The whole world knows that I crossed

Qiao Wen: ...

Qiao Wen understood.

"Munakata-san's 'divinator' is referring to me?"

"……Yes."

After the simple question and answer, the reception room fell into a brief silence.

Qiao Wen tapped his fingers on the table lightly, his eyes were empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Munakata Reishi held the teacup safely, neither drinking tea nor urging him, just sat there quietly, waiting for Qiao Wen's reply.

After a while, Qiao Wen stopped tapping his fingers on the table.

"It's about the king...is it really okay to entrust such an important task to a half-assed person like me?"

Qiao Wen didn't say his answer, but instead asked Reisi Munakata.

The King of Blue habitually raised his hand and pushed his glasses, the smile on his face was still gentle and impeccable:

"This is an entrustment from the King of Gold. As the person in charge of Scepter4, I am only responsible for conveying his entrusted wishes."

"In fact, it was the King of Gold himself who introduced me to Mr. Bawei."

Therefore, what Qiao Wen got was the approval from Changlu Dajue, the Kingdom of Gold, not from his Zongxiang Rites.

The blue-haired king put down the teacup in his hand, and met the eyes of the black-haired young man whose emotions had never fluctuated even when he heard the name of the King of Gold:

"Since Mr. Qiaowen, you know something about kings, you should know what the name King of Gold represents in this country, right?"

Qiao Wen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

Although Munakata Reji's speech is a bit like a threat, Qiao Wen knows that this is definitely not the other party's style of behavior-it's not that the young king Munakata Reji is so glorious and disdain to use ghost tricks, you must know this man In some extraordinary moments, it is also not afraid to use some extraordinary means.

It's just that Qiao Wen doesn't think that now is one of those "extraordinary moments", and if Munakata Reji wants to threaten someone, he probably won't use the name of other people—even if this "other person" is the King of Gold.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party: "So Mr. Munakata means...?"

Munakata Reishi lowered his eyelids and spoke softly:

"Scepter4 only started to get in touch with various events related to the existence of fantasy side such as monsters in the last year."

He said.

"Prior to this, it was the 'Feishiyuan', a clan power subordinate to the King of Gold, who was in charge of such matters."

"So..." The blue-haired king looked up at Qiao Wen, with a deep and self-evident meaning in his eyes: "If Mr. Qiao Wen wants to use me to obtain information that may be related to Mr. Ba Wei's 'disappearance' Information, I’m afraid I’m going to be disappointed, after all, my understanding of ‘another world’ may not be as good as that of you, Mr. Qiao Wen, who was personally taught by Mr. Bawei.”

"However, if the object is changed to the King of Gold's 'Ashikiin'..."

Perhaps, Qiao Wen will soon learn the reason why Bawei chose to leave Miying Shrine, and even... be directly informed of Bawei's whereabouts...

Qiao Wen froze.

Before Munakata Reishi mentioned this possibility, he indeed ignored the possible role of the King of Gold and the Inferno in this matter-he always tends to forget that this is a complex world with a mixture of various worldviews, It is quite normal that the two parties that should have no intersection in his impression would have an intersection that he does not understand due to various reasons.

And as the veritable "King of the Earth" who has been controlling Japan from all aspects after World War II, since Changlu Dajue, the Kingdom of Gold, was able to introduce Ba Wei to Munakata Reisi, it shows that there is a "beyond world" for the existence of monsters. ", he not only has a considerable degree of understanding, but is even very likely to have a certain degree of "control"...

If it is such a king of gold, maybe it can really help him find Ba Wei.

With a flash of thought, Qiao Wen came to such a conclusion almost immediately.

He took a deep look at Reji Munakata, who was smiling and calm.

The Blue King... is indeed a scary guy.

In a few words, he identified his lifeline and hit him with a single blow.

Let him really find no reason to reject the other party...

Qiao Wen smiled helplessly.

"I accept this commission."

As Munakata Reiji expected, he finally gave an affirmative answer.

"But this time is completely different from Mr. Hanoi's commission, and the difficulty of divination is not on the same level, so I need more preparation time."

"Yes." Reji Munakata agreed to Qiao Wen's request almost immediately, "How long do you need to prepare?"

Qiao Wen thought for a while and replied, "At least not today."

Qing Wang nodded: "Understood. Then when you are ready, you can contact me at any time, and someone will pick you up at that time, and go to another place for divination—is it convenient?"

Qiao Wen had no special requirements for the location of the divination, and thought that since the client was the King of Gold, he would not be able to visit any place in person, so the final location would probably be chosen by the other party, or the other party The clan, the place that the rabbits of the Time Academy think is the most "safe" place...

Thinking about it this way, Qiao Wen didn't care anymore.

"My 'divination' method has no special restrictions on the environment and location." He said, "Since I have accepted the commission, let the client's wishes come first."

Reisi Munakata smiled and nodded when he heard this:

"Understood. I will truthfully convey your meaning, Mr. Qiao Wen, to the King of Gold."

He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, "Since this is the case, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave today. Looking forward to your next contact, Mr. Qiao Wen."

After finishing speaking, King Qing took out a business card from his pocket and gently pushed it on the table.

Then, he stood up, said goodbye and left.

……

……

After seeing off an unexpected guest, Yato was about to turn around and ask Qiao Wen what those "kings", "outsiders", "clans" and the like were—his understanding of aliens among human beings. He didn't know much about capable people and superpowers, after all, they were a group of people he wouldn't normally come into contact with.

But as soon as he turned around, he found that Qiao Wen had shrunk into the kotatsu, with a dejected look of "I'm already a salted fish without dreams"...

"Hey……"

Ye Dou, who had never met this side of the other party before, or was not very familiar with Qiao Wen at first, but was barely acquainted because he was a friend of Ba Wei and had met a few times, the corners of Ye Dou's mouth twitched, and his face was written all over. "So you are this kind of character design!" The speechless shock.

Qiao Wen rolled in the quilt and let out a long sigh of relief.

"As expected of King Qing, he is really difficult to deal with..." He muttered, "When I think about dealing with a King of Gold who is many times more troublesome than him, I feel a headache—with this Dealing with those in power is the most troublesome, and if you don't pay attention, you will be caught without knowing what information, it really makes people bald just thinking about it..."

It only took Qiao Wen a period of time for Yato to go from being helpless at the beginning to being funny later on.

He knocked on the table and signaled Qiao Wen to be a little more serious, "So what do you mean by what you just said?" He asked his own doubts, "What about kings, clans, superpowers... now among human beings Are there so many special existences?"

Qiao Wen didn't expect Yato to know nothing about it. After all, when his DIY power just awakened, Bawei casually confided a lot of superpowers and supernatural powers when he guessed that his abilities were normal. Class nouns.

Qiao Wen thought that most of the existences on the fantasy side were the same as Bawei, and they knew about various special existences among humans. He didn't expect that Yato, the mobile phone that has the most contact with humans and accepts human employment, is so close to the pace of the times. The god of the method seems to be completely ignorant of the special existence among human beings...

"Yato, don't you know? The Dresden stone, the king...these?"

"totally no idea."

"........."

Qiao Wen didn't even know what to say.

However, considering that Yato has been busy "working" to make money and "connecting" with people to maintain his own existence in order to establish his own shrine, he really can't spare any energy to care about the new things that appear from time to time on the human side. Changes seem to be normal...

Qiao Wen picked up the teapot, refilled tea for Yato and his own cups, and began to "answer questions" for Yato without complaint——

"To put it simply, humans discovered a slate named 'Dresden' by accident. This slate has the power to give humans a certain 'special ability'. It was selected by the slate and empowered. There are two types of people, one is called 'outsiders', simply speaking, they are ordinary superpowers who have obtained certain superpowers from the slate. Of course, there are also people who are not empowered by the slate, but are born with certain superpowers. Outsiders with special abilities, they are called this together with ordinary people with abilities given by the slate, and there is actually not much difference in essence."

"And the other kind of people who are chosen by the slate to give them power are called 'royalties'. If we must describe it, they are probably 'people chosen by fate'... It feels like this."

"In short, those who are chosen to be kings will be greatly developed in terms of intelligence and physical strength, and at the moment they are chosen to be kings, their consciousness will be connected to the stone slab, producing some kind of 'attunement', receiving I have received a lot of information, so I have gained a lot of knowledge and power that I didn't have..."

"The king not only possesses powerful abilities, but also can turn others into their own 'clan' by empowering others—in other words, they can establish their own organizational power by developing the clan. Like the one just now The 'Scepter4' that the young king speaks of belongs to his clan power."

"In addition to being able to develop their own clan, there is another biggest difference between kings and ordinary supernatural beings."

"The total number of kings is only seven. From the first king to the seventh king, they are named after their colors. They are the king of silver, the king of gold, the king of red, the king of blue, the king of green, the king of gray and the king of infinity. The king of color. Only when the king of the previous generation dies, the successor of the next generation will be re-elected by the slate."

"Every king has his own 'sword of kingship'. When the king uses power, this sword will appear over the place where the king is. It is also called the 'Sword of Damocles' '..."

"Because this sword represents the degree of power used by the king."

"Once the power used by the king exceeds a certain limit..."

"The sword of kingship will fall."

"At that time, it will cause a huge disaster no less than a giant meteorite falling on the ground... By the way, have you never heard of the Kagutsu crater? That is the leftover trace formed by the fall of the sword of the king's power of the previous red king. At that time In the disaster, it is said that 70 people lost their lives as a result..."

Yato was bewildered.

But he quickly reacted and raised his hand to interrupt Qiao Wen's explanation:

"—Wait, wait, wait!"

"What?" Qiao Wen raised his eyebrows.

Yato expressed doubts:

"You just said that the so-called king can be described as 'the one chosen by fate'?"

"That's right." Qiao Wen nodded.

Yato became even more puzzled:

"Since you are a person chosen by fate, why is there some kind of 'limit' in using power?"

Lord Shenming was very puzzled.

"Shouldn't those who are truly chosen by fate be favored by fate and be completely pampered and treated?"

How come he has become a "king", but was put on—uh, Yato knows that this description of himself is a bit inappropriate, but he really can't find another more suitable description—"collar"?

This feeling is not the darling of fate, but the pet of fate!

In a good mood, I will give you some pets to let you play as much as you want, but once this play exceeds the limit and touches a certain "limit", the collar will tighten suddenly. No negotiation!

Gee.

This is too miserable.

The point is, Yato remembered Qiao Wen just said...

"You said that the kings are all selected by the slate? After the selection, they are directly empowered to connect with consciousness, and there is no chance for people to refuse?"

Qiao Wen thought about it. In fact, he was not sure whether the chosen one could choose to refuse to become the king. After all, the official did not seem to have given the corresponding information, but...

"Probably……"

In short, the few kings who have appeared have become kings after being selected. I have never heard of someone who chose to refuse—otherwise, Qiao Wen felt that with the character of a certain red king, if he could choose to refuse As a "king", there is a high probability that he will refuse the "throne" while yawning and muttering "It's so troublesome, I won't do it"...

So this "throne" should still be undeniable.

Hearing this, Yato showed a look of "as expected":

"So this is still a strong buy and strong sell?"

Qiao Wen choked, realizing that Yato's description was very...appropriate.

The black-haired nameless god gave a "tsk", wondering if he felt some kind of sympathy, and he defended the kings:

"After being selected, you can't refuse. You can't use your power to your heart's content when you become a queen. If you cross the line a little bit, you will be warned. If you use too much power, you will be stabbed to death by your own sword of kingship. By the way, a large group of innocent passers-by will be hurt... What is this? 'The one chosen by fate'! Are you sure he is not the one cursed by fate..."

Qiao Wen sweated profusely:

"You can't say that... Look at the king of blue today, and the king of gold who he entrusted on behalf of the other party. One has become a high-ranking government official at a young age, and one has truly controlled the country for decades. ...If you don't become a king, is this something that can be done easily? Human beings always have their own ideals and pursuits, so even if they are cursed by fate as you said..."

I'm afraid many people will be happy with it, right?

Yato was silent for a moment.

"So humans are really troublesome and scary..."

The god who had killed countless people sighed in the end.

"Then you deal with such a person... nothing will happen?"

Rarely, Ye Dou took the initiative to care about Qiao Wen.

Qiao Wen smiled at him - even though Yato's concern was largely due to Qiao Wen being Ba Wei's friend, Yato even felt that he seemed obliged to help take care of Qiao Wen when Ba Wei was away, but Caring from others, for whatever reason, is always welcome.

Qiao Wen smiled and said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Although the King of Gold may sound like a conspirator and a dictator, he is actually a very upright person. It is also possible to ask me to help him through The King of Blue, the very polite way of making the entrustment formally, I think it should not be against me."

"It's still a bit unsettling..."

Yato expressed that he could not feel relieved.

"Otherwise, it's fine. When are you going to meet those people, let me know in advance. I haven't received any jobs in the past few days, so it's relatively free. I'll accompany you there."

"...Wouldn't it be too much trouble for you?"

Although Qiao Wen was a little tempted, he didn't want to bother Yato too much - although he didn't know how far the "story" on Yato's side had developed, but he thought it would not be as idle as he said.

Qiao Wen didn't want to embarrass Yato because of his own affairs.

Yato gave him a thumbs up:

"Don't worry! As long as you're willing to pay me five yen, I'll be Yato-sama and I'll accept your commission to 'protect your safety until the deal with the King of Gold is over'!"

Qiao Wen smiled.

"it is good."

He smiled and accepted the kindness from the nameless god.

"I'll let you know in time."

Yato got his promise, so he didn't stay any longer, and after saying goodbye to Qiao Wen, he teleported away from the shrine.

And Qiao Wen...

Qiao Wen was still sitting in the reception room in a daze.

The so-called divination required time to prepare, but it was just an excuse he made up on the spur of the moment-in fact, divination with Clow cards did not require any special preparation in advance, as long as someone had the cards, they could do it at any time.

Although Qiao Wen accepted the entrustment of the King of Gold, he is not ready to meet the King of Gold now—at least wait until he sorts out his thoughts and decides what to say and what not to say. Only when he shows his timidity or secrets in front of the majestic and veritable "King of the Earth" can he meet with the other party.

But before that.

"Dream?"

Qiao Wen called out the dream card that quietly appeared beside Reiji Munakata before he left, but because of the presence of strangers, he did not show his figure.

If there is no important matter, the dream card will not come to Qiao Wen during the day, especially when Qiao Wen is still talking about things with other people, so as soon as Yato left, Qiao Wen called her out.

"What happened?"

he asked with concern.

Dream Card pursed its thin lips slightly, with a hesitant tone:

"Xiaoling is outside your dream. She wants to see you."

Qiao Wen was stunned upon hearing this.

"Xiaoling?"

Speaking of which, it has been gone for a while.

The encounter with this little monster is the beginning of everything.

It can be said that if she hadn't met Xiaoling, Qiao Wen would not have received the jade fragments of the four souls from her friend Xiaoxun as a gift in return, and would not havetily decomposed them into pure energy and used them as gifts for her family without knowing its true form. The "nutrition" for the growth of the Clow cards will not notice the changes in the dream world because of this, so they started an investigation together with Ba Wei, met Natsume later, went to Bingdi to conduct a live broadcast of campus spirit exploration, and finally met Xiao Baiyu, inexplicably transmigrated Went to the Warring States Period...

Qiao Wen didn't know whether it was fate or evil fate.

But no matter what, Xiaoling never thought of hurting Qiao Wen, and all this was out of her control.

So Qiao Wen never felt angry or hated Xiaoling.

Naturally, he did not reject Xiaoling's visit.

After explaining to the two ghost fire boys that he was going to take a nap, Qiao Wen didn't go back to his room, but lay down on the kotatsu in the reception room, and soon entered the dream world under the guidance of the dream card.

I haven't seen her for a while, but Xiaoling doesn't seem to have changed at all, she is still the same little girl with innocent eyes and cute smile.

However, the first time the little girl saw Qiao Wen, she showed a smile of pure joy, and then anxiously grabbed Qiao Wen's clothes, and said in a loud voice:

"Big brother, are the pieces of jade that Xiao Xun gave you as a thank you gift last time still there? Where did you put them? Can you find them?"

Qiao Wen was taken aback by her question, and suddenly remembered that Xiao Baiyu seemed to have said that on the day he met Qiao Wen and the others, he sent a message through Xiaoling to Xiao Xun, who was seriously injured and temporarily unable to freely enter and exit the dream world , indicating that those broken pieces of jade have some kind of anomaly that generates filth on their own, which is not a good thing...

So, after Xiaoling got the news, came here to remind him?

He looked down at the little girl who was so anxious that she almost cried.

Xiaoling didn't notice the suddenly enlightened look on his face, and said anxiously:

"Brother, where have you been all this time? I've been searching for a long time, but I can't find your dreams... I have to search for it several times a day, because those things are really dangerous! If you still have them... ..."

Seeing that the more she talked, the more she cried, Qiao Wen quickly pressed the little guy's head, and interrupted her with a gentle voice:

"I'm not holding those jade pieces anymore."

Seeing that Xiaoling finally calmed down after hearing the words, he continued:

"I know it's very dangerous stuff, and I've found a way to dispose of it. So don't worry, I'm not in danger because of those things."

Xiaoxun and you didn't do bad things with good intentions, because I was in danger by sending a thank you gift that I thought was very precious but actually hidden danger.

So stop crying!

Qiao Wen gently wiped away the tears on the little girl's face.

As expected, Xiaoling stopped crying.

She laughed through tears:

"Really ... great ..."

Seeing that she finally calmed down, Qiao Wen pulled her to sit down on a soft chair made by the dream card, while he sat beside the little girl:

"Actually, I later met Xiaoxun's friend..."

He told Xiao Ling about meeting Xiao Baiyu.

Of course, experiences such as traveling through time and space do not need to be explained together, after all, this is not something that needs to be publicized to everyone.

"So I've been prepared for a long time. I haven't entered the dream world during this time because I'm busy with other things. I'll ask you to help me and tell Xiao Xun that her friend is fine now. But now it's staying in another safe place, and it can't walk around the dream world at will for the time being, when it comes out, it will definitely contact Xiao Xun as soon as possible."

Xiaoling just laughed.

But she soon became a little twitchy again.

"Then big brother... You said that you have solved the danger of the broken jade pieces, how did you solve it?"

She was a little hesitant, very hesitant whether she should ask this question.

but……

"The elders in the clan have thought of many ways, but they can't completely purify the foul smell that is spreading in the jade pieces. Now everyone can only enshrine them in the shrine of that adult, and use the breath left by that adult to temporarily detoxify them. Suppress it."

But Xiaoling had overheard the conversation between the patriarch and the elders before, and said that if this continues, the foul smell will soon be uncontrollable and will come out to pollute the entire clan land.

At that time, they can only relocate with their family again, to go deeper into the mountains and forests...

Xiaoling likes the current clan land, and doesn't want to lose the place where she was born and raised.

She bit her lip and said with some anxiety:

"Brother, if you can, can you help us?"

"Of course! We will pay! The patriarch and elders will definitely agree!"

The little girl's eyes were full of trust and expectation, and she looked timidly at Qiao Wen.