Chapter 188

Besides the Chief Priest, there is also a Miko named Yae Sakura, who is the guardian of this place.

This Miko is Valkyrie, equivalent to a Schicksal.

Kallen is currently staying at the Yae Shrine.

They are also temporarily in charge of guarding the village.

If you want to take Kallen away, you should first visit the Chief Priest and Yae Sakura.

After meeting with the Chief Priest, the Chief Priest did not give any clear indication regarding Kallen's future. He seemed not to care much about Kallen's fate, even to some extent.

There was even a slight indication that she wanted Kallen to leave.

Although the Chief Priest did not explicitly state it, the subtle hints reassured Otto somewhat.

After all, a powerful Valkyrie is a very important resource, and if the Chief Priest were to forcibly detain her, Otto would have to resort to some special methods.

It's good that the Chief Priest wants Kallen to leave now.

After meeting the Chief Priest, he met Yae Sakura.

After hearing Otto's explanation Yae Sakura summoned Kallen.

Yae Sakura didn't say anything, only that it was Kallen's business. Let her decide whether to stay or leave; no one here could interfere with her decision.

Similarly, no one here can make the decision for him.

Although Kallen was disappointed with Schicksal, she believed that the people Schicksal were innocent. They too needed protection, and now, considering Otto had traveled a great distance to follow her and promised to clear her name and exonerate her, she remained a hero to both Schicksal and those people.

Kallen hesitated a little.

"I think you'd better go back to Schicksal."

Just then, someone who shouldn't have been there suddenly appeared.

Li Pu!

He opened the door himself and stood behind Kallen, saying, "Kallen, you won't be here long."

Otto was finally somewhat pleased to hear someone directly kick Kallen out. But as he looked at the person who opened the door, he suddenly felt a pang of doubt.

Why, why does this person resemble Kallen?

That's so strange!

Otto, however, did not show any doubt.

"What are you saying?" Kallen suddenly became a little unhappy. She said angrily, "Mr. Li, are you going to make a decision for me again? Or do you know that I definitely won't stay here for long?"

"No," Li Pu said with a shrug. "I'm not making the decision for you."

How so?

"Instead, someone will make the decision for you very soon."

"What are you saying?" Kallen asked, frowning slightly. "Who?"

"Your Daimyo!" Li Pu said, "Kallen, you know far too little about the world of the higher-ups. Perhaps the people here will welcome you, but what about the higher-ups?"

"They won't welcome you, Kallen. You're Valkyrie, with immense power."

"You consider yourself the shield of the people and want to stand on the front line to protect them."

"But those Daimyo don't think so," Li Pu said. "Power, those who possess power are the blades and tools in their hands! They expand their territories abroad and suppress rebellions at home."

"Since it's a sharp blade, you can't hurt yourself; since it's a tool, you have to use it as you please."

"And what about you? You are not a blade in their hands, nor a tool in their hands."

"You are an outsider with completely different ideas from theirs."

"They will not help them maintain their rule."

"To them, you're a destabilizing factor," Li Pu said. "So, do you think the higher-ups here will tolerate you staying?"

"For the time being, because you haven't touched their interests yet, but it won't last long."

"How is that possible?" Kallen said. "Don't the rulers here care about their people?"

"Concern," Li Pu said, arms crossed. "The level of concern is not quite the same. In the eyes of the Daimyo, the people are a kind of renewable resource, and also dogs in another sense."

"Dog meat is delicious and very fragrant. Dogs can guard the house and hunt prey."

"They see the people much the same way; the people can provide them with taxes."

"The people can form an army to defend their land, and they can also expand their territory."

"Of course, when a dog bites someone, the usual outcome is that it gets beaten to death," Li Pu said. "If the people cannot tolerate the Daimyo's exploitation and rise up, the Daimyo will naturally choose to suppress them."

"Now here's the problem," Li Pu said. "What if the people of these two places choose to revolt and rebel against the rule of the Daimyo?"

"Will you choose to stand on the side of the people or on the side of the Daimyo?"

"That question?" Kallen replied without hesitation, "The people, of course!"

"That's right." Li Pu clapped his hands and said, "So it's better to be prepared. They definitely won't welcome you. A powerful force that is not under your control or restraint, and is forever out of your grasp."

"They will definitely choose to get rid of you."

"As for why they haven't made a move yet?" Li Pu said matter-of-factly, "Because they are waiting for your choice. If you are willing to be their dog, they will naturally tolerate your existence and even bestow upon you a life of luxury."

"But if you're unwilling, then leaving now is the wise thing to do."

"If you're unwilling now, then don't blame them for being heartless."

Li Pu didn't necessarily understand the mentality of these feudal rulers perfectly, but he had a fairly good grasp of it. Perhaps they would temporarily tolerate such a powerful force remaining within their sphere of influence.

However, this is not permanent; it is merely a very temporary, involuntary choice.

Kallen was, after all, the number one in Schicksal, and that number one title wasn't given lightly! As her activities in Yae Village grew, her fame gradually spread from Yae Village to the surrounding areas. It grew ever larger, and when this fame became something that couldn't be ignored, the local Daimyo were forced to make their own choices; they could no longer choose to turn a deaf ear and ignore her existence.

There is a scene in the game where Kallen goes to the Daimyo.

The Daimyo tried to recruit Kallen but failed, so he drove Kallen away.

"This..." Kallen was speechless for a moment. She said helplessly, "Does this mean that the rulers here are also indifferent to their own people, just like those on the other side of Schicksal?!"

"All crows are black," Li Pu shrugged. "Why should you make the crows here whiter?"

"They're not pigeons, and even pigeons can be gray."

"You expect them to love the people like their own children? Dream on."

Some of the inherent problems in Area 11 will continue into the future, and nothing can be changed.

Li Pu didn't come here to say these things for no reason.

He glanced at Yae Sakura.

Shifting the blame eastward.

He'll still use that trick.

Chapter 217 Monster Siege

Kallen's future has not been officially decided.

Although Li Pu's words seemed reasonable, Kallen did not make a final choice based on Li Pu. She hesitated.

Li Pu naturally didn't say anything more.

After this meeting ends...

"Why are you looking for me instead of going to catch up with Otto?" Li Pu asked, looking at Kallen who had caught up with him.

"What are you thinking?" Kallen asked, looking very displeased. "What do you mean by saying these things?"

"What do you think I mean?" Li Pu asked, feeling a little confused.

"Um, this..." Kallen was a little confused by Li Pu's question, but she also really wanted to think about it before saying, "You want to get rid of me?"

"That's not what you meant, is it?" Kallen thought for a moment and said, "Then you must have something else in mind."

"I don't think you would just barge into our meeting and say so much."

"So you must be plotting something, right?"

Li Pu looked at Kallen without answering; he was indeed plotting something. But he didn't say it directly. He paused for a moment and said, "My plan is probably to leave here."

"Leave here?" Kallen asked, even more confused. "Weren't you going to stay here?"

"That's only temporary," Li Pu said. "I won't stay here forever, much less settle down here."

"So my plan is probably how to get out of here."

Indeed, after realizing he was in a game world, Li Pu began trying to figure out how to return to the real world. But how exactly to get back was the real question.

There is no save/exit button here.

So what's the key factor in quitting here? Is it completing the game? Or is it interfering with the game and making it unable to function properly?

I don't know, I can only try!

Kallen doesn't understand.

"If you want to leave, why don't you just go by yourself?" Kallen said, completely baffled by Li Pu's predicament. "Then why did you have to say all that?"

"If I could leave, I would have left long ago," Li Pu said expressionlessly. "Do you remember how I got here?"

"Oh, I remember that." Kallen nodded and said, "You suddenly appeared in my room."

"If we're going to push it back further, then I don't know."

How could Kallen possibly know? All she knew was that when she first met Li Pu, he suddenly appeared in this room.

"You could think of this as some kind of time travel," Li Pu explained. "You could think of it as me being summoned by some special force and coming directly here from where I live."

"And this creates a special situation, which is that if certain conditions are not met."

"There is absolutely no way I can leave Yae Village."

"It's like a fish kept in a fish tank," Li Pu gestured. "Unless it's released, it can only live its whole life in a small fish tank."

"I don't know if other people would be willing to spend their whole lives in this fish tank, but I wouldn't."

"And I have more important things to do over there."

"It's impossible to stay here."

"Oh..." Kallen seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to. Li Pu's explanation had made her somewhat happier; at least this mysterious man was starting to tell her some truth.

But we can't be completely happy and say, "Then what does this have to do with what you said today?"

"Will my departure be the only way for you to leave too?"

"Theoretically speaking, yes and no," Li Pu said. "In short, your departure may lead me to leave as well, or it may not. And my purpose in doing this is not to drive you away."

"In short, it's quite complicated to explain and not easy to understand."

"I want to see if I can bring this world down," Li Pu said, arms crossed. "What would happen if I interfered with the game's storyline?"

Whether Kallen left or something else happened because of what he said today.

This all refers to an important event that happened in this game world at a time when it shouldn't have happened.

"If you insist on getting an explanation from me," Li Pu said, "It's probably repulsion."

"The world will reject people who do not belong to this world or appear at this point in time."

"He showed up at a time when he shouldn't have and did things he shouldn't have done."

"Then the world will reject him."

"Oh..." Kallen said, seemingly understanding but not quite, "Then you can leave?"

"Not necessarily," Li Pu shook his head and said, "It's also possible to die here."

Take the pig incident, for example. Theoretically, that could also be the work of the world's corrective forces. Of course, the premise is that such corrective forces also exist here.

But isn't this an option nonetheless?

"In short," Li Pu said, "My advice is that you'd better be prepared."

"Because what's about to happen is no small matter."