If My Next Target Is He Wei Ni Ya? (7K)

Another pale sheet was placed over the crimson corpse.

Several corpses were already placed in the not-so-spacious room.

"How many times has this happened?" Adele sat down on the bed of one of the corpses, glancing sideways at He Wei Ni Ya not far away. "Why do I feel like you're sending me corpses every day? Could it be that you're the murderer?"

"...I'm sorry, Ms. Adele."

"Can't you tell I'm joking? Well, I'm not really good at joking." Adele shrugged, then looked at He Wei Ni Ya again. "That guy came to attack you, right? Aren't you hurt?"

He Wei Ni Ya shook her head.

When Xi Ze made his move, he alerted the night watchman, who immediately left.

However, when he left, he deliberately exposed himself to the Night Watchers' sight, pretending that he had come to attack He Wei Ni Ya, thus clearing He Wei Ni Ya of suspicion.

Clearly, although the two did not shake hands, Xi Ze already considered He Wei Ni Ya his partner.

Under Xi Ze's cover, the musicians on night duty didn't really think about it that way... Of course, it was also because they didn't have the energy. Xi Ze's ability to escape from the Forbidden Forest and hunt here despite being surrounded by many orchestras was really tormenting their already tense nerves, and they really didn't want to worry about anything else.

They didn't even want to collect the body of the deceased. In the end, it was He Wei Ni Ya who found Adele and managed to properly dispose of the remains of the girl whose name was still unknown.

Then the conversation described above took place.

"Do you know her?" Adele asked.

He Wei Ni Ya shook her head. "All I know is that she's from the Seed Zone and is Polly's friend."

"Another Seed Zone, huh?" Adele said softly. "Looks like I can save myself the trouble of contacting my family again... But who is Polly?"

"Have you forgotten? You disposed of her body just a few days ago."

"Hmm? Which one?"

"The one you're sitting on."

"Ah...?" Adele glanced down, but didn't move, only saying "Oh," "Oh, I remember now."

Then he paused for a moment.

"That's good too. At least you'll have someone to accompany you on your journey. Do you know this saying? In Holy Sound, people ascend to the Kingdom of the Lord after they die, falling onto the Lord's musical score, becoming notes in the Lord's music, and composing the Most Perfect Movement in the world for the Lord."

"A very strange statement."

"Yes, so what do you think?"

He Wei Ni Ya thought for a moment and said, "Aren't we musical notes now? If we are musical notes both before and after death, then what is the difference between life and death?"

Adele raised an eyebrow. "That's quite a philosophical point."

"I was just saying." He Wei Ni Ya bowed slightly. "I think I should go now. Goodnight, Professor Adele."

"You woke me up from bed to help you deal with the body, and now that I'm wide awake, you're going back to sleep?" Adele said. "Aren't you going to talk to me for a bit? It'll be dawn soon anyway."

"No, I'm sleepy." He Wei Ni Ya turned and left. "You can talk to these corpses."

He Wei Ni Ya's reaction surprised Adele.

In Adele's memory, He Wei Ni Ya was not like this; she should have been more obedient and sensible.

He Wei Ni Ya didn't care what Adele was thinking, but just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard Adele say, "Twenty years ago, I was also a murderer."

He Wei Ni Ya paused, then turned to look at Adele.

Adele clicked her tongue. "Is this the only way you'd be willing to talk to me?"

"If you said you were killed twenty years ago and have now come back to life, I might be more interested."

Adele smiled and said, "Over the years, I've been thinking that it might not have been so bad if I had been killed back then."

He Wei Ni Ya narrowed her eyes.

She realized that Adele wasn't joking.

"Twenty years ago at the Grand Ceremony, I was still a student, just like you," Adele said, looking at He Wei Ni Ya. "And I had a very close friend; we were inseparable, like sisters. So much so that I always thought our friendship would last until we died, until... the Grand Ceremony arrived, and we both chose the same orchestra, and coincidentally, we both played the same notes. Heh, a pretty cliché story, isn't it?"

He Wei Ni Ya stared at Adele: "And then you killed her?"

"Yes," Adele said. "Neither of us were particularly good at playing musical notes, and we both knew that the orchestra was the most likely opportunity to change our lives and our destinies. So, our relationship was already quite delicate at that time, but we encouraged each other, saying that we should compete based on our own abilities, and that the successful one should support the unsuccessful one for the rest of their life."

"But you still killed her?"

"Yes." Adele nodded. "Because one day, a poisoning incident suddenly occurred at the academy. Everyone was in a panic, including me. When I returned to my dorm, I noticed that the water in my cup was a different color. And besides me, the only person who could have touched my cup was her."

"... Was it her who poisoned him?"

"At least I think it was her," Adele said. "At that moment I felt immense terror and anger, so... I killed her first, killed my best friend."

After a long silence, He Wei Ni Ya finally asked, "What do you mean by saying that you believe it's her?"

"Because I poured that glass of water away when I got back," Adele said. "I never checked whether there was any poison in it until the very end."

"...Why?"

"Because..." Adele lowered her head and said softly, "I don't know which outcome I would find more unacceptable. Is it that my best friend, whom I consider a sister, wants to kill me, or that I kill her innocent life with my own hands?"

Another long silence followed.

"This...is indeed a unique story," He Wei Ni Ya said. "At least I didn't expect the ending. But what I don't understand is why you're telling me all this? Aren't you afraid I'll report you?"

Adele laughed and patted the bed beneath her, "We can't even find the murderer now, let alone one from twenty years ago? As long as it's not Golden Sound who died, no one will care."

Although Adele spoke in a joking tone, He Wei Ni Ya could still hear the undisguised loneliness in her voice.

"As for why I'm telling you this, it's probably because what you just said resonated with me," Adele said. "If the Holy Sound People will live as musical notes whether they are alive or dead, then what is the meaning of life and death? This is indeed a very philosophical statement."

He Wei Ni Ya gave Adele a deep look, said "You really should rest," and then turned and left.

This time, Adele didn't stop her, but just as she Open the door and walked out, she said, "After that, I wasn't selected by that band either. It all... meant nothing."

He Wei Ni Ya paused for a moment, but this time she didn't turn around and walked straight out of the room.

Then, she heard Bai Wei's voice in her mind.

"You're not quite right, He Wei Ni Ya," Bai Wei said. "Even she noticed."

"...I'm sorry." He Wei Ni Ya didn't deny it. "I'll get back to normal as soon as possible."

Can you tell me what the reason is?

At this moment, He Wei Ni Ya was clearly not in the mood to answer, but unlike Adele, Bai Wei could not remain silent, so she said, "Because my cooperation with Xi Ze was interrupted, if that woman had come in a little later, I could have discussed the details of the cooperation with Xi Ze again, and things would have been much easier afterwards."

Is that the reason?

"...Yes."

Bai Wei laughed, "You've decided to cooperate with him, which means you consider yourself to be the same kind of person as him?"

"...Isn't that so?" He Wei Ni Ya said. "He and I share the same goals, the same background, and he even has your body parts. In every way, we are so similar. So, I think he and I are the same kind of people, yes...he and I are the same kind of people, we really are the same kind of people."

Without realizing it, He Wei Ni Ya repeated the same words three times.

"Are you trying to convince me, or are you trying to convince yourself?" Bai Wei asked.

"I...I was just answering your question," He Wei Ni Ya said calmly. "Of course, if you think I'm not suitable to cooperate with him, then I also..."

No, I respect your opinion.

He Wei Ni Ya's words caught in her throat.

"I'll support whatever you want to do, He Wei Ni Ya," Bai Wei said with a smile, "As long as you think it's right."

He Wei Ni Ya opened her mouth, intending to say "Thank you, Mr. Visas" as usual, but the words just wouldn't come out.

In the end, she simply nodded, said nothing, and went back to her room alone.

Bai Wei, on the other hand, had been observing her the whole time.

Unlike Ulu and Jie La Er, He Wei Ni Ya has always been very popular in the game, so many players are discussing her.

The most popular question is: what kind of person was He Wei Ni Ya?

Some people say she's a stupid woman who thinks she's so clever, actually trying to collect all seven Golden Sound by herself, she's just crazy.

Some say she's just a pretty face with a bad side, after all, she ruthlessly tricked players in the game and then killed them easily without giving them a chance to get revenge, without even seeing the opening of the Grand Ceremony.

Some people say that you only need to look at Xi Ze to know what kind of person He Wei Ni Ya is. Xi Ze is simply a more powerful gender-swapped version of He Wei Ni Ya.

They all have their own agendas, and they'll stop at nothing to collect all the Golden Sound, treating everyone except themselves as prey to be slaughtered. All they want is to reach the top after obtaining everything, to become a true, invincible apex predator in the food chain.

The only difference between Xi Ze and He Wei Ni Ya is that one succeeded and the other failed.

All these speculations were ultimately abandoned with He Wei Ni Ya's untimely death and the fact that her ultimate purpose was never revealed.

But all of this will be answered under Bai Wei's witness.

Come, He Wei Ni Ya.

Let me see what kind of person you really are.

In the library late at night, only a thin figure was reading by lamplight.

There were thick ancient books beside him.

Auger was the one reading the book.

He nervously copied something from an ancient book, like a poor student preparing for an exam the next day.

Just then, he heard the sound of the Open the door. He froze, closing his book and looking towards the door.

But the door was closed properly, as if the sound just now was just an illusion.

But before Auger could even breathe a sigh of relief, a calm voice came from the other side of the table. "Don't be nervous, I'm not interested in what you're looking at."

Auger's body stiffened again.

He slowly turned his head and saw that Xi Ze was already sitting on the other side of the table, smiling at him, "Good evening, Auger. I thought you had already gone back to the dormitory and were prepared to be alone here with me tonight."

"...The academy has been sealed off," Auger said. "I can't go back to my dorm; I'm stuck here."

"I see." Xi Ze smiled. "That's good then. We can continue chatting, like we did a few days ago."

Auger looked at Xi Ze, and after a brief hesitation, he finally spoke up, "I've heard about what happened at the academy."

"Oh?"

"You killed those people," Auger said. "You're not Daniel at all. From the beginning, you killed Daniel and came to me as Daniel."

"Hmm... how should I put it, it's quite surprising that you only realized this now." Xi Ze tilted his head. "If I were you, you should have been suspicious the moment I came to you. Didn't you ever wonder why a Golden Sound from the Primordial Family would bother with a mere Bronze Voice like you from the Seed Zone?"

Auger pursed his lips tightly.

"To be honest, you don't really have anything that would make me want to give you a second glance right now," Xi Ze said with a smile. "But I'm still willing to get close to you. Do you know why?"

Auger didn't speak.

Xi Ze didn't mind and continued, "It's simple. More than ten years ago, when I was studying at this college, I sat in the same seat as you and had the same job. Librarian... or more accurately, the night watchman of the library. After all, you shouldn't be able to manage any affairs under your position. Even these books are much more valuable than you."

"Moreover, I also came from the Seed Zone."

"So I was quite happy to see you, it was like... seeing myself ten years ago."

Auger shook his head. "I'm not like you, I wouldn't do such a thing."

"Heh, that's also something that disappoints me a little," Xi Ze said. "Auger, do you know why the Night Watchers in this academy are always people of low birth, like you and me? Why entrust such an important place, which carries so much forbidden knowledge, to people like us?"

"It's very simple. It's like entrusting an expensive painting or calligraphy to an illiterate servant for safekeeping, rather than to an experienced butler who is more skilled in the field."

"In their view, none of the brass ensemble players are even considered, so there's no need to worry about them secretly learning or watching."

"Look at this arrogance," Xi Ze said with a smile. "Since that's the case, why don't I prove it to them? Let them see just how far this kind of person can go."

"Are you really going to kill them all just for this?"

"You still don't understand, Auger." Xi Ze slowly stood up, looking down at Auger with a hint of mockery and pity in his eyes. He seemed to want to say something more, but when the words were about to come out, he suddenly shook his head and gave up. "There's no point in saying too much. Talking to you has only made me more certain of one thing. I... am the one who is accidental. There are more people like you in this world who deserve to be eaten by me."

He had barely finished speaking when a cold voice rang out, "Oh, really?"

Then, a line of blood quickly appeared on Xi Ze's chest.

Xi Ze raised an eyebrow.

With a "whoosh," a huge spray of blood erupted from his chest.

At the same time, a series of "thump thump thump" sounds rang out, and strange melodies came from all directions. Ripples of Magic Power arcs rippled out from under Xi Ze's feet.

These Magic Power arcs split into two parts, one of which instantly transformed into a menacing hound that swiftly bit into Xi Ze's body.

The other part transformed into human form and quickly solidified into two living people.

The leader was an older musician who raised his staff high and uttered a low, inaudible melody. Suddenly, the staff expanded into a giant Magic Power hammer.

The other, younger performer's staff had transformed into a Magic Power greatsword.

The giant sword swung down at his waist, instantly splitting Xi Ze's body in two.

His lower body was devoured into pieces by the Magic Power hound, while his upper body was smashed to pieces by the Magic Power hammer, instantly turning into minced meat.

Auger's eyes widened.

All of this happened so fast. In just a few breaths, Xi Ze, who had been looking down at him, was nothing but a pile of rotten flesh.

Then, with a loud "bang," he was slammed hard onto the table.

"Don't move," came the deep female voice from the person holding him down.

Auger barely managed to lift his head and saw a female musician who wasn't much older than him.

The other two musicians looked over, and the female musician said, "He's just a hapless night watchman."

The young male musician glanced at Auger, nodded, and said nothing. The older musician didn't even look at Auger, but stared at the mangled flesh at his feet and said sarcastically, "I thought he was so powerful. That old bastard Ze Er is useless now, he was actually killed by a guy like that."

"Perhaps he had some hidden methods," the young male musician said. "But we didn't give him a chance to use them. It's just a pity that the score was also damaged."

The old musician narrowed his eyes. "No, there should still be a possibility of repair, but..."

He raised his head and looked at Auger.

In that instant, Auger sensed immense danger.

"Alright, brat." The female musician immediately pulled Auger up and slapped Auger hard. "It's all over. Hurry up and get back to the academy and take the news back with you."

Then he kicked Auger again.

Auger turned around fearfully and saw that the old musician didn't say much, but his eyes had darkened as he looked at the female musician, clearly displeased with her actions.

What are you still looking at?

The female musician glared at Auger, Auger could only nod and prepare to leave.

Then, he heard the young male musician behind him ask, with a puzzled look, "Huh? What's with this bone?"

"What?"

"Teacher, look at this. There is a bone here that was not broken by your Magic Power hammer."

"How can this be... Wait, what is this?!"

"Back off! Back off!"

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"

Before Auger could even leave the library, a sudden change occurred.

He had no idea what was happening, and subconsciously turned his head, only to see a scene he would never forget.

Xi Ze, who had been smashed into pieces, was standing there perfectly fine, covered in blood.

But this blood is clearly not his.

The two musicians who had attacked him earlier were now pressed against the wall like flies that had been swatted, their flattened bodies staining both walls blood red.

All of this happened so fast that they weren't completely dead yet, at least not when Auger looked over. Auger could see fear and despair in their flattened faces.

The only survivor in the orchestra was the female musician from earlier, who had the same reaction as Auger.

By the time she realized what had happened, Xi Ze had already grabbed her head and slammed it hard onto the table.

Just like when she pressed down on Auger.

"See that?" Xi Ze said to Auger with a bright smile. "That's power, Auger. If it weren't for this woman, that old guy would have killed you to silence you. In their eyes, killing a nobody like you from the Seed Zone would be as easy as breathing, but in my eyes, killing them would be just as simple. That's how the world is. If you can't eat others, you'll be eaten by others."

"Tell me, if it weren't for this woman, what could have saved your life? Morality or reason?"

"Wake up! You and I both came from the Seed Zone. Why is it that I can become a wolf that devours everyone, while you can only be a harmless sheep?"

With that, Xi Ze kicked his staff in front of Auger.

"Come on, kill this woman," Xi Ze shouted. "As your first step to becoming a wolf!"

He dragged the woman to Auger's feet. The woman struggled desperately, but to no avail. She could only look at Auger in despair and shake her head repeatedly.

After receiving the staff, Auger gritted his teeth but made no move.

"If you don't kill her, I'll kill you!" Xi Ze pointed his staff at Auger, a massive amount of Magic Power gathering at the tip. "Do it now!"

Auger had never felt death so close to him.

His body was trembling uncontrollably, and the woman's desperate face was right in front of him.

Even though he was unwilling to do it, under the pressure of life and death, his body moved involuntarily, and he slowly raised the staff.

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Xi Ze laughed loudly. "Kill her! Prove yourself! You're Gintoki now, you have the ability to kill her, so do it!"

The staff in Auger's hand gradually began to glow.

Yes, he's already a Gintoki.

It only takes a second to kill a woman who cannot resist.

He only needs... one second to survive.

Auger thought to himself.

Then,

A thought that had been hidden deep within my heart suddenly surfaced.

"H-Her, He Wei Ni Ya."

"What's wrong?"

"Why, why are you willing to play with me? I'm so, so..."

"Because... you are very kind."

A crisp sound.

The Magic Power gathered at the tip of the staff quickly dissipated, drifting away like dandelion seeds.

Auger put down his staff.

"Just kill me."

He said this.

Xi Ze narrowed his eyes slightly; he sensed that Auger was no longer afraid.

"This is... interesting," he said softly. "You really surprised me, Auger."

Auger didn't speak, he just looked at Xi Ze.

At this moment, the woman began to shout, "Don't kill me, please, don't kill me! I also came from the Seed Zone, I also came from the Seed Zone! I'm the same as you, the same as you!"

Xi Ze lowered his head, looking at the woman beneath him. "Really? You're from the Seed Zone too?"

"Yes!" The woman nodded repeatedly. "I also came from the Seed Zone, we all are!"

"I see." Xi Ze nodded slightly, then looked up at Auger again, and smiled. "If that's the case..."

His hand suddenly loosened, and just when Auger thought he would let the woman go, he suddenly tightened his grip again.

With a "pfft".

He forcibly ripped the woman's head off.

Blood instantly stained Auger's entire body.

Auger stared blankly.

"Do you know how a wolf raised among sheep proves it's a wolf?" Xi Ze chuckled. "It's simple... it eats the sheep that grew up with it. Only wolves can eat sheep, and sheep can only be eaten. That's what I did back then. My silver medal was obtained by killing my brothers."

"I had hoped you would do the same, so you could understand my feelings. Unfortunately, you've disappointed me greatly. I initially considered killing you, but that wouldn't be fulfilling enough. So..."

Xi Ze tossed a copy of "Advancement Magic" from his person in front of Auger.

"Before your silver voice is fully formed, become Golden Sound, tonight," Xi Ze said. "I'll come find you again once you've succeeded."

Auger shook his head. "I won't let you continue collecting musical notes."

"Hehe, I already have your voice, I don't need yours. Of course, if that's all I'm saying, you still probably won't listen to me." Xi Ze tilted his head. "Since that's the case..."

He suddenly leaned down and whispered in Auger's ear.

"What if my next target is He Wei Ni Ya?"