I had to save the world to support my family

The cylindrical brick tower stands tall in the wilderness, and the top of the tower is as open as a square, easily accommodating an airship and dozens of candidates.After completing the delivery mission, the aircraft took off on the spot and left slowly. Novia stood beside Bai Lan, suppressing the urge to yawn, and rubbing her sleepy eyes with her hands from time to time.

Standing in the center of the top of the tower, she could easily see the horizon in the distance, and the rising sun dotted by trees with undulating edges.

Very tall tower.The so-called "successfully reaching the ground" shouldn't be as simple as climbing down along the outside, right?

The short knives were still with little Jackie Chiya, and they looked like they really wanted to rush over to act like a baby, but for some reason they abruptly stopped in their tracks.

It's just that the eyes would occasionally float over as if nothing had happened, sweeping over her and Bai Lan, and then suddenly retracted, ignoring the interrogator who waved halfway, and once again plunged into the heated conversation with the friends.

...so love will disappear, right?

Novia raised her hand and froze.

If Bai Lan hadn't been watching, she would have burst into tears and asked why they forgot about their aunt after they had a new love.

"There is a secret passage." Her wrist was gently lifted, and she subconsciously looked in the direction the young man was focusing on. The latter explained in a low voice, "Look, there are one-third fewer people than when we first came down. It should be as long as this Take two steps, and the qualified secret passage will be triggered—wow.”

The floor tiles, which seemed stable and firm, suddenly flipped open after bearing the weight of two people.

Bai Lan had expected it a long time ago, and landed lightly and steadily, and caught Novia who fell face down by the way, so as not to get her nose bruised and her face swollen.

Only then did the latter realize what had happened, snapped his fingers, and summoned several groups of bright lights flying up and down in the dark tunnel.

Jumping down from the young man's arms as naturally as possible, his tongue got a little knotted for some reason.

The scare just now drove away the drowsiness, but my mind was still empty, and I couldn't think of any words suitable for the current situation. The atmosphere was so embarrassing that I wanted to turn around and scratch the wall.

Bai Lan didn't seem to mind: "Well, you're welcome?"

"Then..." Novia took a deep breath to calm down, and tried to bring the topic down to business, "Talk about the trap tower? Although it is said to be a secret passage, there are walls in all directions. It is like just now, it is not assembled." Door' open condition?"

"perhaps."

Illuminated by the flickering lights, the expression on his face became dull visibly to the naked eye.

"Speaking of which, why do you want to pass the level so much? But the attitude is not positive-if you really want to go on, can you just cut through the floor all the way?"

"...I just want to pass the level normally in accordance with the rules in a way that is as unobtrusive as possible and unremarkable."

The corner of Novia's mouth twitched, but she quickly sorted out her vocabulary and answered, "Even the candidates who are in the same period can't remember it. When the examiner issues the certificate, he will think, 'Why even she passed the test, I don't have any impression'... Then I I can quickly sell the hunter license on the spot, take Mori and the others back to Honmaru, and continue to live my peaceful life."

"Oh," Bai Lan concluded, "so the process doesn't matter at all."

Novia, who was at a loss for words, was just about to make a small fuss and accuse him of not listening to people well, when he heard the partition above his head creak——

The eardrum received the signal, but before it could be translated into effective information, she was hugged by Princess Bailan again in the next second, and she stood far away in the corner of the secret passage.

The two new candidates who fell in adjusted their posture in mid-air, and barely made any noise when they landed.The two of them squatted down and stood, occupying the position Novia and Bai Lan had just now, looking up at the flickering and floating lights beside them like jellyfish.

The red hair of one of them fluttering upwards like a flame was very conspicuous, and Novia subconsciously said: "Hisuo!"

For a moment, the eyes of the two people who had attracted her attention were vigilant and indifferent, with an undisguised bloody smell, like ferocious beasts meeting on a narrow road in the wilderness.

She instinctively leaned into Bai Lan's arms.

The magician narrowed his eyes and recognized her by his expression.That duplicity was instantly covered by a playful smiling mask, and he tilted his head pretending to be harmless to say hello.

"Yo, lovely lady magician~"

His companion, the nail monster with the mohawk, made a creepy clicking sound, took his eyes off Novia, and poked the small light bulb in midair.

Hisoka listened attentively, and then acted as an interpreter: "Xiaoyi asked, did you make these little guys?"

...It took two seconds for Novia to realize that she was talking to herself.

Grass, so scary.

She even needed to fight against her own shame, and she didn't want to jump off Bai Lan immediately.

No, Novi, dirty words, no!

Weakly cheering himself up, Novia tried to calm down, and said yes, I am very strong, you don't mess with me, and responded angrily: "Well, it's just a trick."

The shoulders of Bai Lan who was holding her trembled, and he lowered his head and tried to hold back a smile.The suppressed trembling spread to Novia's body, causing Counselor to turn around with all her teeth and claws, as if to give him a shudder.

"You two have such a good relationship—"

Before Hisoka could finish his sentence, the brick wall in front had been slowly opened with harsh friction sound, revealing the dark entrance leading to the next floor.The four of them looked at each other quickly, keeping a distance from each other, and two groups of people who were clearly separated walked in one after the other.

After a short dark passage, what appeared in front of him was a heavy iron door shining with metallic luster.And the small screen inlaid next to the door suddenly lit up after all four contestants walked in, and played melodious music that didn't fit.

"Dang lang lang~ Congratulations to everyone who came to this [Road of Selection, Proof and Comparison]! As long as you make the right choice, the road to the bottom of the tower will be opened for you!"

No one said anything, and the subtitles that filled the entire screen were constantly changing, showing the following words:

"In terms of closeness, how many groups are the four candidates divided into? A. One, B. Two, C. Three, D. Four. Please answer seriously!"

What a problem.Novia thought, is it to pave the way for the next question, so the first one is relatively simple?

Sure enough, after Hisoka chose B with a smile, the iron door opened readily.

Before the next level of checkpoints, the questions really changed, and a thoughtful reminder "If you answer wrongly or randomly, the road behind the door will become more difficult and rugged!"

"The difficulty will increase, or should we just take a detour." The magician who had already taken the test once was familiar with the hunter's association, and tapped the screen twice loudly with his fingertips, "Don't worry, Mr. Examiner, we will answer well~ "

Ignoring the faint warning in Hisoka's words, Bai Lan reminded the girl in her arms: "There is monitoring."

Novia hummed, and looked at the question on the screen with him.

"What is the relationship between the two? A. lover, B. ordinary friend. Please answer seriously!"

Hisoka: "... Which two did it ask?"

Novia: "Choose B, choose B, choose B when you are not sure!!!"

Bai Lan: "Well, if you answer carelessly, you will be detoured—"

Nail Freak: "Click clack clack clack."

Hisoka: "Ah, Xiao Yi said you should at least get out of your boyfriend's arms before you say such things~"

Novia: "..."

Novia finally exploded: "It's so noisy!"

She quickly launched Apparition, and appeared in front of the small screen with lightning speed, and reached out to press option B.Hisoka didn't know what to think about, but he took the initiative to take two steps back even though he was the closest, with no intention of stopping her.

After the sound of "beep", the iron door opened.

Novia waved her hand in satisfaction, motioning for Bai Lan to follow: "Let's go!"

…Then they were chased by the big iron ball in the narrow and narrow secret passage, and they were in a panic like tomb robbers who accidentally broke into the pharaoh's tomb.

Novia was picked up by Bai Lan as early as the first trap, otherwise it might have turned into a meatloaf—as the culprit that caused the foursome to fall into the current predicament, she could only wave her magic wand to help run in the trap. The guy at the front added a shield or something as an apology.

At the next checkpoint, Novia was completely paralyzed.

"I've carefully considered your proposal." She handed over a bottle of water, and said seriously to Bai Lan who was sweating a little, "If you use the flame of death, it should be easy to break through the tower, right?"

"Hahahahaha, yes it's easy."

Bai Lan smiled and unscrewed the bottle cap, and handed her back a sip of untouched mineral water, as if I couldn't understand what you were trying to express: "Come on, let's see what the topic is this time! "

... This guy is even more enthusiastic about playing than her! !

"If you are engaged, which of the following would you choose as a keepsake? A. Ring, B. Bracelet, C. Necklace, D. Earrings. Please answer seriously!"

"I said, there is no difference at all. What standard is used to judge whether the answer is right or wrong?!" Novia exuded a sky-high resentment, "It's better to smash it through. If you don't do it, I will do it myself!"

As soon as the words fell, the three men gathered in front of the screen had reached an agreement, and quickly and tacitly chose A.

Feeling out of place, Novia fell silent.

Sorry, I'm sorry for my straight man speech, please ignore me.JPG

After she closed the mic, the team's forward route suddenly became very smooth.

"If there is a formal relationship, will it be announced to the relatives and friends of both parties?"

"Is the recognition and blessing of others important to you?"

"Did you break through the barriers of the world to be together?"

"Care more about the property of the other half or himself?"

Hisoka turned on the mic passionately and passed the level again and again, while Novia, who had been following on tiptoe to watch... Novia finally found out that something was wrong.

Nail Freak: "Click, click, click!"

Hisoka, who was about to choose "himself", paused, and puffed up his face in aggrieved way: "What, Xiao Yi is really indifferent. But that's just my bonus item, if someone else chooses it, it will be a big deal." You don't care if you have money, do you?"

The face that was so full of nails that the expression could not be seen seemed to think for a while, and then said: "Click."

Hisoka happily chose B.

Novia grabbed Bai Lan's collar tremblingly: "They... are a couple?!"

"The first question implies oh, the answer is the same whether it's us or them."

The young man looked extremely happy, his eyebrows were curved, and the corners of his mouth were upturned, like a fresh cotton candy that was just out of the oven and was still soft and warm.

"That's why it's called 'The Road of Proof and Comparison'~ But I get it, little Novi!"

"...What do you understand?" Pure love between men?

"I understand that we must follow the rules properly," Bai Lan smiled more enthusiastically, reaching out to touch the top of her head, "Occasionally, I don't follow my own way, but follow other people's pre-set methods—well, really Something unexpected happened!"

The author has something to say:

It was mentioned in the Dark Continent that Hisoka and Ilmi signed a "premarital contract" and exchanged rings (and Xiaoyi announced the good news in front of the whole brigade), the original words were "The target he entrusted is Myself. If he dies, I get my pay. That's the Engagement Ring.

The bosses speculate that this is Xiao Yi's mind ability, which can turn Hisoka's corpse into a powerful puppet. (The so-called cares more about himself than property (?