [Out of Order]!"

Wu Sheng had lost control of his limbs and was slumped on the seat. He could only feel his head and body.

"The fourth question is, what are the seven deadly sins of mankind. 10, 9, 8..."

The man seemed to be afraid that Wu Sheng would be unable to continue the game if he added more negative statuses. Finally, it was not an open trap question.

"Arrogance, jealousy, rage, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust." Wu Sheng answered quickly in the darkness and powerlessness. He would kill one by one for such common sense questions.

"Haha, the answer is correct." The man said frivolously: "It seems that you are very aware of the sins that humans have..."

Luffy and the other three cheered, it was a pity that Wu Sheng finally answered a question correctly.

He just got three questions wrong in a row, and the three of them almost choked.

Amidst the tense and eerie music and drumbeats, the man's words continued to ring in Wu Sheng's mind: "No. 1 gets one point."

Before Luffy and the other three could continue cheering, he continued: "The fifth question, where will humanity go from here? 10, 9, 8..."

"...I can't answer such a grand question even if I have all the existing knowledge base of mankind in my mind." In the darkness, Wu Sheng sighed speechlessly.

"...3,2..." The countdown continued.

"Explore the truth of the universe!" Wu Sheng had no choice but to pick the biggest proposition to answer.

"Wrong." The man lowered his head and sang loudly in an aria:

"Everything is a beginning without an ending.

All journeys are fleeting pursuits,

The future of mankind is both fate and smoke,

With notes in hope, with groans in faith,

All joy has no smile, all suffering has no tears..."

Starting from the first sentence, there were monsters in the audience singing in groups of twos and threes, until after the two sentences of "All joys have no smiles, all sufferings have no tears", all the monsters followed the man and chanted loudly: "Everything will end in tedium." And a brief death.”

Under the silence of the will of many human heroes on the audience stage, the man snapped his fingers and tapped: "The punishment of the five questions: [Silence]."

The next second, a black light flashed, followed by the lost vision, Wu Sheng lost his hearing again, only the noises in his mind that persuaded him to give up his struggle and give up his dream were still chattering.

"Question Six." Even though Wu Sheng had lost his hearing, the man's voice still sounded in his mind: "Is there a God? 10, 9, 8..."

The atheist Wu Sheng was completely drunk. What the hell was this problem?

Because he had lost his hearing and could not hear his own voice, he could only speak slowly according to his past habits, for fear that he would say the wrong thing: "It doesn't exist!"

"Wrong." The man slowly said the "answer" in a low voice without further explanation.

Luffy and the other three were slightly surprised. Is there really a God?

But Wu Sheng still doesn't believe it. In the eyes of time-travelers and atheists, no matter what kind of powerful existence they are, they are just extra-dimensional existences in a multi-structured universe.

"Punishment of Six Questions: [Wrath of Heaven]."

A bolt of black thunder struck Wu Sheng. Wu Sheng's powerless body trembled crazily in the black thunder and lightning, and severe pain was transmitted through the body to his brain nerves. Inch by inch pain kept eating every cell in his body, submerging his remaining sea of ​​consciousness bit by bit. In the boundless darkness, pain, obsession, whispers, silence, hunger, and all kinds of negative states were swallowed bit by bit. his spirit and consciousness.

Just when he was about to fall into eternal nothingness and darkness.

"The seventh question."

The last question turned out to be to pull him out of the black sea. Wu Sheng hugged the remaining clarity in his mind, focused his mind, and listened to the question.

The man asked slowly: "Who are we?"

The whole place fell silent for a moment, as if everyone was expecting Wu Sheng's answer.

"You are hope and fear." Wu Sheng clearly remembered that Eligo once said to him that the will to resist is to select the image and power that best suits them from the collective consciousness of the human beings in the criminal world. In this case, the audience stood on stage All wills may become their companions. Then they are the existences that humans admire, and they are also the source of fear for humans.

"Pfft..."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The scene was full of laughter.

The man couldn't help but laugh: "Contestant No. 1 is really good at talking."

However, after the laughter, the man's expression changed, his eyebrows were cold, and his voice was cold: "Wrong! We are all people abandoned by [God], and bear the curse and punishment that you humans should bear. The endless consequences of human unconsciousness. Negative emotions roar in our bodies, and the dark abyss of depravity in the world of sin keeps calling in front of us. Listen carefully... In the world of sin, who is not in pain? Who is not desperate? Who is not filled with hatred, selfishness, struggle, Arrogant, sinful human beings? Who doesn’t desire transcendence, and who is willing to perish?”

"Roar!!!" The monsters in the audience let out a shocking roar, but as for the human consciousness, they remained silent.

But the unwillingness on his face was clearly visible. They were born from the public consciousness of the sinful world and from human cognition, but they were tortured by human negative emotions.

"Okay! The seven questions have been completed. If you can survive the final punishment, choose your Noble Phantasm and enter the martial arts arena!"

After the man said that, he lost all interest. He pulled out a black pistol from the void and pointed it at Wu Sheng: "Seven Questions of Punishment: [Human Sin]."

A dark and deep light silently shot towards Wu Sheng. Luffy and the other three saw that the situation was not good and wanted to jump over to rescue them, but they were pinned to the boat by invisible hands and could not move.

The next second, black light covered Wu Sheng.

Wu Sheng felt as if he was stranded in a gap in time and space.

Beside him, countless roars, countless wails, countless admirations and regrets, countless sighs, and countless screams, like heavy rain falling on the lake, aroused countless ripples and turbulence in his mind.

It only lasted a moment, but he felt like he had spent a long time in the negative emotions of countless humans.

The next moment, a dark wave rolled in silently from the distant sky, beating the long and short time and space in vain.

The next moment, he was standing on the beach filled with glass fragments. The glass was transparent. He looked down and saw an endless dark abyss under the glass fragments, as if he were standing on an endless sky. However, countless shards of glass and the dark sea reminded him that he was on a shoal.

The body of a giant white horse was suddenly lying on the dark sea, floating and being rolled towards the beach by the red waves.

He felt his own emptiness, felt the unconsciousness of this space, and carefully collected the limited information that appeared in front of him, until the white horse slowly floated and ran aground on the glass beach.

He didn't know how long it took before he finally caught his out-of-control thoughts.

"Wu Sheng." A familiar voice sounded. He turned around and saw the majestic figure wearing red armor, the Demon God Grand Duke of King Solomon.

"Erig." He nodded naturally and calmly. In the seemingly endless time just now, he had lost all emotions and asked, "So this is my subconscious space?"

"That's not quite accurate. It should be said that this is your sea of ​​consciousness."

"How do I get out?"

"Get my approval."

"?" Wu Sheng tilted his head, what do you mean, you are not...

As if he knew what he was thinking, Eligo said: "I said during the contract that this is a game with almost zero winning rate. Even if I gain some power, if you hesitate, death is the inevitable outcome. "

"Everything that happens in the world of sin is related to will. The weak will will be swallowed up here, while the strong will, whether good or evil, will step on the ladder from heaven to victory... "

"How do I prove my will?"

"Will cannot be proven."

“How do I express determination?”

"Determination is beyond expression."

"Then how do I get your approval?"

"You answer a few questions for me first."

"Another question. I'm really afraid of you evil wills."

"Oh, He is the one who likes to ask humans questions the most, but you should not have entered this game. He broke the rules."

"So what, I'm already here."

"Yes, maybe [they] all wanted to see your potential, so they didn't stop."

"Who are they?" Because they were speaking in Chinese, Wu Sheng did not recognize the difference in the characters [his].

"Now I'm the one asking the questions."

"Okay, just ask."

"What do you want when you come to this world?"

"Stand tall and live well."

"Then why did you want to choose the so-called correct answers for a few moments just now?"

"Because I want to win, I discovered the rules and used them to gain benefits. Isn't it a normal operation?"

"You only have to bend down for the first time and countless times, you know it in your heart."

"I want to live."

"That's no reason to bend over."

"...You're right." Wu Sheng was speechless: "But I still didn't have a choice in the end, right?"

"Then my second question: Why didn't you choose the so-called correct answers just now?"

"Because I thought clearly, I want to keep those things."

"Are these things so fragile that a verbal answer can break them?"

"Nor..."

"You said you want to live with dignity? I can't see it. You don't need any righteous reasons to live. Since there are things in your heart that need to be protected, just throw your fist. Luffy did a good job. , and you are obviously still arrogant and lucky."

"...Luffy is different, right?"

"You want to talk about the protagonist's halo? You've already traveled through time, why are you still struggling with this matter?"

"You want to say that I am the chosen one?"

"No, no one is the center of the universe. I just hope you are more confident."

"What do you mean..."

"Okay, I'm done asking." Elige interrupted Wu Sheng.

"So?" Wu Sheng's stiff face finally regained its expression.

"Unqualified."

"Ah... Then I'm going to die trapped here?" Wu Sheng sat calmly on the beach where glass fragments were piled up, looking at the black waves in the distance.

"I can take you out." Eligo walked to the white horse's body.

"But?" Wu Sheng heard the change in his tone.

"But I won't go out with you."

"Didn't we sign a soul contract?"

"You are hesitant in your heart and have not found the balance between victory and dignity."

"But you are me, and I am you. Without you, wouldn't my heart be missing?"

"I am still here, but I will no longer respond to your call until you truly understand what 'will' is."

"So I didn't hesitate in the seven questions just now! My will has been very clear, right?" Wu Sheng was a little unconvinced and questioned loudly.

"If you had even the slightest hesitation in these seven questions, I wouldn't be here at all."

"What on earth do you mean? Just now you seemed to want me to win by any means necessary, and now you say that if I hesitate during the seven questions, I won't show up?" Wu Sheng was completely confused.

"You still don't understand? It's difficult to seal the awakened person's will to resist. Oppression will only lead to more intense confrontation from those who resist fate. Simply put, Luffy's will to resist is almost impossible to seal. Why are you sealed? ?”

"...So I'm still too weak?"

"No, you're too smart."

"..." Wu Sheng was still unconvinced.

"Are you ready? Let's go out." Elig said no more. Many questions cannot be explained clearly and need to be figured out by oneself.

"What about fighting?"

"If you die here, it means we are unlucky. Who made me a spearman?" There was a smile in Eliger's golden eyes, playing a joke that only the two of them knew in this world.

"I have already placed the bet. I still want to play this game. I hope you will not disappoint me. If you still don't understand, think about the oath we made when we first contracted." After saying this, golden flames ignited under His feet. Rolled onto the white horse, the already dead white horse slowly stood up in the golden flames, more than 3 meters tall.

The white horse stepped forward and grabbed Wu Sheng in its mouth, riding the black waves straight towards the sky.

Wu Sheng felt a warmth all over his body. He opened his eyes and all his feelings returned to his body. He was already back at the scene of "Bloody Questions and Answers".

The soul power returned to him, and those negative states disappeared as the golden flames flashed.

Wu Sheng understood what Elige meant when he said he would no longer respond, which meant that he could not use soul skills and combined souls for the time being, but he could still use ordinary attacks with soul power.

"It's better than nothing." He shook his head helplessly. Obviously he had realized it and persevered, so why did Elig say he still had hesitation in his heart.

As for the oath, he seems to have fulfilled it?