What Should I Make for Lunch Today? / True Name · Revealed!

This is a good thing.

"After all, even before we met Cong Yu, I felt that Little Guang's amnesia was somewhat unusual."

"Moreover, she occasionally forgets or lacks many common-sense human facts... and even when she can recall them quickly, there are still some abnormalities."

As she said this, Lantian Zhu silently placed her hand on Yaochuan Guang's head, trying to comfort him, "Besides, something's wrong with Little Guang's body..."

"The speed of recovery is not proportional to the quality of magic. Then, after encountering Cong Yu, during our first training session, Little Guang was completely clueless about extracting magic... She didn't know where magic was extracted from."

"This is absolutely, absolutely unreasonable. Anyone who has ever engaged in normal combat should know that the heart is the source of magic."

"So, what Little Guang said about 'magic being extracted from the body' is very likely true... It's either Monster or a demon beast."

"However, I only had doubts until Cong Yu and the Doctor's research conclusions convinced me."

"Little Guang does indeed possess some characteristics of Monster."

Lantian Zhu spoke calmly, taking the lollipop out of his mouth, then twisting the stick and pressing it into the ashtray.

"..." Looking at the sunflower seed shells stuck to the lollipop, everyone fell silent for a moment, then chose to ignore the problem.

But one thing is certain: Lantian Zhu is not as calm as she appears... Of all the people present, she has spent the most time with Yaochuan Guang.

For Lantian Zhu, Yaochuan Guang was more than just an ordinary friend or teammate.

So, faced with this truth, what should Yaochuan Guang, who seems to be the last to realize it, do?

"..." Yaochuan Guang: "???"

What? You didn't understand at all?!

Chapter 708 What should we make for lunch today?

To be honest, Yaochuan Guang didn't understand why she was the Demon King... not because she completely failed to understand what everyone was saying.

Rather, they don't understand the cause-and-effect relationship...

Even though Lantian Zhu said things like, "[It wasn't until Cong Yu and the Doctor's research conclusions that I was convinced]," Xiao Cui said things like, "I never expected it to be the Demon King," Yaochuan Guang still didn't quite understand.

The logic within.

Why do these facts prove that she is the Demon King?

"But since Black Yaochuan is Monster, it's reasonable for me to use some of her abilities, right?"

As Yaochuan Guang said this, she, who seemed incredibly foolish, suddenly appeared quite shrewd. "Isn't that how it's set up in Fire Shadow Witch?"

Now that you mention it, it's true.

However, you actually referred to the other consciousness within you (Black Yaochuan: Correction, it's the memory) as Black Yaochuan.

They seem strangely affectionate towards each other.

Unfortunately, this world is characterized by both "hybrid strength" and a balance between Positive Magic and Negative Magic.

It's impossible for it to be a scene from a movie.

It's more like the film set next door where they're playing with knives and spirit particles...

"No, you are indeed the Demon King."

Cong Yu took a deep breath and began to explain to Yaochuan Guang from the very beginning, "Now that the timeline is quite clear, I'll explain it to you bit by bit."

"..."

"A long, long time ago..."

Cong Yu began by saying this, then, looking at the crowd who had entered "story listening mode," he paused before adding a disclaimer, "Let me state beforehand that I will be rather vague about the parts I'm unsure about, and some of them are just my own speculations..."

"Because we don't know which event came first and which came later, there's nothing I can do if we discover something different from the facts later."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

--

A long, long time ago...

Moerae created two gods (Brother Su: Hey hey hey!) and Demon King (Demon King: Stunned stunned--).

They then decided to have a "real" birth, to make do with ensuring human safety before the birth, and then to exterminate all of humanity after the birth.

Moerae's birth requires three conditions--

Body (Miss Lin: sobs), Spirit (Moerae: It's myself), Soul (Sufficient to bear the Age of Gods magic of birth)

God and demons, however, could not accept this.

Then the former was imprisoned by Moerae, while the latter began to wander the human world... The former began to secretly try to save the world (humanity).

--

That's about it.

Cong Yu spent about a minute "carefully" explaining it to everyone... in just a few words.

It actually summarized the entire storyline of the entire 2.0-3.0 world version.

This shows that Cong Yu has a real talent for creating game story outlines that allow players to skip parts of the plot.

Amidst the thoughtful nods of the crowd, Yaochuan Guang spoke first, posing a thought-provoking question, "What does that have to do with me?"

Good question! The answer is quite simple...

Cong Yu organized her thoughts, preparing to answer.

But before that...

"Because, Sister Yaochuan, you are that Demon King."

Xiao Cui cleared her throat as she spoke, "Didn't the manager find out before? Yaochuan, your parents were eaten by Monster, but you weren't... That's really illogical."

With this speculation in mind, Xiao Cui, looking very serious, revealed the truth that Cong Yu was reluctant to say, "So, it's very possible that you, Sister Yaochuan, ate 'Yaochuan Guang' and then confused your memories."

Listening to Xiao Cui's story, Yaochuan Guang stared wide-eyed in disbelief; "Just like the TV dramas I watched before?"

Lantian Zhu knew what Yaochuan Guang was talking about, and she nodded silently. "Mm."

Lantian Zhu took a deep breath in response, then stated, "It's just like that criminal who lost his memory in a car accident, thought he was a detective, but actually found a detective's notebook."

"..."

"Is it really... like this?"

A vast universe flashed through Yaochuan Guang's mind as she pondered, "So, actually, I ate my parents... and I also ate the real Yaochuan Guang."

Yes, I'm sorry, but that's probably the truth.

Can Yaochuan Guang accept such a cruel truth?

This was something everyone present was concerned about. Hong even found the heavy atmosphere unbearable and wanted to slip away, but couldn't find an excuse.

"My parents..."

As Yaochuan Guang spoke, she still referred to "Yaochuan Guang's parents" as "my parents," then pursed her lips and asked a question—

"What's your name again?"

"..." Everyone: "???"

Everyone looked confused, and Yaochuan Guang said, "I don't remember what he looked like either."

"I don't seem to remember any of our interactions..."

As he said this, Yaochuan Guang crossed his arms in front of him, his face full of thought, "I don't even remember if they were men or women."

In response to Yaochuan Guang's sudden outburst, Hong immediately retorted without holding back, "I think your father is a man and your mother is a woman."

Yes, this is without a doubt, at least in this era, and it should still be the most basic and universally recognized truth.

"Ah, that makes sense."

So Yaochuan Guang could only nod, then took a deep breath. "But I basically don't remember."

"Aside from the dream they entrusted to 'me,' I remember nothing else... Even this dream must have been copied from the real Yaochuan Guang."

"..." After a brief silence, Yaochuan Guang pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion, "So, I really am the Demon King."

Seemingly having accepted the fact, Yaochuan Guang took a deep breath and then said his second sentence, "He looks surprisingly cool."

This statement left everyone completely bewildered.

No... you just mentioned something that felt depressing, why did you immediately switch back to being carefree?

Cong Yu opened her mouth, hesitated, and then gave up.

That's actually a good thing.

Yaochuan Guang was just stunned. Although she was always called stupid, she was not a real fool. This time, she unexpectedly noticed Cong Yu's hesitation.

"Ah, I know what you want to say Cong Yu- chan."

As he said this, Yaochuan Guang scratched his face. "I know that a normal person wouldn't react like this in such a situation."

"They might be unwilling to accept the facts, or they might feel hatred towards themselves."

"But I didn't really hate Black Yaochuan I thought he was the Monster who killed my parents... Now it's even less likely that I'll hate myself."

What? That makes so much sense!

Amidst the conflicted expressions of everyone who felt the logic was self-consistent yet something inexplicably amiss, Yaochuan Guang coughed lightly. "I've always found it strange why I don't hate Black Yaochuan, and why I don't feel any real connection to my parents' deaths... Now it makes sense."

"Because I am the Demon King!"

With that, Yaochuan Guang confidently put his hands on his hips, revealing his usual cheerful smile, "As far as I'm concerned..."

"Actually, my life only truly began after I met Little Lan and Cong Yu- chan. So who I was before that is a completely unimportant question, right?"

As Yaochuan Guang spoke these touching words, she glanced at the time, tilted her head, and smiled, "Compared to this..."

What should we make for lunch today?

Chapter 709 Real Name - Revealed!

Yaochuan Guang is indeed a bit dull... or rather, cute and adorable, seemingly with absolutely no possibility of turning evil.

I can accept many things quite calmly.

She seems like a legendary figure who only exists in fairy tales, always able to keep smiling no matter what happens.

But upon closer examination, everything seems to make sense.

Because Yaochuan Guang's life was very short, the life she actually lived was only a very short part of it.

Everything else was copied from the memories of [Magical Girl - The Abducted - Yaochuan Guang].

For Yaochuan Guang, this is actually knowledge that needs to be learned.

Although the learning was quite profound, what I received was nothing more than "settings" and "dreams".

Just like watching a TV series...

As viewers of the TV series, even if we watch until the very end and it's revealed that the protagonist isn't actually the detective, but rather the murderer who killed him, we'll still be entertained.

Then the audience won't be caught in a feeling of "not daring to believe the truth".

They won't think things like, "What? I (the protagonist) am a criminal? That's impossible!!"

But I can't help but sigh--

Ah, I see!

At this moment, Yaochuan Guang was in the same boat; she had no real feeling about her experiences as [her earliest self (the unconscious Monster)] and [Yaochuan Guang who had been eaten].

Because, as I said before...

In fact, at this moment, Yaochuan Guang truly became himself, starting from "getting to know Lantian Zhu".

The only sense of reality will begin here.

For some reason, I just felt a little sorry for her.

Cong Yu thought to herself as she stood on the terrace of the Xian Kui Mansion, looking at the starry sky outside the window... Yes, Yu Yu.

Although it wasn't true depression, he really couldn't sleep... After all that, it turned out he was the one who couldn't sleep.

Yaochuan Guang, on the other hand, was fast asleep.