I, Zhongli, wander the world

half an hour ago.

On the turbulent sea, a speedboat was galloping strangely at a speed far exceeding that of a normal speedboat.

"Zhongye~"

A deliberately protracted voice sounded in the speedboat, but no one answered.There is only the sound of splashing and splashing on the wide sea, not even the sound of the engine.

"Zhongye, Zhongye, Zhongye..."

"what are you doing!"

Nakahara Chuya, who had half leaned out of the hull, turned back angrily, his voice was full of anger that was about to explode, "Shut up if you have something to say, don't you see that I'm busy?"

He needs to keep one hand in contact with the sea at all times, maintain a certain amount of power output to speed up the ship, and prevent the ship from breaking out of the sea or disintegrating too fast. It is indeed quite busy.

"So, can Nakato be faster?" Osamu Dazai, who was sitting in the cabin with a bunch of weapons, poked his head out and said leisurely, "We're going to miss it soon."

"Why are you rushing in such an inefficient way? Don't you have any points in your heart!" Zhong Yuanzhong said unhappily, "If it weren't for your troublesome supernatural power, I could fly directly there by myself now!"

According to their plan, if they don't want Kyogoku Xiayan who is hiding in the dark to notice the spoiler of their two "ordinary supernatural beings" early, they can't use Fitzgerald's private helicopter with too much noise. Rely on the power or a small speedboat to drive to the shore.This plan, coupled with the factor of Osamu Dazai's invalidation ability, left only the private yacht as an option.

"So it's fine as long as I don't go by myself." Zhongyuan Zhong also shook off a wave that was coming, and said, "You guy who basically has no force value should stay in a safe place!"

"Wow, Chuya, are you caring about me? I'm so touched!"

"—that's what it says."

Osamu Dazai hypocritically wiped away the non-existent tears, finally sat up straight under Nakahara Nakaya's face full of disgust, and said seriously: "Don't be too arrogant, Chuya, even if Mr. Rimbaud entrusts you The method of opening the [door] doesn’t work either.”

"That is an unknown monster that has never appeared before. Based on the words of Chuya alone, if something goes wrong, there will not even be a backup backup. Before solving the monster, I must first ensure your safety. The temporary contract I made with Mr. Zhongli before departure."

As he said that, Osamu Dazai picked up a weapon on the ground and said with a smile: "What's more, I still carry so many weapons. It's no problem to blow up one or two tentacles."

"...whatever you want." There was a moment of silence, and Zhongyuan Zhongya lowered his head again, his expression was covered by his ochre-colored hair scattered by the sea breeze.

"touched?"

"No."

"Can you hurry up then?"

"It's already the fastest!"

While the two teenagers were bickering, several nautical miles flew by, and the monster as huge as a hill became clearer and clearer at the end of their sight.

"Wow, the people in the group can't stop it, that monster is going to land soon!" Osamu Dazai, who was observing the situation with a telescope, yelled.

"Tsk." Zhong Yuanzhong also pouted his lips in disgust, squatted down slightly, and was about to rush out like this.

Dazai Osamu quickly stopped: "No way, Chuya! According to the usual sprinting method, your reaction force will open a hole in the boat!"

"I know! I'll try to be as light as possible..."

Click.

The sound of the locks being closed was so clear that Nakahara was stunned for a moment. Before he could feel the sudden extra weight on his waist, Osamu Dazai, who had been prepared for a long time, had already set his posture.

"Then let's go! Chuya!"

"Wait--!"

The words of stopping were drowned in the bang of the rocket launch.

"Dazai—Ji ah ah!"

Before flying out, Nakahara Nakaya had a glimpse, and vaguely saw that the rocket launcher in Osamu Dazai's hand was the one he picked up casually for display.

Two 10 minutes ago.

The decoration of the competition cabin is still the same, but it has changed from a gentle and harmless to a murderous mechanism.

The water seeping out from the gap has reached the ankles, but the three detectives still have no tension. Even Poe, who seems to be in a panic, is in chaos.

The crisis of life does not affect the sober minds of the detectives, but makes them more rigorous.Soon, the key hidden in the room was found.

"We choose the pair of Eris."

Edgar Allan Poe said in a tight voice, "Apart from these paintings and golden apples in the room, the weapon patterns on the furniture are the most conspicuous, but we will exclude Athena."

Athena represents war, and may also match weapons, but those patterns are more of long swords and short knives. These weapons were more used for ordinary fighting in ancient Greece, and they do not exactly match the spears and warhammers that represent war.

"Besides, Eris is the origin of the 'Golden Apple Controversy', and solving Eris is equivalent to eliminating the scourge."

Ayatsuji pedestrian exhaled, "Then, instead, I choose Athena."

The blond detective said seriously: "Don't be so brainy, this is the ship of your combination, right? You should be more familiar with it than me."

Poe's eyes were slightly dilated under his bangs.

The name of the ship is [Goddess of Victory].

Nick, the goddess of victory, was a subordinate god of Zeus and Athena before she had the title of "Goddess of Victory".

"If Eris is the beginning of everything, then Hera and Athena who supported the Greeks are the end of everything." Ayatsuji pedestrian said, "The final Trojan horse war was also carried out in the city, and the efficiency of using spears is not as good as Use shorter weapons."

The two detectives finally looked at Edogawa Ranpo who had been silent since the phone call with Zhongli.

"Mr. Ranbu," Edgar Allan Poe reminded in a low voice.

"My words." The thoughtful Edogawa Ranpo said slowly, reaching out to pick up the golden apple on the table, "I choose the golden apple."

"Huh?" Edgar Allan Poe was taken aback.

Ayatsuji pedestrians immediately looked at the paintings on the wall, and under the premise of Edogawa Ranpo's choice, he instantly understood.

Edgar Allan Poe, who looked at the painting a few seconds later, also reacted.

Edogawa Ranpo's idea is very simple.

What is implied here is not the scene of the golden apple dispute at all.

The paintings on the wall are so inductive that people subconsciously frame the story of the three goddesses and expand their thinking within this framework, but in fact, the myth of the golden apple is not the only one.

"Hercules..."

In the Twelve Trials of Hercules, there is also the story of obtaining the golden apple guarded by the hundred-headed dragon Radon.

"Prometheus the fire thief who gave hints, Nereus the river god who prophesied, Atlas the titan god who fought the dragon, and..."

Edogawa raised his hand randomly, and threw the golden apple in his hand towards the last painting.

"It all began, the Golden Apple Orchard."

The not-so-light pure golden apple smashed the painting, revealing a slightly sunken gap behind it, and some spikes stood up at the moment the painting was smashed, but they returned in vain because the object was a golden apple.

In the very center of the gap is the fifth keyhole.

"Of course the golden apples must stay in the golden apple orchard, so as to avoid subsequent disputes." Edogawa Ranpo said, inserted the key into the lock, and turned the switch.

The time has come to the present.

Zhong Li walked into the hut unhurriedly with fairly regular steps.

Every step he took was exactly the same as if he had measured the size. He stepped on the wooden floor and made regular sounds, which gradually coincided with the beating heartbeat.

He came to the second floor of the hut and pushed the door open.

Kyogoku Natsuhiko sat there against the light, with no panic on his face, and even took a sip of the tea at the right temperature next to him, as if he was not the one who was about to face the wrath of the gods.

And Zhong Li, who was walking, did not act immediately as he thought, but pulled away the chair opposite, and also sat down upright.

"I heard that you prefer imported green tea." Kyogoku Xiayan said leisurely, "But I only have matcha here, so I'm afraid I can't offer it to you."

"I don't have a god position for a long time, so how can I talk about worshiping?" Zhong Li denied it aloud.

"That's not what you said." Kyogoku Shaked his head disapprovingly, "In the mythological concepts around the world, they are always willing to give gods to manage everything in this world. Extremely like Japan, even every plant and tree can be called a god. .”

"Your control over the rock formations of the mountains is so deep that it can't even be compared with the main gods in many myths. Even if you leave the position of the gods, your prestige will not be damaged."

"What's more." The old man's scrutinizing eyes pierced Zhongli unabashedly, "Since you are a god from another world, if the rules are different, you should be divided according to the new rules. I think so."

The information Jingji Xiayan revealed was too shocking, but Zhong Li didn't even change his face, he just said lightly: "Where did you hear this news?"

"The person who provided the information refused to show up, and I'm not interested in his true face, so you probably need to find out by yourself." Jingji Xiayan laughed twice like an ordinary old man, "All I can say is that he It's much deeper than that bad old man like me."

"I really look forward to seeing more power from you, but unfortunately I probably won't be able to see it."

Jingji Xiayan smiled and looked at Zhongli. From his perspective, the monsters controlled by his own supernatural power roared and attacked beside the gods, but they returned in vain as if they had touched the hardest rock. Half of his body was torn apart by the scorching divine power.

His supernatural ability can't work, which can be confirmed from the first time he saw Zhongli, and now it just confirms his conjecture.

Zhong Li, who had already obtained the information he wanted, stood up and walked out of the hut warmed by the sun.

And the second he stepped out of the house, the whole room instantly petrified into bright yellow stones.

On the cruise ship far out in the sea, the door of the secret room was opened from the inside, and three wet detectives came out of the cabin, behind them were completely destroyed organs.

On the other side of the coastline, Nakahara Chuya, who opened the controllable [door], punched the monster's abdominal cavity into his body.Osamu Dazai in the speedboat ignited all the fuzes of the explosives, drove the boat into the hole hammered by Zhongya Zhongya, and adjusted the speedboat to autopilot mode before arriving, and jumped into the sea by himself.

Nakahara also grabbed Osamu Dazai's collar from the air a second before Osamu Dazai fell into the sea. The gap between his hands and the collar was covered with Osamu Dazai's irreversible skin torn off from the monster.

The soaring flame exploded from inside the monster's body.